Abstract: A method for controlling a sensor subsystem, the method including receiving one or more metrics representing one or more characteristics of livestock, including one or more livestock objects, contained in an enclosure and monitored by one or more sensors coupled to a winch subsystem. The method further includes determining a position to move the one or more sensors based on the metrics and determining an instruction that includes information related to a movement of the one or more sensors. The method further includes sending the instruction to the winch subsystem to change the position of the one or more sensors.

Abstract: A video signal conversion method includes: receiving an input signal from a video source; extracting an image metadata from the input signal; determining whether the input signal corresponds to a high dynamic range (HDR) imaging format according to at least one format information of the image metadata and determining whether a video receiver supports the high dynamic range imaging format; in response to the input signal corresponding to the high dynamic range imaging format and the video receiver being not support the high dynamic range imaging format, generating a conversion command; receiving, by a video processor, the conversion command; converting, by the video processor, the input signal into an output signal corresponding to a standard dynamic range (SDR) imaging format according to the conversion command; sending, by the video processor, the output signal to the video receiver; and receiving by the video receiver, the output signal in SDR imaging format.

Abstract: A method performed by user equipment for video synchronous display includes playing a first video, receiving an indication of starting synchronous display with a target device, in response to the synchronous display indication, obtaining status information of the first video, where the video status information is used by the target device and the user equipment to synchronously play an image of the first video, and sending the video status information to the target device. The video status information may include video identification information and video playing progress information, or the video status information may include user posture data.

Abstract: It was not always easy to observe the collected specimens at the specimen collection site. With a specimen container part having an observation cell which stores a collected specimen and allows observation of cells contained in the collected specimen, a phase-contrast objective lens disposed at a position corresponding to the observation cell, and a smartphone mounting fixture on which a smartphone with an imaging function can be mounted, a multifunctional phase-contrast microscopic device MR performing the observation of cells via a phase-contrast objective lens by using a smartphone mounted on a smartphone mounting fixture is provided.

Abstract: The performance of photosensitive devices over time may be tested by configuring a photosensitive device test system that includes a light source plate that exposes photosensitive devices within a container to a specified light intensity. The light intensity may be adjusted by a programmable power source according to one or more thresholds. A test may last for a set duration with performance measurements being taken at predetermined intervals throughout the duration. Feedback from the photosensitive device test system may be recorded to determine whether to increase light intensity, to stop testing, to continue testing, and whether one or more environmental conditions should be altered. Measurements may be sent to a client for analysis and display to a user.

Abstract: Processing a spherical video using denoising is described. Video content comprising the spherical video is received. Whether a camera geometry or a map projection, or both, used to generate the spherical video is available is then determined. The spherical video is denoised using a first technique responsive to a determination that the camera geometry, the map projection, or both is available. Otherwise, the spherical video is denoised using a second technique. At least some steps of the second technique can be different from steps of the first technique. The denoised spherical video can be encoded for transmission or storage using less data than encoding the spherical video without denoising.

Abstract: In an imaging system, an image transmission circuit is configured to output image data to a signal line in a first mode. A signal reception circuit is configured to receive a clock control signal for adjusting a frequency of a camera clock from an image reception unit in a second mode. A signal output circuit is configured to output a first electric potential and the clock control signal to the signal line. The first electric potential corresponds to a signal level that is not included in a range of a signal level of the image data output to the signal line. A communication control circuit is configured to switch communication modes from the first mode to the second mode when the communication control circuit detects the first electric potential in the first mode.

Abstract: The photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of columns, a plurality of AD conversion circuits provided corresponding to the plurality of columns, and a control circuit configured to control the AD conversion circuits. The plurality of pixels includes an OB pixel arranged in a first column and an effective pixel arranged in a second column. The plurality of AD conversion circuits each include a first AD conversion circuit including a first comparator receiving a signal of the OB pixel, and a second AD conversion circuit including a second comparator receiving a signal of the effective pixel. The control circuit controls the first and second comparators such that the result of the AD conversion by the first AD conversion circuit is determined earlier than the result of the AD conversion by the second AD conversion circuit for signals of the same level.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a comparator configured to compare an output signal of each of the plurality of pixels with a reference signal, and a counter of K bits (K is a natural number) configured to operate in parallel with operation of the comparator. The apparatus converts the output signal of each of the plurality of pixels into a digital signal using an output of the comparator and an output of the counter. The apparatus includes an addition unit configured to add a plurality of the digital signals. The addition unit includes a serial binary adder of M bits (M is a natural number less than K).

Abstract: Obtaining input video data depicting footage of an object, obtaining current values of a set of adjustable parameters of an object representation model comprising a neural network and arranged to generate animated representations of the object using the neural network in which a geometry of the object is controllable by the set of adjustable parameters. For a plurality of iterations, using the object representation model to generate a video layer comprising an animated representation of the object in which the geometry of the object corresponds to the current values of the set of adjustable parameters, presenting composite video data comprising the video layer overlaid on the object in the input video data, and updating the current values of the set of adjustable parameters in response to user input via the user interface.

Abstract: A conversion apparatus includes a conversion unit, a first transistor configured to receive a charge in the conversion unit at a gate thereof, a second transistor connected to the gate, a signal line configured such that a signal is output from the first transistor thereto, a third transistor provided in a path between the signal line and the first transistor, a first line configured to supply a potential for turning off the second transistor, a second line configured to supply a potential for turning off the third transistor that is a common potential also used as the potential for turning off the second transistor, and an isolator connected to the first line and the second line.

