1309 results about "Shutter" patented technology

An optoelectronic shutter, a method of operating the same, and an optical apparatus including the optoelectronic shutter are provided. The optoelectronic shutter includes a phototransistor which generates an output signal from incident input light and a light emitting diode serially connected to the phototransistor. The light emitting diode outputs output light according to the output signal, and the output signal is gain-modulated according to a modulation of a current gain of the phototransistor.

A photoelectric conversion device suitable for use as an element of a photodetector array includes a photodiode for generating a first signal charge in response to incident light, an output unit including a JFET, and at least one transistor having an electrode that generates a second signal charge in response to incident light. The first and second signal charges may be output separately or combined. The second signal charge, or the first and second signal charges combined, may be monitored during an exposure time to determine the desired end of the exposure. An image sensor array may have one or more pixels with such light monitoring capability. The output signal for monitoring the light may be output over a reset drain interconnection, directly from the monitoring pixel or through other pixels via inter-pixel MOSFETS. Exposure time may be controlled, by timing a shutter or a strobe or the like, based on the monitored accumulation of signal charge during exposure. Microlenses may be provided on-chip to increase the effective aperture ratio of the array. The microlenses are designed to avoid interfering with the incident light used for monitoring. Resulting pixel-to-pixel variations in effective aperture ratio, if any, may be electronically compensated.

TOF system shutter time needed to acquire image data in a time-of-flight (TOF) system that acquires consecutive images is reduced, thus decreasing the time in which relative motion can occur. In one embodiment, pixel detectors are clocked with multi-phase signals and integration of the four signals occurs simultaneously to yield four phase measurements from four pixel detectors within a single shutter time unit. In another embodiment, phase measurement time is reduced by a factor (1 / k) by providing super pixels whose collection region is increased by a factor “k” relative to a normal pixel detector. Each super pixel is coupled to k storage units and four-phase sequential signals. Alternatively, each pixel detector can have k collector regions, k storage units, and share common clock circuitry that generates four-phase signals. Various embodiments can reduce the mal-effects of clock signal transients upon signals, and can be dynamically reconfigured as required.

A LCD display system comprises a LC panel (1), a backlight unit (2) for illuminating the LC panel (1) or a portion thereof, and a controller (3). The controller: (i) controls the LC panel (1) to display a first image (LI) and a second image (RI) forming a stereoscopic pair, (ii) controls the backlight unit (2) to only illuminate the LC panel (1) or the portion thereof during a first period in time (BLON1; T1) after the pixels (10) of the LC panel (1) or the portion thereof have a stable optical state according to the first image (LI), and during a second period in time (BLON2; T2) after the pixels (10) of the LC panel (1) or the portion thereof have a stable optical state according to the second image (RI), and (iii) generates a control signal (CSS) for controlling a first one (40) of a pair of 3D shutter glasses (4) to be in a transmissive state for enabling viewing of the pixels (10) of the LC panel (1) or the portion thereof only during the first period in time (BLON1; T1) and a second one (41) of the pair of 3D shutter glasses (4) to be in a transmissive state for enabling viewing of the pixels (10) of the LC panel (1) or the portion thereof only during the second period in time (BLON2; T2).

An imaging device performs moving image shooting in which smearing does not occur and further performs a still image shooting by a sufficiently accurate shutter operation. The imaging device includes an imaging element that accumulates received light as a charge. A shutter travels so as to shade the imaging element. A first scanning circuit performs a charge accumulation start scanning of the imaging element at a timing and / or speed that matches the travel speed of the shutter. A second scanning circuit performs reading scanning of the charge accumulated in the imaging element. A controller controls the scanning of the first scanning circuit and the second scanning circuit and the travel of the shutter. When the still image is shot by the imaging device, the exposure time is adjusted by the controller controlling the scanning start time of the first scanning circuit and the travel start time of the shutter.

