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7623891 Camera-equipped mobile terminal and method for controlling picture-taking function of the same  
A camera-equipped mobile terminal and a method for automatically restricting the use of its picture-taking function are provided. The terminal detects a frequency signal of a wireless channel other...
7620316 Method and device for touchless control of a camera  
A device ( 100 ) and a method ( 200 ) for operating a camera ( 130 ) based on touchless movements is provided. The device ( 100 ) includes a sensing unit ( 110 ) for detecting a touchless movement,...
7620008 Method and system for use of shared data to gain wireless packet data connectivity  
A method and system to allow wireless devices, such as wirelessly-equipped digital cameras, to gain wireless packet-data connectivity and to interact with a media management server, such as a photo...
7614805 Image capture device mounting assembly for firearm  
A mounting assembly for an image capture device, such as camera, configured for mounting on a firearm is provided. The image capture device mounting assembly for a firearm comprises a base member...
7609961 Vehicle camera  
A vehicle camera includes a vehicle lens having an opening, a camera body within the vehicle lens having a viewing axis through the opening, a base attached to the vehicle lens, wherein the viewing...
7607843 Image system and method  
There are described herein systems and methods for producing and distributing personalized photographic souvenirs for spectators of an event. Equipment well-known in the art is used to take...
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,...
7588378 Camera tripod head with weight compensation  
A camera-support head includes a stator and a rotor that is mounted so that it can be rotated about an inclined axis in relation to the stator. The head also includes a compensation device for...
7585121 Camera module and electronic device incorporating the same  
A camera module includes a body having a front face and a back face opposite to the front face, a display screen disposed on the front face of the body, a camera lens provided on the back face of...
7581852 Portable device for viewing and imaging  
A portable searchlight with a focused beam operating both in the infrared and visible portions of the spectrum with a range of approximately 400 meters includes telescopic lens system integrated...
7580628 Optical apparatus with dust reduction capability  
The present invention realizes efficient dust removal in an optical apparatus in such a manner that a single circuit drives a plurality of dust reduction optical elements to vibrate. When the...
7580070 System and method for roll-off correction in image processing  
A system and method is provided for processing a digital image. The system and method processes image data by correcting for roll-off variability in the digital image. The system and method...
7577352 Mobile communication device  
A mobile communication device includes a first part and a second part. The first part has a camera module mounted therein, which includes a lens-barrel and a focusing mechanism engaged with the...
7567755 Information recording apparatus having plurality of start modes  
Provided is an information recording apparatus having a mode SW for selecting a first mode of starting photographing after operations of a unit for detecting whether or not there is a disk and a...
7565070 Telephone vibrator  
A vibrator for cellular telephones and the like uses components of a camera. Thus, the need for a dedicated vibrator, and the cost associated therewith, are mitigated. A component of the camera can...
7563040 Built-in webcam  
A webcam built in an electronic device includes a housing, a video camera, and a latching mechanism. The video camera is movable between a first location in the housing and a second location...
7561794 Digital camera and image-sharing method  
Image data captured by digital cameras are shared among the digital cameras. Image data captured by digital cameras constituting members of an image-sharing group are shared, by way of a network,...
7561789 Autofocusing still and video images  
A method for operating an autofocus system for focusing an image on an electronic imager includes providing an adjustable lens system defining an optical path for scene light and having at least...
7551849 Inventory and record registry system  
The present invention may be used for inventory and record registry accounting of physical property and assets. A building may be photographed at each exterior wall beginning with a main entrance...
7544000 Camera and control method therefor, and camera cradle system  
A camera that has an acquisition unit which acquires an identifier via a cradle apparatus connected to the camera, a comparison unit which compares the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit...
7539411 Imaging device, location information recording method, and computer program product  
A location-information storing unit stores therein location information. A location-information acquiring unit-acquires the location information from a location detecting device that detects a...
7539409 Camera having cross-shaped operation member  
A camera has an operation member and a display processor. The operation member is operated to select specific camera information from a series of camera information associated with a photograph....
7538308 Image processing apparatus and control method thereof  
In an image processing apparatus adapted to apply user-settable image processing to a sensed image, real time display in an electronic viewfinder of an image to which a user-set image processing is...
7525583 Decreasing aliasing in electronic images  
A method for decreasing aliasing in an electronic image includes estimating an amount of aliasing in a first channel in the electronic image based on luminosity values in a second channel in the...
7525569 Systems and methods to reversibly convert a film-based camera into a digital camera  
An apparatus captures a digital image from a film-based camera having a chamber to receive a film cartridge and a take-up spool to advance the film after each shot. The apparatus includes a...
7522830 Placement of light-emitting section in image sensing apparatus  
In an image sensing device in which a hinge mechanism is secured to the side face of the main body of the image sensing device and an image display unit for displaying a captured image is mounted...
