Abstract: There is disclosed a method and device for operating an image database shared by a plurality of users. In an embodiment, each image captured by a user and stored in a shared image database is associating with the geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was captured. A search engine for the image database is configured to accept geographic coordinates as a search criterion for locating at least one captured image stored in the shared image database. The images having location coordinates within a predefined range of geographic coordinates is displayed to the user.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method of a mobile-device control with a plurality of rear-facing fixed-focus image sensors including the step of providing a mobile device. The mobile device comprises an array comprising a plurality of rear-facing fixed-focus image sensors. Each fixed-focus image sensors comprises a different focus range value. The method includes the step of associating each rear-facing fixed-focus image sensors with a command input of the mobile device. The method includes the step of detecting a specified object in a depth of field of a specified rear-facing fixed-focus image sensor of the rear-facing fixed-focus image sensors. The method includes the step of implementing the command input of the mobile device associated with the specified rear-facing fixed-focus image sensor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a monitoring method, server and system and an image acquisition device capable of obtaining a first distance ratio of the horizontal distances from three WiFi detectors to a target person. The application is also capable of obtaining a second distance ratio of the horizontal distances from the three WiFi detectors to a WiFi terminal based on the signal strength of WiFi signals. The application determines the MAC address of the WiFi terminal of the target person by matching the second distance ratios of various WiFi terminals with the first distance ratio, and monitors the target person according to the MAC address. Thus, the application achieves continuous monitoring of the target person.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display a first type of image captured with a first gradation characteristic and a second type of image captured with a second gradation characteristic having a higher gradation quality on a high-luminance side than the first gradation characteristic, and a control unit configured to perform control such that luminance of a display unit is set to second luminance higher than first luminance of a case where the first type of image is displayed, in a case where the second type of image is displayed.

Abstract: A wearable device and corresponding methods and computer-readable media are disclosed, where the method comprises: receiving a first audio signal from an audio communication device; providing first audio based on the first audio signal; capturing second audio, wherein the second audio represents a voice of a wearer of the wearable device; generating a second audio signal, wherein the second audio signal represents the second audio; transmitting the second audio signal to the audio communication device; capturing video; providing a video signal, wherein the video signal represents the video; capturing third audio, wherein the third audio represents ambient sound; generating a third audio signal, wherein the third audio signal represents the third audio; and synchronously encoding, into a single data stream, the first audio signal, the second audio signal, the third audio signal, and the video signal.

Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are an information transmitting device, an information receiving device, an information transmitting method, and an information receiving method.

Abstract: A video signal monitoring device includes a sensor installed in a display device and configured to detect luminance and/or chromaticity in a predetermined region among regions of a video displayed on the display device, a sensing result converting unit configured to convert the detected luminance and/or chromaticity into video identification information for identifying the video, a time measuring unit configured to acquire a clock time or a period of time at or during which the video was displayed, and a sensing result reading unit configured to output the video identification information and the clock time or the period of time.

Abstract: An optical system driving device includes a movable body that is movable in at least three degrees of freedom, and a light transmissive unit integrally mounted to the movable body. The optical system driving device also includes a driving unit that moves the movable body in at least three degrees of freedom, and a detection unit that detects a position of the movable body in each of at least three degrees of freedom. The detection unit includes a light-emitting unit that emits light toward the light transmissive unit, and an optical detector that receives light emitted from the light-emitting unit and passing through the light transmissive unit and outputs a light-receiving signal based on the received light. The detection unit also detects a position of the movable body in each of at least three degrees of freedom based on the light-receiving signal from the optical detector.

Abstract: A digital photo processing method, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. New digital photos are arranged in chronological order based on capture times of the new digital photos. A determination is made as to whether a subset of the new digital photos are related to each other based on one or a combination of the capture times of the new digital photos and locations at which the new digital photos were captured. One of a plurality of processing templates is selected based on one or a combination of at least one of the capture times of the subset of the new digital photos and at least one of the locations at which the subset of the new digital photos were captured. The subset of the new digital photos is processed according to the selected one of the plurality of processing templates to generate a single image.

