Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filling a blank area of MPI view plane based on a pixel ray path. A method for generating multi plane image (MPI) data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: calculating a pixel value according to each view for each photographed object, based on a plurality of input images photographed from a plurality of views; generating a view plane at a specific point by recording the calculated pixel value on one MPI layer determined based on the spatial position of the corresponding photographed object among a plurality of MPI layers; and generating MPI data by additionally recording the pixel value for the view.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for generating a texture map of a 3D mesh includes encoding a texture map of a 3D mesh, quantizing the encoded texture map, decoding the quantized texture map, performing rendering using the decoded texture map, and updating the texture map of the 3D mesh based on the value of a loss function.

Abstract: A method for preparing a processed ginseng or a processed ginseng extract having increased contents of ginsenosides Rg3 and Rh2 by (a) inoculating an Aspergillus niger strain into a medium composed of ginseng and wheat bran; (b) culturing the strain of step (a); (c) purifying the cultured material of step (b) by ultrafiltration; (d) separating an enzyme from the purified material of step (c); (e) adding the enzyme of step (d) to ginseng or red ginseng; (f) fermenting the ginseng or red ginseng of step (e); (g) separating the fermented material of step (f) to obtain a supernatant; (h) concentrating the supernatant of step (g); (i) reacting the concentrate of step (h) with organic acid; and (j) neutralizing, filtering, purifying, concentrating and drying the reaction product of step (i).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for converting a two-dimensional image into a stereoscopic three-dimensional image. In one embodiment, a method of converting a two-dimensional image into a stereoscopic three-dimensional image comprises identifying at least one corresponding pixel from a left eye image and determining a depth and an intensity value for the each pixel within a right eye image using the at least one corresponding pixel. The depth value is stored in a right eye depth map and the intensity value is stored in the right eye image. The method further comprises inpainting at least one occluded region within the right eye image using the right eye depth map.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensing a sleeping condition of a user, including measuring a physiological signal of a user who is sleeping, determining whether or not a predetermined motion artifact is contained in the measured physiological signal, and determining that the user goes into an awake state when the predetermined motion artifact is contained in the measured physiological signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiview image generation using depth map information is described. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises converting a input image and an input depth map into a projected image and a projected depth map using values from physical pixel locations that map to projected pixel locations, wherein the projected image and the projected depth map are associated with a particular view of the input image, inpainting the projected image and the projected depth map and producing an output image in a direction of the particular view using the inpainted projected image and the inpainted projected depth map.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying a three-dimensional image according to the position of a user, in which the distance between a display panel displaying a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional optical panel converting a two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional image is controlled in accordance with the position of the user to provide an optimized three-dimensional image. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional optical device converting a displayed two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional image, a position measurement module measuring the position of the user who converges on the three-dimensional image, a crosstalk calculator calculating the level of crosstalk that can occur in the position of the user, and a driver adjusting a position of the three-dimensional optical device if the level of crosstalk exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a processed ginseng or processed ginseng extract. Specifically, the invention relates to a method for preparing a processed ginseng or processed ginseng extract having increased ginsenoside contents. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of preparing a novel processed ginseng or processed ginseng extract having increased ginsenoside contents by preparing saponinase, fermenting ginseng or red ginseng with the prepared saponinase and hydrolyzing the fermented ginseng or red ginseng with an organic acid and to an anticancer supplement composition or pharmaceutical composition comprising the processed ginseng or processed ginseng extract prepared thereby.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of in-painting an image using prioritized graph cut optimization is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes examining an image comprising a plurality of pixels that form a source region and a target region, wherein the source region comprises pixel information partitioning the source region into blocks, defining boundary areas comprising a portion of the source region and a portion of the target region, computing a plurality of energy values for the source region and the boundary areas, wherein energy values represent intensity comparisons between the boundary areas and neighboring blocks of the source region and assigning labels to the boundary areas using on a graph-cut technique, wherein each label is associated with a neighboring block and an minimal energy value for each boundary area and storing pixel information based on the pixel information of the neighboring blocks associated with the minimal energy values.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiview image generation using depth map information is described. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises converting a input image and an input depth map into a projected image and a projected depth map using values from physical pixel locations that map to projected pixel locations, wherein the projected image and the projected depth map are associated with a particular view of the input image, inpainting the projected image and the projected depth map and producing an output image in a direction of the particular view using the inpainted projected image and the inpainted projected depth map.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing artifacts during image processing is described. In some embodiments, the method includes examining an input image comprising at least one source region, for each target region in an output image, identifying a portion of the at least one source region based on similarity data, defining an omnidirectional cut boundary and determining intensity values for the each target region and at least one pixel between the each target region and the omnidirectional cut boundary.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting a two-dimensional image into a stereoscopic three-dimensional image. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method of converting a two-dimensional image into a stereoscopic three-dimensional image including for each pixel within a right eye image, identifying at least one corresponding pixel from a left eye image and determining a depth and an intensity value for the each pixel within the right eye image using the at least one corresponding pixel, wherein the depth value is stored in a right eye depth map and the intensity value is stored in the right eye image and inpainting at least one occluded region within the right eye image using the right eye depth map.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of in-painting an image using prioritized graph cut optimization is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes examining an image comprising a plurality of pixels that form a source region and a target region, wherein the source region comprises pixel information partitioning the source region into blocks, defining boundary areas comprising a portion of the source region and a portion of the target region, computing a plurality of energy values for the source region and the boundary areas, wherein energy values represent intensity comparisons between the boundary areas and neighboring blocks of the source region and assigning labels to the boundary areas using on a graph-cut technique, wherein each label is associated with a neighboring block and an minimal energy value for each boundary area and storing pixel information based on the pixel information of the neighboring blocks associated with the minimal energy values.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for localizing objects within an image is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing at least one object model representing visual word distributions of at least one training object within training images, detecting whether an image comprises at least one object based on the at least one object model, identifying at least one region of the image that corresponds with the at least one detected object and is associated with a minimal dissimilarity between the visual word distribution of the at least one detected object and a visual word distribution of the at least one region and coupling the at least one region with indicia of location of the at least one detected object.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and medium displaying a stereo image compensates for errors between a left image and a right image to reduce eye fatigue experienced by a user. The apparatus includes a feature-point extractor to extract feature points of graphics objects included in a left image and a right image, of a stereo image, a representative-vector determiner to determine a representative vector among vectors between a predetermined point and the feature points, an error-correction unit to correct at least one of a vertical error and a rotation error between the left image and the right image using a difference between the representative vector determined in the left image and the representative vector determined in the right image, and a display unit to display the left image and the right image for which at least one of the vertical error and the rotation error has been corrected.

