Abstract: An image processing apparatus for an endoscope includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a left image and right image. The processing circuitry generates a three-dimensional display image based on the left image and right image. The processing circuitry sets a first region in a part of the left image or right image. The first region is a region having a blur. The processing circuitry sets a second region in the left image or right image. The second region is a region where the user is performing treatment. The processing circuitry computes an overlapping region between the first region and the second region. The processing circuitry determines whether or not to notify the user based on the overlapping region. The processing circuitry generates information for notifying.

Abstract: Disclosed is 3D scanning using a 3D scanner configured for detecting when the scanned object is at rest in the scan volume of the 3D scanner.

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 method for a computing device to recalibrate a multiple camera system includes collecting calibration data from one or more pictures captured by the multiple camera system of the computing device. The multiple camera system includes two or more cameras that are each physically separated by a distance from one another. The method further includes detecting decalibration of the camera system. The method further includes, when the camera system is decalibrated, generating recalibration parameters based on the calibration data. The method further includes determining whether the recalibration parameters are valid parameters and, when they are, updating the multiple camera system based on the recalibration parameters.

Abstract: A mixed reality (MR) system is disclosed. The MR system may determine a first predicted head pose corresponding to a time that virtual reality imagery is rendered, determine a second predicted head pose corresponding to a selected point in time during a camera shutter period, and combine the virtual reality imagery with the stereoscopic imagery based on the first predicted head pose and the second predicted head pose. A simulator that employs remote (e.g., cloud) rendering is also disclosed. The simulator/client device may determine a first pose (e.g., vehicle pose and/or head pose), receive video imagery rendered by a remote server based on the first pose, and apply a timewarp correction to the video imagery based on a comparison of the first pose and a second pose.

Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope includes an enhancement processing unit that includes: a depth data generation unit configured to generate depth data D of the entire captured image by generating, a data value representing information on a depth of a concave portion of the living tissue in each pixel; an undulation-enhanced data generation unit configured to generate a value of undulation-enhanced data S, which has information with a steeply inclined change of a signal level value at a boundary between a concave portion and a convex portion of surface irregularities of the living tissue, from the depth data D; and an enhancement processing execution unit that generates an enhanced image by adding or subtracting at least a value to or from a signal level value of the processing target pixel on which the enhancement processing of the captured image is performed.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a focus control unit configured to perform a focus control based on an image signal, a tilt control unit configured to control a tilt of an imaging plane based on the image signal, and a determination unit configured to determine a first evaluation area of the image signal used for the focus control and a second evaluation area of the image signal used for the tilt control in performing both the focus control and the tilt control. At least one processor or circuit is configured to perform a function of at least one of the units.

Abstract: A method for capturing aerial images is carried out using a geographical area using a self-piloted aircraft according to a predetermined flight plan and an image capture apparatus mounted on the aircraft while being movable relative to the aircraft around a rotation axis. The method includes capturing a first series of images during a single flyover of the geographical area by the aircraft by positioning the image capture apparatus iteratively according to a first sequence of angular position(s), and then capturing a second series of images by positioning the image capture apparatus iteratively according to a second sequence of angular position(s) including at least one angular position distinct from each angular position of the first sequence.

Abstract: A disclosed computer-implemented method may include directing a display device included in a head-mounted display worn by a user to illuminate, via a projection of a line at an illumination time, a portion of a cornea of the user. The method may further include detecting, via an image sensor at a detection time, a portion of the projection of the line reflected by the portion of the cornea of the user and identifying a distortion of the projection of the line reflected by the portion of the cornea of the user. The method may also include determining a shape of the cornea of the user based on the illumination time, the detection time, and the distortion of the projection of the line reflected by the portion of the cornea. Various other methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A camera system produces omnidirectional RGBD (reg-green-blue-depth) data, similar to a LiDAR but with additional registered RGB data. The system uses multiple cameras, fisheye lenses and computer vision procedures to compute a depth map. The system produces 360° RGB and depth, from a single viewpoint for both RGB and depth, without requiring stitching. RGB and depth registration may be obtained without extra computation and result presents zero parallax misalignment.