An armor (111a) of a scope unit (131) and a diaphragm (123) are arranged to be mutually freely turnable. The shape of an outer section (123c) of the diaphragm (123) and the shape of the inside of a scope joint (130a) of a TV camera unit (130) substantially agree with each other, and the outer section (123c) of the diaphragm (123) and the inside of the scope joint (130a) engage with each other. In a state in which the outer section (123c) of the diaphragm (123) and the inside of the scope joint (130a) are engaged with each other, a ring screw (133) is meshed with a thread (130b) so that the scope unit (131) and TV camera unit (130) will unitedly be joined with each other. At this time, since the outer section (123c) of the diaphragm (123) is engaged with the scope joint (130a), the diaphragm and TV camera unit can be turned relative to an objective optical system (119) and relay optical system (121) with the optical axis of the relay optical system (121) as an axis of turning. Moreover, a liquid-crystal shutter 124 in the TV camera unit (130) has two interceptive areas (124a, 124b) which can be switched temporally alternately. The interceptive areas (124a, 124b) intercept one of two light beams passing through either of aperture stops (123a, 123b).

The spacing member includes: a spacing portion for spacing an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a charging roller when the spacing member is attached to the process cartridge; a stopper portion for preventing a shutter member from retracting from a protection position for covering an exposure portion, when the spacing member is attached to the process cartridge; and a protective portion for covering a positioning portion, which positions the process cartridge in an apparatus body when the process cartridge is mounted in the apparatus body, when the spacing member is attached to the process cartridge. Thus, it is possible to reliably keep the spaced state between the photosensitive drum and the charging roller.

A still image capturing device includes an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel elements. An electronically actuatable shutter device includes a plurality of individually addressable and actuatable shutter elements. A shutter element substantially corresponds to one or more pixel elements. A memory stores an exposure threshold and one or more exposure patterns. A processor controls the plurality of shutter elements according to the exposure threshold or according to an exposure pattern.

A camera has a provisional photographing mode in which a human model image is displayed on a through image in an overlapping manner on a display, and the user moves the human model image to a desired position in the through image and records a composition indicating image representing the conditions of the through image with the human model image at the desired position. After the provisional photographing process, the through image is synthesized with the recorded composition indicating image in a semi transparent manner, to display a synthesized image in place of the through image on the display. When a shutter is operated, a normal photographing process is performed to record an image.

A micro-channel chip comprising at least an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and an intermediate substrate interposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, at least one non-adhesive thin-film layer for a micro-channel being linearly formed on one mating side which is selected from among the mating sides of the upper substrate and the intermediate substrate and the mating sides of the lower substrate and the intermediate substrate, at least two ports being provided on the non-adhesive thin-film layer for a micro-channel, at least one non-adhesive thin-film layer for a shutter channel being linearly formed on the mating side opposite the mating side on which the non-adhesive thin-film layer for a micro-channel is formed such that it intersects the non-adhesive thin-film layer for a micro-channel by passing beneath or over the latter, with the intermediate substrate lying in between, and a pressure supply port for inflating that part of the substrate which corresponds to the non-adhesive thin-film layer for a shutter channel being provided in at least one area on the non-adhesive thin-film layer for a shutter channel.

The invention relates to a light source alternate strobe synchronous camera shooting method and a vision detection system. The light source alternate strobe synchronous camera shooting method is characterized in that the vision detection system is arranged and comprises a camera, a spike filter, light sources, a trigger signal generating device, an image collecting card and an image processing module; the vision detection system is placed above an object to be detected; the trigger signal generating device simultaneously sends multi-way synchronous square signals to a camera shutter and each of the light sources to trigger the camera shutter and the light sources to work; during one trigger period of the synchronous square signals, the light sources are alternately lightened to irradiate the object to be detected, during the period that each of the light sources is lightened, the camera shoots an image of the light source irradiated object to be detected and sends the image to the image processing module through the image collecting card; and during different trigger periods of the synchronous square signals, the light sources are alternately lightened or extinguished in certain frequency periods, and the camera alternately shoots images of the object to be detected until all the images of the object to be detected are collected. The light source alternate strobe synchronous camera shooting method and the vision detection system can be widely applicable to processes that objects to be processed are subjected to image shooting during groove detection, rear-time welding seam tracking, welding seam molding quality detection and the like in robot automatic welding.

