Abstract: A location obtaining unit obtains information on a location of the image capture apparatus during image; a direction obtaining unit obtains direction of an object in an image captured; a device information obtaining unit obtains information on a location of a wireless device that is included by an object during image capture; a distance obtaining unit obtains a distance of the object in the image captured from the image capture apparatus; an object location calculating unit calculates a location of the object based on the information on the location of the image capture apparatus, a direction of the object in the image, and the distance of the object from the image capture apparatus; and an object identifying unit identifies that the object is the object including the wireless device if the location of the object and the location of the wireless device are within a predetermined range.

Abstract: The client terminal includes a candidate display control unit configured to control a candidate for a reference captured image to be displayed on a display unit, the reference captured image being retrieved based on a preliminary captured image obtained by preliminary image capture in an imaging unit and being referred to during actual image capture, and a detailed information output control unit configured to control detailed information to be output, the detailed information being attached to a reference captured image selected from among the displayed candidates for the reference captured image.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus which can reduce the lowering of the precision of the object detection, when detecting the object by using photometric optical elements and a photometric image sensor. The imaging apparatus detects the object by using the photometric optical elements and a photometric, sensor. In this case, weighting coefficients Wr, Wg and Wb are each set at a region in which H in the photometric region is divided into three from the image height 0. The imaging apparatus is structured so as to form information for the object detection by using weighting coefficients which have been set for each of the wavelength regions according to the regions in the photometric region, and accordingly can reduce the lowering of the precision of the object detection.

Abstract: An image photographing apparatus and a method for controlling the image photographing apparatus are provided. The method includes outputting light so as to penetrate a projection and fall on an object, receiving first reflective light reflected from an object, obtaining a first image based on information of the first reflective light, controlling the projection using predetermined information to generate a controlled projection, receiving second reflective light using the controlled projection, obtaining a second image based on information of the second reflective light, and generating a depth map using the obtained first image and second image.

Abstract: Camera device including multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, some of which have different orientations relative to the base of the camera device and methods of using such a camera device are described. The orientation of the camera modules within the camera device is taken into consideration when determining the direction in which lines of the sensors of the individual camera modules are read out. Information with regard to the read out direction to be used with particular camera modules is stored in some embodiments and used to control the readout of sensors, e.g., sensors which use a rolling shutter to capture images of a scene area. The sensors may have the same field of view or overlapping fields of view.

Abstract: This application discloses an electronic device including a cooling structure and a plurality of electrical components. The cooling structure is made from a thermally conductive material, and has an exterior surface, an interior surface and a hollow portion defined by the interior surface. The exterior surface is configured to radiate away heat generated within the hollow portion that is transmitted from the interior surface to the exterior surface. The electrical components are contained within the hollow portion. Heat generated by the electrical components during operation of the electronic device is carried away by the cooling structure. In some implementations, the exterior surface includes a base form and a plurality of surface features that project away from the base form, and the surface features are physically configured to form a helical structure that wraps around the cooling structure and increases rate of thermal radiation from the exterior surface.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an illumination unit, an imaging unit, an illumination control unit, a target detection unit, a radiation illuminance, and a comparison unit. The illumination unit emits infrared light. The imaging unit captures an image of an object. The illumination control unit controls an illumination intensity of the illumination unit for irradiating the object. The target detection unit detects at least a portion of a human body contained within an irradiation range of the illumination unit. The radiation illuminance calculation unit calculates a radiation illuminance of the illumination unit with respect to the portion of the human body detected by the target detection unit. The comparison unit compares the radiation illuminance calculated by the radiation illuminance calculation unit with a predetermined threshold value. The illumination control unit controls the illumination intensity of the illumination unit based on a comparison result of the comparison unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting an exposure time for an image frame is presented. The apparatus comprises at least one processing unit and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the apparatus to process at least one image frame, select at least one region of interest from the at least one image frame, process at least two consecutive image frames to determine a motion field, segment the motion field into at least one motion cluster, select based on the at least one region of interest and the at least one motion cluster, the most relevant motion cluster, and adjust the exposure time based on motion information of the selected most relevant motion cluster.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses of operating an electronic device are provided. A display unit of the electronic device displays an image as a preview. A control unit of the electronic device differentiates a reference object and a target object in the image. The control unit determines a reference color of the reference object and a background color of the target object. The control unit adjusts the background color of the target object so as to correspond to the reference color of the reference object. The control unit sets the background color of the target object.

Abstract: An ocular vision system with a display module, which includes a transparent optical guide, is adapted for propagating, by total internal reflections, a light beam transporting an image as far as an extraction section of the optical guide. The system may include: means for positioning the optical guide in a first position in which the extraction zone is placed along a first axis corresponding to a nominal axis of sight of the user's eye; means for positioning the optical guide in a second position in which the extraction zone is placed along a second axis offset with respect to the nominal axis of sight of the user's eye; and means for rotating the optical guide about an axis intended to pass substantially through the center of rotation of the user's eye, enabling the optical guide to pass from the first position to the second position and vice versa.

