Abstract: An endoscope that integrates the functions of an optical tower into a portable device, while eliminating the use of cords or cables that carry light, video signals or images, and power to the endoscope that may conflict with the movement of a surgeon and the members of the surgical team, or other operators in non-medical related applications is provided. The endoscope incorporates a camera, an image processor, a light source, a transmitter, a communication interface, a control interface, and one or more of a power source in a single portable unit or enclosure. The camera is in electrical communication with the image processor and supplies images and video to the image processor obtained via an elongated endoscope tube. The light source illuminates a viewing field of the endoscope via the elongated tube.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for compressing data in a neural network. For example, output data can be obtained from a node of the neural network. Re-arranged output data having a re-arranged scanning pattern can be generated. The re-arranged output data can be generated by re-arranging the output data into the re-arranged scanning pattern. One or more residual values can be determined for the re-arranged output data by applying a prediction mode to the re-arranged output data. The one or more residual values can then be compressed using a coding mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for Real-time Satellite Imaging System (10) are disclosed. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention an imaging sensor (14) on a geostationary satellite having one or more co-collimated telescopes (18). The telescopes (18) illuminate local planes (22) which are sparsely populated with focal plane arrays (24). The focal plane arrays (24) record the entire observable Earth hemisphere at one time, at least once every ten seconds.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic instrument capable of downsizing an electronic instrument having a function of imaging at least a part of a user. In an electronic instrument worn or used by a user, the electronic instrument includes an imaging unit arranged at a position where at least a part of the user wearing or using the electronic instrument is capturable, the imaging unit including two or more pixel output units that each receive incident light from a subject incident not via either an imaging lens or a pinhole and output one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated depending on an incident angle of the incident light. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a wearable device.

Abstract: A method for displaying video images via a vehicular vision system includes providing a rear backup camera having an imager and a wide angle lens disposed at the imager with its center axis vertically offset from a center region of an imaging array sensor of the imager. A distant central horizon region is imaged at the upper region of the imaging array sensor via light that has passed through a center region of the wide angle lens, and a closer region is imaged at the center region and the lower region of the imaging array sensor via light that has passed through a lower peripheral region of the wide angle lens. Video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera are displayed on a video display for viewing by a driver of the vehicle during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle.

Abstract: Examples described relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for transmitting image data. The apparatus may comprise a memory buffer configured to store data elements of an image frame and generate a signal indicating that each of the data elements of the image frame have been written to the memory buffer, a processor configured to initiate a flush operation for reading out at least one data element of the image frame from the memory buffer and to output the at least one data element at a first rate, a rate adjustment unit configured to receive the at least one data element from the processor at the first rate and to output the at least one data element at a second rate, and a multiplexer configured to receive the at least one data element from the processor at the first rate and configured to receive the at least one data element from the rate adjustment unit at the second rate.

Abstract: A method for detecting and correcting transient faults, the method the steps of comprising obtaining (110) image data from a camera system, and processing (120) image data using a first image signal processor and a second image signal processor, to produce first and second output data. At least one statistical model is generated (130) based on at least the first and second output data and used to identify (140) whether a fault is present in the first output data. A correction value for the portion of image data is generated (150), wherein the correction value is an expected value based on the statistical models, and used to generate (160) updated output data. The updated output data is then outputted (170) to an output device.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for cataloging objects in a property using a drone. In some implementations, a system monitors a property that includes a drone configured to survey the property. A control unit accesses data identifying items and provides instructions to the drone to locate the items. The control unit receives data identifying a location of a portion of the items, image data associated with each identified items, and data indicating remaining items not located. In response, the data identifying the remaining items and data indicating that the drone did not locate the remaining portion of the items are transmitted to a client device. The control unit receives data indicating a location within the property of a first group of the remaining portion of the items and data indicating that a second group of the remaining portion of the items are not located within the property.

Abstract: A display control device includes a detection unit that detects a condition of a moving body and a control unit that controls a display mode of a display unit having a transmissive mode in which a landscape outside the moving body is displayed on at least a part of a display screen, on the basis of a detection result of the detection unit. The display unit has the transmissive mode and a non-transmissive mode in which a content movie is displayed by superimposing the content movie onto at least a part of the landscape outside the moving body or on the entire display screen, and the control unit sets the display unit to either the transmissive mode or the non-transmissive mode according to a detection result of the detection unit.

Abstract: A method capturing eye movement data for detection of cognitive anomalies, includes a computer application displaying a frame on a display, capturing and displaying a video image of a user's face and eyes, while the user aligns the face to the frame, capturing and processing the face image to initiate an image eye movement capture process, outputting an indication on a display and moving the indication spatially to one of a plurality of images, capturing a video of each user eye, to track the position of the indication of the display, the image of each eye comprising a sclera portion, an iris portion, and a pupil portion, parsing the video to determine a reference images corresponding to eye positions, capturing the user's eyes while the user views familiar and novel images, and correlating the images of the user's eyes to the familiar or novel images using the reference images.

