Abstract: A system and a method for processing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images being acquired by a respective image acquisition module of a vehicle and each image acquisition module being oriented outwardly with respect to the vehicle, the method comprising: elaborating a bird's eye view image of surroundings of the vehicle using pixel values of pixels of at least one portion of each image of the plurality of images as pixel values of the bird's eye view image, and performing, on the bird's eye view image, a detection of at least one lane marked on a surface on which the vehicle is and visible on the bird's eye view image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to change control of sound collection in accordance with a state of an upper body region of a user who is photographed, during a communication of transmitting a sound.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for generating a multi-view focused video stream. The methods involve obtaining at least one video stream of a first participant in an online video communication session between at least the first participant at a first endpoint and a second participant at a second endpoint; determining a bounding region of at least one element in the video stream; generating a focused video stream from the video stream that includes a focused view of the at least one element within the bounding region; and presenting the focused video stream on the second endpoint to at least the second participant.

Abstract: The embodiment of this specification discloses a method and system for determining parameters of audio devices, the method includes: obtaining at least one of image information and/or audio information of a target space where a target audio device is located; and determining a parameter of the target audio device based on the at least one of image information and/or the audio information.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device, and a method for adjusting a position of a video chat window. The method includes: when a video chat window is floating on a playing image for display, acquiring the position of the video chat window and a position of the focus when an instruction for moving a focus is received; determining, according to the position of the video chat window and the position of the focus, whether the video chat window blocks the focus; and in response to the video chat window blocking the focus, moving the video chat window from a current position to a first target position.

Abstract: A method processes binaural sound to externally localize to a first user at a first location. This location is shared such that an electronic device processes the binaural sound to externally localize to a second user at a second location. The first and second locations occur at a same or similar location such that the first and second users hear the binaural sound as originating from the same or similar location.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a single microphone hearing aid noise reduction method. The method comprises: acquiring an original sound signal, identifying the noise characteristics of noise in the original sound signal; iteratively training the noise reduction formula obtained by noise identification, optimizing the noise reduction formula, and acquiring the optimal values of parameters in the noise reduction formula; calculating the original sound signal according to the noise reduction formula optimized by iterative training and the specific value of each parameter, and outputting the signal to noise ratio of the noise; and judging whether the signal to noise ratio is qualified, and if qualified, carrying out hearing aid processing of the processed sound signal. The present invention can quickly identify, suppress and converge unsteady noise by single microphone noise reduction without the aid of special iterative adaptive learning filter hardware built in a hearing aid chip.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a system for controlling an emergency bell based on sound comprises an emergency bell device installed in a crime area, gathering sound information generated in the crime area, detecting an emergency event from the gathered sound information, and generating an emergency bell operation signal, an analysis server receiving, in real-time, the sound information from the emergency bell device if the emergency bell operation signal is received, classifying per-time key sound sources in the sound information, and providing a situation analysis result on whether a crime occurs using the classified per-time key sound sources, and a control server receiving the situation analysis result and providing on-site dispatch information or situation response information to a security terminal in charge of the crime area based on the received situation analysis result.

Abstract: An electronic device, computer program product, and method are provided that prompt a person who is participating in a video communication session to gaze toward a local image capturing device. A controller of the electronic devices receives an image stream from an image capturing device configured to be spaced away from a display device and having a field of view that incorporates a person that is proximate to the display device. The controller communicates the image stream to a video communication session. The controller receives second image stream(s) from second communication device(s) and presents the second image stream(s) at a display device. In response to a trigger that indicates that the first image stream is being presented as a primary image stream by the at least one second electronic device, the controller presents a prompt indicating that the participant should gaze toward the image capturing device.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a vibration member, a housing at a rear surface of the vibration member, a connection member between the vibration member and the housing, and a vibration apparatus configured to vibrate the vibration member, the vibration member includes at least one flat portion and at least one flexural portion adjacent to the at least one flat portion.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display member configured to display an image, a front member at a front surface of the display member, a vibration apparatus at a rear surface of the display member, and an adhesive member between the display member and the front member, the adhesive member including a piezoelectric material.

