Abstract: Methods and apparatus for shear correction in spherical projections. Embedded devices generally lack the compute and/or memory resources to implement two-dimensional (2D) stitches for spherical projections. Objects (such as a mounting fixture) within a certain distance of the camera may experience a 2D “tear” or “shear” artifact when stitched. Various embodiments of the present disclosure perform two orthogonal 1D stitches: (i) latitudinally across the meridian and (ii) longitudinally along the meridian to approximate the effect of a 2D stitch. Notably, the 1D stitch may be less precise than a true 2D stitch, however the image portion being stitched (e.g., the camera mount) is not the user's subject of interest and can be rendered much more loosely without adverse consequence. Temporal smoothing optimizations are additionally disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for stabilization and blending of exposures. So-called Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) techniques use image manipulation software to compensate for camera motion. Unfortunately, existing EIS techniques cannot compensate for artifacts introduced by low shutter speed (e.g., blurs). Various embodiments of the present disclosure generate stabilized images from multiple exposures. In one exemplary embodiment, the stabilized exposures are blended using a linear sum of the color data for each pixel of the image. By stabilizing each exposure and linearly summing the light information, the camera shake can be removed, and the subject motion blur can be controlled. The stabilization and blending techniques enable a mathematical emulation of a selected shutter angle from many high-speed exposures.

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for generating a securitized loan blockchain, including providing at least one security criterion, identifying at least one loan block of a loan blockchain that satisfies the security criterion, where the loan blockchain corresponds to at least one loan, and the security criterion is associated with the at least one loan block and a dynamic financial profile of a borrower of the at least one loan, and generating a security blockchain including at least a first security block, where the first security block is associated with a loan link identifier object that identifies the loan block of the loan blockchain.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the non-uniform downsampling of captured panoramic images. In one embodiment, a computing device is disclosed that includes a processing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium have one or more instructions stored thereon. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processing apparatus, being configured to: receive captured images, the captured images obtained using two or more image sensors; non-uniformly downsample the received captured images; and encode the non-uniformly downsampled images. In some variants, the non-uniformly downsampled images take into account a desired area of interest within the captured images. In some implementations, the computing device includes an image capture device. Methods and non-transitory computer readable apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: A service provider system may implement an enterprise catalog service that manages software products and portfolios of software products on behalf of service provider customer organizations. A graph processing service of the enterprise catalog service may create a graph representation of the enterprise catalog service data, including principals, product listings, portfolios, and constraints (and the relationships between them) that may be used to manage access control, launch contexts, and searches within the enterprise catalog service. A primary (key-value) store may maintain an adjacency list and a secondary index of de-normalized edges. A secondary (document) store may maintain the de-normalized edges. In response to various queries directed to the graph processing service, the service may query the adjacency list or the secondary index. For example, one query may return a list of products that an end user can access, and another may return a count of products within a portfolio.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of video content to optimize codec bandwidth. In one embodiment, the method includes capturing panoramic imaging content (e.g., a 360° panorama), mapping the panoramic imaging content into an equi-angular cubemap (EAC) format, and splitting the EAC format into segments for transmission to maximize codec bandwidth. In one exemplary embodiment, the EAC segments are transmitted at a different frame rate than the subsequent display rate of the panoramic imaging content. For example, the mapping and frame rate may be chosen to enable the rendering of 8K, 360° content at 24 fps, using commodity encoder hardware and software that nominally supports 4K content at 60 fps.

Abstract: In a video capture system, a virtual lens is simulated when applying a crop or zoom effect to an input video. An input video frame is received from the input video that has a first field of view and an input lens distortion. A selection of a sub-frame representing a portion of the input video frame is obtained that has a second field of view smaller than the first field of view. The sub-frame is processed to remap the input lens distortion to a desired lens distortion in the sub-frame. The processed sub-frame is output.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-encoder processing of high resolution content. In one embodiment, the method includes capturing high resolution imaging content; splitting up the captured high resolution imaging content into respective portions; feeding the split up portions to respective imaging encoders; packing encoded content from the respective imaging encoders into an A/V container; and storing and/or transmitting the A/V container. In another embodiment, the method includes retrieving and/or receiving an A/V container; splitting up the retrieved and/or received A/V container into respective portions; feeding the split up portions to respective imaging decoders; stitching the decoded imaging portions into a common imaging portion; and storing and/or displaying at least a portion of the common imaging portion.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system includes in order: an intake for receiving an exhaust gas from a lean burn combustion engine; an injector for the provision of a nitrogenous reductant; a close-coupled vanadium-containing SCR catalyst composition; one or more downstream PGM-containing oxidation catalyst compositions, wherein the close-coupled vanadium-containing SCR catalyst composition includes cerium in a Ce:V molar ratio of greater than 0.3.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for optimized stitching of overcapture content. In one embodiment, the optimized stitching of the overcapture content includes capturing the overcapture content; producing overlap bands associated with the captured overcapture content; downsampling the produced overlap bands; generating derivative images from the downsampled overlap bands; generating a cost map associated with the generated derivative images; determining shortest path information for the generated cost map; generating a warp file based on the determined shortest path information, the generated warp file being utilized for the optimized stitching of the overcapture content. Camera apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the non-uniform downsampling of captured panoramic images. In one embodiment, a computing device is disclosed that includes a processing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium have one or more instructions stored thereon. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processing apparatus, being configured to: receive captured images, the captured images obtained using two or more image sensors; non-uniformly downsample the received captured images; and encode the non-uniformly downsampled images. In some variants, the non-uniformly downsampled images take into account a desired area of interest within the captured images. In some implementations, the computing device includes an image capture device. Methods and non-transitory computer readable apparatus are also disclosed.