Abstract: A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) with a simplified stacked structure and improved operation characteristics includes an upper chip, in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional array structure, and a lower chip below the upper chip including a logic region having logic circuits and a memory region having embedded therein magnetic random access memory (MRAM) used as image buffer memory for storing image data processed by the logic region.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an optical system, an imaging unit that captures a subject image which is input via the optical system and generates an image signal, an image processor that performs predetermined processing on the image signal generated by the imaging unit and generates image data, a display unit that displays an image represented by the image data, and a control unit that controls the image processor and the display unit. The control unit records moving image data and generates, from all or a part of a plurality of frame images composing recorded moving image data, a still image based on user's specifying of an image or an area of the image. The display unit displays one frame image among the plurality of frame images composing the recorded moving image data, as a setting image for the user to specify an image or an area of the image, and adds highlighting to an in-focus portion in the setting image.

Abstract: Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include defining multiple storage capabilities for a set of storage resources in multiple storage systems, the storage resources including storage space, and identifying two of the storage systems including one or more storage capabilities required by a first logical volume. A first given identified storage system is configured to store the first logical volume, and a second given identified storage system is configured to store a second logical volume, the second given storage system different from the first given storage system. Upon storing data to the first logical volume, the data can be mirrored to the second logical volume. In some embodiments, a software defined storage system can be configured including defined services, wherein the first given storage system includes a first given service, and wherein the second given storage system includes a second given service.

Abstract: A pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) camera based video reproducing method and a PTZ camera based video reproducing apparatus are disclosed. The present disclosure in some embodiments provides PTZ camera based video reproducing method and apparatus that recognize, from a plurality of preset videos captured by a PTZ camera, the preset videos from the same imaged location, select the recognized preset videos, and reproduce the video images of choice.

Abstract: A color preview image is generated, preferably in real-time, for a plenoptic imaging system. The raw plenoptic image has a structure containing superpixels and also contains different color channels. For a principal color channel, a center view is generated by determining the pixel value for a center view of the superpixel, i.e. at the centroid of the superpixel. For each of the other color channels, the ratio of that color channel to the principal color channel is calculated for each superpixel. A center view for each non-principal color channel is determined by multiplying the color ratios times the pixel values for the principal color center view. These center views for the principal and non-principal color channels are combined into a color preview image. The calculations preferably can be performed in real-time at video rates.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture comprising processor-readable storage media are provided for implementing server architectures having dedicated systems for processing infrastructure-related workloads. For example, a computing system includes a server node. The server node includes a first processor, a second processor, and a shared memory system. The first processor is configured to execute data computing functions of an application. The second processor is configured to execute input/output (I/O) functions for the application in parallel with the data computing functions of the application executed by the first processor. The shared memory system is configured to enable exchange of messages and data between the first and second processors.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display unit, adapted to playback a sequence of images, comprises: a detection configured to detect an attitude of the display apparatus or the display unit; a control unit configured to control the display unit to pause playback of the sequence of images, if the detected attitude of the display apparatus is not substantially aligned with the orientation of an image to be displayed.

Abstract: Various aspects of a system and method for block-based compression of digital content are disclosed herein. The method comprises quantization, by an encoder, of each block of a plurality of blocks of a digital content based on a computed quantization value. A differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) is computed, by the encoder, to generate quantized residuals of the quantized plurality of blocks. Entropy coding on each of the quantized plurality of blocks is performed by the encoder based on the generated quantized residuals. A compressed bitstream of the digital content is generated by the encoder. The compressed bitstream that comprises depth-first refinement of the entropy-coded quantized plurality of blocks, is generated.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a transmissive liquid crystal display device in which power consumption is reduced and deterioration in display quality is suppressed. As a backlight, a surface-emission light source is employed. The light source is a light source which performs surface light emission, so that the light emission area is large. Accordingly, the backlight can effectively radiate heat. Thus, even in the case where an image signal is not input to a pixel for a long period, the pixel can hold the image signal. In other words, both a reduction in power consumption and a suppression of deterioration in display quality can be realized.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for displaying an image on a display of an electronic device, wherein the image is one selected image of a burst of images. The method comprises the steps of capturing a burst of images, comprising at least three images, defining a main image by selecting one image of the captured burst of images, defining the at least one images obtained before the selected main image as pre-images, displaying the defined pre-images and the selected main image in sequence on the display.

