Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high throughput optical scanning device and methods of use. The optical scanning device and methods of use provided herein can allow high throughput scanning of a continuously moving object with a high resolution despite fluctuations in stage velocity. This can aid in high throughput scanning of a substrate, such as a biological chip comprising fluorophores. Also provided herein are improved optical relay systems and scanning optics.

Abstract: A flow monitoring device for monitoring mud flow in a return line of a bore hole drilling operation, including a mounting bracket mounted to the return line with a viewing port for access to an interior of the return line. A light source illuminates, through the viewing port, a portion of the mud flow in an observation zone within the return line. A camera creates a plurality of images of the mud flow in the observation zone. A controller is configured to analyze the plurality images to: determine a level of the mud flow in the return line and the presence of at least one irregularity, track a movement of the irregularity across the plurality of images to determine a rate of movement of the irregularity, and calculate a flow rate of the mud flow through the return line based on the movement rate and the determined level.

Abstract: A method for performing an operation on an object includes capturing a plurality of images of the object. Each image is a different view of the object. The method also includes generating a sparse 3D point cloud from the plurality of images. The sparse 3D point cloud defines a 3D model of the object. The sparse 3D point cloud includes a multiplicity of missing points that each correspond to a hole in the 3D model that renders the 3D model unusable for performing the operation on the object. The method additionally includes performing curvature-based upsampling to generate a denser 3D point cloud. The denser 3D point cloud includes a plurality of filled missing points. The missing points are filled from performance of the curvature-based upsampling. The denser 3D point cloud defines a dense 3D model that is useable for performing the operation on the object.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a frame packing arrangement for the encoding/decoding of, for example, panoramic content. In one embodiment, an encoder apparatus is disclosed. In a variant, the encoder apparatus is configured to encode Segmented Sphere Projections (SSP) imaging data and/or Rotated Sphere Projections (RSP) imaging data into an extant imaging format. In another variant, a decoder apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the decoder apparatus is configured to decode SSP imaging data and/or RSP imaging data from an extant imaging format. Computing devices, computer-readable storage apparatus, integrated circuits and methods for using the aforementioned encoder and decoder are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for video coding rate control including Rate Distortion Optimized Quantization on a block-by-block basis.

Abstract: There is presented a system and method for providing real-time object recognition to a remote user. The system comprises a portable communication device including a camera, at least one client-server host device remote from and accessible by the portable communication device over a network, and a recognition database accessible by the client-server host device or devices. A recognition application residing on the client-server host device or devices is capable of utilizing the recognition database to provide real-time object recognition of visual imagery captured using the portable communication device to the remote user of the portable communication device. In one embodiment, a sighted assistant shares an augmented reality panorama with a visually impaired user of the portable communication device where the panorama is constructed from sensor data from the device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for controlling an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a preset instruction; activating a second camera when controlling a first camera to capture a first image of a first field of view; controlling the second camera to capture a second image of a second field of view, in which the second field of view is different from or not exactly the same with the first field of view; and storing the first image and the second image, and establishing a correspondence between the first image and the second image.

Abstract: A method for compressing a data block including sets of homologous components may include selecting a designated component from the data block, and compressing non-designated components with a measurable loss less than or equal to a threshold. The method may further include compressing the designated component based upon at least a selection of values from among the values of the homologous designated components associated with the data of the block.

Abstract: Provided is a method determines a boundary strength for each 4-sample edge lying on 8×8 sample grid, determines whether deblocking filtering is performed on the 4-sample edge or not if the boundary strength is not equal to zero, selects a deblocking filter if the deblocking filtering is performed on the 4-sample edge, and filters the 4-sample edge using the selected filter. Accordingly, the computational complexity required to determine the boundary strength according to the present invention is reduced by 50% or more when compared with the HEVC under development. Also, the memory capacity and bandwidth required to determine the boundary strength are reduced by 50% or more without deterioration of image quality.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for skin care are provided. Some embodiments may include a device or system for skin care that may include a skin tool head portion, a skin tool head support that may be coupled with the skin tool head portion, and/or a portable microscope connector that may be configured to couple a portable microscope with the skin tool head support. Some embodiments include a device for skin care that may include a spacer configured to couple with a portable microscope. The spacer includes at least one aperture configured to facilitate the use of a skin tool. Some embodiments include a spacer coupled with a compressible structure configured to preclude a skin tool from contacting a portion of skin when in an uncompressed state and to allow the skin tool to contact the portion of skin when in a compressed state.

