Abstract: A measuring apparatus includes first and second optical sensors for recording an image in an image capturing region during first and second image recording time periods, respectively. First and second control signal transducers provide first and second control signals, respectively, that represent the first and second image recording time periods, respectively. A control device controls a measurement illumination arrangement during the first image recording time period based on the first control signal and a first measurement illumination setting. The control device controls the measurement illumination arrangement during the second image recording time period based on the second control signal and a second measurement illumination setting. The second optical sensor is series connected to the first control signal transducer via a timing member. The first control signal is supplied to the timing member so that the second optical sensor is triggered by the first optical sensor via the timing member.

Abstract: Provided is a method for encoding parameter sets at slice level. The method includes: when there are one or more parameter sets, in which the coding tool parameters are identical to the coding tool parameters of a part of coding tools used for the current slice, in the existing parameter sets, encoding the identifiers of parameter sets into bit-stream of the current slice, wherein a parameter set contains common information of the coding tools used in the process of encoding/decoding slice(s). Correspondingly, also provided is a method for decoding parameter sets at slice level and a device for encoding and decoding parameter sets at slice level, which can make full use of the encoded parameter set information when the slice header refers to a plurality of parameter sets, implement flexible configuration of the coding tools used in the process of encoding/decoding slice(s) and reduce information redundancy.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a functional assembly, a display device and a terminal. The functional assembly includes a sensor unit, a first light-guiding component and a camera. The sensor unit includes an emitter and a receiver. The emitter is configured to emit probe light. The first light-guiding component is configured to introduce the probe light and transmit the probe light to the outside through the camera. The receiver is configured to receive detection light through the camera, the detection light being formed by reflection of the probe light against an obstacle. The functional assembly, the display device and the terminal in the present embodiment increase an area of a display region effectively, hence realizing an effect of large-screen display.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for generating or modifying a holographic object based on user commands. Holographic projectors, which may be integrated with a user device, may be controlled to project a holographic grid that can be manipulated by a user to provide design commands to the user device. The user device may be configured to interpret the design commands and generate a holographic object based thereon. The holographic grid may include a plurality of cuboid cells. A user may, through gesture-based commands, indicate, for any given cell in the holographic grid, whether or not a portion of the holographic object should be generated in a three-dimensional spatial position corresponding to the cell. In addition, a user can provide gesture-based commands to selected cells of the holographic grid corresponding to portions of an existing holographic object that the user wishes to remove.

Abstract: A back light apparatus includes a plurality of light sources configured to generate light; and a light guide part, wherein the light guide part includes a light guide plate configured to change a path of the light; a first pattern part disposed on a first surface of the light guide plate and configured to emit the light in a first direction; and a second pattern part disposed on a second surface of the light guide plate and configured to emit the light in a second direction.

Abstract: A method for transmitting virtual reality (VR) content by a device is provided. The method includes obtaining at least two images captured from a target, arranging the at least two images and projecting the at least two images onto a planar surface to configure a 360-degree image corresponding to the VR content, detecting an overlapped region of the at least two images projected and generating rearrangement information about the overlapped region, and transmitting the rearrangement information and the at least two images.

Abstract: A system creates an output image of a scene using two-dimensional (2D) images of the scene. For a pixel in the output image, the system identifies, in the output image, 2D fragments that correspond to the pixel. The system converts the 2D fragments into three dimensional (3D) fragments, creates volume spans for the pixel based on the 3D fragments, determines a color of a volume span based on color contribution of respective one or more of the 3D fragments for the volume span, and determines a color of the pixel for the output image from determined colors of the volume spans.

Abstract: When performing an inter predictive encoding on any image frame x is required, a reference image frame is determined for image x; image x is a P-frame image or a B-frame image; for each reference image frame, following processes are respectively performed: whether resolution of a reference image frame is the same as resolution of image x is determined; if resolution of the reference image frame is different from resolution of image x, resolution of reference image frame is adjusted to be the same as resolution of image x; if resolution of each reference image frame is the same as resolution of image x, inter predictive encoding is performed on image x based on each reference image frame.

Abstract: A video system for minimizing streaming latency is disclosed. The video system includes an encoder having a data input part receiving external streaming video data, a data conversion part converting the external streaming video data to output converted video data, a first buffer receiving the converted video data, a data measurement part measuring size of the converted video data and conversion time spent for converting the streaming data, and a latency determination part comparing the size and the conversion time, respectively, to a reference size and a reference time to determine latency; and a decoder having a second buffer receiving the converted video data from the first buffer. The latency determination part transmitting the determined result to the data input part and the data input part outputs a latest streaming video data in response to determination that the first buffer or second buffer will be in underflow.

