Abstract: An optical inspection method for containers. A container is at least partly illuminated or transilluminated with light of an illuminating device and captured from different viewing directions (R4-R6) as a camera image in each case by at least one camera. In a first image analysis step, first image information of a first inspection zone (A) of the container, for example a stain on a container front face, is ascertained from at least two of the camera images by stereoscopically pairing image points. In a second image analysis step, an individual camera image of the two camera images is analyzed, wherein the first image information is first excluded and second image information of a second inspection zone (B) of the container, for example a crack of a container rear face, is then ascertained.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of encoding and decoding a video signal using adaptive sampling. The method may include determining an adaptive sampling rate based on information about the properties of a decoded picture and performing interpolation filtering using samples to which the adaptive sampling rate has been applied. The adaptive sampling rate corresponds to one of a uniform sampling rate, a reduced sampling rate, and a variable sampling rate.

Abstract: Innovations in reconstruction and rendering of panoramic video are described. For example, a view-dependent operation controller of a panoramic video playback system receives an indication of a view direction for an application and, based at least in part on the view direction, identifies a section of a picture of panoramic video in an input projection. The view-dependent operation controller limits operations of a color converter, video decoder, and/or streaming controller to the identified section. In this way, the panoramic video playback system can avoid performing operations to reconstruct sections of the picture of panoramic video that will not be viewed. As another example, a mapper of a panoramic video playback system re-projects at least some sample values in an input flat projection towards a center location for a view direction, producing an output flat projection, which an application can use to generate one or more screen projections.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a unit that manages, state information including information indicating whether the acquisition of partial image data is completed; a acquiring unit that acquires, for each of stitching places of the partial image data, a correction amount for correcting local deviation among the partial image data to be stitched; and a unit that corrects each of the partial image data on the basis of the correction amount, and generating combined image data obtained by stitching the partial image data after the correction. The acquiring unit is controlled on the basis of the state information to start processing for acquiring the correction amount from the partial image data or the stitching place for which acquisition of data necessary for acquiring the correction amount is completed.

Abstract: An image decoding method of decoding, on a per-block basis, a coded image included in a bitstream, includes: performing arithmetic decoding on a current block to be decoded; determining whether or not the current block is at the end of a slice; determining, when it is determined that the current block is not at the end of the slice, whether or not the current block is at the end of a sub-stream which is a structural unit of the image that is different from the slice; and performing arithmetic decoding on a sub-last bit and performing arithmetic decoding termination, when it is determined that the current block is at the end of the sub-stream.

Abstract: A data encoding method includes encoding an array of data values as data sets and escape codes for values not encoded by the data sets, an escape code including a prefix portion and a non-unary coded suffix portion having a length, in bits, dependent upon a value encoded by the prefix portion according to a relationship such that, for at least some values encoded by the prefix portion, the length of the non-unary coded suffix portion is greater than the length, in bits, of the prefix portion.

Abstract: A display system for a vehicle includes a rear view camera constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a rear of the vehicle. At least one side view camera is constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a side of the vehicle. A display is constructed and arranged to display the images to a driver of the vehicle so that the driver can see what is occurring at the rear and the side of the vehicle without using mirrors.

Abstract: Mixed mode imaging is implemented using a single-chip image capture sensor with a color filter array. The single-chip image capture sensor captures a frame including a first set of pixel data and a second set of pixel data. The first set of pixel data includes a first combined scene, and the second set of pixel data includes a second combined scene. The first combined scene is a first weighted combination of a fluorescence scene component and a visible scene component due to the leakage of a color filter array. The second combined scene includes a second weighted combination of the fluorescence scene component and the visible scene component. Two display scene components are extracted from the captured pixel data in the frame and presented on a display unit.

Abstract: A LED Light device for house or stores or business application having built-in camera-assembly is powered by AC or-and DC power source for a lamp-holder, LED bulb, security light, flashlight, car torch light, garden, entrance door light or other indoor or outdoor LED light device connected to power source by (1) prongs or (2) male-base has conductive piece can be inserted into a female receiving-piece which connect with power source or (3) wired or AC-plug wires. The device has built-in camera-assembly has plurality functions to make different products and functions.

Abstract: An inter-frame mode selection method for video coding and apparatus, and video coding method are disclosed, and the inter-frame mode selection method includes: step (a): determining a current optimum coding mode and coding overhead of a coding unit CUDepth in a current depth Depth; step (b): dividing CUDepth into multiple coding subunits having a depth Depth+1, recursively performing step (a) to (d) for each of coding subunits to determine an optimum coding mode and coding overhead of each coding subunit; step (c): comparing a sum of coding overheads of the multiple coding subunits with the current coding overhead of CUDepth; and step (d): if the current coding overhead of CUDepth is greater than the sum, determining that an optimum coding mode of CUDepth is an optimum coding mode after dividing CUDepth into multiple coding subunits; otherwise, determining that an optimum coding mode of CUDepth is an optimum coding mode before dividing CUDepth into multiple coding subunits.

