1. A measurement apparatus for a communication device, comprising:
a body with a measuring unit and a penetrable slit, the body extending in a first direction;
a flange protruding from the body; and
a connector protruding in the first direction from the flange for outputting a measurement data.
2. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body is on a rear surface of a communication device and the connector is slidably coupled with a communication outlet on a first side of the communication device to hold the body against the communication device.
3. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connector is slidably coupled with a communication outlet of a communication device to hold the body against the communication device.
4. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a communication port for communicating with an external device.
5. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the measuring unit includes a glucometer for measuring a glucose level.
6. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the penetrable slit is provided at an end of the body and the flange is formed at an opposite end of the body.
7. A measurement apparatus for a communication device, comprising:
a body with a measuring unit and a penetrable slit;
a flange protruding from the body;
a connector protruding from the flange for outputting a measurement data; and
a retainer removably attached to the body.
8. The measurement apparatus of claim 7, wherein an opening is provided through the retainer in a matching correspondence with the slit on the body so that the retainer and the slit are jointly penetrable.
9. The measurement apparatus of claim 8, wherein the connector is slidably coupled with a communication outlet on a first side of a communication device.
10. The measurement apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an elastic material on an inside surface of the retainer.
11. The measurement apparatus of claim 10, wherein the elastic material is pressed against a second side of the communication device in a deformed state.
12. The measurement apparatus of claim 8, including a measuring strip inserted into the penetrable slit through the opening.
13. The measurement apparatus of claim 7, wherein the measuring unit includes a glucometer for measuring a glucose level.
14. The measurement apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a communication port for communicating with an external device.
15. The measurement apparatus of claim 7, wherein the retainer includes a retainer extension with an upper portion curved toward the flange.
16. The measurement apparatus of claim 15, wherein the retainer extension covers a portion of a top surface of a communication device.
17. The measurement apparatus of claim 7, wherein the flange includes a flange extension with an upper portion curved toward the retainer.
18. The measurement apparatus of claim 17, wherein the flange extension covers a portion of the top surface of the communication device.
19. The measurement apparatus of claim 18, further including a serial communication slot on a surface of the flange for connecting an external device to the body.
20. A measurement apparatus for a communication device, comprising:
a body with a measuring unit and a penetrable slit at a first end thereof;
a first flange protruding from the first end of the body;
a second flange attached to an hinge at a second end of the body; and
a connector protruding from the second flange for outputting a measurement data.
21. The measurement apparatus of claim 20, wherein the body is on a rear surface of a communication device and the connector is slidably coupled with a communication outlet on a first side of the communication device.
22. The measurement apparatus of claim 20, including a measuring strip inserted into the penetrable slit.
23. The measurement apparatus of claim 20, wherein the measuring unit includes a glucometer for measuring a glucose level.
24. The measurement apparatus of claim 20, wherein the hinge includes a spring for forcing the first flange toward the second the flange.
25. The measurement apparatus of claim 20, wherein signal lines for electrically connecting the measuring unit to the connector pass through the hinge.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a solid-state image sensing device having an imaging area divided into at least two sub-imaging areas in a horizontal direction in the imaging area, a first optical-black area and a second optical-black area being provided at both edges of the imaging area in the horizontal direction;
an extractor to extract first video signals from a plurality of monitoring areas provided in the sub-imaging areas in the vicinity of the border between the sub-imaging areas; and
an optical-black clamp processor to apply optical-black clamp processing to second video signals output from the sub-imaging areas by subtracting a first optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the first optical-black area from the second video signal output from one of the sub-imaging areas and subtracting a second optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the second optical-black area from the second video signal output from the other of the sub-imaging areas, the optical-black clamp processor including:
a detector to detect a level difference between the extracted first video signals;
a calculator to calculate an adjusting value per row of pixels, that provides the smallest level difference per row of pixels in a vertical direction in the imaging area based on the detected level difference;
a plurality of optical-black clampers each subtracting the first optical-black signal from the second video signal output from one of the sub-imaging areas and subtracting the second optical-black signal from the second video signal output from the other of the sub-imaging areas, thus outputting an optical-black-clamped video signal; and
an adjuster to perform adjustments to video-signal levels by multiplying the optical-black-clamped video signal by the adjusting value.
2. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a solid-state image sensing device having an imaging area divided into at least a first sub-imaging area and a second sub-imaging area in a horizontal direction in the imaging area, a first optical-black area and a second optical-black area being provided at both edges of the imaging area in the horizontal direction; and
an optical-black clamp processor to apply optical-black clamp processing to first video signals output from the sub-imaging areas by subtracting a first optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the first optical-black area from the first video signal output from one of the sub-imaging areas and subtracting a second optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the second optical-black area from the first video signal output from the other of the sub-imaging areas, the optical-black clamp processor including:
a first optical-black adjusting-level calculator to calculate a first optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels in a vertical direction in the first optical-black area;
a second optical-black adjusting-level calculator to calculate a second optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels in the second optical-black area;
a first adjuster to subtract the first optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels from a second video signal per row of pixels in the first sub-imaging area close to the first optical-black area; and
a second adjuster to subtract the second optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels from a third video signal per row of pixels in the second sub-imaging area close to the second optical-black area.
3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
the first optical-black adjusting-level calculator calculates an average optical-black level in each of a plurality of first blocks each including a plurality of pixels in the vertical and the horizontal directions in the first optical-black area, and calculates first optical-black adjusting levels on the rows of pixels based on a plurality of average optical-black levels in the first blocks; and
the second optical-black adjusting-level calculator calculates an average optical-black level in each of a plurality of second blocks each including a plurality of pixels in the vertical and the horizontal directions in the first optical-black area, and calculates second optical-black adjusting levels on the rows of pixels based on a plurality of average optical-black levels in the second blocks.
4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising a controller to shift locations of the first and the second blocks within the first and the second optical-black areas, respectively.
5. A method of optical-black clamping for an imaging apparatus having a solid-state image sensing device having an imaging area divided into at least two sub-imaging areas in a horizontal direction in the imaging area, a first optical-black area and a second optical-black area being provided at both edges of the imaging area in the horizontal direction, the method comprising the steps of:
extracting first video signals from a plurality of monitoring areas provided in the sub-imaging areas in the vicinity of the border between the sub-imaging areas; and
applying optical-black clamp processing to second video signals output from the sub-imaging areas by subtracting a first optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the first optical-black area from the second video signal output from one of the sub-imaging areas and subtracting a second optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the second optical-black area from the second video signal output from the other of the sub-imaging areas, the applying step including:
detecting a level difference between the extracted first video signals;
calculating an adjusting value per row of pixels, that provides the smallest level difference per row of pixels in a vertical direction in the imaging area based on the detected level difference;
subtracting the first optical-black signal from the second video signal output from one of the sum-imaging areas and subtracting the second optical-black signal from the second video signal output from the other of the sum-imaging areas, thus outputting an optical-black-clamped video signal; and
performing adjustments to video-signal levels by multiplying the optical-black-clamped video signal by the adjusting value.
6. A method of optical-black clamping for an imaging apparatus having a solid-state image sensing device having an imaging area divided into at least a first sub-imaging area and a second sub-imaging area in a horizontal direction in the imaging area, a first optical-black area and a second optical-black area being provided at both edges of the imaging area in the horizontal direction, the method comprising the steps of:
applying optical-black clamp processing to first video signals output from the sub-imaging areas by subtracting a first optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the first optical-black area from the first video signal output from one of the sub-imaging areas and subtracting a second optical-black signal indicating an optical black level in the second optical-black area from the first video signal output from the other of the sub-imaging areas, the applying step including:
calculating a first optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels in a vertical direction in the first optical-black area;
calculating a second optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels in the second optical-black area;
subtracting the first optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels from a second video signal per row of pixels in the first sub-imaging area close to the first optical-black area; and
subtracting the second optical-black adjusting level per row of pixels from a third video signal per row of pixels in the second sub-imaging area close to the second optical-black area.
7. The method of optical-black clamping according to claim 6, wherein:
the first optical-black adjusting-level calculating step includes the steps of calculating an average optical-black level in each of a plurality of first blocks each including a plurality of pixels in the vertical and the horizontal directions in the first optical-black area, and calculating first optical-black adjusting levels on the rows of pixels based on a plurality of average optical-black levels in the first blocks; and
the second optical-black adjusting-level calculating step includes the steps of calculating an average optical-black level in each of a plurality of second blocks each including a plurality of pixels in the vertical and the horizontal directions in the first optical-black area, and calculating second optical-black adjusting levels on the rows of pixels based on a plurality of average optical-black levels in the second blocks.
8. The method of optical-black clamping according to claim 6 further comprising the step of shifting locations of the first and the second blocks within the first and the second optical-black areas, respectively.