Abstract: An electronic imaging system for capturing and displaying the images in real time is disclosed, which includes a controller, a display device and a left to right mirror module. The controller has a camera lens and a transmission unit. The camera lens can capture the image signals. The transmission unit transmits the captured image signals. The display device has a receiving unit and a display unit. The receiving unit receives the image signal from the transmission unit of the controller, and the display unit displays the images received in real time. The left to right mirror module is used to mirror the image signal, which is then displayed on the display device.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a printing section that prints out print data onto a medium; an imaging section that captures an image of a print result on the medium; and an error notification section that performs error notification in a case of occurrence of an error during the printing of the print data. The error notification section judges whether to issue an error notice or not. In a case of an affirmative judgment to issue the error notice, the error notification section acquires a print image showing the print result by using the imaging section and transmits the acquired print image together with the error notice.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an image pick-up apparatus including an optical unit configured to output optical information acquired from a lens having a fixed focal distance, an image sensor unit configured to convert the optical information into electrical signals and including a plurality of phase difference detection pixels, an image information processing unit configured to generate interest image information by processing the electrical signals converted by the image sensor unit, a memory unit configured to store depth values matched with reference image information, a calculation unit configured to extract the depth value matched with the reference image information corresponding to the interest image information, and an image information output unit configured to output the depth value extracted by the calculation unit and, thus, depth information may be easily acquired using only one image pick-up apparatus.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display unit, adapted to playback a sequence of images, comprises: a detection configured to detect an attitude of the display apparatus or the display unit; a control unit configured to control the display unit to pause playback of the sequence of images, if the detected attitude of the display apparatus is not substantially aligned with the orientation of an image to be displayed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of operating a wearable life logging device (2) comprising a data processing unit (9), a camera unit (7), and at least one motion sensor (4, 5). The method comprises selectively operating the device in a take photo state (200), wherein a photo is captured by means of the camera unit (7), and selectively operating the device in a sleep state (300), wherein the camera unit (7) is in a low power mode. The method further comprises causing the device to transition (120, 330, 430) to the take photo state (200) in response to a signal from the motion sensor (4, 5).

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus, including: a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel defining layer covering an edge of the first electrode; a residual layer disposed on the first electrode and the pixel defining layer, the residual layer comprising a fluoropolymer; a first organic functional layer comprising a first light emitting layer disposed on the residual layer on the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on the first organic functional layer.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes an optical system, an imaging element, an image processor, an input unit, and a controller. The optical system includes a focus lens. The imaging element generates an image signal from optical information that is input via the optical system. The image processor performs a predetermined process on the image signal generated by the imaging element, and then generates moving picture data including a plurality of frame images. The input unit receives input of a designated region on an image made by a user. The controller causes the image processor to generate the moving picture data while moving a focus position of the optical system, and then extracts a still picture that is in focus on the designated region from among the plurality of frame images included in the moving picture data.

Abstract: Disclosed are a video recording method and device. The method includes: based on a video recording start command of a user and an interval preset by the user, the following operations are repetitively performed: capturing image data at intervals and performing an encoding processing on the image data captured at intervals; and based on a video recording end command of the user, using the image data obtained after encoding processing to generate a video file in accordance with a video file format set by the user.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for secure processing. The method includes detecting communication among secure and non-secure data entities, prohibiting execution of non-secure executable instructions on secure data entities unless the non-secure executable instructions are recorded in a permitted instruction record, and prohibiting execution of non-secure executable instructions if the non-secure executable instructions are recorded in a prohibited instruction record.

Abstract: An image processor includes a receiving unit, an information analyzer and an adjusting circuit. The receiving unit is arranged for receiving image/video data and corresponding metadata, the information analyzer is arranged for analyzing the metadata of the image/video data to generate at least one analyzing result for indicating a strength of an image/video quality enhancement, and the adjusting circuit is arranged for adjusting an image/video quality according to the analyzing result.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for instantly posting images or video clips to social media websites during recording of video content are provided. A video capture device is provided for recording video content. A social media integration application is associated with the video capture device. The selection of a still image or video clip during recording of video content is enabled via a one-touch process. The selected still image or video clip is then processed by the social media integration application such that the still image or video clip is at least one of directly forwarded to and posted on one or more pre-selected social media websites via a network or forwarded to and posted on the one or more pre-selected social media websites via a web browser interface.

Abstract: A method of voice information augmentation including displaying a picture and identifying an object to be augmented in the picture. The method also includes receiving the voice information and establishing a mapping relationship between the voice information and the object to be augmented. The method accurately represents the content of the picture by augmenting the different objects in the picture with the different voice information.

