Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for three-dimensional (3D) video is provided. The image processing method may include identifying a first depth image, and upsampling the first depth image to a second depth image having expanded foreground area than the first depth image.

Abstract: Displaying an environment of a vehicle comprising recording an image of an adjacent exterior environment of the vehicle in the form of image data with the aid of a plurality of image capture units and displaying an output image with the aid of a display device. A virtual, three-dimensional space and a surface are determined with the aid of an arithmetic unit the virtual, three-dimensional space being at least partially delimited by the surface. A projection of the image data onto the surface is calculated with the aid of the arithmetic unit. A virtual vehicle object from predetermined data is calculated as a computer-generated graphic in the virtual, three-dimensional space with the aid of the arithmetic unit.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to scale a diagram. An image is selected and utilized as a background image. Full geometry is obtained and is displayed with the background image. The full geometry is a first geometry and remaining second geometry. The first geometry is selected and a reference length for the selected first geometry is specified. The remaining second geometry is in the diagram is scaled based on the specified reference length.

Abstract: Various embodiments present a combined visual entity that represents overlapping visual entities. The combined visual entity can include a primary visualization that represents one of the overlapping visual entities and annotations that represent others of the overlapping visual entities. For example, a map view can include multiple geographical entities that overlap. A primary visualization can be rendered that represents one of the multiple geographical entities. The primary visualization can be visually annotated (e.g., with symbols, letters, or other visual indicators) to indicate others of the multiple geographical entities. In some embodiments, a zoom operation can cause visual entities to be added and/or removed from the combined visual entity.

Abstract: A system and related methods for visually augmenting an appearance of a physical environment as seen by a user through a head-mounted display device are provided. In one embodiment, a virtual environment generating program receives eye-tracking information, lighting information, and depth information from the head-mounted display. The program generates a virtual environment that models the physical environment and is based on the lighting information and the distance of a real-world object from the head-mounted display. The program visually augments a virtual object representation in the virtual environment based on the eye-tracking information, and renders the virtual object representation on a transparent display of the head-mounted display device.

Abstract: A system for visualization of 3D objects and/or 3D terrain includes a processor, a display in communication with the processor, and a range metering device in communication with the processor. The system visualizes the 3D objects and/or the 3D terrain based upon their respective distances from the mobile device and based upon a respective parameter measuring the detail of the 3D object and/or the 3D terrain.

Abstract: A method is provided for tracking and analyzing changing skin conditions and displaying such conditions in an RGB image format on a three dimensional virtual model to facilitate research and consumer communication. The system involves building a catalog, library or database of skin conditions in the form of datasets taken from spectral images that include the skin conditions of interest. For each spectral image dataset identifying a skin condition of interest a corresponding RGB dataset is calculated and compiled in a database. The database of calculated RGB datasets is used to diagnose skin conditions of subjects by analyzing RGB or spectral photographs of the subject. The spectral or RGB data sets can also be used to predict the effects of proposed treatments and the resulting altered skin condition can be displayed in RGB images that are readily comprehended.

Abstract: Apparatus for processing a digital mesh representing a three-dimensional subject automatically filters out portions of a predetermined color to simplify further processing.

Abstract: When generating an approximate right prism model, an approximate right prism model generating unit 14 expresses a hierarchical relationship among original right prism models and approximate right prism models which can be generated by using a tree structure, and generates only a right prism model existing in certain and higher hierarchical layers from among approximate right prism models respectively brought into correspondence with the nodes in the tree structure. Therefore, a three-dimensional virtual environment can be rendered at a high speed and with a high degree of quality even when no large-volume storage unit is installed.

Abstract: A three-dimensional computer graphics rendering system allows a tile-based rendering system to operate with a reduced amount of storage required for tiled screen space geometry by using an untransformed display list to represent the screen's geometry.