Abstract: Provided is an endoscope, in which an image sensor is attached to a transducer probe such that the diameter of the transducer probe is reduced so as to decrease the feeling of irritation and prevent injuries of internal organs, and one or more light sources are attached to a leading end of the transducer probe so as to obtain images, which are clear and appropriate for purposes.

Abstract: An image processing device of an image apparatus includes a distance image generation unit that generates a first distance image and a second distance image from the output signals of a first camera and a second camera based on flight times of light. The image processing device includes a stereo image generation unit that generates a stereo image from the output signals of the cameras. The image processing device includes an image comparison unit that compares the stereo image and the distance image and detects an abnormality of at least one of the first distance image and the second distance image.

Abstract: An immersive video system includes a display, a sensor that provides information about a user's location relative to the display, a projector capable of projecting images onto the user, and a processor in communication with the display, the sensor, and the projector. The processor manipulates the images projected onto the user based on user location data from the sensor.

Abstract: Localizing a vehicle on the Earth's surface, via the registration of a map and real-time images of the vehicle's environment, is discussed. Both the map and real-time images are 2D representations of the surface, both are from an aerial-view perspective of the surface, and both are represented in a semantic-domain, rather than a visual-domain. The map is an aerial-view semantic map that includes 2D semantic representations of objects located on the surface. The semantic representations of the map indicate semantic labels and absolute positions of the objects. The real-time images are real-time aerial-view semantic images that include additional 2D semantic representations of the objects. The additional semantic representations of the real-time images indicate semantic labels and relative positions of the objects. Via image registration, the absolute position and orientation of the vehicle is determined based on a spatial and rotational correspondence between the absolute and relative positions of the objects.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for generating three dimensional models, in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present disclosure utilizes stereo, nadir, oblique and street view images of a structure to determine with high precision the location of one or more points on a structure. Using the determined location of such one or more points, multi-dimensional models of a structure may be generated. The models may be used and presented in one or more points to determine spatial, orientation and other characteristics of structures.

Abstract: An image processing system generates 360-degree stabilized videos with higher robustness, speed, and smoothing ability using a hybrid 3D-2D stabilization model. The image processing system first receives an input video data (e.g., a 360-degree video data) for rotation stabilization. After tracking feature points through the input video data, the image processing system determines key frames and estimates rotations of key frames using a 3D reasoning based on the tracked feature points. The image processing system also optimizes inner frames between key frames using a 2D analysis based on the estimated key frame rotation. After the 3D reasoning and the 2D analysis, the image processing system may reapply a smoothed version of raw rotations to preserve desirable rotations included in the original input video data, and generates a stabilized version of the input video data (e.g., a 360-degree stabilized video).

Abstract: An apparatus and method provides temporal image processing by producing, for output on a single link such as a single cable or wireless interface, packet based multi-steam information wherein one stream provides at least frame N information for temporal imaging processing and a second stream that provides frame N?1 information for the same display, such as a current frame and a previous frame or a current frame and next frame. The method and apparatus also outputs the packet based multi-stream information and sends it for the same display for use by the same display so that the receiving display may perform temporal image processing using the multi-stream multi-frame information sent with a single link.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle in which a vehicle-mounted camera is attached to a glass surface on a vehicle interior side of a window glass of a vehicle body, and includes a seat fixed to the glass surface and including a seat surface extending along a predetermined direction and preferably formed by machining, includes determining the predetermined direction on the basis of an inclination angle of the glass surface to set an optical axis direction of the vehicle-mounted camera in any direction. The method of manufacturing provides a vehicle-mounted camera that is low in costs and includes an optical axis with an angle which is easy to adjust.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides an imaging system, which includes an optical system for collecting light from a field of view and directing it to an image plane. One or more image detecting elements are disposed on a movable platform coupled to the image plane. The image detecting elements detect the collected light and generate image data corresponding to the field of view. A processor in communication with the image detecting elements receives the image data. The processor is configured to effect movement of the platform to move the one or more image detecting elements within the image plane to gather the image data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a unique intra prediction process which improves the efficiency of video coding. H.264/AVC uses reference pixels in a horizontal boundary located immediately above a target block to be predicted and reference pixels in a vertical boundary located immediately left of the target block. In the present invention, at least some of one of an array of horizontal boundary pixels and an array of vertical boundary pixels are retrieved. Then, the retrieved pixels are added to the other boundary pixels to extend the array thereof. Intra prediction is performed, based solely on the extended array of boundary pixels.