Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes positioning a lidar on a platform, measuring at least a first data point using the lidar, measuring at least a second data point using the lidar, processing the at least first data point and the at least second data point to identify a first estimated location of the vertex, and determining whether the first estimated location of the vertex meets the specification, wherein when it is determined that the first estimated location of the vertex meets at least one specification associated with the lidar, the lidar is verified. The platform rotates about a first axis, wherein when the platform rotates about the first axis, the lidar rotates about the first axis. The data points measured with respect to a target, the target having at least a first edge, a second edge, and a vertex at which the first edge meets the second edge.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of using video program viewer interaction data to calculate viewing activity, including second-by-second viewing metrics, associated with a video asset. The calculated metrics provide detailed information on customer viewing behavior which can be used to drive business decisions for service providers, advertisers and content producers.

Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to identify replacement content within various types of media and to facilitate the use of the identified replacement content in the generation of composited content. The generation of composited content optionally includes Chroma key processes. The content may include video and or multi-dimensional virtual environments. For example, loops of replacement content may be identified within video or time variant virtual environments. These capabilities are optionally facilitated by various artificial intelligence systems, e.g., trained neural networks.

Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for displaying supplemental content for two-dimensional content that is being played back in a three-dimensional environment at an electronic device. In some examples, while a content item is displayed in a virtual playback user interface in a three-dimensional environment, the electronic device displays a three-dimensional representation corresponding to the content item in the three-dimensional environment. In some examples, the three-dimensional representation includes a representation of a venue of the event and/or representations of participants in the event. In some examples, portions of the venue and/or a subset of the participants in the event that are not currently displayed/visible in the camera view of the broadcast/stream of the content item are included in the three-dimensional representation.

Abstract: A method of preprocessing incoming video data of at least one region of interest can include receiving the incoming video and preprocessing the incoming video data, by a computer processor, according to preprocessing parameters, wherein the preprocessing includes formatting the incoming video data to create first video data of a first region of interest. The method can further include providing the first video data to a transformer model along with a prompt requesting the transformer to describe the first video data, and describing, by the transformer model, the first video data to create at least one description of the first video data.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication interface configured to perform communication with a plurality of source devices, and one or more processors configured to control the display to display an image signal received from each of the plurality of source devices, according to a predetermined signal received from an input device, control the communication interface so that the communication interface that transmits a control signal received from the input device to a first source device from among the plurality of source devices transmits the control signal to a second source device, based on the control signal being received from the input device according to a user input regarding the input device, transmit the control signal to the second source device, and based on an image signal reflecting the user input being received, control the display to display the received image signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing temperature information includes a receiver configured to receive a first image and a second image of a same scene, the first image being captured by a visible light camera and the second image being captured by an infrared camera, an image editing device configured to set a reference area for an object selected by a user based on pixel values in the second image and generate an edited image with the reference area displayed in the first image or the second image, and a transmitter configured to transmit the edited image.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, from a content-distribution system, video comprising a watermark; (ii) extracting the watermark from the video; (iii) based on the extracted watermark, determining a content-creation attribute of the video that indicates a process by which the video was created, wherein the determining comprises using the watermark to select the content-creation attribute from among a set of two or more content-creation attributes comprising organically-generated video and synthetically-generated video; and (iv) in response to determining the content-creation attribute of the video, causing a content-presentation device to perform an action.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for segmenting digital videos into topic chapters. In particular, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate, utilizing a text encoder, a text representation for a transcript sentence of a video transcript. In addition, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate, utilizing a frame encoder, a set of frame representations for a set of video frames associated with the transcript sentence. Moreover, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate, utilizing a cross-modal attention model, a text-aware visual representation from the text representation and the set of frame representations. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems determine a topic-boundary label for the transcript sentence from the text representation and the text-aware visual representation.

Abstract: A hand-held device that includes sensor components that enable the detection and measurement of surface features such as roughness or texture. Motion data (e.g., velocity and trajectory) may also be captured. The hand-held device may also include components for emulating surface features. The hand-held device may also recreate, cancel, or alter curves or roughness on virtual or real surfaces, and recreate or cancel curves or roughness on real surfaces. A hand-held device may include the sensor components, the emulation components, or both. The hand-held device may, for example, be used as an accessory in an extended reality (XR) system, or may be a standalone device.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive data corresponding to content, a memory and at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to, based on a chatting service being present that is related to the content based on the received data, control to output an image including text information related to the content and a highlighted time point identified based on at least one of an image corresponding to the content and an audio corresponding to the content.

