Abstract: A microscope has a light source for generating a light beam having a wavelength, ?, and beam-forming optics configured for receiving the light beam and generating a Bessel-like beam that is directed into a sample. The beam-forming optics include an excitation objective having an axis oriented in a first direction. Imaging optics are configured for receiving light from a position within the sample that is illuminated by the Bessel-like beam and for imaging the received light on a detector. The imaging optics include a detection objective having an axis oriented in a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction. A detector is configured for detecting signal light received by the imaging optics, and an aperture mask is positioned.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that allow caregivers, central monitoring services, and other persons to monitor whether a monitored individual's hands have entered into an area in which the hands are prohibited, such as areas in which the monitored individual may remove or disturb a piece of medical equipment. When the monitored individual's hands do enter the restricted area that is represented by an electronic virtual safety zone, an alert is generated and transmitted to a designated recipient.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate the creation of personalized partial recordings of multimedia content. A partial recording of a piece of content may be created based upon a user request being received at a multimedia device and a determination of partial recording start and termination points. In embodiments, the start point of a partial recording may be based upon a predetermined or user-input setback duration, or a preceding scene boundary may be identified as the partial recording start point. A partial recording may include a content preview comprising one or more portions of one or more content segments, and each of the one or more content segments may include a start point that is identified within the associated piece of content based upon a predetermined interval or an identification of scene boundaries within the content.

Abstract: A method, system and computer readable media are provided to generate short video notes (v-notes) from one or more videos. A series of inputs including playback commands from a user is received. By utilizing a machine learning system, the received inputs can be analyzed for video content to identify which portions are of importance. A customized v-note, smaller in size than the one or more videos, may be generated by aggregating the identified portions of video content from the one or more videos, wherein the v-note is customized to the user, based upon received inputs from the user.

Abstract: Provided are a processor device capable of correcting white balance without applying a burden to a user in a case where an endoscope that is not suitable for a light source device or a processor device is connected, and a method of operating the same. A correction coefficient acquisition unit acquires a correction coefficient from endoscopes. The white balance control unit selects and executes either first white balance processing in which an acquired correction coefficient is referred to, and white balance is corrected using the acquired correction coefficient, or second white balance processing in which the white balance is corrected using a first multiplied correction coefficient obtained by multiplying the acquired correction coefficient by a first conversion coefficient.

Abstract: To provide a video processing device that allows a user to quickly search for a desired scene while at the same time easily confirming details of an image string. There is provided a video processing device that acquires a first image string and a second image string different from each other that are made up of a plurality of frame images extracted from a video of interest, that performs control such that the first image string is shown on a display device screen as an image string of interest, that causes the frame images included in the first image string to scroll in response to a scrolling operation by the user while the first image string is shown, and that switches the image string of interest from the first image string to the second image string if the scrolling operation satisfies a given determination condition.

Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for securing otherwise unsecured computer audio and video subsystems. Embodiments of the invention perform watermarking of video and/or audio data streams output by a computer system. Additional security features that are included in embodiments of the invention include fingerprinting, snooping, capturing streams for local or remote analytics or archiving, and mixing of secure system content with local audio and video content.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media described herein may facilitate the detection and use of stitch points during trickplay navigation of a content stream. A multimedia device may automatically detect stitch points in a transport stream based upon PTS (presentation time stamp) discontinuities. The multimedia device may generate a slot table that organizes the frames of a piece of content into segments having sequential or linear PTS values. The multimedia device may compare a target PTS to the various PTS ranges of the slot table to identify a region to be searched for a metadata index associated with the target PTS. Once the target PTS is mapped to the appropriate metadata index, the multimedia device may fetch the appropriate frame for presentation.

Abstract: At least one video stream that is encoded video information, and a management information file indicating attributes relating to the entire recording medium, are recorded in a recording medium. The management information file includes attribute information indicating whether the dynamic range of luminance of an initial video stream, which is played first out of the at least one video stream when the recording medium is inserted into a playback device, is a first dynamic range, or a second dynamic range that is broader than the first dynamic range.

Abstract: At least one video stream that is encoded video information, and a management information file indicating attributes relating to the entire recording medium, are recorded in a recording medium. The management information file includes attribute information indicating whether the dynamic range of luminance of an initial video stream, which is played first out of the at least one video stream when the recording medium is inserted into a playback device, is a first dynamic range, or a second dynamic range that is broader than the first dynamic range.

