Abstract: A control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a controlled-object selecting switch configured to select an object to be controlled from a plurality of objects to be controlled and switch the object to be controlled to the selected one, an adjustment-value changing operation unit configured to change an adjustment value indicating an adjustment amount for each of the objects to be controlled, a control unit configured to make the selected object to be controlled adjust the adjustment amount by transmitting, to the selected object to be controlled, an adjustment-value changing command for adjusting the adjustment amount to the one indicated by the adjustment value, and a storage unit configured to store, when the object to be controlled is switched by the controlled-object selecting switch, a pre-switching adjustment value, in which when the object to be controlled is switched by the controlled-object selecting switch.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) accessing a first media data object and a different, second media data object that, when played back, each render temporally sequenced content, (2) comparing first temporally sequenced content represented by the first media data object with second temporally sequenced content represented by the second media data object to identify a set of common temporal subsequences between the first media data object and the second media data object, (3) identifying a set of edits relative to the set of common temporal subsequences that describe a difference between the temporally sequenced content of the first media data object and the temporally sequenced content of the second media data object, and (4) executing a workflow relating to the first media data object and/or the second media data object based on the set of edits. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for generating media content. For example, a server computer can detect a trigger from a device located at a site. The trigger is associated with an event at the site. The server computer can obtain media segments of media captured by a plurality of media capture devices located at the site. At least one of the media segments corresponds to the detected trigger. The server computer can determine one or more quality metrics of a media segment based on a first motion of an object captured in the media segment and/or a second motion of a media capture device used to capture the media segment. A subset of media segments can be selected from the obtained media segments based on quality metrics determined for the obtained media segments. A collection of media segments including the subset of media segments can then be generated.

Abstract: A monitoring and photographing module includes one primary camera and N secondary cameras. The primary camera and the N secondary cameras are configured to collect images, and a frame rate at which any secondary camera collects an image is less than a frame rate at which the primary camera collects an image. Regions monitored by the N secondary cameras respectively cover N different regions in a region monitored by the primary camera, and a focal length of any secondary camera is greater than a focal length of the primary camera.

Abstract: A system and method for simultaneously and continuously capturing video from the interior and exterior of a vehicle. The system includes, for example, a first housing including a first connection mechanism, first and second cameras and a memory disposed in the first housing. The system also includes a second housing including a second connection mechanism adapted to be removably connected to the first connection mechanism of the first housing and encasing said first housing within the second housing. A mounting mechanism is adjustably connected to said second housing and configured to maintain at least one of the first camera and the second camera in a predetermined position by adjusting the second housing. Additional embodiments are also described including a method for capturing data.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) accessing a first media data object and a different, second media data object that, when played back, each render temporally sequenced content, (2) comparing first temporally sequenced content represented by the first media data object with second temporally sequenced content represented by the second media data object to identify a set of common temporal subsequences between the first media data object and the second media data object, (3) identifying a set of edits relative to the set of common temporal subsequences that describe a difference between the temporally sequenced content of the first media data object and the temporally sequenced content of the second media data object, and (4) executing a workflow relating to the first media data object and/or the second media data object based on the set of edits. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile entity tracking device is provided with: a video receiving unit for receiving a moving-image frame of a ball game captured by each of a plurality of cameras present at different positions; a mobile entity candidate extraction unit for extracting a candidate for a mobile entity using a plurality of moving-image frames; a mobile entity selection unit for displaying candidates for a mobile entity and accepting selection, by a user, of the mobile entity to be tracked; and a mobile entity tracking unit for tracking the mobile entity that is the object to be tracked. When the mobile entity selection unit accepts selection, by a user, of the mobile entity to be tracked, the mobile entity tracking unit corrects the object to be tracked to the mobile entity selected by the user.

