Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a panoramic image, and a moving image generation unit configured to generate a moving image based on the panoramic image, the moving image generation unit configured to crop the panoramic image by sequentially moving a position of a cropping area for cropping the panoramic image, thereby generating a moving image in which a plurality of cropped images cropped by changing the position of the cropping area is sequentially reproduced, wherein according to an aspect ratio or a size in a predetermined direction of the panoramic image, the moving image generation unit switches whether to crop the panoramic image with a predetermined aspect ratio or crop the panoramic image with an aspect ratio different from the predetermined aspect ratio.

Abstract: A method for video processing is provided. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and a coded representation of the video, parameters of a cross-component linear model (CCLM) based on two or four chroma samples and/or corresponding luma samples; and performing the conversion based on the determining.

Abstract: The invention relates to an encoding apparatus for processing a video signal comprising a plurality of frames dividable into video coding blocks. A first video coding block of a current frame of the video signal is partitioned into a first segment associated with a first segment motion vector relative to a first reference frame of the video signal and a second segment. The first video coding block is associated with a plurality of virtual partitions. Each virtual partition is associated with a respective subset of the plurality of video coding blocks of the current frame. Each video coding block of the respective subset neighbors the first video coding block and is associated with a motion vector.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for filtering a reference pixel. A method of smoothing a reference pixel may include determining whether or not to perform smoothing on a reference pixel based on the size of a transform block and information about an intra-prediction mode for the transform block and determining a smoothing method by comparing the size of the transform block with the size of a maximum transform block. Accordingly, image coding efficiency can be increased, and picture quality can be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for filtering a reference pixel. A method of smoothing a reference pixel may include determining whether or not to perform smoothing on a reference pixel based on the size of a transform block and information about an intra-prediction mode for the transform block and determining a smoothing method by comparing the size of the transform block with the size of a maximum transform block. Accordingly, image coding efficiency can be increased, and picture quality can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of performing motion compensation by using motion vector prediction. To this end, a method of decoding an image may include: generating multiple motion vector candidate lists according to an inter-prediction direction of a current block; deriving multiple motion vectors for the current block by using the multiple motion vector candidate lists; determining multiple prediction blocks for the current block by using the multiple motion vectors; and obtaining a final prediction block for the current block based on the multiple prediction blocks.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and apparatuses for a switchable augmented reality and virtual reality device are provided. An example device includes a handle, a device chamber, a viewport assembly, and a hinge assembly. The handle may be formed from folded sheets of material. The example device chamber is coupled to the handle and formed from folded sheets of material. The viewport assembly may be formed at least in part from folded sheets of material. The example hinge assembly pivotably couples the device chamber to the viewport assembly. For example, the hinge assembly may be operable to adjust the device between a virtual reality configuration and an augmented reality configuration. A display of a computing device held in the device chamber may be viewable through the viewport assembly in the virtual reality configuration and the display may be viewable without the viewport assembly in the augmented reality configuration.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) identifying, by a server computer system, a provider computing device for use in capturing street-level image data, where the provider computing device controls a camera positioned to capture street-level imagery outside the vehicle, (ii) determining, by the server computer system, a configuration that controls use of the provider computing device to provide street-level image data captured by the camera to the server computer system, (iii) sending, by the server computer system, the configuration to the computing device, and (iv) receiving, from the computing device, street-level image data captured by the computing device using the camera responsive to the configuration. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A magnified observation apparatus includes: an observation unit including a light source and an imaging unit; a light quantity parameter table recording unit configured to store plural light quantity parameter tables therein, each of the plural light quantity parameter tables including: a minimum value and a maximum value of light quantity of illumination light; and a unit manipulation amount obtained by division of an interval between the minimum value and the maximum value by a predetermined division number, maximum values in the plural light quantity parameter tables being different from one another; a light quantity parameter selecting unit configured to select one light quantity parameter table from the plural light quantity parameter tables; and a light source control unit configured to increase or decreases light quantity of the illumination light, correspondingly to magnitude of the unit manipulation amount in the selected light quantity parameter table.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a predictive quantization coding method and a video compression system. The method includes: dividing a pixel to be processed into a plurality of pixel components; obtaining one pixel component to be processed and texture direction gradients thereof; obtaining reference pixels and a prediction residual of the pixel component to be processed; forming a prediction residual code stream; dividing the prediction residual code stream into multiple quantization units; and obtaining a quantization residual code stream. The present invention can reduce the transmission bandwidth, and reduce the theoretical limit entropy and complexity.

Abstract: A method of encoding video including: writing a plurality of predetermined buffer descriptions into a sequence parameter set of a coded video bitstream; writing a plurality of updating parameters into a slice header of the coded video bitstream for selecting and modifying one buffer description out of the plurality of buffer descriptions; and encoding a slice into the coded video bitstream using the slice header and the modified buffer description.

