Abstract: In a solid-state imaging element in which AD conversion using a reference signal is performed, power consumption of a circuit that generates the reference signal is reduced. A pixel section outputs a pixel signal based on the light amount of incident light. A reference signal supply section generates a first reference signal and a second reference signal. A comparison section includes a first differential pair transistor to which the pixel signal and a signal based on the first reference signal are inputted and a second differential pair transistor to which the second reference signal is inputted. A counter section performs counting on the basis of a signal from the comparison section.

Abstract: A method of monitoring and reporting aircraft turnaround activities at an airport gate that includes monitoring the airport gate using a first camera that has a first field of view associated with the airport gate; generating, using the first camera, first image data capturing a first activity within the first field of view; receiving, by processor(s), the first image data; identifying, by the processor(s), the first activity captured in the first image data; comparing, using a computer application, aspect(s) of the first activity with a predetermined schedule; and displaying, on a graphical user interface remote from the first camera and using the computer application, an alert indicating that the first activity does not comply with the predetermined schedule; wherein the processor(s) include a machine learning processor.

Abstract: Centration parameters for fitting spectacle lenses to a predetermined spectacle frame and to the head of a subject are determined with a computer-implemented method. At least two calibrated images, recorded from different recording directions, of the head of the subject wearing the spectacle frame are provided, wherein geometric parameters are established by geometric position determination. The geometric parameters describe the position of the eyes and the geometry of the spectacle frame, and the centration parameters are calculated from the geometric parameters. Further, a three-dimensional model for the spectacle lenses, which are to be received in the spectacle frame, is fitted to the geometry of the geometric parameters that describe the geometry of the spectacle frame.

Abstract: A machine includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, from a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of messages, each message comprising at least one message parameter. For each message of the plurality of messages, the machine determines whether the at least one message parameter comprises a timestamp indicating a time the message was generated. Based on determining that the at least one message parameter comprises a timestamp indicating the time the message was generated, the timestamp is evaluated to determine whether the time the message was generated corresponds to a first media collection. The message is added to the first media collection based on determining that the time the message was generated corresponds to the first media collection.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that estimate a location of a light source based on ambient light data. For example, an example process may include acquiring ambient light data from an ambient light sensor (ALS) during movement of a device in a physical environment, acquiring motion data from a motion sensor during the movement of the device, determining, based on the ambient light data and the motion data, estimates of three-dimensional (3D) locations of a light source with respect to the device during the movement of the device, and tracking a location of the device in a 3D coordinate system during the movement of the device based on the estimates of the 3D locations of the light source with respect to the device during the movement of the device.

Abstract: A cable television apparatus is applied to an input coaxial cable and an output coaxial cable to transmit a cable television signal. The cable television apparatus includes an improved choke, an input side, an output side, an input capacitor and an output capacitor. The improved choke is electrically connected to the input coaxial cable, the output coaxial cable, the input side, the output side, the input capacitor and the output capacitor. The improved choke includes a conductive wire and a ferrite core. One side of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the input side and one side of the input capacitor. The other side of the conductive wire is electrically connected to the output side and one side of the output capacitor. The ferrite core covers one part of the conductive wire. Moreover, the ferrite core is a high saturation current ferrite core.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image sensor including a pixel array that includes a first pixel group, and a correlated double sampling circuit. The first pixel group includes a first plurality of normal pixels, a second plurality of normal pixels, and at least one first phase detection pixel. The correlated double sampling circuit is configured to generate first video data, based on charges of the first plurality of normal pixels, generate second video data, based on charges of the second plurality of normal pixels, and generate first phase detection data, based on an output of the at least one first phase detection pixel. The image processing device further includes an image signal processor configured to apply a first weight to the generated first video data, and apply a second weight to the generated second video data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium that provides an enhanced synchronization framework. One of the methods includes a primary and a second device that receive configuration information which identifies one or more actions to be performed by the secondary device when it receives specified pulses of a sequence of pulses from the primary device. The primary device transmits a sequence of pulses. The primary and the secondary device receive a particular pulse from the sequence of pulses. The secondary device determines whether the particular pulse satisfies one or more predetermined criteria and generates an instruction based on the determination.