Abstract: A method for calibrating cameras and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) includes: obtaining image sequences acquired by the cameras; matching feature points of different images in the image sequences, to obtain matched feature points; selecting target feature points from the matched feature points; converting the target feature points into three-dimensional points, and determining poses of the cameras based on the three-dimensional points and pixel points of the images in the image sequences that correspond to the three-dimensional points; and optimizing parameters between an IMU and the cameras according to the poses of the cameras and a pose of the IMU.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an estimation processing unit that estimates at least some of a video latency time from a reproduction instruction of a video signal to video presentation based on the video signal, an acoustic latency time from a reproduction instruction of an acoustic signal to acoustic presentation based on the acoustic signal, and a haptic sense latency time from a reproduction instruction of a haptic signal to haptic sense presentation based on the haptic signal, and a latency time determination unit that determines an additional latency time related to the haptic sense presentation on the basis of an estimation result of the estimation processing unit.

Abstract: Methods, devices and data stream are provided for signaling and decoding information representative of restrictions of navigation in a volumetric video. The data stream comprises metadata associated to video data representative of the volumetric video. The metadata comprise data representative of a viewing bounding box, data representative of a curvilinear path in the 3D space of said volumetric video; and data representative of at least one viewing direction range associated with a point on the curvilinear path.

Abstract: A posture estimating device includes: at least one sensor attached to the person to be measured, the at least one sensor acquiring walking data based on an acceleration of three axes and an angular velocity of the three axes at at least one location of the person to be measured; a processing circuitry that estimates, using an estimation model trained by machine learning, the whole body posture of the person to be measured during the predetermined motion from the walking data acquired by the sensor; and an output device that outputs estimation data. The estimation model is generated in advance by training by machine learning based on the walking data acquired by the sensor during the predetermined motion and based on posture data obtained by measuring the whole body posture of the person to be measured at a timing when the walking data is acquired.

Abstract: A process and system for detection and telemetry using electromagnetic radiation pulses allows characterization of a radial velocity distribution as a function of a separation distance within an exploration zone. An impulse response from the system is used for decomposing a measurement signal which is collected for each acquisition sequence performed for a useful measurement. The result of the decomposition includes an estimate of the radial velocity distribution as a function of the separation distance.

Abstract: It may occur that various addressable ads are used to help fill an entire addressable break which have little or no monetary value for being played (often referred to as “evergreen or “filler” ads). Such ads and other types of candidate ads for replacement are replaced in real time with programmatically delivered Internet Protocol (IP) based ads (IP ads).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a holographic sheet and a hologram display apparatus including the same. The hologram sheet may include a prism array configured to refract light incident from the outside, and a reflective sheet disposed to face the prism array and configured to reflect the light refracted by the prism array and generate a floating image.

Abstract: A high-precision positioning result in self-positioning is provided. An information processing apparatus acquires a first coordinate position inside an image of each light source included in an image captured with an imaging device among multiple light sources whose coordinate positions are known in a three-dimensional space to derive at least a coordinate position or an orientation of an own device in the three-dimensional space based on a coordinate position of the light source included in the image in the three-dimensional space and the first coordinate position. The apparatus estimates a height of the imaging device in the three-dimensional space to perform positioning processing using information on the estimated height of the imaging device, acquires a second coordinate position of the light source on the image corresponding to the positioning processing result, and corrects the height of the imaging device based on the first coordinate position and the second coordinate position.

Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a set of ground engaging elements that perform a ground engaging operation. The agricultural machine includes a rearward sensor mounted to the agricultural machine to sense an area of ground behind the agricultural machine and generate a rearward sensor signal. The agricultural machine includes rearward zone generator logic that determines a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone and the second zone represent portions of the area of ground behind the agricultural machine. The agricultural machine includes rearward residue generator logic configured to receive the rearward sensor signal and determine a first residue metric indicative of the amount of residue in the first zone. The agricultural machine includes control logic that controls one or more aspects of the ground engaging operation on the area of ground based on the first residue metric.