Abstract: A photographing control method includes detecting a target sound from a target using a plurality of sound detectors of a mobile platform carrying a sensor, determining a target location of the target according to the target sound detected using the plurality of sound detectors, and controlling the mobile platform based at least in part on the target location.

Abstract: Various techniques are provided for removing turbulent gases from thermal images of high temperature scenes and for detecting gas leaks. In one example, a method includes receiving a plurality of thermal images captured of a scene comprising a furnace tube and combustion gas exhibiting higher temperatures than the furnace tube. Each thermal image comprises a plurality of pixels each having an associated pixel value. The method also includes applying a digital filter to the thermal images to generate a processed thermal image. Each pixel of the processed thermal image has an associated minimum pixel value determined from corresponding pixels of the thermal images to remove the higher temperature combustion gas from the processed thermal image. Additional methods and systems are also provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for thermal detection. A thermal detection device includes a visual sensor, a thermal sensor (e.g., a thermopile array), a controller, a user interface, a display, and a removable and rechargeable battery pack. The thermal detection device also includes a plurality of additional software and hardware modules configured to perform or execute various functions and operations of the thermal detection device. An output from the visual sensor and an output from the thermal sensor are combined by the controller or the plurality of additional modules to generate a combined image for display on the display.

Abstract: A method for video decoding includes: receiving an encoded block of video data for a current block; receiving signaling information associated with the current block, the signaling information indicating that a merge-with-motion-vector-difference (MMVD) mode is used in encoding the current block; performing a conformation reconfiguration to cause an alternative half-sample interpolation filter flag to be consistent with one or more distance values of an MMVD candidate, the conformation reconfiguration including reconfiguration of one or more of: the alternative half-sample interpolation filter flag, or the one or more distance values of the MMVD candidate; and reconstructing the current block according to the encoded block and the alternative half-sample interpolation filter flag.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to image processing apparatus and method that can suppress an increase in a load of encoding and decoding. One or both a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit are used to clip transformation coefficients obtained by applying a transformation process to a predicted residual that is a difference between an image and a predicted image of the image. In addition, one or both a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit are used to clip transformation coefficients that are subjected to an inverse transformation process to obtain a predicted residual that is a difference between an image and a predicted image of the image. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, and the like.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for using thermal imaging to configure and/or augment temperature regulation operations within a property. In some implementations, a computing device obtains a thermal image of a region of a property. The thermal image identifies at least a surface within the region. A surface temperature of the surface is determined. An ambient temperature for the region is determined based at least on the surface temperature. The one or more temperature controls for the region are adjusted based at least on the ambient temperature.

Abstract: Described herein are motion smoothing techniques for a display, or display system, such as a head-mounted display (HMD), to account for motion of moving or animating objects in a way that mitigates judder. The display system may be separate from, yet communicatively coupled to, a host computer where a graphics-based application, such as a video game, is outputting frames for rendering on the display system. The host computer may generate motion vectors representing compressed pixel data for transmission to the display system. The motion vectors can be used by the display system to modify pixel data of a frame. The modified pixel data for the frame is “motion-smoothed” for rendering on the display system in a manner that mitigates judder of moving or animating objects.

Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining video data comprising data of a plurality of semantically independent source pictures, determining, among the video data, whether references are associated with any of a first access unit (AU) and a second AU according to at least one picture order count (POC) signal value included with the video data, and outputting a first quantity of the references set to the first AU and a second quantity of the references set to the second AU based on the at least one POC signal value.

Abstract: In one preferred form of the present invention, there is provided a computer implemented thermal audit method (58) including: using items (64) of photograph data (66), each item (64) of photograph data (66) being of a structure from a viewpoint where the item of photograph data (66) is based on the visual spectrum as would be seen by the human eye; using items (74) of thermal image data (76), each item (74) of thermal data (76) being of the structure from a viewpoint where the item (74) of thermal image data (76) is based on the thermal spectrum as would be seen by a thermal imaging camera; and applying a computer algorithm that identifies thermal points of interest (82) in connection with the thermal image data (66) and combines the thermal areas of interest (82) with the photograph data (66).

