Abstract: An optical module includes: a mirror unit having a movable mirror and a fixed mirror; a beam splitter unit; a light incident unit that causes measurement light to be incident to the beam splitter unit; a first light detector that detects interference light of the measurement light; a second light source that emits laser light; a second light detector that detects interference light of the laser light; a first mirror that allows the measurement light to be transmitted therethrough and reflects the laser light; a second mirror that reflects a part of the laser light and allows the remainder of the laser light to be transmitted therethrough; a third mirror that reflects the laser light; and a return light suppressing unit that suppresses the laser light from becoming return light, and is disposed on a side opposite to the second optical device with respect to the second mirror.

Abstract: Receiving contextual data including a facial movement associated with an active document. A response associated with the active document is detected and associated with the received contextual data. A contextual metadata tag is generated based on the detected response to the active document. A contextual keyword is created that corresponds to the contextual metadata tag. Search results received in response to the query are filtered based on the contextual metadata tag.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for calculating an error between a current pose estimation of a camera and a first pose estimation of a camera. A method includes receiving a first image captured by a camera and a first parameter measured by an inertial measurement unit associated with the camera. The method includes calculating an initial pose estimation for the camera based on the first parameter and calculating a current pose estimation for the camera based on a real-time parameter measured by the inertial measurement unit associated with the camera. The method includes calculating an error between the current pose estimation for the camera and the initial pose estimation for the camera. The method includes determining whether the error is within an acceptable margin of error and, in response to determining the error is within the acceptable margin of error, providing an indication to capture a second image with the camera.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a setting unit that sets an evaluation area in an image, and an angle control unit that adjusts a tilt angle based on an evaluation value in the evaluation area. The setting unit sets a first evaluation area relating to a first object, a second evaluation area relating to a second object closer than the first object, and a first partial evaluation area and a second partial evaluation area both of which are obtained by dividing the second evaluation area. The angle control unit adjusts the tilt angle so as to increase a sum of a first evaluation value in the first evaluation area and a second evaluation value in the second evaluation area, and sets the tilt angle based on a third evaluation value in the first partial evaluation area and a fourth evaluation value in the second partial evaluation area.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to electronic devices and methods for controlling the display of images each obtained by a respective one of cameras.

Abstract: Applying an image effect within an image processing application. An image processing application receives a selection of an image effect to be applied to an image. The image includes image layers, each of which has a layer property and is created based on an application of a first effect. The application selects a template from a set of predefined templates. The selection is based on the image effect and the template. The template includes template layers. The application matches each of the image layers to a corresponding template layer having a template property corresponding to the layer property. The application determines from the matching that no conflicts exist between the image layers and the template. The application merges the image layers with the template layers and applies the image effect.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for capturing view in an electronic device comprising at least two image sensors. The method includes determining a folding angle between a first side of the electronic device including a first image sensor and a second side of the electronic device including a second image sensor. Further, the method also includes capturing a first view of a scene using the first image sensor and capturing a second view of the scene using the second image sensor. Further, the method includes determining whether the first view and the second view partially overlap with each other, completely overlap with each other, or do not overlap with each other based on the folding angle.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device for rendering an augmented reality object is provided. The method includes obtaining at least one first image of an environment in which an augmented reality virtual object is to be displayed, obtaining an environment texture based on the obtained at least one first image, identifying at least one light source in at least one second image by identifying at least one cluster comprising pixels with a brightness value greater than a threshold, determining a position of the at least one light source based on a position of the pixels within the at least one cluster, rendering the augmented reality virtual object based on the obtained environment texture and the determined position of the at least one light source, and displaying the rendered augmented reality virtual object on a display of the electronic device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically computing display properties of an overlay on a base image are disclosed. The method receives base image data and its properties, and overlay data and its position on the base image. The method identifies a set of pixels of the base image situated under at least a portion of the overlay. For each pixel in the set of pixels, the method computes a value of a display property of the pixel. The method then computes a reference display property value of the base image based on the computed display property values of pixels and computes a display property value of the overlay using the computed reference display property value of the base image. The method then assigns a display property of the overlay based on the computed display property value of the overlay.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus inputs a plurality of detected features that are detected from an image or three-dimensional data, holds a plurality of features of a physical space as a plurality of held features in association with availabilities in a calculation of a position/orientation of an apparatus that obtained the image or the three-dimensional data, decides spatial locations of the held features in the image or the three-dimensional data, and decides, based on the availabilities of the held features existing in a vicinity of one detected feature out of the plurality of detected features at the locations, a state of usage of the one detected feature in the position/orientation calculation.

