Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for identifying highlights of a content item, and identifying times, within the content item, to indicate as a beginning of a chapter within the content item. A second content item that corresponds to a portion of the first content item may be identified. The portion of the first content item may be determined to be a highlight of the first content item. Shot boundaries of the content item may be determined, and chapter information corresponding to a different version of the content item may be mapped to the content item.

Abstract: A cache associated with a voice recognition engine may be configured to receive an audio file corresponding to a voice query. The voice query may be received by the voice recognition engine from a user device in response to receipt of the voice query by the user device at the user device. The cache may be configured to determine an audio fingerprint based on the audio file and to determine whether the audio fingerprint corresponds to one of a plurality of audio transcriptions stored in the cache. The audio transcriptions may correspond to popular voice queries received at the voice recognition engine and processed by a server capable of performing automated speech recognition. In response to determining that the audio fingerprint corresponds to a given one of the stored audio transcriptions, the audio file may be processed based on the stored audio transcription.

Abstract: A chemiluminescence imaging system that may be used for monitoring a combustor flame of a gas turbine engine includes a sensor array having a plurality of pixels operable to capture an image. A multispectral mask array and an attenuation filer array of the system may be generally placed in front of the sensor array and each have a plurality of cells that are generally align, respectively, to the plurality of pixels. Each cell is generally one of a plurality of band-pass filter types distributed randomly across the multispectral mask array and an image reconstruction algorithm is used to produce at least one image for evaluating properties of the flame.

Abstract: A method for detecting structural defects is provided. The method includes generating a first probabilistic map of a critical location of a structural component based on a physics model of the critical location and capturing data of the critical location. The method also includes generating a second probabilistic map based on an analysis of the captured data of the critical location, aligning the first probabilistic map and the second probabilistic map, combining the aligned first and second probabilistic maps, and determining if the structural component includes a structural defect based on the combined probabilistic maps.

Abstract: An imaging method includes receiving electromagnetic radiation with a plurality of qualities from a scene to be captured at a mask and passing a first portion of the received electromagnetic radiation having the plurality of qualities present in the received electromagnetic radiation through the mask. One or more qualities of the received electromagnetic radiation is removed from a second portion of the received electromagnetic radiation, and the second portion of the received electromagnetic radiation absent the one or more removed qualities is passed through the mask.

Abstract: A method includes generating a depth stream from a scene associated with a conveyance device; processing, by a computing device, the depth stream to obtain depth information; recognizing a gesture based on the depth information; and controlling the conveyance device based on the gesture.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the application disclose a method of previewing an image on a terminal, including: starting at least one camera of a rear dual camera of the terminal, controlling the at least one camera to enter a low-power monitor state; obtaining brightness information and color temperature information of the current scene using the at least one camera in the low-power monitor state; updating in real time automatic exposure parameters of the current scene using the obtained brightness information, and updating in real time color temperature parameters of the current scene using the obtained color temperature information; obtaining an image of the current scene using a camera upon reception of an instruction for starting the camera; correcting color temperature and brightness of the obtained image using the color temperature and automatic exposure parameters of the current scene updated in real time; and outputting the corrected image as a preview image.

Abstract: A system and method for user localization and acoustic voice interface are provided. The system including a locator system that includes at least one sensor that detects a location of a user and generates a location value, a listening system that includes a microphone array that includes at least one microphone, wherein the listening system receives the location value and collects an audio signal from the location defined by the location value, and a signal processor that generates a control signal based on at least the audio signal.

Abstract: A method and intent recognition system that triggers voice recognition is provided. The intent recognition system includes an intent recognition device that detects a user location and/or behavior in a building and detects a triggering event based on the user location and/or behavior that suggests the user wants to input a service request, a prompt device that is triggered to provide a prompt based on the detecting by the intent recognition device and the detected triggering event, a listening device that receives an auditory input from the user, a signal processing device that processes the received auditory input and generates a control signal, and in-building equipment that receives the control signal from the signal processing device and controls the in-building equipment based on the control signal.

Abstract: A passenger detector (10) for use in a passenger conveyor system (12) is provided that includes a structured light source (34), a structured light detector (36), and a controller (38). The structured light source (34) is operable to project light (40) into a detection area (32) in a predetermined projected pattern. The structured light detector (36) is operable to generate reflected light signals indicative of light (40) reflected back toward the structured light detector (36) from the detection area (32). The controller (38) is operable to receive the reflected light signals from the structured light detector (36), and operable to process the reflected light signals to make a determination as to whether a passenger is disposed within a detection area (32).

