292 results about "Camera interface" patented technology

An Internet appliance, comprising, within a single housing, packet data network interfaces, adapted for communicating with the Internet and a local area network, at least one data interface selected from the group consisting of a universal serial bus, an IEEE-1394 interface, a voice telephony interface, an audio program interface, a video program interface, an audiovisual program interface, a camera interface, a physical security system interface, a wireless networking interface; a device control interface, smart home interface, an environmental sensing interface, and an environmental control interface, and a processor, for controlling a data transfer between the local area network and the Internet, and defining a markup language interface communicated through a packet data network interface, to control a data transfer or control a remote device.

An apparatus is provided for communicating over a network images captured by a digital camera, such as a digital camera without an on-board network interface. The apparatus includes a housing separate from the digital camera having a processing unit with memory for storage of images, a camera interface card received in a memory card slot of the digital camera, and a cable or wireless connection coupling the camera interface card to the processing unit for data communication. The apparatus emulates a memory card to the digital camera, such that the digital camera's electronics operate with the memory of the processing unit through the camera interface card, as if such memory was on a memory card located in slot of the digital camera. Images captured by the digital camera are transferred, via the camera interface card and cable, to memory of the processing unit, and the digital camera can access images stored in memory of the processing unit. The processing unit has a wireless data network interface and Ethernet communication interface, whereby captured images stored in memory of the processing unit are queued in real-time for network transfer, and subsequently transferred via one of the network communication interfaces, to a computer system, such as an web site or file server, at a network destination address configurable in the processing unit. Data may be inputted by the user before and/or after image capture for association with images prior to their network transfer. The housing for the processing unit may be shaped like a motor drive unit and attached to the bottom of the camera, or worn by the user of the camera in the form of a belt pack or backpack.

The invention herein primarily concerns computer interfaces, particularly those that may be used by senior citizens or others who are not familiar and even adverse to computers as they are utilized today. Applications of use to such persons are also disclosed, particularly in the areas of most concern to large segments of the population such as Health Maintenance and Medical, Home Control, and Communication (email and telephony). It is primarily based on TV cameras interfaced to computers via common interfaces such as USB2, Fire wire, or WiFi, which are used to sense common, and familiar paper pages and books of pages.

A method for synchronously executing a plurality of commands generated by a first module and executed at a second module, wherein the first and second modules communicate through a communication link, is provided. The method includes generating the commands at the first module, transmitting the commands through the link to the second module, and associating the execution time of the commands with an independent event at the second module. When the independent event is detected, the commands are executed synchronously at the second module. The method can be specifically applied to a baseband processor controlling a camera through a camera interface module, wherein the processor and the camera interface module are connected through an MDDI link. An example of a baseband processor controlling a camera through a Pathfinder camera module interface module is described. Specific built-in mechanisms of the camera module interface that enable flexible implementation of the method are also provided.

A square camera housing accommodates a square camera with a substantially square profile. The square camera housing includes a latching mechanism to secure the camera in the housing, a mounting mechanism to secure the housing to a mounting device, and multiple openings in the housing body to accommodate the camera interface. These features allow the square camera to be inserted and secured in the square camera housing in one of a plurality of orientations relative to the square camera housing.

A system for outputting camera-formatted data to a digital camera interface, wherein the camera-formatted data corresponds to application-formatted data from an application program. A print operation for the application program is started. A camera driver corresponding to the digital camera is selected as an output device driver for the print operation. Application-formatted data is printed from the application program to the selected camera driver, and camera-formatted data is formed based on the application-formatted data and according to a digital camera format. The camera-formatted data is output from the camera driver to the digital camera interface.

An automated eye corneal striae detection system for use with a refractive laser system includes a cornea illuminator, a video camera interface, a computer, and a video display for showing possible eye corneal striae to the surgeon. The computer includes an interface to control the corneal illuminator, a video frame grabber which extracts images of the eye cornea from the video camera, and is programmed to detect and recognize eye corneal striae. The striae detection algorithm finds possible cornea striae, determines their location, or position, on the cornea and analyzes their shape. After all possible eye corneal striae are detected and analyzed, they are displayed for the surgeon on an external video display. The surgeon can then make a determination as to whether the corneal LASIK flap should be refloated, adjusted or smoothed again.

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide an augmented reality presentation including a digital model of a product in connection with a camera stream. For example, systems and methods described herein provide a call-to-action associated with a digital model of a corresponding product. In response to detecting a selection of the call-to-action, systems and methods described herein provide the digital model. The system and methods described herein also activate a camera interface of a networking system application and render the digital model of the product within the camera interface. In this way, the systems and methods provide a portable user experience of trying on or otherwise sampling a product via an augmented reality presentation on a client device.

The invention provides a low-power consumption portable real-time image target detecting and tracking system and a method thereof, which can realize automatic cell cultivation process control and online observation in space and equivalent harsh environments. The system comprises a PL (Programmable Logic) subsystem and a PS (Processing System) subsystem; an image acquisition unit comprises a camera interface module, an image pre-processing module and an AXI-DMA module; the camera interface module is used for reading camera data and controlling parameters of an image resolution, an acquisition frame rat and a data format; the image pre-processing module is used for carrying out pre-processing operation such as color correction, histogram equalization and space transformation on an acquired image flow; the AXI-DMA module is used for realizing self return from image data to DDR3 RAM via an AXI-HP interface; an image acceleration unit comprises a reconfigurable image accelerator and the AXI-DMA module; the reconfigurable image accelerator is used for dynamically loading an image target detecting or image target tracking accelerator according to a system working stage; and the AXI-DMA module is used for realizing self return from image data to DDR3 RAM via an AXI-ACP interface.

