Abstract: Provided are correction pattern obtaining apparatuses and methods of obtaining a correction pattern by using the correction pattern obtaining apparatuses. The correction pattern obtaining apparatus includes a flat panel display having an optical element that receives one or more input test patterns, a detector that measures intensity of light emitted from the flat panel display corresponding to each of the one or more input test patterns and a processor that determines a correction pattern comprising one or more of the one or more test patterns at a given ratio based on the measured intensity of light corresponding to each of the one or more input test patterns.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emotion recognition-based artwork recommendation method and device. The method includes: obtaining a current biometric parameter of a user; determining a current emotion type of the user according to the current biometric parameter; selecting an image of an artwork corresponding to the current emotion type according to the current emotion type; and recommending an image of the artwork to the user by displaying the image of the artwork on the display screen.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system for transmitting and rendering a visualization of at least one object is described herein. The system includes a web server having access to at least one web page that includes three-dimensional embedding (“3D embedding”) instructions for requesting at least one 3D visualization associated with an object; a client computer in the data communication with the at least one web server, the client computer configured to receive the at least one web page and execute the 3D-embedding instructions included therein to send a request for the visualization associated with the object; and a visualization server in data communication with the client computer configured to determine whether the visualization is available, and determine whether the client computer is operable to render the 3D visualization, and determine whether to provide the 3D visualization data to the client computer.

Abstract: According to at least one aspect, a system is provided. The system comprises at least one hardware processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform: generating a 3-dimensional (3D) model of an object at least in part by analyzing a first plurality of images of the object captured using a first scanning device; generating a texture model of a texture of a material at least in part by analyzing a second plurality of images of the material captured using a second scanning device different from the first scanning device, the material being separate and distinct from the object; and applying the texture model to the 3D model to generate a textured 3D model of the object.

Abstract: An immersive content production system may capture a plurality of images of a physical object in a performance area using a taking camera. The system may determine an orientation and a velocity of the taking camera with respect to the physical object in the performance area. A user may select a first amount of motion blur exhibited by the images of the physical object based on a desired motion effects. The system may determine a correction to apply to a virtual object based at least in part on the orientation and the velocity of the taking camera and the desired motion blur effect. The system may also detect the distance from the taking camera to a physical object and the taking camera to the virtual display. The system may use these distances to generate a corrected circle of confusion for the virtual images on the display.

Abstract: An information processing system includes circuitry configured to store, in a memory, one or more feature value patterns associated with appearance attribute of one or more groups of persons calculated from a plurality of acquired image data using machine learning, in which each one of the groups assumed to have a unique group value being different for each one of the groups, receive image data of a target person input as analysis target data, analyze an appearance attribute of the target person in the image data using the one or more feature value patterns associated with the appearance attribute of the one or more groups stored in the memory, and output a response corresponding to an analysis result of the appearance attribute of the target person.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided involving, at an electronic device with a display: while displaying a first application on the display, detecting a first input that corresponds to a request to share first content from the first application; in response to detecting the first input, displaying a sharing interface that includes a plurality of options for sharing the first content, wherein the sharing interface includes: a first predefined region for displaying one or more user-first sharing options for sharing content directly with other users; and a second predefined region separate from the first predefined region for displaying protocol-first sharing options for sharing content using a user-selected protocol of a plurality of protocols.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for capturing data from a plurality of users for providing online gameplay based on captured user sensor data. User sensor data is captured from a plurality of sensor capture devices relative to an associated user so as to be transmitted to a gameplay server. The gameplay server executes instructions to generate a user interface on a user's client computing device for providing gameplay on each user client portable computing device utilizing, and pertinent to, the captured sensor data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for outputting a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. To output a 3D image, a stereo image is generated based on viewpoints of a user and rendered into a 3D image. Since the stereo image is generated based on the viewpoints of the user, the user views a different side of an object appearing in the 3D image depending on a viewpoint of the user.

