Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating setting of television program series recording priority ranking include functionality that monitors television series program viewing habits of a user for a plurality of different television program series. The system then changes television program series recording priority rankings to resolve recording conflicts based on the monitoring of the television series program viewing habits. In some embodiments, the system first sends a notification to the user of an option to upgrade a recording priority ranking. Additionally, the system may record television program episodes whose recordings were skipped due to them having a lower recording priority ranking. The system may record such skipped television program episodes during the next time slot in which a skipped episode is rebroadcast and does not conflict with a higher priority broadcast.

Abstract: A system includes a camera for capturing a first panorama view. The system determines a first bearing of a person within the first panorama view, and a first gaze direction of the person within the first panorama view. The system receives, from an external source, a second panorama view, a second bearing of the person within the second panorama view, and a second gaze direction of the person within the second panorama view. The system selects, by comparing the first gaze direction and the second gaze direction, a selected panorama view and a selected bearing of the person. The system forms a localized subscene video signal based on the selected panorama view along the selected bearing of the person. The system generates a stage view signal based on the localized subscene video signal, and composites a composited signal comprising the stage view signal.

Abstract: A Phacoemulsification surgical system provides a live video feed from a camera that is attached to a surgical microscope. The live video feed is shown as part of a graphical user interface (GUI) of phacoemulsification surgical console either in a picture in picture or a full-screen format. The video feed is either static or displayed on-demand as needed during a surgical procedure. The displaying of a live video feed directly on the phacoemulsification surgical console allows for surgical assistants to interact with the live video feed and phacoemulsification surgical system parameters and/or GUI controls without having to refocus on an external object between near and far distances.

Abstract: A video may include visual content having a progress length. A user may interact with a mobile device to set framings of the visual content at moments within the progress length. The framings of the visual content may be provided to a video editing application. The video editing application may utilize the framings set via the mobile device to provide preliminary framings of the visual content at the moments within the progress length.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a comparison unit configured to compare an image capturing condition for a collation target object with an image capturing condition for each of a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a selection unit configured to select an image capturing apparatus to be collated from among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses based on a result of the comparison by the comparison unit, and a collation unit configured to collate information about an object captured by the image capturing apparatus to be collated with information about the collation target object.

Abstract: A user equipment, media control unit, media resource function, or another device or function capable of receiving, manipulating, and transmitting data may be configured to: receive an omnidirectional video; determine a viewport of a user equipment; determining a delivery mode; determine a region of the omnidirectional video based, at least partially, on the determined viewport and the determined delivery mode; encode the determined region; packetizing the encoded region; and transmit the packetized region to the user equipment based, at least partially, on the determined delivery mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for selecting camera providing input images to synthesize virtual view images. According to the present disclosure, A method of selecting a camera providing as input image to synthesize a virtual view image, the method may comprise, for a camera providing an input image, determining whether or not the camera is comprised in a field of view (FoV) at a virtual view position and in response to the camera determined to be comprised in the field of view, selecting the camera to synthesize the virtual image, wherein the determining determines, by way of comparison, whether or not a direction from the virtual view position to a position of the camera is in the FoV at the virtual view position.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a recording method thereof. The electronic device may comprise: a touch screen; an image sensor for capturing an image; a processor operatively connected to the touch screen and the image sensor; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to designate at least a partial screen area of the touch screen as a motion detection area, determine whether a motion is detected in the motion detection area, and control the image sensor, in response to detecting the motion in the motion detection area, so as to perform super slow recording. Various other embodiments are also possible.

Abstract: In various examples, cloud computing systems may store frames of video streams and metadata generated from the frames in separate data stores, with each type of data being indexed using shared timestamps. Thus, the frames of a video stream may be stored and/or processed and corresponding metadata of the frames may be stored and/or generated across any number of devices of the cloud computing system (e.g., edge and/or core devices) while being linked by the timestamps. A client device may provide a request or query to dynamically annotate the video stream using a particular subset of the metadata. In processing the request or query, the timestamps may be used to retrieve video data representing frames of the video stream and metadata extracted from those frames across the data stores. The retrieved metadata and video data may be used to annotate the frames for display on the client device.

