Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a control unit (100) that, based on first space information regarding a distribution source space with which a plurality of pieces of content is associated and second space information regarding a viewing space in which the plurality of pieces of content is viewed, determines a presentation position of each of the plurality of pieces of content in the viewing space.

Abstract: An operating-system overlay-control system obtains, for a synthetic overlay, a validation result produced by validating a Reality Receipt (R2) under a freshness policy relative to a current signed head of an append-only log, including verification of an origin signature, an inclusion proof, and append-only evolution on head advance. From the validation result, the system determines an egress-permit vector that enumerates downstream egress action identifiers and follow-on privilege identifiers and specifies permitted or denied states. Operating-system authorization gatepoints and privilege-control interfaces enforce fail-closed control so that requested downstream egress actions and follow-on privileges are allowed only when permitted by the egress-permit vector and otherwise are blocked, withheld, or refused with a Structured Precondition-Failure code.

Abstract: Implementations provide visual cryptographic techniques that obscure text using pixel manipulation and multiple visual layers. The visual cryptography techniques implemented in embodiments manipulate the pixel values of an image that define target text and generate multiple layers using the manipulated pixel values. The generated layers are configured such that successive and rapid display of the layers generates an obscured version of the image and a legible version of the target text when viewed by a person. However, implementations generate and/or display the layers such that the target text is illegible in captured image(s) or video of the obscured version of the image. Thus, embodiments provide an obscured version of an image with legible target text when viewed by a person, but the target text is illegible in captured image(s) or video of the obscured version of the image due to insufficient information capture.

Abstract: Combinations of non-linear stretch expansion and compression in the vertical and horizontal directions are used to display images in a first aspect ratio on a screen having a second aspect ratio that is different than the first aspect ratio, utilizing the full extent of the screen if desired. Areas for display of subtitles may also be added. The use of such combinations can greatly reduce the distortion of the images perceived by viewers.

Abstract: An image synthesis device includes a memory storing a virtual viewpoint image synthesis program, and a processor configured to execute the program. The program receives images of multiple viewpoints obtained by filming around a user, position information on the user, and information on a direction in which scene is viewed, estimates color and density by inputting the position information of the user and the direction in which the object is viewed to a neural radiance field model constructed by using the images of the multiple viewpoints, and synthesizes images of a virtual viewpoint by performing volume rendering by using estimated color and density, the neural network radiance field model is constructed based on a quasi-uniform spherical coordinate system, and the quasi-uniform spherical coordinate system includes a sum of a Yin grid and a Yang grid and has a grid structure that increases exponentially in a radial direction.

Abstract: A system and method of predicting fit of a wearable device from image data obtained by a computing device together with position and orientation of the computing device is provided. The system and method may include capturing a series of frames of image data, and detecting one or more fixed features in the series of frames of image data. Position and orientation data associated with the capture of the image data is combined with the position data related to the one or more fixed features, to extract depth data from the series of frames of image data. A three-dimensional model of is generated based on the extracted depth data. The three-dimensional model is processed by a simulator and/or a machine learning model to predict fit of the wearable device for the user.

Abstract: An image processing method to edit document data including an image, on which a character object is superimposed, includes obtaining a candidate image group that includes one or more candidate images, each being a candidate of an image to be arranged in the document data, identifying, for each candidate image, a background region that is a background of the superimposed character object based on a size of the superimposed character object and a position of the superimposed character object when the candidate image is arranged in the document data, detecting an edge of the candidate image in the background region by using an edge filter, calculating a value related to an edge strength based on the detected edge, and displaying one or more images with the calculated value related to the edge strength that is less than a predetermined threshold. The images are included in the candidate image group.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a camera system comprises defining a first, a second, and a third linearly adjacent medium, wherein each medium has a different refractive index from the other mediums. A plurality of virtual planar patterns arranged in different positions or orientations relative to and in front of the virtual representation of the at least one camera lens are generated in the third medium, and a plurality of points on each of the virtual planar patterns are identified. A plurality of vector projections are generated using the refractive index of each of the first, second, and third mediums and a set of physical calibration parameters associated with the camera system-correspond to a best-fit refracted path between one of the at least one camera lens and a corresponding one of the identified plurality of points. A calibration of the camera system is executed using the generated plurality of vector projections.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a display condition for a graphic to be displayed in three-dimensional space; an analyzing unit configured to analyze the three-dimensional space; and a determining unit configured to determine a display position of the graphic in the three-dimensional space, on a basis of the display condition of the graphic and an analysis result of the three-dimensional space, wherein the display condition is associated with the graphic, and includes a condition relating to the three-dimensional space.

Abstract: A face image processing method and apparatus, and a device and a medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first feature map and a second feature map of a current layer, and generating a plurality of original makeup feature regions corresponding to a plurality of face parts according to the first feature map, generating a plurality of reference makeup feature regions corresponding to the plurality of face parts according to the second feature map, performing makeup migration calculation on each of the original makeup feature regions and a corresponding reference makeup feature region to acquire a plurality of candidate makeup feature regions, stitching the plurality of candidate makeup feature regions to generate a target feature map, and judging whether the target feature map satisfies a preset decoding condition.

