Abstract: In general, techniques are described for separately coding depth and texture components of video data. A video coding device for processing the video data comprising one or more processors may perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to determine first sequence level information describing characteristics of the depth components, and determine second sequence level information describing characteristics of an operation point of the video data.

Abstract: A position of a moving object is reliably detected with high accuracy using only an image around a vehicle. A rear camera mounted on a vehicle obtains an original image around the vehicle, a movement region detector detects a moving object from the original image, and a difference calculator detects the moving object from a bird's-eye view image of the vehicle generated by a bird's-eye view image processor. A moving object position identifying part identifies a position of the moving object based on a distance from the vehicle to the moving object detected by the movement region detector or the difference calculator, a lateral direction position of the moving object, and an actual width of the moving object detected by the movement region detector when a detected object determination part determines that the moving objects detected by the movement region detector and the difference calculator are the same moving object.

Abstract: An examining device for examining inner walls of a hollow body comprises: a rod-shaped camera device designed to record an image transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis; adjustment means for moving the camera device into and out of the hollow body; a grazing light illumination device for illuminating the inner walls and having emission directions that are transverse with respect to receiving directions, from which the camera device receives light from the illuminated inner walls, wherein an angle between the emission and receiving directions is between 45° and 135°; diameter determination means for determining an inner diameter of a cavity of the hollow body and comprising a light source and optical measuring means. Furthermore, a corresponding method for examining inner walls is described.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for separately coding depth and texture components of video data. A video coding device configured to code video data may perform the techniques. The video coding device may comprise a decoded picture buffer and a processor configured to store a depth component in the decoded picture buffer, analyze a view dependency to determine whether the depth component is used for inter-view prediction and remove the depth component from the decoded picture buffer in response to determining that the depth component is not used for inter-view prediction for processing video data including a view component comprised of a depth component and a texture component.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for separately processing depth and texture components of video data. A device configured to process video data including a view component comprised of a depth component and a texture component may perform various aspects of the techniques. The device may comprise a processor configured to determine a supplemental enhancement information message that applies when processing the view component of the video data, and determine a nested supplemental enhancement information message that applies in addition to the supplemental enhancement information message when processing the depth component of the view component.

Abstract: The proposed technology comprises identifying a DRAP sample and its associated IRAP sample in a media container file (1) comprising a bitstream of encoded video content in the form of encoded pictures.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for constructing and playing a sensory effect media data file, which includes information on sensory effects. A method for constructing a sensory effect media data file according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: inserting first composition information, which represents a property of media data, into a composition information container field; inserting second composition information, which represents a property of sensory effect data, into the composition information container field; inserting a sample of the media data into a media data field, where the sample represents data associated with a timestamp; and inserting a sample of the sensory effect data into the media data field.

Abstract: In a method for detecting driver fatigue in a vehicle having a memory device in which a fatigue model is stored, a sensor which detects at least one activity of the driver, and a sensor which detects the ambient brightness, the activity information is analyzed in the fatigue model and the brightness information is used for weighting the model.

Abstract: Apparatus for generating a dynamic structured light pattern for optical tracking in three-dimensional space, comprises an array of lasers, such as a VCSEL laser array, to project light in a pattern into a three-dimensional space; and an optical element or elements arranged in cells. The cells are aligned with subsets of the laser array, and each cell individually applies a modulation, in particular an intensity modulation, to light from the laser or lasers of the subset, to provide a distinguishable and separately controllable part of the dynamic structured light pattern. A method of generating a structured light pattern is disclosed, in which light is provided from an array of lasers, and light is individually projected from subsets of the array of lasers to provide differentiated parts of the structured light pattern.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video including a plurality of views, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring a base merge motion candidate list by using motion information of neighboring blocks and a time correspondence block of a current block; configuring an extended merge motion information list by using motion information of a depth information map and a video view different from the current block; and determining whether neighboring block motion information contained in the base merge motion candidate list is derived through view synthesis prediction.

Abstract: A state monitoring device mounted in a vehicle includes: a light emitter to emit light to irradiate a predetermined area; an imaging unit to image an imaging area including the predetermined area; a state monitoring unit to monitor a state of the driver based on an image generated by the imaging unit; a state determination unit to determine whether the driver is ready to drive the vehicle or unready to drive the vehicle; and a light emission control unit to execute specific processing to lower a light emitting function of the light emitter when the state determination unit determines that the driver is unready to drive the vehicle, specific processing to lower a light emitting function of the light emitter and not to lower the light emitting function of the light emitter when the state determination unit determines that the driver is ready to drive the vehicle.

