Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image sensor and a camera and an electronic apparatus including the same. An image sensor according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a first light amount detection pixel to detect a first light amount of a first area, a first sensor pixel to output pixel data by converting light of the first area into an electric signal, a second light amount detection pixel to detect a second light amount of a second area, and a second sensor pixel to output pixel data by converting light of the second area into an electric signal, wherein a dynamic range of the first sensor pixel is different from a dynamic range of the second sensor pixel. Accordingly, a high dynamic range may be implemented within one frame.

Abstract: A camera module structure, comprising: an upper housing (1) and a lens (2). The upper housing (1) comprises an accommodating part (11); the lens (2) is mounted in the accommodating part (11). The structure further comprises a circlip (3). The circlip (3) comprises a press part (31) and a clamp part (32). A guide groove (12) is provided on the upper housing (1). A clamp groove (21) is provided on the external peripheral wall of the lens (2). The clamp part (32) is engaged in the clamp groove (21) of the lens (2) along the guide groove (12). The camera module structure is convenient to assemble, and compared with screw connection, adhesive connection and other modes, problems such as vibration, falling-off and fracture would not happen, the imaging quality is good, and the service life is long.

Abstract: A suspension assembly is described. The suspension assembly including a rigid interposer circuit; a plurality of flexible circuits configured to attach to the rigid interposer circuit and movable about an x-axis and a y-axis with respect to the static plate; and a sensor mounting region on the rigid interposer circuit.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a first electronic component and/or a second electronic component disposed on the printed circuit board, a shielding member disposed to surround the first electronic component and/or the second electronic component, and a first thermal diffusion member configured to surround at least a portion of a first surface of the shielding member.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device having a memory cell array with first layers of memory cells configured for operations of multiplication and accumulation. Each pair of closest layers among the first layers are configured to be separate by at least one layer in second layers of memory cells, where access to, or usages of, the second layers can be restricted or limited to prevent activities in the second layers from corrupting the weight programming in the first layers.

Abstract: A polarized event camera system includes: an event camera having a field of view centered around an optical axis, the event camera including an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the event camera operating independently and asynchronously and being configured to generate change events based on changes in intensity of light received by the pixel; and a rotatable linear polarizer aligned with the optical axis of the event camera, the rotatable linear polarizer having a polarization axis, the polarization axis of the rotatable linear polarizer being rotatable about the optical axis of the event camera.

Abstract: An imaging pixel formed by a photodetector connected to a reading circuit comprising: an integration capacitance, a transistor for resetting the integration capacitance, a coupling transistor between the photodetector and the integration capacitance, a memorisation capacitance, a second transistor for resetting the memorisation capacitance, a memorisation switch between the integration capacitance and the memorisation capacitance, to enable different configurations corresponding to different phases of assessing parameters of the pixel and in particular a ratio R=Cint/Cmem.

Abstract: This relates generally to a method and a system for spatio-temporal polarization video analysis. The spatio-temporal polarization data is analyzed for a computer vision application such as object detection, image classification, image captioning, image reconstruction or image inpainting, face recognition and action recognition. Numerous classical and deep learning methods have been applied on polarimetric data for polarimetric imaging analysis, however, the available pre-trained models may not be directly suitable on polarization data, as polarimetric data is more complex. Further compared to analysis of the polarimetric images, a significant number of actions can be detected by polarimetric videos, hence analyzing polarimetric videos is more efficient. The disclosure is a spatio-temporal analysis of polarization video.

Abstract: An object detection system includes a projector that projects an original transmitted light on a scene containing an object; an adjustable device configured to shape the original transmitted light, thereby generating a shaped transmitted light; and an image capture device configured to capture an image from a reflected light from the scene. The original transmitted light is alternated with the shaped transmitted light, thereby resulting in an integrated image captured by the image capture device.

Abstract: A semiconductor device that has low power consumption and is capable of performing a product-sum operation is provided. The semiconductor device includes first and second cells, a first circuit, and first to third wirings. Each of the first and second cells includes a capacitor, and a first terminal of each of the capacitors is electrically connected to the third wiring. Each of the first and second cells has a function of feeding a current based on a potential held at a second terminal of the capacitor, to a corresponding one of the first and second wirings. The first circuit is electrically connected to the first and second wirings and stores currents I1 and I2 flowing through the first and second wirings. When the potential of the third wiring changes and accordingly the amount of current of the first wiring changes from I1 to I3 and the amount of current of the second wiring changes from I2 to I4, the first circuit generates a current with an amount I1?I2?I3+I4.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that communicates with an image capturing apparatus that includes an image capturing unit causes a display unit to display a first window including an image captured by the image capturing unit and a second window including an icon for controlling an image capturing area of the image capturing unit, receives a user operation for designating a position of the icon in the second window displayed on the display unit, and controls the image capturing area of the image capturing unit based on a position of the icon in the second window that is based on the received user operation and a position of a target object detected from a captured image.