Abstract: In some implementations, a method includes obtaining environmental data corresponding to an environment. The method includes determining that the environmental data corresponding to the environment includes environmental data that corresponds to a first portion of an object that represents a sub-portion of the object and not an entirety of the object. The method includes generating a plurality of candidate point clouds for a second portion of the object based on the environmental data corresponding to the first portion of the object. The plurality of candidate point clouds are associated with corresponding confidence scores. The method includes synthesizing a model of the environment that includes a point cloud representing the first portion of the object, at least a subset of the plurality of candidate point clouds for the second portion of the object and the corresponding confidence scores associated with the subset of the plurality of candidate point clouds.

Abstract: Systems and methods for receipt-gated, fail-closed rendering and egress of synthetic overlays in AR/VR/camera pipelines. An OS-resident reality compositor admits an overlay only when a per-overlay Reality Receipt (R2) verifies, within the frame budget, to a current signed head of an append-only public log under a freshness policy, using an inclusion proof and, on head advance, append-only evolution (consistency); an anti-replay tuple prevents reuse. A view-permit latch binds time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) verify-to-pixels and returns a Structured Precondition-Failure (code) while dropping non-conformant draws; PASS draws are labeled in machine-readable (optionally machine-audible) form. The same predicates govern rendering and at least one of share, upload, record/capture, or clipboard. An attested boundary (TEE/secure element) may aggregate a device run-permit across apps.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for a biased BVH traversal path. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: ray tracing traversal hardware logic to traverse a ray through nodes of a bounding volume hierarchy (BVH); and stack management hardware logic to push and pop entries on a traversal stack, each entry corresponding to a node of the BVH, wherein the ray tracing traversal hardware logic is to determine an order in which to push entries to the traversal stack based on both a first intersection value corresponding to a closest intersection point between the ray and a BVH node and a farthest intersection value between the ray and the BVH node. In addition, the ray traversal hardware logic may determine the order in which to push the entries to the traversal stack further based on a probability density value corresponding to a probability of a ray hitting geometry inside of the BVH.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: identifying a plurality of plot-effectuators and a plurality of environmental elements within a scene associated with a portion of video content; determining one or more spatial relationships between the plurality of plot-effectuators and the plurality of environmental elements within the scene; synthesizing a representation of the scene based at least in part on the one or more spatial relationships; extracting a plurality of action sequences corresponding to the plurality of plot-effectuators based at least in part on the portion of the video content; and generating a corresponding synthesized reality (SR) reconstruction of the scene by driving a plurality of digital assets, associated with the plurality of plot-effectuators, within the representation of the scene according to the plurality of action sequences.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to implement dual attention vision transformers for interactive image segmentation. In some examples, the apparatus includes memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to execute and/or instantiate the instructions to partition information in an input tensor into a plurality of tensor crops, the input tensor representing image data of an image. The processor circuitry is further to execute and/or instantiate the instructions to create a dual-attention tensor representation of the input tensor, including an inter-attention tensor representation describing a first correlation between the plurality of tensor crops and an intra-attention tensor representation describing a second correlation between a plurality of layers in a tensor crop of the plurality of tensor crops.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and method that enables simultaneous use of a plurality of video components for one object using a scene description. In an extension for the 3D object video defined in a material layer of a scene description file, a component index having a different value for each of video components is set to a video component included in the 3D object video. In addition, the video component is stored in a corresponding buffer on the basis of the component index, the video component is acquired from the buffer on the basis of the component index, and a display image is generated using the acquired video component. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an information processing method, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for automatic generation and distribution of curbside map data. A server receives municipal regulation data from an external source, and processes the municipal regulation data to generate curbside map data. The server also transmits a message conveying at least a portion (e.g. relevant portion based on request) of the curbside map data to a client computing device. By obtaining and processing the municipal regulation data, the curbside map data can be generated and distributed without time consuming and error prone disadvantages of manual surveying.

Abstract: A face tracking system is provided. The face tracking system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to obtain a face image of a face of a user. The processor is configured to identify a facial feature of the face of the user based on the face image, determine a size range of a size of the facial feature based on the face image, and determine transformation relationship between the facial feature of the face of the user and a virtual facial feature of an avatar corresponding to the facial feature based on the size range of the size of the facial feature and a virtual size range of a virtual size of the virtual facial feature.

Abstract: In one aspect, a computerized method for rendering a three-dimensional (3D) digital image for automated facial morphing includes the step of determining that a user's face is in a compliant state. The method includes the step of scanning of the user's face with a digital camera to obtain a set of digital images of the user's face. The method includes the step of implementing an analysis of the set of digital images and implementing a set of pre-rendering steps. Each digital image comprises a depth data, a red/green/blue (RGB) data, and a facemask data, implementing an iterative closest path (ICP) algorithm that correlates the set of digital images together by stitching together the cloud of points of the facemask data of each digital image and outputs a set of transformation matrices.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are presented to generate image data. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural networks are used to cause a lighting effect to be applied to one or more objects within one or more images based, at least in part, on synthetically generated images of the one or more objects.