Abstract: A controller may process a plurality of video frames to determine an apparent motion of each pixel of one or more pixels or each group of pixels of one or more groups of pixels of each video frame of the plurality of video frames. The controller may select one or more processed video frames, of the plurality of processed video frames, that correspond to a duration of time and may generate a composite video frame based on the one or more processed video frames. The controller may generate a video frame mask based on the composite video frame and may obtain additional video data that includes at least one additional video frame. The controller may cause the video frame mask to be applied to the at least one additional video frame and may cause the at least one additional video frame to be processed using an object detection technique.

Abstract: A super-resolution video reconstruction method, device, apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: extracting a hypergraph from consecutive frames of an original video; inputting a hypergraph vector of the hypergraph into a residual convolutional neural network to obtain an output result of the residual convolutional neural network; and inputting the output result of the residual convolutional neural network into a spatial upsampling network to obtain a super-resolution frame, wherein a super-resolution video of the original video is formed by multiple super-resolution frames.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that improves visibility of a first image. The first image is formed in the air by using a first image forming unit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) and a bus system are provided. The IC includes a first function module coupled to a first pin, a switch, a second function module coupled to a second pin, and a controller. The switch selectively couples the first pin to a pull-down resistor according to a control signal. When a specific condition is met, the controller turns on the switch to couple the first pin to a pull-down resistor, and detects a first input signal on the first pin, so as to determine whether there are slave devices coupled to a master device. When the controller determines that the IC is one of the slave devices or the single slave device connected to the master device, the controller turns off the switch to separate the first pin from the pull-down resistor, and assigns the second pin to the second function module.

Abstract: A device includes a processor configured to process a first sample of a first track having a first composition time, determine whether a second track that is associated with the first track has an available sample at the first composition time, when the second track has the available sample at the first composition time, select the available sample of the second track as a second sample having a common composition time with the first composition time of the first sample, when the second track does not have the available sample at the first composition time, select a sample of the second track having a composition time that is a closest available preceding composition time as the second sample having the common composition time with the first composition time of the first sample, and in response to selecting the second sample, process the second sample.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, and a program that allow control of an invisible light component of a captured image without a mechanism that inserts and removes a filter that shields the invisible light component. A luminance composition unit combines a luminance signal of a visible light component of a pixel signal of a captured image including an invisible light component and the visible light component with the pixel signal. A chroma gain amplifier attenuates a chrominance signal of the visible light component. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging apparatus and the like that include, for example, an optical filter that transmits visible light and infrared light, have pixels in an RGBW array, and perform a Bayer conversion process on a captured image.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for mitigating drift in audiovisual assets. The technique includes determining that an edit associated with a presentation timeline is within boundaries of a video frame. The technique further includes calculating a temporal drift associated with the edit, where the temporal drift comprises a duration of time between the edit and a boundary of the video frame. The technique further includes determining whether to include the video frame in the presentation timeline based on the temporal drift and an accumulated temporal drift associated with the presentation timeline.

Abstract: Some implementations may include a method for watermarking an identification document, the method including: modulating a spatial luminance pattern associated with a first digital watermark to encode a first portion of personally identifiable information; modulating a spatial chrominance distribution associated with a second digital watermark to encode a second portion of the personally identifiable information; and applying the first digital watermark and the second digital watermark to the identification document.

Abstract: A subsea electrical unit is provided. The subsea electrical unit includes a first electric power connection for receiving electric power for operating the subsea electrical unit and a second electric power connection towards a further subsea electrical unit. A line insulation monitor is coupled to the second electric power connection. A control unit is adapted to determine whether electric power is present on the second electric power connection, and is further adapted to disconnect the line insulation monitor form the second electric power connection if it determines that power is present on the second electric power connection.

Abstract: A system and method for performing vehicle-velocity aware image enhancement. Embodiments generally include a video capture module configured to receive image data of the scene being monitored, an image extraction module configured to extract still images from incoming video data, a vehicle detection module that detects the approximate location of a target vehicle in the scene being monitored, a velocity determination module configured to determine the amplitude and direction of a vector that describes the velocity of the target vehicle in image pixel coordinates, and a velocity-aware enhancing module configured to enhance the image(s) of the target vehicle extracted from the video feed based on the vehicle's velocity. Embodiments may also include an infraction detection module configured to detect the occurrence of a violation of traffic law(s) by a target vehicle.

