A vibration compensation method for an image capture device comprising calculating the absolute difference values or the squared difference values between each first block of pixels of a base field and a second block of pixels corresponding thereto as well as other neighboring blocks of pixels in a comparison region in a reference field and choosing the interlace process modules of allowing the first block of pixels to interlace with the second block of pixels to form a image block, allowing the first block of pixels to interlace with the other neighboring block of pixels to form an image block and allowing the first block of pixels to interlace with a duplicated first block of pixels to form an image block, to combine an image depending on whether the absolute difference value or the squared difference values is smaller than a preset value or not thereby compensating the vibration factors as an image capture device is capturing an image to obtain a clear image.

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image capture device, and more particularly to a vibration compensation method for an image capture device when it is being used for taking a photograph.
2. Description of Related Art
Any sensor such as charge coupled device (CCD), complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), infrared ray sensor, ultraviolet ray sensor or laser sensor is used in a digital camera, a digital video camera or any digital image capture device to obtain light speed, heat intensity, ultraviolet ray intensity or laser intensity. And then, an image process program is used to operate data obtained from the CCD, the CMOS or any one of the aforementioned sensors to obtain a photo or a video. Digital images are stored in a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) or other electronic memory.
A vibration of a digital image capture device is caused from a tremble or moving of a photographer's hand or a moving of a digital image capture device, and a picture capturing of the sensors mentioned above. A blurred photo or the blurred video will be yielded when the digital image capture device is object to a vibration such that a photographer will obtain the vague photo or film. A stable tripod may guarantee a definition of a photo or the video, but a vibration yielded on a digital image capture device provided with an image stabling function must be allowed to reduce, a clear photo or the clear video can then be photographed when no tripod is available.
There are various technologies of allowing a digital camera to take a photo of an image stably, for example, a digital image capture device and a method of anti-vibration disclosed in Taiwan Patent Publishing No. 200729938, a lens vibration reduction structure and a digital camera lens therewith disclosed in Taiwan Patent Publishing No. 200726205, a camera with an anti-shaking device disclosed in Taiwan Patent Publishing No. 200638153, an image-capture device with a position detector for vibration reduction disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,161,621, an image stabilization apparatus disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,162,531 and a vibration reduction zoom lens system disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,209,299.
An image stabilization technology is used on a camera and a lens. A mini-gyroscope is used in conventional image stabilizing camera device to cancel out a vibration to allow the camera to generate a clear photo; this is a mechanical method of reducing vibrations of a camera and lens. But, the cost of this method is very high. However, a volume of the gyroscope occupies a limited space of the camera, but a photo taken by such kind of camera sometimes is not clear enough to satisfy a user asking for a higher demand.

Vibration compensation method for image capture device


A method and apparatus for use in connection with home television receivers involving processing an electronic signal, including audio and video processors; the audio information, including digital representations thereof, is analyzed and modified to compare words and phrases represented in the audio information with words and phrases stored in electronic memory for elimination of undesirable words or phrases in audible or visible representations of the audio with options for replacing undesirable words with acceptable words. The options include varying degrees of selectivity in specifying words as undesirable and control over substitute words which are used to replace undesirable words. The options for control of the method and apparatus for language filtering are selectable from an on-screen menu through use of a conventional television remote transmitter. Full capability of the method and apparatus depends only on presence of closed caption or similar digitally-encoded language information being received with a television signal special instructions transmitted with a television signal may also be responded to for activating particular language libraries customizing a library for the program material, as well as unrelated viewer information and control functions.

Television communications over the years has become an everyday part of existence in the United States and abroad. These communications include a wide range of words and phrases. Some of the viewers of these communications would prefer that some specific words or phrases not be utilized. Viewers of these programs would like to view these programs but without having to be exposed to undesirable words or phrases. In order to meet this need, the viewing audience needs a means for automatically identifying specific words and/or related phrases and muting such words or phrases without affecting the video portion of the television or video signal.
TV program control includes different forms. One form discloses methods of identifying and subsequent blocking out of video signals. U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,518 by Hunter et al. discloses a method and apparatus for the recognition of electronic television broadcast programming and for a choice among available programs. It allows the user to lock out or block out all programs that have not been determined to be suitable to be viewed by all family members. These types of parental control devices work off principles of the time and codes. The devices block a television signal, both video and audio portions, during specific time frames and which have specific rating pursuant to an established rating code. This type of device does not allow the viewer to view the program.
Another program control relates to the splitting of the audio and video portions of the television broadcast signal. U.S. Pat. No. 5,408,273 for Okamura discloses a circuit which causes the closed captioned data contained within the video portion of the television signal to be displayed when the muting function of the audio portion of the signal has been activated (see also U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,716 for Foyler, et al.). This device focuses on displaying the closed captioned data when the audio portion of a signal is muted. This device is an aid when the viewer manually activates the muting function of a television set. It does not act as a monitor of the content of the video or audio portion of the television signal.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,075,550 to La Pierre filed subsequent to a parent of this application discloses a system which includes means for editing television audio in a manner different from that of the present disclosure.
The ability to choose what is appropriate for the family is becoming more and more important. Common previous systems involve either a method of blocking out an entire program and thus missing important unobjectionable information or manually muting a selected audio portion and possibly displaying the closed captioned text, such closed captioned data would still include, and thus display, specific undesired information on the screen. There is a need to mute certain words or phrases while at the same time not affecting the video portion of the signal displaying only a modified closed caption signal, all under specific control of a parental supervisor.

