Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a face area and an eye area from images that are sequentially input; a motion vector calculation unit configured to calculate, between two of the images, a first motion vector in the face area and second motion vectors in a plurality of blocks obtained by dividing the eye area; a similarity calculation unit configured to calculate, for each pair of the images, a value relevant to a similarity between the first motion vector and each of the second motion vectors; and a determination unit configured to determine whether blinking has occurred based on the value relevant to the similarity.

Abstract: The method may comprise receiving an indication of a size of a parallel motion estimation (PME) area, performing a motion vector prediction process on coding units having a size smaller than or equal to the PME area using a PME style candidate list construction process and the PME area, deriving an implicit PME area for coding units having a size larger than the PME area, and performing the motion vector prediction process on coding units having the size larger than the PME area using the PME style candidate list construction process and the implicit PME area.

Abstract: The invention can provide a stereoscopic image display device, which achieves advantages of both a “glasses” device and a “naked-eye” device, while having a small size. When a right-eye image is displayed, a light blocking region forms on the left side of the center line, and when a left-eye image is displayed, a light blocking region forms on the right side of the center line. When the viewer is located in the regions, the right eye views the right-eye image, and the left eye views the left-eye image. Thus, even when the viewer faces stereoscopic display device with naked eyes, the viewer can view the stereoscopic image as long as the eyes of the viewer are located in the light blocking regions. The right and left images are mixed in the region other than the light blocking regions. However, multiple viewers can view the stereoscopic image when wearing the glasses.

Abstract: A method for decoding an image, the method including extracting an intra prediction mode of a current block, determining a number of neighboring pixels located on a left side of the current block or an upper side of the current block, and determining a location of one or more neighboring pixels, the intra prediction mode indicating a particular direction among a plurality of directions, the particular direction being indicated by using one of a dx number in a horizontal direction and a fixed number in a vertical direction, and the location of the one or more neighboring pixels being determined based on a shift operation.

Abstract: An image processor includes an encoder that performs encoding including quantization on an image signal and a controller that controls a quantization parameter for quantization. The controller determines a quantization parameter of a currently target macroblock as an increase or decrease from a reference value, and determines the increase or decrease based on a difference between a target amount of code for a predetermined number of macroblocks fewer than a total number of macroblocks within one frame and a generated amount of code of the predetermined number of macroblocks processed immediately before. The controller can further determine the increase or decrease, based on pixel information of the currently target macroblock such as an activity evaluation value.

Abstract: A method for decoding an image, the method including extracting an intra prediction mode of a current block, determining a number of neighboring pixels located on a left side of the current block or an upper side of the current block, and determining a location of one or more neighboring pixels, the intra prediction mode indicating a particular direction among a plurality of directions, the particular direction being indicated by using one of a dx number in a horizontal direction and a fixed number in a vertical direction, and the location of the one or more neighboring pixels being determined based on a shift operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an image, the apparatus including an entropy decoder configured to extract an intra prediction mode of a current block, and an intra prediction performer configured to determine a number of neighboring pixels located on a left side of the current block or an upper side of the current block, and configured to determine a location of one or more neighboring pixels, the intra prediction mode indicating a particular direction among a plurality of directions, the particular direction being indicated by using one of a dx number in a horizontal direction and a fixed number in a vertical direction, and the location of the one or more neighboring pixels being determined based on a shift operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an image, the apparatus including an entropy decoder configured to extract an intra prediction mode of a current block, and an intra prediction performer configured to determine a number of neighboring pixels located on a left side of the current block or an upper side of the current block, determine a location of one or more neighboring pixels, the intra prediction mode indicating a particular direction among a plurality of directions, the particular direction being indicated by using one of a dx number in a horizontal direction and a fixed number in a vertical direction, and the location of the one or more neighboring pixels being determined based on a shift operation.

Abstract: A 3D image capture device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a light-transmitting section including N different kinds of first filters (where N is an integer equal to or greater than two) which are arranged so that light rays are incident on those filters in parallel with each other and that the transmittances have mutually different wavelength dependences; an image sensor including N second filters, of which the transmittances have mutually different wavelength dependences; and an image capturing driving section driving the light-transmitting section so that image capturing sessions are carried out M times sequentially (where M is an integer equal to or greater than N), and that each of the first filters changes its positions from one of N positions that have been set in advance with respect to the image sensor after each time the image capturing session is carried out.

