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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365871 | Apparatus for capturing, converting and transmitting a visual image signal via a digital transmission system An image capture, conversion, compression, storage and transmission system provides a data signal representing the image in a format and protocol capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems and received by readily a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7330213 | Camera for shooting demagnified and magnified images A camera for shooting both a demagnified image and a magnifed image. In an embodiment, the camera includes a housing body containing a CCD, and a lens barrel. An abutted member having an objective lens therein is engaged with the lens barrel and a rotatable manually... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321453 | Image input system This invention provides an image input system capable of setting an arbitrary imaging inhibited area. This system displays a map showing the positions of cameras arranged in an office and the directions in which these cameras can be aimed, or displays the view angle... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7289679 | System and method for measuring image quality using compressed image data A system and method for determining image quality by analyzing DCT information. Included is a system for measuring image quality of a compressed image divided into a plurality of blocks, wherein each block has frequency domain components including a DC coefficient v... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286165 | Image pickup apparatus with a variable length encoder and data quantity monitor This invention is a digital still camera having a coded data quantity monitoring circuit (9). This monitoring circuit (9) detects the quantity of data of an image signal compressed by a JPEG compression circuit (7). When a CPU (10) judges... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286721 | Fast edge-oriented image interpolation algorithm The invention provides an image interpolating method, which comprises receiving the low resolution pixels Yij. Then, a homogenous area and an edge area of the image are determined according to pixel differences of the pixels Y2i,2j in comparing... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271930 | Printer unit When a shutter button of a digital camera is pressed, a picture signal fetched from a CCD is converted to a digital signal and compressed and written into a nonvolatile memory means like a flash memory card as a picture file which can be identified uniquely. A user ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7236273 | Data communication apparatus A data communication apparatus comprises a memory for storing plural data, a transmitter for transmitting the plural stored data, a display for displaying situations of the plural stored data, and a controller for performing, in case of displaying the situations, co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218796 | Patch-based video super-resolution A low spatial frequency video sequence is enhanced to provide a higher spatial frequency video sequence using a super-resolution process. Patches of higher frequency image data are inferred from the images of the lower frequency video sequence and a dictionary conta... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212308 | Interactive photo kiosk A digital imaging kiosk, comprising an imaging device adapted to electronically capture an image of an object, a display device adapted to display at least one of a captured image, a user interface adapted to display information to a user and to receive information ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209183 | Method of automatically setting image quality Provided is a method of automatically setting image quality, which maintains a brightness and a contrast of an image regardless of a status of an input signal. The method includes: (a) setting a variable range of brightness and a variable range of contrast; (b) conv... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202978 | Facsimile telecommunications system and method A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions has one or more store and forward facilities. The store and forward facilities include a computer for controlling operations and mass data storage equipment. Subscriber mailboxes are provided as part of th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7158668 | Image processing using linear light values and other image processing improvements Strategies are described for processing image information in a linear form to reduce the amount of artifacts (compared to processing the data in nonlinear form). Exemplary types of processing operations can include, scaling, compositing, alpha-blending, edge detecti... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7054028 | Offline print method for printing image data in a removable storage medium based on output control data in the same medium A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer of the memo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046404 | Document imaging system The present invention relates to the use of an image capture system having an electronic camera for platenless document imaging. The system comprises: an electronic camera with an electronic detector and a lens with a field of view for imaging on the detector a port... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7031033 | Data communication apparatus A data communication apparatus comprises a memory for storing plural data, a transmitter for transmitting the plural stored data, a display for displaying situations of the plural stored data, and a controller for performing, in case of displaying the situations, co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031673 | Wireless communication device A radio communication device capable of changing an output signal to a proper transmission output value in accordance with a usage mode, including a storing unit for storing a plurality of maximum transmission outputs corresponding to a plurality of predetermined us... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7016069 | Video processing apparatus and printing apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a video processing apparatus which makes it possible to print a picture having an arbitrary size without forging an original picture. A video processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a print... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6980313 | Fax-compatible internet appliance A Fax-compatible Internet appliance includes a network connection section for communication with a network using both data protocols and fax protocols, a video section including a video signal output for outputting video signals to be displayed on a video display, a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6924902 | Offline print method using a printer apparatus and an external apparatus for printing out image data on a removable medium A digital copying machine comprising an image scanner part for reading an original image to reproduce image data of the original image, a laser printer part for printing an image according to given image data, a removable memory card, and a reader/writer of the memo... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912072 | Image communication apparatus An ink printer function and other facsimile functions are controlled by one CPU. Specifically, the CPU performs a recording process and other FAX processes in time division through a task. Further, an ink remaining amount check function of an ink jet printer is perf... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909459 | Method of and apparatus for extending signal ranges of digital images The invention is a method and apparatus to extend the signal range of a digital image beyond the nominal sensor or data format range. The method and apparatus automatically acquires a scaled series of source data, applies noise reduction to the source data, and cons... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6768563 | Image input system This invention provides an image input system capable of setting an arbitrary imaging inhibited area. This system displays a map showing the positions of cameras arranged in an office and the directions in which these cameras can be aimed, or displays the view angle... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6583893 | Electronic imaging apparatus In an electronic imaging apparatus, image information of an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident is stored in image information storing means in a format dependent upon a type of the applied storage device. Provided therein are ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6563609 | Linear illuminator A coordinate system in which the surface top of the light flux emission face is set to the origin O of the coordinate system, the optical axis is set to the z-axis and the axis vertical to the optical axis is set to the y-axis, is provided on a section pa... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6535300 | Picture signal processing apparatus and method A picture signal processing apparatus and method is presented that determines whether there is an odd or even-number field signal in the picture signals received, by referring to flags that are turned on or off in accordance with the result of odd and eve... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6285471 | Telecommunications system for transmitting images On the transmission side, an image, for example a black-and-white individual image, is picked up and stored on request by a simple camera, for example with a wide-angle lens and optical viewfinder. The image data of the image message are suitably compress... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6072600 | Facsimile camera device A portable, compact Fax Camera Device comprised of a still electronic camera circuitry and an image sensor especially adapted for facsimile, with integrated facsimile communication device, this invention is designed and built specifically for the acquisit... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052208 | Facsimile-television system and facsimile signal transmitting method thereof A facsimile-television system which allows a video image of a television system to be transmitted to a facsimile installed within the facsimile-television system or to another facsimile provided outside the facsimile-television system by using a Group III... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5940049 | Remote interactive projector with image enhancement The projector of the present invention provides a means for interactively displaying and annotating a document image at two separate locations. The projector consists of an image plate having an array of picture elements for displaying the image; a projec... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5864409 | Image processing system providing access to data processing An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus connected to a second image processing apparatus Each apparatus includes a programmable data compressor that performs image data compression in accordance with at least two data compre... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5815284 | Scanner interface device of video system A scanner interface device of video system used with a scanner scanning a scanned object to obtain a scanned signal includes a scanner interface receiving the scanned signal outputted by the scanner and transforming the scanned signal into a preliminary v... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5777756 | Video processing apparatus with multiple image signal integration and reduction for decreasing noise A video processing apparatus uses multiple image signal integration and reduction for decreasing noise. A television camera picks up an image of a still object and outputs image signals repetitively. An adder adds each newly outputted signal to the sum of... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5761393 | Video printer and printing method A direct color thermal printer is used with color thermosensitive recording sheet (23), and prints a pixel (i, j) to it in accordance with 8-bit digital data g(i, j), namely brightness data (Y) and chrominance data (R-Y, B-Y). The digital data is compensa... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5729252 | Multimedia program editing system and method A system and method for interposing stored images to moving video within multimedia computer programs, wherein the system recognizes specific identifiers upon an object or image that identify that the object or image is a visual aid to be incorporated int... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5710641 | Method and system for product communication A system for communicating between a plurality of human individuals communicates first information from a first individual to a second individual through a telephone line to thereby direct that a product be produced at a remote location. Second informatio... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5642206 | Image input equipment for transmitting video signals of an image of an object to a monitor television An image input equipment comprises an image input head having an image pickup element and an image input lens built therein, a stage on which an object is to be placed, a supporting pillar for supporting the image input head and positioning the image inpu... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5631699 | Video camera system for use in fixed and free modes in which, when coupled to a base in the fixed mode, video functions are automatically set by a control A video camera system for recording an image of an subject. The video camera system includes; a video camera body for recording the image of the subject; a supporting base for supporting a coupling member; the coupling member for coupling the video camera... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5627585 | Arrangement for high-resolution scanning of large image formats with exact geometrical correspondence An arrangement for high-resolution scanning of large image formats with exact geometrical correspondence is described. It is applied in photogrammetry and in optoelectronic scanners with high requirements regarding exact geometrical correspondence. Metric... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5585926 | Document reading apparatus capable of rectifying a picked up image data of documents In a document reading apparatus capable of picking up image data of documents from above position thereof, curvature of the documents is detected by measuring the height of the document surface. In accordance with the detected curvature, interpolative and... | 12/17/1996 |
