Abstract: A camera has one or more rows of imaging lenses and an imaging sensor to capture a plurality of images formed by the imaging lenses. Each pair of the imaging lenses in a row is separated by an inter-lens spacing and the inter-lens spacing of any one pair of the imaging lenses is different from the inter-lens spacing of another pair. An image selection device is used to select the images formed by two imaging lenses for making a three-dimensional image. The number of the imaging lenses is three or more.

Abstract: A vehicle plug for transmitting power and signals between a vehicle and a trailer includes a power conductor and one or more video signal conductors. The power conductor is configured to provide power to one or more electrical components of the trailer, the one or more electrical components of the trailer includes one or more video cameras. The one or more video signal conductors are configured to receive video signals from the one or more video cameras of the trailer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the calibration of an endoscopic camera consisting in a camera-head equipped with exchangeable, rotatable optics (the rigid endoscope), which is accomplished with no user intervention in the Operating Room by first characterizing the rigid endoscope through a set of parameters ? and then using this lens descriptor ? as input in a real-time software that processes the images acquired by an arbitrary camera-head equipped with the rigid endoscope, to provide the calibration of the complete endoscopic camera arrangement at every frame time instant, irrespective of the relative rotation of the lens scope with respect to camera-head or zoom settings. Also disclosed is an image software method that detects if the lens descriptor is not compatible with the rigid endoscope in use to prevent errors and warn the user about faulty situations.

Abstract: A video device, a wireless audio device and a method for performing audio and video (AV) synchronization between the video device and the wireless audio device are provided. The method includes: utilizing a controller of the video device to determine a video delay of the video device; utilizing the controller to determine an audio delay of the video device; utilizing the controller to receive information of a communications quality of the wireless audio device from the wireless audio device, to determine a wireless communications delay between the video device and the wireless audio device according to the communications quality; utilizing the controller to generate a time map information according to the video delay, the audio delay and the wireless communications delay; and transmitting the time map information from the video device to the wireless audio device for AV synchronization between the video device and the wireless audio device.

Abstract: A contactless patient monitoring system includes a first imager configured to capture first image data of a target area within a first field of view. A second imager is operably coupled to the first imager. The second imager is configured to capture second image data of the target area within a second field of view. An emitter is operably coupled to at least one of the first imager and the second imager. The emitter is configured to emit light within a predetermined wavelength range. A controller is communicatively coupled to the first imager, the second imager, and the emitter. The controller is configured to determine a facial region of a person in the first image data, determine a region of interest in the second image data that coincides with the facial region in the first image data, and determine a coordinate of a head position within the facial region.

Abstract: Some examples described herein include a noise-reduction circuit for an image sensor. The noise-reduction circuit can include a reference frame generator configured to generate a reference frame based on a set of image frames received from an image sensor during a calibration phase. The noise-reduction circuit can also include a memory coupled to the reference frame generator. The memory can receive the reference frame from the reference frame generator and store the reference frame for subsequent use during a noise-reduction phase. The noise-reduction circuit can further include a processor coupled to the memory. The processor can retrieve the reference frame from the memory and use the reference frame to reduce noise in an image frame received from the image sensor during the noise-reduction phase.

Abstract: An angular direction identifying device includes: a photographed image acquiring unit configured to acquire a photographed image by a camera provided in a movable body; an angular direction information acquiring unit configured to acquire angular direction information in a case where a predetermined physical object suggesting an angular direction is shown in the photographed image, the angular direction information indicating the angular direction suggested by the predetermined physical object; and a view-axis angular direction identifying unit configured to identify an angular direction in which a view axis of the camera is pointed, based on the angular direction information and a position relation between the predetermined physical object in the photographed image and the view axis of the camera.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and capturing image data. The vehicular vision system, via processing at an electronic control unit of a first frame of image data captured by the camera, detects a first object exterior of the vehicle and determines an attribute of the first object. The vehicular vision system, via processing at the electronic control unit of a second frame of image data captured by the camera, detects a second object exterior of the vehicle and determines the attribute of the second object. The system determines whether the first object and the second object are the same object based on a similarity measurement. The vehicular vision system, responsive to determining that the first object and the second object are the same object, merges the attribute of the first object with the attribute of the second object.

Abstract: This application discloses an image processing method and apparatus, and relates to the field of image processing technologies, to help optimize a color, a contrast, or a dynamic range of an image, so that an optimized image can be more objective, and robustness is improved. The method is applied to a terminal including a first camera and a second camera. The method includes: when an ISO of the first camera in a current photographing environment is greater than a first threshold, capturing a first image for a first scenario in the current photographing environment; capturing a second image for the first scenario; and optimizing the first image based on the second image to obtain a third image. An image style of the second image is better than that of the first image.

Abstract: A method for determining calibration parameters for an imaging device by way of a computer, based on at least one image having at least one person including selecting, by way of the computer, a plurality of pairs of points in the at least one image, each pair of points comprising a head point and a foot point associated with the person, and determining calibration parameters by way of the computer, using a two-dimensional estimator able to determine one of the estimated image coordinates of a head point based on the image coordinates of the foot point of a person and on the calibration parameters, determining the calibration parameters comprising minimizing an error between said estimated image coordinates of the head point and said image coordinates of the corresponding head point.

