Abstract: The object photographing system using spiral rail according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a spiral rail in which an object is disposed in an inner space, at least one photographing unit movably mounted along the spiral rail for photographing the object, and a control system for controlling the position and operation of the at least one camera; since it is possible to photograph an object in various directions and at various angles with only a small number of cameras without having to arrange a large number of cameras surrounding the subject, the cost of constructing the imaging system can be minimized, the power consumption is reduced, and the imaging system can be easily managed.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that transmits and processes panoramic video images in wireless display devices. Multiple video streams may be captured by one or more video cameras and transmitted from a transmitter to the receiver, and each of the video streams may be tagged with an identifier. The identifiers may be used by the receiver to determine an order in which the panoramic video images will be processed and stitched by the receiver, and rendered on a display device.

Abstract: One variation of a method for modeling a human body includes: driving a sensor block along a path above a platform occupied by a user and recording a sequence of depth images and color images, via the sensor block, at each capture position in a sequence of capture positions along the path; compiling the set of depth images into a low-density 3D model of the user and a high-density 3D model of the user; extracting a set of color patches, from the sequence of color images, corresponding to discrete regions on a surface of the low-density 3D model of the user; projecting the set of color patches onto the surface of the low-density 3D model to generate a 3D color model of the user; and extracting a value of a dimension, projected from the low-density 3D color model onto the high-density 3D model, from the high-density 3D model.

Abstract: A user device may capture a plurality of preview images that each include image data. The user device may process, in substantially real-time, a preview image to identify an object in the preview image, including determining an outline of the object. The user device may create a mask that hides a portion of the image data associated with an area outside of the outline of the object in one or more of the preview images. Based on determining that a parameter associated with glare of the object in the preview images does not satisfy a threshold, the user device may provide, in substantially real-time, feedback to a user, including an instruction to the user to perform an action with respect to the user device or to the object, and, based on determining that the parameter satisfies the threshold, the user device may automatically capture an image of the object.

Abstract: A camera module for a motor vehicle includes a lens objective, a lens holder holding said lens objective, and a back plate connected to said lens holder and holding an image sensor in or close to an image plane of the lens objective. The alignment of the lens holder relative to the back plate is fixed by a glue joint between the lens holder and the back plate.

Abstract: A medical data processing method of determining anatomical structure subset data describing a subset of a graphical representation 9 of an anatomical structure of a patient's body to be displayed simultaneously with a medical image of an anatomical body part 1, the method being constituted to be executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: a) acquiring predetermined anatomical structure representation data describing a graphical representation of the anatomical structure and its position in the patient's body; b) acquiring anatomical body part image data describing an image of an anatomical body part 1 of the patient imaged by an optical imaging apparatus 2 for display by a display apparatus 3; c) acquiring optical parameter data describing an optical parameter WD serving as a basis for displaying the anatomical body part image data; d) determining, based on the anatomical structure representation data and the anatomical body part image data and the optical parameter data, anatomical structure s

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting deformation of a structured light depth imaging system and automatic re-calibration for the depth imaging system. In one embodiment, a depth imaging device includes a light projector, a camera and a processor. The light projector emits light corresponding to a projected pattern image having a plurality of features with known locations in the projected pattern image. The camera captures the light reflected by an environment of the depth imaging device and generates a reflected pattern image as a two-dimensional (2D) projection of the environment. The reflected pattern image includes a plurality of features that correspond to the features of the projected pattern image. The processor detects a misalignment for a distance or an orientation between the light projector and the camera based on a relationship between the features in the projected pattern image and the features in the reflected pattern image.

Abstract: Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.

Abstract: A view sensor, a home control system including the view sensor, and a method of controlling the home control system are provided. The view sensor includes: a lens unit configured to receive light in order to capture an image or project light in order to display the image; an image acquirer configured to acquire the image by using the light received from the lens unit; a projector configured to provide light to the lens unit in order to display the image; a beam splitter configured to provide the image acquirer with the light received from the lens unit or transmit the light generated by the projector to the lens unit; and a controller configured to, in response to the image being captured, control the beam splitter to provide the image acquirer with the light received from the lens and, in response to the image being displayed, control the beam splitter to provide the lens unit with the light generated by the projector.

Abstract: A device system and methods comprising receiving a stereoscopic video or image of a scene including two perspective data streams (e.g. left and right) captured for example by a stereoscopic sensing device and analyzing the received stereoscopic video or image to yield stereoscopic discomfort data to assist a user to capture a stereoscopic 3D video of the scene, the stereoscopic discomfort data associated with discomfort effects such as dizziness, nausea, and eye stress.