Abstract: An image file creation apparatus includes an acquisition circuit configured to acquire a picked-up image, and a processor configured to create an image file in recording the acquired image, in which the processor includes cooperation participation information for clarifying a relationship between the picked-up image and a cooperation image cooperating with the picked-up image as metadata in the image file, and the cooperation participation information includes at least one of (a) request information for requesting to provide the cooperation image cooperating with the picked-up image, and (b) provision information indicating whether or not the picked-up image can be provided as the cooperation image.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first preview picture collected by a camera, where an angle of view FOV of the camera is a first FOV value, the camera collects the first preview picture based on a second FOV value, and the second FOV value is less than the first FOV value. The method further includes adjusting the second FOV value to a third FOV value when it is detected that a quantity of at least one target human face in the first preview picture is greater than a first preset value, where the third FOV value is greater than the second FOV value, and the third FOV value is less than or equal to the first FOV value. The method further includes outputting an image that is photographed by the camera based on the third FOV value.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor for acquiring an input image, calculating a fluctuation range of a gradation value of a pixel within a region corresponding to a document backing in the input image, determining a threshold, based on the fluctuation range, extracting an edge pixel corresponding to a boundary between a document and the document backing from the input image using the threshold, detecting a document region from the edge pixel, and an output device for outputting an image obtained by cutting a region corresponding to the document region from the input image.

Abstract: A method for image processing includes the following actions. After n frames of first images shot by a main camera are acquired and an auxiliary image shot by an auxiliary camera is acquired, synthetic noise reduction is performed on the n frames of first images to obtain a frame of main image. Depth information of the main image is further calculated according to the main image and the auxiliary image. Therefore, blurring processing is performed on the main image according to the depth information of the main image to obtain a required second image.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a novel system for generating a high dynamic range video of a colloid under investigation. This helps record images of various sizes of nanoparticles that scatter light with very different efficiencies (effective cross-sections), typically orders of magnitude different.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is provided with firmware, comprises: obtaining means for obtaining a data set of firmware; update means for performing firmware update using the data set of the firmware obtained by the obtaining means; and applying means for applying customized data indicating a setting value for a function of the firmware to the firmware provided in the information processing apparatus, wherein in a case where customized data is included in the data set of the firmware obtained by the obtaining means, the applying means applies the customized data.

Abstract: A method of applying an image effect based on recognized objects involves capturing an imaging area comprising at least one object as an image stream through operation of an image sensor. The method recognizes the at least one object in the image stream through operation of an object detection engine. The method communicates at least one correlated image effect control to an image processing engine, in response to the at least one object comprising an optical label. The method communicates at least one matched image effect control to the image processing engine, in response to receiving at least a labeled image stream at an image effect matching algorithm from the object detection engine. The method generates a transformed image stream displayable through a display device by applying at least one image effect control to the image stream through operation of the image processing engine.

Abstract: In an apparatus for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle based on a plurality of images captured by a plurality of imagers through a windshield of the vehicle, an image acquirer is configured to acquire the plurality of images captured by the plurality of imagers, and a distortion corrector is configured to correct the plurality of images based on an optical distortion distribution of the windshield.

Abstract: An image processing system, an image generation apparatus, and an image generation method are provided. The image processing system includes a switching unit configured to switch an operating mode of the image processing system between at least a first mode and a second mode, a detection unit configured to detect a joining position among a plurality of input images to generate a detection result, and a joining unit configured to join the plurality of input images to generate an output image. When the mode is switched to the first mode, the joining unit joins the plurality of input images based on the detection result of the detection unit to generate the output image. When the mode is switched to the second mode, the joining unit joins the plurality of input images to generate the output image, without causing the detection unit to generate the detection result.

Abstract: A method of assisting photography includes: receiving input related to an object of interest to be photographed; obtaining a collection of information sets associated with the object of interest, each of the information sets including a respective location at which to take a respective photograph of the object of interest; selecting a particular information set of the collection of information sets, the location in the particular information set being a particular location at which to take a particular photograph of the object of interest; and providing user directional guidance through a user interface of a mobile device to direct a user of the mobile device to the particular location.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for processing a video image. The method includes: obtaining a video image to be processed and a business object to be displayed, wherein the video image comprises a background area and a foreground area comprising a target object non-overlapping with the background area; determining the background area of the video image; performing an action detection on the target object in the foreground area to obtain action detection data; determining a display position of the business object in the video image according to the action detection data; and drawing, according to the display position, the business object in the background area of the video image by means of computer graphics.

