Electronic gimbal system for electronically aligning video frames from a video sensor subject to disturbances
This invention discloses an electronic gimbal system used either alone or in combination with a mechanical gimbal for image stabilization of consecutive video images from an imaging sensor system moun... Read More
Inventors: Coleman, Guy B.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Method of and apparatus for re-allocating programs in a distributed programming system
An object of the present invention is to provide a processing method for relocating programs on an on-line basis, in which each processor determines a program to be loaded and executed depending on it... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Yasuo; Mori, Kinji; Kawano, Katsumi; Orimo, Masayuki; Ogura, Hiroyuki;, Assignee: Hitachi Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Film scanner employing optical splice technique for frame-rate conversion
I claim: 1. A film scanner for producing television signals from motion picture film, comprising: a stationary film gate, said film gate defining an opening having a top and bottom edge, the opening b... Read More
Inventors: Howe, Dennis G.;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Telecine machines
The inventor has appreciated that there are a number of improvements which can be made to the available telecine machines and these improvements are defined in the appended claims. In a preferred embo... Read More
Inventors: Childs, Ian;, Assignee: British Broadcasting Corporation (London, GB2) |
Video transfer method using time-spaced interleaved fields
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The basic film to video transfer process of the present invention is best understood by referring to FIG. 1. This represents the upper left hand corner of a television displa... Read More
Inventors: Beard, Terry D.;, Assignee: |
Video post-production of material acquired on film
One object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of film to video signal transfer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of film to video signal transfer w... Read More
Inventors: Richards, John W.; Krsljanin, Milan; Ozaki, Yoshio;, Assignee: Sony Broadcast & Communications Limited (Basingstoke, GB2) |
Odd/even stroke control for reduced video data clocking
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a printing apparatus having a printhead with a plurality of nozzles for printing an image on a recording medium according to a bitmap ... Read More
Inventors: Donahue, Frederick A.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Data recording device
A data recording device of the present invention has means for generating data corresponding to a frame and data to be recorded, memory means for storing this data, and means for reading out the data ... Read More
Inventors: Hattori, Shinichiro;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Multimode cameras
It is an object of the present invention, in view of the foregoing, to provide a multimode camera which is capable of simply selecting a photographing mode and a characteristic line of AV-TV from the ... Read More
Inventors: Nakajima, Yukio; Hara, Minoru;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Camera having selective functions
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a camera which enables the selection of a desired functional condition or data at a reduced cost and with ease, without employing IC cards. T... Read More
Inventors: Ueno, Fuminori; Ohsawa, Yutaka;, Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Camera
One aspect of this invention is to provide a camera which is designed to perform a preset initial operation when a signal from an information supply apparatus is not detected and which can therefore a... Read More
Inventors: Kazumi, Jiro;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Image forming apparatus
Accordingly, an essential object of the present invention is to provide, with a view to eliminating the disadvantages inherent in conventional image forming apparatuses, an image forming apparatus in ... Read More
Inventors: Mikami, Tsutomu;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kadoma, JP) |
Still video camera with a multi-screen memory
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a still video camera for simultaneously reproducing a plurality of image source signals recorded in a plurality of recording tracks on a ... Read More
Inventors: Nam, Seok-Hoon;, Assignee: SamSung Electronic Co., Ltd. (Kyung Ki-Do, KR) |
Information processing method and apparatus for displaying and zooming an object image and a line drawing
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a possible configuration for an electronic camera in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. For convenience in the following explanation, the... Read More
Inventors: Ejima, Satoshi;, Assignee: Nikon Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Single sensor color camera with user selectable image record size
In accordance with the invention, the aforementioned problems are solved with an electronic camera for processing images of different resolution, as set forth in the description of the preferred embod... Read More
Inventors: Parulski, Kenneth A.; Vogel, Richard M.; Ohmori, Seishi;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Method for controlling a processor for power-saving in a computer for executing a program, compiler medium and processor system
It is an object of the present invention to a processor which allows to effectively reduce power consumption without regard to the amount of program to be processed without making the hardware complex... Read More
