Abstract: A personal authentication device includes an infrared ray emitter that emits infrared rays, an infrared camera that captures an infrared image, a status signal outputter that outputs a signal related to a status of the personal authentication device or the status of surroundings of the personal authentication device, and a controller. The controller determines whether or not there is a predetermined change in the status of the personal authentication device or the status of the surroundings of the personal authentication device based on a signal output from the status signal outputter, and when there is the predetermined change, the controller drives the infrared ray emitter and the infrared camera, and performs a three-dimensional face authentication process based on the infrared image captured by the infrared camera.

Abstract: An image display device includes M (M?2) ultra-short focus projectors and reflective directional screens that reflect projection light rays from the corresponding ultra-short focus projectors. The ultra-short focus projectors are arranged above or below the directional screens on which the ultra-short focus projectors are supposed to project images. Adjacent directional screens are tightly arranged. The adjacent directional screens are arranged to form an angle of less than 180 degrees.

Abstract: A system and method for altering the visual appearance of moving physical forms is disclosed. The moving physical forms may include solids, liquids, gasses and any combination thereof. The system and method may include video capturing devices for capturing video footage of the moving forms, a controller for altering the captured video footage of the moving forms, and video projecting devices for projecting the altered video footage back onto the moving forms.

Abstract: A device and method for color correction of two camera systems each having an imaging device and an illumination source. The camera systems are separately white balanced with the imaging device outside a scene. Their white balance gains and color correction matrices are saved. Based on the measurements, combined white balance gains and combined color correction matrices are computed and saved. Thereafter, with the imaging devices in a scene, performing white balancing by measuring the R, G, and B values of both imaging devices together, and then white balancing by measuring the R, G, and B values of each separate imaging device with the other camera system's light off. Comparisons are made of each camera's scene measurements against the combined scene measurements. If they are significantly different, the combined light set of white balance gain and color correction matrix is applied to digital signal processing paths of each camera system.

Abstract: A device includes a control unit and a projection surface. The projection surface has at least one first subsection, which is associated with at least one of the functional elements and which covers the at least one functional element toward the interior of the vehicle, so that the at least one functional element is not visible. The control unit and the projection device project an image, a graphic, or an animation according to an item of information associated with the at least one functional element on the at least one first subsection. The projection surface also has at least one second subsection, which surrounds the at least one first subsection. The control unit and the projection device project an image, a graphic, or an animation according to an illumination scenario and/or according to items of information to be displayed on the at least one second subsection.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling the selection of audio associated with one or more concurrently displayed video programs to be controlled. This system and method enable a user to select one or more concurrently displayed video programs and consequently control the routing and volume of the audio associated with one or all of the concurrently displayed video programs. The concurrently viewed videos can be presented in a picture-in-picture format.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a wearable apparatus is provided which may include a holographic film disposed on the wearable apparatus, an eye tracking device including an image sensor and an illuminator, and one or more processors. The processors may be configured to activate the illuminator to illuminate the holographic film and capture, with the image sensor, an image of at least a portion of the holographic film while the holographic film is illuminated. The processors may also be configured to determine a characteristic of the holographic film based on the image and determine, based on the characteristic, a location or an orientation of the image sensor relative to the holographic film. The processors may further be configured to change, based on the location or the orientation of the image sensor relative to the holographic film, at least one calibration parameter of the image sensor.

Abstract: A data conversion device includes a storage circuit and a frequency tuning circuit. The storage circuit is configured to store a pixel data in a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) signal according to a first clock, and output an image data according to a second clock. The frequency tuning circuit is configured to adjust the second clock according to a control signal and the second clock in the HDMI signal, and transmit the adjusted second clock to the storage circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic camera calibration without using a robotic actuator or similar hardware. An electronic display screen projects an image of a simulated three-dimensional calibration pattern, such as a checkerboard, oriented in a particular pose. The camera captures an image of the calibration pattern that is displayed on the screen, and this image together with the transform of the simulated three-dimensional calibration pattern are used to calibrate the camera. Multiple different pictures of different poses are employed to determine the optimal set of poses that produces the lowest reprojection error. To aid in selecting different poses, i.e., spatial positions and orientations of the simulated three-dimensional calibration pattern, poses may be selected from only that portion of the camera's field of view which is expected to be typically used in operation of the camera.

Abstract: A safety device tester that verifies the operation of a safety device by identifying the safety device, placing the safety device in a test mode, and recording the operation of the safety device, and then storing the recording data in the cloud.

Abstract: Techniques are described for expanding and/or improving the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 television protocol in robustly delivering the next generation broadcast television services. Test code is embedded in ATSC 3.0 content to determine whether a receiver can render the content. The results are reported back to the broadcaster, which can alter content or perform other modifications based on aggregated rendering statistics.

