Abstract: An imaging system includes: an acquisition unit that obtains a plurality of images of a subject captured at different timing; an estimation unit that estimates a motion of the subject on the basis of the plurality of images; and a change unit that changes a set value of an imaging unit for imaging a particular part of the subject, in accordance with the movement of the subject. According to such an imaging system, it is possible to properly capture the images of the subject.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes encoding control means 11 for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be encoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of an encoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area. A video decoding device includes decoding control means for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be decoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of a decoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area.

Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image captured an image of an authentication target; inputting a second image captured an image of a right eye or a left eye of the target; determining whether the second image is of a left eye or a right eye of the target based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result as left/right information in association with the second image; detecting an overlap between a region including the second image and a predetermined region in the first image; calculating a verification score by comparing characteristic information that are related to the left/right information with iris characteristic information calculated from the second image, and calculating a first weighted verification score obtained by weighting the verification score with a detection result; and authenticating a target in the second image based on the first weighted verification score, and outputting an authentication result.

Abstract: A video decoding device and method, including extracting PCM block size information including a threshold, from a bitstream, determining the threshold based on the extracted PCM block size information; parsing a PCM header from the bitstream with respect to an encoded block, only when said encoded block is prediction mode of intra prediction and a block size of said encoded block is equal to or greater than the determined threshold, controlling an entropy decoding process and a PCM decoding process based on the parsed PCM header; parsing transformed data of a prediction error data of an image in the bitstream; and PCM-decoding PCM data of the image in the bitstream, wherein the decoding performs the decoding operation based on the prediction mode being intra prediction and based on the block size of the encoded block being equal to or greater than the determined threshold.

Abstract: A video decoding device and method, including extracting PCM block size information including a threshold, from a bitstream, determining the threshold based on the extracted PCM block size information; parsing a PCM header from the bitstream with respect to an encoded block, only when said encoded block is prediction mode of intra prediction and a block size of said encoded block is equal to or greater than the determined threshold, controlling an entropy decoding process and a PCM decoding process based on the parsed PCM header; parsing transformed data of a prediction error data of an image in the bitstream; and PCM-decoding PCM data of the image in the bitstream, wherein the decoding performs the decoding operation based on the prediction mode being intra prediction and based on the block size of the encoded block being equal to or greater than the determined threshold.

Abstract: A video decoding device for decoding video using inter prediction includes entropy decoding means for decoding an inter-PU partition type syntax; and decoding control means for making the entropy decoding means decode the inter-PU (Prediction Unit) partition type syntax of a CU (Coding Unit) to be decoded, based on whether the prediction mode of the CU to be decoded is an inter prediction mode and whether a size of the CU to be decoded is equal to a predetermined minimum inter-PU size.

Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image captured an image of an authentication target; inputting a second image captured an image of a right eye or a left eye of the target; determining whether the second image is of a left eye or a right eye of the target based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result as left/right information in association with the second image; detecting an overlap between a region including the second image and a predetermined region in the first image; calculating a verification score by comparing characteristic information that are related to the left/right information with iris characteristic information calculated from the second image, and calculating a first weighted verification score obtained by weighting the verification score with a detection result; and authenticating a target in the second image based on the first weighted verification score, and outputting an authentication result.

Abstract: The video encoding device includes a multiplexer 11 which multiplexes a maximum image width and a maximum image height of a luminance sample of all frames into a bitstream; and a decision unit 12 which decides an image width and an image height of the luminance sample that is less than or equal to the maximum image width and the maximum image height, for each frame, wherein the multiplexer 11 multiplexes the decided image width and the decide image height of the luminance sample into a bitstream, the device further includes a deriving unit 13 which derives a reference picture scale ratio for scaling the image width and the image height of the luminance sample of the frame to be processed to the image width and the image height of the luminance sample of the frame processed in the past. cording to difficulty of video encoding of a scene.

Abstract: A video encoding device includes encoding control means 11 for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be encoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of an encoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area. A video decoding device includes decoding control means for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be decoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of a decoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area.

Abstract: An imaging system (10) according to the disclosure includes: a first control unit (11) configured to control, in such a way as to fix a focal position in a predetermined position, an iris imaging means for capturing an image focusing on an iris of a target person; an authentication unit (12) configured to authenticate the target person, based on an iris image of the target person being captured by the iris imaging means controlled by the first control unit (11); and a second control unit (13) configured to control the iris imaging means in such a way as to scan a focal position in a predetermined range, in order to re-authenticate the target person when authentication of the target person fails.

