Abstract: Disclosed is a color transform method performed by an electronic device that includes generating an initial color transformed image by performing color transform on a raw image, determine noise amplification degrees indicating degrees to which noise included in the raw image is amplified by the color transform, processing the determined noise amplification degrees, and generating a final color transformed image by filtering the generated initial color transformed image using the processed noise amplification degrees and at least one of the raw image or luminance information of the raw image.

Abstract: Provided is a light shielding film for head-up display (HUD), the light shielding film including a plurality of light shielding materials configured to transmit a first directional light propagating from a view in front of a vehicle in a first direction and block at least a portion of a second directional light propagating from an external light source in a second direction that is opposite to a third direction in which light is output from a display panel for HUD included in the vehicle, at least one gradient of the plurality of light shielding materials corresponding to the first direction, and a transparent material that fills a space between the plurality of light shielding materials.

Abstract: A method with image processing includes: receiving an input image including Bayer images captured by a plurality of lenses included in a lens assembly; generating channel separation images by separating each of the Bayer images by a plurality of channels; determining corresponding points such that pixels in the channel separation images are displayed at the same position on a projection plane, for each of the plurality of lenses; performing binning on the channel separation images, based on a brightness difference and a distance difference between a target corresponding point and a center of a pixel including the target corresponding point, corresponding to each of the corresponding points in channel separation images that correspond to a same channel and that are combined into one image, for each of the plurality of lenses; restoring the input image for each of the plurality of lenses based on binned images generated by performing the binning; and outputting the restored input image.

Abstract: An imaging device may code light, passing through an imaging optical lens arranged in a multi-lens array (MLA), and may transmit the light to a sensing element, and the sensing element may restore an image based on sensed information.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the apparatus, the apparatus including a heater configured to heat a target, and a coating layer, the coating layer including a ternary material of transition metal(M)-aluminum(Al)-nitrogen(N) represented by the following Chemical Formula: [Chemical Formula] MxAl1?xNy, wherein x and y satisfy the following relations: 0<x<1 and y?1.

Abstract: In some embodiments, roofing systems and methods thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, the roofing system includes a roofing substrate comprising concrete and a top surface. In some embodiments, the roofing system includes a roofing membrane adhered to the roofing substrate. In some embodiments, the roofing system comprises a patterned adhesive on the top surface of the roofing substrate that adheres the roofing membrane to the roofing substrate, that has a spatter pattern, and that comprises a silane-terminated polymer.

Abstract: A liveness determining method and apparatus are provided. The liveness determining apparatus includes an optical sensor including at least one optical source; a memory configured to store registered color information; and at least one processor configured to: obtain, from the optical sensor, an input fingerprint image of an object corresponding to the at least one optical source, obtain input color information from the input fingerprint image, compare the input color information and the registered color information, and determine liveness of the object based on a result of the comparing.

Abstract: Provided is a spectrophotometric device including a base plate including a first surface to accommodate a sample thereon, a rotatable plate including a second surface corresponding to and spaced a certain distance apart from the first surface, a test beam radiator connected to the first surface through a first beam guide to radiate a test beam to the sample accommodated on a beam path between the first and second surfaces, a spectrophotometer connected to the second surface through a second beam guide to analyze spectroscopic properties of the sample by analyzing a characteristic beam having passed through the sample accommodated on the beam path, and a state determiner provided near the beam path to determine whether the sample accommodated between the first and second surfaces is in a state in which analysis of optical properties is enabled.

Abstract: A processor-implemented imaging method includes: obtaining initial homography information between a plurality of tele images that covers a field of view (FOV) of a wide image; receiving a user input of zooming a partial region of the wide image from a screen on which the wide image is displayed; stitching tele images corresponding to the partial region using the initial homography information, based on whether a zoom level corresponding to the user input exceeds a maximum zoom level of the wide image; and rendering the stitched tele images and displaying an image obtained by the rendering on the screen.