Abstract: An image capture device may switch operation between a spherical capture mode or a non-spherical capture mode. Operation of the image capture device in the spherical capture mode includes generation of spherical visual content based on the visual content generated by multiple image sensors. Operation of the image capture device in the non-spherical capture mode includes generation of non-spherical visual content based on visual content generated by a single image sensor.

Abstract: Video and corresponding metadata is accessed. Events of interest within the video are identified based on the corresponding metadata, and best scenes are identified based on the identified events of interest. A video summary can be generated including one or more of the identified best scenes. The video summary can be generated using a video summary template with slots corresponding to video clips selected from among sets of candidate video clips. Best scenes can also be identified by receiving an indication of an event of interest within video from a user during the capture of the video. Metadata patterns representing activities identified within video clips can be identified within other videos, which can subsequently be associated with the identified activities.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for applying motion blur to overcapture content. In one embodiment, the motion blur is applied by selecting a number of frames of the captured image content for application of motion blur; selecting a plurality of pixel locations within the number of frames of the captured image content for the application of motion blur; applying motion blur to the captured image content in accordance with the selected number of frames and the selected plurality of pixel locations; and outputting the captured image content with the applied motion blur. In some implementations, motion blur is applied via implementation of a virtualized neutral density filter. Computerized devices and computer-readable apparatus for the application of motion blur are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method may include storing a vector space representation of a set of concepts in a semantic ontology, wherein locations of the set of concepts in the vector space are based on weights of a neural network trained using triples from the semantic ontology; presenting a semantic search user interface including: a text input portion to receive a search query from an input device; a suggested search portion; and a search results portion; receiving, from a user computing device, the search query; converting, using at least one processor, the search query into a vector; computing, using the at least one processor; a set of possible concepts related to the search query based on a distance between the vector and other concepts in the vector space representation; and presenting the set of possible concepts related to the search query in the suggested search portion of the semantic search user interface.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for seamlessly transitioning between lens projections. In one exemplary embodiment, a piecewise lens projection is composed of three (3) functions: (i) a first polynomial-based lens projection, (ii) a second “joining” lens projection, and (iii) a trigonometric lens projection. The piecewise lens projection characterizes virtualized lens distortion as a function of FOV; image data can be dynamically projected based on the virtualized lens distortion, regardless of FOV. In this manner, a user may achieve the visually familiar effects associated with a first lens definition for a first FOV, while still smoothly animating transitions to other lens projections (e.g., a larger FOV using stereographic projections).

Abstract: Reducing artifacts in decoded images includes decoding a first facet of an image, where the first facet includes first edge pixels. A second facet of the image that includes second edge pixels is decoded. The first edge pixels are not adjacent to the second edge pixels and the second facet is decoded independently of the first facet. The first edge pixels are copied to an area adjacent to the second edge pixels. The second edge pixels are filtered using the copied first edge pixels. The second edge pixels are copied to an area adjacent to the first edge pixels. The first edge pixels are filtered using the copied second edge pixels.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for a future state graphical visualization generator are described herein, A graphical visualization of a current state of a user may be generated using electronic profile data of the user. The graphical visualization of the current state of the user may display objects associated with the user. The objects may be associated with a set of object parameters. A goal of the user may be obtained. A set of goal parameters may be generated based on the set of object parameters and the goal of the user. A graphical visualization of the future state of the user may be generated based on the set of goal parameters. A user response may be obtained to a display of the graphical visualization of the future state of the user. Guidance may be provided to the user for adjusting a goal parameter based on the user response.

Abstract: Information may be visually encoded within visual content of an image using a distortion projection. The distortion projection may cause stretching of a visual element defined within a pixel array of the image. Information may be visually encoded within the pixel array using visual characteristic(s) of the pixel array. Presentation of the visual content based on a non-distortion projection may reduce a number of pixels that defines the visual element within the pixel array and may reduce visual impact of the information visually encoded within the pixel array.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating optimization of documents based on prior interactions according to one or more example embodiments are shown. Such systems and methods make use of analyzing information obtained from financial institution computing system as well as other third party networks. Such systems and methods also make use of analyzing information stored from previous interactions with documents (e.g., financial disclosures). In some embodiments, this analysis of data allows for documents, such as disclosure documents, to emphasize features or sections that are of particular interest to the individual receiving the document. Information associated with one or more sections of a disclosure document may be pushed to account holders based on a disclosure associated event.