| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7343047 |
Systems and methods for arriving at an auto focus Figure of Merit |
March 11, 2008 |
| A method comprises detecting edges in at least a region of a captured focus image, using adjacent pixels of the region to obtain first edge detection results and filtering the first edge detection results. The first filtering comprises comparing differences in pixel contrast in the f |
| 7317479 |
Automated zoom control |
January 8, 2008 |
| Automated zoom control and/or automated wide angle capture for digital camera systems and related methods. The camera is configured to have imaging apparatus that selectively couples images from an image scene to an image sensing apparatus that senses the coupled images. A processor |
| 7298414 |
Digital camera autofocus using eye focus measurement |
November 20, 2007 |
| Viewfinder apparatus, methods, and digital cameras that provide autofocus using retroreflected eye focus measurements. When a user looks at a part of a scene that is the intended subject of the image, his or her eye is correctly focused. The present invention measures the focus distance |
| 7079709 |
Scaling control for image scanners |
July 18, 2006 |
| The present disclosure relates to a method for automatically scaling an image, comprising initially scanning an original image at an initial scanning resolution, detecting the relative positions of lateral edges of the original image, determining the width of the original image based |
| 7016604 |
Autofocus using a holographic aperture element |
March 21, 2006 |
| Autofocus methods and digital cameras employing a holographic element or hologram. The holographic element generates one or more displaced images that are processed to generate a bipolar contrast signal that provides for improved autofocus performance of the digital camera. |
| 6704462 |
Scaling control for image scanners |
March 9, 2004 |
| The present disclosure relates to a method for automatically scaling an image, comprising initially scanning an original image at an initial scanning resolution, detecting the relative positions of lateral edges of the original image, determining the width of the original image based upo |
| 6437548 |
Coordinated switching in a multiple switching regulator system to lower peak current load |
August 20, 2002 |
| The switching transistors in multiple switching regulators sharing the same input power source are coordinated to lower the peak current drain on the input power source. The turn on times of the transistors in each regulator are set so that each switching transistor turns on at a predete |
| 6265855 |
Coordinated switching in a multiple switching regulator system to lower peak current load |
July 24, 2001 |
| The switching transistors in multiple switching regulators sharing the same input power source are coordinated to lower the peak current drain on the input power source. The turn on times of the transistors in each regulator are set so that each switching transistor turns on at a predete |
| 5754881 |
Method of controlling a PC parallel port switch for connecting multiple peripherals to the same |
May 19, 1998 |
| A method for controlling a switch on the parallel port of a PC for the purpose of selecting between multiple peripherals connected to the parallel port is provided. In a first embodiment, the method includes setting a data value to control the switch. In a second embodiment, the meth |
| 5381020 |
Hand-held optical scanner with onboard battery recharging assembly |
January 10, 1995 |
| A hand-held optical scanner comprising a hand-displaceable scanner housing; scanner electrical components mounted within the housing for performing scanner operating functions; a battery disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the electrical components; a generator disposed |
| 5306908 |
Manually operated hand-held optical scanner with tactile speed control assembly |
April 26, 1994 |
| A hand-held optical scanner comprising an optical sensor for generating a data signal representative of a scanned object; a housing for hand-displaceably supporting the optical sensor; a roller mounted on the housing for enabling rolling displacement of the housing over a scanned obj |
