Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program for obtaining a high-quality panoramic image when a 360-degree panoramic image is generated. A projected image generation unit generates projected images by mapping, on a cylindrical surface, captured images taken by a camera being rotated 360 degrees. A cumulative difference value calculation unit calculates a cumulative difference value in each position between the adjacent projected images. Based on the projected images and the cumulative difference values, a diagraph generation unit generates a diagraph reflecting the cumulative difference values in the energies of edges. Based on the diagraph, the path search unit searches for such projected image joining positions as to minimize defects when a panoramic image is generated by joining the respective projected images. A panoramic image generation unit joins the projected images based on a result of the search, and generates a panoramic image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of obtaining, even if a process such as a graph cut method is performed in units of small regions, a result similar to that obtained in the process performed in units of pixels. A pre-segmentation executing unit 13 classifies pixels in an image on the basis of correlation among the pixels, thereby dividing the image into a set of small regions. A small region adjacent energy calculating unit 14 calculates a small region adjacent energy on the basis of a difference in pixel value of a pixel set at the vicinity of a boundary of a pair of small regions adjacent to each other in the set of small regions. A small region likelihood energy calculating unit 15 selects object regions and background regions for the respective small regions on the basis of a trimap image, constructs a probability model function, and calculates object likelihoods and background likelihoods for the respective small regions.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a plurality of data processing functional blocks each used for carrying out individual data processing; a flow control section configured to execute control of data flows among the data processing functional blocks; and a control section configured to carry out a setting process to set the data processing functional blocks and the flow control section. The control section acquires configuration information in accordance with a task list for data processing to be carried out; carries out the setting process to set the data processing functional blocks and the flow control section on the basis of the acquired configuration information; and constructs a data processing configuration adapted to various kinds of data processing to be carried out.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a feature vector extraction unit that extracts feature vectors of sample pixels, for each local region including the sample pixels, in an input image; a weight calculation unit that calculates weights for the local regions on the basis of the positional relationship with the local regions, for divided regions that divide the input image; a feature distribution model calculation unit that calculates an average with weights as a feature distribution model in a local region obtained by adding the weights calculated from the local regions to the feature vectors of the local regions, for each of the divided regions; and a pixel likelihood calculation unit that calculates pixel likelihood for each pixel in the input image on the basis of the feature distribution model.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit obtaining an image including a closed curve input which encloses an object in an input image, a generation unit generating a distance image having pixel values of individual pixels corresponding to distances from the input closed curve in accordance with a shape of the curve, a calculation unit calculating an input-image energy of the input image including a distance energy changed based on the distances of the pixels or a likelihood energy changed based on likelihoods of the pixels based on color distribution models of an object region and a non-object region in the distance image and a color energy changed in accordance with color differences between adjacent pixels in the distance image, and a generation unit generating a mask image by minimizing the input-image energy and assigning an attribute representing the object region or an attribute representing the non-object region.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that combines a first photographed image including a first foreground object and a background with a second photographed image including a second foreground object and the background, and generates an output image including the first foreground object, the second foreground object, and the background, the image processing apparatus including a seam candidate region determining unit that determines a seam candidate region obtained by removing regions of the first foreground object and the second foreground object from the first photographed image or the second photographed image, a seam determining unit that determines a seam which passes through a top edge and a bottom edge of the seam candidate region and divides the seam candidate region, and a combining unit that combines the first photographed image and the second photographed image at the seam to generate the output image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a circumstance vector generation unit configured to acquire information indicating circumstances, to digitize the information, and to generate a circumstance vector, a conversion parameter calculation unit configured to weighted-add several conversion parameters specified by the circumstance vector among a plurality of previously prepared conversion parameters for image conversion, and a converted image generation unit configured to perform image conversion using the conversion parameters obtained by the weighted-adding with respect to an original image to be processed so as to generate a converted image.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device and method, and program, whereby a high-quality loop moving image can be obtained more easily. Upon continuous shot images of multiple frames serving as material of a loop moving image being input, the continuous shot images are divided into multiple segments including motion segments including a moving subject and a still segment including a subject with no motion. An image of the motion segment region of the continuous shot images is formed into a loop moving image, and a segment loop moving image is generated. Also, an image of a still segment region of the continuous shot images is clipped out, and a segment image which is a still image is generated. Further, these segment loop moving image and segment image are integrated, to form one loop moving image. The present invention can be applied to an image processing device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method capable of selecting and providing content while reducing the load on a user are provided. A controlled device is determined based on content identification information. Control information corresponding to the determined controlled device is generated and output to, for example, a remote controller, and device control is performed based on a control signal from the remote controller. The user can output and view content without performing processing necessary to output the content, such as processing on a control device, a channel operation to the control device, and searching for the content storage location. Further, content cards recording content information are displayed as a card group and content information of a card at a position of a cursor is displayed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a defined binary image generating unit configured to generate a defined binary image associated with a level image, which is associated with an input image, the level image having pixel values of pixels represented using a first value, by regarding a pixel as a defined or undefined region pixel and setting the pixel to have a predetermined second or third value; and an estimated foreground color image generation unit configured to generate an estimated foreground color image associated with the input image, by setting the pixel values of the pixels regarded as the undefined region pixels in the defined binary image to pixel values of pixels in the input image corresponding to pixels for which distances each obtained from an integrated value of the amounts of change in continuity information are shortest from among the pixels that are regarded as the defined region pixels.

