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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102414 | Obtaining consumer electronic device state information Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to obtain an image of a consumer electronic device, the image comprising at least one visual indication of a first operating state of the consumer electronic device, and to transmit one or more commands to the consumer ele... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098277 | Systems and methods for communication between a reactive video system and a mobile communication device Systems and methods are provided for communication between a reactive video engine and a mobile communication device. In a system according to one embodiment, a reactive video engine is coupled to a communication interface. The communication interface is configured ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8044998 | Sensing apparatus and method for vehicles A sensing apparatus for a host vehicle or the like, the apparatus comprises sensing means arranged to capture a first dataset of digital data comprising a set of data points representative of an image of a scene around the host vehicle, said image including at least... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8018484 | Feeling and physical condition stabilizer for stabilizing user's feeling and physical condition An information processing unit is provided which positively stabilizes a user's feeling and physical condition by deciding the user's feeling and physical condition based on the user's body temperature change and the like. Depending on the user's hand temperature, a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7982764 | Apparatus for monitoring a package handling system A monitoring apparatus for sensing conditions associated with a package handling system. The monitoring apparatus includes a test package configured for being handled by the package handling system with non-test packages handled by the package handling system. The t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7932921 | Transaction system A system for carrying out transactions (10) includes customer stations (18) and a service provider station (14). The system is operated in a building (12) or other facility in which a service provider operates the service provider station... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7903140 | Illuminated inspection apparatus and method of employing the same An inspection system (200) is for inspecting power generation equipment (202) and includes a remote receiving device (134) which receives images captured and transmitted by an inspection apparatus (100). A recording device (142) re... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893955 | Apparatus and method for displaying image data direction of terminal An apparatus and method for displaying image data direction of a terminal displays direction information in case of displaying an object photographed through a camera installed in a terminal thus to maximize efficiency value of image information and utilize a multip... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7859562 | Visual aid display apparatus A visual aid display apparatus 1 includes, an image capturing section 50 for image capturing of a subject; an image processing section 60 for processing the image, information obtained from the image capturing section 50 so that the image... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7773109 | Image capture and display device A display device for capturing and displaying images along a single optical axis, having an image capture device for capturing the objective image through the display panel when the display device is in a second transmissive state; an image supply source for providi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7705877 | Method and system for display of facial features on nonplanar surfaces A method for displaying facial features includes generating an image with facial features on a nonplanar surface and positioning the image on the nonplanar surface to indicate a direction of gaze and enhance nonverbal communication associated with the facial feature... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7675541 | Display apparatus and control method A main unit (television receiver) displays a television broadcasting program and also detects its feature. In addition, the main unit detects a scene change from the feature of the television broadcasting program, and controls a subsidiary unit (television receiver)... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7583289 | Optical block assembly Optical block assemblies having single or multi-stage folded light path lens assemblies that may be implemented to allow an optical block assembly to occupy significantly less space and/or present reduced rotational inertia to an electrical articulating mechanism. A... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576768 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an arm unit that is configured to be inclinable to a table. The imaging apparatus varies the extent of inclination to change an imaging attitude of the video camera between a faraway imaging attitude that is most distant from the table ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7564477 | Ski speed determination system The invention concerns a system for the measurement of the speed of a ski containing a devices attached to the ski capable of taking successive images of the surface passing under the ski, some means of measuring displacement by comparing successive images, and some... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7525568 | Personal multi-information recorder A method for recording information on a device worn on a person includes capturing video information, capturing audio information and receiving a signal from a remote unit. The method further includes determining from the signal that the remote unit is a minimum dis... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7450150 | Integrated audio/video sensor An integrated audio/video sensor is provided. The integrated sensor comprises an image-receiving module for sensing a light of an image, a sound-receiving module for sensing a sound and a signal-transforming module for integrating image and sound signals into an aud... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7440593 | Method of improving orientation and color balance of digital images using face detection information A method of generating one or more new spatial and chromatic variation digital images uses an original digitally-acquired image which including a face or portions of a face. A group of pixels that correspond to a face within the original digitally-acquired image is ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436432 | Sight line inducing information display device, sight line inducing information display program and sight line inducing information display method Aspects of the invention can provide a sight line inducing information display device, a sight line inducing information display program and a sight line inducing information display method able to precisely estimate the flowing direction of a sight line of an obser... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429998 | Method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle rear, and signal processor Disclosed is a method for monitoring a vehicle rear which permits a user to grasp the position of the vehicle concerned easily without a sense of incongruity even in the case where plural display modes on a monitor are provided and switched from one to another. