Abstract: A device for displaying an image sequence in the form of a pixel matrix, includes a control unit coupled to a projector. The control unit includes an input interface designed to receive asynchronous information representing, for each pixel of the matrix, events concerning the pixel, and a processor designed to control the activation of each pixel of the matrix at moments determined by the respective events indicated by the asynchronous information for the pixel. The projector is disposed on a support so as to illuminate the light receptors of the eye when the device is in use and is designed to project a light flux corresponding to the pixels activated by the control unit.

Abstract: Antenna modules and systems, and applications and methods of manufacturing thereof, are described herein. An example radio frequency (RF) signal transmitter includes a data signal port to receive a baseband data signal; a carrier signal port to receive an initial carrier signal; and an antenna module coupled to the signal ports. The antenna module includes: a substrate with a front face that has a phased array of active antenna elements that includes at least two columns of the active antenna elements; and a rear face that has, for each column, a RF signal launcher to receive a RF data signal for the column; and a transmitting module mounted to the rear face. The transmitting module has, for each column of active antenna elements: a combiner to form the RF data signal; and a RF signal port to transmit the RF data signal to the RF signal launcher.

Abstract: Disclosed are a controlling device and method for frequency synchronization as well as a LCD TV. The method is applied to an LCD TV, wherein the LCD TV includes a front-end motherboard chip, a main drive control chip and a plurality of column drive control chips, the method includes: when the main drive control chip recognizes that its operating frequency is unstable, it generates a clock turn-off signal; the main drive control chip transmits fixed data to each column drive control chip according to the clock turn-off signal and receives a clock training request initiated by each column drive control chip according to the fixed data; and when recognizing that the operating frequency synchronizes with a frequency corresponding to front-end data transmitted by the front-end motherboard chip, the main drive control chip responds to the clock training request and transmits clock training data to each column drive control chip.

Abstract: A method, a medium (20) and a system (10) for calibrating a camera (32) of a vehicle (30). The calibration system (10) is remarkable in that it includes a calibration medium (20), including at least a first calibration reference (24) and a mirror (26), and a vehicle (30), including at least a second calibration reference (34). The method can be used to calibrate the camera (32) by determining the spatial compensation values between the camera (32) and the vehicle (30), without any need to align the vehicle (30) perfectly facing the calibration medium (20).

Abstract: A calibration method of an image capture system includes an image capture device of at least one image capture device capturing an image including a plurality of intersection coordinates among a plurality of geometric blocks of a test pattern and an information of a color of each geometric block of the plurality of geometric blocks; an operation unit executing a first operation on the plurality of intersection coordinates within the image to generate a plurality of geometric calibration parameters; the operation unit executing a second operation on an information of a color of each geometric block of the plurality of geometric blocks within the image to generate a plurality of color calibration parameters; and a calibration unit calibrating the image capture device according to the plurality of geometric calibration parameters and the plurality of color calibration parameters.

Abstract: Various aspects of a method and system for audio data transmission are disclosed herein. The method includes selection of a frequency modulation (FM) band by a first electronic device. The FM band is selected to receive an audio portion of a multimedia content rendered at a display device. The method further includes receipt of a video description portion of the multimedia content, via the selected FM band.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method are provided. The display apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive a pre-power on command signal from an external device, and a controller configured to activate a network communication function of the display apparatus based on the pre-power on command signal. The communicator is further configured to receive information of content from the external device, in response to the controller activating the network communication function, and the controller is further configured to reproduce the content based on the information of the content.

Abstract: A method for tone mapping includes configuring, by at least one processor, at least one tone mapping function based on a measure of a distribution of luminance values within video data. The measure of a distribution of luminance values represents a luminance level at which a predetermined percentage of pixels of the video data have luminance values satisfying a threshold condition. The method includes generating a tone mapped video by applying the at least one configured tone mapping function to the video data.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for displaying a bullet curtain in a VR video. During playback of the VR video, a VR device may detect a visual field of a user, determine a target bullet curtain to be displayed in the visual field of the user based on location information of a plurality of bullet curtains stored in a bullet curtain library, and then display the target bullet curtain in the display area corresponding to the visual field of the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method and device of converting a high-dynamic-range (HDR) version of a picture to a standard-dynamic-range (SDR) version of this picture. The method is characterized in that it converts the high-dynamic-range version to the standard-dynamic-range version of the picture according to: a first indicator (I1) that indicates the presence of color mapping parameters; a second indicator (I2) that indicates whether a device is configured to convert the high-dynamic-range version to the standard-dynamic-range version of the picture by taking into account said color mapping parameters; and a third indicator (I3) that indicates whether converting without taking into account said color mapping parameters is inhibited.

Abstract: An image processing device performs image processing on image data for projection into a projection area. The image processing device comprises a memory and an image processor. The memory at least temporarily stores image data. The image processor specifies a certain area that is part of the projection area and extends from one end of the projection area, and corrects the image data so as to satisfy a certain condition on the basis of the specification of the certain area. The certain condition is that the correction amount A for the brightness of the image data portion to be projected into the certain area and the correction amount B for the brightness of the other image data portion in the projection area satisfy the relation A<B.