Abstract: An information capturing device includes a setting storage unit, a positioning unit, an audiovisual recording unit and a control unit. The setting storage unit stores a fence setting of a hotspot. The positioning unit, coupled to the setting storage unit, detects a current position, determines whether the current position is within a first geographic boundary defined by the fence setting, and outputs an activation notification when the current position is within the first geographic boundary. The control unit, coupled to the positioning unit and the audiovisual recording unit, activates the audiovisual recording according to the activation notification to perform audiovisual recording so as to capture environmental data.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a system for achieving a unified flow control system for multiple camera devices. The system provides inline and offline streams to share resources by converting the streams into one another. The resource sharing is performed by using different time interval to process inline and offline streams. The system also includes a STALL & REDO operation to keep whole image un-broken and shut down the write stream from ISP right away.

Abstract: A method samples a stream of data items. Each data item has an associated timestamp. The method assigns a priority value to each data item. Each data item is represented as a point on a two-dimensional graph whose axes are time and priority. A sliding window covers a predetermined length of time tspan and uses a backward probability decay curve to specify what priority values are included in the sliding window. This defines, for a current time tc, a current data sample consisting of data items whose timestamps t fall within the time span tc?tspan?t?tc and have priority values below the decay curve. The data sample is stored in a buffer. The process iteratively moves the sliding window forward by a time increment, creating a provisional data sample. When the size of the provisional data sample is too large or too small, the process scales the decay curve.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for editing of spherical video data. In one example, a computing device can receive a spherical video (or a video associated with an angular field of view greater than an angular field of view associated with a display screen of the computing device), such as by a built-in spherical video capturing system or acquiring the video data from another device. The computing device can display the spherical video data. While the spherical video data is displayed, the computing device can track the movement of an object (e.g., the computing device, a user, a real or virtual object represented in the spherical video data, etc.) to change the position of the viewport into the spherical video. The computing device can generate a new video from the new positions of the viewport.

Abstract: Tracking assistance to reduce a burden on a monitoring person, includes search condition setter setting a search condition by user operation, tracking target setter setting, as a tracking target, a person designated by monitoring person's operation to select a tracking mark on a tracking target search screen displaying a video conforming to the search condition, confirmation video presentor displaying tracking target confirmation screen displaying video of a person having a highest possibility of being the tracking target from each camera as a confirmation video, video display period setter that in a case where the tracking mark is not displayed in the tracking target on the tracking target search screen, sets a video display period by the user's operation, and in-camera tracking information corrector correcting the tracking information to display the confirmation video on the tracking target confirmation screen based on the video display period.

Abstract: A camera system includes a plurality of cameras configured to capture images in different directions. The camera system rotates the plurality of cameras in a predetermined direction. The plurality of cameras are configured such that, even during rotation, one of the cameras captures an image of a preset specific region. The camera system acquires parallax information regarding an object present in the specific region on the basis of a plurality of captured images of the specific region.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to process (e.g., encode and/or decode) multimedia data that includes a representation of a multimedia experience associated with at least one spherical region. At least one video portion of the multimedia data and at least one additional multimedia portion of the multimedia data are associated with the spherical region. The multimedia data, at least one video portion, and at least one additional multimedia portion present the multimedia experience associated with the spherical region.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating cinematic space-time view synthesis in computing environments according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes capturing, by one or more cameras, multiple images at multiple positions or multiple points in times, where the multiple images represent multiple views of an object or a scene, where the one or more cameras are coupled to one or more processors of a computing device. The method further includes synthesizing, by a neural network, the multiple images into a single image including a middle image of the multiple images and representing an intermediary view of the multiple views.

