Abstract: This application relates to an adsorption desalination system using a multi-effect evaporator apparatus. In one aspect, the system includes a multi-effect evaporator apparatus producing high-pressure vapor and low-pressure vapor, a plurality of reaction units including an adsorbent adsorbing or desorbing moisture from the high-pressure vapor and low-pressure vapor and a heat exchange tube transferring heat to the adsorbent. The system may also include a condenser condensing vapor containing moisture desorbed from the adsorbents, and cold-hot water lines selectively supplying chilled water and hot water to the heat exchange tubes. The system may further include vapor lines connecting the multi-effect evaporator apparatus and the reaction units, and the reaction units and the condenser, respectively, valves disposed in the vapor lines, and a valve controller controlling operation of the valves to selectively supply chilled water or hot water supplied to the heat exchange tubes from the cold-hot water lines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding a displacement video using image tiling. A method for encoding multi-dimensional data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: converting the multi-dimensional data into one or more frames with two-dimensional characteristics; generating one or more frame groups by grouping the one or more frames with pre-configured number units; reconstructing frames belonging to each frame group into a tiled frame; and generating a bitstream by encoding the tiled frame. Here, the tiled frame may be constructed with one or more blocks, and each block may be constructed by rearranging pixels existing at the same location in the frames.

Abstract: A real-time automatic region of interest extraction method, apparatus, and recording medium adaptive to the broadcast content characteristics of the present disclosure may include confirming whether a region of interest of a current frame is a cluster-centered region of interest or an object-centered region of interest, extracting a tracking-based region of interest of the current frame according to a type of the region of interest, and determining a final region of interest of the current frame based on the extracted tracking-based region of interest of the current frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding a displacement video using image tiling. A method for encoding multi-dimensional data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: converting the multi-dimensional data into one or more frames with two-dimensional characteristics; generating one or more frame groups by grouping the one or more frames with pre-configured number units; reconstructing frames belonging to each frame group into a tiled frame; and generating a bitstream by encoding the tiled frame. Here, the tiled frame may be constructed with one or more blocks, and each block may be constructed by rearranging pixels existing at the same location in the frames.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of creating an image stitching workflow including acquiring 360-degree virtual reality (VR) image parameters necessary to makes a request for image stitching and create the image stitching workflow, acquiring a list of functions applicable to the image stitching workflow, creating the image stitching workflow based on functions selected from the list of functions, determining the number of media processing entities necessary to perform tasks configuring the image stitching workflow and generating a plurality of media processing entities according to the determined number of media processing entities, and allocating the tasks configuring the image stitching workflow to the plurality of media processing entities.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for 360-degree video stitching. The apparatus for 360-degree video stitching includes memory for storing at least one program, and a processor for executing the program, wherein the program is configured to stitch features of multiple input images based on at least one parameter included in a 360-degree stitching function description template, and then creating a single 360-degree video, the 360-degree stitching function description template includes a configuration parameter that is an array of function parameters, the configuration parameter includes a stitching parameter, a camera parameter, a feature parameter, and a projection parameter, the feature parameter includes a method for extracting respective features from multiple input images, and the projection parameter includes a projection type that is a kind of a projection plane onto which the multiple input images are projected.

Abstract: A method of receiving content in a client is provided. The method may include receiving, from a server, a spatial set identifier (ID) corresponding to a tile group including at least one tile, sending, to the server, a request for first content corresponding to metadata, and receiving, from the server, the first content corresponding to the request.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of creating an image stitching workflow including acquiring 360-degree virtual reality (VR) image parameters necessary to makes a request for image stitching and create the image stitching workflow, acquiring a list of functions applicable to the image stitching workflow, creating the image stitching workflow based on functions selected from the list of functions, determining the number of media processing entities necessary to perform tasks configuring the image stitching workflow and generating a plurality of media processing entities according to the determined number of media processing entities, and allocating the tasks configuring the image stitching workflow to the plurality of media processing entities.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method. The image processing apparatus comprises: receiving a first source image and a second source image from multiple image sources, receiving geometric information required for stitching the first source image and the second source image and synthesizing an image from the first source image and the second source image on the basis of the geometric information, wherein the geometric information includes seam information used to specify a overlapping region between the first source image and the second source image.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing information of multiple cameras.

Abstract: Provided is a parallax minimization stitching method and apparatus using control points in an overlapping region. A parallax minimization stitching method may include defining a plurality of control points in an overlapping region of a first image and a second image received from a plurality of cameras, performing a first geometric correction by applying a homography to the control points, defining a plurality of patches based on the control points, and performing a second geometric correction by mapping the patches.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 360 virtual reality (VR) video encoding method. A 360 virtual reality (VR) video encoding method according to the present disclosure includes: dividing the 360 VR video into a plurality of regions based on a division structure of the 360 VR video; generating an region sequence using the divided plurality of regions; generating a bitstream for the generated region sequence; and transmitting the generated bitstream, wherein the region sequence comprises regions having a same position in at least one or more frame included in the 360 VR image.

Abstract: A method of receiving content in a client is provided. The method may include receiving, from a server, a spatial set identifier (ID) corresponding to a tile group including at least one tile, sending, to the server, a request for first content corresponding to metadata, and receiving, from the server, the first content corresponding to the request.

Abstract: A method of receiving content in a client is provided. The method may include receiving, from a server, a spatial set identifier (ID) corresponding to a tile group including at least one tile, sending, to the server, a request for first content corresponding to metadata, and receiving, from the server, the first content corresponding to the request.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing information of multiple cameras.

Abstract: Provided is a parallax minimization stitching method and apparatus using control points in an overlapping region. A parallax minimization stitching method may include defining a plurality of control points in an overlapping region of a first image and a second image received from a plurality of cameras, performing a first geometric correction by applying a homography to the control points, defining a plurality of patches based on the control points, and performing a second geometric correction by mapping the patches.

Abstract: A method of receiving content in a client is provided. The method may include receiving, from a server, a spatial set identifier (ID) corresponding to a tile group including at least one tile, sending, to the server, a request for first content corresponding to metadata, and receiving, from the server, the first content corresponding to the request.

Abstract: The present specification is related to a method for performing multi-projection and a multi-projection system for minimizing a black offset in a multi-projection environment. The present specification provides the method for performing multi-projection comprising estimating the intensity transfer function (ITF) of a plurality of projectors, calculating an optimal black offset threshold for each of the projectors by using each of the ITFs, and applying the optimal black offset threshold to an image projection by each of the projectors.

Abstract: A method of receiving content in a client is provided. The method may include receiving, from a server, a spatial set identifier (ID) corresponding to a tile group including at least one tile, sending, to the server, a request for first content corresponding to metadata, and receiving, from the server, the first content corresponding to the request.

Abstract: Provided is a geometric correction apparatus and method based on a recursive Bezier patch sub-division. A geometric correction method may include: receiving, from a camera, a first image that is obtained by photographing a black screen that is projected by a projector onto a projection surface; receiving, from the camera, a second image that is obtained by photographing a predetermined pattern that is projected by the projector onto the projection screen; generating a third image by subtracting the first image from the second image; and performing geometric correction with respect to the predetermined pattern to correct a distortion between the predetermined pattern and the third image.