Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a reconstruction area for a target area within a current picture; deriving a predetermined plurality of basic filters for the target area; updating at least one basic filter among the plurality of basic filters; receiving weight information for each of the basic filters; determining a merge filter for the target area on the basis of the basic filters and the weight information; and generating a modified reconstruction area by performing filtering on the target area on the basis of the filter coefficient of the determined merge filter. The present invention allows updating with filter information suitable for improving the visual quality of the target area and can thereby improve the accuracy of filtering and overall coding efficiency.

Abstract: A building method and a building system for panorama point cloud data are provided. The building method for panorama point cloud data includes the following steps. At least one reference geometric object located at an overlap region of two adjacent three-dimensional capturing devices is captured by the two adjacent three-dimensional capturing devices to obtain two reference point cloud sets. A reference feature plane is obtained from each of the reference point cloud sets. A coordinate transformation matrix is obtained according to the reference feature planes. A plurality of real-time point cloud sets are obtained by the three-dimensional capturing devices. The coordinate transformation of the real-time point cloud sets are performed according to the coordinate transformation matrix, and the real-time point cloud sets are combined to obtain the panorama point cloud data.

Abstract: In video motion estimation an initial candidate motion vector is generated for each block and a vector error is determined as for example a DFD. Spatial gradients of pixel values are calculated and used to refine the initial candidate motion vector. The relative contribution of the spatial gradients to the refinement process depends on the vector error.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a cabinet with a storage compartment for storing food therein, a sensor mounted in the cabinet to sense information of an interior of the refrigerator, a first converting unit for converting the information sensed by the sensor into data to be transmitted through a light source, a light source for emitting light so as to flicker according to the data of the first converting unit, a camera for successively capturing an image of the light source, and a second converting unit for converting information related to flickering of the light source captured by the camera into data related to the sensor.

Abstract: A stereo image display apparatus includes a display device, a lens array layer and a directional structure. The display device includes display surface and an image algorithm unit. The lens array layer is disposed adjacent to the display surface of the display device. The lens array layer includes a plurality of lenses. The directional structure disposed between the display device and the lens array layer or disposed on the lens array layer. The directional structure enables light generated by the display device to emit directionally, and the lens array layer is configured to reconstruct an un-reconstructed image displayed by the display surface as an integral image to produce a stereo image, so that a better stereo image display effect can be provided.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) measurement method includes steps of: detecting a facial orientation and a gaze direction of a user through a field of view detection unit; determining an interested field of view according to the facial orientation and the gaze direction, and configuring a first set of scanning parameters according to the interested field of view through an computation control unit; and performing a first structured-light scan on a first scanning region corresponding to the interested field of view based on the first set of scanning parameters, and selectively performing a second structured-light scan on a second scanning region which is outside the first scanning region based on a second set of scanning parameters through a scanning unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for decoding a sequence of frames of encoded video data includes parsing circuitry configured to parse the encoded video image data for a frame to derive encoding information for each block of the frame. The apparatus also includes feedback circuitry configured to feed back, to the parsing circuitry, encoding information for a frame for use when parsing the encoded video image data of the next frame. The encoding information includes an encoding indicator for each block. When the encoding indicators were enabled when encoding the blocks of the frame, the encoding indicator fed back for a block is the encoding indicator that was used to encode that block. When the encoding indicators for the blocks of the frame were disabled when encoding the video image data for the frame, the encoding indicator fed back for a block is an encoding indicator derived from a previous frame.

Abstract: A biometric image capturing apparatus includes an irradiating unit configured to irradiate a subject with light, a camera configured to capture an image of the subject, a polarizing unit which is disposed on an optical path between the irradiating unit and the camera, and configured to allow passage of light in a first polarization direction and light in a second polarization direction, a processor configured to perform computation using a first image captured by the camera according to the light in the first polarization direction that has passed through the polarizing unit and a second image captured by the camera according to the light in the second polarization direction that has passed through the polarizing unit, and to determine whether the subject is a biological body according to a result of the computation performed by the computing unit.

Abstract: An image acquiring device comprises a first camera 14 for acquiring video images, consisting of frame images continuous in time series, a second camera 15 being in a known relation with the first camera and used for acquiring two or more optical spectral images of an object to be measured, and an image pickup control device 21, and in the image acquiring device, the image pickup control device is configured to extract two or more feature points from one of the frame images, to sequentially specify the feature points in the frame images continuous in time series, to perform image matching between the frame images regarding the frame images corresponding to the two or more optical spectral images based on the feature points, and to synthesize the two or more optical spectral images according to the condition obtained by the image matching.

Abstract: In a defect inspection method, first and second inspection conditions having a first sensitivity of detection signal and having a second sensitivity of a detection signal for a defect of interest (DOI), respectively, are determined. The first and second sensitivities are different. First and second images of the same detection region on a substrate surface under the first and second inspection conditions respectively, are obtained. The first and second images are matched to detect a defect in the detection region.

