Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided. The method includes receiving content that comprises at least one 360 degree image. The method also includes applying a rotation to the at least one 360 degree image to increase a compression ratio, when a compression algorithm compresses the at least one 360 degree image that is rotated, relative to another compression ratio achieved when the compression algorithm compresses the content without the applied rotation to the at least one 360 degree image. The method also includes compressing the content including the at least one 360 degree image that is rotated based on the compression algorithm. The method further includes outputting the compressed content and a rotation parameter that defines the applied rotation.

Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed including multiple Image Acquisition Devices (IAD), such as cameras, simultaneously, consecutively, or independently filming a scene, each IAD having a known position with respect to each of the other IADs. Each image data stream obtained from each IAD may be uniquely identified, by the position of the IAD or by a unique identifier, to allow selective real-time display and/or playback of each individual image data stream under the control of a user. Depending on the position of an IAD, the image data stream collected by the IAD represents a corresponding viewing angle to the user. Thus, the user may dynamically select a different viewing angle for the same scene by selecting a corresponding image stream during real-time viewing and/or playback. In various embodiments, multiple image streams of the same scene may be selected and viewed simultaneously to provide a 3-Dimensional effect or other visual effects.

Abstract: A scanner includes a light source configured to apply a light to a backside of a wafer. The light is reflected from the backside of the wafer. A first mirror is configured to receive the light from the backside of the wafer and reflect the light. A sensor is configured to receive the light from the first mirror and generate an output signal indicative of a backside topography of the wafer.

Abstract: A lock box including a main body, a lid, an electronic locking mechanism, a lid sensor, and a processing circuit. The main body defines a compartment. The main body is structured to be secured within or secured to a substantially permanent structure. The lid is positioned to selectively enclose the compartment. The electronic locking mechanism is positioned to selectively lock the lid to the main body. The lid sensor is configured to detect at least one of an attempt to open the lid or opening of the lid. The processing circuit is configured to generate an alert in response to the lid sensor detecting the at least one of the attempt to open the lid or the opening of the lid.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for reshaping HDR video content to improve compression efficiency while using standard encoding/decoding techniques. Input HDR video frames, e.g., represented in an IPT color space, may be reshaped before the encoding/decoding process and the corresponding reconstructed HDR video frames may then be reverse reshaped. The disclosed reshaping methods may be combinations of scene-based or segment-based methods.

Abstract: A method for the analysis of surface measurements, in particular scratch tests, wear tests or profilometric measurements, wherein a graph with displayable curves in the form of measuring curves of already analyzed results with an X-axis as a coordinate axis along a measuring path is laid over a live image or subsequently over a stored image of the measuring section such that the X-coordinates in the image coincide with the X-coordinates of the curves.

Abstract: A method and system are described. The method includes capturing a set of images from an array of cameras, each camera of the array of cameras having an overlapping field of view (FOV) with an adjacent camera of the array of cameras. The method further includes synchronously capturing a supplemental image from an additional camera, the additional camera having an at least partially overlapping FOV with every camera of the array of cameras. Supplemental information is extracted by comparing the supplemental image with the set of images. Portions of the set of images are stitched based in part on the supplemental information to produce a combined stitched image, the combined stitched image having a higher resolution than each image of the set of images.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer program product for background image replacement in image data. The method includes receiving, from at least one image sensor of a device, frame data. The device generates a first depth map based on the received frame data. The device generates first foreground image data and first background image data, based on the first frame data and the first depth map. The method further includes determining a least used color in the first foreground image data. The least used color is identified as a first background color. The method also includes generating modified frame data by replacing the first background image data with the first background color and storing the modified frame data to a memory of the device.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to suppress reduction of the encoding efficiency. Encoded data is decoded, and based on a value of a transform skip identifier obtained by the decoding, execution of an inverse primary vertical transform and execution of an inverse primary horizontal transform are controlled. Further, based on a value of a transform skip identifier, execution of a primary horizontal transform and execution of a primary vertical transform are controlled, and the transform skip identifier is encoded. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus or the like.

Abstract: A structured light pattern is projected onto the path of a vehicle so as to generate a plurality of light spots, and an image thereof is captured from the vehicle. A world-space elevation of at least a portion of the light spots is responsive to a pitch angle of the vehicle determined responsive to image-space locations of down-range-separated light spots.

Abstract: A monitor for the hearing impaired includes a base device in wireless communication with a remote device. The base device procures data relative to a child in proximity to the device and relays that data to the remote device. Both devices comprise a plurality of lights, vibrating means, video monitors, and time indicators. The remote device is preferably capable of being worn on a wrist of a user and is capable of interacting and receiving data from a biometric device. The biometric device is configured to be worn by the child being monitored.