Abstract: Apparatus for generating a dynamic structured light pattern for optical tracking in three-dimensional space, comprises an array of lasers, such as a VCSEL laser array, to project light in a pattern into a three-dimensional space; and an optical element or elements arranged in cells. The cells are aligned with subsets of the laser array, and each cell individually applies a modulation, in particular an intensity modulation, to light from the laser or lasers of the subset, to provide a distinguishable and separately controllable part of the dynamic structured light pattern. A method of generating a structured light pattern is disclosed, in which light is provided from an array of lasers, and light is individually projected from subsets of the array of lasers to provide differentiated parts of the structured light pattern.

Abstract: An adaptive masking method for an element in a field of operations. According to this method, at least one cover allowing to cover the element is implemented, the cover carrying at least one image generator network connected to an image synthesizer coupled to a camera. According to this method, the camera is positioned so as to cover both a portion of a background of the element and the entire cover, the image synthesizer controlling the at least one image generator network so as to minimize the contrast and optionally the frequency deviation between the background and the cover. The device implementing such a method is described.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating a fresh tissue sample, prepared as to fluoresce under illumination, during a medical procedure. A structured light source is configured to project a spatially patterned light beam onto the fresh tissue sample. An imaging system is configured to produce an image from fluorescence emitted from the illuminated fresh tissue sample. A system control is configured to provide a human-comprehensible clinically useful output associated with the medical procedure.

Abstract: A microscope for high-resolution imaging of a sample in a depth direction and transversely thereto has an excitation beam path for illuminating a sample,—an imaging beam path with an objective and two detectors,—and a phase element. The phase element is situated in a pupil of the imaging beam path and has a different influence on two halves of the pupil cross section. The imaging beam path is split into two partial imaging beam paths downstream of the pupil as seen in the imaging direction, which partial imaging beam paths each lead to one of the two detectors. The two partial imaging beam paths have imaging lengths that differ by a specific wavelength difference such that the two detectors record images of the sample from two different focal planes, which are spaced apart by a distance in the depth direction.

Abstract: A synchronization controller for a multi-sensor camera device includes a detection circuit and a control circuit. The detection circuit detects asynchronization between image outputs generated from the multi-sensor camera device, wherein the image outputs correspond to different viewing angles. The control circuit controls an operation of the multi-sensor camera device in response to the asynchronization detected by the detection circuit. In addition, a synchronization method applied to a multi-sensor camera device includes following steps: detecting asynchronization between image outputs generated from the multi-sensor camera device, wherein the image outputs correspond to different viewing angles; and controlling an operation of the multi-sensor camera device in response to the detected asynchronization.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for view generation based on a video coding scheme. A bitstream is received that is encoded based on the video coding scheme. The bitstream includes video, quantized warp map offsets, and a message of a message type specified by the video coding scheme. Depth samples decoded from the first bitstream are interpreted as quantized warp map offsets, based on a first syntax element contained in the message. Warp maps are generated based on the quantized warp map offsets and a second syntax element contained in the message. Views are generated using image-domain warping and based on the video and the warp maps.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device of inspecting a sealant coating on a substrate. An image of a sample substrate is captured. The sample substrate is selected from a plurality of substrates. A non-coating area is identified from the image of the sample substrate. Abnormal points are identified in the non-coating area. Positions of the abnormal points are recorded. An image of a sealant-coated substrate having a sealant coating on one of the plurality of substrates is captured. Defect positions of the sealant coating are identified from the image of the sealant-coated substrate. Defects located in a non-coating area of the sealant-coated substrate at positions corresponding to the positions of the abnormal points identified based on the sample substrate are considered as normal.

Abstract: An image coding method includes: writing, into a coded bitstream, buffer description defining information for defining a buffer description; constructing a default reference list; reorder pictures included in the default reference list; writing, into the coded bitstream, reference list reordering information for indicating details of the reordering; and coding an image using the buffer description and a reference list resulting from the reordering, and in the reference list reordering information, among the pictures, a picture to be reordered is specified using an index which is used in other processing in the image coding method.

Abstract: Systems and methods for viewing stereoscopic video images are disclosed. The systems can include a first video camera configured to generate a first video feed of a subject, and a second video camera configured to generate a second video feed of the subject. The first video feed and the second video feed combined generate a near real-time stereoscopic video image. A tracking module can be associated with the first video camera and the second video camera, and can be configured to cause the first video camera and the second video camera to be directed to a desired convergent point relative to a selected tracking point to maintain stereopsis. The system may further include an array of video cameras, a gesture control module, an image adjustment module, a calibration module, or a 3-D modeling module, for example.