A display (50) with enhanced image contrast contains an image-producing component (60) and a set of shutter strips (80). The image-producing component, typically a flat-panel device, has multiple imaging lines that provide light to produce an image. Each shutter strip is situated in front of one or more associated imaging lines. By appropriately switching the shutter strips between light-absorptive and light-transmissive states, the image contrast is enhanced. The shutter strips are typically implemented with a liquid-crystal display structure. The switching of the shutter strips is typically performed with a control component (52 / 76) which utilizes light to control the shutter switching and which is synchronized to signals (90 or / and 100) that control the imaging lines.

A pixel sensor cell of improved dynamic range and a design structure including the pixel sensor cell embodied in a machine readable medium are provided. The pixel cell comprises a coupling transistor that couples a capacitor device to a photosensing region (e.g., photodiode) of the pixel cell, the photodiode being coupled to a transfer gate and one terminal of the coupling transistor. In operation, the additional capacitance is coupled to the pixel cell photodiode when the voltage on the photodiode is drawn down to the substrate potential. Thus, the added capacitance is only connected to the imager cell when the cell is nearing its charge capacity. Otherwise, the cell has a low capacitance and low leakage. In an additional embodiment, a terminal of the capacitor is coupled to a “pulsed” supply voltage signal that enables substantially full depletion of stored charge from the capacitor to the photosensing region during a read out operation of the pixel sensor cell. In various embodiments, the locations of the added capacitance and photodiode may be interchanged with respect to the coupling transistor. In addition, the added capacitor of the pixel sensor cell allows for a global shutter operation.

Apparatus for generating image data, including a memory configured to store data defining a volume having a plurality of objects and at least one viewport, a memory configured to store motion data for each of the objects, configuration data for the viewport and instructions, and a processor configured by the instructions to perform the steps of, for each of the objects a position is calculated along its motion path at an interval of a user-specified time period, wherein the interval is dependent upon the shutter length for the object; the object is then translated to this position; the objects are then rendered through the viewport to produce a sample; and when a specified plurality of samples have been rendered they are blended to generate image data wherein each object is independently motion blurred.

A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus that can easily determine a quality of a photographed image from an image displayed on a display panel included in the digital photographing apparatus, and the digital photographing apparatus using the method. The method includes: performing photographing operation in two or more photographing modes to obtain photographed images in response to a single activation of a shutter button; and displaying simultaneously: (1) a plurality of first images obtained by reducing the photographed images or by reducing the photographed images that are corrected, and (2) a plurality of second images that correspond to parts of the first images.

The invention discloses a Camare360 mobile phone photographic platform and an instant processing method. The Camare360 mobile phone photographic platform comprises a main interface module, a photographic effect module, an image processing module, an optical lens simulation module, an anti-vibration module, a segmental shrinking developing instant image processing module and an internet service module. A method for instantly processing a photo comprises the following steps of: executing a shutter button module; extracting and analyzing image data; and executing a multi-layer feedback queue algorithm, a high-speed image scaling algorithm, an MHDR fast algorithm, a simulated optical lens scattered aperture visual algorithm, an ABM3D-based image denoising algorithm and a high-speed color mixing algorithm. By a platform for instantly processing the photo by using a third generation (3G) mobile phone, the quality of mobile phone photos is greatly improved; artistic representation and artistic impact of mobile phone photography are greatly enriched; the complex processes are simplified to be integrated fully automatic operation; and a user can take various types of high-quality artistic photos as the user wishes.