Abstract: A visual positioning method and system for a battery replacement device. The method comprises: controlling a battery replacement device to move below a battery accommodating portion at the bottom of an electric vehicle; photographing, by means of a photographing apparatus, a first target photographing region at a first focal length so as to obtain a positioning determination photograph; controlling the photographing apparatus to adjust the first focal length to a second focal length; and photographing, by means of the photographing apparatus, a second target photographing region at the second focal length so as to obtain a lock-state determination photograph.

Abstract: Dual or multi-modulation display systems comprising a first modulator and a second modulator are disclosed. The first modulator may comprise a plurality of analog mirrors (e.g. MEMS array) and the second modulator may comprise a plurality of mirrors (e.g., DMD array). The display system may further comprise a controller that sends control signals to the first and second modulator. The display system may render highlight features within a projected image by affecting a time multiplexing scheme. In one embodiment, the first modulator may be switched on a sub-frame basis such that a desired proportion of the available light may be focused or directed onto the second modulator to form the highlight feature on a sub-frame rendering basis.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining, using a head detection model and for an image of a video stream, head detection information for heads detected in the image. The head detection information may include depth distances of the heads. Method may also include obtaining bounding boxes, where obtaining the bounding boxes may include obtaining head bounding boxes for the heads detected in the image, and combining at least two of the head bounding boxes into a combined bounding box according to the depth distances. Method may furthermore include creating, individually, head frame definitions for the bounding boxes, and processing the video stream using the head frame definitions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal processing device and a video display device having same. A signal processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a decoder for decoding first video data from a first video source and second video data from a second video source to output decoded first video data and decoded second video data; a video quality processing unit for, when a common frame rate is set on the basis of a first frame rate of the first video data and a second frame rate of the second video data, outputting the first video data on the basis of the common frame rate; and a graphic processing unit for outputting the second video data on the basis of the common frame rate. Thereby, it is possible to process a plurality of video data in synchronization.

Abstract: An adapter may be used to couple an imaging device, such as a smartphone, to an optical device such as a telescope. The adapter may have an optical device mounting feature that mounts the adapter to the optical device, an imaging device mounting feature that mounts the imaging device to the adapter, and a positioning mechanism that adjustably positions the imaging device mounting feature relative to the optical device mounting feature. The adapter may also have a joint, distinct from the positioning mechanism, configured to move the optical device mounting feature between a stowed (e.g., “folded”) configuration, in which the optical device mounting feature is positioned alongside the imaging device support surface, and a deployed (e.g., “unfolded”) configuration, in which a camera of the imaging device is positionable, using positioning mechanism, in alignment with the optical device mounting feature with the imaging device mounted on the imaging device mounting feature.

Abstract: A focus identification method adaptable for a focus identification system is provided. The focus identification method includes: capturing a projection picture to generate a captured picture; dividing the captured picture into a plurality of image regions; calculating a plurality of sharpness values corresponding to the plurality of image regions respectively according to image data of the plurality of image regions; and displaying the plurality of sharpness values on the projection picture corresponding to the plurality of image regions respectively the to generate a first focus identification picture. Moreover, the disclosure further discloses a focus identification system applying the focus identification method. The focus identification method and the focus identification system using the same in the disclosure may improve the remote maintenance efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for collecting multispectral images with a mobile device having a camera with an image sensor, such as a mobile phone. The systems and methods of the present disclosure control, support and power one or more light sources to emit single or multiple wavelengths of light onto an object. The system further supports and controls the camera within the mobile device to capture a series of images or video in the different or same light wavelengths and geometries. The resulting series of images may be used individually or collectively to detect and compare features in an object. This system may be used for the capture of multispectral images or video that could individually or collectively reveal features in the object that may not be visible in a single image.

Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device comprises an equalizer configured to receive an input signal through a channel and equalize the received input signal and a control circuit configured to determine an equalizer control code in response to a first signal output from the equalizer and output the determined equalizer control code to the equalizer, wherein the equalizer may equalize the received input signal based on the equalizer control code. Accordingly, there is an effect of effectively adapting the equalizer even when a channel environment changes.

Abstract: A surface inspection system for foil article is disclosed. The surface inspection system comprises a box having a top long narrow opening and a bottom long narrow opening, a bridge interface, a first light source, a second light source, a first modular camera device having a first camera, and a second modular camera device having a second camera. In which, the first light source, the second light source, the first modular camera device, and the second modular camera device all accommodated in the box, and are coupled to a control box through the bridge interface. Particularly, this surface inspection system is allowed to be integrated in an automatic production line of a foil article like electro-forming aluminum foil (also called electronic aluminum foil), so as to achieve an in-line inspection of the surface morphology of the electro-forming aluminum foil.

Abstract: The illumination device has a plurality of light-emitting pixels which are individually on/off controllable, and emits a reference light having a random intensity distribution. The photodetector detects light reflected from an object. The processing device reconstructs an image of the object OBJ, by calculating a correlation between a detection intensity b based on an output of the photodetector, and the intensity distribution I of the reference light. The plurality of light-emitting pixels are divided into the m (m?2) areas each containing n (n?2) adjoining light-emitting pixels. By selecting one light-emitting pixel from each of the m areas without overlapping, the n light-emitting pixel groups are determined. The imaging apparatus carries out sensing for every light-emitting pixel group.