This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

Automated language filter for TV receiver


A steering knuckle casting hydraulic fixture includes a positioning mandrel, a pair of flat keys fixed on a bottom surface of a fixture body, a linear bearing and an elastic taper pin match a steering knuckle casting, an angle positioning seat, a straight pin, an angle positioning nail, an angle clamping nail, a nut, a spring, a spring seat and a linear cylinder are used to restrict the rotational freedom of the casting around the Z axis, hydraulic corner cylinders, pressure plates, and support nails are used to clamp the casting, and three guide blocks are used to guide the installation of the steering knuckle casting.

With the development of lightweight automobiles, aluminum castings with the advantages of light weight, attractive appearance, corrosion resistance and the like have been widely applied. As one of important parts of an automotive steering axle, the steering knuckle has to bear multiple impact loads of the automobile during driving to ensure stable driving and steering. The traditional steering knuckle machining often uses three-jaw chucks for manual positioning and clamping, which has the disadvantages of low precision, low efficiency, easy damage to the surface of the product, poor quality and the like and hardly achieves mass production.

Steering knuckle casting hydraulic fixture


This invention concerns a partially discontinuous inner sleeve for use in a rigid flange coupling. The partially discontinuous sleeve has an internal cylindrical passage for, in use, receiving an end of a shaft. The partially discontinuous sleeve further has at least two partial discontinuities along the length of the sleeve in the form of two discrete axial slits in the sleeve. These slits are displaced from each other to form a connecting formation between them. The invention further concerns an internal connection assembly including the partially discontinuous in the sleeve, and a rigid flange coupling including such internal connection assembly.

THIS invention relates to a rigid flange coupling, and in particular, to a partially discontinuous inner sleeve for use in such rigid flange coupling.
Rigid flange couplings are typically used to fasten or join the ends of two shafts axially in order to transmit power and torque between the two shafts.
One type of prior art rigid flange coupling comprises an outer flange defining a stepped cylindrical passage which holds an internal connection assembly to connect frictionally with the end of a shaft. The internal connection assembly comprises a discontinuous inner sleeve defining a cylindrical passage or bore to hold frictionally the end of a shaft, the discontinuous sleeve having a cut out or slit in its wall in order to assist with the alignment and fastening of the internal connection assembly onto the shaft. The outer surface of the inner sleeve defines a protruding rim with tapered surfaces extending from the protruding rim to the two ends of the inner sleeve. The internal connection assembly further comprises two annular rings with tapered inner surfaces to provide a self-locking mechanism when the two annular rings are secured on either side of the protruding rim.
One disadvantage that has been identified with the abovementioned prior art rigid flange coupling device is that, due to the cut out or slit in the wall of the inner sleeve, misalignment of the rigid flange coupling, in particular of the inner sleeve on the shaft, may occur, which may result in damage to the rigid flange coupling or alternatively, may cause an inability to secure the annular rings and sleeve to each other.
Also, it has been found that the interlocking tapered surfaces of the annular rings and inner sleeve may prevent the dismantling of the rigid flange coupling from a shaft.
South African Patent No. 2008/03992 addressed at least some of the above drawbacks by providing a partially discontinuous inner sleeve having a connecting formation that extend between an inner surface of the sleeve into a protruding ridge defined on an outer surface of the inner sleeve. A major drawback of this prior art is that during the removal of the unit the connecting formation, i.e., the remaining portion of the discontinuous split, often breaks, which makes the advantage provided by the prior art null and void as reuse of the unit is impossible.
It is an object of the present invention to address the above problems and to provide an alternative rigid flange coupling.

Rigid flange coupling and associated internal connection assembly