Abstract: A communication apparatus that is located within a local area network (LAN) includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus located outside the LAN and with another communication apparatus located within the LAN, and a control unit. The control unit receives information about live streaming performed using a plurality of communication apparatuses. The control unit detects the other communication apparatus configured to perform the live streaming, the other communication apparatus being located within the LAN. In a case where the other communication apparatus configured to perform the live streaming is not detected within the LAN, the control unit sets a bit-rate of moving image data to a first bit-rate. In a case where the other communication apparatus configured to perform the live streaming is detected within the LAN, the control unit sets the bit-rate to a second bit-rate, the second bit-rate being lower than the first bit-rate.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display, a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to obtain 360-degree content and angle of view information including a plurality of angle of view values selected to reproduce the 360 degree content, and control the display to display the 360-degree content according to the plurality of angle of view values included in the angle of view information.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include at least one method. The method includes communicatively coupling a first client device to a platform that distributes live streams over a network to client devices including the first client device. The live streams provide a live broadcast of a live event from viewpoints captured by source devices located at the live event including a second client device. The method further includes receiving an indication of a selection of a first viewpoint from the first client device and communicating a first live stream to the first client device. The first live stream is captured by a first source device and, when rendering by the first client device, causes display of the first viewpoint on the first client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for editing of spherical video data. In one example, a computing device can receive a spherical video (or a video associated with an angular field of view greater than an angular field of view associated with a display screen of the computing device), such as by a built-in spherical video capturing system or acquiring the video data from another device. The computing device can display the spherical video data. While the spherical video data is displayed, the computing device can track the movement of an object (e.g., the computing device, a user, a real or virtual object represented in the spherical video data, etc.) to change the position of the viewport into the spherical video. The computing device can generate a new video from the new positions of the viewport.

Abstract: A method includes defining first, second, and third shards of raw three-dimensional video data in a state file, wherein each shard includes raw video feeds; assigning each shard to a corresponding worker node in a set of worker nodes; processing the shards at the set of worker nodes to generate one or more three-dimensional video renders for each shard; determining, from the state file, that processing of the first shard is complete, processing of the second shard is complete, and processing of the third shard is incomplete; and generating three-dimensional content by concatenating a first three-dimensional video render, a first audio render associated with the first shard, a second three-dimensional video render, and a second audio render associated with the second shard, and a filler video that is a placeholder for a third three-dimensional video render until the third shard is processed.

Abstract: A server controlling a live distribution content that is distributed to a spectator terminal for a cruise service allowing a spectator to cruise around a plurality of live distribution contents is provided. The server includes a selection unit and a determination unit. The selection unit selects a plurality of candidates with respect to each selection opportunity for the spectator to select the live distribution content to be distributed to the spectator terminal. The determination unit determines the live distribution content to be distributed to the spectator terminal on the basis of information indicating an option that is selected by the spectator from a plurality of options. At least one of the plurality of candidates selected in at least one selection opportunity includes a common live distribution content regardless of the live distribution content that is viewed by the spectator at the time of selecting the plurality of candidates.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for configuring interaction zones for a virtual reality environment. The method may include defining a plurality of scenes, each scene including a plurality of selectable scene cuts and defining a first interaction zone and a second interaction zone. The method may also include automatically selecting a first scene cut to display the first scene, in response to detecting that a gaze direction, associated with a user accessing the virtual reality environment, is directed toward the first interaction zone. The method may also include automatically selecting a second scene cut to display the second scene, in response to detecting that the gaze direction, associated with the user accessing the virtual reality environment, is directed toward the second interaction zone. The first or second scenes may be triggered for display in a head mounted display device.

Abstract: Methods and a device for detecting physical intrusion are providing, the device including a vibration sensor, a processor, a transmitter, a battery, and a conductive wire connecting the vibration sensor and the processor. The vibration sensor is affixed to a first part of the device, and the processor, transmitter, and battery are affixed to a second part of the device. The first and second parts, when attached together, form a case containing the conductive wire. The device performs steps of: sampling a set of seismic signals from the vibration sensor, determining that the set of seismic signals matches a seismic threat pattern, and responsively issuing an intrusion alert.