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7420586 | Electronic endoscope apparatus which stores image data on recording medium An electronic endoscope apparatus uses an image storage memory capable of storing image data of one or more examinations and records the image data on a recording medium. In response to a redisplay command, it judges whether the image size for a connected electronic... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420584 | System for obtaining state information from consumer electronic devices A system and method of determining an operating state of a consumer electronic device allows a computer to control the consumer electronic device without user input. The system includes an image detection device for obtaining in image of the consumer electronic devi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420585 | Image capture and display device A display device for capturing and displaying images along a single optical axis. The device includes a display panel having a front side and a back side, said display panel capable of being placed in a first display state which allows displaying of an image on said... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7409701 | Web cam with an interlude switch A web cam with an interlude switch, wherein the interlude switch can be toggled between a view and an interlude mode. In its view mode, the web cam captures images of a scene for their transmittal to a web cam page hosted at a web site. With the switch in its interl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403218 | Image processing system and image processing method An image processing apparatus has a trigger receiving section for receiving an external trigger and a trigger generation section including a timer. When a trigger from the outside is inputted, in synchronization with this trigger, the timer of the trigger generation... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7388599 | Method and apparatus for acquiring digital microscope images A method and apparatus for acquiring digital microscope images is disclosed, in which a plurality of magnified images of a specimen are captured for tiling together to provide an overall composite image of the specimen. In accordance with the described method, the s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7365766 | Video-assisted apparatus for hearing impaired persons There is described a method for providing audio and visual communication between a speaker and at least one hearing impaired person. The method comprises the steps of providing the speaker with a headset frame having a camera attached thereto and positioned to captu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365793 | Image capture system and method An image viewed by a person is recorded in response to the pointing direction of the eyes of the person by using an optical sensor arrangement that simultaneously derives image segments corresponding with images seen by the person looking forward of his head and to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354091 | Seat mountable entertainment system An entertainment system comprises a media source, and a housing for supporting the media source, wherein the housing is coupled to an inner portion of a seat of a vehicle, and the media source is capable of being selectively connected to and disconnected from the ho... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355625 | Endoscopic imaging system and endoscope system An imaging apparatus having an imaging device for imaging an object in cooperation with an endoscope is connected to a video processing unit for producing a standard video signal so that it can be disconnected freely. A signal delay occurs over a signal line linking... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355628 | Method and apparatus of maintaining a video signal through brief interruptions of a related control signal A night vision system that allows a video camera to continue to be operational after a power control signal, such as a headlamp switch, to the camera has been temporarily interrupted. The system is designed to avoid a camera calibration or equalization process every... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343579 | Reconfigurable environmentally adaptive computing Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for reconfigurable environmentally adaptive computing technology. An environmental signal representative of an external environmental condition is received. A processing configuration is autom... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336295 | Video magnifier A video magnifier includes a monitor having a rectangular display screen, a base having a top on which the monitor is mounted, the base further having a right side, a left side, a front and a rear, a plurality of mounting sections formed on the right and left sides ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336268 | Point-to-point display system having configurable connections An exemplary point-to-point display system comprises a host system, a timing controller, and a display. The host system is configured to provide data for display. The timing controller is configurable to provide data swapping, bus swapping, bit swapping, and combina... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330207 | Method of managing storage space in a digital camera Provided is a digital camera in which a memory card is inserted and image files are stored on the memory card. When a recording capacity of the memory card is insufficient, image files already stored in the memory card are recompressed at a relatively higher compres... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321385 | Surgical lighting control and video system A surgical light system (10) includes a lighthead (44) coupled to a suspension arm (41′) adapted for mounting to a surface (14) of a surgical room. A bulb (130) is disposed in the lighthead. A processor (120) in the lighth... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317475 | Recording/playback apparatus with telephone and its control method, video camera with telephone and its control method, image communication apparatus, and storage medium This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314523 | Manufacturing equipment of SiC single crystal and method for manufacturing SiC single crystal A method for manufacturing a SiC single crystal from a SiC seed crystal is provided. The method includes the steps of: measuring a diameter of the SiC single crystal during a crystal growth of the SiC single crystal; and controlling the diameter of the SiC single cr... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7301442 | Multi-functional fob A multi-functional fob provides at least one of the features selected from a programmable lock/unlock button; a voice activated button; an ice-scraper; a credit card strip; and a rechargeable interface. One or a combination of the features may be integrated into a s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298395 | Angular position sensor working to measure high linearity magnetic flux density An angular position sensor is provided which is designed to an angular position of a rotary shaft. The angular position sensor has a magnet affixed to the rotary shaft. The magnet has an N-pole and an S-pole and is so geometrically shaped as to produce magnetic flux... | 11/20/2007 |