Abstract: An illumination optical system according to the present invention is provided with: an illumination-light guiding portion configured to guide illumination light emitted from a light source portion; and an illumination-light deflecting portion configured to emit the illumination light guided thereto by the illumination-light guiding portion after deflecting the illumination light by means of reflection, wherein, in one cross-section along a direction in which the illumination light travels, the illumination-light guiding portion has a pair of total reflection surfaces in which the distance therebetween gradually increases in a forward traveling direction of the illumination light, and the illumination-light deflecting portion is provided with an emission surface from which the illumination light guided by the illumination-light guiding portion is emitted, and a reflection surface that has a convex shape facing the emission surface and that reflects the illumination light guided by the illumination-light guidin

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method each of which causes an encoding efficiency of information indicating a prediction mode of a color component in the case where a prediction mode of a luminance component of an image is an intra BC prediction mode to be enhanced. In the case where a prediction mode of a luminance component of an image is an intra BC prediction mode, an encoding section encodes prediction mode information indicating a prediction mode of a color component of the image by using, as a context, that the prediction mode of the luminance component of the image is the intra BC prediction mode. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to an image encoding apparatus or the like.

Abstract: A vehicle with a surroundings-monitoring device contains an image-capturing device with two cameras and records surroundings images of the vehicle. A first camera is arranged in the region of a first edge of the vehicle, at which edge a first vehicle side face and a vehicle front face or a vehicle rear face abut one another. A second camera is arranged in the region of a second edge of the vehicle, which differs from the first edge, and at which a second vehicle side face which differs from the first vehicle side face and the vehicle front face or the vehicle rear face abut one another.

Abstract: A method for luma-based chroma intra-prediction in a video encoder or a video decoder is provided that includes filtering reconstructed neighboring samples of a reconstructed down sampled luma block, computing parameters ? and ? of a linear model using the filtered, reconstructed neighboring samples of the reconstructed down sampled luma block and reconstructed neighboring samples of a corresponding chroma block, wherein the linear model is PredC[x, y]=?·RecL?[x, y]+?, wherein x and y are sample coordinates, PredC is predicted chroma samples, and RecL? is samples of the reconstructed down sampled luma block, and computing samples of a predicted chroma block from corresponding samples of the reconstructed down sampled luma block using the linear model and the parameters.

Abstract: A method of processing a video is provided. The method includes detecting a region of interest in a detection frame of the video. The method includes estimating a motion of the region of interest between the detection frame and an estimation frame of the video subsequent to the detection frame. The estimating is based on tracking of a characteristic of the detected region of interest into at least one portion of the estimation frame. The method includes, based on the estimated motion, estimating a location of the region of interest in the estimation frame. An apparatus for processing a video is also provided. A related non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of computer-readable instructions is also provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable media for creating and using video analysis rules that are based on map data are disclosed. A sensor(s), such as a video camera, can track and monitor a geographic location, such as a road, pipeline, or other location or installation. A video analytics engine can receive video streams from the sensor, and identify a location of the imaged view in a geo-registered map space, such as a latitude-longitude defined map space. A user can operate a graphical user interface to draw, enter, select, and/or otherwise input on a map a set of rules for detection of events in the monitored scene, such as tripwires and areas of interest. When tripwires, areas of interest, and/or other features are approached or crossed, the engine can perform responsive actions, such as generating an alert and sending it to a user.

Abstract: A video encoder reconstructs pixels of a current block and applies a deblocking filter to the reconstructed pixels of the current block to derive deblocking-filtered reconstructed pixels of the current block. Furthermore, the video encoder calculates distortion values based on values of the deblocking-filtered reconstructed pixels of the current block and original pixels of the current block. The video encoder selects, based on the calculated distortion values, an encoding mode for the current block. The encoding mode for the current block is a partitioning mode for the current block or a coding unit mode for the current block.

Abstract: A length indicator associated with an encoded representation of a slice is parsed. The length indicator is indicative of a length of an extension field present in a slice header of the encoded representation. A decoder can then determine to ignore, during decoding of the encoded representation, any value of the extension field in the slice header where these values are identified based on the length indicator. As a consequence, an extension field can be added to slice headers and still enable legacy decoders to correctly decode the encoded representations.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for road vehicle driver assistance through which it is possible to determine critical obstacles that are within a predetermined proximity of a calculated maneuver corridor of the vehicle, representative of the full vehicle extension, and determination of corresponding critical points of the vehicle calculated to come into the predetermined proximity of the identified obstacles when traversing the calculated maneuver corridor. Separate from the bird's eye image of the vehicle and its surrounding is displayed at least one image acquired from a determined best camera angle and position to navigate critical obstacles. This provides a driver of an associated road vehicle with a clear overview of a current situation and provides immediate access to detailed views of one or more critical areas to navigate.