Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display device, a sensor, and a processor. The display device receives an image data. The display device includes a display panel and displays an image related to the image data on the display panel. A reference image point of the image is displayed on a first location on the display panel. The sensor detects a movement status of the electronic apparatus when the electronic apparatus shakes to generate at least one movement parameter. The processor calculates compensation data according to the at least one movement parameter and size information of the display panel. When the display device receives the compensation data, the display device displays the image by shifting the reference image point of the image from the first location to a second location on the display panel to display according to the compensation data.

Abstract: A method includes capturing an image using a content capture device with an initial image setting. The image includes a plurality of pixel groups, and a pixel group can have one or more pixels. A plurality of edge pixel groups is identified and then classified into two subsets. A first subset of saturated edge pixel groups includes edge pixel groups that have at least one neighboring pixel group with an image intensity exceeding a saturated intensity value. A second subset of non-saturated edge pixel groups includes edge pixel groups that have no neighboring pixel groups with an image intensity exceeding a saturated intensity value. An adjustment value to the image setting is determined based on a total number of saturated edge pixel groups and a total number of non-saturated edge pixel groups. An updated image is captured with an updated image setting based on the adjustment value.

Abstract: A system of estimating ambient light includes an image sensor that captures an image; a region of interest (ROI) selector that determines at least one ROI on the image; an occupancy detector that determines existence status of an object disposed on the at least one ROI; and an ambient light estimator that estimates illumination of ambient light of the at least one ROI according to luminance of the at least one ROI on the image.

Abstract: Provided are a solid state imaging device, an imaging apparatus, and an imaging method that may acquire a desired image without using a frame memory. The solid state imaging device includes: a sensor unit that generates pulses at a frequency in accordance with a frequency of photon reception; a count unit that generates an image signal by counting the number of signals generated from the sensor unit; and a processing unit that performs a predetermined process on a count value obtained in acquisition of a first image signal, and the count unit combines a second image signal and a value obtained by performing a predetermined process on the count value obtained in the acquisition of the first image signal to generate a third image signal.

Abstract: An image capturing device comprising an image sensor. The image sensor comprises: a first sensing region, having a first sensing threshold; and a second sensing region, having a second sensing threshold lower than the first sensing threshold. At least one object image is determined to be invalid when the object image captured by the first sensing region has brightness formation lower the first sensing threshold. At least one the object image is determined to be invalid when the object image captured by the second sensing region has brightness formation lower the second sensing threshold. The present invention also discloses a distance measuring device using the image sensor.

Abstract: A two-dimensional flicker measurement apparatus includes: a first calculation unit that calculates a flicker amount of each of a plurality of measurement regions set on a measurement target based on a photometric quantity obtained by performing photometry in the measurement target at a first sampling frequency; a second calculation unit that calculates a flicker amount of a predetermined measurement region set on the measurement target based on a photometric quantity obtained by performing photometry in the predetermined measurement region at a second sampling frequency; and a correction unit that corrects the flicker amount of each of the plurality of measurement regions calculated by the first calculation unit using a correction coefficient defined by the flicker amount calculated by the second calculation unit and a flicker amount of the predetermined measurement region calculated based on a photometric quantity obtained by performing photometry in the predetermined measurement region at the first sampling

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for stitching images, or re-stitching previously stitched images. Specifically, the disclosed systems in one implementation save stitching information and/or original overlap source data during an original stitching process. During subsequent retrieval, rendering, and/or display of the stitched images, the originally stitched image can be flexibly augmented, and/or re-stitched to improve the original stitch quality. Practical applications of the disclosed solutions enable, among other things, a user to create and stitch a wide field of view (FOV) panorama from multiple source images on a device with limited processing capability (such as a mobile phone or other capture device). Moreover, post-processing stitching allows for the user to convert from one image projection to another without fidelity loss (or with an acceptable level of loss).

Abstract: A control section sets an exposure timing and an exposure period for imaging pixels for acquiring an imaging picture and light intensity detection pixels for detecting intensity of illumination light individually by an imaging section. A correction gain calculation section calculates a flicker correction gain for each of the imaging pixels on the basis of pixel signals generated by the imaging pixels and pixel signals generated by the light intensity detection pixels. A flicker correction section uses the flicker correction gain for each imaging pixel calculated by the correction gain calculation section to perform flicker correction of the imaging pixel. Accordingly, an imaging picture can be obtained on which the influence of fluctuation of the intensity of emission light is reduced irrespective of the positional relationship between an illumination apparatus and an imaging object.

Abstract: Alternating Current (AC) light sources can cause images captured using a rolling shutter to include alternating darker and brighter regions—known as flicker bands—due to some sensor rows being exposed to different intensities of light than others. Flicker bands may be compensated for by extracting them from images that are captured using exposures that at least partially overlap in time. Due to the overlap, the images may be subtracted from each other so that scene content substantially cancels out, leaving behind flicker bands. The images may be for a same frame captured by at least one sensor, such as different exposures for a frame. For example, the images used to extract flicker bands may be captured using different exposure times that share a common start time, such as using a multi-exposure sensor where light values are read out at different times during light integration.

