Abstract: A stage apparatus that reduces generation of a slight movement of a stage position (observation position) when switching between the automatic mode and the manual mode. The stage apparatus comprises: a first stage; a second stage that moves relatively in a first direction on a surface of the first stage; a first driving unit configured for driving a first driven portion configured to move the second stage relatively in the first direction by a manual driving force; and a second driving unit configured for driving a second driven portion configured to move the second stage relatively in the first direction by an electromotive driving force, wherein the first driven portion and the second driven portion have a common operating axis at least partially.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of processing 360-degree virtual reality (VR360) pictures are disclosed. According to one method, if a leaf coding unit contains one or more face edges, the leaf processing unit is split into sub-processing units along the face edges without the need to signal the partition. In another method, if the quadtree (QT) of binary tree (BT) partition depth for a processing unit has not reached the maximum QT or BT depth, the processing unit is split. If the processing unit contains a horizontal face edge, QT or horizontal BT partition is applied. If the processing unit contains a vertical face edge, QT or vertical BT partition is applied.

Abstract: Systems and methods for coding a video to be overlaid by annotations are devised. A motion compensated predictive coding is employed, wherein coding parameters of video pixel blocks are determined based on the pixel blocks' relation to the annotations. A decoder decodes the video and annotates it based on metadata, obtained from the coder or other sources, describing the annotations' appearance and rendering mode.

Abstract: An optical microscopy device for detecting cellular components of a sample, includes: a light source apparatus for emitting a light beam; a specimen carrier, which can be positioned in the beam path of the light beam, for receiving the sample; an objective lens which is provided downstream of the specimen carrier in the beam path of the light beam; and a camera chip which has pixels of a predefined pixel size, the camera chip being designed to detect the light beam after it passes through the objective lens and being designed to generate a camera image, a field number in the intermediate image downstream of the objective lens being greater than 25 millimeters.

Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring a plurality of image data items by continuously capturing images of an object by an image capturing apparatus (S1), transmitting the plurality of image data items to a computing section (S2), computing image feature values each of which relates to positional information and information correlated with illumination conditions of each of the image data items by using the computing section (S3), comparing degrees of matching between reference image feature values, each of which corresponds to positional information and information correlated with illumination conditions, and the plurality of image data items (S4), and selecting, from the plurality of image data items, an image having positional information and illumination conditions that match the reference image feature values and outputting the image (S5).

Abstract: A system and a method for processing an overlapping region in a surround view. The system includes a plurality of cameras for capturing images; a processor configured to determine whether a point in a bird's-eye view image obtained from the captured images is located in an overlapping region; and upon the condition that the point is located in the overlapping region, retrieve a blending mask corresponding to the coordinate of the point, and determine a new pixel value of the point according to the blending mask and one or more original pixel values of the point. The described methods provide a solution which fast blends the overlapping regions in a surround view with low computational complexity.

Abstract: Provided is an inspection system capable of inspecting a plurality of gaming coins housed in a case in the state housed in the case. The inspection system (1) inspects the game chips (C) which incorporates the wireless tag storing the first game chip information and to which the optically readable second game chip information is added on the side. The inspection system (1) comprises a case (100) for stacking and storing a plurality of game chips (C) and an inspection device (200) for inspecting gaming coins (C) housed in the case (100).

Abstract: A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for performing entropy decoding on a video signal including a current block. The method comprises the steps of: deriving affine coding information and/or affine prediction mode information of a left block and/or an upper block which are adjacent to the current block; determining a context index of a syntax element associated with an affine prediction of the current block on the basis of at least one of the affine coding information and/or the affine prediction mode information of the left block and/or the upper block; and entropy decoding the syntax element associated with the affine prediction of the current block on the basis of the context index.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for display systems and methods associated with pulse detection and imaging. In one example, a system includes an imaging device configured to capture an image that includes a light pulse of a pulse sequence. The system further includes a display device. The display device is configured to receive data associated with the pulse sequence, where the data includes a location of the light pulse. The display device is further configured to display the image and an overlay on the image. The overlay is indicative of the location of the light pulse. Related devices and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A spatially adaptive quantization-aware deblocking filter is used for encoding or decoding video or image frames. The deblocking filter receives a reconstructed frame produced based on dequantized and inverse transformed coefficients of a video frame or an image frame. The reconstructed frame is filtered according to adaptive quantization field data for the video or image frame. The adaptive quantization field data represents weights applied to quantization values used at different areas of the video or image frame. A number of blocking artifacts remaining within the resulting filtered frame is determined. The adaptive quantization field data is then adjusted based on that number of blocking artifacts. The filtered frame is then filtered according to the adjusted adaptive quantization field data. The resulting re-filtered frame is then output to an output source, such as for transmission, display, storage, or further processing.

