Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for sensing a moving ball, which extract a feature portion such as a trademark, a logo, etc. indicated on a ball from consecutive images of a moving ball, acquired by an image acquisition unit embodied by a predetermined camera device, and calculate a spin axis and spin amount of rotation the moving ball based on the feature portion and thus spin of the ball is simply, rapidly, and accurately calculated with low computational load, thereby achieving rapid and stable calculation of the ball in a relatively low performance system. The sensing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring consecutive images, an image processing unit for extracting a feature portion from the acquired image, and a spin calculation unit for calculating spin using the extracted feature portion.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to encoding and decoding stereoscopic (3D) image data, e.g., left and right eye images, are described. Various pre-encoding and post-decoding operations are described in conjunction with difference based encoding and decoding techniques. In some embodiments left and right eye image data is subject to scaling, transform operation(s) and cropping prior to encoding. In addition, in some embodiments decoded left and right eye image data is subject to scaling, transform operations(s) and filling operations prior to being output to a display device. Transform information and/or scaling information may be included in a bitstream communicating encoded left and right eye images. The amount of scaling can be the same for an entire scene and/or program.

Abstract: An image inspection device and a lighting device capable of setting an irradiation solid angle for each location of a visual field and capable of miniaturization are provided. The image inspection device includes a photographing portion that photographs the target, and a light transmissible lighting portion that is disposed between the target and the photographing portion and configured to irradiate light in a direction toward the target. The lighting portion includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that is arranged in a matrix form and configured to be capable of selectively emitting light, and an optical system configured to control irradiation directions of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting portions to be directions corresponding to positions of each of the plurality of light-emitting portions.

Abstract: A telesurgical mentoring platform with a wheeled base, a lower rack mounted on the base, an upper rack extending vertically from the lower rack, a compactly foldable articulated arm that is configured to extend horizontally outward away from the upper rack and configured to connect to a connector piece holding an end effectuator at its distal end, a tablet personal computer; the console configured to be readily mobilized on the floor of an existing operating room and is capable of providing a connectivity point for communication, audiovisual, and data transfer services in an operating room.

Abstract: A cleaning device according to an embodiment is a cleaning device that cleans a light transmission member provided on a camera. The cleaning device includes a filamentary member configured to contact the light transmission member and a rotation member configured to rotate the filamentary member such that the filamentary member moves along the surface of the light transmission member with the filamentary member in contact with the light transmission member.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a 3D+imaging system include a focal plane array with in-pixel analog storage elements. In embodiments, an analog pixel circuit is disclosed for use with an array of photodetectors for a sub-frame composite imaging system. In embodiments, a composite imaging system is capable of determining per-pixel depth, white point and black point for a sensor and/or a scene that is stationary or in motion. Examples of applications for the 3D+imaging system include advanced imaging for vehicles, as well as for industrial and smart phone imaging. an extended dynamic range imaging technique is used in imaging to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method using a pixel value range constituting an image is disclosed, wherein the image decoding method using a pixel value range constituting an image comprises the steps of: receiving a bitstream; acquiring information of a pixel value range forming a first unit image included in the received bitstream; and decoding the first unit image on the basis of the acquired information of the pixel value range. Therefore, compression efficiency can be improved in an image encoding or decoding process.

Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to perform media processing. A media processing entity includes at least one processor in communication with a memory, wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform receiving, from a remote computing device, multi-view multimedia data comprising a hierarchical track structure comprising at least a first track comprising first media data at a first level of the hierarchical track structure, and metadata associated with a second track at a second level in the hierarchical track structure that is different than the first level of the first track. The instructions further cause the processor to perform processing the first media data of the first track based on the metadata associated with the second track to generate second media data for the second track.

Abstract: A display processor and computer-implemented method are provided for processing three-dimensional [3D] image data for display on a 3D display. The 3D display is arranged for emitting a series of views of the 3D image data which enables stereoscopic viewing of the 3D image data at multiple viewing positions. The series of views may be displayed on the 3D display using overscan. The degree of overscan may be determined as a function of one or more depth range parameters, the one or more depth range parameters characterizing, at least in part, a degree of depth perceived by a viewer when the series of views is displayed on the 3D display.

Abstract: An immersive video processing method according to the present disclosure includes determining a priority order of pruning for source view videos, generating a residual video for an additional view video based on the priority order of pruning, packing a patch generated based on the residual video into an atlas video, and encoding the atlas video.

Abstract: As part of bypass decoding syntax elements for a set of coefficients in response to reaching a maximum number of regular coded bins, a video decoder is configured to receive a prefix value for a transform coefficient; decode the prefix value using Golomb-Rice coding; in response to a length of the prefix value being equal to a threshold value, receive a suffix value for the transform coefficient; decode the suffix value using exponential Golomb coding; and determine a level value for the transform coefficient based on the decoded prefix value and the decoded suffix value.

