Abstract: A camera module includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of image frames having a spatial phase difference therebetween, an image generation unit configured to generate image data having a resolution higher than a resolution of each of the plurality of image frames using the plurality of image frames, and a depth information extraction unit configured to extract depth information about an object using the image data.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device, including a first electrode formed on a semiconductor layer, a photoelectric conversion layer formed on the first electrode, a second electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion layer, and a third electrode disposed between the first electrode and an adjacent first electrode, and electrically insulated. A voltage of the third electrode is controlled to a voltage corresponding to a detection result which can contribute to control of discharge of charges or assist for transfer of charges. The detection results corresponds to one of light or temperature and the voltage of third electrode is controlled according to an output of a frame image obtained before exposure.

Abstract: A device and a method are provided for controlling an image of a vehicle for an image of a vehicle camera that does not have a built-in image signal processor (ISP). A communication device receives information on an operation mode of the vehicle from a vehicle system and a camera device that does not have a built-in ISP obtains an image of a surrounding region of the vehicle, and transmits the image of the surrounding region to a first image controller. The first image controller having a first ISP for performing image processing shares the image of the surrounding region with a second image controller having a second ISP for performing image processing. The first image controller and the second image controller alternatively have a control right for the camera device depending on the operation mode of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device of correcting frame for an optical camera communication (OCC) are provided. The method includes the following steps. The optical signal is captured. The optical signal is input to a first machine learning (ML) model to obtain a missing timestamp. The optical signal and the missing timestamp are input to a second ML model to obtain a first complement frame corresponding to the missing timestamp. The first complement frame is outputted.

Abstract: A control device that controls imaging with fisheye cameras disposed on front and rear portions and right and left side portions of a vehicle, the control device comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a speed of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a conversion center position for converting a fisheye image of each of the fisheye cameras into a planar image based on the speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor that receives beams of reflected light from a subject incident via an imaging optical system whose wavelength that reaches a light-receiving surface is different in accordance with an angle of incidence of reflected light, and generates an image signal. The apparatus changes a state of the imaging optical system or the image sensor such that a second image signal is generated by beams for which the angle of incidence of the reflected light from the imaging optical system is different from the beams by which a first image signal is generated. The apparatus outputs a spectral image based on a plurality of the image signals generated by receiving the beams in different state of the imaging optical system or the image sensor.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus that communicates with an image processing apparatus, transmits a plurality of RAW images acquired by continuous shooting by an image capturing unit to the image processing apparatus, receives an image in which a predetermined RAW image is developed or an extracted result of the predetermined RAW image from the image processing apparatus which extracts the predetermined RAW image that satisfies a predetermined condition from the plurality of RAW images received from the image capture apparatus, and, when a predetermined representative image among the plurality of RAW images acquired by the image capturing unit and a predetermined RAW image extracted by the image processing apparatus are different, determines whether to replace the predetermined representative image with the predetermined RAW image.

Abstract: Automatically shifting between virtual lens parameters and optical lens parameters for an optical camera positioned within a physical scene, including: providing a spatial awareness of the physical scene including position and orientation of a display screen to the optical camera; creating a feedback loop between the optical camera and lens to enable the lens to communicate lens settings to a scene registration; determining when focus of the lens is beyond an optical focal limit from the lens settings; and enabling the lens, by the scene registration, to automatically shift from using the optical lens parameters to using the virtual lens parameters when the focus of the lens moves beyond the optical focal limit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus to which an attachable and detachable device attachable to and detachable from the imaging apparatus can be attached includes a control unit configured to cause the attachable and detachable device attached to the imaging apparatus to start an image analysis of a predetermined image, a determination unit configured to determine whether the image analysis of the predetermined image is completed, and a determining unit configured to, based on a result of the determination by the determination unit, determine a waiting time from when the imaging apparatus causes the attachable and detachable device to start an image analysis of a captured image captured by the imaging apparatus to when the imaging apparatus requests the attachable and detachable device to acquire a result of the image analysis.

Abstract: This application relates to a laptop computer. The laptop computer includes a base portion pivotally coupled to a lid portion is described. The laptop computer includes a display assembly carried by the lid portion, where the display assembly includes a light-transmissive cover, a display layer overlaid by the light-transmissive cover, a display stack electrically coupled to and overlaid by the display layer, and a light pattern recognition module adjacent to the display stack and overlaid by the display layer. The light pattern recognition module includes (i) a light pattern projector that projects a light pattern directly through the display layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a ranging device includes storage and a processor. The storage is configured to store a statistical model generated by learning a bokeh that occurs in a first image affected by aberration of an optical system of a capture unit. The processor is configured to acquire a second image captured by the capture unit, acquire focus position information when the second image was captured, acquire a bokeh value indicating a bokeh of a subject in the second image, which is output from the statistical model by inputting the acquired second image to the statistical model, and convert the acquired bokeh value into a distance to the subject based on the acquired focus position information.