Abstract: A driving assistance device displaying a condition around a vehicle on a display unit includes: a storage device storing an external shape of the vehicle; an object detection device detecting a position of an object around the vehicle and an external shape of a vehicle side of the object; a movement information acquiring device acquiring movement information relating to a direction and an amount of movement of the vehicle; a relative position estimating device estimating a relative position of the object to the vehicle based on the position of the object and the movement information; an image generating device generating a top-view image of the vehicle and the object viewed from above the vehicle based on the external shape of the vehicle, the external shape of the object, and the relative position of the object to the vehicle; and a display device displaying the top-view image on the display unit.

Abstract: A projection system, apparatus, and method in which a plurality of projectors project images to form an image as a whole on a projected area which is a screen area on which a content image is projected without a frame. Images for calibration are output by the plurality of projectors, the images for calibration including positioning markers that are indications for positioning to the corners of the projected area. Correction coefficients are calculated based on reference points of the projected area, and a projection target area is defined which corresponds to the screen area.

Abstract: The projection image display apparatus includes a display element that emits image light generated by modulating light from a light source based, a pixel-shifter that shifts a pixel of a projected image by changing an optical path of the image light, a resampling circuit, a motion-interpolation image processing circuit, and a pixel-shift controller. The resampling circuit generates a plurality of sub-frame image signals having a resolution of the display element, by resampling an image signal having a resolution of the projected image. The motion-interpolation image processing circuit provides a motion-interpolation image process to the sub-frame image signals. The pixel-shift controller receives the sub-frame image signals having undergone the motion-interpolation image process.

Abstract: A remote controller and a method for controlling a screen using the remote controller are provided. The remote controller includes a first screen key; an output interface configured to output a control signal; and a controller configured to control the first screen key and the output interface. The controller outputs first control information corresponding to a press of the first screen key to a display by using the output interface. The first control information is information for scaling a content screen displayed on the display and for displaying the scaled content screen on a first screen area of split screen areas of the display.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for transmitting selected pictorial information present in a host computing device to be displayed on an e-ink type display of a portable device that shows a displayed previous image, wherein the portable device obtains energy supply from the host computing device required for the refreshment of the displayed image, wherein the portable device calculates the energy required for the next refreshment and indicates when in the device sufficient energy is stored, for the calculation of the required energy the timing profile of the portable device is divided into segments, and only the segment of the profile is used which corresponds to the actual parameters required at the time of refreshment, whereby less energy is needed for the refreshment.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically generating split screen for a video of a dynamic scene is disclosed. The system generates the split screen by (a) obtaining the video of the dynamic scene, (b) detecting one or more objects in the video, (c) selecting one or more shot specifications for the one or more objects, (d) automatically cropping the dynamic scene of the one or more objects based on selected shot specifications, (e) automatically selecting a layout configuration for the split screen based on the cropped dynamic scenes to partition a display screen of a computing unit, (f) optimizing the split screen, (g) automatically generating the split screen by depicting (i) an overview of an original shot of the video in a top half and (ii) the cropped dynamic scenes in the one or more partition views of a bottom half and (h) displaying the split screen to a user.

Abstract: A method for tone mapping includes applying, by at least one processor, at least two tone mapping functions to video data. The at least two tone mapping functions include a first tone mapping function and a second tone mapping function, such as a high tone mapping function and a low tone mapping function that provides an output having more illumination range to low luminance values of the video data than an output that the high tone mapping function provides. The method includes determining a mixing ratio based on an amount of the video data that has luminance values within a predetermined range. The mixing ratio represents a proportion of each of output of the at least two tone mapping functions. The method includes mixing the outputs of the at least two tone mapping functions according to the mixing ratio to generate the tone mapped video.

Abstract: A remote control system includes a main body apparatus and a remote controller. A motion sensor included in the remote controller detects an amount of change in posture of the remote controller. A user interface creator included in the main body apparatus creates a user interface image including a pointer. The user interface creator: determines virtual coordinates of the pointer based on the amount of change in posture; when the virtual coordinates of the pointer are present in a movable region, displays the pointer at a position of the virtual coordinates; when the virtual coordinates of the pointer are present outside the movable region, displays the pointer at a position in the movable region closest to the virtual coordinates; and when the virtual coordinates of the pointer have reached a boundary of a clip region, limits the virtual coordinates of the pointer within the clip region.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the generation of interpolated frames of video data. In one embodiment, the interpolated frames of video data are generated by obtaining two or more frames of video data; performing Lagrangian interpolation on one or more portions of the obtained two or more frames of video data to generate a Lagrangian interpolated image; performing Eulerian interpolation on one or more portions of the obtained two or more frames to generate a Eulerian interpolated image; and when the Lagrangian interpolated image and the Eulerian interpolated image should be combined, computing an average interpolated image using the Lagrangian interpolated image and the Eulerian interpolated image; otherwise, selecting either the Lagrangian interpolated image or the Eulerian interpolated image; and generating an interpolated frame of video data using one or more of the average interpolated image, the Lagrangian interpolated image, or the Eulerian interpolated image.