Abstract: A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the main injector includes: a first inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in an axial direction is taken; a second inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in a radial direction is taken and which causes the air therein to meet the air from the first inflow channel; and a main fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel only to the second inflow channel.

Abstract: A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the pilot injector includes: a center nozzle configured to eject air jet flowing straight in an axial direction on a central axis of the pilot injector; an inside swirler provided on a radially outer side of the center nozzle and configured to cause inflow air to swirl around the central axis; and a pilot fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel from between the center nozzle and the inside swirler to air flow in the center nozzle.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an input terminal that receives a plurality of image units that are temporally or spatially continuous; an image processing unit that performs image processing on the plurality of image units by iteratively performing the image processing on subsets of the plurality of image units; and a display image generating unit that controls a display to display the plurality of image units when the image processing unit begins performing the image processing; display, at a time of a completion of intermediate processing of a subset of the plurality of image units by the image processing unit, an intermediate processed image including the processed subset of the plurality of image data units; and display, after completion of the processing of the plurality of image units by the image processing unit, a complete processed image including the processed plurality of image data units.

Abstract: A drawing processing apparatus for performing tessellation processing, comprising a pixel shader and a texture unit. An internal division operation part of the pixel shader issues texture load instructions to the texture unit, specifying parametric coordinate values of a patch of a parametric surface, and thereby acquires internal division factors interpolated based on the parametric coordinate values from the texture unit. The internal division operation part issues texture load instructions to the texture unit further, specifying the internal division factors acquired from the texture unit as new interpolation factors, and thereby acquires control points internally divided based on the internal division factors in advance from the texture unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus generates a 3-value image from a 2-value image, wherein the first and second values from the 2-value image indicate foreground and background regions of an input image, and the third value indicates an unknown region of predetermined width at the boundary therebetween. A ratio image is generated from the input image and the 3-value image, having a fourth value indicating the ratio of the first value. The 3-value image is updated by defining a predetermined range near a pixel in the 3-value image corresponding to a pixel in the ratio image whose fourth value is greater than a minimum value and less than a maximum value, and then sets all pixels within the defined range to the third value. If the updated 3-value image is determined to be identical or nearly identical to the pre-update 3-value image, then the updated 3-value image is output.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of obtaining, even if a process such as a graph cut method is performed in units of small regions, a result similar to that obtained in the process performed in units of pixels. A pre-segmentation executing unit 13 classifies pixels in an image on the basis of correlation among the pixels, thereby dividing the image into a set of small regions. A small region adjacent energy calculating unit 14 calculates a small region adjacent energy on the basis of a difference in pixel value of a pixel set at the vicinity of a boundary of a pair of small regions adjacent to each other in the set of small regions. A small region likelihood energy calculating unit 15 selects object regions and background regions for the respective small regions on the basis of a trimap image, constructs a probability model function, and calculates object likelihoods and background likelihoods for the respective small regions.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a feature vector extraction unit that extracts feature vectors of sample pixels, for each local region including the sample pixels, in an input image; a weight calculation unit that calculates weights for the local regions on the basis of the positional relationship with the local regions, for divided regions that divide the input image; a feature distribution model calculation unit that calculates an average with weights as a feature distribution model in a local region obtained by adding the weights calculated from the local regions to the feature vectors of the local regions, for each of the divided regions; and a pixel likelihood calculation unit that calculates pixel likelihood for each pixel in the input image on the basis of the feature distribution model.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit obtaining an image including a closed curve input which encloses an object in an input image, a generation unit generating a distance image having pixel values of individual pixels corresponding to distances from the input closed curve in accordance with a shape of the curve, a calculation unit calculating an input-image energy of the input image including a distance energy changed based on the distances of the pixels or a likelihood energy changed based on likelihoods of the pixels based on color distribution models of an object region and a non-object region in the distance image and a color energy changed in accordance with color differences between adjacent pixels in the distance image, and a generation unit generating a mask image by minimizing the input-image energy and assigning an attribute representing the object region or an attribute representing the non-object region.

Abstract: An apparatus and method capable of selecting and providing content while reducing the load on a user are provided. A controlled device is determined based on content identification information. Control information corresponding to the determined controlled device is generated and output to, for example, a remote controller, and device control is performed based on a control signal from the remote controller. The user can output and view content without performing processing necessary to output the content, such as processing on a control device, a channel operation to the control device, and searching for the content storage location. Further, content cards recording content information are displayed as a card group and content information of a card at a position of a cursor is displayed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a circumstance vector generation unit configured to acquire information indicating circumstances, to digitize the information, and to generate a circumstance vector, a conversion parameter calculation unit configured to weighted-add several conversion parameters specified by the circumstance vector among a plurality of previously prepared conversion parameters for image conversion, and a converted image generation unit configured to perform image conversion using the conversion parameters obtained by the weighted-adding with respect to an original image to be processed so as to generate a converted image.