Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which to render different portions of audio data using different renderers. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may store audio renderers. The processor(s) may obtain a first audio renderer of the plurality of audio renderers, and apply the first audio renderer with respect to a first portion of the audio data to obtain one or more first speaker feeds. The processor(s) may next obtain a second audio renderer of the plurality of audio renderers, and apply the second audio renderer with respect to a second portion of the audio data to obtain one or more second speaker feeds. The processor(s) may output, to one or more speakers, the one or more first speaker feeds and the one or more second speaker feeds.

Abstract: A device for processing coded audio is disclosed. The device is configured to store an audio object and audio object metadata associated with the audio object. The audio object metadata includes frequency dependent beam pattern metadata. The device may apply, based on the frequency dependent beam pattern metadata, a renderer to the audio object to obtain one or more speaker feeds and output the one or more speaker feeds.

Abstract: An example audio decoding device includes processing circuitry and a memory device coupled to the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive, in a bitstream, encoded representations of audio objects of a three-dimensional (3D) soundfield, to receive metadata associated with the bitstream, to obtain, from the received metadata, one or more transmission factors associated with one or more of the audio objects, and to apply the transmission factors to the one or more audio objects to obtain parallax-adjusted audio objects of the 3D soundfield. The memory device is configured to store at least a portion of the received bitstream, the received metadata, or the parallax-adjusted audio objects of the 3D soundfield.

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a display having a content display area logically divided into a plurality of areas; and a processor functionally connected to the display. The processor may be configured to: display a first content in a first area; display, in a second area, a status window for providing an indication of a status of the electronic device or an application executed in the electronic device; move the first area in a predetermined direction in response to a predetermined event; and display a second content corresponding to the status in a third area on the basis of at least the movement of the first area. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are also possible.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel including a reset circuit and a floating diffusion node, and outputting a pixel signal that is generated based on a voltage at the floating diffusion node, the pixel signal including a reset output that is generated based on the voltage at the floating diffusion node being reset by the reset circuit. The image sensor further includes a sampler sampling the output pixel signal to generate a sampling signal having a time interval corresponding to a magnitude of the output pixel signal, and a counter counting the generated sampling signal, based on a counter clock, to generate a counting value corresponding to the time interval of the sampling signal. The sampler samples the reset output of the output pixel signal n times to generate first to n-th reset sampling signals, where n is an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which to provide priority information for higher order ambisonic (HOA) audio data. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory stores HOA coefficients of the HOA audio data, the HOA coefficients representative of a soundfield. The processor may decompose the HOA coefficients into a sound component and a corresponding spatial component, the corresponding spatial component defining shape, width, and directions of the sound component, and the corresponding spatial component defined in a spherical harmonic domain. The processor may also determine, based on one or more of the sound component and the corresponding spatial component, priority information indicative of a priority of the sound component relative to other sound components of the soundfield, and specify, in a data object representative of a compressed version of the HOA audio data, the sound component and the priority information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a tetracell image sensor that performs diamond binning to process image data. An image sensor includes a pixel array and a converting circuit, where the pixel array includes pixel sets arranged in a row direction and a column direction, outputs a first signal generated from a first pixel set of the pixel sets, and outputs a second signal generated from a second pixel set of the pixel sets. The converting circuit performs binning based on the first signal and the second signal to generate a first binning signal. Each of the first pixel set and the second pixel set includes pixel sensors adjacent to each other, and the first pixel set and the second pixel set are located at different rows and different columns.

Abstract: According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device can comprise: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface surrounding at least a part of a space between the first surface and the second surface; a display device formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface; an opening formed on at least one of the first surface, the second surface, and the side surface; a module mounted inside the housing not to be exposed; and a guide member disposed inside the housing between the module and configured to provide output of the module to outside through the opening. Additionally, the electronic device can be variously implemented according to examples.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for rendering metadata to control user movement based audio rendering. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store audio data representative of a soundfield. The one or more processors may be coupled to the memory, and configured to obtain rendering metadata indicative of controls for enabling or disabling adaptations, based on an indication of a movement of a user of the device, of a renderer used to render audio data representative of a soundfield, specify, in a bitstream representative of the audio data, the rendering metadata, and output the bitstream.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel including a reset circuit and a floating diffusion node, and outputting a pixel signal that is generated based on a voltage at the floating diffusion node, the pixel signal including a reset output that is generated based on the voltage at the floating diffusion node being reset by the reset circuit. The image sensor further includes a sampler sampling the output pixel signal to generate a sampling signal having a time interval corresponding to a magnitude of the output pixel signal, and a counter counting the generated sampling signal, based on a counter clock, to generate a counting value corresponding to the time interval of the sampling signal. The sampler samples the reset output of the output pixel signal n times to generate first to n-th reset sampling signals, where n is an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: An RGBW image sensor, a binning method in an image sensor, and a computer readable medium for performing the method are provided, and the binning method in an image sensor includes selecting one or more binning target pixels for each of a red pixel, a green pixel, a blue pixel, and a white pixel, constituting a pixel array of an RGBW image sensor with a uniform array pattern, generating binning pixel data for each of the red pixel, the green pixel, the blue pixel, and the white pixel, based on pieces of pixel data corresponding to the binning target pixel, and rearranging pixels, represented by the binning pixel data, to be equal to the entirety or a portion of the uniform array pattern and to be equally spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for performing codebook selection when coding vectors decomposed from higher-order ambisonic coefficients. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store a plurality of codebooks to use when performing vector dequantization with respect to a vector quantized spatial component of a soundfield. The vector quantized spatial component may be obtained through application of a decomposition to a plurality of higher order ambisonic coefficients. The processor may be configured to select one of the plurality of codebooks.

