Abstract: A method of aligning the optical axes of two cameras, wherein the cameras are parts of a camera apparatus and the two cameras can be used for producing 3D films, wherein plural steps are automatically run through. The invention also relates to a method of controlling a camera rig comprising two cameras for producing 3D films according to the table of values according to such method, wherein during shooting upon zooming at least one camera is automatically moved via camera motors. The invention also relates to a camera rig comprising two cameras that are preferably juxtaposed or superimposed having a control which realizes a method as explained.

Abstract: A method for encoding a video stream having a plurality of blocks including a current block. The method includes identifying, from a plurality of previously coded blocks, a plurality of candidate motion vectors; identifying, for the current block, a set of reconstructed pixel values corresponding to a set of previously coded pixel values; determining, for at least one of the plurality of candidate motion vectors, an error value based on the set of reconstructed pixel values and a set of predicted values for the set of previously coded pixel values; and selecting, from the plurality of candidate motion vectors, a reference motion vector for the current block based on the error value.

Abstract: A method of generating a reconstructed block is provided. A mode group indicator and a prediction mode index are entropy-decoded. A quantized block is inversely quantized using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a transform block. The transform block is inversely transformed to generate a residual block. A Most Probable Mode (MPM) group including three intra prediction modes is constructed using a left intra prediction mode and an above intra prediction mode of a current prediction unit. An intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit is derived using the mode group indicator and the prediction mode index. Reference pixels of a current block are adaptively filtered according to a size of a transform unit and the intra prediction mode. The prediction block is generated according to the intra prediction mode. The reconstructed block is generated using the prediction block and the residual block.

Abstract: A boundary calculating unit is provided for determining boundaries between separated plasma and blood cell or air and plasma whose image is picked up by an image pickup unit. With such boundary calculating unit provided, the boundaries between the separated plasma and blood cell or air and plasma can be determined, and areas of the separated air, plasma, and blood cell can be determined accurately. Particularly, a straight line drawing unit is provided for drawing, on the image picked up, a plurality of straight lines parallel to grooves in a disk which performs plasma separation. The boundary calculating unit can easily determine the boundaries by determining the boundaries based on a profile of the plurality of straight lines drawn by the straight line drawing unit.

Abstract: A novel method and system for conducting wide-field multi-photon microscopy through plane-projection are provided. It has been discovered that the limitations of conventional temporal-focusing techniques, such as single excitation wavelength and low acquisition rates can be resolved utilizing a novel optical set-up in which an optical diffuser is used as the scatterer. The use of such an optical arrangement enables temporal focusing regardless of the central wavelength of laser pulses. In addition, the optical sectioning possible using the disclosed microscopy is comparable to confocal microscopy, and can be robustly achieved by both moderate and high NA objectives at 100-fs pulse width. Moreover, the multi-photon excitation efficiency of the disclosed system can be enhanced by lowering the repetition rate of the ultrafast laser light source at constant pulse width and average power.

Abstract: A gaze-point detection system includes at least one infrared (IR) signal source to be placed in a test scene as a reference point, a pair of eye glasses to be worn by a person, and a data processing and storage unit for calculating a gaze point of the person wearing the pair of eye glasses. The pair of eye glasses includes an image sensor, an eye-tracking unit and a camera. The image sensor detects IR signals from the at least one IR signal source and generates an IR signal source tracking signal. The eye-tracking unit determines adapted to determine the gaze direction of the person and generates an eye-tracking signal, and the camera acquires a test scene picture. The data processing and storage unit communicates with the pair of eye glasses and calculates the gaze point relative to the test scene picture.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motion vector encoding/decoding method and apparatus using a motion vector resolution combination, and an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus using the same. A motion vector encoding apparatus include: an encoding cost calculator for calculating an encoding cost according to a motion vector resolution for each motion vector resolution combination including one or more motion vector resolutions; a resolution combination determiner for selecting a motion vector resolution combination by using the encoding cost calculated for each motion vector resolution combination; and a motion information encoder for outputting encoded motion vector data generated by encoding a motion vector determined according to the motion vector resolution combination selected, as a bitstream.

Abstract: A street-level imagery acquisition and selection process identifies which images are published in a street field view. An imagery database includes panoramas each corresponding to a set of images acquired from a single viewpoint. The panoramas are attached to corresponding positions on a road network graph. The graph is divided into a set of selection paths, each of which includes a topologically linear sequence of road segments. Each selection path is evaluated to select a set of panoramas to be published in the path. Panoramas of interior road segments are selected before panoramas at intersections. Selected panorama identifiers for each interior road segment of the selection paths and each intersection correspond to a position along the road network graph. The selected panorama identifiers are then published in the street field view.

Abstract: A display device includes a display module, an outer frame, an active engaging unit, and a passive engaging unit. The display module has at least one side surface. The outer frame surrounds the display module and has last least one inner surface facing the side surface, wherein a gap is formed between the inner surface and the side surface. The active engaging unit extends from the display module into the gap and further extends along the gap. The passive engaging unit is disposed on the inner surface and protrudes toward the side surface. The active engaging unit engages with the passive engaging unit to restrict the relative movement between the display device and the outer frame.

