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Class 348/207.11 - Computer can control camera

Subclass of Class 348 - Television
Definition: Subject matter wherein an external computer controls
No. of patents: 143
Last issue date: 10/22/2013

NumberTitleIssue Date
8564672Methods and systems for selecting image capturing devices
A method of selecting an image capturing device in communication with an information handling system (IHS) is disclosed wherein the method includes executing an imaging software application and loading first data corresponding to an image capturing device compatible...
8520078Storage device, digital video camcorder with thereof and system with thereof
A system with storage device includes a storage device and an electrical device. The storage device includes a storage unit, at least one hotkey and a first hot plug interface. The at least one hotkey generates a control instruction corresponding to the at least one...
8466968Image processing apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus and communication system
A camera that is connected to a PC via a network sends an action decision program in response to an operation screen request from the PC, and obtains a decision result from the PC 300 by causing the PC to execute the action decision program. Based on the thus...
8451335Imaging device
This invention provides an imaging device includes: a mosaic image generation unit which assembles a plurality of still images, and generates a mosaic image; a feature quantity extraction unit which extracts feature quantity from the frame image and the mosaic image...
8432453Method and system of starting snapping static scene
A method of starting snapping a static scene is applied to a system, which is electrically connected with an image-capturing device and a display device. The display device has a displaying zone for display a visual field of the image-capturing device. After an inst...
8411151System for, and method of, processing an image
A software development kit prioritizes certain aspects of an acquired image and introduces the prioritized aspects to a main processor. Alternatively, a coprocessor, or the coprocessor and the development kit, manipulate(s) the acquired image and introduce(s) the ma...
8355050Image replay system, digital camera, and image replay device
An image replay system includes a digital camera and an image replay device. The image replay device includes an image recording unit that acquires image information from the digital camera and records it upon a recording medium, a replay unit that replays the image...
8189053Camera based interaction and instruction
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for instructing persons using computer based programs and/or remote instructors. One or more video cameras obtain images of the student or other participant. In addition images are analyzed by a computer to determine the locations...
8125525Information processing apparatus, remote indication system, and computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives multiple captured images that are captured with a capture device in parallel from an external apparatus to which the capture device that captures an object is connected; a detection unit th...
8045007Image capturing system and image capturing method
An image capturing system can provide an image having the desirable composition captured by an image capturing apparatus to the user is provided. The image capturing system includes: an image capturing unit; a composition storage section for storing a plurali...
8035689Camera unit and method for controlling an image sensor in a camera unit
The invention relates to a camera unit, comprising an image sensor (10), a mechanical shutter (16), a host module (12), and connections between them, in particular a data and control connection (D1, C1) between the image sensor and...
7804520Image sending and receiving system, image sending apparatus and image receiving apparatus
A printer having a digital camera connected thereto checks whether or not a transfer button of the camera is pressed, and checks the communication mode of the camera in the case where it is pressed. In the case where the communication mode of the camera is a mass st...
7701483Image input system connectable to an image input device having a plurality of operation modes
This invention has as its object to provide an image input system which is easy to use. To achieve this object, an image input system has an image input device (camera) having a plurality of operation modes, and a computer having a plurality of software programs cor...
7683933Image display apparatus, image display system, and image display method
In an image display system which has a management station for saving, in a server, management data that contains at least names, identification numbers, and connection numbers of image sensing devices, and is described in the data description language, and the displ...
7679643Remote instruction system, remote instruction method, and program product for remote instruction
A remote instruction system includes a control portion. The control portion transmits a first image to a remote terminal and controls a projection portion to project a first annotation image onto a subject according to an instruction issued from the remote terminal ...
7649548Method and apparatus for transferring image data from an internal camera module
A method transfers image information from a camera module (1) to an electronic device, such as a mobile station (23). In the camera module (1), an image is formed by an image sensor (2) having pixels, where the light to which the pixel (P...
7576774Photography control apparatus and program
Subjects are repeatedly photographed efficiently and automatically. An input receiving means, for receiving input of photography intervals between completion of a previous photography operation and initiation of a next photography operation; and a photography contro...
7551200Camera controller and zoom ratio control method for the camera controller
Camera control apparatus enabling a user to intuitively understand a photographing direction and zoom magnification of a camera at the time of switching over an image, and enabling camera control to be started immediately. At camera control apparatus (120), c...
7548255Method and system for capturing video on a personal computer
A system and method for improved video capture on a personal computer is provided. The personal computer is equipped with video controls and a camera with a privacy lens cover. A sensor for sensing when the lens cover is closed may be used along with an actuator for...
