Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing; a camera module disposed in the housing and having a lens outstanding from a surface of the housing; and a protection unit connected to the housing, wherein when the camera module is in an off-state, a top surface of the protection unit is higher than a surface of the lens, when the camera module is in an on-state, the top surface of the protection unit is lower than the surface of the lens.

Abstract: A display method for video conferencing and an associated video conferencing system are provided. The video conferencing system includes a display, an image capturing unit, and a network interface unit. The method includes the steps of: utilizing the image capturing unit to capture images of a local user in a video conference; performing foreground segmentation on the captured images to obtain a foreground object; flipping the foreground object horizontally; identifying a human face from the flipped foreground object and correcting a facing angle of the human face; determining interaction data from the local user on the display; encoding the interaction data and the flipped foreground object into an interaction stream and a video stream, respectively; packing the interaction stream and the video stream into an output stream; and transmitting the output stream to a remote user of the video conference through the network interface unit.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a mapper, a plurality of compressors, and an output interface. The mapper receives pixel data of a plurality of pixels of a picture, and splits the pixel data of the pixels of the picture into a plurality of pixel data groups. The compressors compress the pixel data groups and generate a plurality of compressed pixel data groups, respectively. The output interface packs the compressed pixel data groups into at least one output bitstream, and outputs the at least one output bitstream via a camera interface.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a compression circuit and a first output interface. The compression circuit generates a plurality of compressed pixel data groups by compressing pixel data of a plurality of pixels of a picture based on a pixel data grouping setting of the picture, and generates indication information indicative of at least one boundary each between consecutive compressed pixel data groups. The first output interface packs the compressed pixel data groups into at least one output bitstream, and outputs the at least one output bitstream via a camera interface.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a compression circuit, a rate controller, and an output interface. The compression circuit generates compressed pixel data groups, each derived from applying a compression operation to pixel data of a pixel group, wherein the pixel group includes a portion of a plurality of pixels in a picture. The rate controller applies bit rate control to each compression operation, wherein the rate controller adjusts the bit rate control according to a position of each pixel boundary between different pixel groups. The output interface outputs the compressed pixel data groups via a plurality of camera ports of a camera interface, respectively.

Abstract: An image encoding method with rate control includes at least the following steps: defining a plurality of candidate bit budgets corresponding to different pre-defined maximum encoded bit lengths for one coding unit respectively; when encoding pixel data of a plurality of pixels within a current coding unit of an access unit of a frame, determining a target bit budget selected from the candidate bit budgets and allocating the target bit budget to the current coding unit; and outputting encoded pixel data of the pixels within the current coding unit that is generated from the encoder, wherein a bit length of the encoded pixel data is smaller than or equal to the target bit budget.

Abstract: A wearable device interactive system and techniques, methods and apparatuses thereof are described. A wearable device may sense a movement by a user wearing the wearable device. The wearable device may also determine whether a path of the movement corresponds to one or more predefined patterns. The wearable device may further perform one or more operations in response to a determination that the path of the movement corresponds to at least one of the one or more predefined patterns.

Abstract: A wearable device interactive system and techniques, methods and apparatuses thereof are described. A wearable device may sense a user input by a hand of the user, analyze the user input, and perform one or more operations responsive to a result of the analysis. For example, the wearable device may launch an application corresponding to the user input. As another example, the wearable device may recognize a text at a fingertip of the user and determine a location of the wearable device to determine a context, and launch an application corresponding to the context.

Abstract: A head-mount display (HMD) and variations thereof are described. An HMD may include a mobile device having a display unit, a camera, a light source and a processing unit that controls operations of the display unit, camera and light source. The processing unit receives data associated with one or more optical images captured by the camera, and renders a visual image displayable by the display unit. The HMD may also include an eyewear piece having a holder, one or more lenses and a reflective unit. The holder is wearable by a user and holds the mobile device in front of eyes of the user. The user can view the display unit through the one or more lenses. The reflective unit reflects an image of at least an eye of the user. The camera is oriented to capture the reflected image of the eye through the reflective unit.