The present invention is to facilitate the attachment and maintenance work of left and right sheet guides of a shutter and to facilitate the return of the disengaged sheet. A sheet guide of a sheet shutter according to the present invention is a mechanism configured such that a sheet 2 is lifted and lowered by being wound and unwound around a sheet drum 5 supported between left and right support posts 3 and 3 according to the rotation of the sheet drum 5, and such that both the left and right ends of the sheet 2 are lifted and lowered by being guided by sheet guide sections 11 and 11 respectively installed in the support posts 3 and 3. The sheet guide section 11 is configured by an outer rail 14 having a U-shaped cross section which is provided with a pair of front and rear side walls 14a and is opened toward the inner side in the horizontal cross section of the left and right support posts 3, and an inner rail 16 accommodated and detachably attached in the outer rail 14 along the inner surface of the outer rail 14. An inward-facing engagement guide 21 configured to vertically slidably and engagingly accommodate each of guide projections 10 respectively attached to both ends of the sheet 2 is provided in the inner rail 16.

The present invention provides a pixel circuit comprising a pinned photodiode, at least one first transfer gate for electrically connecting the pinned photodiode to at least one storage node and at least one further transfer gate. The at least one further gate can connect the at least one storage node with at least one floating diffusion node. At least one merging switch is included for allowing connection between the at least one floating diffusion node with one or more capacitor nodes, which can accept charge that exceeds the maximum storage capacity of the storage node.

A method and system for estimating motion blur of an image associated with a moving object. The direction of one-dimensional motion blur may be estimated by inspecting a power spectrum associated with the image. A radon transform with respect to the image power spectrum is computed in the direction of the motion blur. A family of kernels with respect to the one-dimensional motion blur may then be defined utilizing a shutter triggering sequence associated with an image capturing device. The family of kernels may be modeled utilizing a modulation transfer function (MTF). Each modulation transfer function may be compared with the radon transform of the power spectrum associated with the image via a correlation function. The kernel with highest correlation with respect to the radon transform of the image power spectrum may be employed for de-blurring the image.

The invention discloses a bridge crack detection device and detection method. The automatic bridge crack detection device comprises a control device, an installation car, a telescopic rod mechanism and a detection device, wherein the control device comprises a data processing device, a display, a walking controller, a camera shutter frequency detection unit, a telescopic rod adjusting device, a telescopic rod adjusting controller, a first distance detection unit, a second distance detection unit, an illuminating brightness detection unit, a brightness adjusting module and an illuminating brightness controller. The detection method comprises the steps of (1) preparatory work before detection; (2) shooting and uploading of an image; (3) image capturing; (4) bridge crack image processing; (5) calibration object image calibration; and (6) calculating and synchronous outputting of bridge crack parameters. The bridge crack detection device is simple in structure, reasonable in design, and convenient to use and operate, accurate and quick detection of the size of bridge cracks can be achieved, and the work efficiency of bridge crack detection and the reliability of detection data are improved.

A hybrid imaging device is configured to capture low resolution video and high resolution still images. The imaging device is configured to apply motion information obtained from the low resolution video to a reference high resolution still image to generate a missing moment of interest high resolution still image. The low-resolution video is captured at a high frame rate in conjunction with a few high-resolution still pictures taken at periodic intervals. A user locates a desired scene of interest, e.g. a moment of interest, from the captured video, and a post-processing technique is used to generate the high resolution still picture corresponding to the selected moment of interest. The high resolution still image is generated using texture information from one or more nearby captured high resolution still images and motion information from the low-resolution video frame corresponding to the selected moment of interest.

The invention relates to a control method for a camera synchronous LED flash and fill-in light, which comprises the following steps: a width parameter of an optical pulse is calculated according to a shutter parameter; whether the calculation is completed or not is detected; if yes, the pulse width is set up according to the shutter parameter; whether the setting is finished is detected; if yes, a phase position parameter is obtained by searching a table according to the pulse width; whether the table search is finished is detected; if yes, the phase position is set up according to the phase parameter. Compare with the prior art, in the invention, LED light source flash pulse and shutter are synchronous, thus providing light source with high speed flash for a camera and reducing the energy consumption in the premise of guaranteeing light filling; by this means, the working temperature of the LED is reduced and the service life of the LED is prolonged. When a person faces the camera and feels the illumination of the light source is lower in the premise of guaranteeing image quality, the person to be shot has no lighting glaring sense, thus behaving natural in the shooting process.

