Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for remote sensing with data science. The methods and apparatus have many applications including monitoring the quality of grain during storage and/or transport. The present disclosure describes a way to collect temperature and other environmental data to describe and predict quality of stored grains, current and future, based on a myriad factors including fumigation, external temperature and humidity, in storage grain temperature and humidity.

Abstract: A method for real-time 2D to 3D video conversion includes receiving a decoded 2D video frame having an original resolution, downscaling the decoded 2D video frame into an associated 2D video frame having a lower resolution, and segmenting objects present in the downscaled 2D video frame into background objects and foreground objects. The method also includes generating a background depth map and a foreground depth map for the downscaled 2D video frame based on the segmented background and foreground objects, and deriving a frame depth map in the original resolution based on the background depth map and the foreground depth map. The method further includes providing a 3D video frame for display at a real-time playback rate. The 3D video frame is generated in the original resolution based on the frame depth map.

Abstract: A method performed by a digital television receiver associated with a television includes storing in a memory a first rating configuration, including a region identification of the first rating configuration and a version identification of the first rating configuration, for rating a television program in accordance with a rating scheme, and storing in the memory an identification of a first television channel as a default channel for the rating scheme. The method further includes receiving a subset of a group of transport packets via a receiving channel, comparing the region identification and the version identification of the first and the second rating configurations, and if the region identifications are the same, and the version identifications of the first and the second rating configurations indicate that the second configuration is not newer than the first rating configuration, not storing the second configuration.

Abstract: A method for personalized video depth adjustment includes receiving a video frame, obtaining a frame depth map based on the video frame, and determining content genre of the video frame by classifying content of the video frame into one or more categories. The method also includes identifying a user viewing the video frame, retrieving depth preference information for the user from a user database, and deriving depth adjustment parameters based on the content genre and the depth preference information for the user. The method further includes adjusting the frame depth map based on the depth adjustment parameters, and providing a 3D video frame for display at a real-time playback rate on a user device of the user. The 3D video frame is generated based on the adjusted frame depth map.

Abstract: A method performed by a digital television receiver associated with a television includes storing in a memory a first rating configuration, including a region identification of the first rating configuration and a version identification of the first rating configuration, for rating a television program in accordance with a rating scheme, and storing in the memory an identification of a first television channel as a default channel for the rating scheme. The method further includes receiving a subset of a group of transport packets via a receiving channel, comparing the region identification and the version identification of the first and the second rating configurations, and if the region identifications are the same, and the version identifications of the first and the second rating configurations indicate that the second configuration is not newer than the first rating configuration, not storing the second configuration.

Abstract: A method for real-time 2D to 3D video conversion includes receiving a decoded 2D video frame having an original resolution, downscaling the decoded 2D video frame into an associated 2D video frame having a lower resolution, and segmenting objects present in the downscaled 2D video frame into background objects and foreground objects. The method also includes generating a background depth map and a foreground depth map for the downscaled 2D video frame based on the segmented background and foreground objects, and deriving a frame depth map in the original resolution based on the background depth map and the foreground depth map. The method further includes providing a 3D video frame for display at a real-time playback rate. The 3D video frame is generated in the original resolution based on the frame depth map.

Abstract: A display monitor has at least a stand-alone operational mode, and a further operational mode as a further peripheral to, e.g., a PC. The monitor has an input for connecting to a first peripheral device. The monitor also has circuitry for enabling data communication with the first peripheral device for user control of a functionality of the display monitor in the stand-alone mode, and for data communication between the first peripheral and the PC via the monitor when the monitor is in the further operational mode and connected to the PC and to the first peripheral.

Abstract: A stand-alone monitor for viewing high-resolution digital images without the need of a PC including a means for transferring digital images directly to the stand-alone monitor; a means for displaying the digital images on a display screen of the stand-alone monitor; and a means for controlling the transfer and display of the digital images on the display screen. In one embodiment the images are received from a wireless image source, such as a digital camera. In another embodiment the images are read from an electronic storage media, such as smart media. The viewing of images on the monitor is controlled by a user, via a keypad or remote control, for instance. The keypad and reader/receiver may be integrated directly into the monitor or implemented as an interface within a separate enclosure.

Abstract: A display monitor has at least a stand-alone operational mode, and a further operational mode as a further peripheral to, e.g., a PC. The monitor has an input for connecting to a first peripheral device. The monitor also has circuitry for enabling data communication with the first peripheral device for user control of a functionality of the display monitor in the stand-alone mode, and for data communication between the first peripheral and the PC via the monitor when the monitor is in the further operational mode and connected to the PC and to the first peripheral.