Abstract: A method for sharpening of an image. The method combines edge sharpening and noise reduction on image and video data to eliminated artifacts, thereby creating natural looking output images and video without increased noise. The algorithm uses one dimensional look-up tables not requiring complex spatial frequency processing of input image and video data. The look-up tables reduce differences for small input differences which are likely noise, increase differences for mid-level input differences to increase edge slope and sharpness, and maintain high-level input differences to maintain sharp edges without noise increase on those edges that are already sharp. A device for sharpening an image is also disclosed, comprising of a processor in communication with a non-transitory computer readable medium storing the sharpening algorithm communicable to and executable by the processor.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a control unit. Also, an imaging device and an information processing device with a cellular phone function include a fixed state in which the devices are fixed to each other, and a separated state in which the devices are separated from each other. Fixation/separation information indicates the fixed state or the separated state. The control unit performs, for the imaging device or the information processing device, different state controls in accordance with the fixation/separation information and an operation state of the cellular phone function. For example, user-friendliness of both the cellular phone function of the information processing device and an imaging function of the imaging device improves by performing different state controls at the time of reception of an incoming call, an incoming call responding state, and an incoming call response end in accordance with the fixed state or the separated state.

Abstract: Embodiments may be implemented by a computing device, such as a head-mountable display or mobile phone, in order to pre-emptively warm up the device's camera, when it is probable that a user will be taking a photo. An illustrative method involves a computing device (a) receiving sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the computing device, wherein the computing device comprises an image-capture device, (b) analyzing the sensor data to detect at least one pre-image-capture signal, wherein the at least one pre-image-capture signal indicates a subsequent image-capture signal is likely to be received, and (c) in response to detecting the at least one pre-image-capture signal, causing the computing device to initiate an image-capture preparation process that prepares the image-capture device to capture an image.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit; a camera configured to capture an image; and a controller configured to control the camera to capture a plurality of images in response to an image capture request, and generate an image including a focused particular graphic object and at least some out of focus portions excluding the focused particular graphic object by combining at least two of the plurality of images.

Abstract: The technology relates to selecting and displaying images captured at different points in time. As an example, a user of a computing device may view a first street level image as viewed from a particular location and oriented in a particular direction. The user may select other time periods for which similar images are available. Upon selecting a particular time period, a second street level image may be displayed concurrently with the first street level image, wherein the second street level image was captured on or around the selected time period. If the user changes the perspective of the first image an automatic change in perspective of the second image may occur.

Abstract: An image processor executing a predetermined image process on an input image including a plurality of pixels to generate an output image includes an image-processing unit reading the input image required for generating the output image into an internal storing circuit as a reference image to execute an image process, a storing capacity determination unit determining whether or not a data size of the reference image is within a storing capacity range of the internal storing circuit, and a reference image division unit dividing the data size of the reference image when the data size of the reference image exceeds a storing capacity of the internal storing circuit by the storing capacity determination unit.

Abstract: A display control unit is connected to a display and arranged to generate a video signal representing a sequence of video frames to be displayed consecutively on said display. The display control unit may include a first memory unit arranged to buffer a set of image descriptors; a second memory unit connected between said first memory unit and said display; an update unit connected to said first memory unit and arranged to update said image descriptors in said first memory unit and to generate a proceed signal only when said set of image descriptors in said first memory unit is up to date; a copy unit arranged to copy said image descriptors from said first memory unit to said second memory unit in response to said proceed signal; and a video unit arranged to generate said video signal on the basis of said image descriptors in said second memory unit.

Abstract: System and methods for performing motion sensitive high dynamic range (HDR) image processing. A saturation analysis circuit is configured to receive a set of image data corresponding to portions of a set of image frames having different exposures time from a lowest exposure time to a highest exposure time, and select image data from a frame that does not exceed the saturation threshold value. A motion detection circuit may be configured to determine whether the image data is associated with movement, by comparing image data from pairs of frames of adjacent exposure times, and changing the selection to a lower exposure time frame if movement is detected. By selecting which exposure time is used based upon movement in the image frame, ghosting and blurring in HDR images containing movement can be reduced.

Abstract: An imaging system is provided with a controller. The controller performs a status control of an imaging device depending on attachment/detachment information indicating whether the imaging device and an information processing device are in an attachment status in which the imaging device and the information processing device are attached to each other or in a detachment status in which the imaging device and the information processing device are detached from each other.