Abstract: A method for generating a model for facial sculpture based on a generative adversarial network (GAN) includes training a predetermined GAN based on a three dimensional (3D) face dataset of multiple 3D face images to obtain an initial sculpture generation model. A curvature conversion on each of the multiple 3D face images is performed to obtain a distribution map of curvature value and the distribution map of curvature value of each of the multiple 3D face images is added as attention information to the initial sculpture generation model, to train and generate a face sculpture generation model. A target 3D face data and predetermined face curvature parameters are received, and the target 3D face data and the predetermined face curvature parameters are inputted into the face sculpture generation model to generate a face sculpture model. A computing device using the method is also provided.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a memory interface unit organizes data within a memory tile to facilitate efficient memory accesses. In an embodiment, a memory tile represents a portion of memory that holds multiple chunks of data, where each chunk is stored either in a non-compressed or in a smaller compressed data format. In an embodiment, the tile is organized to pack multiple compressed chunks together so that multiple compressed chunks can be retrieved from memory with a single read access. In another embodiment, the tile is organized to store redundant copies of compressed chunks so that a compressed chunk can be quickly decompressed within a tile without having to relocate other compressed chunks in the tile. Additional embodiments are further disclosed for allowing efficient accesses to both compressed and non-compressed data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an edge anti-aliasing graphic processing method, system, storage medium and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining four sampling points by double sampling a pixel horizontally and vertically and performing rasterization to the pixel, determining whether the four sampling points are covered by a triangle; performing a depth value test on the pixel, and determining whether the four sampling points of the pixel are all covered by the triangle; performing final color processing on the pixel, determining whether the four sampling points are covered by the triangle, if the four sampling points are all covered by the triangle, copying a color of the pixel center point to the four sampling points, if not all the four sampling points are covered by the triangle, mixing colors of the four sampling points of the pixel.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and a method for providing color vision deficiency assistance by selectively recoloring pixels of an image frame including unperceivable colors with perceivable colors in real time. In particular, the present invention provides for rescaling the image frame using a first set of rules. Further, a perceivable color space is selected based on one or more parameters. Furthermore, one or more pixels associated with unperceivable colors are identified using a second set of rules. Yet further, the identified one or more pixels are recolored using the selected perceivable color space and a third set of rules. Finally, a corrected image frame comprising perceivable colors is provided.

Abstract: Automated managing of a data center installation is provided. The managing includes evaluating, at least in part by image processing analysis, a captured image of at least a portion of the data center installation to identify a component-related deficiency within the data center installation. One or more measurements within a data center are used to determine an energy penalty due to the identified component-related deficiency within the data center installation, and an action to correct the component-related deficiency within the data center installation is initiated based on the energy penalty exceeding a predefined threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow for secure access to websites and web-based applications and other resources available through the browser. Also described are systems and methods for invocation of a secure web container which may display data representative of a requesting party's application at a user's machine. The secure web container is invoked upon receipt of an API call from the requesting party. Thus, described in the present specification are systems and methods for constructing and destroying private, secure, browsing environments (a secure disposable web container), insulating the user and requesting parties from the threats associated with being online for the purposes of providing secure, policy-based interaction with a requesting party's online services.

Abstract: A sub-pixel rendering method for generating a target image according to a source image is provided. The method includes: obtaining the source image; determining a target pixel to be rendered in the target image; calculating an edge code of the source pixel corresponding to a sub-pixel of the target pixel to be rendered in the source image; determining texture information around the sub-pixel of the target pixel to be rendered according to the edge code; and calculating a pixel value for the sub-pixel of the target pixel to be rendered according to the texture information and based on distance when the edge code is not a specific pattern.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an eyeglasses wearable device includes a sensing signal acquisition module configured to acquire sensing signals from potential sensors, a display configured to display display data, a display data output module configured to transmit first display data to the display, a characteristic determination module configured to determine at least timing of blinking of the user based on variations in the sensing signals when the first display data is displayed on the display, and an oversight determination module configured to determine whether the user has overlooked an important display position in the first display data by comparing the timing of blinking with an elapsed time position of the first display data.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided to promote interoperability between devices having different user input devices by correlating user input that is provided via one or more input mechanisms of a client device to touch events on the server device. The method may maintain a terminal session between a server device and a client device in which the client device simulates at least a portion of a display generated at the server device. The method may access a mapping between touch events on the server device and actuation of respective input mechanisms of the client device. The method may also interpret one or more control signals provided in response to actuation of an input mechanism based upon the mapping and may then cause a user interface state of the server device to updated based on the actuation of the input mechanism of the client device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically transitioning content based on facial recognition, wherein the method may include receiving a signal from a camera, identifying a face of a viewer within an area, retrieving a user identifier associated with the face of the viewer, selecting a program, and displaying the program.

Abstract: A method for generating a model for facial sculpture based on a generative adversarial network (GAN) includes training a predetermined GAN based on a three-dimensional (3D) face dataset of multiple 3D face images to obtain a curvature map generation model and training a predetermined image translation model based on dataset of multiple image pairs to obtain a height map generation model. Target 3D face data is received, and the target 3D face data is inputted into the curvature map generation model to generate a target curvature map, and the target curvature map is inputted to the height map generation model to generate a target height map. The target height map is performed a 3D reconstruction to obtain a facial sculpture model corresponding to the target 3D face data. A computing device using the method is also provided.