Abstract: Learning-based color correction (e.g., auto while balance (AWB)) procedures may be trained based on datasets from different sensors using a pre-processing procedure. Each input pixel may be converted into a sensor-independent representation through multiplication by a sensor-specific color conversion function (e.g., a 3×3 matrix). The sensor-specific color conversion function may be obtained based on a sensor type. For example, the sensor-specific color conversion function, such as a 3×3 matrix, may be obtained by a corresponding sensor calibration procedure performed using laboratory images of a color checker chart subject to standard illuminants. Parameters of the sensor-specific color conversion function may be optimized in a chromaticity space. For instance, a sensor-specific 3×3 matrix for color conversion may be optimized using a distance in the chromaticity space between calibration data (e.g., calibration configurations) and sensor-independent targets (e.g.

Abstract: Provided is a pixel sensing circuit, including a signal generation sub-circuit, a reset sub-circuit, an amplification sub-circuit, and a read sub-circuit. The reset sub-circuit is configured to provide a signal of a first power supply line to a first node under control of a reset signal line. The signal generation sub-circuit is configured to detect a light signal and convert the detected light signal into an electrical signal. The amplification sub-circuit is configured to provide an amplified electrical signal to a second node according to a signal provided by a second power supply line and under control of the first node. The read sub-circuit is configured to output the amplified electrical signal to a signal read line under control of a scan signal line.

Abstract: A display apparatus, a control method thereof and a recording medium are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display; a communicator configured to communicate with at least one external apparatus; and a processor configured to: control a user interface (UI) to be displayed on the display, the UI including a first item corresponding to the display apparatus and a second item corresponding to the at least one external apparatus and being displayed to distinguish between an external apparatus connected to the display apparatus and an external apparatus disconnected from the display apparatus, and, based on one of at least one of the second item being selected, control the external apparatus corresponding to the selected item to be connected to or disconnected from the display apparatus through the communicator.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes, between a first unit including an image pickup device and a second unit including a video processing circuit, a waveguide path through which a millimeter wave or a submillimeter wave is transmitted, the second unit includes a millimeter-wave carrier-wave generation circuit and a demodulator configured to regenerate, from a millimeter-wave modulated wave generated by the first unit and received through the waveguide path, a video signal generated by the image pickup device, and the first unit includes a processing-transmission circuit configured to receive a millimeter-wave carrier wave through the waveguide path, generate a millimeter-wave modulated wave by superimposing the video signal generated by the image pickup device on the millimeter-wave carrier wave, and transmit the millimeter-wave modulated wave toward the waveguide path.

Abstract: An imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, a scanning control section that controls scanning of the plurality of pixels, and a readout control section that controls reading of the plurality of pixels. The imaging device further includes a first waveform generation part that generates a plurality of control signals for controlling of at least one of the scanning control section or the readout control section, a second waveform generation part that generates a plurality of reference signals, and a failure detection section that detects a failure of the first waveform generation part or the second waveform generation part on a basis of comparison between the plurality of control signals and the plurality of reference signals.

Abstract: An information generation method including identifying a correspondence relationship between a projector coordinate system and a camera coordinate system, the correspondence relationship identified based on a first image and a second image, the first image projected on a projection target from a projector, and the second image obtained by imaging the projection target using a camera in a state in which the first image is projected on the projection target, displaying, by a display device, a taken image of the projection target which is taken by the camera, receiving a first operation which designates a display area in the camera coordinate system, and generating information for making the projector project a projection image in which a projection object is disposed in the display area designated by the first operation based on the correspondence relationship and information which representing the display area designated by the first operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure is intended to provide a smart television and a method for displaying a graphical user interface of a television screen shot. The method includes while a display device is displaying currently-played content, in response to receiving an input instruction for capturing a screen shot, acquiring a screen shot image comprising at least one object; and while the display device continues playing, displaying a screen shot content display layer on the display device. The screen shot content display layer is configured to present the screen shot image. The method further includes in response to receiving an input for selecting an object or a keyword matched with the object, displaying recommended content related to the object; in response to receiving a selection for a different object on the screen shot image by moving a focus frame, updating presentation of recommended content based on the selected different object.

Abstract: An error estimation device includes an error prediction unit and a determination unit. The error prediction unit is configured to predict a bias error occurring in an inertial sensor mounted in a vehicle. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the bias error needs to be repredicted by the error prediction unit based on a reflection distance image acquired by an optical sensor in a rolling shutter mode and an outside light image acquired by an external camera in a global shutter mode.

Abstract: A focus adjustment device, that provides a plurality of detection areas in an imaging region, repeatedly generates ranging values for a physical object in the detection areas, and performs focus adjustment for the physical object based on the ranging values, including a processor that has a statistical processing section, a movement state estimating section, a prediction section, and a control section, wherein the statistical processing section subjects ranging values of the plurality of detection areas to statistical processing, the movement state estimating section calculates representative values that contain statistical dispersion based on the statistical processing, and estimates movement state of the physical object based on time-series change in the representative value, the prediction section predicts focal position regarding the physical object based on the movement state that has been estimated, and the control section performs focus adjustment based on the focal position that has been predicted.