Abstract: A focus control device includes a region setting section 2010 that sets a plurality of regions, each including a plurality of pixels, to an image acquired by an imaging section 200, an AF evaluation value calculation section 2020 that calculates an AF evaluation value of each of the plurality of regions, an invalid region setting section (invalid block setting section 2050) that sets an invalid region (low contrast determination invalid block) in the plurality of regions, a low contrast state determination section 2075 that determines whether or not the target subject is in a low contrast state based on the AF evaluation value of a region, in the plurality of regions, other than the invalid region, and a focus control section 2000 that controls an in-focus object plane position based on the AF evaluation value. The focus control section 2000 is configured to implement the focus control varying depending on a determination result obtained by the low contrast state determination section 2075.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a positional shift amount of each of a plurality of images; select a composite target image from the plurality of images based on the detected positional shift amount; and obtain a composite image based on the positional shift amount and the selected composite target image.

Abstract: An apparatus provides a unit capable of improving gradation characteristics of a plurality of images (crop images) even in a case where a plurality of users individually performs cropping (cutting out) on a distributed image, calculates a target gradation range based on histograms of the regions cropped by the plurality of users, and executes gradation conversion based on an overlapping ratio of the plurality of target gradation ranges.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and an apparatus for processing an image. A specific embodiment of the method includes: acquiring a target image including a polygon image; inputting the target image into a pre-trained convolutional neural network to obtain a characteristic vector of the target image, the convolutional neural network being used to represent a correspondence relationship between an image and a characteristic vector, and the characteristic vector being a vector including a category feature, a position feature, and a keypoint feature of the polygon image; and recognizing an image area of the polygon image based on the category feature, the position feature, and the keypoint feature. This embodiment improves the accuracy of polygon image recognition.

Abstract: The present technology is a video recording system and method of recording a video while applying special effects in real time prior to and/or while recording. The system includes a processing unit in communication with a camera and a memory unit. The processor receives a raw video data at a native speed rate from the camera or remote video stream, and an input from an interface. The system determines if the native speed rate of the raw video data is to be changed, and if so then modifies at least one frame in the raw video data to create a modified video data at a modified speed rate that is different to the native speed rate. The system then generates an output video recording data and writes it to memory. This allows for the continuous recording of video from the camera or video feed at different speed rates without altering camera operations or settings.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry: generates a prediction image to be used to encode a current block to be processed; derives a luminance correction parameter by referring to an image region which is included in an image including the current block and is outside the current block; and corrects the prediction image to be used to encode the current block, using the luminance correction parameter. The luminance correction parameter is used in common between a plurality of blocks included in the image.

Abstract: Augmented reality speed reading is provided by detecting a reader's changing gaze direction; detecting movements of the reader's eye; and between movements of the reader's eye, displaying text at the reader's gaze direction. An exemplary apparatus includes an eye illuminator that delivers light to a reader's eye; an eyeward camera that generates digital images of the reader's eye including reflected light from the eye illuminator; a display; and a processor that is connected in communication with the eyeward camera and the display. The processor implements an eye tracking module that receives the digital images from the eyeward camera and detects the reader's gaze direction, and the processor implements a text display module that controls the display to present text at the reader's gaze direction.

Abstract: A digital graduated filter is implemented in an imaging device by combining multiple images of the subject wherein the combining may include combining different numbers of images for highlights and for shadows of the subject. The imaging device may present a user with a set of pre-defined graduated filter configurations to choose from. A user may also specify the direction of graduation and strength of graduation in a viewfinder. In an alternative implementation, combining may include scaling of pixels being added instead of varying the number of images being combined. In an alternative implementation, the combining of multiple images may include combining a different number of images for highlights of the subject than for shadows of subject.

Abstract: An electronic device to autofocus on an object-of-interest within a field-of-view of the electronic device, includes an image sensor and a circuitry. The image sensor captures a sequence of image frames that includes a current frame and detect at least one prominent region in the current frame. The detected at least one prominent region has an optical flow similar to a direction of motion of the electronic device. The circuitry selects a region-of-interest from the detected at least one prominent region and estimates an autofocus point in the detected at least one prominent region. The circuitry controls focus of the image sensor at the estimated autofocus point in the current frame. The focus of the image sensor is controlled such that the estimated autofocus point exhibits a minimum deviation from an initialized position for the estimated autofocus point within the detected at least one prominent region.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing first image data generated by a first image sensor having a first filter array that has a first filter pattern. The first filter pattern includes a first filter type corresponding to a spectrum of interest and a second filter type. The method also includes accessing second image data generated by a second image sensor having a second filter array that has a second filter pattern different from the first filter pattern. The second filter pattern includes a number of second filter types, the number of second filter types and the number of first filter types have at least one filter type in common. The method also includes determining a correspondence between one or more first pixels of the first image data and one or more second pixels of the second image data.