Abstract: A remote control including a first transmitter disposed along a first end of a remote control and a second transmitter disposed along a second end opposite the first end. Each transmitter is capable of transmitting a signal to an electronic component. The remote control further includes a sensor configured to detect a characteristic. The remote control also includes a processor that can determine an orientation of the remote control based upon the detected characteristic, and a can power on one of the first transmitter and the second transmitter based upon the determined orientation of the remote control.

Abstract: A traffic recording assembly includes a plurality of recording units that is each positionable on an emergency vehicle. Each of the recording units can be directed toward oncoming traffic when the emergency vehicle is positioned on the side of a roadway to respond to an emergency. Each of the recording units has video recording capabilities to identify vehicles that are not following traffic laws as they pass the emergency vehicle. Additionally, each of the recording units emits electromagnetic energy to detect the speed of the oncoming traffic. A base unit is positioned within the emergency vehicle to store the video and to store the speed of the oncoming traffic for subsequent prosecution.

Abstract: Techniques for virtual assistant situation commentary are provided. At least one image frame of a field of view (FOV) of a camera may be received, the at least one image frame intended to be sent to at least one participant of a talk group. A description associated with each element of a plurality of elements within the FOV of the camera may be generated. It may be determined that the at least one participant of the talk group is not currently visually engaged. Audio communication of a sender of the at least one image frame may be monitored to identify a reference to an element of the plurality of elements. The audio communication may be supplemented to include portions of the description of the element that were not included in the audio communication from the sender when it is determined that the at least one participant is not visually engaged.

Abstract: A processing device generates composite images from a sequence of images. The composite images may be used as frames of video. A foreground/background segmentation is performed at selected frames to extract a plurality of foreground object images depicting a foreground object at different locations as it moves across a scene. The foreground object images are stored to a foreground object list. The foreground object images in the foreground object list are overlaid onto subsequent video frames that follow the respective frames from which they were extracted, thereby generating a composite video.

Abstract: A projection apparatus executes a first processing and a second processing on image signal received from an external device, projects an image based on the image signal processed by an image processor, and switches an operation mode of the projection apparatus to a first mode, which is a low-latency mode for suppressing a delay in displaying an image, and a second mode, which is not the low-latency mode. The image processor maintains the first processing and stops the second processing in response that the operation mode of the projection apparatus is switched to the first mode from a state in which the operation mode is the second mode and the first processing and the second processing are executed.

Abstract: An excitation light intensity control system, including a lighting part, an imaging part and a control part. The lighting part includes a light source; the imaging part includes a light modulator and a color conversion element; the excitation light emitted from the light source is imported to the light modulator for modulation; the modulated excitation light excites the color conversion element to produce multicolor excited light; the lighting part further includes a light recycling system used for recoupling part of the excitation light emitted from the light modulator to be incident to the light modulator; the control part includes a controller used for receiving original image data and controlling the intensity of the excitation light emitted from the light modulator and/or the light source.

Abstract: Real-time latency of audio/video streams is identified. Signatures of a reference audio/video stream and signatures of a test audio/video stream are buffered. A needle is constructed as a vector including a set of signatures of the reference audio/video stream. Correlations of the needle to successive vectors of sets of signatures of the test audio/video stream are computed using a correlation function that calculates relatedness of the needle vector to each of the successive vectors of the test audio/video stream. A synchronization offset is identified between the test stream and the reference stream according to a maximum correlation point of the correlations of the needle to the successive sets of signatures of the test audio/video stream. The reference audio/video stream and the test audio/video stream are aligned according to the synchronization offset.

Abstract: A system and method for simultaneously displaying, in plural spatially distinct zones via a multi-view display, differentiated content is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a plurality of spatially distinct zones are defined, differentiated content is assigned to the zones, a location for at least some of plural landing spots of beamlets projected by multi-view pixels of the multi-view display is estimated, the spatially distinct zone in which each said landing spots resides is determined, and beamlets associated with said some landing spots are driven to cause an appropriate content portion to be viewable at said some landing spots, as a function of location in a particular spatially distinct zone.

Abstract: An information capturing device includes a setting storage unit, a positioning unit, an audiovisual recording unit and a control unit. The setting storage unit stores a fence setting of a hotspot. The positioning unit, coupled to the setting storage unit, detects a current position, determines whether the current position is within a first geographic boundary defined by the fence setting, and outputs an activation notification when the current position is within the first geographic boundary. The control unit, coupled to the positioning unit and the audiovisual recording unit, activates the audiovisual recording according to the activation notification to perform audiovisual recording so as to capture environmental data.