Abstract: A virtual frequency selective inversion (VFSI) method receives at least one MR image representative dataset and an associated phase reference dataset, and classifies anatomical material into a first component representing anatomical material having a first range of resonance frequencies associated with a first range of phase differences between the MR image representative dataset and the associated phase reference image dataset, and a second component representing anatomical material having a second range of resonance frequencies associated with a second range of phase differences between the MR image representative dataset and the associated phase reference image dataset. The method assigns different visual attributes to first and second components derived using phase differences between the MR image representative dataset and the reference image dataset and displays an image.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for displaying information. In a specific embodiment, at least two pluralities of voxel values for a corresponding at least two functions with respect to at least a portion of a subject can be obtained. The at least a portion of the subject can have a plurality of local volume elements, where the at least two pluralities of voxel values for the corresponding at least two functions each correspond to the plurality of local volume elements. In this way, there is a voxel value for each function for each local volume element of the portion of the subject. Each of the at least two pluralities of voxel values represents the value of the corresponding function of the at least two functions for the corresponding plurality of local volume elements. A representation is created where the value of one of the at least two functions is on a first axis and a count of voxels is on a second axis.

Abstract: For generating ultrasonic projection images in which various kind of ultrasonic projection images have been appropriately combined, the invention is provided with: a storage unit that stores tomographic image volume data and elastic image volume data; a volume rendering unit that generates tomographic projection images by volume rendering on the basis of the tomographic image volume data; a display device that displays the ultrasonic projection images generated by the volume rendering unit; and an operation unit for inputting commands to control the volume rendering unit. For one of the rendering spaces partitioned by a cutting plane set in the rendering space by a command input from the operation unit, the volume rendering unit renders voxels of tomographic image volume data corresponding to the voxels of elastic image volume data that have elasticity values satisfying a set threshold value, and generates and displays the tomographic projection image on the display device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and a system that allow for deterministic parallel low discrepancy sampling, which can be efficient processed, and are effective in removing transitionary artifacts that occur in low-dimensional projections generated in low discrepancy sequences. Embodiments of the claimed subject matter further provide improvements upon the low-dimensional projections and thus the visual quality when using the Sobol' sequence for image synthesis.

Abstract: Particular embodiments display an object over a background on a screen of an electronic device; and display a shadow effect for the object on the screen of the electronic device, including simulating a three-dimensional (3D) environment encompassing the object; simulating a light source at a specific position within the simulated 3D environment; simulating a shadow cast by the object on the background as a result of the light source shining on the object in the simulated 3D environment; and rendering the shadow on the screen of the electronic device.

Abstract: A computing device to receive remote graphics based on a size of a display component from a second computing device, display a user interface to include the remote graphics, detect a user repositioning a region of the user interface, transmit information of the repositioned region to the second computing device and receive remote graphics corresponding to the repositioned region for display on the display component.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for receiving a probability distribution function model, the probability distribution function model representing an uncertain time series and providing a plurality of probability distribution functions, each probability distribution function corresponding to respective values at a respective time in the uncertain time series, generating a visualization based on the probability distribution function model to create a transparency gradient, the transparency gradient including a plurality of points graphically representing the plurality of probability distribution functions, and displaying the visualization including the transparency gradient, wherein a visual characteristic of each point of the plurality of points of the transparency gradient is a function of a probability of the respective value associated with the respective point.

Abstract: Data records representing user feedback are received, where the data records are associated with geometric coordinates. Pixels representing the corresponding data records are placed in positions in a graphical visualization according to the geometric coordinates of the data records, where the positions correspond to geographic locations. A subset of the pixels sharing a particular set of geometric coordinates is placed in a subregion of nearby positions in the graphical representation, where the pixels in the subset are placed in an order in the subregion according to values of an attribute of the data records corresponding to the pixels in the subset.

Abstract: Data values are exhibited based on sector-ring angles. The data values to be exhibited are first received by a processing device. The sector-ring angles are then determined for the data values to be exhibited. Using the sector-ring angles for the data values to be exhibited, the data values are exhibited in a sector-ring manner.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium storing a program including a procedure, the procedure includes: receiving an instruction for generating a graph regarding production of a product in a chronological manner for each of first unit period and second unit period that is longer than the first unit period; referring to aggregate data on production volumes for individual unit periods, and calculating, based on a production volume for a different unit period having a length that is different from a length of a designated unit period of the first unit period and the second unit period, a different production volume to be obtained by converting the different unit period into the designated unit period; and generating the graph in such a manner that at least the different production volume is indicated for the different unit period that is different from the designated unit period.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer program product provide the ability to utilize a degree of freedom (DOF) for a construction. In a preparation phase, a graph structure is constructed from a construction model that transforms construction primitives into graph primitives. In a search phase, all compact sub-graphs of the graph structure are identified. In a counting phase, a DOF is calculated for each compact sub-graph and adjusted based on interactions between the compact sub-graphs. In an internal DOF searching phase, an internal DOF is computed for each compact sub-graph and used to determine and solve overconstrained sub-graphs. A determination regarding whether a structure of the construction model can be modified based on the DOF and internal DOF is output.

