Abstract: To improve spatial resolution during measurement via LiDAR or the like, a ranging device comprises: at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor executing the instructions to measure the distance between a light-emitting device and an object on the basis of reflected light of a laser beam that is incident on a first beam diameter at a incidence position, adjust the beam diameter, of the laser beam on the incidence position, to a second beam diameter in accordance with the abovementioned distance, and generate sensing data pertaining to the object on the basis of reflected light corresponding to a laser beam that is incident on a second beam diameter at the incidence position. The at least one processor adjusts the beam diameter of the laser beam such that the second beam diameter at the incidence position is smaller than the first beam diameter.

Abstract: A profile provider: (i) associates a primary online device (OD1) with a set-top box (STB); (ii) a location of OD1 at some point in time is estimated to be “near” the STB, thereby establishing a STB proxy location; (iii) one or more secondary online devices (OD2s) are observed to be located “near” the STB proxy location and are associated with the STB; and (iv) a television advertisement is selected to be directed to the STB, which selection is based at least in part on profile information linked to one of the associated OD2s. The method can be particularly advantageous in situations wherein: the STB is not connected to any computer network; the STB is not ever connected to the same local area network as OD1 or OD2; or television service (used by the STB) and online access (used by OD1 and OD2s) are provided by different service providers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a depth imaging system with a light source; a depth sensor comprising direct Time-of-Flight (dToF) pixels and indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) pixels; and processor(s) configured to: employ the light source to emit an intensity-modulated light pulse towards objects in a real-world environment; obtain dToF data indicative of time taken by the intensity-modulated light pulse to reach the dToF pixels after being reflected by the objects; obtain iToF data indicative of phase shifts undergone by the intensity-modulated light pulse upon reaching the iToF pixels after being reflected by the objects; determine optical depths for the dToF pixels; determine optical depths for the iToF pixels; and generate a depth image from the optical depths of the dToF pixels and the optical depths of the iToF pixels.

Abstract: A dual mode surgical imaging system for hybrid navigation. The imaging system can include a housing, a first camera configured for visual light, a second mono or stereo camera configured for IR, and a structured light generator configured to identify depth information. The first camera, the second camera, and the structured light generator are contained within the same housing and are coordinated to a single reference frame. The imaging system is configured to switch between use of the first camera or the second camera for markerless or marker-based navigation.

Abstract: In some embodiments, there is provided a system for remotely processing data streams including: at least one transmitter configured for transmission of at least two data streams, the at least two data streams including at least a lower quality preview stream and a higher quality content stream. A plurality of editor computing devices is configured for receiving at least the lower quality preview stream and facilitating processing and editing on the lower quality preview stream, generating a set of machine-readable instructions representative of the processing and editing. A plurality of routing computing devices located from the at least one transmitter is configured for receiving at least the higher quality content stream and the set of machine-readable instructions, processing the higher quality content stream by encoding the higher quality content stream based on the set of machine-readable instructions to generate an output content stream.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, generating, by the media playback device, a query fingerprint using second content received on a second channel; (ii) sending, by the media playback device, the query fingerprint to a server that maintains a reference database containing a plurality of reference fingerprints; (iii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, identifying information corresponding to a reference fingerprint of the plurality of reference fingerprints that matches the query fingerprint; and (iv) while the media playback device is playing back the first content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of accurately cutting a desired scene desired by a user. Setting of a recognition unit that detects detection metadata, which is metadata regarding a predetermined recognition target, by performing recognition processing on the recognition target is performed on the basis of a sample scene, which is a scene of a content designated by a user. Then, a cutting rule for cutting scenes from the content is generated on the basis of the detection metadata detected by performing the recognition processing on the content as a processing target by the set recognition unit and the sample scene. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing system that cuts a desired scene from a content.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a reception method in broadcast and broadband cooperation service, the reception method includes: receiving broadcast content transmitted through broadcast; receiving acquisition information through the broadcast, the acquisition information being information used to play back broadband content transmitted through broadband while the broadband content is synchronized with the received broadcast content, the acquisition information being information relating to acquisition of the broadband content; and acquiring the broadband content based on the received acquisition information. Therefore, the broadband content can properly be acquired in response to the reception of the broadcast content.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a short video playback method and apparatus, and an electronic device, and relates to the technical field of short videos. The method comprises: entering an extended reality space, and obtaining a user's instruction to open a first short video; first obtaining first video element data of the first short video, wherein the first video element data includes: a playback area element and an interactive area element of the first short video; and then displaying the playback area element and the interactive area element at different area positions of the extended reality space.

Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting contents using a broadcast wave and a communication path comprises: including content information in application control information when transmitting the contents using both the broadcast wave and the communication path, the content information being information for synchronizing a content transmitted by using the broadcast wave with a content transmitted by using the communication path at a reception side that receives the contents and being related to the content transmitted by using the communication path; and transmitting the application control information by using at least the broadcast wave in the broadcast wave and the communication path. As a result, a contents transmitting method is provided for enabling a quick access to contents through communication when the contents are reproduced by a combination of broadcast and communication on the receiving side.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a page display method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: loading an object presentation module in response to a trigger operation for a target control in a live streaming page, wherein the object presentation module at least includes object information; in response to determining that the object presentation module is successfully loaded, displaying the object presentation module, and loading an object aggregation module, wherein the object aggregation module at least includes an object aggregation identifier; in response to determining that the object aggregation module is successfully loaded and a first operation for a display page of the object presentation module is detected, fusing the object presentation module and the object aggregation module to obtain a fused module, wherein the fused module at least includes the object information and the object aggregation identifier; and displaying the fused module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for training machine learning algorithms utilized for autonomous driving. An example method includes creating driving environments based at least on vision based image data received from a vehicle; simulating driving a virtual vehicle by importing driving environment scenario; in response to completing the simulation, analyzing simulated results; determining optimized driving parameters associated with the driving environment scenario; and generating a set of machine learning algorithms training data based on the determined optimized driving parameters. The driving environment scenario is based at least on the created driving environment.

Abstract: A coherent lidar system for capturing the surroundings is configured to emit a phase-modulated signal with pseudo-random change over discrete phase values. The system receives the signals reflected back from objects and converts the signals into a low-frequency signal by mixing and digitizing. The system includes a digital signal processing for correlation filtering of the low-frequency received signal. At least a part of the two-dimensional correlation filter is realized by a hardwired digital circuit embodied as a pipeline, wherein multiple or all of the output values are determined per clock frequency of the digital circuit in one of the two dimensions, and over a sequence of clock frequencies in the other dimension.

Abstract: Systems and methods provided herein for intelligently distinguishing between different versions of a media asset and selectively storing those requested media assets that differ from versions that were previously stored in some pre-defined characteristics. These systems and methods, upon identifying a version of the requested media asset was previously stored, determine a characteristic of the requested media asset. These systems and methods compare the characteristic of the requested media asset with a corresponding characteristic of the version of the requested media asset that was previously stored to determine a difference between the two versions. The systems and methods then determine whether the difference in characteristic renders the requested media asset preferable over the previously stored version. Upon determining that the requested media asset is preferable over the previously stored version, the systems and methods store the requested media asset.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided in which a plurality of source views of a scene are encoded as an immersive video comprising a plurality of patches. The patches are segmented based on segmentation information from at least one of the source views. The segmentation information associates each of a plurality of regions of the source view with a respective entity. Information is also encoded that indicates which of the source views are associated with the segmentation information used to segment the patches. This information may be used to provide improved rendering, particularly where rendering is performed of less than all entities in the scene.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for implementing a system to automatically control a display device according to a schedule, without the need for direct manual control. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise implementing a zero touch play (ZTP) system for automated display device control, including determining a schedule to implement for a display device, and monitoring the schedule for a wake time trigger event indicating when to wake up the display device. In response to detecting the wake time trigger event, the method may comprise sending a first control command directing the display device to enter an active state, and setting the display device to a selected input source to play on the display device.

Abstract: An electro-optic distance meter according to the time-of-flight principle with a receiver chain for generating a digital signal from a received light pulse, the receiver chain comprising a photodetector, a first gain stage, in particular a transimpedance amplifier or a current-mode electronic, for converting an input current from the photodetector associated to the returned light pulse into an output voltage, a filter and an analog-to-digital converter, whereby the digital signal provides an unambiguous relationship between intensity-time delay of the optical pulse and signalshape-time delay of the electrical signal, wherefore the photodetector, the first gain stage and the analog-to-digital converter are adapted to each other such that the analog-to-digital converter remains unclipped in a linear operating range even when the first gain stage shows a non-linear time-invariant response or a well-defined time-invariant saturation response to the input current of the photodetector.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for eye-tracking by steering a scan beam in a two-dimensional pattern over a scan region on the eye and detecting light reflected from a plurality of reflection points in the scan region at an angle-sensitive detector. The three-dimensional location of each reflection point is determined by triangulating the instantaneous propagation directions of the scan beam and the reflected signal from that reflection point. Gaze direction for the eye is determined from the locations of the reflection points in three-dimensional space.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a scanning unit, a pixelated photon detector (PPD), a memory in which a plurality of tables in which an intensity gradation value and an output gradation value are associated with each other are stored, and a processor. The processor generates first image data in which the intensity gradation value indicated by a light intensity signal output from the PPD is set as a pixel value of a constituent pixel based on the light intensity signal and a scanning position of the scanning unit, generates second image data in which the output gradation value is set as a pixel value of a constituent pixel by converting the first image data based on one table selected from the plurality of tables stored in the memory, and causes a display unit to display an image represented by the second image data.

Abstract: A device including a sensor of a light signal. The sensor includes a first level stacked on a second level. Each level including comprises an array of pixels, each including at least one photodetector, each photodetector of the first level being stacked on a photodetector of the second level. Each level is associated with a frequency, the frequency of the second level being equal to k times the frequency of the first level. A circuit is configured to calculate a distance for each pixel and a depth map of a scene.