Abstract: Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with popularity that re-emerged are provided. A plurality of media assets is recorded. Responsive to determining that popularity of a given one of the plurality of media assets fell below a first threshold, the given media asset is selected for deletion and the given media asset is added to a list of a plurality of media assets that have been selected for deletion. Popularity for the given media asset in the list is retrieved after selecting the given media asset for deletion. The retrieved popularity of the given media asset, which previously fell below the first threshold, is compared to a second threshold. In response to determining that the retrieved popularity of the given media asset, which previously fell below the first threshold, is now above the second threshold, an action relating to re-recording the given media asset is performed.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method for adding a graphic element, such as a subtitle to selected locations of the frames in a 3D movie. The authoring tool receives a depth map indicating the position of various objects in the frames of 3D content along a Z-axis. The authoring device then designates a position for at least one additional graphic element in at least some of the frames, these positions being determined in relation either to the positions of the objects or the position of the screen along said Z-axis. An encoder uses parameters from the authoring tool to reauthor the 3D movie by adding the graphic content to the positions designated by the parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for facilitating synchronization of audio with motion imagery. In embodiments, an indication to create a relationship between an audio feature associated with an audio and an imagery feature associated with a motion imagery is received. Thereafter, a relationship is created between the audio feature and the imagery feature in accordance with an instance or a time duration to synchronize the audio with the motion imagery. Based on the relationship between the audio feature and the imagery feature, the imagery feature of the component is automatically manipulated in relation to the audio feature at the designated instance or the time duration.

Abstract: A playback method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is performed by a Blu-ray device connected to a display device. The playback method includes obtaining, from a recording medium, output control information of content recorded on the recording medium; obtaining, from the recording medium, a video signal of the content recorded on the recording medium; and (a) outputting the obtained video signal to the display device without converting image quality of the video signal, when the obtained output control information does not restrict output of content using a first copyright protection technology, and (b) converting the image quality of the obtained video signal and outputting the video signal to the display device, when the obtained output control information restricts output of content using the first copyright protection technology and output using the first copyright protection technology is performed according to a type of the display device.

Abstract: One particular implementation of the present invention may take the form of a method and system for encoding decoding 3-D multimedia content. In one example, visual content having a plurality of source frames may be processed to create a plurality of first and second type frames from each of the plurality of source frames. The plurality of first and second type frames may be arranged to create modified content, and generating a distinguishing signal for the visual content, which may distinguish the first type frame from the second type frame. In another examples, the present invention may take the form of a method decoding 3-D multimedia content encoded with at least content frames and null frames. The method may operate to receive the 3-D multimedia content, extract at least one content frame, at least one null frame, and display information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling closed captioning using an eye tracking device are provided. The system for controlling closed captioning may comprise a display device, a closed captioning controller configured to display closed captioning text for a media item during playback on the display device, and an eye tracking device configured to detect a location of a user's gaze relative to the display device and send the location to the closed captioning controller. The closed captioning controller may be configured to recognize a predetermined gaze pattern of the user's gaze and, upon detecting the predetermined gaze pattern, partially or completely deemphasize the display of the closed captioning text.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed relating to micro-saccadic actuation for an event camera. An example event-based imaging device includes a sensor including a pixel array and an optical pathway modulator to move, via a micro-saccadic movement, one or more components of an optical pathway including the sensor to shift incident light on the pixel array to cause a change in light intensity on the pixel in at least one pixel of the pixel array.

Abstract: A user device provides a user interface for video manipulation with face replacement. The user device accesses a source video including a group of frames and one or more faces. The user device also provides a set of stickers with alternate face graphics. Upon receiving selection of one of the stickers, one of the faces and one of the frames that includes the face from a user, the user device accesses a face frame sequence. The face frame sequence is a sequence of frames including the selected frame. And each frame of the face frame sequence includes the selected face. The user device sends to a server a request to replace the selected face with the selected sticker in the frame sequence and receives a manipulated video in response to the request, where the selected face is replaced with the selected sticker in each frame of the frame sequence.

Abstract: A display device has a display to generate a real image. An optical system has lenslets, each generating a virtual sub-image from a respective partial real image on the display, by each lenslet projecting light from the display to an eye position. The sub-images combine to form a virtual image viewable from the eye position. At least one of the lenslets is an “RXIR” lenslet, in which the light rays from the display to the eye position are deflected sequentially at least four times by a refraction (R), a reflection (X), a total internal or metallic reflection (I), and a refraction (R) in that order.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for allowing a user to switch viewing positions and/or perspective while viewing an environment, e.g., as part of a 3D playback/viewing experience, are described. In various embodiments images of the environment are captured using cameras placed at multiple camera positions. During viewing a user can select which camera position he/she would like to experience the environment from. While experiencing the environment from the perspective of a first camera position the user may switch from the first to a second camera position by looking at the second position. A visual indication is provided to the user to indicate that the user can select the other camera position as his/her viewing position. If a user input indicates a desired viewing position change, a switch to the alternate viewing position is made and the user is presented with images captured from the perspective of the user selected alternative viewing position.