Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating external algorithms into a flexible framework for imaging visualization data without altering the external algorithm to fit the flexible framework.

Abstract: An information processing method and an apparatus thereof are provided, which are applicable to a head-mounted device with a display unit. The information processing method includes: determining a virtual vision area for a user in a case that the user wears the head-mounted device; searching an environment space for a first object which is located in the virtual vision area and satisfies a predetermined condition; determining a first display area of the display unit which matches the first object; and outputting first display content in the first display area, such that when the user watches the display unit, the user sees that the first display content is presented on the first object in the virtual vision area. Display effect of the head-mounted device is improved according to the embodiments of the disclosure.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display region and a driver driving each pixel of the display region in response to input image data. The driver calculates area characterization data indicating feature quantities of an image displayed in each of areas defined in the display region for each of the areas, based on the input image data and generates pixel-specific characterization data associated with each pixel by applying filtering to the area characterization data associated with the area in which each pixel is located and with areas adjacent to the area in which each pixel is located. The driver generates output image data associated with each pixel by performing a correction on the input image data associated with each pixel in response to the pixel-specific characterization data associated with each pixel and drives each pixel in response to the output image data associated with each pixel.

Abstract: A cloud network server system, a method, and a software program product for experiencing a three-dimensional (3D) model are provided. 3D model data associated with a 3D video game is uploaded to the cloud network server system. The system is used to design for example a computer game that renders non-spatial characteristics such as, smell, reflection and/or refraction of light, wind direction, sound reflection, etc., along with spatial and visibility information associated with 3D objects displayed in the 3D video game. Different versions of the 3D model are created based on memory, streaming bandwidth, and/or processing power requirements of different user terminal computers. Based on a virtual location of a user in the 3D model, parts of at least one version of the 3D model are rendered to the user.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting vertex positions. One or more viewport dimensions are received and a snap spacing is determined based on the one or more viewport dimensions. The vertex positions are adjusted to a grid according to the snap spacing. The precision of the vertex adjustment may increase as at least one dimension of the viewport decreases. The precision of the vertex adjustment may decrease as at least one dimension of the viewport increases.

Abstract: An animation analyzer is configured to receive an animation sequence and to identify a subsample of the frames that are to be rendered. A rendering engine is configured to render the subsample of the frames. The rendering engine is further configured to identify the frames that have not been rendered and to generate in-betweens for the frames that have not been rendered. The rendering engine is further configured to assemble the subsample of frames and the in-betweens into a video sequence depicting the animation sequence.

Abstract: Several embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed that create iso-perceptible image data from input image data. Such iso-perceptible image data may be created from Just-Noticeable-Difference (JND) modeling that leverages models from the Human Visual System (HVS). From a set of iso-perceptible image data set, an output image data may be selected, such that the chosen output image data has a less power and/or energy requirement to render than the input image data. Further, the output image data may have a substantially lower power and/or energy requirement than the set of iso-perceptible image data.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for discarding pixel samples. The method includes the steps of completing shading operations for a pixel set including one or more pixels to generate per-sample shaded attributes according to a shader program executed by a processing pipeline. Discard information for the pixel set is evaluated and one or more per-sample shaded attributes for at least one pixel in the pixel set are discarded based on the evaluated discard information.

Abstract: A process for generating enhanced resolution images of fibrous tissue within a portion of a body being sampled, including accessing source data representing a distribution of the tissue orientations for a plurality of discrete sample imaging elements defined within the portion based on a first imaging resolution; generating, based on the source data, streamline data representing a plurality of fiber tracks, each representing an estimated path of fibers in the tissue within the portion; generating an output matrix for a plurality of discrete output imaging elements within the portion based on a second imaging resolution that provides higher imaging resolution than the first imaging resolution; generating, for each output imaging element, image data including intensity data based on a number of fiber tracks at a location corresponding to the output imaging element; and generating display data for a device to display an enhanced image generated based on the image data.

Abstract: A system and method can mitigate or prevent contrast ratio issues due to bright light (e.g., light saturation) in a head up display (HUD). The head up display can include a waveguide combiner (or non-waveguide combiner) and a mitigator disposed to prevent or reduce bright light from being provided through the combiner. The bright light can be direct lunar light, direct solar light, or solar/lunar reflections. The mitigator dynamically selects and reduces bright background light which results in an increase of contrast ratio.