The invention relates to a high speed image data acquisition and processing card based on a Camera Link interface, belonging to the field of digital image communication processing. The high speed image data acquisition and processing card comprises a Camera Link interface, an acquisition module, a processing control module, a communication module and a display module; after an opening command of a singlechip is received, data are led into a level switching chip through an external interface camera, a TTL level formed through switching enters a double-port RAM under the control of a programmable gate array to realize acquisition and processing, digital signals are switched into analog signals through a VGA switching chip and then displayed on an external display screen through a VGA interface, and communication with external equipment is realized in real time through a serial port and a network port. The high speed image data acquisition and processing card has multiple functions, high integration density, compact structure, high acquisition speed and convenient use and maintenance, and is also convenient to upgrade, maintain and secondarily develop.

A dual intercom-camera-interfaced smoke/fire detection system and method includes, inter alia, an interactive panoramic camera communication system operatively responsive to real-time emergency signals. The interactive camera service provider communications network independently and communicatively couples panoramic cameras in real-time to authorized peripheral electronic devices (APEDs) such that an emergency event is independently transmitted and directly viewed in real-time at the APEDs. The interactive camera service provider communications network is independently operable from a real-time emergency signal transmitting mechanism and a real-time emergency signal simultaneous transmitting mechanism, respectively. The emergency event is independently viewed at the APEDs while real-time emergency signals are transmitted to a central monitoring station such that the APEDs independently and visually learn the emergency event at least as early as the central monitoring station non-visually learns the emergency event.

The invention discloses a bolt positioning and posture detection method based on monocular and binocular vision cooperation. Firstly, a bolt image collected and processed by a binocular vision systemunder a fixed position is used to obtain an edge contour of the bolt image, and the geometrical centroid is calculated to obtain the position coordinates of the feature points in the bolt image. Wheninstalling the two industrial cameras in the binocular system, the left camera is mounted on the left robot arm which can control the movement trajectory, and the right camera is mounted on the properheight of the fixed support of the inspection robot. The left and right camera optical axes are set to be parallel and perpendicular to the baseline, and the right camera interface is closed by the control system after work, and the end of the left manipulator is controlled to move above the acquired coordinate point, at this time, the monocular vision system is operated. The invention combines the function of positioning by using depth information of the binocular system and the flexible 3d posture matching function of the monocular system, and realizes the identification and posture detection of the bolt to be detected in the obstacle environment.

A camera smart frame is configured to enclose and communicatively couple to a camera. The camera smart frame includes one or more sets of input mechanisms, such as buttons. Each input mechanism can be programmed by a user to perform a selected camera function or configure a camera based on a selected camera configuration. A user can select, via a camera interface, a function or configuration, a smart frame input mechanism, and can associate the selected input mechanism and the selected function or configuration. When the smart frame is subsequently coupled to the camera, and a user interacts with the selected input mechanism, a camera controller identifies the function or configuration associated with the selected input mechanism and configures the camera accordingly.

Disclosed is a video conferencing endpoint comprising a camera interface for receiving local video from a local camera, a video encoder for encoding the local video from the camera interface for transmission to a remote endpoint over a communications channel, a feature detector for determining whether a feature is present in the local video received from the local camera, and a transmit parameter controller operative to control the video encoder to change at least one transmit parameter in response to at least one of: the presence or absence of the feature in the received local video, and a signal received from a remote endpoint indicating the presence or absence of a feature in the video acquired at the remote endpoint.

A camera triggering and aerial imaging mission visualization system. More specifically, a system that controls camera triggering, manages data from a positioning system and an attitude measuring device, and provides real-time image coverage and mission visualization in manned and unmanned aerial imaging applications. The system includes a control and data management device that interfaces with at least one camera; one or more positioning systems; one or more attitude measuring devices; one or more data transmission devices; and a mission visualization system. The aerial imaging system may be interfaced with a variety of commercial, off-the-shelf or custom cameras for use in aerial imaging on manned and unmanned aircrafts, and may also be used on other types of vehicles or for other applications.

The invention discloses a camera system capable of loading map elements in real time. The system comprises a photo preview area which is used for displaying the view content of a camera, a map cover layer which is used for loading map elements, covers the photo preview area and selects or edits an event in response to the click of the map elements, and a photo generating unit which is used for generating a photo with a map element. When a photographing event is triggered, the map cover layer records the size and position data of a current map element and feeds the data back to the photo generating unit. The photo generating unit acquires image data of the current photo preview area through a camera interface, and loads the image data into an internal memory to form a bitmap object. The photo generating unit synthesizes the map element and the bitmap object into an image according to the size and position data of the map element, and saves the image as a picture-format file. According to the invention, picture maps can be previewed in real time, the map element and the map area can be selected during photographing, and the mapping effect can be previewed in real time.

A hair consultation tool arrangement is disclosed comprising a digital video camera (2) adapted for continuously taking pictures of a model's head and hair (3), a processing unit (4) having a camera interface for collecting pictures recorded by the digital video camera (2), a processor with an image processing software tool implemented for processing the collected pictures and a display interface for sending the processed pictures (6) to a display device (5), and a display device (5) for presenting the processed pictures (6). The hair consultation tool arrangement (1) comprises an illumination device (8) directed towards the model's head and hair (3) for illuminating the part of the model (3) imaged by the digital video camera (2).

The invention relates to the technical field of chip tests, and discloses a chip camera interface function testing method and a chip camera interface function testing system. The method includes the following steps: simulating a camera interface signal to generate a test image; and inputting the test image into a chip camera interface, and carrying out a chip function test. The invention can be utilized to increase the accuracy and automation degree of tests and the repeatability of a testing process.