7519288 Strobe device for camera  
A strobe pop-up device for moving a strobe assembly to pop-up, bounce, and closed positions includes: a strobe assembly having a strobe, and a strobe connecting link, a bottom end of which is...
7515827 Photographing apparatus and method for taking a picture  
A photographing apparatus includes a storage device for storing a silhouette image; an image sensor for capturing a first image of an object, the first image including a first object image and a...
7502555 Information terminal device  
This is an information terminal device for receiving signals transmitted by a camera device. The device comprises information memory for storing information, a receiving unit for receiving a signal...
7499644 Vehicle with a catadioptric camera  
The invention relates to a vehicle ( 1 ) comprising at least one catadioptric camera ( 2 ), which is mounted on the vehicle and which has an optical axis ( 5 ) and at least one first mirror ( 6 )...
7489863 Image signal processing apparatus and method thereof in mobile communications terminal  
An image signal processing apparatus and a method thereof which can simplify design of a circuit for controlling each of camera modules when a terminal has two camera modules therein, the image...
7480454 Mobile equipment and mobile phone with shooting function  
Mobile equipment includes LEDs supplied with a current to emit red light, green light and blue light, FETs and a booster circuit for controlling the current supplied. The current supplied is...
7477841 Service provision system and automatic photography system  
In a system for providing a service to members of a group, a more complex form of the group can be flexibly and appropriately dealt with, and the service that is more convenient for the group can...
7471892 Vision-assisted hand tools  
A hand tool has two digital video cameras mounted thereon adjacent to a working end of the tool for viewing a work site, which video cameras are connected to a pair of liquid crystal displays...
7469096 Platen unit for a disposable camera having a printer  
A platen unit for a disposable camera. The platen unit is configured for guiding print media under a printhead of an ink supply mechanism of the camera. The platen unit includes a platen base, a...
7468810 Mobile phone with printhead and ink supply module  
A mobile phone includes an elongate body defining a transverse print media path along which print media can be fed. A storage device is provided in which an image to be printed can be stored. A...
7466909 System for coding a recorded image, and method therefor  
The present invention provides a method for making, viewing and/or ordering a photographic image, comprising the following steps of:—making a recorded image with a digital camera;—wirelessly...
7463826 Apparatus for measuring response time and method of measuring of response time using the same  
An apparatus for measuring response time of a display apparatus including a photographing part including a charge coupled device camera and a microscope, an image processing part receiving a...
7450841 Camera rotating apparatus of portable terminal  
A camera rotating apparatus of a portable terminal includes a main body of the portable terminal, a head portion including a camera module, the head portion being capable of rotating in front,...
7450840 Image distribution apparatus, image receiving apparatus, management method for image distribution apparatus, and setting method for image receiving apparatus  
An image receiving apparatus is assigned with a field-of-view range setting right which is a right of setting a field-of-view of an image to be distributed. A field-of-view range setting request is...
7445392 Observation device for side regions of a motor vehicle  
For observing lateral areas of a motor vehicle, a camera is inserted into an existing cavity of a mirror base. The camera is clampingly held between a holding cage and a covering cap. An opening...
7435018 Hidden image capturing device  
A hidden image capturing device is applied to a display. The hidden image capturing device has a shell, a control module, a slide module, and an image capturing module. The slide module is disposed...
7432978 Portable device having a torch and a camera located between the bulb and the front face  
A torch casing ( 10 ) with a reflector ( 46 ) and a bulb ( 44 ) incorporates camera ( 48, 50, 52 ) taking pictures through front face ( 64 ) and employs flash tube ( 58 ) behind the camera chip (...
7428380 Portable electronic device  
A portable electronic device adopts a modular design structure and includes a display screen, a picture taking module and a control module that can be swiveled relative to one another at various...
7424214 Push-pull type camera module for portable wireless terminal  
A push-pull type camera module for a portable wireless terminal in which a hollow outer lens barrel is installed in the portable wireless terminal, a push-pull switch is installed in the outer...
7421196 Film digitize device and picture management program  
According to the present invention, the picture data pieces read from the same film are recorded on a recording medium along with information of the same film ID. This enables the film digitize...
7415204 Photo booth and method for personalized photo books and the like  
A photo subject station used to capture information regarding a subject suitable for integration into a personalized, printed product and method of using same with children so that a personal...
7412163 Camera module of an electronic device  
A camera module with a hinge mechanism is installed on an electronic device. The camera module housing has two hollow cylinder-shaped shafts at two opposite ends. Two hollow cylinder-shaped shafts...
7399127 Autonomous operation control system  
A monitoring apparatus including a loudspeaker, a photographic camera that photographs image information on a photographic subject, a proximity sensor, and a monitoring control unit is disposed at...
7398017 Method and arrangement for taking a camera into use in a mobile device  
The invention relates to a method for using a mobile device camera, and particularly to implementing the camera rapidly and easily. The method according to the invention for triggering a mobile...