Abstract: A CATV & MoCA splitter has an input and at least one output that is “CATV & MoCA” and at least one output that is “MoCA only.” The splitter functions as a building block to provide a customizable installation that supplies the needed number of “CATV & MoCA” outputs and the needed number of “MoCA only” outputs. The splitter includes a housing with first, second and third coaxial ports attached to the housing. In one embodiment, the second coaxial port is connected to the first coaxial port via a power divider so that all frequencies presented to the first coaxial port can pass to the second coaxial port, and vice versa. A high pass filter, which passes only MoCA signals, connects the power divider and third coaxial port.

Abstract: Systems and methods for rapidly identifying blank fields while capturing a plurality of color field images using a slide scanning microscope having a movable slide stage, a movable objective lens, and a digital video camera having a color digital image sensor that encodes RGB color data for each pixel in a field image.

Abstract: An endoscope device having one or more processors configured to perform a control process including: processing an imaging signal to generate image data of a display image of a subject, wherein the image signal is generated by an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is arranged at a distal end of an insertion portion, and wherein a bending actuator is configured to bend the distal end; setting a first measurement point and a second measurement point on the display image; calculating a first subject distance from the first measurement point to a reference point of the image sensor, and a second subject distance from the second measurement point to the reference point; calculating a difference value between the first subject distance and the second subject distance; and controlling the bending actuator to bend the distal end of the insertion portion such that the difference value is decreased.

Abstract: Provided are multilayer video encoding/decoding methods and apparatuses. A multilayer video decoding method may comprise obtaining, from a bitstream, information indicating a maximum size of a decoded picture buffer (DPB) with respect to a layer set comprising a plurality of layers; determining a size of the DPB with respect to the layer set based on the obtained information indicating the maximum size of the DPB; and storing a decoded picture of the layer set in the DPB of the determined size.

Abstract: An implementation method and an application of a personalized presentation of associated multimedia content are provided. The method includes steps of: by a multimedia content provider, uniformly completing full file content when producing a multimedia file, and classifying segments of the content through a marking method according to an importance and/or an association degree of the content, so as to produce different versions of the multimedia file; and selectively previewing and/or playing by a user according to the different versions. The present invention is a flexible and efficient method for scalable organization, storage and transmission in an Internet on-demand system, thereby adding a flexible organization mechanism for the media content that an existing multimedia protocol lacks, and solving problems of an existing multimedia system, such as low transmission efficiency, waste of storage resources and poor user experience.

Abstract: A display system includes: an imaging unit that images a mold from below; and a display unit that displays an image taken by the imaging unit together with a carry-in range of the mold in order to transport the mold in place between the stationary platen and the moving platen.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system receive a first video stream from a content source, receive social content from a social graph of the social-networking system, and generate an overlay area comprising at least a portion of the social content. The social graph includes a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine a placement for the overlay area within the first video stream, generate a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the overlay area, and provide the modified video stream for display on a display device. The overlay area is placed within the modified video stream according to the determined placement.

Abstract: An endoscope device having: a display configured to display a first image region and a second image region; and a controller configured to: perform first display change control to control the display to change a display state of the first image region based on an instruction input to an instruction input device through a first operation method; and perform second display change control to control the display to change a display state of the second image region based on an instruction input to the instruction input device through a second operation method.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image-encoding method comprises the following steps: receiving image information; generating a restored block for the current block based on the image information; and generating a finally restored block for the current block by applying an in-loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the image information. According to the present invention, image-encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: Provided is a display device that has a usage validity period and confirms that the device is within the usage validity period when it is used, and can be improved in usefulness and can be used quickly, as well as a usage management method and program for the display device. The display device includes: a real-time clock; and, a control unit that, upon receiving a video display-ON signal for turning on video display under the condition that the status of the real-time clock is invalid, displays video corresponding to an input video signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for surveillance-assisted patrol. One system includes an image capture device associated with a location, a patrol object, and a server communicatively coupled to the image capture device and the patrol object. The server includes an electronic processor configured to receive geolocation data for the patrol object. The electronic processor determines, based on the data, whether the patrol object is within a predetermined distance from the location, and, in response to determining that the patrol object is within the predetermined distance, captures a reference image of the location via the image capture device. The electronic processor accesses a second image corresponding to the location, captured at a different time than the reference image. The electronic processor compares the reference image to the second image to determine a difference. The electronic processor, in response to determining the difference, transmits, via the transceiver, a patrol alert to an electronic device.

Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus for measuring object motion using camera images may include measuring a global optical flow field of a scene. The scene may include target and reference objects captured in an image sequence. Motion of a camera used to capture the image sequence may be determined relative to the scene by measuring an apparent, sub-pixel motion of the reference object with respect to an imaging plane of the camera. Motion of the target object corrected for the camera motion may be calculated based on the optical flow field of the scene and on the apparent, sub-pixel motion of the reference object with respect to the imaging plane of the camera. Embodiments may enable measuring vibration of structures and objects from long distance in relatively uncontrolled settings, with or without accelerometers, with high signal-to-noise ratios.

Abstract: A method of determining a quantization parameter includes determining an adjustment range of a quantization parameter correction value based on a size of a motion area of an input image, calculating an average bitrate value of the input image, and adjusting the quantization parameter correction value by decreasing the quantization parameter correction value within the adjustment range in response to determining that the average bitrate value is greater than an upper limit value, and by increasing the quantization parameter correction value within the adjustment range in response to determining that the average bitrate value is equal to or less than a lower limit value.

Abstract: A method for playing a movie asset in several playback devices. The method receives a request to play a movie asset and synchronizes clocks between a first device and a second device, which is a portable device. The method signals a start of the playback of the asset through the first and second playback devices, where playback on the second device is synchronized with playback on the first device. The method wirelessly transmits an alert message that identifies the asset through the first and second devices and includes a description of an upcoming or future segment of the asset, where a first version of the segment is played back through the first device. In response to receiving the alert message, the second device becomes configured to select a second version of the segment in accordance with i) user settings of the portable device and ii) the description of the segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes some embodiments of an apparatus including a measurement panel to enable generation of a measurement related to one or more data points associated with a swimmer's stroke. The disclosure also describes an embodiment of a method including processing one or more images associated with a plurality of model swimmers to obtain information related to at least two structural data points related to a swimming stroke having a catch phase, processing one or more images associated with a target swimmer to obtain information related to the at least two structural data points associated with a target swimmer's catch phase, and generating one or more recommendations to change the catch phase of the target swimmer to bring the catch phase of the target swimmer closer to the model swimmer's catch phase.

Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for panoramic video coding and decoding based on multi-mode boundary fill. If a predicted image block of a current image block is obtained by inter-frame prediction. The inter-frame prediction includes a boundary fill step of adaptively selecting a boundary fill method according to coordinates of a reference sample when the reference sample of a pixel in the current image block is outside the boundary of a corresponding reference image, to obtain a sample value of the reference sample. The panoramic video encoding and decoding method and device based on multi-mode boundary fill in the present invention make full use of the characteristic that horizontal image contents in a panoramic video are cyclically connected to optimize an image boundary fill method, such that the encoding can adaptively select a more reasonable boundary fill method according to the coordinates of a reference sample, thereby improving compression efficiency.

Abstract: Techniques related to video pre-processing for video coding are discussed. Such video pre-processing techniques may include applying adaptive temporal and spatial filtering to pixel values of video frames of input video to generate pre-processed video such that the adaptive temporal and spatial filtering includes blending spatial and temporal filtering of the individual pixel value when the block of pixels is a non-motion block and spatial-only filtering the individual pixel value when the block of pixels is a motion block.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for integrating a broadcast media stream with media streams from one or more amateur sources. In one implementation, a method includes receiving, at a stream integrator, one or more user media streams captured by one or more user capture devices, receiving a broadcast stream from a broadcast provider, selecting at least one of the one or more user media streams based on one or more parameters, and integrating one or more of the selected user media streams into the broadcast stream.

Abstract: A method for distributing a load, according to one embodiment, includes: identifying characteristics of each of frames included in a received bit stream; and distributing loads of a plurality of cores based on the characteristics of each of the frames whenever the frames are decoded.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods of providing content to a user via communications between a content provider and a user over a plurality of disparate communication channels are provided. Content is provided to a user via a first transmission channel for presentation. Metadata associated with the content identifies a content event trigger at a point in the content. The content is displayed using a first presentation system. When the content event trigger is reached, supplemental content is provided to the user via a second transmission channel. The supplemental content is provided to the user during continued presentation of the content, and the supplemental content is provided to the user using a content providing system that is wholly separate from the first presentation system.