7535490Imaging apparatus having control modes switchable based on connection to another apparatus
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a record and reproduction unit for recording and reproducing image data on and from a record medium, a display unit, a communication unit arranged to transmit captured image data and reproduced image data to an external...
7522187Image sensing apparatus and method having high and low resolution transfer modes
An image input apparatus includes an image data generating unit, a data transfer unit and a control unit. The image data generating unit generates high resolution image data if the image input apparatus is in a high-resolution image mode, and generates low resolutio...
7432948Imaging communication system
A digital camera connects to a cradle through a signal line. In a first mode, the digital camera in combination with a personal computer forms a transmission path through a USB interface to allow for communication. In a second mode, the digital camera performs an in...
7433588Camera control apparatus, camera control method, program and storage medium
Traveling photographing of a camera is controlled in accordance with a plurality of photographing parameters and priority orders of the plurality of photographing parameters, respective stored in a storage unit, a motion of an object photographed with the camera is ...
7433710System and methodology for automated provisioning of new user accounts
System and methodology are described that allow a new user of a user-operated device (e.g., wireless digital camera, cellular phone, video camera, audio device, or the like) to immediately begin using the features and services of the device without having to first a...
7425985Image processing apparatus and method
A dodging process which brightens a dark portion sometimes makes noise components contained in an image obtained by an image sensor conspicuous. A gray image generator extracts a luminance component Y of an image, an unsharp image generator generates an unsharp imag...
7425986Conversion apparatus for image data delivery
A conversion apparatus is connected to a camera server delivering image information obtained by image sensing to a display operation terminal. When image information is received from the camera server, the conversion apparatus converts the received image information...
7423669Monitoring system and setting method for the same
In order to facilitate a setting of multiple parameters of a tracking function of a camera, in a setting window, an image display window is displayed in which a picked-up image sent from a camera server and an indicator indicating a change detection maximum area as ...
7408571Digital camera and image data processing system
The present invention provides a digital camera and an image data processing system, which can develop and observe images recorded by both a compressed image recording control function and a raw image recording function on an external image processing device regardl...
7405749Electronic device and icon changing method
An image capture device includes a first memory, a second memory and an icon changing unit. The first memory stores a plurality of icons. The second memory stores an icon representing the image capture device of which the second memory is a part. The icon is read by...
7385597Information processing device with rotatable screen and external input device
In an information processing device, system operations can be simply performed while a screen of a display body is viewed, even when the display body is folded against a main body. In the information processing device, a display body with a screen arranged on the fr...
7382405Electronic apparatus having a user identification function and user identification method
7379090Image capture apparatus with variable image data transfer rate based on operating status
An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, an internal memory, a digital communication unit, a display unit and a control unit. The image capture unit captures an image. The internal memory stores the captured image. The digital communication unit se...
7369164Using favorite digital images to organize and identify electronic albums
A method for capturing images using a digital camera and organizing the captured images for storage into electronic albums, comprising the steps of capturing and storing first and second groups of digital images using a digital camera; identifying favorite images fo...
7369761Method of remote capture with user interface providing separate inside- and outside-light-box modes
A method of remote capture with user interface providing separate inside- and outside-light-box modes is provided, wherein when the user selects the inside-light-box mode together with an automatic mode to take a photograph, it is the photographic parameters, which ...
7370065Renaming multiple files
Techniques for renaming multiple files. A system establishes a rename state for a first file in a collection of files and, in the rename state, receives user input specifying a name for the first file. In response to the user input specifying the name, the system re...
7362352Image capturing apparatus with variable communication forms
In an image capturing apparatus which can be remotely operated from an operation terminal, to carry out image transmission control in accordance a communication form between the image capturing apparatus and the operation terminal. An image capturing apparatus 2
7349011Image pickup control apparatus, image pickup control method, image pickup control system, and storage medium
In an image pickup control apparatus capable of remotely and reliably controlling an image pickup apparatus from another apparatus, control data for controlling the image pickup apparatus is stored in advance and is transmitted to the image pickup apparatus when the...
7342605Digital camera having an all-frame print number setting device to collectively set all recorded frames for printing
An image file imaged by a digital camera is stored in a memory card, and the digital camera sets the number of prints for each image file according to the digital print order format (DPOF) standard and records the number as a printing information file in the memory ...
7339610Image-capturing device
An image-capturing device according to the present invention includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image and generates image data; a buffer memory that temporarily stores the image data; a connection unit that electrically and detachably connects a porta...
7340766System and method for controlling a digital camera provided with a WWW server function
A control system for digital camera makes it possible to control a digital camera from a personal computer and to operate the digital camera simultaneously from both of the digital camera side and the personal computer side by means of performing a communication bet...
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