Abstract: A camera assembly for a vision system of a vehicle includes a front housing portion having a lens, a circuit board having an imager and circuitry having an electrical connecting element, and a rear housing portion having a rear attachment portion and a mounting portion configured to attach at a vehicle. When the front housing portion is joined with the rear housing portion, the electrical connecting element of the circuit board is aligned with an aperture of the attachment plate and a connecting end of an electrical connector protrudes through the aperture to electrically connect with the electrical connecting element of the circuit board. A structural element of the electrical connector is attached at the attachment plate of the bracket to seal the aperture and to maintain electrical connection of the connecting end of the electrical connector with the electrical connecting element of the circuit board.

Abstract: A bird's-eye view video generation device includes a video acquisition unit configured to acquire surroundings videos obtained by capturing videos of surroundings of a vehicle; a vehicle information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle information to estimate move of the vehicle in a turning direction; and a controller configured to, when move of the vehicle in the turning direction is estimated based on the vehicle information that is acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit, generate a bird's-eye view video obtained by changing a position to display the bird's-eye view video containing a virtual vehicle image such that a surroundings video in a direction that has to be checked in the estimated turning direction is displayed widely. The generated bird's-eye view video is desolated by a display controller on a display panel.

Abstract: To suppress sudden changes in brightness due to a disturbance in a captured image, provided is a medical observation device, including: an acquisition section that acquires a sensing result of a brightness of an image of a subject in a living organism; and a control section that decides, according to a first interval in which the brightness sensing result indicates a value inside a certain range, a second interval in which to maintain an exposure of an imaging section at an exposure corresponding to a value included in the range.

Abstract: A POC recalculation value is retrieved by a decoder from an encoded representation of a RAP picture in a base layer of a video stream comprising pictures in multiple layers. POC values of reference pictures in a DPB of the decoder are recalculated using the POC recalculation value. By signaling the POC recalculation value in the RAP picture, which enables the decoder to correctly handle video streams with non-aligned RAP pictures.

Abstract: Implementations are provided that relate, for example, to view tiling in video encoding and decoding. A particular method includes accessing a video picture that includes multiple pictures combined into a single picture (826), accessing information indicating how the multiple pictures in the accessed video picture are combined (806, 808, 822), decoding the video picture to provide a decoded representation of at least one of the multiple pictures (824, 826), and providing the accessed information and the decoded video picture as output (824, 826). Some other implementations format or process the information that indicates how multiple pictures included in a single video picture are combined into the single video picture, and format or process an encoded representation of the combined multiple pictures.

Abstract: A multiview body camera system comprising a vest, a helmet, shoulder pads, camera units providing video, directional microphones providing audio, sensors providing motion detection and other functions is described herein. A control module controls camera units, microphones, sensors and all other circuitry. A tamper-proof locking compartment containing elements of the body camera system is operable by a remote control signal transmitted from an authorized party or by a security code. The body camera system features voice command recognition, real time monitoring, recording, storing, remote reporting; alerts the wearer of impending threats, such as approaching cars, persons, objects or gunshots and may incorporate a visor that provides a panoramic view. The body camera integrates all components internally. Bullet resistant material is used in the construction of the vest and helmet. The device operates continuously, and the wearer cannot disrupt the operation without consequence.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) identifying, by a server computer system, a provider computing device for use in capturing street-level image data, where the provider computing device controls a camera positioned to capture street-level imagery outside the vehicle, (ii) determining, by the server computer system, a configuration that controls use of the provider computing device to provide street-level image data captured by the camera to the server computer system, (iii) sending, by the server computer system, the configuration to the computing device, and (iv) receiving, from the computing device, street-level image data captured by the computing device using the camera responsive to the configuration. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for monitoring the proper functioning of a transmission path, particularly of a camera (12), comprising a camera (12), particularly a digital camera, for capturing a detection area (14) and for generating corresponding first signals (S1), a display unit (26) for displaying the detection area (14) captured by the camera (12) using the first signals (S1), a light source array (18) arranged in the detection area (14) of the camera (12), a detection unit (30) with an optical measuring sensor array (32) for detecting the display output of the display unit (26) and for generating corresponding second signals (S2), a monitoring unit (36) that actuates the light source array (18) using a pre-definable pattern (M) and checks whether the second signals (S2) detected by the detection unit (30) contain the pattern (M), during evaluation of the display output of the display unit (26), and a communication unit (24) for transmitting the first and second signals (S1, S2) and the pre-

Abstract: Provided is an image-acquisition apparatus that includes: a stage on which a specimen is mounted; an objective lens that collects light from the specimen mounted on the stage; a motor that drives the stage in the direction intersecting an optical axis of the objective lens; an imaging device that acquires images by capturing the light collected by the objective lens; and a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to implement: a deterioration-level calculation unit configured to calculate deterioration levels contained in the acquired images; and an image generating unit configured to generate a pasted image by pasting the acquired images, wherein the image generating unit is configured to generate the pasted image by combining, for a common region of two images that are mutually pasted, an image with lower deterioration level calculated by the deterioration-level calculation unit at a higher combining ratio.