Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for intelligently accessing one or more different hardware-based mechanisms for cropping out, blurring or blocking private content in a live preview image generated for the camera and in media recorded by the camera. The technique incudes receiving input regarding a plurality of objects to be concealed in media captured by an imaging device and identifying at least one of the plurality of objects in a field of view of the imaging device. Further, the technique includes modifying the at least one of the plurality of objects in a live preview image or media captured by the imaging device using one or more hardware-based actuators, where the modifying the at least one of the plurality of objects causes the one of the plurality of objects to be concealed.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device employs controllable aperture projection for uniformity of a waveguide display within a field of view and eyebox domain. A waveguide-based display to control pupil replication density may comprise an image panel to provide light, a projection lens to receive and focus the light from the image panel, a variable aperture to pass the focused light in a controllable manner, and a waveguide to project the focused light passed through by the variable aperture onto an eye box, wherein the variable aperture is positioned at an entrance of the waveguide.

Abstract: A water environmental DNA collection apparatus, including a lower box body and collection components, where a clear water chamber, a motor chamber, a water pump chamber and a power supply chamber are provided in the lower box body, a motor is provided in the motor chamber, a water pump is provided in the water pump chamber, the lower box body is fixedly connected with a first filtering mechanism, the water pump communicates with the first filtering mechanism, a support column is fixedly connected outside the lower box body, and a turntable is fixedly connected with the support column; and a plurality of groups of collection components are provided, each collection component includes a press filter, a cylinder and a bottom shell, a transverse plate is fixedly connected inside the cylinder, the cylinder is divided into a filter pressing chamber and a filtering chamber through the transverse plate.

Abstract: Provided are methods for forming a circuit pattern on a substrate by a process for circuit pattern formation, such as a semi-additive process (SAP) or a modified semi-additive process (mSAP), using a thin metal foil with low surface roughness.

Abstract: A size of an optical aperture for an imaging system is adjustable. The size of the optical aperture can be adjusted based on refractive index matching, optical absorption, or near field coupling techniques. These techniques may also be used to provide a high speed optical shutter.

Abstract: A lens with an adjustable surface profile can include an actuatable layer, an optical layer, and at least one actuator. The optical layer can include a deformable polymer, and the actuatable layer can have a surface profile that is configured to be adjustable using the at least one actuator. The optical layer, meanwhile, can be configured to deform when the at least one actuator actuates the actuatable layer.

Abstract: An augmented reality apparatus includes a plurality of transmission lines, plural signal-generating circuits, at least one additional transmission line, at least one signal-processing circuit, a multiplexer having a plurality of inputs and at least one output, a plurality of matching networks, and an additional matching network coupling the additional transmission line to the output of the multiplexer. Example AR/VR devices include a camera configured to receive light from the external environment of the device and to provide a camera signal. The camera may include a surface variable lens including a support layer, an optical layer, a membrane layer, and an actuator. A computer-implemented method for anatomical electromyography test design includes identifying a wearable device having a frame including a plurality of electrodes, and calibrating the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: A tunable lens includes a soft transparent polymer layer whose shape (optical profile) is dynamically modified by actuation of one or more piezoelectric actuators or shaping/reshaping of a transparent piezoelectric layer with a plurality of actuation zones on it. Through control of the actuation voltage a particular shape corresponding to a desired focal distance is obtained. Thus, spherical or aspherical reshaping of the tunable lens may be accomplished through the transparent piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: An optical lens assembly with an electrically controlled, tunable optical lens with an attached aperture stop provides autofocus or similar functionalities in a camera with a wide field of view (FOV) (that is larger than 100 degrees in diagonal direction). The tunable optical lens is positioned between a first optical lens and a second optical lens in the optical lens assembly with the assembly including any number of negative or positive optical power lenses and/or other optical elements such as polarizers, quarter wave plates, optical filters, and similar ones. An optical profile of the tunable optical lens is modified through a voltage-controlled thin film piezo actuator based on a determined focus distance.

Abstract: A camera assembly with two distinct magnifications is described. The camera assembly includes a lens assembly with two modules to perceive light. The first module includes two halves of different lens assemblies disposed together to provide two different optical paths and fields of view to obtain the two different optical magnifications. The second module includes a lens assembly common to the two halves of the first module. A biprism provides light separation for the two halves of the first module. Thus, light received and subjected to two different magnifications in the first module at a distal end of the camera assembly is further processed through the second module before being provided to a sensor. The biprism at the camera's distal end keeps the two different lens assemblies of the first module at the same viewing direction.

Abstract: A flat-surfaced, electrically controlled, tunable lens to provide autofocus, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, and similar functionalities is described. A thickness profile of the tunable lens may be modified through a voltage-controlled thin film piezo actuator, for example, a lead-zirconium-titanium oxide (PZT) film. For autofocus and optical zoom features, an entire thickness of the tunable lens may be modified with the thickness being the same across a cross-section area of the tunable lens and opposing surfaces of the tunable lens remaining flat. For optical image stabilization, the thickness profile of the tunable lens may be modified to a tilted profile, where one side of the tunable lens is thinner than the other side with the opposing surfaces of the tunable lens remaining flat. The tilted profile may have an angle between the two plates (surfaces) in a range up to 10 degrees.