Abstract: A data encoding apparatus includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the computer-readable instruction such that the one or more processors are configured to, receive first video data in a macroblock unit, determine a first rounding offset value using the first video data, create second video data by applying the first rounding offset value to the first video data, determine a second rounding offset value, which is different from the first rounding offset value, using the second video data, and create a quantized coefficient by applying the second rounding offset value to the first video data.

Abstract: A method of decoding a block of video samples from a video bitstream is provided in which the method includes decoding a DQPRP value, deriving a PQP value for a block having a non-zero residual, decoding a DDQP value for the block, deriving a SDQP value for the block from the DDQP value and the DQPRP value, deriving a block QP value for the block from the SDQP value and the PQP value, decoding at least one non-zero coefficient of the block, deriving values of a residual block for the block by first scaling the at least one non-zero coefficient using the QP value and thereafter applying an inverse transform, deriving values of a prediction block spatial or temporal prediction, and deriving decoded sample values for the block by adding the values of the residual block and the values of the prediction block.

Abstract: An image transmission device including a communication interface configured to transmit a captured image of a mark target that faces an intersection to a server in a case where the mark target is inconspicuous.

Abstract: An image capturing device according to one embodiment includes a camera unit configured to capture images of a surrounding environment and generate image data, a suction-attachment unit configured to support the camera unit and be fixed on a suction-attachment subject surface by a user, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the image data can be output to a recording unit, and a controller configured to control output of the image data to the recording unit, based on a determination result by the determination unit.

Abstract: An analytical recognition system includes a video camera, an antenna, and a data analytics module. The video camera is configured to capture video data. The antenna is configured to capture mobile communication device data. The data analytics module is configured to correlate the video data and the mobile communication device data to generate a profile of a person associated with the video data and the mobile communication device data. The profile has profile data including any one or a combination of the captured video data and the captured mobile communication data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for checking a tyre (200), the device (10) comprising: a detection system (104) comprising a camera (105) having an optical plane (107) passing through the camera (105) and defining a focal plane (121); a first light source (110), a second light source (108) and a third light source (109) adapted for emitting a first light radiation, a second light radiation and a third light radiation, respectively to illuminate a surface portion of said tyre at or close to said focal plane (121), said second light source (108) and said third light source (109) being arranged at opposite sides with respect to said optical plane (107); where said first light source (110) is fixed with respect to said detection system (104) and said second light source (108) and third light source (109) are adapted to be movable from a first inactive configuration where they are controlled to not emit said second light radiation and third light radiation and wherein the distance (d2, d3) of said s

Abstract: The present invention provides a system (1000) for reducing speed of a vehicle and a method thereof which reduces the speed of the vehicle and increases fuel efficiency. The system (1000) comprises at least one protruding element (200) positioned on a surface of a roadway (110) such that the at least one protruding element (200) interrupts a smooth movement of the vehicle (100); and at least one camera (400) located away from the at least one protruding element (200) such that the at least one camera (400) is able to capture images of a monitored area of the roadway (110). The at least one camera (400) is configured to capture at least one image of a moving vehicle (100) going around and avoiding the at least one protruding element (200) in the monitored area of the roadway (110). A method for reducing speed of a vehicle is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method of generating a two-dimensional image of an environment is provided. The system includes a 2D scanner that comprises a light source, an image sensor and a controller. The controller determines a distance value to at least one of the object points. An inertial measurement unit is coupled to the scanner and has a first sensor. The first sensor has a first characteristic. A mobile computing device is removably coupled to the 2D scanner, the mobile computing device having a second sensor, the second sensor having a second characteristic. Processors are provided that are responsive to compare the first characteristic and the second characteristic and select one of the first or second sensor based on the comparison. The processors are further generate an image of the environment based on a signal from the selected first or second sensor.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current picture. The prediction information indicates that a chroma coding block included in the current block is coded in an intra block copy mode and has a plurality of sub-blocks. The processing circuitry determines whether a first deblocking filter is to be applied to the plurality of sub-blocks of the chroma coding block. When the first deblocking filter is determined to be applied to the plurality of sub-blocks of the chroma coding block, the processing circuitry applies the first deblocking filter to samples adjacent to a boundary of a combined sub-block including a subset of the plurality of sub-blocks, and then reconstructs the current block based on the samples to which the first deblocking filter is applied.