Abstract: In the construction of a wireless network in a building, structure conditions such as the floor plan of the building and the shape of the floor, material conditions such as materials for structures, and the like have a great effect on radio wave propagation characteristics. This causes a problem that unless these pieces of information are taken into consideration, an accurate layout design of wireless base stations cannot be made. In the construction of a new wireless network in a building, a wireless network similar to structure conditions of a newly constructed building is extracted from structure conditions of past buildings in which a wireless network is constructed. The layout positions of wireless base stations used in the extracted wireless network are regarded as the layout positions of wireless base stations in the new wireless network.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, provided is a screen generating apparatus that includes: a position information acquirer that acquires a screen position information file that sets a font size of a font included in a screen and position information of an image or a part included in the screen; a screen display size acquirer that acquires a screen display size of a display devise as a target display; a magnification calculator that calculates a magnification by using a predetermined screen display size and the acquired screen display size; a font size determiner that determines a font size in the display devise as the target display based on the calculated magnification; a converter that converts the screen position information file based on the calculated magnification and the determined font size; and a screen generator that generates a screen compatible with the converted screen position information file.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, apparatuses and products for portable virtual characters. One aspect provides a method including: providing a virtual character on a first device, the virtual character having a plurality of attributes allowing for a plurality of versions of the virtual character; providing a device table listing at least one device having at least one attribute; transferring to a second device information to permit an instantiation of the virtual character on the second device, the instantiation of the virtual character on the second device including at least one attribute matching at least one attribute of the second device as determined from the device table; and receiving virtual character information from the second device related to the at least one attribute of the second device to permit updating of the virtual character on the first device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A system for performing graphics processing is disclosed. A dependency graph comprising interconnected nodes is accessed. Each node has output attributes and the dependency graph receives input attributes. A first list is accessed, which includes a dirty status for each dirty output attribute of the dependency graph. A second list is accessed, which associates one of the input attributes with output attributes that are affected by the one input attribute. A third list is accessed, which associates one of the output attributes with output attributes that affect the one output attribute. An evaluation request for a requested output attribute is received. A set of output attributes are selected for evaluation based on being specified in the first list as dirty and being specified in the third list as associated with the requested output attribute. The set of output attributes are evaluated.

Abstract: Provided is an avatar service system and method for providing an avatar in a service provided in a mobile environment. The avatar service system may include a request receiving unit to receive a request for the avatar to perform an action, an image data selecting unit to select image data and metadata for body layers forming a body of the avatar in response to the request, and based on the selected body image data to further select image data for a plurality of item layers disposed on the body of the avatar, and an avatar action processing unit to generate action data for applying the action of the avatar based on the selected image data and metadata.

Abstract: An electronic display configured to provide a visual output, such as a liquid crystal display. The electronic display includes an optical shutter and a first polarizer operably connected to the optical shutter. The first polarizer includes an optical filter layer, a protective layer, and a moisture barrier positioned on a first surface of either the optical filter or the protective layer. The moisture barrier substantially prevents water molecules from being transmitted therethrough.

Abstract: A display apparatus, an upgrade apparatus, a display system including the same, and a control method thereof are provided, the display apparatus including: a first image processor which processes an input image signal and outputs a first output signal; an upgrade apparatus connector which is connectable to an upgrade apparatus including a second image processor; a display which displays at least one of a first image corresponding to the first output signal and a second image corresponding to a second output signal output by the second image processor; a first storage which stores first apparatus information about the upgrade apparatus; and a first controller which sets the upgrade apparatus to a communication state based on the first apparatus information stored in the first storage if the upgrade apparatus is connected to the upgrade apparatus connector.

Abstract: The display apparatus includes: an image processor which processes an image signal; a display which displays an image based on the processed image signal; an interface to which an upgrading apparatus for processing the image signal is connected; and a controller which controls the interface to cut off power supplied to the upgrading apparatus upon receiving a user's selection to change the upgrading apparatus mode from an active mode to a passive mode. Thus, the active and passive modes of the upgrading apparatus are changed without removing the upgrading apparatus and without rebooting the display apparatus, thereby improving user's convenience.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to gamma bus wiring techniques that saves space in a display such as a liquid crystal display. In certain embodiments, a voltage offset associated with gamma bus amplifiers configured to provide analog voltage levels to a pixel may reduce at least some of the visual performance characteristics of the attached display when it transitions between different voltage values provided by different gamma bus amplifiers. The voltage offsets associated with the gamma bus amplifiers may be distributed between multiplexers that are coupled to gamma bus amplifiers by interlacing the wires routed from a resistor string to the multiplexers.

