Abstract: This application relates to an image display device and method. In one aspect, the image display device includes a communication interface, a user interface, a memory and a processor. The processor may receive, from a first terminal through the communication interface, a stream including a plurality of images captured by the first terminal. The processor may also determine whether the received stream includes a first image in which no face is detected among the plurality of images. The processor may further, in response to determining that the received stream includes the first image, perform image processing on the first image to generate a second image. The processor may further display, through the user interface, the plurality of images by replacing the first image with the second image.

Abstract: Provided are a mediating apparatus and a mediating method, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof. The mediating method includes: receiving a plurality of images from a first user; generating at least one new image by referring to the plurality of received images; extracting a feature of a face included in the at least one generated new image; searching for a second user corresponding to the feature that has been extracted; and providing the first user with information about the second user.

Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal, an operating method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium. The operating method includes establishing a video call session between a first terminal and a second terminal, receiving, by the second terminal, data obtained by the first terminal, sequentially storing, by the second terminal, the data received from the first terminal in a buffer size, performing, by the second terminal, a validity check on the data stored in the buffer, and processing, by the second terminal, the data in response to a result of the validity check.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal. The terminal may include an input and output interface configured to receive a first video capturing a first user, a communication interface configured to transmit the first video or a first sound of the first user to a terminal of a counterpart and receive a second video or second sound, which is obtained by the terminal of the counterpart, through a video call session, a display configured to display the first video and the second video, and a processor configured to detect a specific event during the video call session, determine whether an inappropriate element is included in the first video or the first sound when the specific event is detected, and stop transmitting the first video or the first sound according to a result of the determination.

Abstract: Provided is an operation method of a server for relaying a call. The server relays a preliminary call between a first terminal and a second terminal for a preset time, based on matching of a first user of the first terminal and a second user of the second terminal, and after the preset time has elapsed, receives, from the first terminal and the second terminal, a response as to whether to continue the preliminary call. The server may determine whether to proceed with a main call based on the received response.

Abstract: Provided is an operation method for a terminal performing a call. A first terminal may receive a first like signal transmitted from a second terminal to a server, and may transmit, to the server, a second like signal regarding a second user of the second terminal. At this time, the first terminal may receive a signal for establishing a call connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, and may perform a call with the second terminal based on the signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method of visually displaying a countdown time on a graphical user interface. A countdown time is set, the width and opacity of an area that changes as the set time is sequentially counted down are determined, and the area that changes based on the determined width and opacity is output on the graphical user interface.

Abstract: Provided are a mediation method and a computer-readable recording medium. A mediation method according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes establishing one video call session between a plurality of terminals, receiving videos obtained from each of the plurality of terminals, analyzing characteristics of the video call session, and in response to the analysis result, determining respective qualities of videos to be transmitted to each of the plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals includes one host terminal and at least one guest terminal.

Abstract: A server may include a communication interface for receiving a plurality of profile information from a plurality of terminals; and a processor configured to divide users of the plurality of terminals into a plurality of groups based on a first criterion, to divide users of a first gender included in each group into a plurality of subgroups based on a second criterion different from the first criterion, to divide users of a second gender different from the first gender, included in each group into a plurality of matching groups to correspond to each of the plurality of subgroups, and to provide profile information of users included in each of the plurality of matching groups corresponding to each of the plurality of subgroups among the plurality of profile information to users included in each of the plurality of subgroups.

Abstract: A method of providing a video stream based on machine learning in an electronic device according to various example embodiments may include receiving a source video stream which is streamed from a first device to at least one other device, confirming whether an event is detected on the source video stream using a learning model trained through machine learning on the basis of at least one frame of the source video stream, and determining whether to restrict streaming of the source video stream from the first device on the basis of the event detection. In addition to the method, other example embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A method of performing a convolutional operation in a convolutional neural network includes: obtaining input activation data quantized with a first bit from an input image; obtaining weight data quantized with a second bit representing a value of a parameter learned through the convolutional neural network; binarizing each of the input activation data and the weight data to obtain a binarization input activation vector and a binarization weight vector; performing an inner operation of the input activation data and weight data based on a binary operation with respect to the binarization input activation vector and the binarization weight vector and distance vectors having the same length as each of the first bit and the second bit, respectively; and storing a result obtained by the inner operation as output activation data.

Abstract: Provided is a method of transforming a landmark including: receiving an input image including a facial image of a first person and a landmark corresponding to the facial image; estimating a transformation matrix corresponding to the landmark; and calculating an expression landmark and an identity landmark corresponding to the input image by using the transformation matrix.

Abstract: A method of generating a reenacted image includes: extracting a landmark from each of a driver image and a target image; generating a driver feature map based on pose information and expression information of a first face shown in the driver image; generating a target feature map and a pose-normalized target feature map based on style information of a second face shown in the target image; generating a mixed feature map by using the driver feature map and the target feature map; and generating the reenacted image by using the mixed feature map and the pose-normalized target feature map.

Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal. The terminal may include an input and output interface configured to receive a first video capturing a first user, a communication interface configured to transmit the first video or a first sound of the first user to a terminal of a counterpart and receive a second video or second sound, which is obtained by the terminal of the counterpart, through a video call session, a display configured to display the first video and the second video, and a processor configured to detect a specific event during the video call session, determine whether an inappropriate element is included in the first video or the first sound when the specific event is detected, and stop transmitting the first video or the first sound according to a result of the determination.

Abstract: A method of a video call between a first user and a second user is disclosed. The method includes initiating the video call between a first terminal associated with the first user and a second terminal associated with the second user, and determining languages of the first user and the second user who participate in the video call. The method further includes, in case the first user's language is a first language and the second user's language is a second language different from the first language, displaying a transliteration of a greeting of the second language in the first language.

Abstract: A method of training a neural network model for predicting a click-through rate (CTR) of a user in an electronic device includes normalizing an embedding vector on the basis of a feature-wise linear transformation parameter, and inputting the normalized embedding vector into a neural network layer, wherein the feature-wise linear transformation parameter is defined such that the same value is applied to all elements of the embedding vector.

Abstract: A method of classifying data includes: training a classification model for classifying input data into at least one class, such that a first output value is generated according to a second equation in which a component corresponding to a label distribution of source data is disentangled in a first equation corresponding to the classification model; generating a second output value by applying, to the first output value, information indicating a label distribution of target data; and classifying the target data into the at least one class by using the second output value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speech synthesis method including acquiring second speech data and a target text, acquiring first information includes embedding information corresponding to the second speech data, acquiring second information including embedding information of the second speech data, the embedding information in relation with components generated based on a sequence of the target text, and acquiring audio data corresponding to the target text and reflecting characteristics of speech of a speaker based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: One or more embodiment relates to a video communication device, video communication method, and a video communication mediating method, which are capable of preventing a user in a video communication from being exposed to an inappropriate image or sound from the other party. One or more embodiment may provide a video communication method comprising establishing a first video communication session with a first terminal, consecutively receiving images or sounds from the first terminal through the first video communication session, examining at least a portion of images or sounds received in a period of recent specific time among the received images or sounds, and blocking an output of at least a portion of the received images or sounds or reporting a user of the first terminal as an abusive user to a first server according to the result of the examining.