Abstract: A method for detecting motion in video fields of video data, comprises the steps of: calculating texture information for a pixel in the video fields; determining a threshold value as a function of the calculated texture information; calculating a differential value for the pixel; and detecting motion in the video fields as a function of the determined threshold value and the calculated differential value.

Abstract: A video input section acquires a video signal formed of a plurality of frames. A frame separator separates the video signal acquired by the video input section on a frame basis and distributes the separated video signals. A plurality of parallel processors perform video processing in parallel on the separated video signals corresponding to the frames separated and distributed by the frame separator. A frame combiner combines the separated video signals on which the plurality of parallel processors have performed the video processing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus having an input unit for inputting an image signal and an image corrector for correcting the input image signal is disclosed. The image corrector is arranged to extract from the input image signal a specular reflection component and a diffuse reflection component and generate a corrected image signal based on a computation result with respect to these specular and diffuse reflection components thus extracted. This image corrector is adaptable for use in various types of image processors, including projectors, display devices and imaging devices.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive content, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a time required for reproducing the content, a counter configured to count a first time including at least the required time, and a display controller configured to display the content on the display unit and terminate display of a video on the display unit after expiration of the first time.

Abstract: A method for transmitting spectrum information is provided. The method includes: sampling a first video of a scene by a first sampling device and sampling a spectrum video of a sampling point in the scene by a second sampling device, and processing the spectrum video to obtain a spectrum information of the sampling point; calculating estimated transmission ratio coefficients of the spectrum video according to color integral curves of the first sampling device; estimating a location of the sampling point in each frame of the first video; and transmitting the spectrum information of the sampling point to a plurality of scene points in the first video according to the estimated transmission ratio coefficients and the location of the sampling point in each frame of the spectrum video through a trilateral filtering algorithm.

Abstract: A data processing device includes a clock converter, a data converter, and an error detector. The clock converter is configured to receive a first clock signal, convert the first clock signal into a second clock signal, and output the second clock signal. The data converter is configured to receive first data, convert the first data into second data using the second clock signal, and output the second data. The error detector is configured to check whether the first clock signal is in a first clock state or a second clock state upon the first data transitioning to a first data state, and output an enable signal to the clock converter upon determining that the first clock signal has transitioned to the first clock state from the second clock state.

Abstract: Embodiments describe methods, apparatus and systems to provide video display correction to provide an on-axis view at an off-axis angle so that the display surface displays a rectangular video image. For instance, a device may receive a stream of video data to be displayed on a display surface of a display, the video data having a first rectangular aspect ratio to be viewed from an on-axis location with respect to the display surface. The device may also receive a user selection of an off-axis viewing angle with respect to the display surface. The device may then correct the first rectangular aspect ratio to a second, non-rectangular aspect ratio based on the off-axis viewing angle, so that from the off-axis angle, the display surface appears to display a rectangular video image. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for blind image deconvolution. One method of blind image deconvolution comprises capturing a video using an imaging device and measuring a sharpness degradation metric for the video. The method further comprises determining parameters of a point spread function (PSF) corresponding to the sharpness degradation metric using a predetermined equation and performing deconvolution on at least one frame of the video using the PSF and the determined parameters.

Abstract: Spatial or temporal interpolation may be performed upon source video content to create interpolated video content. A video signal including the interpolated video content and non-interpolated video content (e.g. the source video content) may be generated. At least one indicator for distinguishing the non-interpolated video content from the interpolated video content may also be generated. The video signal and indicator(s) may be passed from a video source device to a video sink device. The received indicator(s) may be used to distinguish the non-interpolated video content from the interpolated video content in the received video signal. The non-interpolated video content may be used to “redo” the interpolation or may be recorded to a storage medium.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a reproduction controller and a transmitter. The reproduction controller is configured to reproduce a first type of information of a first content. The first content includes a plurality of types of information. The transmitter is configured to transmit an instruction to reproduce a second type of information of the first content to other electronic device.

Abstract: A content processing apparatus includes a processing information storage unit that stores processing information which is information on processing to be performed on a content, a content accepting unit that accepts an input content, a processing unit that executes, on the input content, processing indicated by the processing information, and obtains an output content, a qualitative information acquiring unit that acquires at least one type of qualitative information from among output qualitative information, which is qualitative information on the output content, and input qualitative information, which is qualitative information on the input content, and an output unit that outputs the qualitative information acquired by the qualitative information acquiring unit.

