Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus, a program and an image processing method capable of avoiding interference with the function of another program. An image processing apparatus includes a position information detection unit configured to detect position information indicating a position on a display, a region position setting unit configured to set the position of the region of interest on the display based on the position information, and an image processing unit configured to perform image process on at least one image among an image inside of the region of interest and an image outside of the region of interest. The region position setting unit, when the position information is changed with the image process, sets the position of the region of interest based on the position information immediately before the change.

Abstract: One or more cameras capture objects at a higher resolution than the human eye can perceive. Objects are segmented from the background of the image and scaled to human perceptible size. The scaled-up objects are superimposed over the unscaled background. This is presented to a user via an augmented reality display whereby the process selectively amplifies the size of the objects' spatially registered retinal projection while maintaining a natural (unmodified) view in the remainder of the visual field.

Abstract: Examples of systems and methods for rendering an avatar in a mixed reality environment are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to automatically scale an avatar or to render an avatar based on a determined intention of a user, an interesting impulse, environmental stimuli, or user saccade points. The disclosed systems and methods may apply discomfort curves when rendering an avatar. The disclosed systems and methods may provide a more realistic interaction between a human user and an avatar.

Abstract: A method for processing three-dimensional point cloud data includes a data creation step, a layering step, a gridding step, a data processing step and a two-dimensional image generation step, so that the three-dimensional point cloud data can be converted into a two-dimensional image, and the two-dimensional image can correspond to, identify and store the axial depth and information point features of the point cloud data in three axes.

Abstract: Non-interpolatable classification of rocks in a region as defined by rock classification maps may be digitized to generate gridded index map. For rock classification maps stored as raster images, image treatment may be applied to generate the gridded index map. The gridded index map may be associated with lithology values using a rock-lithology library, and the lithology values may be used to generate a lithologic representation of the region. Such conversion of rock classification maps for modeling the region may improve input lithologic data accuracy and consistency, while enhancing the efficiency of lithologic modeling (e.g., for basin modeling).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of the present invention allows the user to draw images using augmented reality. The method is implemented by a processor executing a marker-less tracking algorithm stored in a memory of a mobile computing device. The method comprises detecting, by a page detector, an image of a drawing area; initializing a marker-less tracker, wherein said initializing comprises (a) capturing, via the page detector, a frame of the drawing area, (b) displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI) of the mobile computing device, the frame of the drawing area, and (c) uniformly distributing on the GUI a template patch over the frame of the drawing area, and wherein the template patch is a fragment of texture of a template image used for surface tracking. The method further comprises executing a template patch tracking, wherein a perspective transformation of the template image to the frame as a current image is evaluated in video streaming on the GUI of the mobile computing device.

Abstract: Rendering system combines point sampling and volume sampling operations to produce rendering outputs. For example, to determine color information for a surface location in a 3-D scene, one or more point sampling operations are conducted in a volume around the surface location, and one or more sampling operations of volumetric light transport data are performed farther from the surface location. A transition zone between point sampling and volume sampling can be provided, in which both point and volume sampling operations are conducted. Data obtained from point and volume sampling operations can be blended in determining color information for the surface location. For example, point samples are obtained by tracing a ray for each point sample, to identify an intersection between another surface and the ray, to be shaded, and volume samples are obtained from a nested 3-D grids of volume elements expressing light transport data at different levels of granularity.

Abstract: A computer system for creating architectural schematics within a mixed-reality environment generates, within an architectural design application, mixed-reality rendering data that visually describes one or more virtual architectural elements in relation to a real-world environment. The computer system transmits, to a mixed-reality device, the mixed-reality rendering data, wherein the mixed-reality device renders the mixed-reality rendering data within the real-world environment. The computer system also receives a command from a user directed towards a particular virtual architectural element. Additionally, the computer system constrains a scope of the command based upon an interaction between the virtual architectural element and the real-world environment.

Abstract: A system comprising a screen, client devices comprising processing devices that render an augmented or mixed reality interactive environment that is shared among the client devices, the augmented or mixed reality interactive environment including one or more virtual objects and narratives, wherein one or more of the client devices are configured to generate an individualized experience in the augmented or mixed reality interactive environment, a given one of the client devices including an output device configured to project images on the screen, the projected images associated with the augmented or mixed reality interactive environment, and an input device configured to receive user interactions with the augmented or mixed reality interactive environment. The system further comprises a server communicatively coupled to the client devices via a network, the server monitors the user interactions and modifies the one or more virtual objects and narratives.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to display layers in an electronic device, wherein an operating method of the electronic device can comprise the steps of: displaying, on a display, a first layer of which at least a portion is transparent; and displaying, on the display, a second layer of which at least a portion is overlapped with the first layer, and which is disposed on a lower end of the first layer, wherein the at least portion of the second layer can be set to be transparently displayed. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a memory configured to store data illustrating a three-dimensional model reproducing an environment of a work site; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to specify a first partial region in which a work target is present from the three-dimensional model based on a detection result of an orientation of a work operator present at the work site, specify a second partial region corresponding to the work target from the first partial region based on at least one of a geometric shape of the first partial region and color information of the first partial region, and register, in the memory, three-dimensional coordinates of the second partial region in a coordinate space in which the three-dimensional model is formed as position information for displaying, according to a position of the work target, image information on an image in which the work site is photographed.