Abstract: A system of cameras onboard an aircraft including a camera assembly and a video data management assembly is disclosed herein. The camera assembly is modified to aid the pilots of an aircraft by providing a continuous visual stream of different sections of the aircraft. The visual aid provided to the pilots from the camera assembly will aid the pilots in identifying problems and solutions in the event of an emergency. The system for cameras onboard an aircraft further includes a video data management computer is modified to record and store the date being streamed from the cameras located on the aircraft to a computer. Additionally, the video selector unit is adapted to allow the pilots to switch between different views of the cameras. Furthermore, the video data management computer will stream the video feed of the cockpit camera to maintenance control of the aircraft in the event of an emergency.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a display panel; a biometric sensor module disposed on the back surface of the display panel; a processor electrically connected to the display panel and the biometric sensor module, and configured to acquire biometric information by using the biometric sensor module; a first adhesive member filling the gap formed between the back surface of the display panel and the biometric sensor module; and a second adhesive member applied on the first adhesive member, wherein the biometric sensor module can be attached to the back surface of the display panel by using the second adhesive member. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A method for video coding includes encoding or decoding a coding block in a current picture with an affine motion model based inter-picture prediction method in a video coding system, storing affine motion information of the coding block in a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) buffer that is configured for storing affine motion information candidates each including affine motion information of a processed affine-coded coding block, and constructing a motion candidate list for a current block that includes at least one candidate selected from the affine motion information candidates stored in the HMVP buffer or derived from one of the affine motion information candidates stored in the HMVP buffer.

Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to video analytics encoding for improved efficiency of video processing and compression. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a memory to store data, including data for video streaming, and a video processing mechanism, wherein the video processing mechanism is to analyze video data and generate video analytics, generate metadata representing the video analytics and insert the generated video analytics metadata into a message, and transmit the video data and the metadata to a succeeding apparatus or system in a video analytics pipeline, the video data being compressed video data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of historical emotion based driver advanced assistance. In this method, a combination of external environment to a vehicle on which the advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) is mounted fetched by forward looking cameras is combined with rear looking camera for internal environment or driver state, is generated. The generated combination is utilized to analyze is there is any critical situation that is upcoming. For providing feedback for such situation, the ADAS fetches a historical combination situation similar to the current situation combination. The intensity of the feedback is varied as per the driver reaction to the feedback provided to the driver at such historical combination situation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a self-contained breathing apparatus having a face piece vision system. In one aspect, the vision system includes a display component having an active matrix display device and a transparent heads-up display configured to be aligned with an eye of a user wearing the self-contained breathing device, and an infrared sensor component having an infrared lens assembly and an infrared image sensor for capturing an infrared image of a potential heat source that is projected to the transparent heads-up display.

Abstract: Encoding a digital image divided into a plurality of blocks of pixels processed in a defined order, including the following steps, implemented for a current block, with preset sizes: predicting values of the current block from at least one block previously processed; calculating a residual block by subtracting the predicted values from the original values of the current block; obtaining a residual block by applying a transform to pixels of the residual block, said transformed residual block comprising coefficients; encoding the transformed residual block; calculating at least one characteristic representative of at least one transformed residual coefficient of the current block; determining initial identification data representative of a sub-list of at least one transform associated with said at least one calculated characteristic; and verifying that the transform applied to the current block is part of the sub-list identified by the initial data.

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: The present disclosure describes a video communication environment for encoding and/or decoding video frames in accordance with various video coding formats utilizing various coding parameters. The video communication environment can include one or more encoding verification circuit and/or decoding verification circuit throughout which utilizes the various coding parameters to model dynamics of decoding various encoded video frames and/or display timing for displaying various decoded video frames. This modeling of the dynamics of decoding and/or display timing can be used to verify whether these various encoded video frames, once decoded, can be displayed smoothly, for example, without jitter. In some situations, the modeling of the dynamics of decoding and/or display timing can be used to guide decoding and/or display process to display the various decoded video frames smoothly.

Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer readable media for receiving a multiprogram program transport service that includes one or more compressed video services and one or more 3D-2D conversion options, generating an uncompressed video signal by performing a decoding portion of a transcoding operation for one of the one or more of the video services, determining from the 3D-2D conversion option whether a 3D-2D conversion is to be performed, performing a scale conversion on the uncompressed video according to a specified type of 3D-2D conversion, generating a compressed video service by performing an encoding portion of a transcoding operation on the uncompressed video that has been scale converted, and generating a second multiprogram program transport service that includes the compressed video signal that has been 3D-2D converted.