Abstract: A server includes a photo filter module with instructions executed by a processor to identify when a client device captures a photograph. Photograph filters are selected based upon attributes of the photograph. The photograph filters are supplied to the client device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an integration application design tool supporting integration-scenario modeling on mobile devices. The integration application design tool determines a focus node in an integration scenario. To conserve system resources, the integration application design tool loads data associated with that focus node. The integration application design tool displays only a visible area of predecessor nodes and successor nodes based on a neighborhood value. The integration application design tool receives interaction primitives from a user to navigate the integration scenario, examine properties of the nodes, and perform appropriate operations related to the design and modification of the integration scenario.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can generate a synthetic group selfie. For example, a synthetic group selfie can be an arrangement or composition of individual selfies obtained from a plurality of computing devices into a single group image (e.g., synthetic group selfie). The individual selfie images can be still images, stored video images, or live streaming images. Thus, the synthetic group selfie can be a composition of still images, stored video images, or live streaming video images. The computing device can automatically arrange the individual selfies into the synthetic group selfie. The synthetic group selfie can be stored as a multi-resource object that preserves the individual selfie images so that the user who created the synthetic group selfie or a recipient of the synthetic group selfie can modify the arrangement of the individual selfies within the synthetic group selfie.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying in a two-dimensional array the structured interaction of two variables moving in tandem to achieve a target outcome: e.g., a chemical reaction balancing heat and pressure to produce a desired compound, or an aircraft changing speed over angles of attack. Underlying system operating variables are represented in the display as proxy values of X and Y, scaled so the range and interval of X- and Y-axes are the same. The resulting display is a “matched array” of all possible X,Y intersections, including a unique and clearly-delineated “alignment vector” of those cells in which proxy values of X equal proxy values of Y, the jointly-optimal values of the underlying system operating variables. Wherever X and Y intersect, indicators depict the operating variable values, their proximity to optimal on the alignment vector, and the direction and extent of adjustments needed to achieve optimal system performance.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture instruction obtaining unit configured to obtain an image capture instruction that specifies a target portion of a subject, an image capture instruction display unit configured to display the image capture instruction in a chart indicating the subject displayed on a display screen, and a reception unit configured to receive an image capture command in a state in which the image capture instruction is displayed on the display screen.

Abstract: A server apparatus performs communication with a distributor terminal that is used by a distributor of live content, and a viewer terminal that is used by a viewer of the live content. The server apparatus includes a photographing condition acquisition unit, a photographing instruction signal transmission unit, and a photographed image acquisition unit. The photographing condition acquisition unit acquires a photographing condition set by the distributor from the distributor terminal. The photographing instruction signal transmission unit transmits a photographing instruction signal, which allows a photographing operation to be executed in a case where the viewer satisfies the photographing condition, to the viewer terminal. The photographed image acquisition unit acquires a photographed image obtained by the photographing operation from the viewer terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-modality data processing are provided. Some embodiments are particularly directed to labeling and indexing multi-modality medical data. In one embodiment, a method for labeling medical data received by a multi-modality medical processing system includes receiving, by the medical processing system, medical data to be labeled. A reference set of labels corresponding to the medical data is presented at a display device. A selection of a first label from the reference set of labels is received from an interface device. A target set of labels corresponding to the medical data is presented at the display device, the target set of labels based on the first label. A selection of a second label from the target set of labels is received from the interface device. The medical data is then labeled based on the first and second labels.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that are designed to enable easy generation of a path for successively displaying characteristic images. The information processing device includes a setting unit that sets a path for connecting characteristic portions in at least one image by referring to metadata including at least information about feature points detected from the image. The setting unit sets the path by determining a regression curve, using the feature points. In a case where the feature points include a feature point at a distance equal to or longer than a predetermined threshold value from the regression curve, the setting unit redetermines the regression curve after removing a feature point detected from an image including a feature point having a low score among the feature points. The present technology can be applied to information processing devices that process still images and moving images.

Abstract: An image processing system includes: a receiving unit configured to receive an input of a plurality of image frames constituting a video from an imaging apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a feature point included in an image frame to be processed in the plurality of image frames; and an output unit configured to output an output image obtained by superimposing an image frame to be processed of an area detected as a feature point on a background image generated from at least some of a plurality of image frames.

Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate for an image display device which uses lead-free glass, has excellent color reproducibility and a light weight, and may obtain a wide viewing angle. A light guide plate for an image display device, which guides image light inputted from an image display element and outputs the image light toward a user's pupil, is configured to be made of lead-free glass having a refractive index of 1.8 or more with respect to a wavelength of the image light, and to have internal transmittance of 0.6 or more with respect to a wavelength of 400 nm when a plate thickness is 10 mm.

Abstract: An image correction device includes a line segment detection module, a shape specification module and an image correction module. The line segment detection module detects from a captured image obtained by photographing a document a plurality of line segments that correspond to the notation on the surface of the document. The shape specification module specifies shape approximation lines that approximate the surface shape of the document from the plurality of line segments. The image correction module utilizes the shape approximation lines specified by the shape specification module to correct the captured image.

Abstract: A camera module includes a lens module comprising a lens; an image sensor disposed below the lens module and configured to generate an image of a subject from light passing through the lens; and a logic controller configured to perform a resolution correction calculation on the image generated using aberration information estimated by comparing the image generated with a pre-constructed clear image of the subject with each other.

Abstract: A camera system for providing images with simultaneous high resolution and large depth of field is provided. The system includes: a camera device having a field of view, the camera device configured to automatically acquire: a first image of the field of view at a first numerical aperture; and a second image of the field of view at a second numerical aperture smaller than the first numerical aperture; an image processing unit configured to combine the first image with the second image into a single image by: extracting a higher-resolution in-focus portion of the first image; and replacing a corresponding lower-resolution portion of the second image with the higher-resolution in-focus portion of the first image; and, a display device in communication with the image processing unit, the display device configured to render the single image.

Abstract: A device and method for composite selfie image composition for remote users, includes a first image-capture device that communicates a first notification message to a second image-capture device associated with a second user. The first notification message includes a request to capture a second self-portrait image of the second user, a user-identifier of a first user associated with the first image-capture device and first face coordinates of the first user. The second self-portrait image and second face coordinates of the second user is received from the second image-capture device. By face normalization on a portion of the second self-portrait image, a second face size of the second user is adjusted in accordance with a first face size in a first self-portrait image of the first user. A first output image, for example, a composite selfie, is generated based on at least the face normalization.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a display device are provided. The display apparatus includes: a first image acquisition device, configured to acquire a target image of a target region in the case that a human body is in the target region; an image processing device, configured to identify a body physical feature of the human body according to a human body image in the target image; an image generating device, configured to generate, according to the body physical feature, a virtual human body image corresponding to the human body and conforming to a target age; and a display device, configured to display the virtual human body image. A region displaying the virtual human body image is a virtual human body display region.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, image processing apparatus and corresponding program and method are disclosed. In one example, a second captured image acquired from another apparatus is aligned with a first captured image. Image stabilization is carried out in response to a positional relation between the captured images. For example, when overlapping between the captured images is equal to or smaller than an image stabilization limitation threshold value, the image stabilization is stopped or a correction range is limited for at least one of the captured images. When the amount of overlapping is larger than the image stabilization limitation threshold value, the image stabilization for both of the captured images is carried out without limitation. The captured images are aligned with each other by using the captured image with limited image stabilization, or both captured images where stabilization is carried out without limitation, thereby producing a panoramic image.

Abstract: The digital camera includes a finder section, an imaging optical system, a focus ring, an eye sensor, an imaging element, a main control section, a digital signal processing section, and a finder display control section. The imaging element outputs first and second imaging signals obtained by receiving the first and second rays formed by performing pupil division on the subject image. The main control section calculates an amount of defocus so as to generate a defocus image, on the basis of first and second imaging signals obtained by receiving first and second rays. The eye sensor detects an eye position P of a photographer who is in contact with the finder section. The finder display control section changes a position, at which the defocus image is displayed, in accordance with the direction of shift of the eye position P.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes a first lens module, a second lens module and an operation module. The first lens module and the second lens module capture a first image and a second image respectively. The operator transforms a first section of a first left block of the first image and a second section of a second right block of the second image to a first color space image and a second color space image, obtains a shifting value of a minimum color space distance according to the first color space image and the second color space image, adjusts the width of the first left block and the second right block according to the shifting value of the minimum color space distance, and produces a third image in accordance with the adjusted first image, the adjusted second image and a blending operation.

Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including: an image processing unit; a face recognition processing unit; a storage unit; and a composition processing unit for generating composite data by a composition process so that persons photographed in each of a plurality of image data are included in one image data. The face recognition processing unit recognizes a first person by performing a face recognition process on first image data. When second image data obtained by photographing a second person at the different photographing timing of the first image data, with the same background as the first image data, is recorded in the storage unit, the composition processing unit generates composite data in which the first person and the second person are superimposed on the same background.