Abstract: Systems and methods for setting the white balance of an image are described. Embodiments of the systems and methods may receive image data comprising a plurality of exposures, generate a plurality of white balance values based on merge information from a high dynamic range (HDR) merge of the exposures, and adjust a white balance of each pixel of the image data based on the white balance values.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a first illuminator that emits light whose intensity varies with time; and a first imaging device that comprises a first imaging cell; and a first bias control line. The first imaging cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode electrically connected to the first bias control line, and a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode. During a first period from a reset of the first imaging cell until a readout of signal charge accumulated in the first imaging cell, the first bias control line supplies to the second electrode a first bias control signal. The first bias control signal is synchronized with the intensity of the light varying with time.

Abstract: Aspects relate to an image signal processor that processes frames at changing frame rates. An example method includes receiving, by an image signal processor, a first sequence of image frames from an image sensor at a first frame rate, processing each image frame of the first sequence of image frames at the first frame rate, and receiving from the image sensor an indication of a frame rate change from the first frame rate to a second frame rate. The method also includes configuring one or more filters of the image signal processor to process image frames from the image sensor in response to receiving the indication of the frame rate change from the image sensor, receiving a second sequence of image frames from the image sensor at the second frame rate, and processing each image frame of the second sequence of image frames at the second frame rate.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes an image capturing section that captures first video data having a frame cycle of a first frame cycle and an exposure time for one frame shorter than the first frame cycle, an image acquisition section that acquires the first video data captured by the image capturing section, a detection section that detects a flicker of a light source in the first video data, and an image capturing frame cycle control section that controls the frame cycle of the image capturing in the image capturing section. The image capturing frame cycle control section changes the frame cycle of the first video data captured by the image capturing section from the first frame cycle to a second frame cycle, which is a frame cycle shorter than the first frame cycle, in a case where the detection section detects the flicker.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting a flicker frequency, and electronic device including the system are provided. The system includes an optical sensor, a sequence generator, a first and a second computing circuit. The optical sensor converts an incident light into a digital sequence according to a sampling frequency, which is greater than at least twice the flicker frequency. The sequence generator generates a first reference sequence and a second reference sequence that is delayed by a period from the first reference sequence, which are periodic according to the flicker frequency and the sampling frequency. The first computing circuit computes a first and a second correlation coefficient. The second computing circuit computes a detection score that indicates a probability of existence of the flicker frequency according to the first and the second correlation coefficient.

Abstract: Architectures and techniques are presented that can record video data and wireless communication device data. Signals from sources outside a field of view of a camera recording the video data can be filtered. Such can affect a shielding technique in which a signal shielding apparatus is adjusted in orientation based on an orientation of a camera device. Techniques are further presented to synchronize, according to time, video data and device data. Such synchronization can allow for improved correlation between visual objects (e.g., recorded by the camera) and radio objects (e.g., recorded by a transceiver). For example, visual techniques can be employed to estimate distance/locomotion of a visual object, whereas signal strength metrics can be used to estimate distance/locomotion of a radio object, and the relationship between the two can indicate a strong correlation that a particular device ID is linked to a particular visual object and vice versa.

Abstract: A camera control section (21) fixes among parameters for photographing which are set in a camera (1), another parameter than exposure time, and causes the camera (1) to photograph a photographing target area while changing the exposure time. An image acquisition section (11) acquires N (N?3) images of the photographing target area acquired by photographing by the camera (1). A model generation section (100) extracts for each pixel position, pixel values of a same pixel position from the N images, and generates a model indicating for each pixel position, a relationship between exposure times and pixel values, based on the extracted pixel values of the same pixel position and an exposure time at a time of photographing of each of the N images. A luminance value calculation section (52) calculates a luminance value for each pixel position, using the generated model and a luminance coefficient.

Abstract: A camera for detecting an object moved through a detection zone is provided that has an image sensor for recording image data, a reception optics having a focus adjustment unit for setting a focal position, a distance sensor for measuring a distance value from the object, and a control and evaluation unit connected to the distance sensor and the focus adjustment unit to set a focal position in dependence on the distance value, and to trigger a recording of image data at a focal position at which there is a focus deviation from a focal position that is ideal in accordance with the measured distance value, with the focus deviation remaining small enough for a required image definition of the image data.

Abstract: The image capturing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, and a shake detection unit including a sensor configured to detect shake of the image capturing apparatus. The communication unit and the shake detection unit are both disposed in a same accommodation area provided in the image capturing apparatus, the accommodation area being located away from an image capturing optical axis. In the accommodation area, at least one if the following conditions is satisfied: an image capturing optical axis-side surface of the communication unit is disposed at a position farther than an image capturing optical axis-side surface of the shake detection unit; and an image plane-side surface of the communication unit is disposed on an object side further from the image capturing optical axis than an image plane-side surface of the shake detection unit.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging element includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels having different spectral characteristics are arranged and one or more pixels of the plurality of pixels have a spectral characteristic that includes spectral characteristics of two or more pixels that are different from the one or more pixels. The solid-state imaging element further includes a signal processing unit that synthesizes signals of one or more pixels of the pixels that have the included spectral characteristics with a luminance signal, when a signal of a pixel that has two or more spectral characteristics in the pixel array is used to generate the luminance signal.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a camera sensor module is communicatively coupled to a vision processing system. The camera sensor module captures a plurality of exposures, produces an HDR-combined stream, and sends both the HDR-combined stream and the plurality of exposures to the vision processing system. A first ISP of the vision processing system performs color processing to produce a color-processed HDR-combined stream for neural network processing, presentation to a human, and/or computer vision processing. At least one other ISP of the vision processing system performs color processing to collect exposure-specific statistics on at least one of the plurality of exposures for determining camera calibration data for the camera sensor module.