Abstract: A system for estimating a real-time renewable energy generation quantity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a site setting unit for setting a benchmarking group based on geographical locations of a plurality of renewable energy generation sites and setting a benchmarking site for each benchmarking group, a site generation quantity calculation unit for calculating a real-time generation quantity prediction value of each of sites except the benchmarking site among the sites included in the benchmarking group by using a preset prediction model based on a real-time generation quantity actual-measurement value of the corresponding benchmarking site, and a total generation quantity estimation unit for estimating a total real-time generation quantity of all the sites by summing the calculated real-time generation quantity prediction values for the respective sites and the real-time generation quantity actual-measurement value of the benchmarking site.

Abstract: A computing device of the present invention estimates an unknown parameter ? of a model formula when distributed sample data is acquired, wherein when an estimated quantity of ? is acquired, a function g is estimated using a random forest model, such that when an estimated quantity of g is acquired, the estimated quantity of g and the estimated quantity of ? are used so as estimate a function G as a prediction formula for new data corresponding to a specific item such that an estimated quantity of G is acquired, and thus new data xnew is received, thereby enabling the class of the specific item to be classified from the calculated value.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image rendering method for a heads-up display (HUD) system including a 3D display apparatus and a catadioptric system is provided. The 3D image rendering method includes determining optical images corresponding to both eyes of a user by applying, to each of the positions of the eyes, an optical transformation that is based on an optical characteristic of the catadioptric system, and rendering an image to be displayed on a display panel included in the 3D display apparatus, based on a position relationship between the optical images and the display panel.

Abstract: An eye reconstruction-based eye tracking method and apparatus are provided. The eye tracking method includes generating a reconstructed image by performing eye reconstruction with respect to an input image, determining a difference value between the input image and the reconstructed image, selecting one of the input image, the reconstructed image, and a replacement image as a target image based on the determined difference value, and performing eye tracking based on the target image.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for tracking eyes of a user. The method and apparatus may acquire an image of the user, acquire an illuminance of a viewpoint from which the image is captured, and output coordinates of the eyes tracked from the image by operating at least one of a high illuminance eye tracker that operates at a high illuminance or a low illuminance eye tracker that operates at a low illuminance based on the acquired illuminance.

Abstract: A classifier training method includes detecting error data from training data; and training a classifier configured to detect an object based on the error data.

Abstract: An image processing method includes acquiring an image frame; tracking a face region of a user based on first prior information obtained from at least one previous frame of the image frame; based on a determination that tracking of the face region based on the first prior information has failed, setting a scan region in the image frame based on second prior information obtained from the at least one previous frame; and detecting the face region in the image frame based on the scan region.

Abstract: Provided are a lens assembly and an electronic device including the lens assembly, the lens assembly including a first reflector configured to rotate around a first rotation axis, a second reflector configured to rotate around a second rotation axis, a plurality of lenses, and an image sensor configured to generate a plurality of captured images having different capturing views based on a rotation of at least one of the first reflector or the second reflector, in which the first reflector, the second reflector, the plurality of lenses, and the image sensor are provided in sequential order from an object's side.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a sleep management method includes obtaining sleep data of a user, obtaining a sleep state of the user on the basis of the sleep data, and controlling at least one home appliance on the basis of the sleep state of the user, and the sleep data includes signals corresponding to a heart rate, respiration rate, and movement of the user detected by a piezoelectric sensor.

Abstract: An image sensor and an image sensing method are provided. The image sensor may restore a high resolution image with respect to a high magnification based on sensing information corresponding to different fields of view (FOVs) and that is received through lens elements having a same focal length and different lens sizes.

Abstract: Provided are a reaction well cartridge device and reaction well cartridge system suitable for biochemical or biological reaction, the reaction well cartridge device including a cartridge body including at least one of a reaction well container containing a reaction well where biological reactions occur, pipette tip containers containing at least pipette tips, a sample container containing a sample, reagent containers containing reagents, a mixed solution container containing a mixed solution of the sample and the reagents, a diluent container containing a diluent, washing solution containers containing washing solutions, and combinations thereof, and a temporary storage provided on the cartridge body to temporarily store wastes produced after the reactions occur in the reaction well.