I will have another update on the latest patent applications from Japan in few hours. First, the latest patent applications filed in the US:
US patent application 20100238540 proposes a way of eliminating harmful UV light in the lens in order to protect your eyes (if your sun glasses have UV filter, why not your lens?):
“An optical element capable of cutting off the ultraviolet light is very valuable in various uses. For example, when the optical element capable of cutting off the ultraviolet light is used in binoculars and spectacles, it can prevent the harmful ultraviolet light from entering eyes. When the optical element capable of cutting off the ultraviolet light is located on the object side of a member with low ultraviolet light resistance (a lens, a CCD, or the like), it can prevent deterioration of the member with low ultraviolet light resistance. In an optical system of an ordinary camera, an ultraviolet cut filter is interposed in front of a CCD.”
“Incidentally, the present inventor has considered realizing fine movie reproduction by using the plural still image frames which are continuously photographed as his or her material. When such a function is realized, images stored as the still images can be disclosed as movies in electronic albums or websites on the Internet, which makes image appreciation even more enjoyable.
Moreover, when the plural still image frames are reproduced as a movie image by a image editing software or the like, it is possible to view a vast number of still images in a short period of time. Additionally, it is also possible to quickly find a desired still image from the vast number of the still images by this movie reproduction.
In such a movie reproduction, approximately 18 to 30 image frames per second are generally necessary in order to display smooth motion like in films or television programs.”
US patent application 20100259471 is for a new type of head mount display device with gyroscope sensor that will detect user’s head motion (Nikon already has a similar product – the Media Port UP300x video headset):
“There is known a head-mount display device that detects a user’s head motion and exercises control according to specific motions. For detecting a head motion, such a head-mount display device uses various kinds of sensors such as for example a gyro sensor (angular velocity sensor), an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like. Various techniques have been developed in order to improve operability of a head-mount display device based on such various kinds of sensors.”
