Abstract:
A height-adjustable support includes a stand unit, a friction-providing assembly including a stationary member disposed stationarily on the stand unit and a movable member movable relative to and in frictional contact with the stationary member, a link assembly coupled to the movable member such that pivoting movement of the link assembly results in movement of the movable member relative to the stationary member, a mounting seat disposed on a distal end portion of the link assembly and adapted to support a load, and a biasing assembly coupled to the movable member and to the stand unit. A biasing force exerted by the biasing assembly on the movable member and a frictional force generated between the stationary member and the movable member cooperate to balance the weight of the load and position the link assembly to sustain the load at an arbitrary height.
Abstract:
A height-adjustable support includes a stand unit, a friction-providing assembly including a stationary member disposed stationarily on the stand unit and a movable member movable relative to and in frictional contact with the stationary member, a link assembly coupled to the movable member such that pivoting movement of the link assembly results in movement of the movable member relative to the stationary member, a mounting seat disposed on a distal end portion of the link assembly and adapted to support a load, and a biasing assembly coupled to the movable member and to the stand unit. A biasing force exerted by the biasing assembly on the movable member and a frictional force generated between the stationary member and the movable member cooperate to balance the weight of the load and position the link assembly to sustain the load at an arbitrary height.
Abstract:
An optical device with switchable multiple lenses can be mounted on an electronic device through a connecting module, and provides finely-adjusted alignment with an image capturing lens in any position, and provides a zoom or wide-angle lens for the user to change the focal length and view field of the image. A light-filling/polarizing regulation module to fill light and eliminate unnecessary reflected light to avoid marginal diminishing effect of the image. The optical device includes a viewing device, a connecting module and a light-filling/polarizing regulation module, wherein the viewing device includes a lens module located in the housing and having at least two lenses through which an image captured by the image capturing lens is magnified. At least two lenses has the same lens power, or at least two lenses of different magnifications can be used with the switchable lens seat to obtain the effects of switching different lenses.
Abstract:
Gesture recognition methods and systems are provided. First, a plurality of gesture templates are provided, wherein each gesture template defines a first gesture characteristic and a corresponding specific gesture. Then, a plurality of images is obtained, and a multi-background model is generated accordingly. At least one object image is obtained according to the multi-background model, wherein the object image includes at least an object having a plurality of edges. The included angles of any two adjacent edges of the object image are gathered as statistics to obtain a second gesture characteristic corresponding to the object image. The second gesture characteristic of the object image is compared with the first gesture characteristic of each gesture template. The specific gesture corresponding to the first gesture characteristic is obtained, when the second gesture characteristic is similar to the first gesture characteristic.
Abstract:
A digital camera includes a camera housing, an auxiliary lens, and an attaching device for attaching various additional or auxiliary lenses to the camera housing, and preferably disposed in front of the optical device of the digital camera, to facilitate the picture taking of the digital camera. The attaching device includes a bracket having a base plate attachable to the camera housing and a panel extended from the base plate to support the auxiliary lens. One or more barrels may further be attached to the panel, to support various auxiliary lenses to the camera housing. A fastener may secure the base plate to the camera housing, and may be attached to tripods.
Abstract:
A control box includes a shell, a display hole, an active member, an indicating member and an interlinking member. The display hole is formed in the shell. The active member has a turn-on end and a turn-off end and is pivotally connected with the shell so as to seesaw. The indicating member is movably disposed in the shell and has a first identifiable portion and a second identifiable portion. The interlinking member is connected between the active member and the indicating member to drive the indicating member to move. Accordingly, when the active member seesaws under the effect of an external force, the indicating member is driven by the interlinking member to show the first identifiable portion or the second identifiable portion in the display hole.
Abstract:
Image classification methods and systems are provided. First, an image is obtained using a computer. The image is then processed using the computer to obtain image information. The image information includes one or any combination of an average color difference between at least one average channel value of pixels in at least one boundary region of the image and a predefined standard value, a gradient variation magnitude difference between at least two regions of the image, and a percentage of the edges of the image to the image. The image is classified using the computer according to the image information.
Abstract:
An example-based 2D to 3D image conversion method, a computer readable medium therefore, and a system are provided. The embodiments are based on an image database with depth information or with which depth information can be generated. With respect to a 2D image to be converted into 3D content, a matched background image is found from the database. In addition, graph-based segmentation and comparison techniques are employed to detect the foreground of the 2D image so that the relative depth map can be generated from the foreground and background information. Therefore, the 3D content can be provided with the 2D image plus the depth information. Thus, users can rapidly obtain the 3D content from the 2D image automatically and the rendering of the 3D content can be achieved.
Abstract:
Gesture recognition methods and systems are provided. First, a plurality of gesture templates are provided, wherein each gesture template defines a first gesture characteristic and a corresponding specific gesture. Then, a plurality of images is obtained, and a multi-background model is generated accordingly. At least one object image is obtained according to the multi-background model, wherein the object image includes at least an object having a plurality of edges. The included angles of any two adjacent edges of the object image are gathered as statistics to obtain a second gesture characteristic corresponding to the object image. The second gesture characteristic of the object image is compared with the first gesture characteristic of each gesture template. The specific gesture corresponding to the first gesture characteristic is obtained, when the second gesture characteristic is similar to the first gesture characteristic.
Abstract:
An optical device with switchable multiple lenses can be mounted on an electronic device through a connecting module, and provides finely-adjusted alignment with an image capturing lens in any position, and provides a zoom or wide-angle lens for the user to change the focal length and view field of the image. A light-filling/polarizing regulation module to fill light and eliminate unnecessary reflected light to avoid marginal diminishing effect of the image. The optical device includes a viewing device, a connecting module and a light-filling/polarizing regulation module, wherein the viewing device includes a lens module located in the housing and having at least two lenses through which an image captured by the image capturing lens is magnified. At least two lenses has the same lens power, or at least two lenses of different magnifications can be used with the switchable lens seat to obtain the effects of switching different lenses.