Abstract: The image acquiring device 10 includes the voltage control unit 30 which generates first voltage information that can identify voltage applied to the first variable-focus lens 20A included in the first imaging unit 20 installed in a position where a subject can be photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage, and generates second voltage information that can identify voltage applied to the second variable-focus lens 21A included in the second imaging unit 21 installed in the position where the subject can be photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage, and the image judgment unit 40 which inputs images from the first imaging unit 20 and the second imaging unit 21, and selects one image taken at an in-focus position among input images, wherein the voltage control unit 30 generates information, as the first voltage information, that can identify each voltage in a time series of voltages whose values change with time, and generates inform

Abstract: An imaging system (10) includes: iris imaging means (1) for photographing an iris of a subject; first irradiation means (2a) for applying light to the subject; and second irradiation means (2b) for applying light to the subject in such a manner that an angle between an optical axis of the light emitted from the second irradiation means (2b) and an optical axis of the iris imaging means (1) is larger than an angle between an optical axis of the light emitted from the first irradiation means (2a) and the optical axis of the iris imaging means (1).

Abstract: An imaging system (1) includes an imaging unit (2) configured to capture an eye of a target person, and a mode control unit (4) configured to select one of imaging modes including a first imaging mode that sets a capture volume for which a greatest distance from the imaging unit (2) in an optical axis direction of the imaging unit (2) is a first distance, and a second imaging mode that sets the capture volume for which the greatest distance from the imaging unit is a second distance, in which the second distance is greater than the first distance. With the imaging system (1), a balance between an image quality matching a purpose of use and a capturing time may be easily achieved.

Abstract: To provide a system, a method and the like for acquiring more images or more quickly focused images. A control device acquires information regarding a situation of a range captured by an imaging device, determines a mode according to an assumed situation of the range captured by the imaging device among a plurality of focusing modes, and transmits designation information specifying the determined mode to the imaging device. The imaging device receives the designation information from the control device, and captures an image using the mode specified by the received designation information.

Abstract: A video encoding device for encoding video using inter prediction includes encoding control means 11 for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be encoded, based on a minimum inter-PU size (PA) and a CU size (PB) of the CU to be encoded. A video decoding device includes decoding control means for controlling an inter-PU partition of a CU to be decoded, based on the minimum inter-PU size (PA) and the size (PB) of the CU to be decoded.

Abstract: An authentication system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: track an object included in a video captured by a first capture device; detect a candidate for biometric authentication in the object being tracked; determine whether biometric authentication has been performed for the candidate based on a record of biometric authentication performed for the object being tracked; and perform the biometric authentication for the candidate based on a video of an authentication part of the candidate when the biometric authentication has not been performed for the candidate, the video of the authentication part being captured by a second capture device having a capture range including a part of a capture range of the first capture device.

Abstract: In a video coding device, a generation unit generates the prediction error signal from an input image, a transformation unit transforms the prediction error signal depending on a color space selected from among the plurality of color spaces, an adaptive chroma quantization offset derivation unit derives an adaptive chroma quantization offset, which is a parameter for adjusting a quantization parameter of a chroma component, for each of the plurality of color spaces, a quantization unit generates a quantization coefficient image based on the prediction error signal or the transformed prediction error signal by the transformation means, and an inverse quantization unit inverse-quantizes the quantization coefficient image by using the adaptive chroma quantization offset for the selected color space.

Abstract: An iris recognition apparatus is provided with: an irradiating device that is capable of irradiating light to a target person to be recognized; an acquiring device that acquires a first image which imaged a first imaging range including at least a face of the target person; and a determining device that determines an irradiation mode of light irradiated from the irradiating device to the target person when imaging a second image including an area, which includes an eye of the target person, and corresponding to a second imaging range, which is narrower than the first imaging range, based on the first image.

Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image obtained by capturing an object of authentication moving in a specific direction; inputting a second image at least for one eye obtained by capturing a right eye or a left eye of the object; determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the object, based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result associated with the second image as left/right information; comparing characteristic information relevant to the left/right information, the characteristic information being acquired from a memory that stores the characteristic information of a right eye and a left eye pertaining to object to be authenticated, with characteristic information associated with the left/right information, and calculating a verification score; and authenticating the object captured in the first image and the second image, based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.

Abstract: The optical control apparatus includes a light source, a light collecting section, and an optical path control section. The light source emits light. The light collecting section collects the light emitted from the light source and illuminates the light onto an object.