Abstract: A method of detecting a biosignal includes; measuring a biosignal from a user; band pass filtering the biosignal to each of a first frequency band and/or a second frequency band, and detecting a first frequency band signal and/or a second frequency band signal; calculating a PSD of the first frequency band signal and detecting a frequency band signal with a maximum PSD in the first frequency band as a heartbeat signal of the user; and calculating a PSD of the second frequency band signal and/or detecting a frequency band signal with a maximum PSD in the second frequency band as a respiration signal of the user.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for providing educational material. The method includes: receiving information about a health state and lifestyle of a patient from a remote terminal at every predetermined period of time; selecting educational material appropriate for the patient from a plurality of pieces of educational material based on the information; and providing the selected educational material to the remote terminal. As a result, educational material appropriate for private characters of a patient can be selected and provided.

Abstract: A method and system of quantitatively evaluating subjective inconvenience, e.g., physiological fatigue and emotional fatigue, experienced by a user when the user views a three-dimensional display screen, based on objectively measurable indices. The method includes sorting words representing a degree of fatigue associated with a 3D image display among a plurality of words, grouping the sorted words through factor analysis, setting words with the highest factor weight as subjective parameters, receiving evaluation scores for the subjective parameters while varying test values of objective parameter candidates capable of representing 3D image characteristics in numerical values, obtaining a correlation between each of indices for N groups and each of the objective parameter candidates using the evaluation scores, and applying the factor weight to the indices to represent the degree of fatigue in the objective parameter candidates.

Abstract: A respiration leading apparatus, method, and medium, which can displace a respiration leading apparatus corresponding to a drive signal which corresponds to a selection input from a user, or displace a respiration leading apparatus generating the drive signal which corresponds to a biological signal of the user, thereby leading a respiration of the user, is provided. A respiration leading apparatus includes: a member; a selection module which receives a selection input from a user; a drive control module which outputs a drive signal corresponding to the selection input; and a drive module which displaces the member corresponding to the drive signal in order to lead a respiration of the user. A respiration leading apparatus, which can provide a user with structural displacement by a drive signal corresponding to biological information of the user, and be portable for the user, is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a mobile device having buttons having a display function and a display method for the mobile device. The mobile device includes a plurality of buttons, which display a plurality of characters in response to a control signal, and a controller generating the control signal for commanding the plurality of buttons to display characters indicated by character data corresponding to an operation result of the button from among prepared (predetermined) character data.