Abstract: A method of tracking the use of at least one destination location, the method including identifying a vehicle by use of identification images captured by an identification camera, such as by processing of images of license plates, determining characteristics of the vehicle visible in the identification images, and determining usage of a destination location, such as a parking spot, based on a camera monitoring the destination location capturing images of the vehicle having characteristics corresponding to those determined for the identification images.

Abstract: A method of compressing video data having at least one frame having at least one block and each block having an array of pixels is provided. The method transforms the pixels of each block into coefficients and creates an optimal transmission order of the coefficients. The method also optimizes the speed of processing compressed video data by partitioning the data bitstream and coding each partition independently. The method also predicts fractional pixel motion by selecting an interpolation method for each given plurality or block of pixels depending upon at least one metric related to each given block and varies the method from block to block. The method also enhances error recovery for a current frame using a frame prior to the frame immediately before the current frame as the only reference frame for lessening quality loss during data transmission. Enhanced motion vector coding is also provided.

Abstract: A device for acquiring two-dimensional images of a three-dimensional object including a housing having a receptacle for receiving the object. The receptacle has a floor and an interior sidewall. The sidewall has at least one sight window and a plurality of lights for illuminating the object. A rotatable turntable is positioned on the floor of the receptacle, and the object is positioned on the turntable. At least one camera having an iris is located within the housing and positioned so that the iris can obtain images of the object through the sight window, allowing the camera to obtain still images of the object as the object is rotated on the turntable. There is also provided methods for stitching the still images of the three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional image to facilitate optical character recognition and further data processing.

Abstract: A device and method of controlling bitrate in video coding of a sequence of frames including series of Inter frames separated by Intra frames, wherein the coded frames are validated in a video buffering device prior to transmission of the coded frames and wherein the method comprises: measuring frame complexity in the sequence of frames; for each Inter frame, calculating a target buffer level of the video buffering device in relation to a distance between the Inter frame and a next Intra frame; for each Inter frame, calculating a target frame size in relation to the distance between the Inter frame and the next Intra frame, the measured frame complexity, a current buffer level of the video buffering device and the calculated target buffer level of the video buffering device; and using the calculated target frame size to control bitrate in video coding of the sequence of frames.

Abstract: Tracking vehicles is disclosed. Initially, two or more first images from a first camera having a first field of view are received. Next, a first static characteristic and a first dynamic characteristic of a first vehicle are determined based on the two or more first images. Next, two or more second images from a second camera having a second field of view are received. A second static characteristic and a second dynamic characteristic of the first vehicle are determined based on the two or more second images. The first characteristics and the second characteristics are compared to determine that the second characteristics are approximately equal to the first characteristics of the first vehicle. Finally, it is indicated that the first vehicle is present in the second field of view of the second camera.

Abstract: In a video decoder having a picture skip function, the video decoder may obtain reference information from a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit, and upon receipt of a skip command, skips frames/pictures from where a non-reference frame/picture begins. The video decoder may execute a picture skip function, either at a fast speed or at a normal speed, according to the skip mode.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting transmission/reception system, and a signal processing method thereof for turbo-processing digital broadcasting transport stream and transmitting the processed stream, includes a parity area generating unit preparing a first area for parity insertion with respect to a dual transport stream (TS) which includes a normal stream and a turbo stream as multiplexed, a first interleaver interleaving the dual TS which is transmitted from the parity area generating unit, a turbo processing unit detecting the turbo stream from the interleaved dual TS, exclusively encoding the detected turbo stream for turbo-processing, and stuffing the encoded turbo stream into the dual TS, a deinterleaver deinterleaving the dual TS which is processed by the turbo processing unit, and a transmitting unit transmitting the dual TS which is processed at the deinterleaver.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image pickup unit including an objective lens including a plurality of optical system members via which an object image is formed, the image pickup unit including: a fixed barrel that holds a fixed lens in the objective lens; a moving lens holding barrel that holds a moving lens and is disposed so as to be slidable along an optical axis inside the fixed barrel; and a voice coil motor section that generates a drive force for moving the moving lens holding barrel relative to the fixed barrel along the optical axis, and the voice coil motor section is disposed so that a center axis of action of a generated thrust force passes through a gravity center of a driven member to be driven by the voice coil motor section.

Abstract: The invention includes: a light source section generating illumination lights in plural different wavelength bands; a first polarization element polarizing, in a first direction, a light in a first wavelength band among the illumination lights or returned lights from a subject; a second polarization element polarizing, in a second direction, a light in a second wavelength band among the illumination lights or returned lights; an image pickup device generating a first image pickup signal based on polarized light from the first polarization element and a second image pickup signal based on polarized light from the second polarization element; and an image processing section that compares intensities of the first and second image pickup signals, calculates the first or second direction corresponding to the image pickup signal having a higher intensity, as a polarization direction of the subject, and outputs a signal for displaying information on the polarization direction.