Abstract: There is provided a storage apparatus for providing an effective memory addressing method. The storage apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one controller coupled to the at least one memory to provide address information. Each of the controllers includes a first controller for providing on/off information of subfields included in one frame for driving pixels in a display panel, a third controller for horizontal position information corresponding to a selected scan line from scan lines of a display panel, and a second controller for providing vertical position information corresponding to a pixel on the selected scan line. On/off information of subfields for at least two pixels is stored in a cell located at the vertical position and the horizontal position in the at least one memory.

Abstract: The techniques are generally related to management of buffers with a management unit that resides within an integrated circuit that includes a graphics processing unit (GPU). The management unit may ensure proper access to the buffers by the programmable compute units of the GPU to allow the GPU to execute kernels on the programmable compute units in a pipeline fashion.

Abstract: A method can include buffering video data to a buffer that includes a buffer capacity that corresponds to a video time interval; sampling video data at a sampling rate of at least once per video time interval; processing the sampled video data for gesture evidence; and, responsive to gesture evidence in the sampled video data, processing the buffered video data for additional gesture evidence. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are method and apparatus for storing information of a picture. The method includes presenting a picture file to be edited, which at least includes original picture data; editing the picture file with an interface engine; integrating rendering information of the edited picture file according to a preset picture file format; and storing the original picture data and the rendering information. According to the invention, the interface engine is improved, and thus may directly edit a picture in use, and integrate the rendering information of the edited picture file according to a preset picture format. Therefore, during development, it is not required to store rendering information of a picture into codes, so that no programmer is required to intervene in rendering and setting of the picture. An art-designer may directly operate on the interface engine to change rendering effects, meanwhile, final rendering effects may be observed without running a program.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a computer-implemented method for designing software for use on multiple devices having different display resolutions comprises determining with a computing device a display characteristic of a first display device, determining with a computing device a display characteristic of a second display device, wherein the computing device has stored in a non-transitory memory a display characteristic of one or more second display devices, calculating with a computing device a display ratio based on the display characteristic of the first display device and the display characteristic of the second display device, and rendering on the first display device a scaled display of the second display device based on the display ratio.

Abstract: In order to effectively accomplish blur restoration in a short time, an image processing apparatus includes a blur restoration unit configured to perform blur restoration processing on image data according to an object distance and a blur restoration distance correction unit configured to correct a blur restoration distance that represents an object distance at which the blur restoration processing is performed by the blur restoration unit. The blur restoration distance correction unit is configured to set an interval of the blur restoration distance according to a difference between a reference object distance and another object distance.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage which stores a transformed image and attribute information indicating a content of the image transformation, a display controller which reads and displays the transformed image stored in the storage, a processor which processes an image in an arbitrary portion in the image displayed by the display controller, and an image update module which updates the image in the portion, which is processed by the processor, according to the attribute information stored in the storage.

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.

Abstract: A method for selectively transforming a multi-dimensional input array comprising D dimensions includes, with a computing system, determining a D-dimensional convolution of the input array at only selected points in the array, each the convolution being a function of a product of D one-dimensional kernels; determining partial convolutions at each dimension iteratively, an iterative determination of one of the partial convolutions being determined, in part, from a previous iterative determination; and collecting transformed values from the convolutions into the input array to form a transformed input array.

Abstract: Technology for rendering representations of multi-faceted data are disclosed. As one example, the technology includes organizing and rendering multiple subsets of a dataset according to temporal or other linear attributes, e.g., for visual comparison and/or other visualization. A collection of subsets may be determined in response to a selection of a facet having multiple facet attributes. Each subset may include the entries of the dataset that have the facet attribute corresponding to that subset. Optionally, the multiple subsets may be rendered in alignment with corresponding portions of a hierarchical depiction, e.g., to visually represent the parameters of the subsets.

