Abstract: A control module comprises: a first interface to a camera provided in a vehicle; a second interface to a serializer for communication with an electronic control unit of the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to process input data received via the first interface or via the second interface to obtain output data, and to output the output data via the first interface or via the second interface.

Abstract: A method for the optical determination of an intensity distribution, includes a) producing a spatially inhomogeneous radiation field of electromagnetic radiation; b) producing a first relative movement between a position-resolving image sensor and the radiation source with the radiation field moving along a first measurement path over a sensor field of the image sensor, so it is scanned by a first measurement path region of the radiation field; c) recording a first image set with position-resolved images of the radiation field during the first movement; d) producing a similar second relative movement between the image sensor and the radiation source, along a second measurement path not parallel to the first movement path; d) similarly recording a second image set during the second relative movement; e) evaluating the position-resolved images of the first and second image sets at least at points of intersection, the locations of which are defined by evaluation lines; and f) determining a relative intensity dis

Abstract: A head-mounted video camera, a processor, and a display are integrated within the head-mounted device worn by the user. The head-mounted device is configured to capture images of the environment and subject those images to specialized processing in order to diagnose and/or make up for deficiencies in the user's eyesight. Different modes of operating the device are provided that enable the user to configure the device for a specific application. The modes of operation include at least an assistive mode, a diagnostic mode, and a therapeutic mode. Each mode of operation may include further options, where each option is dedicated to a specific processing approach specific to a condition that may afflict the user, ranging from contrast sensitivity issues to strabismus.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation: splits one picture included in pictures into areas, intra encodes the entirety of an area among the areas; and switches areas to be intra encoded for each picture included in the pictures. In at least one of (i) generation of a reference pixel in inter prediction or (ii) loop filtering, only pixels in the area intra encoded or pixels in an area which precedes the area intra encoded in coding order are used among pixels included in the pictures.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for signaling filters for reference picture resampling are described. One example involves obtaining an encoded video bitstream associated with the video data, identifying a current picture and at least one reference picture from the encoded video bitstream, and identifying signaling data from the encoded video bitstream for the video data, the signaling data including a partial set of coefficient data for at least one filter. A complete set of coefficients (e.g., filter coefficients) is derived for the at least one filter from the partial set of coefficient data and characteristics of the at least one filter, and the current picture is processed using the complete set of coefficients for the at least one filter.

Abstract: One variation of a method for autonomously generating an optimized audio-visual (AV) file from an original AV file comprises: a) generating a vector cube comprising a plurality of vector matrices for an original AV file; b) for each vector matrix within the vector cube, determining an optimal subframe having a subframe size larger than or equal to a predetermined minimum subframe size; and c) generating an optimized AV file based on the optimal subframes determined for each of the vector matrices within the vector cube.

Abstract: A coding device of the present invention for coding an image includes: a region acquiring unit configured to acquire a region of a first image that matches a predetermined condition; an image acquiring unit configured to obtain a second image by associating the first image, the acquired region, and a region obtained by removing the acquired region from the first image with each other; and a coding unit configured to code the second image. Also, an image interpolation system of the present invention for interpolating a first image includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire the first image and auxiliary information by associating a second image, a matching region of the second image that matches a predetermined condition, and a region obtained by removing the matching region from the second image with each other; and an interpolating unit configured to interpolate the first image using the auxiliary information, and obtain an image that approximates the second image.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes specifying occurrence frequencies of respective gradation values with regard to pixels included in image data and represented by gradation values of a predetermined bit count; extracting a predetermined number of gradation values from a gradation value having a high occurrence frequency in a descending order; generating correspondence information for performing bit conversion of the extracted gradation values into coded values of a bit count in accordance with the predetermined number; and encoding the image data by performing bit conversion of first pixels having any one of the predetermined number of gradation values among the pixels based on the correspondence information, and performing bit conversion of second pixels having any one of gradation values other than the predetermined number of gradation values among the pixels.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system that includes an imaging device to be disposed in a lighting fixture to capture images, a remote computing device in communication with the imaging device, and comprising at least one processor. The processor is capable of processing data related to images from the at least one imaging device and from a satellite imagery system, performing comparison operation by detecting a first set of points of interest in an image from the at least one imaging device and corresponding second set of points of interest in an image of a same area from the satellite imagery system, and calculating a homography matrix by matching the first set of points of interests in the image from the at least one imaging device and the second set of points of interest in the image from the satellite imagery system, to determine latitude and longitude coordinates of the image from the imaging device.

Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium for decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor, including obtaining a first flag indicating that a conformance window is present in a current picture; based on the first flag indicating that the conformance window is present, obtaining a second flag indicating whether the conformance window is used for reference picture resampling; based on the second flag indicating that the conformance window is used for the reference picture resampling, determining a resampling ratio between the current picture and a reference picture based on a conformance window size of the conformance window; based on the second flag indicating that the conformance window is not used for the reference picture resampling, determining the resampling ratio based on a resampling picture size; and performing the reference picture resampling on the current picture using the resampling ratio.