Abstract: An optical medical diagnostic system is disclosed comprising a LED light assembly, a controller portion and a power portion where the modular LED light assembly can switch from one operating wavelength LED light assembly to another wavelength LED light assembly. The generated fluorescence image may be viewed through a fluorescence band pass filter assembly mounted on the light handle and viewing angle can be adjusted through its tilt arm. The band pass filter blocks the excitation wavelength and passes the fluorescence wavelength.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel and an optical lens assembly. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The display panel temporally divides M view images corresponding to M viewing spaces to display the temporally divided image on a display panel. ‘M’ is a natural number of no less than two. The optical lens assembly converts the view image displayed on the display panel into N stereoscopic images in which directions of the view images are different from each other to emit the converted view image toward a viewing space corresponding to the view image displayed on the display panel. ‘N’ is a natural number no less than two.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for using syntax for the coded_block_flag syntax element for the CAVLC 4:4:4 Intra, High 4:4:4 Intra, and High 4:4:4 Predictive profiles in MPEG-4 AVC high level coding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding image data into a resultant bitstream in accordance with an encoding profile that encodes a sample of the image data such that the sample includes two chrominance arrays and a luminance array. Each of the two chrominance arrays has a same height and a same width as the luminance array. The encoder indicates a presence of at least one 8×8 block in the resultant bitstream using a syntax element.

Abstract: An indexing mechanism may include a drive table, an indexing table, a control ring between the tables, and a cam follower. The cam includes lobes on an inner surface. A drive arm of the cam follower is coupled to the drive table and an end of an indexing arm of the cam follower rides over the lobes during use. A spring may be coupled between the drive table and the indexing table. As the drive table rotates continuously, the components serve to move the indexing table in a non-continuous movement, by which it stops for a period and then moves to the next stop, etc. A camera may take a still image at each stop position, and the images may be stitched together (e.g., through use of an onboard computer) to produce a panoramic image. A power supply may also be provided, so that the entire system may be self-contained.

Abstract: A system employs adaptive data rate reduction of rendered pixel data for wireless transmission between a source device and a display device. The source device determines the display properties of the display device and the current available bandwidth of a wireless channel connecting the source device to the display device. The source device adjusts a data rate reduction process that is applied to the rendered pixel data before the resulting pixel data is wirelessly transmitted based on these parameters. In response to a change in the data rate reduction process, the source device further can transmit to the display device an indicator that identifies the current data rate reduction type and effective compression ratio being applied by the source device. The display device can use this indicator to configure the processing of the rendered pixel data at the display device so as to mirror or otherwise comply with the particular data rate reduction process applied by the source device.

Abstract: A cut detection system includes: an extractor configured to extract macroblock type information at least for every B frame from video compressed data including the macroblock type information; a calculator configured to calculate the number of intra-coded macroblocks for every frame from the extracted macroblock type information; and a detector configured to detect the B frame or a group of picture including the B frame to be a replay cut portion, which is a head portion or last portion of a replay shot, by using a frequency characteristic of the intra-coded macroblocks included in the B frame as determination conditions.

Abstract: The motion estimation techniques and video encoding device(s) described use a two dimensional pipeline to generate accurate motion estimation parameters for a current video block. The two dimensional pipeline uses previously calculated motion estimation parameters of relevant neighboring video blocks, including a preceding video block on a same row as the current video block, prior to the generation of the accurate motion vectors, motion vector predictors, and mode decision of the current video block. The use of the two dimensional pipeline allows accurate motion vector prediction from neighboring video blocks previously not available, in the computation of motion vectors. Three engines may be used in the two dimensional pipeline, a fetch engine, an integer search engine and a fractional and spatial search engine. While the fetch engine and fraction and spatial search engine operate on one row, the integer search engine operates on another row.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a housing and a connector. The connector is supported by the housing in the state where a connection portion of the connector to which another connector is detachably connectable is exposed outside the housing. The connector includes a first terminal and a second terminal, each coupled with a harness. The first terminal is located on a lateral face of the connector and includes a planate first harness coupling portion. The second terminal includes an end wall portion that is bent in a direction away from the first terminal at the fore-end of a salient wall portion protruding from the lateral face. The end wall portion is provided with a second harness coupling portion.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method that includes receiving plural representations of a video signal, the video signal comprising plural sequenced pictures corresponding to at least a portion of a video program, wherein two or more of the plural representations of the video signal (PROTVS) includes a respective sequence of latticed pictures and one or more of the other PROTVS includes a respective sequence of non-latticed pictures; and providing in plural successive non-overlapping segments distribution interval (SDIs) compressed versions of the PROTVS in a single video stream, wherein each SDI consists of plural non-overlapping, consecutive segments, each of the plural non-overlapping consecutive segments originating from a respective one of the collective PROTVS.

Abstract: A solder printing inspection apparatus for inspection of solder printed on a circuit board has a multiplicity of lands for mounting of electronic components. The apparatus includes an irradiation unit for irradiating a light on the circuit board, an imaging unit for imaging the circuit board irradiated by the light, a solder bridge detection unit for detecting a solder bridge connecting two of the lands based on an image data imaged by the imaging unit, a distance calculation unit for calculating a bridge distance as distance between two lands contacting the solder bridge or solder bridging regions or solder detection frames corresponding to the two lands contacting the solder bridge, and a distance determination unit for determination of whether or not the bridge distance is within a permissible range.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for signal processing which enable data compression and recovery with high transmission efficiency are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with correlation and grouping is used to increase coding efficiency. A method for signal processing according to this invention, the method includes decapsulating the signal received over an Internet protocol network, obtaining data coding identification information from the de-capsulated signal and data-decoding data according to a data coding scheme indicated by the data coding identification information, wherein the data coding scheme includes at least a pilot coding scheme, the pilot coding scheme decodes the data using a pilot reference value corresponding to a plurality of data and a pilot difference value, and the pilot difference value is generated using the data and the pilot reference value.