The invention relates to a liquid crystalline medium, and particularly to a compound of a formula I, wherein R<1> and X<1> are defined in the claim 1. Furthermore the invention relates to the liquid crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, and also relates to an electro-optic liquid crystal display which comprises the compound of the formula I. Particularly the invention relates to use in TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS or PS-FFS and positive VA display devices, shutter glasses for a 3D effect and LC lens.

An imaging apparatus according to this invention comprises: an image capturing unit which performs continuous image capturing; a storing unit which stores a plurality of first images captured by the image capturing unit before a shutter button is pushed, and a plurality of second images captured by the image capturing unit after the shutter button is pushed; and a generating unit which generates a background image which is an image of a background of a dynamic body included in the first images and second images based on at least the plurality of first images.

The invention discloses a video perspective three-dimensional display capable of wearing on the head of a user and a control method thereof. The video perspective three-dimensional display comprises two cameras (3, 25), shutter glasses (12), a shutter glasses bracket (14) and a control device thereof, wherein, the cameras (3, 25) are fixed on the bracket, the shutter glasses (12) are fixed on the shutter glasses bracket (14), the signal output ends of the cameras (3, 25) are connected with the input end of the control device, the output end of the control device is connected with the signal input end of the shutter glasses (12), and the cameras (3, 25) are connected with a driving device (43) which can adjust mutual distance between the cameras (3, 25). The head video perspective three-dimensional display adopts the structure that a micro-step motor is used for adjusting distance between two cameras, so that the distance between two cameras is matched with the interpupillary distance of the current user so as to obtain better three-dimensional experience effects. The invention improves the experience effects of a user, avoids or lightens the unpleasant symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness and the like caused by that the interpupillary distance between two eyes of a user is inconsistent with the distance between two cameras.

The invention provides a mobile phone shooting focusing method, which is executed in a smart mobile phone with a front camera and a back camera. In the back-camera shooting process, the method comprises the following steps that 1, the position coordinates of pupil centers in a front camera reference system when a mobile phone holder watches a visual focus in a display screen are collected through the front camera; 2, a central processing unit converts the position coordinates of the pupil centers into the position coordinates of the visual focus in a back camera reference system; 3, the central processing unit sends corresponding zooming control signals to the back camera according to the change of the position coordinates of the visual focus, and the focusing positions of the back camera are changed; the operation is repeated from the first step to the third step. The focusing imaging quality of the smart mobile phone is greatly improved. Meanwhile, the vibration influence of the manual focusing on the shutter response is avoided.

A method of controlling airflow through a grille on a front end of a vehicle comprising the steps of: detecting vehicle operating conditions; determining a desired percentage of airflow through the grille based on the desired operating conditions; actuating grille airflow shutters to an open position for the determined desired percentage of a predetermined time interval; and actuating the grille airflow shutter to a closed position for a remaining percentage of the predetermined time interval.

The invention discloses a fingerprint encryption method and a fingerprint encryption device. The fingerprint encryption device comprises a fingerprint acquisition unit; when the fingerprint acquisition unit acquires fingerprint, trigger information is generated, operation on at least one object file is started according to the trigger information, and the object file is encrypted according to the acquired fingerprint. The invention also discloses an encrypted shooting method and an encrypted shooting device. A shutter is started for shooting pictures or videos according to the trigger information, and the shot pictures or video files are encrypted according to the acquired fingerprint. By the technical scheme, operating steps for fingerprint encryption are greatly reduced, convenience is brought to a user, and the operating efficiency for fingerprint encryption is improved.