Abstract: A digital radiographic detector detects a first mode signal and dispositions a received digital image according to a procedure associated with the first mode signal. A second mode signal results in dispositioning a second received digital image according to a second image disposition procedure. The detector determines the first mode or second mode based on the signal's pulse width, a number and timing of rising edges (peaks), a digital code, a voltage level, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes a camera system for aerial photography applications which can be mounted on an aircraft and be operated for obtaining images of a surveyed area. The proposed camera system comprises a camera control unit operatively connected to a camera supported by a pivotal supporting device such as a gimbal assembly. The camera is continuously moved along a scanning line without stopping and is operated to capture images in a certain frame rate, this is carried out by measuring as well as regulating the angular velocity of the camera to adapt the pictured and the non-pictures zones over the scanning line.

Abstract: An image sensor includes first and second pixels to generate a first electric signal from white illumination light and second electric signals from narrow band illumination light, respectively. Density of the first pixels is higher than density of each color components of the second pixels. An image processing apparatus is configured to: interpolate the first electric signal based on the first pixels surrounding the second pixels to generate an interpolated electric signal; calculate a difference between the interpolated electric signal and the second electric signals to generate a color difference signal; discriminate an interpolation direction based on the color difference signal to interpolate a missing color difference signal at each pixel position, thereby generating an interpolated color difference signal; and generate the second electric signals to be generated by the second pixels, based on the interpolated color difference signal and the interpolated electric signal.

Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.

Abstract: A method for dividing a prediction block, an encoding device, and a decoding device, where the method includes acquiring a manner of division into the prediction block, where the manner of division into the prediction block is a horizontal division manner, a vertical division manner, or a square division manner, determining a horizontal division size and a vertical division size according to the manner of division into the prediction block, and dividing the prediction block into at least one prediction subblock according to the horizontal division size and the vertical division size.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a first imaging section having a plurality of imaging sections arranged so that parts of their image capturing ranges overlap; a second imaging section configured to generate a detailed image by capturing a part of an image capturing range of the first imaging section; a combining section configured to generate a wide-angle image by combining images captured by the plurality of imaging sections; a transfer section configured to transfer the wide-angle image; and a control section configured to control a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the plurality of imaging sections in the first imaging section to be greater than a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the second imaging section.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a quality trainer trains a model that computes a value for a perceptual video quality metric for encoded video content. During a pre-training phase, the quality trainer partitions baseline values for metrics that describe baseline encoded video content into partitions based on genre. The quality trainer then performs cross-validation operations on the partitions to optimize hyperparameters associated with the model. Subsequently, during a training phase, the quality trainer performs training operations on the model that includes the optimized hyperparameters based on the baseline values for the metrics to generate a trained model. The trained model accurately tracks the video quality for the baseline encoded video content. Further, because the cross-validation operations minimize any potential overfitting, the trained model accurately and consistently predicts perceived video quality for non-baseline encoded video content across a wide range of genres.

Abstract: There is includes a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a hardware processor or processors to perform intra prediction among a plurality of reference lines, to set a plurality of intra prediction modes for a zero reference line nearest to a current block of the intra prediction among non-zero reference lines, and to set one or more most probable modes for one of the non-zero reference lines.

Abstract: A movement assisting device includes an imaging unit to take first and second images of an imaging unit from first and second viewpoints; a first calculator to calculate, using the first and second images, first position and orientation of the imaging unit at the first viewpoint and calculate second position and orientation of the imaging unit at the second viewpoint; a second calculator to calculate, using the first and second positions and the first and second orientations, and calculate a first angle between a first axis based on a first optical axis of the imaging unit at the first viewpoint, and a second axis based on a second optical axis at the second viewpoint; a third calculator to calculate the next viewpoint positioned in direction of increase of the first angle; and an output unit to output information prompting movement of the imaging unit in direction of the next viewpoint.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes partition information of a block in a picture from a coded video bitstream. The partition information is indicative of a partition tree structure for a partition of the block into coding blocks. Then, the processing circuitry groups to-be reconstructed samples of the block into processing groups according to the partition of the block into the coding blocks. A shape of a combined region of a processing group is limited by constraints in the partition of the block into the coding blocks. Then, the processing circuitry reconstructs the to-be reconstructed samples of the block by multiple pipeline stages that process the processing groups in a pipeline processing manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable appropriate imaging with the front camera of a smartphone or the like in the dark. An LCD backlight that is a white light emitting unit is made to emit intense light as white light, and an infrared light emitting unit that emits infrared light for capturing a live view image is turned off. In such a situation, an imaging unit captures a visible light image. The present disclosure can be applied to imaging devices.