Abstract: Previously, users could not be notified when the 3D mode type of a program being received by a digital broadcast receiver was not compatible with the digital broadcast receiver. A reception device is provided with: a reception unit which receives program content including video information and identification information including information for distinguishing whether the program content is 2D program content or 3D program content; and a display control unit which controls the display so as to display whether the aforementioned program content is 2D program content or 3D program content in response to the received aforementioned identification information.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry in operation: determines whether the shape of a current chroma block to be split satisfies a first condition; generates one or more second candidates for a block partitioning method by eliminating one or more predetermined candidates from a plurality of first candidates for a block partitioning method when the current chroma block satisfies the first condition; selects a block partitioning method from among the one or more second candidates; and splits the current chroma block according to the block partitioning method selected.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a picture from a coded video bitstream, and determines, based on an intra block copy (IBC) prediction mode usage flag from the decoded prediction information, an IBC prediction mode that is separate from an inter prediction mode and an intra prediction mode. Further, the processing circuitry determines, a block vector that points to a reference area in the picture in response to the determination of the IBC prediction mode, and reconstructs the current block based on reference samples within the reference area in the picture.

Abstract: An image encoding method includes: determining N encoded units from adjacent encoded units of a to-be-encoded unit according to a first preset rule, where a motion prediction mode of the N encoded units is the same as that of the to-be-encoded unit; generating an nth motion vector group by using a first preset algorithm and based on a motion vector of an nth encoded unit; determining, from obtained N motion vector groups according to a second preset rule, one motion vector group as an optimal motion vector group; determining a prediction sample value of each sample unit in the to-be-encoded unit by using a second preset algorithm and based on the optimal motion vector group; and encoding a prediction residual of each sample unit and an index identifier of the optimal motion vector group, to obtain a bitstream corresponding to the to-be-encoded unit.

Abstract: A video decoder can be configured to determine, for a block of video data encoded in a geometric partition mode, an angle for the block for the geometric partition mode; determine a separation line displacement relative to a center of the block for the geometric partition mode; partition the block into first and second partitions based on the angle and the separation line displacement; determine first predictive samples for the block using a motion vector for the first partition and second predictive samples for the block using a motion vector for the second partition; determine a power-of-2 number based on the angle for the block; determine weighting values based on the power-of-2 number; perform a blending operation on the first predictive samples and the second predictive samples based on the weighting values to determine a prediction block for the block.

Abstract: An image encoding method includes: determining N encoded units from adjacent encoded units of a to-be-encoded unit according to a first preset rule, where a motion prediction mode of the N encoded units is the same as that of the to-be-encoded unit; generating an nth motion vector group by using a first preset algorithm and based on a motion vector of an nth encoded unit; determining, from obtained N motion vector groups according to a second preset rule, one motion vector group as an optimal motion vector group; determining a prediction sample value of each sample unit in the to-be-encoded unit by using a second preset algorithm and based on the optimal motion vector group; and encoding a prediction residual of each sample unit and an index identifier of the optimal motion vector group, to obtain a bitstream corresponding to the to-be-encoded unit.

Abstract: A terminal performs video estimation by dividing an image frame of a video into a plurality of prediction units, and dividing the plurality of prediction units into a first type of prediction units and a second type of prediction units. A motion vector of a prediction unit of the first type is then obtained according to a first search algorithm. A motion vector of a prediction unit of the second type is obtained according to a second search algorithm. The second search algorithm is different from the first search algorithm. Then sub-pixel motion estimation is performed on the image frame according to the motion vector of the prediction unit of the first type and the motion vector of the prediction unit of the second type to generate a motion estimate result.

Abstract: Person recognition device for person re-identification in a monitoring region, having a camera apparatus and an evaluation module, wherein the camera apparatus comprises a first camera unit and a second camera unit, wherein the first camera unit is configured to record a first monitoring image of a portion of the monitoring region, wherein the second camera unit is configured to record a second monitoring image of the portion of the monitoring region, wherein the camera apparatus is configured to feed the first monitoring image and the second monitoring image to the evaluation module, wherein the evaluation module is configured to re-identify a person in the monitoring region based on the first monitoring image and the second monitoring image, wherein the second camera unit has a cut-off filter for wavelength cutting of incident light in a stop band.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of Inter prediction for video coding including affine Inter mode are disclosed. In one method, an affine MVP candidate list is generated, wherein the affine MVP candidate list comprises at least one inherited affine MVP derived from a neighbouring block set. Prediction differences of a current control-point MV set associated with the affine motion model are encoded using one predictor selected from the affine MVP candidate list at the video encoder side or the prediction differences of the current control-point MV set associated with the affine motion model are decoded at the video decoder side using one predictor selected from the affine MVP candidate list. In another method, the inherited affine MVP is derived by considering whether at least one of reference picture lists of said at least one neighbouring block includes one reference picture being the same as a current reference picture of the current block.

Abstract: A method of presenting appropriate actions for responding to a visitor to a smart home environment via an electronic greeting system of the smart home environment, including detecting a visitor of the smart home environment; obtaining context information from the smart home environment regarding the visitor; based on the context information, identifying a plurality of appropriate actions available to a user of a client device for interacting with the visitor via the electronic greeting system; and causing the identified actions to be presented to the user of the client device.