Abstract: A display signal associated with a pinball machine display is received. The display signal is interpreted. A network message is transmitted via a network interface based at least in part on the interpretation of the display signal. A network message is received via a network interface. A maintenance signal associated with the network message is submitted via a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to a pinball machine coin door panel driver board.

Abstract: A system may include a promotions server for storing a brand-based Cannabis promotional offer and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a user. The system may also include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal located at a Cannabis serving establishment for acquiring user identification information, opening a user Cannabis tab and communicating the user identification information to the promotions server, and closing and communicating the user Cannabis tab to the promotions server. The user Cannabis tab may identify a brand of Cannabis ordered by the user. The promotions server may determine that the mobile device is at the Cannabis serving establishment and send a notification of the brand-based Cannabis promotional offer to the mobile device. The promotions server may also determine that the brand of Cannabis ordered by the user matches the brand-based Cannabis promotional offer and communicate the brand-based Cannabis promotional offer to the POS terminal for redemption thereat.

Abstract: The configuration buffer may be divided into partitions that may effectively function as multiple linked configuration buffers. The linked partitions may each be associated with a portion of the display pipeline (e.g., an image process block) and may each be responsible for loading configuration entries into the programmable register(s) of a portion of the display pipeline. In this manner, the partitions may load the associated programmable register(s) of the display pipeline substantially simultaneously, reducing the time used to configure the entire display pipeline. Since configuration of the display pipeline may occur during the blanking period, a reduction in display pipeline configuration time may reduce the blanking period and increase the time for driving pixels of the display, thereby improving perceived image quality (e.g., pixel yield of the display panel).

Abstract: A system for enabling an automatic image viewing workflow, includes a patient medical data interface (120) for obtaining medical data of a patient; one or more image viewing subsystems (180); a processing subsystem (160) configured to extract context specific data from the patient medical data, and initiate at least one medical image viewing subsystems (180) based on the extracted context specific data.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing user interaction data associated with a property is presented. A plurality of dimensions associated with a portion of the property may be determined. Image data associated with the portion of the property may be determined using an image sensor. The plurality of dimensions associated with the portion of the property may be associated with the image data associated with the portion of the property to generate the user interaction data associated with the property. The user interaction data may be provided via a user interface. The user interaction data may allow a user of the user interface to view at least one image of the portion of the property. The at least one image may be based on the plurality of dimensions associated with the portion of the property and the image data associated with the portion of the property.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computing system generates a color gradient for data visualizations by displaying a color selection design interface. The computing system receives a user input identifying a start point of a color map path and an end point of a color map path. The computing system draws a color map path within the color space element between the start point and the end point constrained to traverse colors having uniform transitions between one or more of lightness, chroma, and hue. The computing system selects a color gradient having a first color corresponding to the start point of the color map path and a second color corresponding to the end point of the color map path, and additional colors corresponding to additional points along the color map path. The computing system generates a color map for visually representing a range of data values.

Abstract: Particular embodiments may access one or more images configured to be used for generating an artificial reality (AR) effect. For each image, one or more compressed images may be generated using different compression settings, respectively. For each compressed image, a quality score may be computed based on that compressed image and the associated image from which the compressed image is generated. For each image, a desired quality threshold may be determined, and an optimal compression setting for that image may be determined based on the desired quality threshold and quality scores associated with the one or more compressed images generated from that image, wherein the optimal compression setting corresponds to one of the plurality of different compression settings. Each of the one or more images may be compressed using the associated optimal compression setting to generate and output one or more optimally-compressed images.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a hologram content generation apparatus, an integrated hologram content control system having the hologram content generation apparatus, and an operating method of the hologram content generation apparatus. The integrated hologram content control system includes a sensor unit configured to sense at least one of a face, motion, and voice of a user and generate sensing information, a hologram content generation apparatus configured to generate hologram content that enables interaction with the user using the sensing information, a display device configured to display the generated hologram content, and a rotation module for rotating the display device.

Abstract: A system display control unit causes a display unit to display a simulated system screen. A symbol selection unit receives a selection of a symbol from a user. A model display control unit causes the display unit to display a plant model in which a component model corresponding to the component represented by the selected symbol is emphasized. A model selection unit receives a selection of a component model from the user. A component information display control unit causes the display unit to display information about the component represented by the selected model.