Abstract: A visual data processing method applied to a visual data processing system. The visual data processing method comprises: (a) detecting a gazing point position of a user on a display; and (b) performing at least one process operation to visual data according to at least one distance between at least one display location for the visual data on the display and the gazing point position.

Abstract: A projection display component of an electronic device includes a carrier and a first cover. The carrier is arranged to carry the electronic device. The first cover is arranged to partially reflect a projected image from the electronic device. The first cover is attached to the carrier via a first hinge set.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic system with a thermal control mechanism, comprising: an image/video processing module (101), configured to process at least one image or video data; a parameter acquiring device (103), configured to acquire at least one device parameter corresponding to a first device of the image/video processing module (101); and a thermal management device (105), configured to adjust at least one operating parameter for a second device of the image/video processing module (101) according to the device parameter to control a temperature of the image/video processing module (101).

Abstract: An optical sensing method capable of changing a sensing direction of an optical sensing module is applied to a portable device, which includes a housing, an optical sensing module and an optical diverting mechanism. The optical sensing module is disposed inside the housing. The optical sensing module includes an optical emitter adapted to emit an optical sensing signal out of the housing and an optical receiver adapted to receive an optical modulated signal reflected from an external object. The optical diverting mechanism is adjacent by the optical sensing module. The optical sensing signal is directly projected while the optical sensing signal is not diverted by the optical diverting mechanism, and the optical sensing signal is transmitted to a second direction different from the first direction while the optical sensing signal is diverted by the optical diverting mechanism.

Abstract: A projection processor includes a receiving circuit and an image processing circuit. The receiving circuit receives an input image. The image processing circuit performs at least one predetermined image processing operation upon the input image to generate an output image, wherein a projection source is generated according to the output image. The projection source is displayed or projected by a projection source component of an electronic device, such that a first cover of a projection display component partially reflects the projection source.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal management method for controlling a temperature of a graphic processing module. The method comprises: (a) acquiring at least one device parameter corresponding to a first device of a graphic processing module; and (b) adjusting at least one operating parameter for a second device of the graphic processing module according to the device parameter to control a temperature of a graphic processing module.

Abstract: A system for providing image or video to be displayed by a projective display system includes: an encoding subsystem and a packing subsystem. The encoding subsystem is configured to encode at least one image or video of a subject to generate encoded image data. The packing subsystem is coupled to the encoding subsystem, and configured to pack the encoded image data with projection configuration information regarding the projective display system to generate packed image data. The projective display system comprises a projection source device and a projection surface, the projection source device projects the image or video to the projection surface according to the packed image data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal management method for controlling a temperature of an image/video processing module for an image capturing device or a video recording device. The thermal management method comprises: (a) acquiring at least one device parameter for at least one first device of the image/video processing module; and (b) adjusting at least one operating parameter for at least one second device of the image/video processing module according to the device parameter.

Abstract: A projection processor for a projective display system includes: a receiving circuit and an image adjustment control circuit. The receiving circuit is configured to receive information provided by a hardware element within a projection source device of the projective display system. The image adjustment control circuit is coupled to the receiving circuit, and configured to adaptively control an image adjustment on an input image to generate the source image according to the information.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a compressor and an output interface. The compressor generates a compressed display data by compressing a display data according to a compression algorithm. The output interface records indication information in an output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface, wherein the output bitstream is derived from the compressed display data, and the indication information is set in response to the compression algorithm employed by the compressor. Another data processing apparatus has a de-compressor and an input interface. The de-compressor de-compresses a compressed display data derived from an input bitstream. The input interface receives the input bitstream via a display interface, parses indication information included in the input bitstream, and configures the de-compressor to employ a de-compression algorithm as indicated by the indication information.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a compressor and an output interface. The compressor generates a plurality of compressed pixel data groups by compressing pixel data of a plurality of pixels of a picture based on a pixel data grouping setting of the picture. The output interface packs the compressed pixel data groups into an output bitstream, records indication information in the output bitstream, and outputs the output bitstream via a display interface. The indication information is indicative of at least one boundary between consecutive compressed pixel data groups packed.