Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric sensor, a random accessible active pixel circuit, an image sensor and a camera.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a camera is provided herein. During operation a camera having pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) capabilities will have its field of view (FOV) moved such that any detected blemish on the camera lies over an area with low activity (i.e., a low history of detected motion). More particularly, when it has been determined that a blemish or blemish resides on a camera's lens, a heat map of activity within the current FOV is determined. More active areas of the FOV are marked as “hot”, while less active areas of activity are marked as “cold”. The camera is then aligned such that the dirty portion of the lens does not align with any “hot” part of the heat map.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor generating original image data; an image processor performing image processing to generate image data; a storage storing a plurality of first parameter sets and at least one second parameter set; and a user interface receiving a user operation combining a first parameter set with a second parameter set. Each of the plurality of first parameter sets defines the effect in the image processing. Each of the at least one second parameter set defines a correspondence before and after color information in an image is converted. Based on the user operation, the image processor: adjusts an image indicated by the original image data, using the first parameter set included in the combination designated by the user operation; and converts color information included in the image adjusted by the first parameter set, using the second parameter set included in the designated combination.

Abstract: An image pickup control device, comprising: a first obtainment unit configured to obtain a picked-up image picked up by an image pickup unit; a display control unit configured to display the picked-up image on a display; a detection unit configured to detect a viewpoint region which is a region viewed by a user in the display; a second obtainment unit configured to obtain a feature amount relating to the picked-up image; and a control unit configured to switch between a first mode, in which a focus of the image pickup unit is controlled such that a subject displayed on the viewpoint region is focused, and a second mode, in which control is executed such that the focus is not changed, on a basis of the viewpoint region and the feature amount.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for capturing a new media content item. In various implementations, a device includes a display, one or more processors and a non-transitory memory. In some implementations, a method includes determining a plot template for generating a media content item based on other media content items that are distributed temporally. In some implementations, the plot template is defined by a set of one or more conditional triggers for capturing the other media content items. In some implementations, the method includes determining that a condition associated with a first conditional trigger of the set of one or more conditional triggers is satisfied. In some implementations, the method includes in response to the condition associated with the first conditional trigger being satisfied, displaying, on the display, a notification to capture a new media content item for populating the plot template.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a camera module comprises a refractive member configured to reflect or refract at least a portion of light received by the camera module; and an image sensor configured to detect at least a portion of light reflected or refracted by the refractive member, wherein the refractive member includes an effective area configured to provide a path of the light and a dummy area disposed on at a portion of an edge of the effective area and configured to scatter at least a part of light incident onto the dummy area.

Abstract: A communication control device for communicating data with an external device, the communication control device includes: a communication interface that connects with the external device according to a predetermined communication standard; a controller that controls a plurality of host functions in which the communication control device performs each operation as a host for the external device in data communication via the communication interface; and a user interface that sets an on/off state for each of the host functions, based on a user operation, wherein among the plurality of host functions, according to a host function in the on state, the controller controls the user interface to restrict a host function for changing setting thereof based on the user operation.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for image shooting are provided. The method comprises initiating a first camera and a second camera different from the first camera for image shooting. The method further comprises presenting a shooting page in a graphical user interface displayed by a display device. The shooting page comprises a first shooting window for presenting a first scene captured by the first camera and a second shooting window for presenting a second scene captured by the second camera. The method further comprises presenting a composite image on the shooting page in the graphical user interface in response to an indication of shooting completion. The composite image is generated based on a first image taken by the first camera and a second image taken by the second camera. In this way, flexible and interesting image shooting experience is provided.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an operation member, a setting unit configured to set the operation member to an enabled state or a disabled state a switching unit configured to switch an image capturing mode to a medical mode, and a control unit configured to perform, in a case where the image capturing mode is not the medical mode, control to allow the setting unit to set the operation member to the enabled state or the disabled state, and perform, in a case where the image capturing mode is the medical mode, control to set the operation member to the enabled state.

Abstract: Method of generating modified media content item based on user's setting selection starts with a processor causing a camera personalization interface to be displayed by a display of a client device. The processor receives a setting selection from the client device via the camera personalization interface. The processor determines a pre-capture setting and a post-processing setting based on the setting selection. The processor calibrates a camera of the client device using the pre-capture setting. The processor receives a media content item including an image captured using the camera and generates a modified media content item by modifying the media content item using the post-processing setting. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: The present application provides an image sensor, a global shutter control method and a computer storage medium. The image sensor includes a pixel array, where the pixel array includes a plurality of columns of pixels, or the pixel array includes a plurality of groups of sub-pixel arrays, each group of sub-pixel arrays including a plurality of columns/rows of pixels; and a processor module which triggers the pixel array on the basis of an instruction. According to the control method, consistency of an average delay of the columns/rows or groups in the pixel array is achieved by dynamic averaging. In addition, the consistency cannot be affected by external conditions such as a process, a power supply or the temperature. A high instantaneous current caused by using a global shutter manner is avoided, and at the same time, there is no need for a digital processor to perform column-by-column or row-by-row correction at a back end after exposure is not required, so as to reduce hardware cost and test cost.