Abstract: A first image capture device includes a display that renders a preview of a scene and a processor that determines a cumulative image score associated with each camera setting for a specified time period, based on the rendered preview. The processor captures a first video segment of a video using a first camera setting. The first camera setting is associated with a first cumulative image score equal to or greater than a set image score threshold. The processor detects a change in the first cumulative image score to a second cumulative image score for an upcoming video segment, based on a video buffer. The second cumulative image score is less than the set image score threshold. The processor captures a second video segment corresponding to the upcoming video segment using a second camera setting to maintain the cumulative image score equal to or greater than the set image score threshold.

Abstract: Vehicle event data playback systems described herein may provide users means for reviewing events recorded by a vehicle event recorder. Circumstances relating to vehicle operation may be visually presented in these playback systems. Video playback from multiple recording devices may be synchronized with each other and/or with information related to the operation of the vehicle during the recorded events to affect a presentation of information related to operation of the vehicle. A user may be presented with many data types in graphical and/or intuitive arrangements.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a first camera having a housing and an image sensor positioned in or on the housing and designed to detect image data corresponding to an environment of the first camera. The camera further includes a camera network access device positioned in the housing and designed to wirelessly transmit the image data. The camera further includes a local power source positioned in the housing, coupled to the image sensor and the camera network access device, and designed to store electrical power to be used by the image sensor and the camera network access device. The system also includes a hub having at least one hub network access device designed to wirelessly receive the image data from the camera network access device and to wirelessly transmit the image data to a cloud server.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store a high-speed video captured with a first number of frames per second and a processor configured to be electrically connected with the memory. The processor is configured to detect an amount of image variation based on at least one of the first number of frames and generate a slow motion interval, a playback time of which is extended, by dividing or sampling the first number of frames into a second number of frames which are less than the first number of frames with respect to a video interval having an amount of image variation which meets a specified condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging apparatus that shoots a video. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that generates image data based on optical information input through an optical system; an image processor that generates video data based on the image data; and a controller that, when a shooting period in which a video is shot has a first shooting period from a start of first recording till an end of the first recording and a second shooting period from a start of second recording till an end of the second recording, generates a single file using, out of the video data, first video data corresponding to the video shot during the first shooting period and second video data corresponding to the video shot during the second shooting period.

Abstract: An interactive interface for a computing device enables a user to select the medium of expression in which a segment of a narrative will be presented. The narrative has a plurality of presentable narrative segments, at least one of which is presentable in multiple mutually substitutable mediums of expression. The interface includes a control enabling a user to select a narrative segment class containing segments of a first medium expression. The selected segments are presented in substitution for respective segments of another narrative segment class of a second medium expression.

Abstract: A motion detection device is matched with a passive detector utilized to detect an object and to accordingly generate a triggering signal. The motion detection device includes an image capturing unit and an operating processor. The operating processor is electrically connected with the image capturing unit, the operating processor is adapted to switch the image capturing unit from a sleep mode to a wakeup mode for motion detection while being triggered by the triggering signal, and further to optionally actuate an external host in accordance with an analysis result of the motion detection. A motion detection method applied to the motion detection device includes receiving the triggering signal, switching the image capturing unit to the wakeup mode for capturing the first monitoring image, analyzing the first monitoring image to determine existence of the object, and actuating the external host in accordance with an analysis result of the first monitoring image.

Abstract: A method of enabling a user to access recorded data associated with an event, the method comprising determining the location of a user's device at a control unit, confirming the location is within a predetermined vicinity and that the user's device was at the location within a predetermined period and the control unit enabling access for the user to the data if the location of the user's device in the predetermined period is confirmed.

Abstract: A wireless user device is disclosed. The wireless user device includes, one or more processors, a machine-readable medium including instructions stored therein, which, when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations including, sending, by the wireless user device, a request to authenticate a user account on a cloud-based service, wherein the request comprises user credentials to the user account on the cloud-based service, wherein the cloud-based service is associated with a server, and wherein the wireless user device is associated to the user account in response to a successful authentication of the user credentials.

