Abstract: An electronic device comprises circuitry implementing a depth map enhancer. The depth map enhancer obtains an initial depth map corresponding to a scene and an image of the scene. The depth map enhancer generates a refined depth map corresponding to the scene using an optimizer, the initial depth map and the image. The refined depth map includes estimated depth indicators corresponding to at least a first depth-information region, identified based at least in part on a first criterion, of the initial depth map. Input based on the refined depth map is provided to an image processing application.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises circuitry implementing a depth map enhancer. The depth map enhancer obtains an initial depth map corresponding to a scene and an image of the scene. The depth map enhancer generates a refined depth map corresponding to the scene using an optimizer, the initial depth map and the image. The refined depth map includes estimated depth indicators corresponding to at least a first depth-information region, identified based at least in part on a first criterion, of the initial depth map. Input based on the refined depth map is provided to an image processing application.

Abstract: A sensing device for monitoring operational conditions of an external unit associated with a data storage system includes a processor, an electromagnetic sensing coil associable to, such as, in proximity to and/or couplable to a power line to the external unit and a communication interface configured to communicative with the data storage system. The processor of the sensing device may be configured to receive a signal from the electromagnetic sensing coil that is indicative of operational conditions of the external unit, convert the received signal to a SCSI data command; and transmit the converted SCSI data command to a controller of the data storage system. The SCSI command may comply with the Automation/Drive Interface (ADI) standard.

Abstract: The invention described herein pertains to carpeting of artificial turf used on sports fields, as decorative touches in gardens and areas with greenery as well as for other applications. It features a weaving process differentiated from those normally implemented by the current artificial turf industry, leading to multiple benefits that impact not only the fabricator but also the final user.