Abstract: A method for determining a block partition manner in video encoding including: acquiring processing information of N related blocks of a current block; and determining a block partition manner of the current block according to the processing information of the N related blocks; where the processing information is block partition depth information and/or block encoding mode information, N is a positive integer, and the N related blocks include at least one of the following picture blocks: at least one neighboring block of the current block, a reference block of the current block, and at least one neighboring block of the reference block.

Abstract: A low-power radio frequency (“RF”) network for a system of cameras that allows for efficient transmission of images (e.g., thumbnail images) from one or more REMOTE cameras or nodes to a centralized HOME camera or node. The network includes a variety of power saving features to optimize the battery life of the REMOTE cameras while still effectively transmitting captured images through the network. The power saving features include network path optimization for message and data transmission, synchronization of the wake and sleep states for each node in the network, the transfer of images from a camera module to an RF module of a node during a sleep state, etc. The network is also configured or operable to be implemented in such a manner that nodes can be readily added or removed from the network with minimal user input and without sacrificing power savings or network message transmission efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for converting a broadcast signal. The apparatus for converting a broadcast signal includes a demultiplexer unit for receiving a terrestrial broadcast signal and generating a terrestrial signaling signal, a signaling conversion unit for converting the terrestrial signaling signal into a cable signaling signal by parsing the terrestrial signaling signal, a cable multiplexer unit for generating a cable broadcast signal by multiplexing the cable signaling signal, and a cable modulation unit for modulating the cable broadcast signal and transmitting the cable broadcast signal over a cable network.

Abstract: A system for multi-view reconstruction of a photo-realistic rendering of an event includes cameras for imaging the event with image frames; a controller having a CEM module for modeling an environment from image data of the image frames, an FES module for segmenting a foreground from the environment from image data of the image frames and constructing a 3D data representation; and a configuration engine includes a path selection module, the configuration engine for configuring and rendering the photo-realistic rendering along a path selected by a user using the path selection module, the path having at least one novel view image. The photo-realistic rendering has less than a 10% discrepancy between output pixel raster values of the novel view image and the image frames imaged by the cameras.

Abstract: A 3D test chart, an adjusting arrangement, a forming method, and an adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The 3D test chart provides a plurality of test patterns arranged at different depths. When testing a photographic arrangement, the photographic arrangement is only required to move for one time or even does not need to be moved, so as to obtain an image containing information of different depths, so that the testing and adjusting process of the photographic arrangement can be easily achieved.

Abstract: A system of transmitting display data is presented. The system includes a frame encoding part configured to receive a source frame and output a compressed frame. The frame encoding part has: a difference unit configured to generate a difference frame using the source frame and an encode reference frame; an encode output unit configured to output a compressed version of either the source frame or the difference frame as a compressed frame; and a first compressed frame buffer configured to store a compressed version of the source frame as a new encode reference frame, wherein the frame encoding part further includes a frame decision unit configured to compare the image quality of frames respectively derived from the source frame and the difference frame.

Abstract: A driver behavior monitoring system includes: a video camera; an image processing system; and a driver alert system. The video camera records the driver's behavior, and the image processing system analyzes the recorded video content to recognize and classify the driver's behavior as at least one of: (i) distracted behavior; and (ii) accident behavior. Based on the recognition and classification, the driver alert system may perform various operations such as alerting the driver, alerting the authorities, etc.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus is provided with an image sensing unit, a determination unit, and a reference image generation unit. The image sensing unit captures an inspection target. The determination unit takes a difference between a reference image that includes a solid image of the inspection target and a captured image that is captured of the inspection target. The determination unit thereby extracts an image that is not included in an image of the inspection target in the reference image, and determines the quality of the inspection target based on the extracted image. The reference image generation unit generates the reference image that is used by the determination unit by performing predetermined image processing to change to an image showing the inspection target that is included in the captured image into a solid image.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises: a step for deriving reference motion information related to a unit to be decoded in a current picture; and a step for performing motion compensation for the unit to be decoded, using the reference motion information that has been derived. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be enhanced.

Abstract: A method for decoding video includes creating a first list of motion vectors from at least one neighboring block in a current frame of the video and creating a second list of motion vectors from at least one previous block in a temporally earlier frame of the video. A third list of motion vectors is created based upon the first list and the second list. Based upon receiving a motion vector competition control parameter selecting one of the motion vectors from the third list, wherein the second list of motion vectors is further based upon a flooring function.