Abstract: A user interface display is provided to a participant who is viewing an event via a communication system that provides videoconferencing. The communication system provides a composite video stream that includes a plurality of different video layers, each video layer providing a different portion of the composite video stream. The participant has a participant computer for allowing the participant to receive the composite video stream for display on the user interface display. A plurality of participants view the event via user interface displays of their respective participant computers. The layers include a participant layer that displays video streams of the participants, a foreground layer, an event layer that includes video of the event, an audience layer, a background layer, and an immersive layer.

Abstract: Described are methods and systems in which the censorship and supervision tasks normally performed by secured facility personnel are augmented or automated entirely by a Secure Nonscheduled Video Visitation System. In embodiments, the Secure Nonscheduled Video Visitation System performs voice biometrics, speech recognition, non-verbal audio classification, fingerprint and other biometric authentication, image object classification, facial recognition, body joint location determination analysis, and/or optical character recognition on the video visitation data. The Secure Nonscheduled Video Visitation utilizes these various analysis techniques in concert to determine if all rules and regulations enforced by the jurisdiction operation the secured facility are being followed by the parties to the video visitation session.

Abstract: An AI based moderator system for an electronic conference. The moderator scores users based on ratings and diversity, and attempts to keep a high rating person talking while maintaining diversity.

Abstract: A disclosed vibration device comprises a first vibration generator and a first connection member disposed on a first surface of the first vibration generator. The first vibration generator may comprise a first vibration part including a plurality of inorganic material portions having a piezoelectric characteristic and an organic material portion between the plurality of inorganic material portions.

Abstract: A method and multimedia device for calibrating audio delays of an audio system with wireless loudspeakers are disclosed. The method allows to emulate surround or 3D sound systems with spatially distributed wireless loudspeakers. A first probe signal for audio playback, having a first audio pattern, is transmitted by a loudspeaker. A signal quality is determined by listening to an acoustic response of the loudspeaker to the first probe signal. A second audio pattern is determined by modifying the first audio pattern based on the signal quality. A second probe signal for audio playback having the second audio pattern is transmitted by the loudspeaker. An audio delay compensation is then determined for the loudspeaker based on a measure of an audio delay between the transmitted second probe signal and an acoustic response of the loudspeaker in response to the second probe signal.

Abstract: A system for intelligent acoustic monitoring. The system includes a microphone to capture environmental acoustic data and a processor coupled to the microphone. The processor is configured to receive and perform acoustic analysis on the captured acoustic data to generate an acoustic signature, based on a result of the acoustic analysis, identify an event indicated by the acoustic signature, and perform a remedial action based on the identified event.

Abstract: A method for labeling audio data includes receiving video stream data and audio stream data that corresponds to at least a portion of the video stream data. The method also includes labeling, at least some objects of the video stream data. The method also includes calculating at least one offset value for at least a portion of the audio stream data that corresponds to at least one labeled object of the video stream data. The method also includes synchronizing at least a portion of the video stream data with the portion of the audio stream data. The method also includes labeling at least the portion of the audio stream data that corresponds to the at least one labeled object of the video stream data and generating training data using at least some of the labeled portion of the audio stream data.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a receiver and a decoder. The receiver is configured to receive a bitstream that includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes a first portion of a mid channel and a first quantized stereo parameter. The second frame includes a second portion of the mid channel and a second quantized stereo parameter. The decoder is configured to generate a first portion of a channel based on the first portion of the mid channel and the first quantized stereo parameter. The decoder is configured to, in response to the second frame being unavailable for decoding operations, estimate the second quantized stereo parameter based on stereo parameters of one or more preceding frames and generate a second portion of the channel based on the estimated second quantized stereo parameter. The second portion of the channel corresponds to a decoded version of the second frame.

Abstract: This specification describes an apparatus, method and computer program for communicating with a plurality of remote devices in a conference session, outputting, on a display, a user interface comprising a plurality of display portions respectively associated with the plurality of remote devices, and receiving user selection of one or more of the remote devices. Based on the received user selection, the apparatus may cause display of a display portion associated with the one or more selected remote devices on a linked user device which is linked to the apparatus, and enable one or more communications actions for use with the one or more selected remote devices.