Abstract: A mobile device includes an application processor and an image sensor. The application processor includes an imaging subsystem configured to process high resolution image data through a first interface and a sensor hub configured to process sensor data through a second interface. The image sensor operates in one of first and second modes. The image sensor is configured to capture the high resolution image data in response to a request from the imaging subsystem and the imaging subsystem is configured to access the high resolution image data using the first interface for performing a first operation, during the first mode. The image sensor is configured to capture low resolution image data and the sensor hub is configured to access the low resolution image data using the second bus for performing a second operation, during the second mode.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a digital image capturing device (DICD) is described that includes a first integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) defining a first optical axis and facing in a first direction; a second ISLA defining a second optical axis offset from the first optical axis and facing in a second direction generally opposite the first direction (i.e., such that the second ISLA is rotated approximately 180 from the first ISLA); and a bridge member that is positioned between the first and second ISLAs to fixedly secure together the first and second ISLAs. The bridge member is configured as a discrete structure (i.e., as being separate from both the first ISLA and the second ISLA), and defines a longitudinal axis that is generally parallel in relation to the first and second optical axes.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a preliminary photography unit 521 that performs preliminary photography which is photography at a stage before the main photography for photographing the driving state of a driver of a vehicle using a photographing device 1 that photographs a prescribed range including the face of the driver; and a lighting control unit 522 that lights a lighting device 2 for emitting light which is attached to the photographing device 1 or around the photographing device 1 when the preliminary photography is performed by the preliminary photography unit 521. A control device 5 may be provided with an output unit 523 that outputs a message instructing the driver to look at the lighting device when the preliminary photography is performed by the preliminary photography unit 521.

Abstract: It is an object of the present technology to provide a solid-state image sensor capable of reducing display unevenness of a captured image. A solid-state image sensor includes a first substrate that includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer gate unit that is connected to the photoelectric conversion unit, an FD unit that is connected to the transfer gate unit, and an interlayer insulating film that covers the photoelectric conversion unit, the transfer gate unit, and the FD unit. The solid-state image sensor further includes a second substrate that includes an amplifier transistor and is disposed to be adjacent to the interlayer insulating film, the amplifier transistor constituting a part of a pixel transistor connected to the FO unit via the interlayer insulating film and including a back gate unit.

Abstract: A photographing method, a storage medium, and an electronic device (100). The electronic device (100) comprises a display screen (21) and a camera module (22), and the display screen (21) comprises a liquid crystal panel (211), a backlight module (212), and electrochromic glass (213) which are stacked. When an HDR image needs to be captured, image acquisition is performed on a current scene by means of the camera module (22), an acquired image is analyzed, then the light transmittance of the liquid crystal panel (211) is adjusted according to brightness distribution information, and finally, secondary image acquisition is performed by means of the camera module (22) to obtain a target image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a saturated region detection unit, a dynamic range control unit, and a shutter control unit. The saturated region detection unit acquires imaging data from an infrared imaging device that captures a thermal image of an outside of a mobile body, and detects that a saturated pixel is present in the imaging data. The dynamic range control unit sets, in accordance with a result of the detection of the saturated region, a dynamic range of the infrared imaging device to a first temperature range, or a second temperature range where a temperature at least on an upper limit side is higher than that in the first temperature range. The shutter control unit controls opening and closing of a shutter for protecting the infrared imaging device based on the result of the detection of the saturated region and the setting of the dynamic range.

Abstract: A circuit board according to an embodiment includes an insulating portion; and a pattern portion disposed on the insulating portion, wherein the insulating portion includes: a first insulating region, and a second insulating region disposed outside the first insulating region and spaced apart from the first insulating region with a separation region therebetween; wherein the pattern portion includes: a first pattern portion for signal transmission; and a second pattern portion including a dummy pattern separated from the first pattern portion, wherein the first pattern portion includes: a first terminal portion disposed on the first insulating region; a second terminal portion disposed on the second insulating region; and a connection portion disposed on the separation region and connecting between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion, wherein the second pattern portion includes: a second-first pattern portion disposed on the first insulating region; and a second-second pattern portion d

Abstract: A photographing scenario generator is configured to generate a photographing scenario being a condition for photographing a workpiece based on a condition set in advance. The illumination adjuster is configured to switch, with an illumination condition of the photographing unit being set to be variable, the illumination condition to each of a plurality of illumination conditions during one-time relative approach or retreat between a photographing part and the workpiece. The omnifocal image creator is configured to create, for each illumination condition, an omnifocal image obtained by evaluating a focus for each local area based on a plurality of pieces of image data having different focal points, which have been acquired through photographing under the same illumination condition, and reconstructing the image data from a combination of in-focus local images.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for acquiring a depth image, a method for fusing depth images, and a terminal device. The apparatus for acquiring a depth image includes an emitting module, a receiving module, and a processing unit. The emitting module is configured to emit a speckle array to an object, where the speckle array includes p mutually spaced apart speckles. The receiving module includes an image sensor. The processing unit is configured to receive the pixel signal and generate a sparse depth image based on the pixel signal, align an RGB image at a resolution of a*b with the sparse depth image, and fuse the aligned sparse depth image with the RGB image using a pre-trained image fusion model to obtain a dense depth image at a resolution of a*b.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display; a camera; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the display, the camera, and the memory where the memory stores instructions which, when executed, enable the processor to determine a number of at least one source frame per unit second based on a specified maximum exposure time, receive light reflected from an external object by using the camera, for an exposure time determined according to a specified exposure value, generate source frames based on the received light, and generate a time-lapse image including at least one target frame indicating movement of the external object based on source frames, and the instructions cause the processor to generate the source frames at a speed different from a speed at which the time-lapse image including the at least one target frame is played.

