摘要:
An intelligence display arrangement suitable for an "electronic book" uses a smectic liquid crystal display device of the ambiently lit type. The pages of the "book", which are recorded on a relatively large capacity store, are transferred to an immediate access store which holds a small number of such pages. They are then transferred to the display device as needed by, and under the control of the user. Where the "electronic book" is for partially sighted users, it is possible to present a page, part of a page, a line, or part of a line on an enlarged scale.
摘要:
An image processing apparatus (102A) processes a still image file which includes attribute information following a format of still image file and a moving image file which includes attribute information following a format of moving image file. The processing involves acquiring a representative image data from the moving image file, the representative image data being still image data; acquiring attribute information following a format of moving image file included in the moving image file; and embedding the acquired attribute information in the acquired representative image data.
摘要:
The present invention includes at least one camera (601) having a lens (602) with at least a 180 degree field-of-view for capturing a hemispherical image (603) corresponding to a mirror image of the hemispherical image (603) captured by the camera (601) and capturing the second image from a second camera. A converter combines (216) the two images along with their outside edges (207, 208) to form a single, spherical image (209). The apparatus for interactive display of any portion of a spherical image preferably comprises a digital processor apparatus (219) for storing digital data representative of at least one image having a 180 degree field-of-view. In order to view a selected image portion without warp or distortion at the seam between opposite hemispherical images, edge filtering is applied to eliminate a halo effect.
摘要:
A color printer (20) allocates all the image processing memory resource amounts to image processing on image data (GD) arranged in the main scanning direction of a print head (IH), reserves respective memory resource amounts to arranged image data (GD), and frees memory resources sequentially on completion of image processing. CPU (51) reserves an image processing memory resource for image data (1) in the storage area of RAM (53), and frees the reserved memory resource on completion of image processing on image data (1). CPU (51) repeats this processing on each element of image data contained in one print job.
摘要:
A remote view station is communicatively coupled to an image server and receives a compressed version of source medical images. The remote view station uncompresses and displays the received medical image. A medical professional, such as a pathologist, can select a region of the displayed medical image. Region information is transmitted back to the image server that applies image analysis operations on a region of the source medical image that corresponds to the selected region of the compressed medical image. In this manner, the data loss that occurs during image compression does not effect the image analysis operations. As such, the image analysis operations produce more accurate results than if the operations were applied by remote view station to the uncompressed image.
摘要:
A method of selecting images from a plurality of images previously stored by a user in a memory location of a service provider and ordering services to be provided utilizing the images includes establishing a service account for the user with the service provider to permit the user to have access to ordered services, receiving and storing a plurality of images along with a designated date in the memory location, and displaying image designators for at least a subset of the images for viewing by the user. The method also includes the user selecting at least one image to be utilized after viewing the displayed images, and selecting a service, receiving payment for the selected service for the selected image based upon a payment schedule that depends upon the designated date associated with the selected image, and providing the selected service using the selected image.
摘要:
A device for omnidirectional image viewing providing pan-and-tilt orientation, rotation, and magnification within a selected field-of-view for use in any application including inspection, monitoring, surveillance, and target acquisition.. The imaging device (using optical or infrared images) is based on the effect that the image from a wide angle lens, which produces a circular image of an entire field-of-view, can be mathematically corrected using high speed electronic circuitry. More specifically, an incoming image from any image acquisition source is captured in memory of the device, a transformation is performed for the viewing region of interest and viewing direction, and a corrected image is output as a video image signal for viewing, recording, or analysis. Multiple simultaneous images can be output from a single input image. As a result, this device can accomplish the functions of pan, tilt, rotation, and zoom throughout the selected field-of-view without the need for any mechanical mechanisms to move a camera. The preferred embodiment of the image transformation device can provide corrected images at real-time rates compatible with standard video equipment. The device can be controlled by discrete user input, automatic computer scanning, or discrete environmental inputs to select desired output images.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for sequencing views retrieved from a spherical still image file (6) provide the viewer the perception of video performance with low bandwidth transmission. The method incorporates digital transmission (9) and automatic sequencing (7) of the playback of the view. The apparatus provides video-motion rate images via low bandwidth digital transmissions or small data files from a still image taken of an inanimate environment. The resulting method and apparatus allows the viewer to experience a video display of any environment (for example, real estate locations, malls, museums, and hotels) and view a 'video' tour of the location through a low bandwidth transmission.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for sequencing views retrieved from a spherical still image file (6) provide the viewer the perception of video performance with low bandwidth transmission. The method incorporates digital transmission (9) and automatic sequencing (7) of the playback of the view. The apparatus provides video-motion rate images via low bandwidth digital transmissions or small data files from a still image taken of an inanimate environment. The resulting method and apparatus allows the viewer to experience a video display of any environment (for example, real estate locations, malls, museums, and hotels) and view a 'video' tour of the location through a low bandwidth transmission.