Abstract: A method includes: after a panorama shooting instruction triggered by a user is acquired, shooting a first image, and acquiring a shooting parameter of the first image; determining move guiding information according to a preset move guiding policy, and displaying the move guiding information on a terminal, so as to instruct the user to move the terminal according to the move guiding information; shooting a preset quantity of images according to the shooting parameter of the first image after it is detected that the terminal moves, where the preset quantity of images are background images on both the left and right sides of a background corresponding to the first image; and performing, by using the first image as a center and by using a preset splicing scheme, seamless splicing on the first image and the preset quantity of images, to obtain a panoramic image.

Abstract: A video encoding device (2) includes a side information determination section (21) and a side information encoding section (22). The side information determination section (21) sets a quantization parameter for each macroblock in such a manner that a difference between quantization parameters for each pair of macroblocks with successive encoding orders is equal to one of n difference values, and transforms the difference into one of n indices with respect to each pair. The side information encoding section (22) generates a binary sequence having a length corresponding to the size of the absolute value of the index. The total of absolute values of the n indices is smaller than the total of absolute values of the n difference values.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and each including a photoelectric converter, an accumulation time controller that controls accumulation time of the plurality of pixels, and an amplifier that amplifies a signal based on charge generated by the photoelectric converter. The plurality of pixels are divided into a plurality of pixel blocks each including at least two of the plurality of pixels, the accumulation time controller is configured to control the accumulation time individually for the plurality of pixel blocks, and the amplifier is configured to output, for one pixel block of the plurality of blocks, a plurality of signals which are amplified at different gains and correspond to accumulation time of a common frame.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving operational efficiency of a video encoding system used to encode image data are provided. In embodiments, a video encoding system includes image processing circuitry configured to receive source image data and derive full-resolution image data and low-resolution image data from the source image data. The video encoding system also includes a low resolution pipeline configured to receive the low-resolution image data and determine one or more low resolution inter prediction modes based on the low-resolution image data. Furthermore, the video encoding system includes a main pipeline configured to encode the full-resolution image data based on the one or more low resolution inter prediction modes.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a detection system. The detection system including at least one movable detection device. The method includes: ascertaining at least two possible different positions of the at least one movable detection device, precalibrating the at least one movable detection device based on each of the at least two possible positions, providing precalibration information for the at least two possible positions, —ascertaining an instantaneous positioning of the at least one movable detection device, ascertaining calibration information for the instantaneous position on the basis of the precalibration information, and calibrating the at least one movable detection device in the instantaneous position on the basis of the provided calibration information.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a rearward viewing camera and a control, which includes a processor that processes image data captured by the camera. During a reversing maneuver of the vehicle, the control, via processing of captured image data, detects points of interest of detected objects. Responsive to detection of the points of interest of the detected objects, the control determines if the detected objects have height dimensions and determines that objects having a height dimension greater than a threshold height are objects of interest. During the reversing maneuver of the vehicle, the control determines distances to the determined objects of interest and determines which object of interest is closest to the vehicle. During the reversing maneuver of the vehicle, responsive to the determination of the closest object of interest rearward of the vehicle, the control determines whether the determined closest object of interest is a potential hazard.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding information of a point cloud that includes obtaining the point cloud including a set of points in a three-dimensional space; determining whether a current node in the set of points is isolated; and coding the current node in isolation mode based on a determination that the current node is isolated and coding the current node in non-isolation mode, based on a determination that the current node is not isolated.

Abstract: A video codec for encoding a sequence of video frames divides a video frame area into number of row segments. The Video encoder selects a different set of row segments in each video frame in a set of video frames and encodes the selected set of row segments by intra-prediction. As a result, the selected part of the frame is intra-refreshed. The video codec limits the maximum value of the vertical global motion vector GMVy to zero and video codec adjust the number of row segments in the select set of row segments based on the height of the search range configured for the motion estimation. As a result, the video codec may not refer to an un-refreshed portion in the previous frame for encoding an already refreshed area of the current frame.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed a system and method for exploiting camera and depth information associated with rendered video frames, such as those rendered by a server operating as part of a cloud gaming service, to more efficiently encode the rendered video frames for transmission over a network. The method and system of the present disclosure can be used in a server operating in a cloud gaming service to improve, for example, the amount of latency, downstream bandwidth, and/or computational processing power associated with playing a video game over its service. The method and system of the present disclosure can be further used in other applications where camera and depth information of a rendered or captured video frame is available.

Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging device that is, on the one hand, able to provide image information on a scene and, on the other hand, allows obtaining high lateral resolution and/or a wide total field of view, is described. The multi-aperture imaging device is provided with a first plurality of optical channels for projecting overlapping first partial fields of view of a total field of view on first image sensor areas of an image sensor of the multi-aperture imaging device, as well as with a second arrangement of optical channels for projecting at least a part of of the total field of view on a second image sensor area of the image sensor.