Abstract: A cleaner performing autonomous traveling includes a main body, first and second cameras photographing the periphery of the main body, and a controller controlling the first and second cameras to capture an image according to preset order, wherein a direction in which the first camera is directed and a direction in which the second camera is directed form a predetermined angle, and the controller generates three-dimensional (3D) coordinate information related to an object located near the main body using images obtained in the first and second cameras.

Abstract: A smoking path simulation system includes a case, the robotic arm fixedly provided in the case and a cigarette holder mounted at a working end of the robotic arm, and further includes a feeding device, a cigarette tapping device and a cigarette lighting device provided in the case and located at a periphery of the robotic arm, as well as an image acquisition device mounted at the working end of the robotic arm. With the smoking path simulation system, an action path of smoking a cigarette by a consumer may be simulated, and consistency of the simulated action paths may be guaranteed, thus effectively improving precision of test of indexes of a cigarette-combustion performance, such as cigarette-combustion ash integration characteristics, or the like.

Abstract: A method for observation of a sample, the sample comprising microorganisms immersed in a nontransparent culture medium, the culture medium being favorable to the development of the microorganisms, and the sample being arranged between a light source and an image sensor, includes illuminating the sample with the light source, the light source emitting light propagating along an axis of propagation; acquiring an image of the sample by the image sensor; and, from the image acquired, characterizing the microorganisms. Light travels along the microorganisms through the culture medium to the sensor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for processing a video frame. The method may include: acquiring a sequence of video frames of a video; ascertaining, in the sequence of the video frames, a previous frame, and ascertaining, in the sequence of the video frames, a subsequent frame corresponding to the ascertained previous frame based on acquired number of frames from the previous frame to the subsequent frame. An update step is performed as follows: acquiring object regions detected respectively in the ascertained previous frame and the ascertained subsequent frame, and confidence levels of the object regions; fusing a confidence level of a first object region and a confidence level of a second object region, and updating the confidence level of the second object region based on the fusion result; and updating the ascertained previous frame and the ascertained subsequent frame.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for partitioning a block and a decoding device. A method for decoding an image comprises the steps of: partitioning one prediction unit, in which an intra prediction is performed in a predetermined intra prediction mode, into a plurality of transform units; and performing the intra prediction for each of the plurality of the transform units on the basis of the predetermined intra prediction mode. Thus, the invention increases the image encoding efficiency.

Abstract: Certain embodiments disclosed herein generate an image that is devoid of a person. Such an embodiment can includes using a camera to obtain a first image of a scene while a person is at a first location within the FOV of the camera, obtaining a second image of the scene while the person is at a second location within the FOV of the camera, and generating, based on the first and second images, a third image of the scene, such that the third image of the scene is devoid of the person and includes portions of the scene that were blocked by the person in the first and second images. Other embodiments disclosed herein determine spatial information for one or more items of interest within a graphical representation of a region generated based on one or more images of the region captured using a camera of a mobile device.

Abstract: Techniques are described for history-based candidate list operations in video coding for determining motion information for a current block. In one example, a device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store a history-based candidate list and a video decoder. The video decoder is configured to construct the history-based candidate list by storing, in the memory, motion information of reconstructed blocks into the history-based candidate list as candidates of the history-based candidate list, identify a subset of candidates of the history-based candidate list, generate a candidate list based on the identified subset of candidates of the history-based candidate list, and reconstruct a current block based on the generated candidate list.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relates to an apparatus for associating a video block partitioning pattern to a video coding block, wherein the apparatus comprises: an obtainer adapted to obtain values of a set of segmentation mask samples, wherein each segmentation sample of the set of segmentation mask samples represents a different position in a segmentation mask adapted to define video coding block partitions of the video coding block; a selector adapted to select a video block partitioning pattern from a predetermined group of video block partitioning patterns based on the values of segmentation mask samples of the set of segmentation mask samples; and an associator adapted to associate the selected video block partitioning pattern to the video coding block.

Abstract: Inter frame candidate selection may include identifying a current block from a current input frame from an input video stream, and generating an encoded block by encoding the current block, wherein encoding the current block includes determining an inter-coding candidate motion vector. Determining the inter-coding candidate motion vector may include identifying a plurality of motion vectors, wherein the plurality of motion vectors includes a context motion vector identified from a block neighboring the current block in the current input frame, a zero valued motion vector, and an estimated motion vector based on the current block and a reference frame, determining a plurality of cost values by determining a cost value for each respective motion vector from the plurality of motion vectors, and identifying a motion vector from the plurality of motion vectors having a minimal cost value as the inter-coding candidate motion vector.