Abstract: The need for miniaturizing camera modules is to be effectively satisfied. There are provided a pixel unit, an image processing unit that processes an image signal generated by the pixel unit, an encoding unit that encodes the image signal processed by the image processing unit, and an address assignment unit that assigns an address to a compressed signal encoded by the encoding unit. The pixel unit is provided on a first substrate. The image processing unit, the encoding unit, and the address assignment unit are provided on a second substrate to be stacked on the first substrate.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of performing highly-accurate focus detection at a high frame rate with minimal time lag is provided with a focus position detection unit configured to calculate a focus position by using an image via an image capturing optical system, an aberration information acquisition unit configured to acquire aberration information of the image capturing optical system, a color information acquisition unit configured to acquire color information of a subject in a focus detection region, a first correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a first correction value for correcting the focus position based on the aberration information, a second correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a second correction value for correcting the focus position based on the first correction value and the color information, and a correction unit configured to correct the focus position by using the second correction value.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, an information processing apparatus comprising a communication circuit and a control circuit is provided. The control circuit transmits reduced image data of captured image data, to a first external apparatus through the communication circuit; receives, from the first external apparatus, a result of evaluation processing applied to the reduced image data; on the basis of the result of the evaluation processing, determines whether to apply image processing to the captured image data corresponding to the reduced image data, by a second external apparatus; transmits the captured image data that is determined to be applied the image processing, to the second external apparatus through the communication circuit; and receives, from the second external apparatus, a result of the image processing applied to the captured image data.

Abstract: An image sensor including a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of color filters, a plurality of first lenses and a second lens is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of sensing pixels arranged in array, and each of the plurality of sensing pixels respectively includes a plurality of image sensing units and a plurality of phase detection units. The color filters at least cover the plurality of image sensing units. The first lenses are disposed on the plurality of color filters. Each of the plurality of first lenses respectively covers one of the plurality of image sensing units. The second lens is disposed on the plurality of color filters and the second lens covers the plurality of phase detection units.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus that captures a multispectral image having a good image quality. An imaging apparatus (1) includes an imaging optical system (10) that includes a pupil region which is split into a plurality of regions including a first pupil region and a second pupil region different from the first pupil region, and a polarization filter which polarizes light beams passing through the first pupil region and the second pupil region in directions different from each other, an imaging element (100) that includes a first pixel which receives the light beam passing through the first pupil region and a second pixel which receives the light beam passing through the second pupil region, and a signal processing unit (200) that processes signals output from the imaging element (100), and outputs at least first image data consisting of an output signal of the first pixel and second image data consisting of an output signal of the second pixel.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein include techniques for maintaining multiple cameras in focus on same objects and/or at same distances. In some examples, a subordinate camera may be configured to focus based on the focus of a primary camera. For instance, a focus relationship between the primary camera and the subordinate camera may be determined. The focus relationship may characterize the trajectory of the lens position of the subordinate camera with respect to the lens position of the primary camera. In various examples, the focus relationship may be updated.

Abstract: An imaging device and a focusing control method are provided. The imaging device includes: an imaging element, having pixels including phase-difference detecting pixels and imaging a subject through an imaging optical system including a focus lens; and a focusing controller, selectively performing focusing control using a phase difference AF method or focusing control using a contrast AF method in a mode in which focusing control for focusing on a main subject by driving the focus lens is continuously performed multiple times. The focusing controller performs the focusing control using the contrast AF method in a case where a state in which a degree of reliability of the focusing control using the phase difference AF method is equal to or less than a threshold value persists N times (N=2 or more), while the focusing control using the phase difference AF method is continuously performed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for selection of a preferred image from multiple captured images. An image corresponding to a photograph time t=0 may be retrieved from a circular buffer and stored as a preferred image. Alterative images captures before and after the t=0 image may be retrieves and stored in an alternative image location. The t=0 image and preferred images may be presented to a user in a user interface. The user may select a preferred image for the photograph from among the t=0 image and the alternative images.

Abstract: Color and exposure matching for systems, such as a videoconferencing endpoint, that have overlapping camera fields of view. The geometric relationships between the overlapping cameras are used to determine correction processing. For each camera, histograms are developed for the overlapping cameras. A dynamic threshold is determined for each histogram. Using the dynamic threshold, peak detection is performed on each histogram. Using the geometric relationships, expected histogram relationships are determined. The actual histogram relationships are compared to the expected relationships, with further processing based on the correctness of the comparison. In some of the cases of further processing, peaks of the histograms are compared to find matching and non-matching peaks. Various ratios of pixels in the various peaks are used to determine needed changes to respective cameras.