Abstract: An example audio decoding device includes processing circuitry and a memory device coupled to the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive, in a bitstream, encoded representations of audio objects of a three-dimensional (3D) soundfield, to receive metadata associated with the bitstream, to obtain, from the received metadata, one or more transmission factors associated with one or more of the audio objects, and to apply the transmission factors to the one or more audio objects to obtain parallax-adjusted audio objects of the 3D soundfield. The memory device is configured to store at least a portion of the received bitstream, the received metadata, or the parallax-adjusted audio objects of the 3D soundfield.

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a unit pixel, a first clamp circuit, and a second clamp circuit. The unit pixel outputs a voltage having an output voltage level at a first output voltage level in a first time interval and at a second output voltage level in a second time interval different from the first time interval. The first clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a first voltage level responsive to the first output voltage level being not greater than the first voltage level in the first time interval. The second clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a second voltage level responsive to the second output voltage level being not greater than the second voltage level in the second time interval.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array of pixels arranged in one or more rows and one or more columns, the pixel array configured to generate an image based on light being incident on one or more pixels of the pixel array. The image sensor includes pixel load circuitry connected to one column of pixels and including transistors serially connected to each other. The image sensor includes switches connected in parallel to separate, respective nodes between adjacent transistors. The image sensor includes image sensor processing circuitry configured to receive, from image processor circuitry, gain information indicating an intensity of light concurrently with an image being generated by the image sensor, and control at least one switch of the plurality of switches to be turned on/off to change an electrical path of a current that passes through the pixel load circuitry, based on the gain information.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel including a reset circuit and a floating diffusion node, and outputting a pixel signal that is generated based on a voltage at the floating diffusion node, the pixel signal including a reset output that is generated based on the voltage at the floating diffusion node being reset by the reset circuit. The image sensor further includes a sampler sampling the output pixel signal to generate a sampling signal having a time interval corresponding to a magnitude of the output pixel signal, and a counter counting the generated sampling signal, based on a counter clock, to generate a counting value corresponding to the time interval of the sampling signal. The sampler samples the reset output of the output pixel signal n times to generate first to n-th reset sampling signals, where n is an integer of 2 or more.

Abstract: A device for processing coded audio is disclosed. The device is configured to store an audio object and audio object metadata associated with the audio object. The audio object metadata includes frequency dependent beam pattern metadata. The device may apply, based on the frequency dependent beam pattern metadata, a renderer to the audio object to obtain one or more speaker feeds and output the one or more speaker feeds.

Abstract: In one example, a device for retrieving audio data includes one or more processors configured to receive availability data representative of a plurality of available adaptation sets, the available adaptation sets including a scene-based audio adaptation set and one or more object-based audio adaptation sets, receive selection data identifying which of the scene-based audio adaptation set and the one or more object-based audio adaptation sets are to be retrieved, and provide instruction data to a streaming client to cause the streaming client to retrieve data for each of the adaptation sets identified by the selection data, and a memory configured to store the retrieved data for the audio adaptation sets.

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a unit pixel, a first clamp circuit, and a second clamp circuit. The unit pixel outputs a voltage having an output voltage level at a first output voltage level in a first time interval and at a second output voltage level in a second time interval different from the first time interval. The first clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a first voltage level responsive to the first output voltage level being not greater than the first voltage level in the first time interval. The second clamp circuit is configured to clamp the output voltage level from the unit pixel to a second voltage level responsive to the second output voltage level being not greater than the second voltage level in the second time interval.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described by which to provide priority information for higher order ambisonic (HOA) audio data. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory stores HOA coefficients of the HOA audio data, the HOA coefficients representative of a soundfield. The processor may decompose the HOA coefficients into a sound component and a corresponding spatial component, the corresponding spatial component defining shape, width, and directions of the sound component, and the corresponding spatial component defined in a spherical harmonic domain. The processor may also determine, based on one or more of the sound component and the corresponding spatial component, priority information indicative of a priority of the sound component relative to other sound components of the soundfield, and specify, in a data object representative of a compressed version of the HOA audio data, the sound component and the priority information.