Abstract: A method for dividing a prediction block, an encoding device, and a decoding device, is disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a manner of division into the prediction block, where the manner of division into the prediction block is a horizontal division manner, a vertical division manner, or a square division manner, determining a horizontal division size and a vertical division size according to the manner of division into the prediction block, and dividing the prediction block into at least one prediction subblock according to the horizontal division size and the vertical division size.

Abstract: In order to realize a high-speed switching of structured pattern, a structured illuminating microscopy includes a driving unit generating a sonic standing wave in a sonic wave propagation path by giving a driving signal for vibrating a medium of the sonic wave propagation path to a light modulator, an illuminating optical system making at least three diffracted components of the exit light flux passed through the sonic wave propagation path to be interfered with one another, and forming interference fringes on an observational object, an image-forming optical system forming an image by an observational light flux from the observational object on a detector, and a controlling unit controlling a contrast of an image by modulating at least one of an intensity of the exit light flux, an intensity of the observational light flux, and the detector with a modulating signal of 1/N frequency of the driving signal.

Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed for providing an infrared imaging module that exhibits a small form factor and may be used with one or more portable devices. Such an infrared imaging module may be implemented with a housing that includes electrical connections that may be used to electrically connect various components of the infrared imaging module. In addition, various techniques are disclosed for providing system architectures for processing modules of infrared imaging modules. In one example, a processing module of an infrared imaging module includes a first interface adapted to receive captured infrared images from an infrared image sensor of the infrared imaging module. The processing module may also include a processor adapted to perform digital infrared image processing on the captured infrared images to provide processed infrared images. The processing module may also include a second interface adapted to pass the processed infrared images to a host device.

Abstract: An aerial image capturing device is provided. The aerial image capturing device includes a camera array formed of multiple camera mounted to a camera array base. Aerial image capturing device further includes a mount for mounting the aerial image capturing device to the aircraft. The camera array base is moveably coupled to the mount by an actuating device, wherein the actuating device moves the camera array base away from and toward the mount. The movement of the camera array base allows for movement of the camera to a position to capture images without interference of the aircraft in the image. It also allows for moving the camera array into a position to not interfere with the landing gear. The aerial image capturing device may further include an image actuation device that synchronizes the image capturing of all of the cameras in the camera array.

Abstract: A method of detecting whether a surveillance camera is abnormal or abnormal includes: obtaining a plurality of video frames from a video captured by the surveillance camera; sequentially comparing each of the plurality of video frames with a reference video frame; determining that the surveillance camera is abnormal when a sequence of video frame detection results indicates that not all of the plurality of video frames are normal video frames; issuing a maintenance notification of the surveillance camera when it is determined that the surveillance camera is abnormal with the particular one of the plurality of abnormal properties, thereby facilitating a maintenance procedure to be performed on the surveillance camera to remove the particular one of the plurality of abnormal properties.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing display screens/display screen enclosures (and concomitant display screens/display screen enclosures thus produced) comprising extruding metal to create metal extrusion profiles of the display screen enclosures, casting metal to create metal castings for corners of the display screen enclosures, joining the metal castings to the metal extrusion profiles together forming a frame, and fabricating a sheet metal back panel for structural rigidity and to provide a mounting surface within the frame.

Abstract: An image pickup system includes an optical sensor configured to pick up an optical image of an object illuminated with light of a plurality of colors emitted from a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements with an image pickup device and detect each of light amounts of the light emitted from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements, and a controller including hardware. The controller adjusts color balance based on the light amounts of the plurality of colors detected at the optical sensor and sets an exposure timing of a light amount detecting unit according to image pickup operation of the image pickup device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an intra-frame depth map block encoding method, including: acquiring a depth map block to be encoded; when a depth modeling mode (DMM) is applied to a recursive quadtree (RQT) or simplified depth coding (SDC) to encode the depth map block, separately detecting the depth map block by using a DMM1 mode and a DMM4 mode in the DMM, to obtain rate-distortion results of the depth map block in the DMM1 mode and in the DMM4 mode; and determining that a DMM with a smallest rate-distortion result in the DMM1 and the DMM4 is a DMM used during encoding, applying the used mode to the RQT or the SDC to encode the depth map block, and writing the used DMM to a bitstream.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: System and method for improving operational efficiency of a video encoding pipeline used to encode image data. In embodiments, the video encoding pipeline includes mode decision circuitry that determines a frame prediction mode. The mode decision circuitry includes distortion measurement circuitry, which selects a distortion measurement calculation based at least in part on operational parameters of a display device and the image data. Further, the video encoding pipeline includes mode selection circuitry that determines rate distortion cost metrics associated with an inter-frame prediction mode and an intra-frame prediction mode using the distortion measurement calculation. Additionally, the mode selection circuitry selects between the inter-frame prediction mode and the intra-frame prediction mode based at least in part on the rate distortion cost metrics.