Abstract: A microprocessor improves Memory Level Parallelism (MLP) with minimal added complexity and without requiring segregated storage or management of instructions, by marking memory instructions and related instructions as urgent, and dispatching marked and unmarked instructions into common queuing circuitry for scheduled execution within scheduling circuitry that is configured to prioritize the execution of marked instructions. Instruction marking may be limited to the span of the renaming stage or may be extended to the span of the reorder buffer for additional gains in MLP.

Abstract: A method of detecting objects in a video includes, for each image in the video, determining a degree of correlation between the image and at least one preceding image in a sequence of images; and obtaining a first measure of energy consumption required for performing an object detection process on the image, obtaining a second measure of energy consumption required for performing an object tracking process for tracking at least one object from a previous image, and comparing the first and second measures of energy. The object detection process is performed on the image if either said degree of correlation is below a threshold level or said first measure of energy is lower than the second measure of energy, and otherwise the object tracking process is performed on the image.

Abstract: A method for processing data in a system configured to operate in either of at least a first power mode and a second power mode, wherein the first power mode is associated with a first power level and the second power mode is associated with a second power level, the second power level being higher than the first power level, wherein the first and second power modes each are configured to prepare a respective model for inference processing is disclosed. The method comprises acquiring (101) compressed data, determining (102) whether the system operates in the first power mode or in the second power mode.

Abstract: An apparatus that supplies multi-plane images for viewing by a user includes an image generator, an image director, and a first output port. The image generator generates a first image to be seen by the user as being a first distance from a user point of view, and a second image to be seen by the user as being a second distance from the user point of view The first image is comprised of a number of optical wavelength components, and the second image is comprised of the number of optical wavelength components. The image director is configured to direct the first image to traverse a first optical path to the first output port of the apparatus, and to direct the second image to traverse a second optical path to the first output port of the apparatus. The first optical path corresponds to the first distance and the second optical path corresponds to the second distance. The first optical path and the second optical path have different lengths.

Abstract: A contact lens system (110) for placing in an eye for augmented reality systems is disclosed. The contact lens system (110) comprises a display (111) comprising a matrix of display elements; a driver unit (112) configured to receive data from a host (120) and to present the data on the display (111) and a set of sensors (113) integrated on the display (111) for measuring pupil size. The driver unit (112) is further configured to read outputs from the set of sensors to determine the pupil size and adjust a size of an active area of the display.

Abstract: A method for transitioning between user profiles in an electronic user device during use of the electronic user device wherein the electronic user device comprises a fingerprint sensor operatively connected to a touch sensor of the electronic user device is disclosed. The method comprises sensing (103), by the fingerprint sensor, at least a part of a fingerprint at a determined position and area of a detected touch, and determining (104), by a fingerprint controller configured to control the fingerprint sensor, whether the sensed part of the fingerprint corresponds to a registered user of the electronic user device.

Abstract: There is provided an image acquisition controller for acquiring an adapted image. The image acquisition controller comprises an interface towards a first image sensor, the first image sensor being arranged to acquire an image, and an interface towards a gaze tracking unit, the gaze tracking unit comprising a second image sensor for registering a gaze position on a scene associated with the image acquired by the first image sensor. The image acquisition controller is arranged to periodically receive information over the interface towards the gaze tracking unit about at least a position on the scene associated with the image provided from the first image sensor where the scene represents a larger part of an image registered by the first image sensor than intended to be acquired as the adapted image.

Abstract: A detection system for light communications comprises a total internal reflection (TIR) waveguide and a light sensor adjacent to the TIR waveguide. The TIR waveguide comprises a TIR structure, a diffusive element, and a waveguide entrance. The TIR structure is configured to internally propagate light associated with optical signaling along the TIR waveguide. The diffusive element is disposed at an internal edge of the TIR structure opposite the light sensor. The diffusive element is configured to disrupt the propagation of the light such that at least some of the light is directed to the light sensor. The waveguide entrance is offset from the diffusive element along the TIR structure and configured to collect the light into the TIR structure.

Abstract: An Optical See-Through viewing device (100) comprising a controller (101) configured to control a display arrangement (110) comprising an image capturing device (112) and a reflective device (114), wherein the controller (101) is further configured to calibrate the Optical See-Through viewing device (100) by: a) adapting (600) the reflective device (114) to enable the image capturing device to capture an image of a user's eye (E); b) capturing (610) an image of a user's eye (E); c) determining (620) a location of the user's eye (E); d) determining (630) a displacement for adapting the display arrangement (110); e) adapting (640) at least a part of the display arrangement (110, 112, 111); and f) returning (650) the reflective device (114).

Abstract: An object detection device has a controller configured to receive classification data and regions for an image. The regions are prioritized and if a region is selected for further prediction, a photographic feature for the selected region is determined and a re-capture of the selected region is made based on the photographic feature by updating an image capturing device. The re-captured region is re-processed and classification data is re-generated. Then, final object detection for selected region(s) is performed and final object detection for not-selected region(s) is performed.