Abstract: A graphics processing may include implementing a vertex shader and a pixel shader with a GPU. Vertex parameter values generated by the vertex shader may be stored in a memory. The pixel shader may access the vertex parameter values stored in the memory. Accessing the vertex parameter values may include disabling or bypassing hardware that performs interpolation on vertex parameter values. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A display device including a housing; a display unit; a rotatable guide bar accommodated in the housing and configured to withdraw the display unit from the housing or insert the display unit into the housing; and a controller configured to display first content in a first region of the display unit withdrawn from the housing, in response to a second-content display command, withdraw the display unit to add a second region, and display second content in the second region.

Abstract: 3D printing slicing methods, apparatuses, devices, and storage mediums are disclosed. In an embodiment, a 3D printing slicing method includes the following steps: (1) acquiring a 3D model and a target texture picture; (2) obtaining a first model and obtaining a first picture; (3) establishing a mapping set between the first model and the first picture; (4) slicing a target layer of the first model by a slice plane to obtain at least one intersection point; (5) looking up at least one mapping point corresponding to the at least one intersection point in the first picture according to the mapping set, and obtaining corresponding outer contour points by revising coordinates of the at least one intersection point; and (6) obtaining an outer contour boundary line of the target layer by connecting the outer contour points successively.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices, head-mounted display (HMD) devices, and methods for displaying an image via a display device. In one example, a method for displaying an image via a display device comprises receiving an original frame of reference, determining a rotated device orientation of the display device, and modifying the original frame of reference to a rotated frame of reference based on the rotated device orientation. The method further comprises sampling data describing a virtual world at the rotated frame of reference to produce an intermediate image frame, generating a final image frame by back-rotating the intermediate image frame to the original frame of reference, and displaying the final image frame via the display device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of the present invention allows the user to draw or preview images using augmented reality. The method is implemented by a processor executing a marker-less tracking algorithm stored in a memory of a mobile computing device. The method comprises detecting, by a page detector, an image of a drawing area; initializing a marker-less tracker, wherein said initializing comprises (a) capturing, via the page detector, a frame of the drawing area, (b) displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI) of the mobile computing device, the frame of the drawing area, and (c) uniformly distributing template patches over the frame of the drawing area, and wherein the template patch is a fragment of texture of a template image used for surface tracking. The method further comprises executing a template patch tracking, wherein a perspective transformation of the template image to the frame as a current image is evaluated in video streaming on the GUI of the mobile computing device.

Abstract: Aspects relate to tracing rays in 3-D scenes that comprise objects that are defined by or with implicit geometry. In an example, a trapping element defines a portion of 3-D space in which implicit geometry exist. When a ray is found to intersect a trapping element, a trapping element procedure is executed. The trapping element procedure may comprise marching a ray through a 3-D volume and evaluating a function that defines the implicit geometry for each current 3-D position of the ray. An intersection detected with the implicit geometry may be found concurrently with intersections for the same ray with explicitly-defined geometry, and data describing these intersections may be stored with the ray and resolved.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display and a processor for controlling the display. In response to the electronic apparatus operating in a first operating mode, the processor displays a content screen including a background image layer with a rear background image of the electronic apparatus and an object layer with a graphic object in the display. In response to receiving a convert command to convert to a second operating mode, the processor decreases a resolution of the content screen displayed in the display and adds a content layer including a content image enlarged gradually from a region of the content screen to the an entirety of the content screen.

Abstract: A screenshot method includes receiving, by a local terminal, a remote screenshot instruction sent by a remote terminal, taking a screenshot by executing a screenshot logic corresponding to the remote screenshot instruction, and sending the screenshot to the remote terminal. The screenshot logic us configured in an operating system of the local terminal and corresponds to a version of the operating system.

Abstract: The image data display system according to the present invention makes it possible to comprehend a global distribution of measurement values and a change in details of the measurement values simultaneously. In the present invention, a color information conversion unit converts the measurement values to color information for representing the global distribution of the measurement values. A detail extraction unit extracts detail information of the measurement values from the measurement values. A detail adjustment unit adjusts the strength of detail information and generates adjusted detail information. A color information adding unit adds color information on the basis of the adjusted detail information.