Abstract: A sensing device, including a plurality of sensing pixels arranged in Y rows and M columns, a plurality of readout lines coupled to the sensing pixels, and a plurality of control lines each coupled to a sensing pixel subset, is provided. The Y times N sensing pixels within the sensing pixel subset are arranged in adjacent N columns, where Y, M and N are integers and N is smaller than M. Each of the control lines is configured to control one row of the sensing pixel subset to output signals through corresponding readout lines.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining the temperature of a pixel array. In embodiments, a first pixel in a pixel array is reverse-biased and a second pixel in the pixel array is forward-biased. A voltage for the second pixel can be measured to determine a temperature of the pixel array from the measured voltage for the second pixel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state electronic circuit, an image pickup element, a method of controlling the image pickup element, and an electronic device that enable inhibition of a deterioration in yield due to densification of image pickup elements. Wiring replacement units are provided between a plurality of transfer paths allowing bitwise transfer of a predetermined bit length of time code for use in conversion of a pixel signal corresponding to a quantity of light received in a pixel into a digital signal. In a case where an error has occurred in any of the plurality of transfer paths, replacement with the transfer path lowest in priority is performed. The present disclosure can be applied to image pickup elements.

Abstract: The system includes a processor and memory. The processor is configured to receive sensor data set and video data set associated with a vehicle; determine, using a reduction model, a compressed video data set based at least in part on the sensor data set and the video data set; and transmit or store the compressed video data set. The memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.

Abstract: An imaging system of the present disclosure includes an event detection sensor that detects an event, and a controller that controls event detection at the event detection sensor. The event detection sensor is provided with a color filter on a per-pixel basis. In addition, the controller controls the event detection in a specific wavelength band based on the color filter. This makes it possible to detect information in various wavelength bands as events.

Abstract: Described are methods of estimating a physical property associated with a region of a sports article. The method includes determining a plurality of structural features within the region, determining, for each structural feature, a feature value, mapping each feature value to a physical property, wherein the mapping is based on a machine learning algorithm from a limited plurality of samples, and wherein each sample associates a feature value with a value of the physical property, and using the mapping to estimate the physical property for the region.

Abstract: An image control method includes receiving, by a camera, a photographing instruction transmitted by an image display device. The camera includes a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The method further includes controlling the second image sensor to perform photographing according to the photographing instruction to obtain a display code stream and transmitting the display code stream to the image display device. The photographing instruction is used to instruct the second image sensor to photograph for a partial area of a first image using a focal length to obtain a second image. The first image is obtained by the first image sensor and displayed in a main display window of the image display device. The display code stream includes a code stream corresponding to the second image sensor.

Abstract: Adaptive imaging methods and systems for generating enhanced low light video of an object for medical visualization are disclosed and include acquiring, with an image acquisition assembly, a sequence of reference frames and/or a sequence of low light video frames depicting the object, assessing relative movement between the image acquisition assembly and the object based on at least a portion of the acquired sequence of reference video frames or the acquired sequence of low light video frames, adjusting a level of image processing of the low light video frames based at least in part on the relative movement between the image acquisition assembly and the object, and generating a characteristic low light video output from a quantity of the low light video frames, wherein the quantity of the low light video frames is based on the adjusted level of image processing of the low light video frames.

Abstract: An image sensor, a mobile terminal, and an image photographing method are provided. A pixel array of the image sensor includes a preset quantity of pixel units. The pixel unit includes a first full-pixel dual-core focus pixel and a second full-pixel dual-core focus pixel. The first pixel includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel. The second pixel includes at least one of a red sub-pixel or a blue sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and an infrared sub-pixel.

Abstract: An imaging device according to the present disclosure has a stacked chip structure in which at least two semiconductor chips, that are a first semiconductor chip provided with a pixel circuit and a second semiconductor chip including an analog-to-digital (AD) conversion circuit which is provided so as to correspond to the pixel circuit, are stacked. The AD conversion circuit includes a latch circuit that retains a digital code after AD conversion and a transfer circuit that transfers the digital code after AD conversion. Further, a failure detection circuit for detecting a failure of the AD conversion circuit is provided. The failure detection circuit performs failure detection by writing a test pattern for failure detection into the latch circuit via the transfer circuit, then reading the test pattern from the latch circuit via the transfer circuit, and comparing the read test pattern with an expected value.

Abstract: One variation of a first method for collecting and sharing substantially real-time video feeds of employees within a distributed workforce includes: distributing a first subset of employee video feeds to a first instance of an employee portal; distributing a second subset of employee video feeds to a second instance of the employee portal; distributing the manager video feed to the first instance and the second instance of the employee portal; distributing the set of employee video feeds to an instance of the manager portal; in response to initiation of a recess for the first employee: replacing the first employee video feed with a recess icon in the second instance of the employee portal and the instance of the manager portal; initiating a timer for the recess; and in response to expiration of the timer, reactivating the first employee video feed.

Abstract: An imaging device according to the present disclosure is provided with: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and outputting pixel signals corresponding to the amount of light received; a first column signal line and a second column signal line respectively provided corresponding to the columns of the pixel array; a first column circuit connected to the first column signal line; a second column circuit connected to the second column signal line; a first control line for controlling the first column circuit; a second control line for controlling the second column circuit; and a plurality of switches provided between the first control line and the second control line, and are controlled by a common signal.