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: Rate adaptation is carried out using bit error rate (BER) to enable effective multimedia transmission. The BER can be estimated using signal strength in a MAC layer and modulation information (FIGS. 7-9), and can be compatibly used in different wireless networks by means of message standardization.

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 are a method and an apparatus for generating a panoramic image based on an image quality. The method of generating a panoramic image includes extracting a matching point to connect a base image captured by a first camera and a reference image captured by a second camera, geometrically transforming the reference image by determining a homography between the base image and the reference image, determining a change in image quality of the geometrically transformed reference image, and generating a panoramic image in which the geometrically transformed reference image is connected to the base image based on the determined change in image quality.

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: An apparatus and a method for displaying a panoramic image using a look-up table (LUT) are disclosed, including generating an LUT may include determining first geometric correction information to transform an input domain pixel coordinate system of an input image to a panorama domain pixel coordinate system of a panoramic image, determining second geometric correction information to transform an output domain pixel coordinate system of an output image of the panoramic image to the panorama domain pixel coordinate system of the panoramic image, determining third geometric correction information to transform the output domain pixel coordinate system of the output image to the input domain pixel coordinate system of the input image based on the first geometric correction information and second geometric correction information, and generating an LUT that maps the output domain pixel coordinate system of the output image to the input domain pixel coordinate system of the input image.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a key point using a high-order Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) kernel. The high-order LoG kernel is generated based on an LoG operator which is calculated by sequentially differentiating an LoG operator with respect to x and y of an image. A scale space is generated based on the high-order LoG kernel and the key point is detected by comparing a current pixel in the scale space to pixels adjacent to the current pixel.

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: 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: Rate adaptation is carried out using bit error rate (BER) to enable effective multimedia transmission. The BER can be estimated using signal strength in a MAC layer and modulation information (FIGS. 7-9), and can be compatibly used in different wireless networks by means of message standardization.

Abstract: Rate adaptation is carried out using bit error rate (BER) to enable effective multimedia transmission. The BER can be estimated using signal strength in a MAC layer and modulation information (FIGS. 7-9), and can be compatibly used in different wireless networks by means of message standardization.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for displaying a panoramic image using a look-up table (LUT) are disclosed, including generating an LUT may include determining first geometric correction information to transform an input domain pixel coordinate system of an input image to a panorama domain pixel coordinate system of a panoramic image, determining second geometric correction information to transform an output domain pixel coordinate system of an output image of the panoramic image to the panorama domain pixel coordinate system of the panoramic image, determining third geometric correction information to transform the output domain pixel coordinate system of the output image to the input domain pixel coordinate system of the input image based on the first geometric correction information and second geometric correction information, and generating an LUT that maps the output domain pixel coordinate system of the output image to the input domain pixel coordinate system of the input image.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a key point using a high-order Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) kernel, wherein the method includes generating the high-order LoG kernel using an LoG operator, and detecting a key point of an image using the high-order LoG kernel.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for generating a panoramic image based on an image quality. The method of generating a panoramic image includes extracting a matching point to connect a base image captured by a first camera and a reference image captured by a second camera, geometrically transforming the reference image by determining a homography between the base image and the reference image, determining a change in image quality of the geometrically transformed reference image, and generating a panoramic image in which the geometrically transformed reference image is connected to the base image based on the determined change in image quality.

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.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating and consuming a three-dimensional (3D) data format to generate a realistic panoramic image are provided. The apparatus may include an image preprocessing unit to search for a matching point between images captured by a plurality of cameras, and to extract, as image information, at least one of a depth value, a texture value and object division information from each of the captured images, an image information structuring unit to structure 3D data to use the extracted image information to generate a realistic image, a 3D data format storage unit to store format information of the structured 3D data in a database (DB), realistic image generating unit to generate a realistic panoramic image using the stored format information of the 3D data, and a realistic image rendering unit to perform rendering on the generated realistic panoramic image.

Abstract: A stitching method of a captured image is disclosed. The stitching method includes capturing a plurality of images having different viewing angles, setting a feature point extraction region on the plural images, extracting a plurality of feature points from a plurality of objects in the set region, extracting a combination line connecting corresponding feature points based on the plural extracted feature points, outputting the extracted combination line, and combining the plural images based on the extracted combination line. Accordingly, the stitching method provides an effective and high-quality stitched image.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for correcting colors of an image projection device are provided. The method includes: acquiring a photographed image by photographing a sample image projected on projection surface; generating input-output color information for n regions, based on color values of a block in the sample image and corresponding color values of the block in the photographed image; selecting one of the n regions of photographed images as a reference region; generating look-up tables (LUTs) for non-reference regions, based on the reference region and the input and output color information; and correcting colors of input images to be projected by the image projection device using the look-up tables, thereby minimizing color difference of the input images on the projection surface for both intra and inter projection device color correction while simplifying the correction procedure.