Abstract: A vehicle evaluation device includes a first projection target, a first projector, and a controller. The first projection target enables projection of an image thereon, and is capable of changing positions. The first projector projects an image onto the first projection target. The controller controls the position of the first projection target, and performs control for changing an image to be projected by the first projector according to the position of the first projection target.

Abstract: Provided is a depth image correction apparatus to correct depth information in a depth image, which acquires a depth image and correction information, and corrects the depth values of the depth image based on the correction information and generates a corrected depth image. The apparatus acquires, as the correction information, first confidence indicating reliability in the depth values, and second confidence indicating reliability in position in an in-plane direction vertical to the depth direction. The apparatus performs first correction processing of generating a first corrected depth image by correcting the depth image based on the first confidence and similarity of the depth values, and second correction processing of generating the corrected depth image by correcting the first corrected depth image based on the second confidence.

Abstract: A video data decoding apparatus in which if a detector detects a transform-skip mode is not applicable to an array of encoded video data values, the detector controls a dequantizer to apply dequantization parameters which may vary between data values in the array of encoded data values according to a position of each data value within the array, and controls an inverse frequency transformer to apply an inverse frequency transform to the dequantized data values; and if the detector detects the transform-skip mode is applicable to the array of encoded video data values, the detector controls the dequantizer to apply dequantization parameters which, for each array of encoded data values, are independent of the position of each data value within the array, and controls the inverse frequency transformer not to apply an inverse frequency transform to the dequantized data values.

Abstract: A wearable computing device includes a first side portion and a second side portion that partially extend across a shoulder and rest on a front of a user. The device also includes a neck portion connected to the first side portion and the second side portion. The neck portion includes an outer edge and an inner edge. The neck portion is curved from the first side portion to the second side portion to extend around a portion of a circumference of the neck of the user. The neck portion is also curved from the outer edge to the inner edge to follow a curvature of a spine of the user. The wearable computing device also includes an input device and a mobile processor designed to determine output data based on input data. The wearable computing device also includes an output device designed to output the output data.

Abstract: An arrangement of an image recording apparatus 1 with a storage device (9) on a side of an interface (8) with a camera control unit (2) that faces the camera head (3) and for implementing in the camera control unit (2) a configuration unit (10) with which camera-head-specific information is readable from the storage device (9) and transmittable to an image signal pre-processing unit (4) of the camera head (3) for configuration.

Abstract: A method of signaling of coding mode including an IntraBC mode (Intra-block copy mode) and inter prediction mode for a picture, wherein the picture is divided into multiple coding units, the method includes receiving input data associated with a current prediction unit in a current picture, and responsive to the IntraBC mode being selected for the current prediction unit: encoding or decoding the current prediction unit using an IntraBC predictor derived based on an IntraBC reference picture selected from a reference picture list, wherein the reference picture list includes the IntraBC reference picture containing one or more reconstructed IntraBC blocks and one or more Inter reference pictures corresponding to one or more reconstructed Inter-coded pictures; generating a first reconstructed current block after said encoding or decoding the current prediction unit; and updating the IntraBC reference picture according to the first reconstructed current block.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for aligning at least two image recording elements of two camera modules of a stereo camera system, in particular with respect to their roll angle relative to one another, as well as to a stereo camera system whose camera modules or image recording elements are aligned in accordance with such method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for palette coding of a block of video data using multiple color index scanning orders involve: receiving input data associated with a current block; determining whether transposing a color index map for palette coding is selected; responsive to selecting transposing the color index map, encoding or decoding color indices of the current block according to a transposed palette or a transposed triplet palette; and responsive to not selecting transposing the color index map, encoding or decoding the color indices of the current block according to an original palette or an original triplet palette.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system to conceal video errors due to lost packets in the transmission without incurring additional bandwidth usage. The present invention is to use current and previous frames to search for similar patches for the corrupted blocks in the current frame. The search process speed for locating the lost packets is significantly improved by incorporating a smart search concept. The concealment algorithm of the present invention can be implemented in GPUs and multi-core CPUs.

Abstract: The image inspection device includes a reference height setting part configured to set a reference height as a reference of vibration component estimation, a vibration estimation part configured to estimate a vibration component in an inspection environment, based on the two-dimensional profile generated by the two-dimensional profile generation part and the reference height set by the reference height setting part, a profile correction part configured to remove, from the two-dimensional profile, the vibration component estimated by the vibration estimation part, a three-dimensional data generation part configured to generate three-dimensional data of the inspection object from a plurality of the two-dimensional profiles from which the vibration component is removed by the profile correction part, and an inspection part configured to conduct outer appearance inspection of the inspection object, based on the three-dimensional data generated by the three-dimensional data generation part.