Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a de-compressor and an input interface. The de-compressor de-compresses a compressed display data in an input bitstream. The input interface receives the input bitstream from another data processing apparatus via a display interface, parses indication information included in the input bitstream, and configures the de-compressor to employ a de-compression algorithm according to the indication information.

Abstract: A method and computer readable medium storing a corresponding computer program for decoding a video bitstream based on processors using dynamic load balancing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method configures multiple processors to perform the multiple processing modules including a prediction module by mapping the multiple processing modules to the multiple processors. One or more buffer queues are used among said multiple processing modules and the mapping the prediction module to the multiple processors is based on the level of the buffer queue. The multiple processors may correspond to a multi-core Central Processing Unit (CPU) comprising of multiple CPUs or a multi-core Digital Signal Processor (DSP) comprising of multiple DSPs to practice the present invention.

Abstract: An image-based motion sensor includes a camera system and a processing system. The camera system is arranged for generating an image output including a plurality of captured images. The processing system is arranged for obtaining a motion sensor output by processing the image output, wherein the motion sensor output includes information indicative of at least one of a motion status and an orientation status of the image-based motion sensor. For example, information indicative of the orientation status of the image-based motion sensor may includes roll, pitch, and yaw related motion information, and information indicative of the motion status of the image-based motion sensor may includes speed, acceleration and displacement information.

Abstract: A buffer write method for a buffer, including a plurality of M-bit storage units, has following steps: obtaining pixel data of a plurality of first N-bit pixels of a picture; calculating a corresponding start address of the buffer for the pixel data of the first N-bit pixels; and storing the first N-bit pixels of the picture according to the calculated start address of the buffer in the M-bit storage units by a buffer controller. The storing step includes fully storing at least one of the first N-bit pixels in one of the M-bit storage units storage units, wherein M and N are positive integers, and M is not divisible by N.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a camera sensor, a camera buffer, a compressor, and an output interface. The camera sensor generates an input multimedia data. The camera buffer stores a first data derived from the input multimedia data. The compressor generates a compressed multimedia data by compressing a second data derived from the input multimedia data. The output interface packs the compressed multimedia data into a bitstream, and outputs the bitstream via a camera interface. The camera interface is coupled between the data processing apparatus and another data processing apparatus that are located at different chips, and the camera interface is a chip-to-chip interface that provides direct pin connections between the different chips.

Abstract: A system is provided that trains a spoken language understanding (SLU) classifier. A corpus of user utterances is received. For each of the user utterances in the corpus, the user utterance is semantically parsed, and the result of this semantic parsing is represented as a rooted semantic parse graph. The parse graphs representing all of the user utterances in the corpus are then combined into a single corpus graph that represents the semantic parses of the entire corpus. The user utterances in the corpus are then clustered into intent-wise homogeneous groups of user utterances, where this clustering includes finding subgraphs in the corpus graph that represent different groups of user utterances, and each of these different groups has a similar user intent. The intent-wise homogeneous groups of user utterances are then used to train the SLU classifier, and the trained SLU classifier is output.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a first touch area and a second touch area. The first touch area includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Every two adjacent first sensing electrodes space apart from each other by a first distance. The second touch area includes a plurality of second sensing electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Every two adjacent second sensing electrodes space apart from each other by a second distance. The second distance is less than the first distance. The first sensing electrodes and at least one second sensing electrode detects for touch operation at different time periods.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor receives an input multimedia data, and generates an output multimedia data according to the input multimedia data. The output interface packs the output multimedia data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a camera interface. The compressor adaptively adjusts a compression algorithm applied to the input multimedia data according to visibility of compression artifacts. By way of example, the camera interface may be a camera serial interface (CSI) standardized by a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI).

Abstract: An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes: an output interface, arranged for packing a compressed multimedia data into an output bitstream and outputting the output bitstream via a camera interface; and a camera controller, arranged for referring to at least a compression characteristic of the compressed multimedia data to configure a transmission setting of the output interface over the camera interface. The transmission setting of the output interface includes a number of data lines enabled over the camera interface or includes a behavior of the output interface during a blanking period between adjacent data transmissions.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a first compressor, a second compressor, a first output interface, and a second output interface. The first compressor performs compression upon a first portion of an input display data of a frame to generate a first compressed display data, wherein the compression performed upon the first portion of the input display data has a first compression configuration. The second compressor performs compression upon a second portion of the input display data of the frame to generate a second compressed display data, wherein the compression performed upon the second portion of the input display data has a second compression configuration. The first output interface transmits the first compressed display data over a first display port of a display interface. The second output interface transmits the second compressed display data over a second display port of the display inter face.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a first compressor, a second compressor, a first output interface, and a second output interface. The first compressor generates first compressed display data by performing compression upon display data of a first partial region of a frame according to a first compression order. The second compressor generates second compressed display data by performing compression upon display data of a second partial region of the frame according to a second compression order. There is a boundary between the first partial region and the second partial region. In a horizontal direction, the first compression order on one side of the first boundary is opposite to the second compression order on another side of the first boundary. The first and second output interfaces output the first and second compressed display data via a first display port and a second display port of a display interface, respectively.