Abstract: An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The circuitry can be configured to receive a syntax element indicating whether a prediction refinement with optical flow (PROF) is disabled for affine prediction. Further, the circuitry can determine whether to apply the PROF to an affine coded block based on the syntax element. Responsive to the syntax element indicating not to apply the PROF to the affine coded block, the circuitry can disable the PROF to the affine coded block.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video coding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry that determines a plurality of first sub-block motion vectors for a plurality of sub-blocks of a current block, and determines a plurality of second sub-block motion vectors according to the plurality of first sub-block motion vectors and a first target range. The processing circuitry also determines a set of gradient values associated with a current sample location in a current sub-block, determines an adjustment vector associated with the current sample location, and determines a set of adjustment values associated with the current sample location according to the set of gradient values and the adjustment vector. The processing circuitry generates a predicted sample associated with the current sample location according to a combination of a corresponding sample in a reference sub-block and the set of adjustment values.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for detecting a problem with a thermal camera. A current contrast value is determined for the thermal camera. It is determined whether the current contrast value deviates from a reference contrast value by more than a predetermined value. In response to determining that the current contrast value deviates from the reference contrast value by more than a predetermined value and for more than a predetermined period of time, an indication of a problem with the thermal camera is provided.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining focus settings for use in a specimen scan are provided. One method includes generating a focus map defined as values of best focus as a function of position on a specimen using output generated in one or more pre-focus swaths scanned on the specimen by an output acquisition subsystem configured to direct energy to a specimen, to detect energy from the specimen, and to generate output responsive to the detected energy. The method also includes interpolating the focus map to generate focus settings for a scan performed on the specimen during a process and storing information for the generated focus settings for use in the scan performed on the specimen during the process.

Abstract: An endoscope device, an endoscope operation method, and a program are provided. An endoscope device includes a motion pattern identification unit that identifies a single or plurality of motion patterns indicating a specific movement of a scope head of a scope unit, an operation storage unit that stores a single or plurality of pieces of operation information for instructing an operation of the endoscope device, and the single or plurality of motion patterns of the scope head in association with each other, an operation information acquisition unit that acquires the operation information corresponding to the motion pattern from the operation storage unit on the basis of the motion pattern identified by the motion pattern identification unit, and an operation execution unit that executes an operation corresponding to the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for Artificial Intelligence (AI) theft prevention and recovery, such as by utilizing image object analysis to identify and report pilfering-type cargo or materials theft events.

Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for determining image capturing parameters in construction sites are provided. For example, at least one electronic record may be accessed, the at least one electronic record may include information related to an object in a construction site. The information related to the object may be analyzed to determine at least one capturing parameter associated with the object. Further, the systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media may cause a capturing, at the construction site, of at least one image of the object using the determined at least one capturing parameter associated with the object.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage media, for automated camera positioning for feeding behavior monitoring. In some implementations, a system obtains an image of a scene from one or more cameras and a spatial model that corresponds to a subfeeder. The system determines, based on data from the spatial model and the image of the scene, a current position of the one or more cameras relative to the subfeeder. The system selects an updated position of the one or more cameras relative to the subfeeder. The system moves the one or more cameras to the updated position. In some implementations, the system dynamically selects the updated position of the one or more cameras relative to the subfeeder.

Abstract: The precision of up-sampling operations in a layered coding system is preserved when operating on video data with high bit-depth. In response to bit-depth requirements of the video coding or decoding system, scaling and rounding parameters are determined for a separable up-scaling filter. Input data are first filtered across a first spatial direction using a first rounding parameter to generate first up-sampled data. First intermediate data are generated by scaling the first up-sampled data using a first shift parameter. The intermediate data are then filtered across a second spatial direction using a second rounding parameter to generate second up-sampled data. Second intermediate data are generated by scaling the second up-sampled data using a second shift parameter. Final up-sampled data may be generated by clipping the second intermediate data.

Abstract: A method for processing image information has accessing position information associated with images, identifying a position sequence that provides a series of locations along a pathway corresponding to a subject, and displaying the images in an order of the position sequence. The position sequence is adjusted based on movement of the subject.

Abstract: A method of representing image data comprising a spatial pyramid data structure of order L, said method comprising: providing an initial representation of said image data, said representation comprising a set of lattices of level 0; connecting each said lattices of level 0 to said image data; performing L reduction steps each comprising: for each one of at least one current lattice of the current level, optionally blurring said current lattice; providing a plurality of down sampled sub-lattices of said current optionally blurred lattice, said at least one current lattice being the parent lattice of said respective plurality of down sampled sub-lattices; and connecting said plurality of down sampled sub-lattices to said respective parent lattice, wherein said plurality of down sampled sub-lattices of the current level, comprise the set of current lattices for the next level.