Abstract: Embodiments include a modular video recording system. The system includes a first module for supporting a primary input to be recorded, such as from a first camera. A second, third, or other combination of modules may also be used to support or add additional inputs to be recorded. Any of the modules may support control features, switcher features, and other electronics and components to fully integrate the modules as additional modules are added to the system.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for editing of spherical video data. In one example, a computing device can receive a spherical video (or a video associated with an angular field of view greater than an angular field of view associated with a display screen of the computing device), such as by a built-in spherical video capturing system or acquiring the video data from another device. The computing device can display the spherical video data. While the spherical video data is displayed, the computing device can track the movement of an object (e.g., the computing device, a user, a real or virtual object represented in the spherical video data, etc.) to change the position of the viewport into the spherical video. The computing device can generate a new video from the new positions of the viewport.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving a first group of video content items; (ii) identifying from among the first group of video content items, a second group of video content items having a threshold extent of similarity with each other; (iii) determining a quality score for each video content item of the second group; (iv) identifying from among the second group of video content items, a third group of video content items each having a quality score that exceeds a quality score threshold; and (v) based on the identifying of the third group, transmitting at least a portion of at least one video content item of the identified third group to a digital video-effect (DVE) system, wherein the system is configured for using the at least the portion of the at least one video content item of the identified third group to generate a video content item.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit; and a control unit configured to perform a normal mode display process of displaying icon images of kinds corresponding to an operation status of the apparatus in a display unit and an icon description display process of displaying an icon selection image for selecting an icon image that is being displayed in the display unit upon reception of an operation input to activate an icon description mode by the operation receiving unit during the normal mode display process in the display unit and displaying a description image for an icon image selected upon reception of an operation input by the operation receiving unit while the icon selection image is being displayed in the display unit.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving information characterizing events from respective ones of a plurality of network devices each comprising one or more event sources, storing event records in a security information and event management database with each event record corresponding to a given event and comprising a device identifier, an event source name, an event time and an event record number, obtaining a set of event records from the security information and event management database for a specified network device in a specified time range, identifying whether respective ones of the event records in the set are duplicate event records based at least in part on mappings of event time and event record number values to ordered pairs of device identifier and event source name values, and removing event records in the set identified as duplicate event records from the security information and event management database.

Abstract: A system, method, and software for mobile video display and management includes acquiring a plurality of streams of video data from a plurality of cameras. The plurality of streams of video data are stored and plurality of selected streams of video data that includes at least one stream of recorded video data and at least one stream of live video data are presented in a graphical user interface of a remote device.

Abstract: Vehicle event data playback systems described herein may provide users means for reviewing events recorded by a vehicle event recorder. Circumstances relating to vehicle operation may be visually presented in these playback systems. Video playback from multiple recording devices may be synchronized with each other and/or with information related to the operation of the vehicle during the recorded events to affect a presentation of information related to operation of the vehicle. A user may be presented with many data types in graphical and/or intuitive arrangements.

Abstract: A server includes a network communication device, memory hardware, and data processing hardware. The data processing hardware receives sensor data and application data from a client computing device. The sensor data includes sensor measurement values from sensors. The application data indicates application states applications. The data processing hardware receives a request to provide event notifications to a first application from the plurality of applications upon an occurrence of an event. The request includes an event description. The data processing hardware identifies an event trigger that indicates the occurrence of the event. The event trigger includes an application state of a second application and a sensor measurement value for at least one of the sensors. The data processing hardware detects the occurrence of the event by comparing the event trigger with the sensor data and the application data, and transmits an event notification to the first application upon detecting the event.

Abstract: Communication is performed between a wearable camera and a vehicle-mounted recorder, the wearable camera captures an image of a capturing area, and the vehicle-mounted camera captures an image of the capturing area. The vehicle-mounted recorder records first image data of the capturing area captured by the vehicle-mounted camera according to a recording start request from the wearable camera, and transmits a recording start instruction to the wearable camera simultaneously with the recording. The wearable camera starts the recording of second image data of the capturing area captured by the wearable camera after the recording start instruction is received.