Abstract: A method for constructing a region of interest from images representing a same scene, the region of interest being used for setting the camera used to obtain the images and/or to process images obtained from the camera, the method including obtaining a plurality of images representing a same scene; detecting predetermined targets in images of the plurality of images; segmenting an area corresponding to the images of the plurality of images into portions of image, each of the portions being associated with a relevance indication for the corresponding portion to be selected as part of a region of interest; selecting at least one relevant portion among the portions, as a function of the relevance indications; upon detecting selection of a relevant portion, updating the relevance indication associated with relevant portions different than the selected relevant portions, as a function of the selected relevant portions; and constructing a region of interest based on the selected relevant portions.

Abstract: In implementations of dynamic texture for a digital paintbrush one or more computing devices implement a digital paintbrush module to receive a stroke property of a stroke from an input device. The digital paintbrush module determines a weight to apply to a texture image channel that represents an attribute of the digital paintbrush. A magnitude of the weight defines a significance of the attribute relative to another attribute of the digital paintbrush which is represented by another texture image channel. A texture stamp of the digital paintbrush is generated by combining the texture image channel with the other texture image channel. The texture stamp is used to render the stroke of the paintbrush in a user interface of a display device based on the received stroke property.

Abstract: This disclosure includes example embodiments of graphics processor memory management systems that support the use of graphical textures that are not fully bound or “backed” in memory throughout their entire lifespans. Such graphical textures are referred to herein as “sparse textures.” According to some embodiments, sparse textures may be split into fixed-dimension pages in memory wherein, during execution, a user may indicate a desire to map certain pages to physical memory locations and populate such pages with the underlying data. In other embodiments, statistical information obtained from the graphics processor is used to aid in the determination of whether or not a given texture (or portion of a texture) needs physical memory backing. In yet other embodiments, the graphics processor may also enforce ordering guarantees, e.g., in instances when there are fewer pages in memory available than there is a need for backing of at a given moment in time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for adapting content items to device operations of an endpoint media device are disclosed. A first content composite may be created by one or more processing devices for delivery in a packet stream from a content provider system via one or more networks, where the first content composite may include an adaptable content item corresponding to a set of one or more audio and/or video packets corresponding to audio and/or video content. The first content composite may be transmitted, where, consequent to delivery of the first content composite to a first endpoint media device or a second endpoint media device, the first endpoint media device or the second endpoint media device may perform one operation relating to a second content item of the first content composite, where the adaptable content item may be modified based on the second content item.

Abstract: Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.

Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that computes, by a shader in a fixed-functionality hardware shader library, a physically based shading model for a type of material. Additionally, the shader may shade one or more surfaces associated with the type of material in accordance with the physically based shading model. In one example, two or more shaders in the shader library are dedicated to different types of materials.

Abstract: System, Method and Apparatus for generating a collection of images, the technique including providing at least two mobile devices with a data processing unit, a storage memory and a camera integrated therein or connected thereto; providing a master system with a data processing unit and a storage memory or configuring of one of the mobile devices as master system and configuring of the other or of all mobile devices as slave systems; setting a recording criterion in the master system; transmitting the recording criterion to the slave systems; setting a series ending criterion in the master system; transmitting the series ending criterion to the slave systems; respectively performing a process for recording an image on each slave system as long as the series ending criterion is not fulfilled comprising the steps of recording at least one image with the camera of one of the slave systems whenever the recording criterion is fulfilled, and sending the image from the slave system to the master system together with

Abstract: A device may perform a static analysis of a codebase associated with a software application to determine a structure of the codebase and one or more metrics associated with the codebase. The device may generate a structured format of the codebase based on the structure of the codebase. The device may generate a domain specific language format of the codebase based on the structured format of the codebase and the one or more metrics associated with the codebase. The device may generate an extended reality rendered view of the domain specific language format of the codebase. The device may provide, to an extended reality device, the extended reality rendered view of the domain specific language format of the codebase.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for applying piecewise deformations to digital content using a plurality of parametric patches. For example, the disclosed system generates a plurality of parametric patches (e.g., Bezier patches) within a parametric quilt for digital content (e.g., a digital image or digital text). The disclosed system also provides interface controls for user-defined split/patch locations for the parametric quilt. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed system divides digital content into a plurality of portions. The disclosed system modifies one or more parametric patches and deforms a corresponding portion(s) of the digital content based on the modified parametric patch(es). The disclosed system then recombines the portions of the digital content to generate modified digital content that includes any deformations based on the modified parametric patch(es).