Abstract: Assessing a visual quality characteristic includes accessing and processing at least a first image or video signal and a second image or video signal and processing the accessed images or video signals. Based at least in part on processing the accessed images or video signals, a difference is measured between the processed at least first and second images or video signals. The visual quality characteristic relates to a magnitude of the measured difference between the processed at least first and second images or video signals. The at least first and second images or video signals include a high or visual dynamic range and/or a wide color gamut. The visual quality characteristic is assessed based, at least in part, on the measured difference.

Abstract: In an image/audio playback technology in a mobile communication terminal, a single image is divided into two halves, i.e., left-half and right-half images, which are displayed on two mobile communication terminals, respectively. In addition, two mobile communication terminals can play left-side and right-side audio data, respectively, which compose stereo audio data, according to the relative locations of the two mobile communication terminals.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for capturing events of interest by performing a spatio-temporal analysis of a video are provided. A continuous video stream containing a series of image frames is acquired over time. Each of the image frames is represented by horizontal spatial coordinates and vertical spatial coordinates of a two dimensional plane. A temporal dimension is assigned across the image frames of the video stream. A spatio-temporal analysis image is constructed based on a user-defined line of analysis on each of one or more of the image frames. The spatio-temporal analysis image is constructed by concatenating a series of temporally-successive linear pixel arrays along the temporal dimension. Each of the linear pixel arrays comprises an array of pixels along the line of analysis defined on each of one or more of the image frames. The constructed spatio-temporal analysis image is segmented for capturing the events of interest.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video reproducing apparatus includes a video data generating device generating reproduction control video data for displaying a reproduction control image of video contents in a constant cycle on an occasion of reproducing the video contents; and an update cycle adjusting device making an update cycle in which the reproduction control video data is updated longer than the constant cycle, within a range in which all the reproduction control images which should be displayed by the reproduction control video data are displayed.

Abstract: An upstream video processor may perform video processing upon video data to created processed video data. The video processing may include at least one of color correction, contrast correction, gamma correction, sharpness enhancement, and edge enhancement. Metadata indicative of the performed video processing may also be generated. The processed video data and metadata may be passed to a downstream video processor, the latter for use in determining what further video processing, if any, to apply. An intermediate video processor may receive video data and metadata indicating video processing performed thereupon by an upstream video processor. Based on the received metadata, additional video processing may be performed, and new metadata indicating the additional video processing may be generated.

Abstract: During a display of a slideshow of a composite image comprising a plurality of images, a user operates a print bookmark, resulting in composite images and individual images that can be printed being set and stored as print candidate images. By displaying, in a list, stored candidate images on a display unit as print candidate images, an image processing apparatus is provided which enables the user to specify a desired image for printing.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention a projection facility for projecting image contents onto an inside wall in an open cabin of a transport means, with which any given image contents can be projected onto a curved inside wall in a large-scale manner. The projection facility may comprise, apart from several projectors, several mirrors for deflecting the image contents. This allows image quality to be improved.

Abstract: A method of digitally processing images and/or audio in the form of a plurality of data samples, each data sample having a value representative of a visual or audio property, the method comprising: identifying a first set of data samples having values outside a first predefined range of data values; identifying a second set of data samples having values outside a second predefined range of data values, the second predefined range being within the first predefined range; and applying a non-linear scaling algorithm to the data values of the first and second sets of data samples to generate a set of modified data samples having data values within the first predefined range.

Abstract: A communication device, method and network are provided. The communication method comprises generating a first registration packet including first bio data, sending the first registration packet to a network, generating a content packet having second bio data and content data and sending the content packet to the network. The other communication method comprises receiving a first registration packet including first bio data, storing the first bio data together with a device identification, receiving a content packet including second bio data, extracting the second bio data from the content packet, comparing the first bio data with the second bio data and authorizing communication when the first bio data matches the second bio data.