Abstract: An accuracy estimation apparatus includes at least one processor and/or at least one circuit that functions as an obtainment unit configured to obtain a shooting condition for a plurality of parallax images that mutually exhibit parallax, and an estimation unit configured based on the shooting condition, to estimate an accuracy of dimension measurement that is performed using the plurality of parallax images.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to predicting and optimizing the exposure value of cameras in order to properly capture images, achieve robust and efficient calibration, and detect faults. The present invention features a method comprising displaying one or more reference images and using the camera to capture the reference image at one or more camera exposures. This allows an optimal camera exposure and an optimal reference image to be determined. The method may further comprise estimating ambient light. The method may further comprise the display device displaying an input image and identifying relative properties of the input image in comparison to the reference image. The method may further comprise predicting an optimal exposure based on the relative properties of the input image, ambient light, and the optimal reference exposure, adjusting the exposure value of the camera based on the optimal exposure, and capturing the input image at the proper exposure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and an imaging method capable of shortening an imaging interval in high-speed continuous imaging. A temporary memory, which temporarily stores image data transferred from an image sensor and then transfers the image data to a main memory, in a case where high-speed continuous imaging is instructed, sequentially stores a plurality of pieces of the image data transferred from the image sensor at a predetermined speed in a state where the transfer of the image data to the main memory is stopped, and then sequentially transfers the plurality of pieces of stored image data to the main memory at a speed lower than the predetermined speed. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging device.

Abstract: An image processing method comprises: performing a spectral analysis of a HDR image (220) to determine whether the HDR image (220) comprises spectral components indicative of a lighting of the scene by a modulated light source; analysing meta-data associated with a set of component images (221) for the HDR image to determine a difference between meta-data for one component image of the set and meta-data for at least one other component image of the set, any difference being indicative of an artefact caused by illumination of the scene by a modulated light source; combining a result of the spectral analysis and the meta-data analysis to provide an indication that illumination of the scene by a modulated light source is causing a visible artefact in at least one of the HDR images; and changing a HDR operating mode of the image processing system (200) accordingly.

Abstract: Systems and methods include a monitoring system. The monitoring system includes a camera apparatus and a server. The camera apparatus includes a mounting base adapted to mount to a structure and a plurality of sensors including an array of image sensors arranged to simultaneously capture a combined 360 degree view around the camera apparatus. The server includes a network interface and a processor communicatively coupled to one another. The server also includes memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to obtain a data from the camera apparatus including a plurality of images from the combined 360 degree view around the camera apparatus, generate a model of the commercial location using the data, and display information from the model within images from the combined 360 degree view to a user while a user is viewing the images in real time.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a sensing circuit coupled to at least one of the first transistor and the second transistor. The sensing circuit includes a diode, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor. The diode has a first terminal. The third transistor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the third transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the diode. The fourth transistor has a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the third transistor, and a second terminal coupled to a data driver.

Abstract: Provided are a photographing method and a terminal, relating to the field of electronic devices, and by which a user can be instructed based on a template to adjust a position or an attitude of a mobile phone, to obtain a photo or a video whose composition is the same as or similar to that of the template, thereby improving the user photographing experience. The method specifically includes: after starting a first function of a camera application, an electronic device calculates a moving direction and distance of the electronic device and/or calculates a rotation direction or a rotation angle of the electronic device based on a target template selected by a user and a currently acquired preview and through feature point matching or an AR repositioning technology, so that the electronic device can photograph a photo or a video whose composition is the same as that of the target template.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to perform good illumination and obtain a good captured image when a plurality of users each having a camera-equipped portable information terminal device gather in the same place. A camera-equipped portable information terminal device is provided with: an imaging unit that captures an image of a subject; a first illumination means for illuminating the subject; a first communication unit that communicates with other portable information terminal devices; and a first control unit that controls the imaging unit and the first communication unit. The first control unit transmits a light emission instruction signal to the other portable information terminal devices via the first communication unit, and causes a second illumination means of each of the other portable information terminal devices to emit light in tandem with an imaging operation of the imaging unit.

Abstract: A method for estimating a signal charge collected by a pixel of an image sensor includes determining an average bias that depends on the pixel's floating-diffusion dark current and pixel-sampling period. The method also includes determining a signal-charge estimate as the average bias subtracted from a difference between a weighted sum of a plurality of N multiple-sampling values each multiplied by a respective one of a plurality of N sample-weights.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a photographer is guided so that all construction phots can be taken. A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a terminal to function as: an information acquiring part configured to acquire an item to be photographed and the order in which the item is to be photographed, the item indicating a photographing object and what stage of construction the photographing object is in; and a presenting part configured to present the item and the order.