Abstract: An image decoding method includes a constraint information decoding step of decoding constraint information indicating prohibition of reference from a target tile, which is one of a plurality of tiles obtained by partitioning a picture, to another tile, and a list generation step of generating a prediction motion vector list including a plurality of prediction motion vector candidates and a plurality of prediction motion vector indices each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of prediction motion vector candidates. In the list generating step, a prediction motion vector list not including a temporal motion vector of a block on a lower right side of the target block is generated.

Abstract: A method for encoding video and an encoder for encoding video, a method for decoding video and a decoder for decoding video are provided. Accordingly, in one embodiment, a method for decoding video receives a bit-stream including a plurality of data units encoded according to a scan pattern comprising at least one U-pattern, and decodes a data unit among the plurality of data units by using at least one data unit included among the plurality of data units, the at least one other data unit being decoded prior to the data unit according to the scan pattern. When the plurality of data units are included in a data cluster, the method includes scanning the plurality of data units according to the at least one U-pattern, and the scanning includes scanning and decoding the data unit, followed by scanning and decoding a neighboring data unit horizontally or vertically adjacent to the data unit.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including an information acquisition section that acquires setting information to set a motion vector to a second prediction unit in a second layer corresponding to a first prediction unit in a first layer of a scalable-video-decoded image containing the first layer and the second layer, which is higher than the first layer, the setting information being related to a motion vector set to the first prediction unit, and a motion vector setting section that sets the motion vector to the second prediction unit using the setting information acquired by the information acquisition section.

Abstract: A communication assembly may include a first antenna. The communication assembly may further include a housing that houses the first antenna and an electronics enclosure. The housing may include a bottom that may be disposed on a fuselage of a vehicle. The electronics enclosure may include a radio frequency module and a camera module. The electronics enclosure may transmit heat to the fuselage of the vehicle by the bottom of the housing.

Abstract: A multi-optic vision device includes a dark-vision lighting apparatus illuminating a defect on a subject and leaving regions that surround the defect dark. A bright-vision lighting apparatus illuminates the subject and the regions that surround the defect and leaving the defect dark. A differential-vision lighting apparatus illuminates the subject so as to stereoscopically show the defect on the subject. An area scan camera continuously imaging the subject as the dark-vision lighting apparatus, the bright-vision lighting apparatus, and the differential-vision lighting apparatus simultaneously and respectively provide light. A controller processes the image to respectively obtain a dark-vision image, a bright-vision image, and a differential-vision image of the subject.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data transfer using images are provided herein. An image is received from a source device. Moreover, the image represents information stored in a memory of the source device. The image is generated based on an application that converts the information into the image. Further information is then generated on a destination device based on the received image. The further information is a duplicate of the information that is stored in the memory of the source device.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method for autonomous camera pod tracking of a vehicle during vehicle alignment. The method can include receiving, at a processor of an autonomous camera pod, at least one of vehicle target image data from a vehicle target camera or calibration target image data from a calibration camera, the vehicle target camera being adapted to acquire images of a target mounted to the vehicle, and the calibration camera being adapted to acquire images of a calibration target mounted to a sister autonomous camera pod. An optimal location of the autonomous camera pod can be calculated based on the received vehicle target image data or calibration target image data. The method can include transmitting, when it is determined to move the autonomous camera pod, a motor command to a motor drive of the autonomous camera pod, thereby causing the autonomous camera pod to move to the optimal location.

Abstract: Techniques related to long term reference picture video coding are discussed. Such techniques include determining long term reference pictures for a sequence of pictures, adjusting the quantization parameters for the long term reference pictures based on temporal correlations for pictures temporally neighboring and including the long term reference pictures, and managing reference picture lists including the long term reference pictures.

Abstract: A metallic beverage container body inspection apparatus processes a plurality of metallic beverage container bodies along an index path. An indexer sequentially transfers metallic beverage container bodies from the manufacturing queue through the apparatus while maintaining an orientation of the container bodies. A dwell position is located on the index path wherein the indexer delivers metallic beverage container bodies to the dwell position. An inspection position is vertically aligned with and horizontally offset from the dwell position. An image recorder is aimed the inspection position and captures a plurality of images about a circumference of each metallic beverage containers.

Abstract: An inter-layer video decoding method includes decoding a first layer image and determining a reference location of the first layer image corresponding to a location of a second layer current block. The method also includes determining neighboring sample values by using sample values of a boundary of the first layer image when neighboring sample locations of the reference location are outside the boundary of the first layer image, and determining an illumination compensation parameter of the second layer current block based on the neighboring sample values.

Abstract: To reduce the occurrence of an excessive encoding amount or an insufficient encoding amount and reduce the fluctuation range of the bit rate even when there is a change in the area of a region-of-interest or the properties of an image.