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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8422873 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus whose posture is easily adjustable is provided. The imaging apparatus is configured to include an inclination detector detecting a degree of inclination of one of the imaging apparatus and an image captured by the imaging apparatus relative to a... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8422872 | Image processing method and apparatus and information storage medium storing image information An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which ge... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8391697 | Mobile terminal and method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes operating a camera provided in a main body of the mobile terminal in a first camera mode, and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selec... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8346071 | Camera system and method of correcting camera fitting errors A camera system includes a detection unit that detects fitting errors of a camera as displacement quantities in a first direction, a second direction and an optical axis rotating direction of an image picked up by the camera, a selection unit that selects a rotation... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8204369 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus whose posture is easily adjustable is provided. The imaging apparatus is configured to include an inclination detector detecting a degree of inclination of one of the imaging apparatus and an image captured by the imaging apparatus relative to a... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8200075 | Camera-based mobile communication device and method for controlling flashlight thereof A camera-based mobile communication device includes a light sensor, a camera module, a flashlight, and a micro-processing unit (MPU). The light sensor is operable to detect a brightness value of an external light source. The camera module is operable to photograph a... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8150249 | Method and system for detecting horizontal orientation of camera device A method for detecting horizontal orientation of the picture in a camera device, and the method includes the following steps. A plurality of orientation changes are detected in the camera device and converted to voltage signals by a gravity sensor module. The voltag... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8098981 | Image processing method and apparatus and information storage medium storing image information An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which ge... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7917020 | Information processing device and method, photographing device, and program An information processing device includes a processing unit that recognizes an action based on sensor data output by a sensor and obtained in a same timing as a photographing timing of an image string. The processing unit associates information indicating the action... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907836 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus whose posture is easily adjustable is provided. The imaging apparatus is configured to include an inclination detector detecting a degree of inclination of one of the imaging apparatus and an image captured by the imaging apparatus relative to a... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7796871 | Apparatus and method for taking panoramic photograph An apparatus and a method for taking a panoramic photograph are provided. While a lens of the apparatus is rotated, an angular velocity sensor such as a gyroscope outputs an angular velocity and calculates therefrom a rotation angle of the lens. Accordingly, a user ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7729600 | Tilt-sensitive camera projected viewfinder A tilt-sensitive viewfinder indicates the area of an object plane within view of the camera using a visible signal projected from the camera. A direction sensor determines the camera orientation and modifies the visible signal as the camera orientation changes. Chan... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720364 | Triggering data capture based on pointing direction Methods and apparatus for triggering directional data capture based on pointing direction are described. In an embodiment, the data captured is an image and a camera is described which includes a sensor for detecting the direction in which the image sensor of the ca... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7623774 | Devices and methods for determining orientation of a camera Described are an electronic device, a camera, and a method for determining an orientation of a camera in an electronic device. The method includes measuring a position of the lens at rest within the lens cavity (680), determining a pointing direction of the c... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7593627 | Angle correction for camera A device may include a camera to capture an image; a sensor to measure, when the camera captures the image, information indicative of an angular displacement, about a line of sight of the camera, of an orientation of the device away from a reference orientation of t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7590335 | Digital camera, composition correction device, and composition correction method When composition of a first captured image having a tilted subject image is corrected, the first image is rotated such that the subject image stands in an erect position, according to the attitude of the camera achieved during capture of the first image. Images corr... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7570878 | Image processing device A cellular phone body 10 includes a memory 12, a CPU 18, a camera 15, and a display 17. The CPU 18 displays on the display 17 a pointer P in a manner to overlap an image of an photographic subject photographed by the ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7567752 | Image alignment system with overlying frame in display In an imaging device including an image recording arrangement, a tilt-sensor, and a display, a method may include detecting a tilt-angle for the image recording arrangement using the tilt-sensor; and presenting at least one marker-arrangement via the display indicat... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7437062 | Remote sensing system capable of coregistering data from sensors potentially having unique perspectives An aerial imaging system includes a platform capable of moving through the air, a spatial sensor, a plurality of image sensors mounted to the platform and a computer. The spatial sensor collects position data indicating the position of the platform. The plurality of... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7409149 | Methods for improved autofocus in digital imaging systems Methods to improve autofocus in digital imaging systems, such as digital cameras, are disclosed. Embodiments may include, in response to locking of lens focus on a subject image, determining an initial subject focus distance and an initial attitude, and in response ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7359571 | Method, apparatus and program for image processing Image processing is carried out accurately on image data obtained by a digital camera, for a high-quality reproduced image. Image data S0 is read and main part information M is acquired. Scene information H is obtained by inferring a photography scene based o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339612 | Vibration isolating device, method, and system for correcting image blur in a camera A vibration isolator determines a speed of a vibration applied to a camera with a vibration speed sensor, and differentiates and integrates the speed, and corrects the integrated value to zero when the differentiated value is zero, and determines the position of the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327897 | Method of precisely correcting geometrically distorted satellite images and computer-readable storage medium for the method Disclosed herein is a method of precisely correcting geometrically distorted satellite images. In order to correct a geometrically distorted satellite image, the position and attitude of a satellite must be accurately recognized. In this case, a correlation between ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327952 | Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using the stage apparatus A stage apparatus includes a Y-direction deformable body including a stationary support member, a movable support member and a pair of X-direction leaf springs to form a substantially rectangular shape in a free state; and an X-direction deformable body, positioned ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324663 | Flight parameter measurement system A portable flight parameter measurement system is a standalone smart camera which tracks the surface of an object in motion, e.g., a ball, and determines speed, trajectory, a spin axis, and a spin rate around that axis. The measurement system is particularly suited ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7292711 | Flight parameter measurement system A portable flight parameter measurement tracks the surface of an object in motion, e.g., a ball, and determines speed, trajectory, a spin axis, and a spin rate around that axis. The measurement system is particularly suited for analyzing the path of a ball in flight... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284858 | Method for determining distances in the anterior ocular segment The invention relates to a method for determining distances in the anterior ocular segment, preferably of the pupils and/or the diameter of the iris, wherein the image of at least part of the eye is recorded and digitized using an imaging device and an array for ill... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286178 | Digital camera having inclination sensor A digital camera includes an inclination sensor for detecting an inclination in a rotating direction around an optical axis. When a shutter button is half-depressed, a character signal corresponding to a detection result of the inclination sensor is generated by a c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280916 | Method and apparatus for compensating for acceleration errors and inertial navigation system employing the same Provided are a method and apparatus for compensating for an acceleration error in an inertial navigation system (INS). The apparatus includes a motion detector that detects the motion of the INS and outputs information on stationary time intervals during which the I... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274400 | Digital camera and composition assist frame selecting method for digital camera A digital camera has a plurality of shooting modes such as a day scenic shooting mode, a night scenic shooting mode and a person shooting mode and displays a composition assist frame selected from a plurality of composition assist frames on a liquid crystal monitor ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265790 | System and method for setting an image capture device to an operational mode In an embodiment, a method sets an image capture device to one of a plurality of available operational modes for the image capture device. The method comprises determining an angle of pitch orientation of the image capture device, and setting the image capture devic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252596 | Putter alignment device A golf club alignment device, especially for use with a putter, the device comprising a viewer which removably and adjustably attaches to the shaft of a club. The device provides for viewing downwardly to see the target which is horizontally distant from the user, t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7231065 | Method and apparatus for controlling cameras and performing optical character recognition of container code and chassis code A method and apparatus for controlling cameras and performing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of a container code and a chassis code on a containers and a chassis associated with a truck has at least one camera capable of viewing the truck as it passes the camer... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221811 | Method and apparatus for conveying image attributes Attributes of a digital image are conveyed using the case of letters in an extension of a file name associated with the digital image. The technique is applicable to a wide variety of image attributes, including orientation. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206006 | Real size display system Disclosed is a real size display system comprising a real size display system comprising a photographing unit for photographing an image of a subject, and outputting first image information that includes measurement information of the subject; a flat panel display u... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7164855 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus according to the present invention enables a reduced drive distance in focusing operation of a focus lens to allow focus detection and focusing operation in a short time period. The optical apparatus has a detection unit which detects the attitu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164853 | Vibration detection device and vibration correcting optical device A vibration correcting optical device includes: a vibration detection unit that detects a vibration of the vibration correcting optical device and outputs a vibration detection signal corresponding to the vibration; a vibration state judgment unit that judges a stat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7145597 | Method and apparatus for image processing The image processing method and apparatus capture image data of a photographing scene in which a subject is photographed with a camera, as well as, capture camera information acquired or input in the camera when the subject is photographed, further optionally obtain... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7112946 | Transformer with selectable input to output phase angle relationship A three-input induction transformer in which the phase relationship of the power output relative to the power input is selectable/adjustable after the transformer is placed in operation in the field. The transformer includes a primary set of windings and a three-pol... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7079188 | Object detecting apparatus An object detecting apparatus according to the present invention has: an image sensor capturing a plurality of object images in time sequence; a first detection start signal generator generating a signal to start detection of an object, included in a first area, of ... | 07/18/2006 |