Abstract: A system and method of adaptive multi-scale perception of a target for an aircraft, includes receiving sensor signals indicative of aircraft information with respect to the target; selecting one or more sensor devices in response to the receiving of the aircraft information; receiving sensor information from the one or more sensor devices indicative of the target; dynamically selecting sensor processing parameters for the one or more sensor devices; and analyzing the sensor information from the selected sensor devices and using the selected sensor processing parameters.

Abstract: A method of structural masking for progressive health monitoring of a structural component includes receiving a current image of the structural component. A processor aligns the current image and a reference image of the structural component. The processor performs a structure estimation on the current image and the reference image to produce a current structure estimate image and a reference structure estimate image. The processor generates a structural mask from the reference structure estimate image. The processor masks the current structure estimate image with the structural mask to identify one or more health monitoring analysis regions including a potential defect or damaged area appearing in the masked current structure estimate image that does not appear in the reference structure estimate image.

Abstract: An imaging method includes receiving electromagnetic radiation with a plurality of qualities from a scene to be captured at a mask and passing a first portion of the received electromagnetic radiation having the plurality of qualities present in the received electromagnetic radiation through the mask. One or more qualities of the received electromagnetic radiation is removed from a second portion of the received electromagnetic radiation, and the second portion of the received electromagnetic radiation absent the one or more removed qualities is passed through the mask.

Abstract: A method of performing context-based autonomous perception is provided. The method includes acquiring perception sensor data as an image by an autonomous perception system that includes a processing system coupled to a perception sensor system. Feature extraction is performed on the image by the autonomous perception system. The feature extraction identifies one or more features in the image. Contextual information associated with one or more conditions present upon acquiring the perception sensor data is determined. One or more labeled reference images are retrieved from at least one of a contextually-indexed database based on the contextual information, a feature-indexed database based on at least one of the features extracted, and a combined contextually- and feature-indexed database. The image is parsed, and one or more semantic labels are transferred from the one or more labeled reference images to form a semantically labeled version of the image.

Abstract: An electronic landing platform state module is configured to generate a state estimation of a platform surface at sea includes a plurality of electronic platform state process modules configured to receive an output from a respective spectral sensor. The plurality of electronic platform state process modules are further configured to output a monitored spectral platform state signal in response to applying a spectral process on a respective output. Each spectral process corresponds to a particular spectral modality of the respective spectral sensor. The electronic landing platform state module further includes an electronic platform state estimator module configured to determine a corrected dynamic state of the platform in response to fusing together the individual monitored spectral platform state signals.

Abstract: A method of image-based quantification for allergen skin reaction includes imaging an area of skin that has been subject to a skin-prick test to produce one or more images of the area. The method includes identifying regions of wheal and/or flare in the one or more images of the area and quantifying weal and/or flare indicators based on the regions identified. The method also includes outputting results of the quantified wheal and/or flare indicators indicative of quantified allergen skin reaction.

Abstract: Some embodiments in this disclosure provide a method to control lens of a camera module, a lens control terminal and a storage media, wherein the method to control lens of a camera module includes receiving power-off signal of the camera module; controlling the lens moving towards a zero position gradually, till the lens moves back to the zero position; powering off the camera module.

Abstract: A method of autonomous landing of an aircraft in a landing area includes receiving, with the processor, sensor signals related to the landing area via a sensor device; obtaining, with the processor, a template of the landing area in response to the receiving of the sensor signals; matching, with the processor, one or more features of the template with the features of the acquired images of the landing area; and controlling, with the processor, each of the sensor device and aircraft control system independently based on said matching.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the application disclose a terminal including a sensor and camera module configured to obtain and update in real time color temperature parameters and automatic exposure parameters of a current scene; and to obtain an image of the current scene upon reception of an instruction for starting a camera; and a processor configured to correct color temperature and brightness of the obtained image using the color temperature parameters and the automatic exposure parameters of the current scene updated in real time; and to output the corrected image as a preview image.

Abstract: A system and method of adaptive multi-scale perception of a target for an aircraft, includes receiving sensor signals indicative of aircraft information with respect to the target; selecting one or more sensor devices in response to the receiving of the aircraft information; receiving sensor information from the one or more sensor devices indicative of the target; dynamically selecting sensor processing parameters for the one or more sensor devices; and analyzing the sensor information from the selected sensor devices and using the selected sensor processing parameters.