Abstract: An initial value of a current depth Depth is 1, and an inter-frame mode selection method includes: S701: if calculation of a coding overhead of coding a coding unit CUDepth is to be skipped, invoking S703 to S705; and if the calculation is not to be skipped, invoking S702 to S705; S702: determining a current optimum coding mode and coding overhead of the coding unit CUDepth; S703: dividing the coding unit CUDepth into multiple coding subunits having a depth Depth+1, and recursively performing S701 to S705 until the depth of the coding subunit reaches a preset maximum depth or satisfies a division stopping condition; S704: comparing a sum of coding overheads of the multiple coding subunits with the current coding overhead of the coding unit CUDepth; and S705: determining that a mode corresponding to the smaller one in S704 is an optimum coding mode.

Abstract: Techniques related to providing video on a variety of transports are discussed. Such techniques include transmitting and receiving separate first and second video streams such that a first video stream includes a base frame of composed video content and the second video stream includes a user interaction frame of user interaction content and, after receiving the video streams, combining the base frame and the user interaction frame to generate a composite frame for presentment by a display.

Abstract: A method for decreasing glare in images begins with providing cameras and lights mounted on a movable base and directable at a target. The position, orientation, intensity, and intensity distribution of lights directed at the target is then determined. This information is used to estimate illumination received by cameras based in part on target reflectance characteristics. The light intensity and selected illumination levels necessary to prevent glare creation in images captured by cameras can be selectively varied, being decreased to prevent overexposure and increased to prevent underexposure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for encoding a video signal on the basis of a graph-based lifting transform (GBLT), comprising the steps of: detecting an edge from an intra residual signal; generating a graph on the basis of the detected edge, wherein the graph includes a node and a weight link; acquiring a GBLT coefficient by performing the GBLT for the graph; quantizing the GBLT coefficient; and entropy-encoding the quantized GBLT coefficient, wherein the GBLT includes a partitioning step, a prediction step, and an update step.

Abstract: A carrier for controlling torque delivery to a payload includes a carrier component configured to rotate about a carrier axis, a payload support structure coupled to the carrier component and configured to support the payload, and a rotational device coupled to the payload support structure. The rotational device includes a non-rotating portion directly coupled to the payload support structure and a rotating portion configured to rotate freely to provide a supplemental torque to the payload support structure to compensate for a torque transmission delay from the carrier component to the payload support structure when the carrier component rotates about the carrier axis.

Abstract: The present application discloses an encoding method for global disparity vector. The method includes determining global disparity vector prediction information and a global disparity vector of a current encoding region, and encoding information about the global disparity vector of the current encoding region and writing the information into a bit-stream as required, wherein the information about the global disparity vector of the current encoding region is used to determine the global disparity vector of the current encoding region by a decoder.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes: transform means 11 for transforming an image block; entropy encoding means 12 for entropy-encoding transformed data of the image block transformed by the transform means 11; PCM encoding means 13 for PCM-encoding the image block; multiplex data selection means 14 for selecting output data of the entropy encoding means 12 or the PCM encoding means 13, in a block of a block size set from the outside; and multiplexing means 15 for embedding a PCM header in a bitstream, in the block of the set from the outside block size.

Abstract: Technology projecting a layout is provided. The technology may include an apparatus having a location sensor that determines location data of a projection apparatus associated with a physical premises; a layout engine, that receives a blueprint of the physical premises determines a location of the projection apparatus relative to objects depicted by the blueprint, identifies projection area coordinates of a projection area of a portion of the blueprint related to the location of the projection apparatus, and identifies object coordinates of objects from the blueprint within the projection area; a projection engine, that receives the object coordinates of the objects, calculates mirror positions of the projection apparatus based on the object coordinates of the objects; and a projector projecting a representation of the object coordinates on a physical surface using the mirror positions.

Abstract: Techniques related to a method and system of adaptable exposure control and light projection for cameras are described herein.