Abstract: A refrigerator may include a detection device that detects at least one of a position or movement of a door of the refrigerator, a camera to capture an image of an area inside the refrigerator, and a controller to control the camera to capture the image based on the detected position or movement of the door. A start of a door opening operation and a door closing operation may be detected based on the detected position or movement of the door. When the door opening operation is detected, the camera is controlled to operate in a standby mode, and when the door closing operation is detected, an angle of the door is compared with a reference angle. When the angle of the door is less than the reference angle, the camera is controlled to operate in a photographing mode to capture the image of the area inside refrigerator.

Abstract: An imaging display device includes a lens unit, an imaging unit that outputs an imaging signal obtained by imaging, an image signal generating unit that generates an image signal by performing image processing in accordance with optical properties of the lens unit, a display unit that displays an image based on the image signal, and a timing control unit that controls the phase difference from the frame start of the imaging signal to the frame start of the image signal so as to be changed in accordance with a predetermined time required for the image processing.

Abstract: A still-image extracting method is disclosed. Frames of an object are extracted as still images from a moving image stream chronologically continuously captured by a camera. The camera moves relative to the object. First frames are extracted from the moving image stream. Image capture times of the extracted first frames are obtained. Image capture positions of the camera at the image capture times of the first frames are identified based on the first frames. Image capture times of the frames captured at image capture positions spaced at equal intervals are estimated based on both the image capture positions, identified by the first frames, of the camera and the obtained image capture times. Second frames at the estimated image capture times are extracted as frames captured and obtained at image capture positions spaced apart at equal intervals from the moving image stream.

Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An image pickup device includes at least one camera, a display, and a touch panel that overlaps the display, and detects a flick operation in at least first and second directions substantially opposite to each other. The image pickup device has at least a first, second and third imaging modes, in which the display displays a video image being obtained by the at least one camera. Switching to the second imaging mode occurs by a first flick operation in the first direction in the first imaging mode. Switching to the first imaging mode occurs by a second flick operation in the second direction in the second imaging mode. Switching to the third imaging mode occurs by a third flick operation in the first direction in the first imaging mode. Switching to the first imaging mode occurs by a fourth flick operation in the second direction in the third imaging mode.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally, and a control unit configured to control a band gap of the pixels of the image sensor, wherein the control unit, in a case where defective pixel detection processing is performed on the image sensor, controls the band gap so as to be smaller than in a case where normal image capture is performed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for selecting target image. The apparatus is configured to drive the imaging hardware to obtain a plurality of frames of images of a scene including at least one object, each of the plurality of frames of images is associated with a character distance of a plurality of character distances of the electronic device. For each frame of the plurality of frames of images, the apparatus is configured to calculate sharpness of the frame of image; and when the sharpness exceeds a preset sharpness threshold, select the frame of image as a target image. Finally, the apparatus is configured to display at least one of the target image to a user of the electronic device.

Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises a proximity detector, a camera, and a controller, comprising logic, at least partly including hardware logic, to receive, from the proximity sensor, an indication that an object approaching the electronic device is within a predetermined distance while the electronic device is in a first low-power state, and in response to the indication, to activate the camera on the electronic device while the electronic device remains in a low-power state and determine whether an image input to the camera is a human while the electronic device remains in a low-power state. Other examples may be described.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus including an image pickup unit for outputting image signals obtained by respectively photoelectrically converting light passing through different exit pupil areas of a focusing optical system, and a setting unit for setting a focus detection area into an image pickup area of the image pickup unit, stores at least one approximate function for calculating correction values of the image signals obtained by the image pickup unit in an approximation manner, obtains an approximate function effective for the correction at least in the focus detection area set by the setting unit on the basis of at least the one stored approximate function to calculate a correction value in accordance with the obtained approximate function; and performs a focus detection by using the image signals obtained by the image pickup unit and the calculated correction values.

Abstract: A focus detection device includes: an image sensor that includes a plurality of focus detection pixel rows, each having a plurality of focus detection pixels and each outputting a pair of focus detection signals; a spatial accumulation unit that calculates spatially accumulated values by adding together pairs of focus detection signals output from a first predetermined number of focus detection pixel rows among the plurality of focus detection pixel rows; and a focus detection unit that detects a focusing condition at an optical system based upon the spatially accumulated values.