Abstract: A method for image decoding includes receiving image information including filter coefficients, generating a restored block for a current block on the basis of the image information; and applying an adaptive loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the filter coefficients. Image encoding efficiency may be improved, and complexity may be reduced.

Abstract: A viewing system includes a detector of electromagnetic radiation (EMR); and a control system connected to receive signals from the detector, and configured to identify an image locator, disposed within a field of view of the detector in use, and select for detection by the detector the image locator or an image located by the image locator. A viewing method includes detecting electromagnetic radiation from an image locator disposed within a field of view of a detector; identifying the image locator with a control system; and displaying the image locator or an image located by the image locator on one or more displays.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for encoding a video by using a data unit of a hierarchical structure, and a method and a device for decoding the same. A video encoding device includes: a hierarchical encoder configured to encode a picture of a video based on a data unit of a hierarchical structure; and an entropy coder configured to determine a context model used for entropy coding of a symbol based on hierarchical information of a data unit to which the symbol of the encoded picture belongs, and to entropy encode the symbol using the determined context model.

Abstract: A infrared camera includes: a camera module photographing a subject; a lighting module outputting light to the subject; a control module controlling the camera module to photograph the subject and outputting a lighting driving signal synchronized with an operation of the camera module; and a lighting driving module driving the lighting module based on the lighting driving signal output from the control module.

Abstract: A system and method optically track players and automatically capture broadcastable video of a sporting event within a venue. The system includes at least one fixed tracking camera, a remote-controlled broadcast camera, and a scoreboard camera, with each of the components being in communication with a processing system. The method involves dividing the venue into zones of interest, optically tracking individual players in the zones of interest, identifying player groups in the zones of interest, determining a zone of interest containing the most players, analyzing player activity in the zone of interest with the most players, selecting a current gameplay scenario corresponding to the player activity from a set of predetermined gameplay scenarios, and adjusting the pan, tilt and zoom of a broadcast camera according to the current gameplay scenario.

Abstract: A method implemented using a processor based device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a video stream comprising a plurality of image frames having at least one moving object, determining a difference between at least two image frames among the plurality of image frames and generating a difference image comprising a plurality of image blobs corresponding to the at least one moving object. The method further includes generating a plurality of bounding boxes, each bounding box surrounding at least one corresponding image blob among the plurality of image blobs, and determining a subset of bounding boxes among the plurality of bounding boxes, associated with the corresponding moving object, using a fuzzy technique based on a perceptual characterization of the subset of bounding boxes. The method also includes merging the subset of bounding boxes to generate a merged bounding box enclosing the subset of bounding boxes to detect the moving object.

Abstract: A system and method for classification of passenger vehicles and measuring their properties, and more particularly to a stochastic multi-class vehicle classification system, which classifies a vehicle (given its direct rear-side view) into one of four classes Sedan, Pickup truck, SUV/Minivan, and unknown, and wherein a feature pool of tail light and vehicle dimensions is extracted which feeds a feature selection algorithm to define a low-dimensional feature vector, and the feature vector is then processed by a Hybrid Dynamic Bayesian Network (HDBN) to classify each vehicle.

Abstract: A specimen image capture method using a charged particle microscope device includes: a first image acquisition step in which the gain of a detector in a charged particle microscope is set to a first gain value, charged particle beam scanning is carried out on a specimen, and a first image is obtained; a second image acquisition step in which the gain of the detector is set to a second gain value, which is different to the first gain value, charged particle beam scanning is carried out on the specimen, and a second image is obtained; and an image combination step in which the first gain value and the second gain value are used and the first image and the second image are combined.

Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: an operating unit; a display unit for displaying a plurality of images in a superposed manner to display a three-dimensional image; a storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of image data that form the three-dimensional image together with each other; and a control unit configured to determine a correction value for stereoscopic effect of an object of the three-dimensional image based on an operation detected by the operating unit, correct a position of the object in at least one of the plurality of images that form the three-dimensional image based on the correction value for the stereoscopic effect of the object, and superpose the plurality of images including the corrected image on the display unit to display the object as a three-dimensional image.

Abstract: A rotating rotor in a turbine has blades attached. At least one blade is a reference blade of which a reference position is determined by a Once-Per-Rotation sensor. A camera positioned at a viewing port takes a sequence of images of all the blades during a rotation at a trigger moment determined by a controller. The controller receives a signal indicating that the reference blade passes its reference point. The controller is provided with data about the number of blades, the position of the camera and a desired dwell of an image related to the blade. The controller calculates the trigger moments and generates trigger signals to the camera. The trigger moment is adjusted for changing rotor speed by extracting a blade feature from blade images. The camera records images that are labeled and stored as image data on a storage device.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus of encoding/decoding intra prediction mode using a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes are disclosed. A method of decoding an intra prediction mode can comprise deriving three candidate intra prediction modes about a current block and deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block. Therefore, by predicting an intra prediction mode of the current block based on a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes, video encoding efficiency can be improved.