Inventors: Nishiyama, Hiroyasu; Kikuchi, Sumio; Mori, Noriyasu; Nishimoto, Akira; Takeuchi, Yooichi;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Electric mirror angle adjusting device with pivoting cross-shaped member
The present invention will now be described in detail, with reference to Embodiments No. 1 to No. 4 illustrated in the drawings. Embodiment No. 1 includes both a first guide means comprising a cross-... Read More
Inventors: Kumai, Toshiyuki;, Assignee: Murakami Kaimeido Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka, JP) |
Apparatus for powering a television interphone monitor via a signal transmission line
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for powering a television interphone monitor via a low cost transmission line such as twisted pair, extending between the television inter... Read More
Inventors: Elberbaum, David;, Assignee: Elbex Video Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Camera for selectively recording images on a photographic film or on a magnetic tape
It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid camera which can effectively store images on photographic film and on magnetic tape and identify, on the magnetic tape, selected images tak... Read More
Inventors: McIntyre, Dale F.; Koren, Norman L.;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Focus state detection apparatus
Therefore, in a focus detection optical system having its finder system and optical path for common use, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a focus detection apparatus provided w... Read More
Inventors: Suda, Yasuo;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Electronic camera with captured image print function
OF THE INVENTION Hereafter, details of the present invention will be explained with the embodiment referring to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram which shows a configuration of... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Takeshi;, Assignee: Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
System and method for communicating between devices
An illustrative embodiment and its advantages are better understood by referring to FIGS. 1-3 of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing system, indicated generally at 10... Read More
Inventors: Tran, Cang;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method for adjusting current levels, which have been falsified by offset-current levels, in a subscriber line circuit
It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a method for adjusting current levels falsified by offset-current levels which overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the heretofore-kno... Read More
Inventors: Dollinger, Rudolf; Krimmer, Roland;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
System for authenticating an authorized user of an IC card
An object of the present invention is to provide a system for authenticating an authorized user of an IC card which prevents illegal use of a stolen or lost IC card. To accomplish this object, the pre... Read More
Inventors: Ugawa, Akira; Takizawa, Toshio;, Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Hardware access control locking
This invention is a method to minimize the above risks by creating a system that can limit access to memory containing secret data, and to the signals that control the access to many parts of the syst... Read More
Inventors: Bizzaro, Mario; Condorelli, Vincenzo; Hack, Michel Henri Theodore; Kravitz, Jeffrey Kenneth; Lindemann, Mark John; Palmer, Elaine Rivette; Pedrina, Gianluca; Smith, Sean William; Weingart, Steve Harris;, Assignee: International Business Mcahines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Object-oriented tag browser
Briefly, the present invention provides a system and method for displaying representations of tag sources corresponding to various component devices of a process control system or the like. The invent... Read More
Inventors: Cotugno, Steven; Cook, Jay; Erickson, Brian;, Assignee: Wonderware Corporation (Irvine, CA) |
Communications channel selection
In accordance with the present invention, a system is provided for selecting a network channel from among a number of available and acceptable channels. In addition to an initial selection of a networ... Read More
Inventors: Spaur, Charles W.; Kennedy, Patrick J.; Braitberg, Michael F.; Klingenstein, Kenneth J.;, Assignee: Cellport Systems, Inc. (Boulder, CO) |
Disk recording or playback device and method of adjusting initial position of pickup thereof
An object of the present invention is to reliably position the pickup in the lead-in area when the pickup is in the standby state for recording or playback. The invention provides a disk recording or ... Read More
Inventors: Ogata, Hitoshi;, Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Moriguchi, JP) |
Combination brouter and cluster controller
OVERVIEW FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary system including exemplary brouter cluster controllers (BCC's) 10 and 11 in accordance with the invention. The brouter cluster controllers 10 and 11... Read More
Inventors: Eisenhandler, Sanford; Chaudhry, Tayyab; Lee, Xiaoyang; Lam, Ping S.; Fujita, Yosuke;, Assignee: Panasonic Technologies, Inc. (Princeton, NJ) |
Communication and bed function control apparatus
The present invention relates to a communication and bed function control apparatus for a hospital bed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a controller which is coupled to a hospital ... Read More
Inventors: Moster, Jeffrey A.; Zerhusen, Robert M.; Hamilton, Michael W.; Hornbach, David W.; Corbin, Scott M.; Rivallant, Stephane;, Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc. (Wilmington, DE) |