Abstract: A video composition model that provides a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) to set device contexts, and determine capabilities of graphics hardware from a device driver. After the model determines a configuration, the model determines input video stream states applicable to frame rates, color-spaces and alpha indexing of input video streams, interactive graphics, and background images. The model prepares the input video frames and reference frames, as well as a frame format and input/output frame index information. The input video streams, interactive graphics and background images are processed individually and mixed to generate an output video stream.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of input terminals to which a plurality of image transmitting apparatuses that transmit image data can be connected; a plurality of output terminals to which a plurality of image receiving apparatuses that receive image data can be connected; an image processing section that adjusts image data inputted from any of the plurality of input terminals, to a processing image quality adjustment value and outputs the adjusted image data from any of the plurality of output terminals; an input setting section that sets an input image quality adjustment value for each of the plurality of input terminals, according to a user operation; an output setting section that sets an output image quality adjustment value for each of the plurality of output terminals, according to a user operation; a selecting section that selects one of the input terminals to which image data is to be inputted and one of the output terminals from which the image data is to be outputted; and an

Abstract: A routing facility (1) for a subsea electronics module (7) has a microcontroller (3), a field programmable gate array (4) and at least two router resources (5) on a single circuit board (2), each router resource (5) comprising a respective local transceiver (9) for a differential serial bus and a respective remote transceiver (10) for the differential serial bus, wherein each local transceiver (9) is connected with the corresponding remote transceiver (10) and with the field programmable gate array (4) that is able to route data packets between the router resources (5).

Abstract: A method for conditioning a network based encoded video stream including receiving the video stream over an RF data link, detecting any missing and/or corrupted data within the data stream, and inserting curative data in place of the missing or corrupted data. A system and method for transmitting a real-time video stream to an end-user at least partially over an RF data link including the video conditioner wherein a camera obtains video footage, an encoder to compresses the video stream, an RF transmitter transmits the encoded video stream over an RF data link, and an RF receiver to receives the encoded video stream from the RF transmitter. The video stream is conditioned by the video conditioner and routed to an end user through a computer network wherein a decoder decodes the encoded video stream and the video stream is viewed on a display.

Abstract: Provided are a distributed repeater for repeating output signals identical to input signals through a channel different from that of main transmitter signals but identical to channels of other distributed repeaters, and a distributed repeating method thereof. The distributed repeater includes: a pre-processing unit configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from an external device and demodulate the RF signal into a baseband signal; an equalizer configured to equalize the baseband signal to correct a distortion occurring on a transmission channel; an identification signal generation and insertion unit configured to generate an identification signal for identification of the distributed repeater and network conditioning, and insert the identification signal in the equalized baseband signal; and a post-processing unit configured to convert the baseband signal from the identification signal generation and insertion unit into an RF signal, and send the RF signal.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for adaptive video decoding. A method for adaptive video decoding includes determining whether a resource constrained mode is to be initiated, and responsive to a determination that the resource constrained mode is to be initiated, initiating the resource constrained mode, including foregoing the decoding of portions of received video input. For example, adaptive video decoding may include foregoing the decompression and reconstruction of selected video frames during intervals of high demand for memory and/or bus bandwidth resources.

Abstract: A sequence of video frames of an area of interest is obtained. A first background model of the area of interest is constructed based on a first parameter. A second background model of the area of interest is constructed based on a second parameter, the second parameter being different from the first parameter. A difference between the first and second background models is determined. A stationary target is determined based on the determined difference. An alert concerning the stationary target is generated.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a video frame over a plurality of communication channels involves selecting a number of communication channels available between the transmitting and the receiving devices; partitioning spatially correlated pixels of the video frame into a number of different partitions equal to the number of selected communication channels; and transmitting the different partitions, where each partition is transmitted on a distinct communication channel among the selected communication channels. Such a method is suitable for use in a communication system, especially a wireless communication system, in which data of a channel can be lost or corrupted. The method can maximize diversity in the transport of the video frame pixels and improve robustness.

Abstract: An image data processing includes: obtaining first image data; outputting the first image data to the image display devices; obtaining an attention area composed of one or more arbitrarily specified pixels from the first image outputted to the image display devices ; displaying a color chart whose hue and chroma are gradually changed toward around the color corresponding to the image data of the attention area; obtaining arbitrarily selected color information from the displayed color chart; obtaining a plurality of combinations of the attention area and the color information corresponding to the attention area and calculating a color parameter on the basis of the obtained plurality of combinations; converting the color of the obtained image data on the basis of the color parameter; and outputting the image data whose color is converted, to the image display devices as a second image.

