Abstract: Provided are a video encoding and decoding method and apparatus for obtaining, in a video encoding and decoding process, motion vector resolution information from a bit stream by using a high-level syntax which is a group of information that is applied to a predefined data unit group; determining a motion vector resolution of a current block included in the predefined data unit group based on the motion vector resolution information; determining a prediction motion vector of the current block to be a motion vector of a candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the motion vector resolution of the current block; and determining a motion vector of the current block by using the prediction motion vector of the current block.

Abstract: A deterioration diagnosis device including an acquisition unit that acquires sensing information including at least a captured image captured by an image capture device mounted on a moving body, driving condition information indicating driving details of the moving body, and position information corresponding to the captured image and the driving condition information; a deterioration degree analysis unit that analyzes a deterioration degree of an inspection target appearing in the captured image; and a priority ranking computation unit that computes a priority ranking of the inspection target based on deterioration degrees of the same inspection target appearing in multiple captured images identified by the position information, and the driving condition information corresponding to the identified inspection target.

Abstract: There is provided a mobile object including an imaging unit configured to capture a perimeter of the mobile object, a speaker configured to be capable of controlling directivity, a determination unit configured to determine whether the mobile object is in a driving mode, and a speaker control unit configured to control the speaker in the driving mode in a manner that predetermined audio is output toward a warning target that is recognized based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and to control the speaker in a non-driving mode in a manner that the predetermined audio is output in a non-directional way.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for video encoding/decoding. In a method, prediction information of a current block of a coding tree unit (CTU) in a coded bitstream is decoded. The prediction information indicates that the current block is coded in intra block copy (IBC) mode. A reference block is determined for the current block. A number of memory regions that contain samples of the reference block is less than a total number of memory regions for the CTU. The current block is reconstructed based on the reference block.

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: 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: The method of monitoring an operation includes acquiring data from sensors including images of a workspace in which the operation is to be performed, identifying a human operator and a controlled element within the workspace using the acquired images, determining whether the operation has initiated based on a known activation trigger, estimating pose of the human operator using the images, monitoring state of the controlled element based on acquired data, and determining whether an abnormality occurred based on the estimated pose, the state of the controlled element, a duration of the operation, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A storage system and method for object monitoring/anticipation in surveillance systems are provided. In one embodiment, a storage system is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to identify positions of an object in a plurality of frames of video data provided by a video capture device; determine a rate of movement of the object based on the identified positions; and based on the determined rate of movement of the object, provide a suggestion to the video capture device to dynamically modify an encoding bit rate of the video data to improve video quality of the object. Other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a method for detecting a GOP boundary of an encoded bit stream of each layer and associating GOPs of the layers for hierarchical transmission in a video transmission device that transmits a hierarchically encoded bit stream. The present disclosure provides a video transmission device and a video transmission method that detect a GOP head access unit in a base layer of a hierarchically encoded bit stream by analyzing the base layer and detect a head access unit of an enhancement layer of an identical GOP to that of the aforementioned access unit from a decoding time stamp of the access unit by using the relationship between a decoding time stamp of the base layer and a decoding time stamp of the enhancement layer.

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

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for generating a driving path. The method includes acquiring a two-dimensional image of a driving site obtained by a camera provided on an unmanned aerial vehicle through aerial photography, and a two-dimensional image of a site in front of a vehicle photographed by a camera provided on the vehicle; generating a global map based on the two-dimensional image of the driving site, and generating a local map based on the two-dimensional image of the site in front of the vehicle; and performing path planning based on the global map and the local map, to generate a global path and a local path, the local path following a direction of the global path.

Abstract: A method for encoding a packet in a broadcasting system supporting an Internet Protocol (IP)-based multimedia service is provided. The method includes dividing a data stream into data payloads, generating a Motion Picture Expert Group (MPEG) Media Transport (MMT) packet by adding a first header to each of the data payloads, and generating a source packet by adding an MMT packet header to the MMT packet and performing Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoding on the header-added MMT packet. The MMT packet header includes type information of the MMT packet.

Abstract: A video decoding device and method, including extracting PCM block size information including a threshold, from a bitstream, determining the threshold based on the extracted PCM block size information; parsing a PCM header from the bitstream with respect to an encoded block, only when said encoded block is prediction mode of intra prediction and a block size of said encoded block is equal to or greater than the determined threshold, controlling an entropy decoding process and a PCM decoding process based on the parsed PCM header; parsing transformed data of a prediction error data of an image in the bitstream; and PCM-decoding PCM data of the image in the bitstream, wherein the decoding performs the decoding operation based on the prediction mode being intra prediction and based on the block size of the encoded block being equal to or greater than the determined threshold.

Abstract: An image processing system includes an image capture device provided in a vehicle, a control device installed in the vehicle, and a processing device that performs image processing. The control device includes a first processor that transmits a captured image captured by the image capture device as image information from the vehicle. The processing device includes a second processor, and the second processor receives image information transmitted from a plurality of the vehicles, calculate a degree of similarity of a captured image according to newly-received image information relative to a reference image according to previously-received image information, and performs image processing to identify an obstacle with respect to a captured image having a degree of similarity that is lower than a threshold value.

Abstract: Encoding a video data stream comprising a first and second frame of video data, encoding comprising the steps of: obtaining motion prediction data for a plurality of pixels, the motion prediction data indicative of the predicted relative motion of the plurality of pixels between the first and second frames of video data; obtaining a data mask comprising data indicative of relative weights to be applied for predicting pixels for the second frame; determining update data to define a relative difference between a plurality of pixels in the first frame and a corresponding plurality of pixels in the second frame, wherein said update data is based on a weighted scaling of the motion prediction data and the second frame of video data, said weighted scaling based on the data mask; and encoding the video data stream comprising at least the first frame of video data and the update data.

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: 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: Systems and methods for identifying three dimensional (3D) content to stream. A method includes receiving information indicating a view field of a client device and identifying an amount of bandwidth available to stream the 3D content to the client device. The method includes assigning, for one or more of the objects, the bandwidth by, for each of the objects: determining whether the each object is within the view field of the client device based on a position of the each object; assigning a greater amount of the bandwidth to objects at least partially within the view field. The method includes streaming the 3D content to the client device according to the assigned bandwidth.

Abstract: A system for obtaining a multispectral image of a scene includes a first light source, a second light source, at least one imaging sensor, and a controller. The first light source emits light in a first wavelength range. The second light source emits light in a second wavelength range. The at least one imaging sensor senses light in the first wavelength range reflected off of the scene during a first illumination sensing period and senses light in the second wavelength range reflected off of the scene during a second illumination sensing period. The controller is electrically coupled to the at least one imaging sensor. The controller interprets signals received from the at least one imaging sensor as imaging data, stores the imaging data, and analyzes the imaging data with regard to multiple dimensions. The first illumination sensing period and the second illumination sensing period are discrete time periods.

Abstract: A method of obtaining an image from an image sensor provided in a vehicle includes obtaining a vehicle speed of the vehicle; adjusting a shutter speed of the image sensor; adjusting either one or both of an international organization for standardization sensitivity (ISO) of the image sensor and an aperture of the image sensor based on the vehicle speed; and obtaining the image from the image sensor based on the adjusted shutter speed and the adjusted either one or both of the ISO and the aperture.