Abstract: A method for accelerating inference for compressed videos, the method comprising: extracting (220) features for a frame comprised in a compressed bit stream; generating (230) a partition map comprising zero or more partitions; determining (240) a total area covered by the zero or more partitions; comparing (250) the total area covered to a threshold; if the total area covered exceeds the threshold, generating (260) a motion vector map and warping (290) the feature maps based on the motion vector map.

Abstract: A method for operating a device comprising a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display is disclosed. The method, performed in the device, includes obtaining a representation of temperatures to which different areas of the display are subjected, generating a display heat map from the obtained representation, and managing the luminance of the different areas of the display on the basis of the display heat map. Also disclosed are a device and a computer program configured to carry out a method for operating a device.

Abstract: A contact lens system (110) for placing in an eye for augmented reality systems is disclosed. The contact lens system (110) comprises a display (111) comprising a matrix of display elements; a driver unit (112) configured to receive data from a host (120) and to present the data on the display (111) and a set of sensors (113) integrated on the display (111) for measuring pupil size. The driver unit (112) is further configured to read outputs from the set of sensors to determine the pupil size and adjust a size of an active area of the display.

Abstract: Devices implementing light communications use waveguides to efficiently collect light used for the light communications and propagate that collected light to a sensor. More particularly, light collected from one or more sensors propagates along a TIR waveguide until disrupted by a diffusive element, which effectively directs the propagating light to a sensor. In so doing, the solution presented herein increases the amount of light available for the light communications and/or reduces the number of sensors needed for the light communications, e.g., by providing light collected from multiple different locations to a single sensor. The waveguide solution presented herein may be implemented inside a device and/or along an exterior surface, e.g., housing or casing, of a device.

Abstract: A device is provided for supplying a fluid to a cut plant. The device includes a container comprising a base and a surrounding wall extending from the base to define an enclosed space or cavity for holding the fluid. The device also includes a connector coupled to the container. The device further includes a flexible tube coupled to the connector at a first end and having a jagged open end, wherein the connector enables a fluid communication between the container and the flexible tube. A system is provided that includes such a device, a holder for the cut plant, and a fastener to secure the flexible tube to the holder. The flexible tube extends into the holder to allow the fluid to flow from the container to the holder, such that a fluid level in the container is the same as a fluid level in the holder.

Abstract: An Optical See-Through viewing device (100) comprising a controller (101) configured to control a display arrangement (110) comprising an image capturing device (112), wherein the controller (101) is further configured to: a) display virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping at least one real-life object (RLO) viewable by a user's eye (E) through the Optical See-Through viewing device (100); b) capture a composite view of displayed virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping real life object (RLO); c) determine captured virtual content (CVC) based on composite view; d) determine a difference (D) between captured virtual content (CVC) and the displayed virtual content (DVC, 115); e) determine modified virtual content (MDVC) based on the difference (D); and f) display the modified virtual content (MDVC).

Abstract: In one example aspect, a device (100) comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display (102, 500). The display comprises a transparent or semi-transparent substrate (510) and includes a first region (104) comprising a plurality of first pixels (300) and a second region (106) comprising a plurality of second pixels (400). A first proportion of each first pixel comprises a first light emissive area (302), a second proportion of each second pixel comprises a second light emissive area (402), and the first proportion is different to the second proportion, wherein the first proportion comprises a ratio of a size of the 102 first light emissive area to a size of each first pixel (300), and the second 104 proportion comprises a ratio of a size of the second light emissive area to a size of each second pixel (400).

Abstract: The display disclosed herein receives input via one section of the display and controls another different section of the display responsive to this received input. Exemplary embodiments include a smartwatch, where the display encompasses at least part of the wristband and where multiple display sections are defined for the wristband display. A control circuit for the display receives input from a second display section of the wristband display, e.g., that is not fully visible to the user, and controls the first display section that is visible to the user responsive to the input received by the second display section.

Abstract: A display with both sensing diodes and emitting diodes constructed on a common backplane, where each sensing diode includes a lens having a focal length configured for a particular imaging distance from the display is presented herein. The sensing diodes may be used to detect environmental characteristics, e.g., light levels, presence of a user, etc., where the sensing and/or emitting diodes are then configured responsive to the detected environmental characteristics.

Abstract: A viewing device comprising a controller, a transparent display and a visual shutter. The controller is configured to determine a color of virtual content to be displayed; determine a background color contrasting the virtual content displayed; determine a display area corresponding to where the virtual content is to be displayed; cause the visual shutter to enable a background to the virtual content to be displayed, the background having the contrasting background color thereby providing a contrasting background to the displayed virtual content (DVC); and to cause the transparent display to display virtual content for overlapping at least one visual object (VO) perceivable through the transparent display at least partially onto the background. The visual shutter is configured to enable the background by operating in a mode wherein at least a portion of the visual shutter is blocked to obstruct the VO in the blocked portion of the visual shutter.