Abstract: Method and computer system for rendering damaged-enhanced images in an interactive computer simulation comprising an interactive computer generated environment. During the simulation, an input is received from a user of the simulation for triggering a virtual impact having an effective radius and coordinates of the virtual impact are determined on at least one 3D polygon mesh of the interactive computer generated environment. Thereafter, simplified calculation of at least one newly formed 3D polygon mesh from the virtual impact at the coordinates is performed by removing a portion of a sphere, computed from the effective radius, from the at least one 3D polygon mesh, thereby defining the newly formed 3D polygon mesh(es). At least one damaged-enhanced image is then rendered for display of the newly formed 3D polygon mesh(es) from a field of view of the user of the interactive computer simulation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic maps, and provides a position searching method and apparatus based on an electronic map. The method includes: receiving a keyword of a searching object; searching the electronic map with the keyword to obtain a current geographical position; acquiring panoramic images of a plurality of scenes that are located within a geographical area around the current geographical position and of a predetermined size; calculating coordinates of the searching object in one of the panoramic images according to position-related information of each scene; generating an image from an image area of the one of the panoramic images and outputting the image, wherein the image area is centered on the coordinates and of a predetermined size. The present invention can accurately position an image associated with the searching object, and has the advantages of low cost and less amount of data.

Abstract: A communication device comprising a microprocessor readable computer readable medium is provided that includes microprocessor executable instructions to alter displayed information based on screen orientation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for rendering three-dimensional images using a render setup graph are provided. A dependency graph is accessed. The dependency graph comprises a plurality of supplier nodes, a multiplexer node, and a plurality of graphlet nodes. The plurality of supplier nodes is accessed. The supplier nodes each have an output of a first type. These outputs are connected to the multiplexer node. A graphlet is accessed. The graphlet comprises the plurality of graphlet nodes. An output of the multiplexer node connects to the graphlet by connecting to an input of one node of the plurality of graphlet nodes. The multiplexer is configured to generate an instance of the graphlet for each supplier node connected to the multiplexer node. An image is rendered utilizing the accessed graphlet.

Abstract: A display device includes a light sensor, a controller, a data driver, and a scan driver. The controller is configured to correct an input image signal based on an electrical signal output by the light sensor and an input image signal, the controller includes: a first color coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate a color coordinate of reflected light; a second color coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate a color coordinate of dark room output light for at least two grayscale value sections; a combination unit configured to combine the reflected light color coordinate and the dark room output light color coordinate together; and a gamma value setting unit configured to set a gamma value based on a deviation between the combination light color coordinate output by the combination unit and a reference color coordinate.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, methods and systems for multimedia data processing are provided. In an embodiment, a method for processing multimedia data includes defining one or more pixel block regions in a first cache so as to cache a plurality of reference pixel blocks corresponding to reference data. A reference pixel block from among the plurality of reference pixel blocks is assigned to a pixel block region from among the one or more pixel block regions based on a predetermined criterion. The reference pixel block is associated with a tag based on the pixel block region so as to facilitate a search of the reference data in order to process a plurality of pixel blocks associated with a multimedia frame of the multimedia data.

Abstract: A projector includes a projection unit to project an image on a screen; an angle detector to detect shaking of the projection unit; and a trapezoidal distortion correction unit to conduct automatic trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen based on an inclination angle of the projection unit detected by the angle detector, and to enable manual trapezoidal distortion correction of the image displayed on the screen. When the manual trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted after the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction, the trapezoidal distortion correction unit determines whether an angle deviation of the inclination angle exceeds for a given threshold angle for a given time period. When the trapezoidal distortion correction unit determines that the angle deviation exceeds the given threshold angle, the automatic trapezoidal distortion correction is conducted again.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for recording and viewing images of objects with specular highlights. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method may include accessing a first plurality of images, each of the images in the first plurality of images including an object recorded from a first position, and a reflection of light on the object from a light source located at a different location than in each of the other images in the first plurality of images. The method may also include generating a first composite image of the object, the first composite image comprising a superposition of the first plurality of images, and wherein each of the images in the first plurality of images is configured to change in a degree of transparency within the first composite image and in accordance with a first input based on a degree of tilt.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit that obtains an image captured by an image capturing apparatus. An index detection unit detects index information from the image. A measurement value obtaining unit obtains a measurement value measured by a sensor. A determination unit determines a suitability of calibration data for the sensor, which includes the index information and the measurement value, based on the index information and the measurement value. A presentation unit presents the suitability.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a control surface stores the index bits in a tile using multi-sampling anti-aliasing. By determining whether all the samples in a tile point to plane 0, one can use only two bits in a control surface for the tile to indicate that all the samples on the tile point to plane 0. Otherwise more than two bits may be stored in the control surface to indicate planes pointed to by the samples of the tile.