Abstract: A near-eye display device may include a camera to track location of an eye pupil center; a projection light source to provide a collimated beam; and a micromirror array with adjustable micromirror pixels, for each eye of a user wearing the near-eye display device. A processor may determine a first coordinate set for a point on a 3D virtual object and a second coordinate set for a center of the pupil; select a micromirror pixel based on the first and second coordinate sets; determine a tilt angle for the selected micromirror pixel based on the first and second coordinate sets and a location of the projection light source; set the selected micromirror pixel to determined tilt angle; set a direction of the projection light source to a center of the micromirror pixel; and cause the projection light source to transmit a collimated beam to the center of the micromirror pixel.

Abstract: A probe system and a method are provided. The probe system includes an emitter unit, a pattern generation system, and an intensity modulator. The emitter unit is for emitting light. The pattern generation system is for projecting at least one reference structured-light pattern onto an object surface to obtain at least one reference projected pattern, and including a mirror scanning unit for reflecting the light to a plurality of directions. The intensity modulator is for modulating intensity of the light according to the at least one reference projected pattern to provide modulated light to the mirror scanning unit to reflect the modulated light to the plurality of directions to project at least one modulated structured-light pattern onto the object surface to obtain at least one modulated projected pattern.

Abstract: A stereoscopic optical system that includes an image member that is located at a position along a center optical axis and that has a first stereoscopic image area on a first side of the optical axis for receipt of a first stereoscopic image thereon and a second, separate stereoscopic image area on a second, separate side of the optical axis for receipt of a second, separate stereoscopic image thereon. The system includes an optical arrangement extending along the center optical axis and includes a roof prism with first and second roof segments. The arrangement is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the first roof segment to the first stereoscopic image area along a first optical path through the arrangement and is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the second roof segment to the second stereoscopic image area along a second, different optical path through the arrangement.

Abstract: A stereoscopic optical system that includes an image member that is located at a position along a center optical axis and that has a first stereoscopic image area on a first side of the optical axis for receipt of a first stereoscopic image thereon and a second, separate stereoscopic image area on a second, separate side of the optical axis for receipt of a second, separate stereoscopic image thereon. The system includes an optical arrangement extending along the center optical axis and includes a roof prism with first and second roof segments. The arrangement is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the first roof segment to the first stereoscopic image area along a first optical path through the arrangement and is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the second roof segment to the second stereoscopic image area along a second, different optical path through the arrangement.

Abstract: A stereoscopic optical system that includes an image member that is located at a position along a center optical axis and that has a first stereoscopic image area on a first side of the optical axis for receipt of a first stereoscopic image thereon and a second, separate stereoscopic image area on a second, separate side of the optical axis for receipt of a second, separate stereoscopic image thereon. The system includes an optical arrangement extending along the center optical axis and includes a roof prism with first and second roof segments. The arrangement is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the first roof segment to the first stereoscopic image area along a first optical path through the arrangement and is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the second roof segment to the second stereoscopic image area along a second, different optical path through the arrangement.

Abstract: A probe system and a method are provided. The probe system includes an emitter unit, a pattern generation system, and an intensity modulator. The emitter unit is for emitting light. The pattern generation system is for projecting at least one reference structured-light pattern onto an object surface to obtain at least one reference projected pattern, and including a mirror scanning unit for reflecting the light to a plurality of directions. The intensity modulator is for modulating intensity of the light according to the at least one reference projected pattern to provide modulated light to the mirror scanning unit to reflect the modulated light to the plurality of directions to project at least one modulated structured-light pattern onto the object surface to obtain at least one modulated projected pattern.

Abstract: A stereoscopic optical system that includes an image member that is located at a position along a center optical axis and that has a first stereoscopic image area on a first side of the optical axis for receipt of a first stereoscopic image thereon and a second, separate stereoscopic image area on a second, separate side of the optical axis for receipt of a second, separate stereoscopic image thereon. The system includes an optical arrangement extending along the center optical axis and includes a roof prism with first and second roof segments. The arrangement is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the first roof segment to the first stereoscopic image area along a first optical path through the arrangement and is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the second roof segment to the second stereoscopic image area along a second, different optical path through the arrangement.

Abstract: An optical system configured to visually inspect a target having a variable position with respect to the optical system is provided. The optical system includes a polarizer configured to convert an incident light reflected or diffused from the target into linearly polarized light; a light modulating element configured to modulate a polarization state of the linearly polarized light in response to control signals; and a lens group comprising at least one birefringent element, the birefringent element configured to refract or reflect the modulated linearly polarized light with a first polarization state under a first refraction index to enable inspection of the target at a first object position, and the birefringent element further configured to refract or reflect the modulated linearly polarized light with a second polarization state under a second refraction index to enable inspection of the target at a second object position.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a birefringent element, a light modulating element, and a polarizer element. The birefringent element is configured for decomposing un-polarized light into first linear polarized light and second linear polarized light under different refractive indexes to respectively form a first focal length and a second focal length in the optical imaging system. The light modulating element is configured for modulating a state of polarization of the first and second linear polarized light in response to control signals. The polarizer element is configured for filtering out one of the modulated first and second linear polarized light for creating a single image.