Abstract: A near-eye display system includes a display panel, a beam steering assembly facing the display panel, a display controller, and a beam steering controller. The beam steering assembly imparts one of a plurality of net deflection angles to incident light. The display controller drives the display panel to display a sequence of images, and the beam steering controller controls the beam steering assembly to impart a different net deflection angle for each displayed image of the sequence. The sequence of images, when displayed within the visual perception interval, may be perceived as a single image having a resolution greater than the resolution of the display panel or having larger apparent pixel sizes that conceal the black space between pixels of the display, or the sequence of images may represent a lightfield with the angular information represented in the net deflection angles imparted into the images as they are projected.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor having a pair of focus detection pixels; a detection circuit for performing, on a pair of image signals that were obtained from each of the focus detection pixels, shift processing for relatively shifting the pair of image signals, and detecting a phase difference of the pair of image signals; a switching circuit for switching between a starlit sky image capture mode and a normal image capture mode; and a control circuit for performing control such that a shift amount of one step by which the pair of image signals are relatively shifted in the starlit sky image capture mode is smaller than a shift amount of one step by which the pair of image signals are relatively shifted in the normal image capture mode.

Abstract: A photography system includes a remote server to store themed photograph overlays, and at least one themed photograph overlay image located at a designated area and corresponding to one of the themed photograph overlays on the remote server. A portable electronic device (PED) includes a processor to execute a creative artworks picture application, a transceiver to communicate with the remote server based on execution of the creative artworks picture application, and a camera to scan the themed photograph overlay image located at the designated area. The transceiver receives the themed photograph overlay from the remote server based on the camera scanning the themed photograph overlay image. The camera takes a photograph at the designated area, and the photograph with the at least one themed photograph overlay is displayed.

Abstract: A photodetector includes a first doped region disposed in a semiconductor material and a second doped region disposed in the semiconductor material. The second doped region is electrically coupled to the first doped region, and the second doped region is of an opposite majority charge carrier type as the first doped region. The photodetector also includes a quantum dot layer disposed in a trench in the semiconductor material, and the quantum dot layer is electrically coupled to the second doped region. A transfer gate is disposed to permit charge transfer from the second doped region to a floating diffusion.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling auto focus of a camera module. The present invention includes a lens unit, a moving coil, a fixed coil, and a controller configured to provide a signal comprising first frequency signal and second frequency signal to the moving coil, the fixed coil receiving the variable current or the variable voltage through the second frequency signal, calculate a focus position value based on the received variable current or the variable voltage and an image signal, and control the lens unit to move by applying the first frequency signal to the moving coil according to the calculated focus position value, wherein the controller is further configured to detect a temperature change of the fixed coil and to correct a focus position of the lens unit corresponding to the detected temperature change of the fixed coil.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an image processing program that causes a computer to execute an image processing method comprising acquiring step of acquiring an input image generated by image pickup through an optical system, generating step of generating a point spread function by using coefficient data of a function approximating a point spread function corresponding to an image-pickup condition of the optical system, and providing step of providing unsharp mask processing to the input image using a filter generated based on information of the point spread function generated by using the coefficient data. The filter is a filter having two-dimensional data.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus combines images output from imaging units, and reduces such scenes that an image of a displaced subject is captured. The apparatus includes a driving unit that drives at least one imaging unit serving as a driving target among the imaging units, in predetermined driving modes, and a combining unit that combines pieces of image data acquired by the imaging units. The imaging units each include an imaging sensor in which photoelectric converters for converting light into an electrical signal are arranged in rows and columns. The driving unit divides a region for acquiring the image data into a plurality of regions each corresponding to a unit formed of one or more rows of the imaging sensor. The driving modes include a first driving mode in which the imaging unit serving as the driving target is sequentially switched for each exposure or readout of the unit.

Abstract: An image pickup module includes a cover, a plurality of image pickup units, a self-curing gel, and a photopolymer gel. The cover includes an upper shield, a side shield, and illumination openings and image pickup openings on the upper shield, and the upper shield and the side shield surround an accommodation space where the image pickup units are disposed. The cover at least covers a portion of upper surfaces of the image pickup units. The photopolymer gel is disposed on positions corresponding to the illumination openings that expose the photopolymer gel. The self-curing gel is disposed between the upper surfaces of the image pickup units and the upper shield. The photopolymer gel is configured to fix relative positions between the image pickup units and the cover. A manufacturing method of an image pickup module is also provided.

Abstract: An image sensing circuit includes floating node, switch circuit, capacitor(s), and counting circuit. The floating node receives image electric charge from a photosensitive pixel. The switch circuit is coupled between floating node and capacitor(s) to dynamically connect and disconnect floating node and capacitor(s). The capacitor(s) include(s) first terminal(s) connected to switch circuit and second terminal(s) connected to ground. The counting circuit counts the number of charging and discharging behavior of capacitor(s) according to dynamic switches of switch circuit wherein the switch circuit dynamically switches to make capacitor(s) be charged and discharged dynamically in response to one exposure time period to receive energy of image electric charge which is determined by the number of charging and discharging behavior of the capacitor(s) and the capacitor(s)' potential value measured finally.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes plural optical lens groups, an optical sensor and a casing. After a light beam passes through any of the plural optical lens groups, a travelling direction of the light beam is changed. Moreover, after the light beam passes through at least one of the plural optical lens groups, the light beam is sensed by the optical sensor and converted into an image signal by the optical sensor. The plural optical lens groups and the optical sensor are accommodated and fixed within the casing. The optical apparatus has a single optical lens module, and is able to implement different optical function simultaneously. Consequently, the overall volume of the optical apparatus is minimized, and the fabricating cost of the optical apparatus is reduced.