Abstract: A preview system of an image capture apparatus has a processing circuit and a display apparatus. The processing circuit reads an input image, scales at least a portion of the input image to generate a first preview image, and derives a second preview image from a selected portion of the input image. The display apparatus displays the first preview image and the second preview image, concurrently. Besides, a preview method for an image capture apparatus includes at least the following steps: reading an input image; scaling at least a portion of the input image to generate a first preview image; deriving a second preview image from a selected portion of the input image; and displaying the first preview image and the second preview image on a display apparatus, concurrently.

Abstract: An exemplary video recording method of recording an output video sequence for an image capture module includes at least the following steps: deriving a first video sequence from an input video sequence generated by the image capture module, wherein the first video sequence is composed of a plurality of video frames; calculating an image quality metric value for each of the video frames of the first video sequence; referring to the image quality metric value to select or drop each of the video frames of the first video sequence, and accordingly obtaining a second video sequence composed of selected video frames; and generating the recorded output video sequence according to the second video sequence.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compression circuit and an output interface. The compression circuit has a pre-processor and a compressor. The pre-processor receives a first input display data in a first color domain, and performs a color format conversion upon the first input display data to generate a second input display data in a second color domain, wherein the second color domain is different from the first color domain. The compressor performs compression in the second color domain, wherein the compressor is arranged to compress the second input display data into a compressed display data in the second color domain. The output interface packs an output display data derived from the compressed display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface.

Abstract: A video frame processing method, which comprises: (a) capturing at least two video frames via a multi-view camera system comprising a plurality of cameras; (b) recording timestamps for each the video frame; (c) determining a major camera and a first sub camera out of the multi-view camera system, based on the timestamps, wherein the major camera captures a major video sequence comprising at least one major video frame, the first sub camera captures a video sequence of first view comprising at least one video frame of first view; (d) generating a first reference video frame of first view according to one first reference major video frame of the major video frames, which is at a reference timestamp corresponding to the first reference video frame of first view, and according to at least one the video frame of first view surrounding the reference timestamp; and (e) generating a multi-view video sequence comprising a first multi-view video frame, wherein the first multi-view video frame is generated based on the

Abstract: A method and apparatus for video encoding to generate a partitioned bitstream without buffering transform coefficient and/or prediction data for subsequent coding units are disclosed. An encoder incorporating an embodiment according to the present invention receives first video parameters associated with a current coding unit, wherein no first video parameters associated with subsequent coding units are buffered. The encoder then encodes the first video parameters to generate a current first compressed data corresponding to the current coding unit. A first memory address in the first logic unit is determined and the encoder provides the current first compressed data at the first memory address in the first logic unit.

Abstract: A data processing system has a first data processing apparatus and a second data processing apparatus. The first data processing apparatus has at least a camera sensor, a compressor and an output interface. The camera sensor generates first input multimedia data. The compressor compresses the first input multimedia data into compressed multimedia data. The output interface packs compressed multimedia data into a bitstream. The second data processing apparatus has at least an input interface, a data access circuit, and a de-compressor. The input interface un-packs the bitstream into second input multimedia data. The data access circuit stores second input multimedia data into a multimedia buffer and reads buffered multimedia data from the multimedia buffer. The de-compressor de-compresses buffered multimedia data.

Abstract: An exemplary data arrangement method for a picture includes at least the following steps: obtaining pixel data of a plurality of first N-bit pixels of the picture; and storing the obtained pixel data of the first N-bit pixels in a plurality of M-bit storage units of a first buffer based on a raster-scan order of the picture, wherein M and N are positive integers, and M is not divisible by N. Besides, at least one of the M-bit storage units is filled with part of the obtained pixel data of the first N-bit pixels, and the first N-bit pixels include at least one pixel divided into a first part stored in one of the M-bit storage units in the first buffer and a second part stored in another of the M-bit storage units in the first buffer.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor receives an input display data, and generates an output display data according to the input display data. The output interface packs the output display data into an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface. The compressor adaptively adjusts a compression algorithm applied to the input display data according to visibility of compression artifacts. By way of example, the display interface may be a display serial interface (DSI) standardized by a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) or an embedded display port (eDP) standardized by a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).