Abstract: A wearable camera system includes a wearable camera, an in-car recorder, and an in-car camera. One of the in-car recorder and the wearable camera transmits video recording starting information including information indicating that video recording has been started to the other of the in-car recorder and the wearable camera when one of the in-car recorder and the wearable camera starts the video recording. The other of the in-car recorder and the wearable camera starts video recording after the video recording starting information is received.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus and method for processing images. The image processing apparatus is connected to at least one camera and includes: a performance calculating unit configured to calculate a decoding performance of the at least one camera based on information about at least one of a codec, a resolution and a frame rate of image frames which are received from the at least one camera, and a filtering unit configured to filter the received image frames to select image frames for decoding, based on a result of the calculation of the decoding performance of the at least one camera.

Abstract: A wearable camera captures an image of a capturing area, and a vehicle-mounted camera captures an image of the capturing area. The wearable camera records first image data of the capturing area in the wearable camera. The wearable camera repeatedly transmits information related to a recording amount of the first image data to the vehicle-mounted recorder. The vehicle-mounted recorder receives the information related to the recording amount of the first image data transmitted from the wearable camera. The vehicle-mounted recorder records second image data of the capturing area captured by the vehicle-mounted camera in the vehicle-mounted recorder when the recording amount of the first image data exceeds a set value.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a content marking command is received from a mobile device at a particular time. For example, a user selection of the content marking command may be received via a user interface displayed on the mobile device. The content marking command may indicate a user interest in a particular moment of an event viewed by the user. Moreover, the event viewed by the user and video content data corresponding to the event may be identified. Further, content marking data may be generated, whether content marking data indicates a particular portion of the identified video content data corresponding to the particular moment of the event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a security arrangement (1) comprising: a housing (2); a sensor arrangement (3) arranged in said housing; a camera device (4) arranged in said housing; and a communication unit (5) arranged in said housing; wherein said sensor arrangement is configured to detect movement of a door (6) being monitored by said security arrangement and said security arrangement is configured to in response to detection of movement of said door activate said camera device and take a picture, and wherein said security arrangement is configured to transmit a taken picture to a contact list utilizing said communication unit.

Abstract: Vehicle event data playback systems described herein may provide users means for reviewing events recorded by a vehicle event recorder. Circumstances relating to vehicle operation may be visually presented in these playback systems. Video playback from multiple recording devices may be synchronized with each other and/or with information related to the operation of the vehicle during the recorded events to affect a presentation of information related to operation of the vehicle. A user may be presented with many data types in graphical and/or intuitive arrangements.

Abstract: The invention proposes a storage system having a number of M storage media, having a number of N data producers each providing a data stream and each having one or more data members, and having a storage management device for distributing the data streams from the N data producers to the M storage media, wherein a group of (A+1) of the M storage media is statically assigned to each of the N data producers, where 1<A<M.

Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging device and a portable terminal device. The portable terminal device includes a marker time information generation unit, a time difference detection unit, and a correction unit. The marker time information generation unit generates marker time information containing a marker input to a video file generated by the imaging device and input time of the marker in association with each other. The time difference detection unit detects a time difference between time measured by the clock of the imaging device and time measured by the clock of the portable terminal device. Then, the correction unit corrects the input time of the marker contained in the marker time information based on the time difference detected by the time difference detection unit and thereby generates corrected marker time information.

Abstract: A clothing accessory has at least one element of clothing accessory wearable by a user, and a recording camera associated with the element of clothing accessory and carrying out a recording process while being associated with the element of clothing accessory, said recording camera including a touch sensor for tapping to perform photo or video recording, and said recording camera operating wirelessly with remote controlling devices for wireless data transfer, controlling and previewing recordings.