Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of captured images of a traveling surface where a movable apparatus travels, each of the captured images including distance information in a depth direction transverse to the traveling surface, the plurality of captured images having been captured using a plurality of stereo image capture devices, and an image processing unit configured to stitch together the plurality of images of the traveling surface captured by the plurality of stereo image capture devices by identifying partially overlapping portions of one or more pairs of the images captured by respective stereo image capture devices which are adjacent in a width direction of the traveling surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, device, system and computer-program product for setting a lighting condition when an object is checked and a storage medium. The method includes that: the object is lighted by light sources capable of changing lighting parameters specifying the lighting condition when the object is captured, and the object with corresponding label data is captured by an image sensor under multiple such lighting parameters to obtain multiple captured images; estimation images of the object are generated on the basis of image data sets obtained by associating the captured images and the corresponding lighting parameters; and the estimation images and the corresponding label data are applied to learning of the machine learning model, and the lighting condition is set on the basis of a comparison result between an estimation result of a machine learning model and the label data. Therefore, operations are simplified.

Abstract: An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The processing circuitry determines whether the current block is coded in an intra block copy (IBC) mode based on the prediction information. Responsive to the current block not being coded in the IBC mode, the processing circuitry determines whether a size of the current block is above a threshold. The processing circuitry determines that the current block is coded in an intra prediction mode based on a determination that the size of the current block is not above the threshold. The processing circuitry reconstructs the current block based on the intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A security system includes a server and at least one dual-mode image capture device. The capture device includes a camera that captures images of a field of view of a monitored area. When motion is detected in the monitored area, the capture device sends the images as video to a server, and when the motion is not detected in the monitored area, the capture device sends, at intervals, at least one still image to the server. Irrespective of whether the capture device has a cloud storage subscription, the server may store the still image(s) in a database for later retrieval as evidence of an event at or near the monitored area. In certain embodiments, when the still image(s) do not significantly differ from a reference image of the monitored area, the still image(s) may be discarded and not stored in the database.

Abstract: A method for determining whether a sealing area of a primary packaging container for an ophthalmic lens is unacceptable for properly sealing a foil to the sealing area is disclosed. The method involves comparing the temperature of an infrared image of the sealing area to a reference temperature to determine if the difference in temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: (i) when a first flag indicates a first value, creating a first occupancy pattern indicating occupancy states of second neighboring nodes including a first neighboring node having a parent node different from a parent node of a current node included in an N-ary tree structure of three-dimensional points included in three-dimensional data, and determining whether first encoding is usable based on the first occupancy pattern, the first encoding being for encoding pieces of position information of three-dimensional points included in the current node without dividing the current node into child nodes; (ii) when the first flag indicates a second value, creating a second occupancy pattern indicating occupancy states of third neighboring nodes excluding the first neighboring node, and determining whether the first encoding is usable based on the second occupancy pattern; and (iii) generating a bitstream including the first flag.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for determining a set of temperature readings of a person attempting to proceed beyond an area. The implementations further include detecting the person entering the area and detecting a facial area of the person. The implementations further include sending location information of the facial area to a sensing device. The implementations further include generating a thermal image of the person and determining a first set of temperature readings. The implementations further include determining a first set of temperature differences comprising one or more temperature differences between the temperature readings in the first set. The implementations further include determining whether one or more of the temperature differences in the first set does not satisfy a threshold and generating a notification in response to the determination.

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: An electronic system including a display device, an image sensor, a face detection engine, an eye detection engine and an eye protection engine is provided. The image sensor captures an image. The face detection engine recognizes a user face in the image. The eye detection engine recognizes user eyes in the image. The eye protection engine turns off the display device when the user eyes are recognized in the image but the user face is not recognized in the image.

Abstract: Techniques for encoding video with motion compensation include a compressed bitstream syntax that includes a list of all motion prediction reference frames without distinguishing between short-term reference frame and long-term reference frames. The list of reference frames may be provided in a slice header and may apply to encoded data video data within the corresponding slice. The list may be prefaced with a single number indicating the total number of reference frames. In an aspect delta POC reference numbers may be encoded with a flag indicating the sign of the delta POC when the absolute value of the POC is not equal to zero. In another aspect, a flag may be encoded for every reference frame indicating if POC information should be used when scaling prediction references, and a weighting parameter may be included when POC information should be used.

Abstract: Methods (1100, 1300) and apparatuses (600, 1200) for video coding and decoding are provided. The method of video encoding includes accessing (1110) a reconstructed block corresponding to a block in a picture of a video, determining (1120) at least one filter pattern based on a property of the block and filtering (1130) the reconstructed block according to the at least one filter pattern. The method of video decoding includes accessing (1310) a reconstructed block corresponding to a block in a picture of an encoded video, determining (1320) at least one filter pattern based on a property of the block and filtering (1330) the reconstructed block according to the at least one filter pattern. A bitstream formatted to include encoded data, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product are also described.

Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a content change process are provided. In example embodiments, a digital receiver causes playback of a first piece of content. The digital receiver receives a selection of a new piece of content for playback during the playback of the first piece of content. In response to the receiving of the selection, the digital receiver maintains a bitrate used for playback of the first piece of content to initiate playback of the new piece of content.

Abstract: A radar and/or camera system may include a receiver subsystem that receives image and/or radar data from one or more imaging/radar subsystems via multiple data lanes. A vision processor of the system may receive a data stream that includes the image and/or radar data and one or more synchronization signals including a vertical sync signal. The receiver subsystem may include a timing event generator that toggles the vertical sync signal in response to detecting certain timing event errors in order to correct these timing event errors without interrupting normal operation of the system. The receiver subsystem may include sync monitoring circuitry that may detect synchronization errors that occur when synchronization signal pulses received by the receiver subsystem do not match a predefined synchronization pattern within a scan window of predefined length. The system may be reset in response to detection of such synchronization errors.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for monitoring one or more characteristics of a substrate are disclosed. Various embodiments of utilizing optical sensors (in one embodiment a camera) to provide data regarding characteristics of a fluid dispensed upon the substrate are described. A variety of hardware improvements and methods are provided to improve the collection and analysis of the sensor data. More specifically, a wide variety of hardware related techniques may be utilized, either in combination or singularly, to improve the collection of data using the optical sensor. These hardware techniques may include improvements to the light source, improvements to the optical sensors, the relationship of the physical orientation of the light source to the optical sensor, the selection of certain pixels of the image for analysis, and the relationship of the optical sensor frame rate with the rotational speed of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of assisting tilt angle adjustment of a thermal camera comprises arranging the thermal camera at an initial tilt angle, acquiring at least one thermal image by the thermal camera, determining, from the at least one thermal image, a series of sharpness indicators of image parts corresponding to vertically spaced parts of the camera view, identifying a maximum in the series of sharpness indicators, based on the identified maximum, determining a target sharpness indicator as a predetermined fraction of the identified maximum, during tilt angle adjustment, assisting by providing a target signal for indicating a target tilt angle of the thermal camera in which a sharpness indicator of a lower part of the camera's field of view equals the determined target sharpness indicator.

Abstract: A method, and associated computer system and computer program product, for video compression that includes receiving a video file including a plurality of frames, identifying at least one image feature in each of the plurality of frames, determining a semantic state change of the image feature for each successive frame after a first of the plurality of frames, and storing the first of the plurality of frames and the semantic change of the image feature for each successive frame after the first of the plurality of frames.

Abstract: Various methods, systems, and apparatuses can be used to provide intelligent tuning based on quality-of-experience (QoE) feedback. In some implementations, an encoder can be modified to receive QoE feedback and subsequently adjust the transmitted output video signal. For example, based on a QoE feedback, an output compression rate can be optimized. In other implementations, an external intelligent monitor can be used to receive QoE feedback, compute output compression rate adjustments, and send adjustment commands to the encoder. Dynamically adjusting encoder parameters can reduce bandwidth while maintaining a high QoE.

Abstract: An image output device outputs a periphery image of a vehicle to a display; acquires a capture image of the periphery; acquires detection information of the periphery; determines an accuracy factor of detection of each object; calculates a position of the object in the capture image; determines whether objects overlap with each other in the capture image; and sets an image transmission region to at least a part of a region displaying a first object disposed on a near side among the objects determined to overlap with each other in the capture image, generates the periphery image for visually confirming a second object disposed on a far side of the first object, and changes a transmittance defined in the image transmission region higher as the accuracy factor of the detection of the second object is higher.

Abstract: A dashcam serving as an on-vehicle image capturing and recording apparatus includes: a cancellation processing unit configured to perform cancellation processing for reducing an electronic device sound on a sound acquired by a surrounding image/sound acquisition unit based on the characteristics of an electronic device sound acquired by an electronic device sound acquisition unit; and an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality of a vehicle, in which the acquired sound of the surroundings of the vehicle and a cancel sound are temporality recorded, a recording control unit is configured to discard the cancel sound and integrate only the sound of the surroundings of the vehicle with the image and record the integrated data when the abnormality detection unit does not detect an abnormality and otherwise records the cancel sounds and the sounds of the surroundings of the vehicle along with the image as overwriting prohibited data.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In a method for video decoding in a decoder, prediction information for a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence is decoded. The prediction information indicates whether the current block is coded in matrix based intra prediction (MIP). Responsive to the prediction information indicating that the current block is coded in MIP, an MIP mode index is determined. The MIP mode index indicates one of a plurality of MIP modes. The current block is reconstructed according to the one of the plurality of MIP modes.