Abstract: Input VDR images are received. A candidate set of function parameter values for a mapping function is selected from multiple candidate sets. A set of image blocks of non-zero standard deviations in VDR code words in at least one input VDR image is constructed. Mapped code values are generated by applying the mapping function with the candidate set of function parameter values to VDR code words in the set of image blocks in the at least one input VDR image. Based on the mapped code values, a subset of image blocks of standard deviations below a threshold value in mapped code words is determined as a subset of the set of image blocks. Based at least in part on the subset of image blocks, it is determined whether the candidate set of function parameter values is optimal for the mapping function to map the at least one input VDR image.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a frame rate convertor to separate an input image signal into left and right-eye image signals and output the left-eye image signal as first and second left-eye image signals and the right-eye image signal as first and second right-eye image signals, a timing controller to convert the first and second left-eye image signals into first and second left-eye output image signals according to locations of the display panel where the first and second left-eye image signals are displayed and the first and second right-eye image signals into first and second right-eye output image signals according to locations of the display panel where the first and second right-eye image signals are displayed, and a data driver to drive the pixels in response to the first and second left-eye output image signals and the first and second right-eye output image signals.

Abstract: A video decoder performs a method of dynamic voltage/frequency scaling (DVFS) for video processing. The method includes parsing a bitstream associated with a video to determine embedded information associated with a complexity of a first portion of the video, estimating the complexity of the first portion of the video using the embedded information, determining a voltage and frequency to be used for decoding the first portion of the video based on the estimated complexity, and decoding the first portion of the video at the determined voltage and frequency.

Abstract: A method for combining images includes capturing a first image including a subject from a first camera. A second image is captured from a second camera and the second image includes the subject. First pre-processing functions are applied on the first image to produce a first processed image. The first pre-processing functions include applying a distortion component of a rotation matrix to the first image. The rotation matrix defines a corrected relationship between the first and the second image. Second pre-processing functions are applied on the second image to produces a second processed image. The second pre-processing functions include applying the rotation matrix to the second image. The first processed image and the second processed image are blended in a processing unit to form a composite image.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described to overcome the perception in viewed video or other presentations containing moving vehicles that the apparent rotation rate of their wheels is frequently inappropriate for the vehicle speeds, which is caused by the stroboscopic interaction between the wheel spokes and the rate at which the images are presented. A currently preferred embodiment operates off-line under human control on a previously recorded video, identifying the wheels and replacing them with suitably altered images which are perceived to rotate at rates appropriate to the vehicle speeds; or to suppress inappropriate perception of rotation. The apparatus and method results in a new recording of the original video in which the wheels appear to rotate at the correct rate for all vehicle speeds. Alternate embodiments implement a similar but automated process operating in near-real time for operating in-line on streaming videos; and variations achieving the same ends.

Abstract: A photography system includes an observation scope inserted into a hole of a case in which a plurality of subjects, which are cyclically disposed around a rotary shaft and rotate around the rotary shaft, are housed along with the rotary shaft and the hole is formed to penetrate through the case, the observation scope being configured to sequentially acquire light from the plurality of subjects. The photograph system includes an imaging section configured to generate an image by continuously imaging light acquired by the observation scope; a sensor configured to continuously detect states of the plurality of subjects which rotate and sequentially output detection values; and an image acquisition section configured to detect a position of the subject based on cyclic variation of the detection value and acquire the image including the subject at the detected position which is a predetermined position.

Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a rear camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having an exterior field of view rearward of the vehicle. The rear camera includes an imaging array and a lens system for imaging external sources of light at the imaging array. The lens system includes at least one asymmetric anamorphic lens optic. The asymmetric anamorphic lens optic may include a longitudinally truncated conical-shaped lens optic. The longitudinal axis of the longitudinally truncated conical-shaped lens optic may be generally vertical when the rear camera is disposed at the rear portion of the vehicle, with a smaller diameter portion at an upper region of the optic and a larger diameter portion at a lower region of the optic.

Abstract: Encoding input data including one or more frames includes: generating a residual block based on a difference between a first block of data for multiple pixels in a first frame and a second block of data derived from information in the input data; generating a first block of coefficients based on a transform performed on the residual block; generating reference information based on the second block of data; and determining portions of a code value representing respective portions of the first block of coefficients based on at least one value derived from at least a portion of the reference information.

Abstract: Roughly described, pictures are divided into multiple spatial sections to be encoded by multiple section encoders. To address discontinuities of compression decisions across section boundaries, the multiple section encoders encode overlapping regions in a picture.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for coding transform coefficients for a block of video data. According to these techniques, a video coder (a video encoder or video decoder) determines whether a block of video data is a luma block or a chroma block. If the block of video data is a luma block, the video coder adaptively updates a VLC table index value based on a code number cn and value of a scaling factor. However, if the block of video data is a chroma block, the video coder adaptively updates the VLC table index value based on the code number cn and without using the scaling factor. The video coder uses the updated VLC table index value to select a VLC table of a plurality of VLC tables that are used to encode or decode the block of video data.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a plurality of image capturing units that capture images from different viewpoints; an image analyzing unit that detects characteristic points by image analysis of the images captured by the plurality of image capturing units; a control unit that calculates image conversion parameters for correction of inputting characteristic point information generated by the image analyzing unit to correct deviation in the up and down direction of the plurality of images captured by the plurality of image capturing units; and an image conversion unit that performs a conversion process of the captured images of the plurality of image capturing units by applying the image conversion parameters calculated by the control unit.