Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to generating and modifying virtual avatars. An electronic device having a camera and a display apparatus displays a virtual avatar that changes appearance in response to changes in a face in a field of view of the camera. In response to detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face in the field of view of the camera, the electronic device modifies one or more features of the virtual avatar.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image forming device, a reading device, and circuitry. The image forming device is configured to form a first pattern on a recording medium. The first pattern includes a plurality of patches in a plurality of tones. The reading device is configured to read the first pattern. The circuitry is configured to acquire read data of the first pattern from the reading device. The read data includes red, green, and blue (RGB) color space values. The circuitry is further configured to: correct the read data based on information indicating a relationship between a color and a position in the first pattern to reduce variation in readings due to a read position of the first pattern; convert the read data corrected into device-independent data; and adjust a color reproduction characteristic of the image forming device based on the device-independent data.

Abstract: According one embodiment, there is provided a drawing method, that comprises: when at least part of a first surface and at least part of a second surface are practically congruent to each other in a three-dimensional coordinate system, assigning each of a first drawing pattern related to the first surface and a second drawing pattern related to the second surface to any one of more than one unit drawing area forming the at least part of the first surface or the at least part of the second surface, drawing the more than one unit drawing area by using the first drawing pattern and the second drawing pattern each assigned to any one of the more than one unit drawing area, and thereby drawing the at least part of the first surface or the second surface.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) configured to output an asynchronous stream of sensor event data, a CMOS image sensor configured to output frames of image data, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a processor and a memory. The memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to generate a semantic segmentation of a time-stamped frame, which is based on one or more of an output of the CMOS image sensor, or a synthesized event frame based on an output from the DVS and an output from the IMU over a time interval. The semantic segmentation includes a semantic label associated with a region of the time-stamped frame. When executed, the instructions further cause the apparatus to determine, based on the semantic segmentation, a simplified object representation in a coordinate space, and update a stable semantic map based on the simplified object representation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multiple targets-tracking method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises: obtaining a to-be-processed current image, inputting the current image into a convolutional neural network model obtained by pre-training, and obtaining a target detection result; respectively extracting feature vectors of each detected target from a pre-selected convolutional layer; respectively calculating a similarity between the feature vectors of each target in the current image and feature vectors of each target of previous images, completing association of the same target between different image frames according to calculation results, and allocating a tracking serial number. The solution of the present disclosure may be applied to meet requirements for real-time processing.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic runtime transformation of graphics processing commands for improved graphics performance on computing devices. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting a command stream associated with an application, where the command stream includes dispatches. The method may further include evaluating processing parameters relating to each of the dispatches, where evaluating further includes associating a first plan with one or more of the dispatches to transform the command stream into a transformed command stream. The method may further include associating, based on the first plan, a second plan to the one or more of the dispatches, where the second plan represents the transformed command stream. The method may further include executing the second plan, where execution of the second plan includes processing the transformed command stream in lieu of the command stream.

Abstract: A method of analyzing autonomous vehicle data comprising recording a video of a vehicle environment utilizing one or more vehicle cameras, identifying corner points of objects in the video, identifying a forward-tracked location of one or more corner points in each frame from an earlier frame to a later frame of the recorded video played in forward, identifying a reverse-tracked location of one or more corner points in each frame from the later frame to the earlier frame of the recorded video played in reverse, comparing the forward-tracked location of the earlier frame and reverse-tracked location of the later frame, and adjusting a descriptor defining characteristics of one or more pixels of the corner point in response the comparison indicating an error rate exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device and a computer readable medium. The image processing method includes: acquiring an image to be processed, the image to be processed including a target portrait; obtaining a target three-dimensional (3D) model by performing a 3D reconstruction operation on the target portrait in the image to be processed; obtaining a portrait lighting image by performing portrait lighting processing on the target 3D model, and extracting a first image including the target portrait from the portrait lighting image; and merging a second image including a photographic background cloth and the first image into a target image, the second image being used as a background image of the first image.

Abstract: A method for managing security settings of a print device using a lockdown mode includes receiving a request for enabling a lockdown mode. The lockdown mode prevents modifications to configurations of one or more components of the print device. The method further includes activating the lockdown mode. Activating the lockdown mode includes modifying a plurality of security settings corresponding to lockdown configurations of the one or more components of the print device, and disabling one or more modes that a user may use to modify the plurality of security settings. The method includes storing the plurality of security settings and the associated lockdown values in a security module, performing a compliance check to detect if current values associated with the plurality of security settings have changed by comparing to the lockdown values, and performing a remediation action in response to detecting that the one or more security settings have changed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating an amplitude modulated multi-cluster halftone dot for use in an amplitude modulated screen includes determining an arrangement of clusters within the dot; determining a cluster function for each cluster, the cluster function defining a pixel sequence indicating a sequence of turning on device pixels within an area of a particular cluster; determining a dot function for the dot, the dot function defining a cluster sequence indicating a sequence of the clusters; and generating a set of data representative of the dot for a particular tonal value, by determining the device pixels within the dot turned on for that particular tonal value according to the cluster functions and the dot function. A computer program, a printing device and a printed product are also provided.