Abstract: This disclosure provides apparatus, systems, and methods for updating display devices. In one aspect, a display can switch between a plurality of display modes based at least in part on a spatial distribution of changed image regions over a number of frames of an image to be displayed.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a multi-view providing method are provided. The display apparatus includes a signal processing unit for constructing an image frame of first image content; a display unit for displaying the image frame on a screen; a user command input unit for receiving a user input of a multi-view mode start command; and a control unit for, when the multi-view mode start command is received, displaying second image content by generating a sub-screen in the screen, and when the second image content displayed in the sub-screen is selected, controlling the signal processing unit and the display unit to operate in a multi-view mode in which a plurality of content views are displayed by combining an image frame of the first image content and an image frame of the second image content.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method of solving a set of page layout constraints by a computer comprising the steps receiving a set of page layout constraints. The method further comprises the step of dividing the set of page layout constraints into a groups dependent upon the type of constraint. Each of the set of page layout constraints is a member of only one of the groups. The method further comprises the step of transforming each constraint of each of the groups into a resource constraint. The method further comprises the step of assigning a priority to each of the groups. The method further comprises the step of solving each of the groups in the order of the priority using a resource allocation algorithm. All members of a group chosen from the groups are solved simultaneously.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to extract contour information of a medium area from readout image data, and correct distortion of the medium area based on the contour information. The medium area is an area for image data corresponding to a medium serving as a reading target. The image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires the readout image data, an extracting unit that extracts the contour information of the medium area from the readout image data, a displaying unit that displays the contour information so as to superpose the contour information on the readout image data, a detecting unit that detects an instruction of changing a position of the contour information. The extracting unit extracts again the contour information by reflecting the instruction of changing, and the displaying unit redisplays the contour information extracted again by the extracting unit.

Abstract: A method for providing a navigation tool of a user interface for an industrial control system. The control system is arranged with a plurality of process graphics including one or more software objects. The software objects are arranged in hierarchical groups each representing a process, part-process or an equipment, in which materials are moved and/or processed in a predetermined order. The navigation tool includes a graphic image or map showing the plurality of process graphics symbolically arranged as a plurality of nodes. Each node is spatially arranged at a given distance from the centre of the map according to a hierarchical relationship between the process graphics, and the map is displayed superimposed on top of the process graphic currently displayed on the workstation.

Abstract: A display control program causing a processor to execute display control process includes: specifying relationship between a first page screen and a second page screen; allocating the first page screen and the second page screen respectively to a first unit region and a second unit region in one display window in a case that the specified relationship is dependent relationship; and displaying the one display window having the first page screen and the second page screen placed in the first unit region and the second unit region.

Abstract: A system and method for securely transmitting information over a communications network comprises receiving a message notification that a recipient has a message on a recipient's client device from a processor based server upon receipt of the message from a sender's client device. The message from the sender's client device is stored in a storage device by the server. The recipient accesses the server to view the message using the recipient's client device. The message is rendered and displayed on the screen by the recipient's client device in accordance with a display method selected by the sender of the message to present only a portion of the message at any given time to the recipient. The prevents the message from being recorded or captured.

Abstract: A display system including a display apparatus and an upgrading apparatus are provided along with a control method. A display apparatus includes an image processor which processes an image signal, a display which displays the processed image thereon, a connector to which an upgrading apparatus comprising at least one upgrading function is connected and a controller which communicates with the upgrading apparatus and controls the display to display thereon a user interface (UI) screen displaying at least one upgrading function list generated by the upgrading apparatus in response to a user selection.

Abstract: A marking device for a marking operation to mark a presence of an absence of one or more underground facilities is configured to access and display facilities map information, and/or other image information, as a visual aid to facilitate the marking operation. In various aspects, methods and apparatus relate to: selection of an “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work side/dig area; selection of an pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; updating displayed facilities map information while a marking device is used during a marking operation (e.g. changing pan, zoom and/or orientation); overlaying on the displayed facilities map information marking information and/or landmark information relating to the marking operation; and storing locally on the marking device, and/or transmitting from the marking device, facilities map information and/or overlaid marking/landmark information (e.g.

Abstract: A method for presenting real and virtual images correctly positioned with respect to each other. The method includes, in a first field of view, receiving a first real image of an object and displaying a first virtual image. The method also includes, in a second field of view oriented independently relative to the first field of view, receiving a second real image of the object and displaying a second virtual image, the first and second virtual images positioned coincidently within a coordinate system.