Abstract: The invention provides, in some aspects, a system for implementing a rule derived basis to display image sets. In various embodiments of the invention, the selection of the images to be displayed, the layout of the images, as well as the rendering parameters and styles can be determined using a rule derived basis. The rules are based on meta data of the examination as well as image content that is being analyzed by neuronal networks. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user is presented with images displayed based on their preferences without having to first manually adjust parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing a video. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring a target video and target video element information of the target video; extracting, based on the target video element information, a target video clip from the target video; obtaining, based on a preset corresponding relationship between video element information and a keyword determining method for a video clip, a keyword representing a category of the target video clip; and matching the keyword and with preset tag information set to obtain tag information of the target video clip, and associating and storing the target video clip and the tag information.

Abstract: The invention provides, in some aspects, a system for implementing a rule derived basis to display volumetric image sets. In various embodiments of the invention, the selection of the images to be displayed, the generation of the 3-D volumetric image from measured 2-D images including the rendering parameters and styles, the choice of viewing directions and 2-D projection images based on the viewing directions, the layout of the projection images, and the formation of a video can be determined using a rule derived basis. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user is presented with sequential images making up a video displayed based on their preferences without having to first manually adjust parameters. The present invention allows for novel ways of viewing such images to detect microcalcifications and obstructions when reviewing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and other volumetric mammography images.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a multi-screen display method and a display device including a curved surface display screen. The method is applied to the display device and includes the following steps. Position information of preset folding lines in the curved surface display screen is obtained when screen is bent according to the preset folding lines, wherein the preset folding lines are boundaries between the two adjacent sub-curved surface display screens formed thereby. A display interface of the screen is divided into a plurality of display sub-interfaces according to the position information, wherein screen splitting lines between two adjacent display sub-interfaces coincide with the preset folding lines. The display contents selected by the user in the plurality of display sub-interfaces are obtained; and the selected display contents are displayed in the display sub-interfaces.

Abstract: Techniques for creating a three dimensional model of an object and eliminate artifacts due to changes in orientation of the object between successive scans. Such techniques may be applied to line scans and slice scans of an object.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing interaction between a user device and an interactive display system using near field communications are provided. The interactive display system includes a display panel configured to present visual content and near field communication (NFC) devices behind or within the display panel. The interactive display system detects a user device adjacent to the display panel using at least one of the NFC devices. The interactive display system determines a position relative to the display panel for the user device. The interactive display system exchanges data with the user device based on the position. The interactive display system may receive data that includes displayable information from the user device and present the displayable information on the display panel at or near the position for the user device. The interactive display system may simultaneously interact with more than one user device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reconstructing a three-dimensional color mesh and an apparatus for the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes: receiving mesh information of an object, multiple multi-view images obtained by photographing the object at different positions, and camera parameter information corresponding to the multiple multi-view images; constructing a texture map with respect to the object on the basis of the received information and setting a texture patch referring to a color value of the same multi-view image; correcting a color value of a vertex included for each texture patch; and performing rendering with respect to the object by applying the corrected color value of the vertex to the texture map.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing provision of a visual access menu to enable a user to access video segments of a scene comprising: causing display of at least a portion an image of the scene; causing display, at a first location in the scene, of a first user-selectable menu option that when selected causes access to one or more first video segments of activity at the first location in the scene; and causing display, at a second location in the scene, of a second user-selectable menu option that when selected causes access to one or more second video segments of activity at the second location in the scene.

Abstract: An image is received that includes red, green, and blue subpixel values for each pixel in the image. A dispersion adjustment profile is applied to the image to generate a dispersion-corrected image. The dispersion adjustment profile is specific to an optical assembly disposed over a display pixel array of a head mounted display. The dispersion-corrected image is rendered to the display pixel array of the head mounted display.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit to obtain image data and a dynamic range conversion unit to convert an input luminance signal included in the image data into an output luminance signal for an image printing apparatus by using a conversion parameter. A dynamic range of luminance of the converted image data is narrower than that of the unconverted image data before the dynamic range conversion. When the input luminance signal indicates an input black reference luminance value, the output luminance signal indicates an output black reference luminance value, and, when the input luminance signal indicates a predetermined reference input luminance value, the output luminance signal indicates a reference output luminance value, the reference output luminance value being a value calculated based on the predetermined reference input luminance value and the output black reference luminance value for observing a print product to be printed by the printing apparatus.

Abstract: An image is configured as private within a storage container. An image processing application initiates operations to configure the image as private upon receiving the image captured by an image capture device. A metadata table is generated for the image. The metadata table includes a privacy tag. A privacy value is determined for the privacy tag. Next, the privacy tag is configured based on the privacy value. The privacy tag determines an access to the image based on the privacy value. The image is stored with the metadata table in a storage container. The storage container is hosted locally or in a cloud based storage.