Abstract: A sticking determination device includes a CPU, a GPU, a memory, a bus, and an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image data from the camera and save the image data to the memory. The image acquiring unit transmits, to the CPU, a save completion notification indicative of completion of saving respective one of divided units of the image data. The CPU transmits a read instruction to the GPU to read, from the memory, a pixel value of at least one pixel at a sticking determination target position. The GPU reads the pixel value of the at least one pixel from the memory and transmits the read pixel value to the CPU. The CPU is configured to determine whether the image data is stuck by comparing the pixel value in a current frame with the pixel value in a previous frame.

Abstract: Techniques for updating zoom properties of corresponding salient objects are described that support parallel zooming for image comparison. In an implementation, a zoom input is received involving a salient object in a digital image in a user interface. An identification module identifies the salient object in the digital image and zoom properties for the salient object. A detection module identifies a corresponding salient object in at least one additional digital image and zoom properties for the corresponding salient object in the at least one additional digital image. An adjustment module then updates the zoom properties for the corresponding salient object in the at least one additional digital image based on the zoom properties for the salient object in the digital image.

Abstract: Provided are a device and a method by which high-precision auto focus (AF) processing can be performed while a focus lens or a zoom lens is being operated. An interchangeable lens acquires position information regarding a focus lens and a zoom lens at a predetermined time interval during an exposure time period of detection information acquisition pixels for use in calculation of a defocus amount (DF), and outputs the position information to an imaging device. The imaging device calculates the defocus amount (DF) by using information regarding the detection information acquisition pixels, calculates a reference focus lens position (Ref_fc) by using points, on a cam curve, corresponding to the inputted lens position information, calculates a target focus lens position (Tgt_fc) in an in-focus position, from the reference focus lens position (Ref_fc) and the defocus amount (DF), and outputs the target focus lens position (Tgt_fc) to the interchangeable lens.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: an imaging section that acquires image data; and a control section that causes DNN processing on the image data and readout processing of the image data to be executed in parallel and causes noise reduction processing to be executed on the image data that is read out when the DNN processing on the image data and the readout processing of the image data are being executed in parallel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of tracking poses of a rolling-shutter camera in an augmented reality (AR) system is provided. The method and apparatus use camera information and inertial sensor readings from Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to estimate the pose of the camera at a reference line. Thereafter, relative pose changes at scanlines may be calculated using the inertial sensor data. The estimated reference pose of the camera is then further refined based on the visual information from the camera, the relative pose changes and the optimized reference line pose of a previous image. Thereafter, the estimate of the scanline poses may be updated using the relative pose changes obtained in the earlier steps.

Abstract: A photographing method and a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a first operation; starting, by the terminal device, a camera in response to the first operation; displaying, by the terminal device, a first preview screen including a first preview image, where the first preview image includes at least one photographed object, and the at least one photographed object in the first preview image matches preset first text information; and outputting, by the terminal device, first prompt information based on the first preview image and the first text information, where the first prompt information is used to indicate a missing or redundant photographed object in the first preview image. Indicated by the prompt information, a user can move a position or an angle of the terminal device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for calibrating camera and measuring offsets for reducing distortions on images. The calibrating includes aligning an on-board image sensor and a lens barrel using a kinematic mount and affixing the onboard image sensor and the lens barrel to assemble a camera. The kinematic mount provides a predetermined number of degrees of freedom in aligning the on-board image sensor and the lens barrel. A device embeds the camera. The measuring includes receiving the camera in the kinematic mount and measuring an opposing pair of offset values as measured optical centers from the lens optical axis to the image sensor pointing reference at yaw orientations of the camera at 0 degree and 180 degrees. The method determines a total offset value by taking an average of the pair and canceling the rotationally symmetrical error. The method uses the offset value for reducing distortions on images by de-warping.

Abstract: Various embodiments include perimeter sheet spring suspension arrangements for cameras. A perimeter sheet spring suspension arrangement may be used to suspend a moveable platform of the camera from a base structure of the camera, and allow a lens group of the camera to move laterally. According to some embodiments, the perimeter sheet spring suspension arrangement may include one or more tabs that may be used as bumpers that cushion lateral movement of the moveable platform.

Abstract: A device includes a processor which controls a display operation of a display unit. The processor acquires a specified portion specified by a first user operation in an object image including an object to be imaged, sets an enlargement reference point in the object image according to the specified portion with respect to which a part of the object image is enlarged when performing enlargement display control, and extracts a display target range from the object image as the part of the object image to be enlarged. The display target range includes both the enlargement reference point and the specified portion, and the enlargement reference point is set so that the representative point approaches a middle of the display area in response to each input of a second user operation for performing enlargement display control, until the representative point coincides with the middle of the display area.