Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method that can improve encoding efficiency while preventing an increase in load. An extraction circuit 71 of a filtering prediction circuit 64 extracts motion compensation images for generating a prediction image in a high-resolution enhancement layer from reference frames in a low-resolution base layer. A filtering circuit 72 of the filtering prediction circuit 64 performs filtering, which involves upconversion and which uses analysis in the time direction, on a plurality of motion compensation images in the base layer extracted by the extraction circuit 71 to generate a prediction image in the enhancement layer. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus.

Abstract: An endoscope device includes: an insertion unit configured to be inserted into a subject and capture a subject image inside the subject from a distal end thereof; an imaging unit configured to capture the subject image; a subject distance calculation unit configured to calculate a subject distance between the distal end of the insertion unit and the subject; and a distance information notification unit configured to give a notice of distance information on the subject distance.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video bitstream is disclosed. The method comprises: entropy decoding a first portion of a video bitstream, wherein first portion of video bitstream is associated with a video frame, thereby producing a first portion of decoded data; entropy decoding a second portion of video bitstream, wherein second portion of video bitstream is associated with video frame, thereby producing a second portion of decoded data, wherein entropy decoding second portion of video bitstream is independent of entropy decoding first portion of video bitstream; and reconstructing a first portion of video frame associated with video bitstream using first portion of decoded data and second portion of decoded data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a motion vector of a current block. The method of encoding including: generating information about the motion vector based on a motion vector of a current block and a motion vector predictor of the current block by estimating the motion vector and determining a first motion vector predictor candidate from among a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates as the motion vector predictor based on a result of the estimating; and generating a virtual motion vector by using a second motion vector predictor candidate and the information about the motion vector, generating vector differences between the virtual motion vector and the plurality of motion vector predictor candidates, comparing the vector differences with the information about the motion vector, and selectively excluding the second motion vector predictor candidate according to the comparing.

Abstract: A reversing display system with wireless switching multi-view images and a method thereof are disclosed. A remote controller is used to select an image area of a reversing image. A reversing display camera receives image area information and a partial enlargement instruction from the remote controller through a wireless receiver connected to the remote controller, enlarges the selected image area according to the partial enlargement instruction to produce a partial enlarged image, and transmits the partial enlarged image to an onboard display device for display. The system and method allow manipulation of reversing images through remote controller and can provide partial enlarged images to be displayed by the onboard display device.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry for video decoding. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information for a first block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an inter prediction mode that determines a first motion vector for the first block from a motion vector predictor. The processing circuitry then constructs, in responses to the inter prediction mode, a candidate list of candidate motion vector predictors with an exclusion from a second block that requires an operation to finalize a second motion vector for the second block in a motion vector derivation. Then, the processing circuitry determines, based on the candidate list, the first motion vector for the first block, and reconstructs the first block according to the first motion vector for the first block.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided, which is capable of changing the clearness of a contrast boundary line correspondingly to a traveling state or a traveling environment of a vehicle. The vehicle lamp is mounted in a vehicle and configured to form a prescribed light distribution pattern including a contrast boundary line, the vehicle lamp including: a sensor provided in the vehicle; and a clearness control unit configured to change clearness of the contrast boundary line correspondingly to a detection result of the sensor.

Abstract: An optical image capturing system is provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power; a sixth lens with refractive power. There is at least one lens with positive refractive power among the first lens to the fifth lenses. The sixth lens may have negative refractive power. When meeting some certain conditions, the optical image capturing system may have outstanding light-gathering ability and the adjustment ability about the optical path in order to elevate the image quality.

Abstract: Systems and methods for stereo imaging with camera arrays in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of generating depth information for an object using two or more array cameras that each include a plurality of imagers includes obtaining a first set of image data captured from a first set of viewpoints, identifying an object in the first set of image data, determining a first depth measurement, determining whether the first depth measurement is above a threshold, and when the depth is above the threshold: obtaining a second set of image data of the same scene from a second set of viewpoints located known distances from one viewpoint in the first set of viewpoints, identifying the object in the second set of image data, and determining a second depth measurement using the first set of image data and the second set of image data.

Abstract: One of the aspects of the present invention discloses an image processing apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a unit configured to acquire a current image and a background image; a unit configured to detect a foreground object from the current image according to the background image; a unit configured to determine a first parameter according to luminance information of the foreground object in the current image and luminance information of portion corresponding to the foreground object in the background image, wherein the first parameter represents change degree of luminance direction of the portion corresponding to the foreground object from the background image to the foreground image; and a unit configured to identify whether the foreground object is a false foreground object or not according to the first parameter. According to the present invention, the accuracy of identifying the false foreground objects will be improved.