Abstract: A monitoring and surveillance system arranged for processing video data associated with a vehicle, wherein said system is arranged to operate in at least two operating modi, a first modus of said two modi being associated with a first latency requirement for said video data and a second modus of said two modi being associated with a second latency requirement, said system comprising a camera unit, arranged to be installed in said vehicle, wherein said camera unit is arranged for capturing video data; a streaming unit, arranged to be installed in said vehicle, and arranged for receiving said video data and for transmitting said video data over a telecommunication network to a video processing server; said video processing server arranged for selecting a modus of said at least two operating modi, and for communicating said selected modus, over said telecommunication network, to said camera unit such that said streaming unit can be tuned to said selected modus.

Abstract: An image capturing and illumination system comprises a headband, a camera head mounted on the headband and having a camera lens defining a focal point, and a fiber-optic lens assembly for transmitting light therefrom. The fiber-optic lens assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced-apart lenses flanked on opposite sides of the camera lens for directing beams of light toward the focal point.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a plurality of processing steps concerning a work in installation or operation of a system including a plurality of apparatuses, and progress statuses of the plurality of processing steps, and causes a display unit to display a screen including information representing the plurality of processing steps and the progress statuses of the plurality of processing steps.

Abstract: A method and device for communicating video for synchronization between a portable wearable camera and a wireless hub device are described. The portable wearable camera may capture first video data. Also, the portable wearable camera may transmit the first video data to the wireless hub device via a first wireless connection, and may capture second video data. When the first wireless connection between the wearable camera and the wireless hub device is unable to support full resolution video playback, the portable wearable camera may store the second video data. Further, the portable wearable camera may receive a request from the wireless hub device for the second video data via a second wireless connection, and may capture third video data. Further, the portable wearable camera may transmit, to the wireless hub device, the third video data via the first wireless connection and the second video data via the second wireless connection.

Abstract: A new architecture of a distributed video production system is suggested. The distributed video production system enables distributed execution of one or more workflows that are operated by one or more operators at the same time. The present disclosure suggests mechanisms for synchronizing workflows and data streams within the distributed video production system. A workflow orchestrator is aware of all workflows currently executed on the distributed video production system and selects the required processing resources. A run time orchestrator ensures that the blocks are available for processing by controlling the receiving broadcast functionality such that it requests the block only after it is available by taking into account a network delay.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for detecting and reporting recording status are disclosed. A recording device determines a recording status of the recording device. The recording device receives via wireless communication one or more beacons from one or more other recording devices, the one or more beacons include information regarding a recording status of the one or more other recording devices respectively. The recording device provides information regarding the recording status of the recording device and the one or more other recording devices via a user interface of the recording device.

Abstract: Techniques for video shooting are provided by the present disclosure, which comprising: detecting a user's selection on a video shooting mode control on a target interface and a triggering on a video shooting control on the target interface; obtaining a video segment corresponding to the selected video shooting mode; in response to a determination that the user's triggering operation on a next step control on the target interface is not detected, repeatedly detecting the selection on the video shooting mode control, the triggering on the video shooting control and a release operation on the video shooting control to obtain corresponding video segments until the user's triggering operation on the next step control on the target interface is detected; and displaying, on the video storage interface, a result of synthetizing video segments to obtain a target video.

Abstract: A system for object recognition are provided in the present disclosure. The system may obtain a first image of an object that is captured by a camera configured to capture one or more images for use in an object recognition process under a first scenario; obtain a second image of the object that is captured under a second scenario; assess a degree of similarity between the first image of the object and at least one sample image; and determine a calibration function to calibrate the degree of similarity between the first image of the object and the at least one sample image based at least on a correlation between the second image of the object and the at least one sample image, wherein the calibration function is to be applied in association with the one or more images captured by the camera in the object recognition process.

Abstract: A system for automatically acquiring focus of remote flying objects (RFOs) includes an interface and processor. The interface is configured to receive a radar data and a lens temperature data. The processor is configured to determine a focal setting for a lens system based at least in part on the radar data and the lens temperature data; and provide the focal setting for the lens system.

Abstract: Four dimensional (4D) energy-field package assembly for projecting energy fields according to a 4D coordinate function. The 4D energy-field package assembly includes an energy-source system having energy sources capable of providing energy to energy locations, and energy waveguides for directing energy from the energy locations from one side of the energy waveguide to another side of the energy waveguide along energy propagation paths.

Abstract: A camera produces image data representing an image of a surrounding view of a watercraft. A controller obtains the image data. The controller recognizes an image representing a specific mark in the image data. With reference to a control data set, the controller obtains watercraft operating information associated with the specific mark recognized in the image data. The control data set defines a relationship between the specific mark and the watercraft operating information.