Abstract: A display device includes a scene conversion detecting module to detect whether a scene is converted in an input image, and a brightness compensating module to determine an image category of the input image when a scene conversion is generated in the input image, and compensating for the brightness of the input image by calculating a weighted mean value of a tone increase value corresponding to the determined image category and a tone increase value corresponding to an image category of a previous image.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for a hybrid mode re-driver which, among other advantages, reduces power consumption while maintaining signal integrity. Equalization is performed on a signal to remove distortions such as inter-symbol interference. The signal is then analyzed and the quality of the signal is assessed. In some cases, retiming is then performed on the signal to remove additional signal distortions. In other cases, retiming is not performed and is transmitted to a driver while bypassing retiming components. When retiming components are bypassed, the retiming components are placed in a state of reduced power consumption to reduce system power consumption.

Abstract: A method, and apparatus, and logic encoded in one or more computer-readable media to carry out a method. The method is to sample analog video at a sample clock rate and at a phase selected from a set of phases based on a quality measure determined from the sampled video. The quality measure is based on statistics of pixel to pixel differences in a coordinate of the generated digital video that have a magnitude exceeding a pre-determined threshold.

Abstract: A video processing device that divides and processes video data representing a video for one screen includes: an input unit that receives input of the video data; plural image processing units that are provided to correspond to respective plural areas obtained by dividing the video data, receive image data corresponding to the areas, and apply predetermined image processing to image data; an image-data extending unit that acquires image data, which is required by the image processing unit that processes an area adjacent to each of the areas, prior to the image processing by each of the image processing units from the image data corresponding to the area received by each of the image processing units, inputs the image data to the adjacent image processing unit, extends the image data corresponding to the area received by each of the image processing units, and sets the image data as a target of the predetermined image processing by each of the image processing units; and an image combining unit that receives t

Abstract: A video receiving apparatus comprises a switch, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a video processing circuit and a decoder is provided. The ADC receives a first analog channel data from the switch within a plurality of first periods and receives a second analog channel data from the switch within a plurality of second periods, and output a digital video signal. The sampling frequency of the ADC is a plurality of times of a switching frequency of the switch. The video processing circuit includes a recovery circuit and a noise reduction circuit. The recovery circuit restores the digital video signal to a recovery video signal corresponding to a video format of the analog video signal. The noise reduction circuit reduces noises generated by the switch according to the digital video signal. The decoder outputs a display signal according to the analog video signal.

Abstract: In an image/audio playback technology in a mobile communication terminal, a single image is divided into two halves, i.e., left-half and right-half images, which are displayed on two mobile communication terminals, respectively. In addition, two mobile communication terminals can play left-side and right-side audio data, respectively, which compose stereo audio data, according to the relative locations of the two mobile communication terminals.

Abstract: A method of digitally processing images and/or audio in the form of a plurality of data samples, each data sample having a value representative of a visual or audio property, the method comprising: identifying a first set of data samples having values outside a first predefined range of data values; identifying a second set of data samples having values outside a second predefined range of data values, the second predefined range being within the first predefined range; and applying a non-linear scaling algorithm to the data values of the first and second sets of data samples to generate a set of modified data samples having data values within the first predefined range.

Abstract: An image display apparatus including an image receiving unit that receives an image signal on which additional display information is superimposed, an image display unit that displays the image signal on which the additional display information is superimposed in a screen, and an information display unit that displays predetermined display information at a display position of the additional display information so that the additional display information displayed in the screen is hidden.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image/audio playback technology in a mobile communication terminal. According to the present invention, a single image is divided into two halves, i.e., left-half and right-half images, which are displayed on two mobile communication terminals, respectively. In addition, two mobile communication terminals can play left-side and right-side audio data, respectively, which compose stereo audio data, according to the relative locations of the two mobile communication terminals.

Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.

Abstract: A monitor control system capable of reprogramming the function of a LCD monitor. The monitor control system utilizes VGA signal lines for video signal transmission during normal mode of operation and the same VGA signal lines for transmitting erase/record commands and data when the erasable programmable ROM inside the monitor demands reprogramming. Using an isolator circuit in the monitor control system for isolating an erase/record pathway of an erasable programmable ROM from a normal video pathway, data within the erasable programmable ROM can be modified without opening up the monitor casing. Hence, the modification of monitor function is much more convenient.