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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115806 | Image forming method and microscope device More images than spatial modulation components of a lighting light are acquired, and a least square method is applied to the imaged plurality of images to obtain signal components. Accordingly, a ultra-resolution microscope which uses a spatially-modified lighting l... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7929013 | Desktop electronic magnifier A desktop electronic magnifier in a first embodiment includes a monitor and a control panel mounted to the monitor so that access to the control panel cannot be blocked by any position of the monitor. In a second embodiment, a monitor is positioned atop a flat platf... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7825949 | Closed circuit video magnification system A closed circuit video magnification system, incorporates a base, upon which the operating components of this system mount, a platform mounted upon the base for shiftable movement both laterally and depth-wise, in the X-Y directions, pivotal mount a LCD screen for p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7701481 | Video magnifer with irradiating pointer A video magnifier includes a body including a base, a table on which an object to be read is placed, the table being disposed on the base, a video camera disposed over the table, an illumination lamp illuminating the object placed on the table and a pointer irradiat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7352387 | Camera with positioning device used to capture magnified and demagnified images To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15, and a lens barrel 12. An abutted member 20 having an objective lens 40 th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310116 | Camera support structure of video presenter and video presenter adopting the same A camera support structure of a video presenter includes a first support rod having one end portion rotatably installed with respect to a main body of the video presenter, a second support rod rotatably extended from the other end portion of the first support rod, a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7259793 | Display module for supporting a digital image display device A display module adapted to receive a removable display device having a display for displaying digital images stored on the device. The display module includes a body having planar support surface, a recessed area, and a movable support member pivotable relative to ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256764 | Image input/output device and image information reading method therefor An image input/output device 100 includes an image information detection section 130 for detecting image information of an image information object 200 by receiving reflected light L from the image information object 200, and a self-lumin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7217055 | Slide projection book A video slide projection book is shown. The video slide projection book has a front cover and a back cover connected to the front cover at a binding. A plurality of pages are interposed between the front cover and the back cover and are connected to the binding. The... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194200 | Camera attachment for compressing pliant objects during photography thereof A camera attachment is configured, adapted and/or operative to compress a pliant object or subject for allowing photographing of the object therethrough by the camera to which the camera attachment is coupled. The camera attachment allows the user to apply a variabl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174132 | RF transceiver arrangement, terminal employing the arrangement, and method for fabricating terminal according to the arrangement The invention relates to a circuit arrangement in association with the RF unit of a wireless terminal, in which circuit arrangement the RF unit and the antenna (3) of the wireless terminal are fabricated/mounted on the same circuit board (1) and where ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147327 | Pupilometer with pupil irregularity detection, pupil tracking, and pupil response detection capability, glaucoma screening capability, intracranial pressure detection capability, and ocular aberration measurement capability A pupilometer having a pupil irregularity or non-uniformity detection capability. The pupilometer may comprise an imaging sensor for generating signals representative of a pupil of an eye, a data processor; and a program executable by the data processor for enabling... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133068 | System and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera device A system and method for creating still images by utilizing a video camera comprises a cradle device that transports the video camera across a target object during a scanning procedure that captures and stores video data. During the scanning procedure, a motion detec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129986 | Wireless camera system A wireless camera including an enclosure having a lens opening; an imaging sensor positioned toward the lens opening; memory coupled to the camera to receive image data from the imaging sensor; and a wireless transmitter coupled to the camera. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123778 | Whiteboard imaging system An image capturing system is installable in a room separate from a writing surface and a second area. The image capturing system is adapted to take visual images of the writing surface and second area and identify information written thereon. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7050106 | Image input device with rotatable image pickup unit An image inputting device comprises a base having an object resting surface on which an object rests, an image pickup unit, a reflecting unit having a reflecting surface for reflecting a light from the object and introducing the light to the image pickup unit, and a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038708 | Film scanner system with an automatic focusing device In a film scanner with an automatic focusing device in which the film images are shown line by line by means of an objective on at least one line sensor, with a still film the adjusting range of the objective is passed through according to a predefined program. The ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001024 | Image input apparatus using projected light The present invention provides an image input apparatus into which a three-dimensional image as well as a two-dimensional image can be easily input. This image input apparatus includes an image pick-up unit, a projector unit, and a mover unit. The projector unit pro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999046 | System and method for calibrating low vision devices A system and method for calibrating low vision devices is presented. Image processing presents views that include information based upon a user's vision impairment. The user provides feedback corresponding to the views and image processing generates calibration sett... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992702 | System for controlling video and motion picture cameras Inputs drawn on a control surface or inputs retrieved based on tokens or other objects placed on a control surface are identified and a view of a camera, or a virtual view of a camera or camera array is directed toward a corresponding location in a scene based on th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6965412 | X-Y video camera support and positioning system An X-Y video camera support and positioning system for enhancing viewing for persons with poor vision. The system includes a positioning device that receives input from a four button control panel, which allows precise positioning of a video camera above a stage. Th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6956616 | Apparatus for facilitating viewing by human eye A hand-held, portable apparatus has been disclosed to facilitate the viewing of an object by the human eye. The apparatus provides an electronic camera unit disposed on a holder mechanism and in electrical communication with an image processor module to capture the ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6937272 | Display device for a camera A camera is described having a display device for displaying one or more stored images after acquisition. The camera has a motion detector which enables the selection and/or display of a stored image to be controlled (at least partly) by physical movement of the cam... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937391 | Optical viewer instrument with photographing function In an optical viewer instrument with a photographing function, there is provided a telescopic lens system for observing objects, and a digital camera system including a solid-state image sensor and a photographing lens system associated with each other such that an ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931661 | Dynamic image provisioning A method of transmitting an image from a remote server to a portable device and dynamically viewing, by a human observer, the transmitted image on a display of the portable device. On a remote server, a master set of data representative of a graphic image (30... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927906 | Binocular telescope with photographing function A binocular telescope with a photographing function includes a pair of telescopic optical systems, a casing for receiving the telescopic optical systems, and the casing has outer-side end portions. A camera system includes a photographing optical system, and a solid... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904182 | Whiteboard imaging system An image capturing system is installable in a room opposite a writing surface. The image capturing system is adapted to take visual images of the writing surface and identify information written thereon. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6894696 | Method and apparatus for providing refractive transparency in selected areas of video displays In a selected area of a display defined by a polygon, magnifying is simulated. The selected area may be, for example, a circle simulating a magnifying glass. Textures are represented by texel coordinates U and V, which specify the location of color components within... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6864912 | Computer system providing hands free user input via optical means for navigation or zooming A system and method are described for selectively providing display data to a display device dependent upon an optically detected proximity of a user's face to a camera. One embodiment of a computer system includes the camera, the display device, and a processing sy... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6791600 | Video system with dual mode imaging A video magnifier is provided for capturing images [1] in the fixed shutter mode when the user selects the positive video polarity and [2] in the variable shutter mode when the user selects the negative video polarity. During the fixed shutter mode operation, an ima... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6731326 | Low vision panning and zooming device Disclosed are several embodiments of panning and zooming devices that may assist individuals with low vision. The present invention employs imaging devices that capture an image and then select a smaller portion of the image for full display. The size of the selecte... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6552861 | Optical guide fixture The present invention provides an optical guide fixture for coupling visual information on a surface to a viewer. The optical guide fixture of the invention can be coupled to an optical receiver, such as a digital camera, operably connected to a head-moun... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6549231 | Image recording apparatus An imaging part and sensors are provided on an eyeglasses-shaped frame, which connects to a body through a cable. When a cameraman wears the frame just like eyeglasses, a taking lens is directed in the same direction that the face of the cameraman faces, ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6471354 | Apparatus for creating visual power of a blind person Disclosed is an apparatus for creating visual power of a blind person, who has lost a visual ability due to various reasons, thereby recovering the visual ability of the blind person. The visual power creating apparatus includes a CCD camera for picking u... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6456262 | Microdisplay with eye gaze detection An electronic device may include a microdisplay in which a displayed image element may be selected by gazing upon it. An eye gaze detector may determine what the user is looking at at any given instance of time if the user looks at it for sufficient time.... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6359603 | Portable display and methods of controlling same A virtual computer monitor is described which enables instantaneous and intuitive visual access to large amounts of visual data by providing the user with a large display projected virtually in front of the user. The user wears a head-mounted display cont... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6300975 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes a video camera shooting a material placed on a stage to obtain an image signal delivered to an external reproducing equipment and a column for supporting the video camera so that the video camera is located over a centra... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6288779 | Close-up imaging device using a CMOS photosensitive element A close-up imaging device may take advantage of the pinhole effect that may be achieved with complementary metal oxide semiconductor imaging arrays. In particular, a high magnification optical lens may be placed at a distance from the imaging array which ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6166857 | Optical guide fixture The present invention provides an optical guide fixture for coupling visual information on a surface to a viewer. The optical guide fixture of the invention can be coupled to an optical receiver, such as a digital camera, operably connected to a head-moun... | 12/26/2000 |