Abstract: An object handling system includes a facial recognition server, at least one order terminal, a controller, at least one image capturing device and an object access apparatus. The facial recognition server analyzes at least one first image captured by the at least one order terminal to generate at least one facial datum and identifies whether a specific facial datum is included in at least one second image captured by the at least one second image capturing device, wherein the at least one facial datum is linked to at least one object datum. The controller controls the object access apparatus to sense and determine whether at least one object recorded in a specific object datum is located in at least one specific accommodating space of the object access apparatus while the specific facial datum is identified.

Abstract: Techniques for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a dynamic scene as a set of voxels are provided. One technique includes: receiving, by a processor, image data from each of two or more spatially-separated sensors observing the scene from a corresponding two or more vantage points; fusing, by the processor, the image data into the set of voxels on a frame-by-frame basis; segmenting, by the processor, the image data into objects that constitute the scene; detecting, by the processor, which of the objects remain static from frame to frame, remaining ones of the objects being dynamic; filtering, by the processor, the set of voxels to remove those of the voxels corresponding to the static objects, to produce a dynamic subset of the voxels; and outputting, by the processor to a display device, those of the voxels corresponding to the dynamic objects (such as the dynamic subset) and not to the static objects.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on paper in accordance with a printing job includes: a communication unit that receives meeting information concerning a meeting; a storage unit that stores the meeting information received by the communication unit; an editing control unit that edits the meeting information stored in the storage unit in accordance with an execution time of the printing job; an operation display unit that freely outputs images or voices captured in the meeting based on the meeting information edited by the editing control unit; and an output control unit that controls output of the images or voices captured in the meeting and output from the operation display unit, wherein the output control unit finishes output of the images or voices captured in the meeting and output from the operation display unit before completion of the printing job.

Abstract: A device may generate, based on receiving feeder content, a structured format of the feeder content. The device may generate, based on the structured format of the feeder content, one or more semantic mappings for the feeder content. The device may generate, based on the one or more semantic mappings for the feeder content, an electronic storyboard of the feeder content. The device may generate an extended reality rendered content feed based on the electronic storyboard of the feeder content. The device may provide the extended reality rendered content feed to an extended reality device.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for a hierarchical beam tracer.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to an image reading device that may include an image reader, an operation detector, a correction parameter adjuster, an entry detector, and a document reading controller. The image reader may read an image on a document. The operation detector may detect an operation indicating a start of a reading of the image on the document. The correction parameter adjuster may perform adjustment of a correction parameter. The entry detector may detect entry of a document reading instruction including a reading condition. The document reading controller may check for completion of the adjustment of the correction parameter for the reading condition. If the adjustment of the correction parameter is not completed, the document reading controller may instruct the correction parameter adjuster to perform adjustment of an uncompleted correction parameter and instruct the image reader to read the image.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, an interface capable of connecting an optional device, and a power controller capable of turning off the PFC circuit. The power controller does not turn off the PFC circuit while a predetermined optional device is connected to the interface.

Abstract: A terminal device includes an operation part, a touching part, a communication module, and a retrieval module. The retrieval module is configured to retrieve an object displayed on a first apparatus equipped with a touch panel from the first apparatus, in response to the operation part being operated while the object is selected by the touching part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to monitoring applications. In particular, the present invention relates to a method, device and system for detecting a loitering event in which the loitering time of objects with different object IDs, which subsequent to each other spends time within an area of interest within a monitored scene, will be combined.

Abstract: Systems, methods and instructions for creating building models of physical structures is disclosed. The building model may be a collection of floors defined by outlines containing regions that may be offset relative to a main region, and a collection of connectors. Connectors may have connection points for tracking, routing and sizing. Connectors may indicate elevation changes through georeferenced structural features. Signal elements may also be features that provide corrections when tracking. Feature descriptors are data that describes the structural configuration and signal elements enabling them to be matched to previously collected data in a database. User interface elements assist a user of a tracking device in collecting floor information, structural features and signal features and validating certain collected information based on previously known information. The height of floors may also be inferred based on sensor data from the tracking device.