Abstract: A proposed intermediate way of handling the renderable portion of the first view results in more efficient coding. Instead of omitting the coding of the renderable portion completely, even more efficient coding of multi-view signals entails merely suppressing the coding of the residual signal within the renderable portion, whereas the prediction parameter coding still takes place from the non-renderable portion of the multi-view signal across the renderable portion so that prediction parameters for the renderable portion may be exploited for predicting parameters for the non-renderable portion. The additional coding rate for transmitting the prediction parameters for the renderable portion may be kept low as this merely aims at forming a continuation of the parameter history across the renderable portion to serve as a basis for prediction parameters of other portions of the multi-view signal.

Abstract: A better compromise between encoding complexity and achievable rate distortion ratio, and/or to achieve a better rate distortion ratio is achieved by using multitree sub-divisioning not only in order to subdivide a continuous area, namely the sample array, into leaf regions, but using the intermediate regions also to share coding parameters among the corresponding collocated leaf blocks. By this measure, coding procedures performed in tiles—leaf regions—locally, may be associated with coding parameters individually without having to, however, explicitly transmit the whole coding parameters for each leaf region separately. Rather, similarities may effectively exploited by using the multitree subdivision.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for real-time optical imaging of a tissue specimen.

Abstract: Techniques are directed to user profiles for viewing devices. A user profile storing one or more defined parameters may be received. The one or more defined parameters may represent viewing information. Descriptive information about the media information to be viewed on the viewing device may be received. One or more settings in a viewing device may be adjusted based on the one or more defined parameters in the user profile and the descriptive information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A virtual control panel for a person support apparatus includes at least one image sensor that monitors a movement of a user's finger(s) relative to a control surface. The control surface includes one or more control images thereon. When the user's finger(s) move within a threshold distance of the control image, a controller reacts as if the user had pushed an actual control button for the function that corresponds to the control image. The control image may be projected by a projector, and may have static or dynamic content. Alternatively, the control image may be printed on the surface, adhered thereto, or otherwise physically present. In some embodiments, ancillary devices may connect to the person support apparatus and forward images for projection on the control surface, thereby allowing the control surface of the person support apparatus to be used to control the ancillary devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of sharing an on-chip buffer or cache memory for a video coding system using coding modes including Inter prediction mode or Intra Block Copy (IntraBC) mode are disclosed. At least partial pre-deblocking reconstructed video data of a current picture is stored in an on-chip buffer or cache memory. If the current block is coded using IntraBC mode, the pre-deblocking reconstructed video data of the current picture stored in the on-chip buffer or cache memory are used to derive IntraBC prediction for the current block. In some embodiments, if the current block is coded using Inter prediction mode, Inter reference video data from the previous picture stored in the on-chip buffer or cache memory are used to derive Inter prediction for the current block. In another embodiment, the motion compensation/motion estimation unit is shared by the two modes.

Abstract: The present disclosure presents a visuo-haptic sensor, which is based on a passive, deformable element whose deformation is observed by a camera. In particular, the improved simplified sensor may determine the force and/or torque applied to a point of the sensor in multiple spatial dimensions.

Abstract: An apparatus for decoding an image can include an inverse scanning module generating a quantized block; an inverse quantization module generating a quantization parameter predictor, adding the quantization parameter predictor to a differential quantization parameter to generate a quantization parameter and inversely quantizing the quantized block using the quantization parameter; an inverse transform module inversely transforming the inversely quantized block to restore a residual block; an intra prediction module generating a prediction block; and an of generating a reconstructed block using the residual block and the prediction block, wherein when a size of a transform unit is equal to or smaller than 8×8, the inverse scan pattern is a horizontal scan for a vertical mode and a predetermined number of intra prediction modes having closest direction to the vertical mode, the inverse scan pattern is a vertical scan for a horizontal mode and the predetermined number of the intra prediction modes having closest

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric converter that generates charges by photoelectric conversion and a charge holding portion that holds charges transferred from the photoelectric converter. The photoelectric converter includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type provided in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided under the first semiconductor region and configured to accumulate generated charges, a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided under the second semiconductor region, and a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided in a part of a portion between the first and second semiconductor regions. In a plan view, the second semiconductor region has a first region not overlapping with the third semiconductor region, and the fourth semiconductor region overlaps with at least a part of the first region.

Abstract: A targeting system for visualizing a target includes a targeting assembly having a main body mountable to a weapon and a rail-locking member selectively mountable to the main body. The main body supports at least one of a visual assembly, a power assembly, and a transmission assembly. Communicating with the targeting assembly is a viewing assembly.