Abstract: In a light receiving device, a light receiving element includes a first photoelectric conversion unit (PD) that converts light into electric charges, a first electric charge storage unit (MEM) to which the electric charges are transferred from the first photoelectric conversion unit, a first distribution gate, a second electric charge storage unit (MEM) to which the electric charges are transferred from the first photoelectric conversion unit, and a second distribution gate, in which the first and second distribution gates are provided at positions axially symmetric to each other with respect to a first center axis extending so as to pass through the center of the first photoelectric conversion unit, in a direction intersecting the column direction at a predetermined angle, when viewed from above the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for image shooting are provided. The method comprises initiating a first camera and a second camera different from the first camera for image shooting. The method further comprises presenting a shooting page in a graphical user interface displayed by a display device. The shooting page comprises a first shooting window for presenting a first scene captured by the first camera and a second shooting window for presenting a second scene captured by the second camera. The method further comprises presenting a composite image on the shooting page in the graphical user interface in response to an indication of shooting completion. The composite image is generated based on a first image taken by the first camera and a second image taken by the second camera. In this way, flexible and interesting image shooting experience is provided.

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. The housing may include a frame with left and right openings that receive respective left and right optical modules that present images to a user's eyes. Each optical module may have a lens and display that presents an image through the lens. Camera support members may be coupled to respective left and right peripheral portions of the frame. Each camera support member may have openings configured to receive cameras. Antennas may be formed on a camera support member. The antennas may have metal traces on a surface of the camera support member, may have conductive structures embedded within the camera support member, and/or may have patterned metal traces on printed circuits attached to or embedded in the camera support member. The cameras may operate through portions of a display cover layer that covers an outwardly-facing display on the head-mounted housing.

Abstract: A control apparatus comprises a determination unit configured to, in a case where a user operation for removing an image capturing apparatus being a control target from the control target is performed, determine whether or not the image capturing apparatus is executing a specific function, and a control unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the image capturing apparatus is executing the specific function, cause the image capturing apparatus to stop the specific function.

Abstract: Provided are a sensor module including an event-driven vision sensor that includes a sensor array having a sensor that generates an event signal when the sensor detects a change in intensity of incident light, and an actuator connected to the sensor array and configured to displace the sensor array in a predetermined direction, and an electronic device having such a sensor module.

Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for optimizing package delivery and confirmation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system's processors accesses a first image of an assigned delivery location captured by a first computing device. The first image comprises an annotation indicating a specific location at the assigned delivery location for delivery of a parcel. At a display device of a second computing device, a real-time image stream comprising the annotation is captured by a camera of the second computing device is displayed. The annotation is overlaid within the real-time image stream based on comparing the first image received from the first computing device to the real-time image stream. The system further captures, from the real-time image stream, a second image when the parcel is positioned at the specific location based on the annotation overlaid within the real-time image stream.

Abstract: Audio and video transmission device and audio and video transmission system are provided. The audio and video transmission system includes an audio and video transmission device and at least one wireless microphone transmitting device. Each of the at least one wireless microphone transmitting device is configured to send an audio signal acquired by a wireless microphone to the audio and video transmission device. The audio and video transmission device is configured to be respectively connected to the wireless microphone transmitting device and an external video acquisition device and configured to: receive the audio signal from the wireless microphone transmitting device and transmit the audio signal to the video acquisition device, obtain a mixture signal generated by the video acquisition device from the audio signal and a video signal, and process and output the mixture signal.

Abstract: A method of determining a state of a target object, an electronic device, and a storage medium, relate to fields of a computer technology, cloud computing and Internet of things, and apply to smart cities. The method includes: receiving a transmitted first moving point sequence for the target object, the first moving point sequence including a plurality of target moving point elements, and each target moving point element containing a timestamp information and a displacement information that indicate a stay state of the target object; determining, from the first moving point sequence, a target stay point of the target object, according to the timestamp information and the displacement information; and determining that the state of the target object at the target stay point is an abnormal stay state, in response to a distance between the target stay point and a first preset position being less than a first preset threshold.

Abstract: Provided is a method and a device for detecting open and closed states of a platen cover plate of an image reading apparatus. The method includes: controlling a scanning element to scan light at an edge of a platen to obtain a signal value representing a light intensity; determining whether an absolute difference value between the signal value and a preset standard value is greater than a preset tolerance value; sending a prompt signal to prompt a user to close the platen cover plate in response to the absolute difference value being greater than the preset tolerance value; and continuing to perform scanning work on a manuscript on the platen in response to the absolute difference value being not greater than the preset tolerance value. The influence on quality of the scanned image due to incomplete closing of the platen cover plate is prevented.