Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for processing recorded data for storage is provided. An auditable device, such as a digital video camera, stores a set of recorded data. The auditable device also stores auditable event entries that represent auditable events detected by the auditable device. One type of auditable event is the receipt of information from a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that indicates an event. The auditable device marks at least one subset of the set of recorded data based on the auditable event entries, and uploads the marked at least one subset of the set of recorded data to an evidence management system.

Abstract: Provided is a model summarizing device, etc. that makes it easy to predict the time required until evacuees complete evacuation. A model summarizing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes model receiving means for receiving an evacuation model including evacuation information relating to an evacuation route for an evacuee, recovery information relating to recovery timing at a site where a trouble occurred on the evacuation route, and a relation between the evacuation information and the evacuation information, and summarizing means for summarizing information included in the evacuation model based on a predetermined condition relating to the evacuation information or the recovery information.

Abstract: Computer-based systems and related operating methods for an autonomous vehicle transportation system are presented here. Various features, functions, and methodologies are utilized by the transportation system to enhance personal safety and security for passengers. Security, privacy, and safety features can be provided based on a ride reservation type, the identity or user profiles of passengers, and the like. A security alert feature can also be provided onboard the autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: A shared vehicle management device basically has a database with information transmitted from a user as reception information, information on a plurality of stations where it is possible to lend and return a shared vehicle, and information on the history of a user's usage of shared vehicles. The shared vehicle management device also has a controller that controls the storage of information and accepts reservations from a user to use a shared vehicle, including information on a lending station that has been designated as a station where the user wants a shared vehicle to be lent. The controller notifies the user of lending possibility information that includes information on whether a shared vehicle is available at a predetermined station, including the lending station designated by the user, upon determining that the lending station designated by the user cannot currently offer usage of a shared vehicle.

Abstract: A shared vehicle management device is provided with a database with information of a station at which a shared vehicle can be lent and returned. The shared vehicle management device also has controller that receives a use request from a user for immediate use of the shared vehicle, during a predetermined immediate use time period which includes at least a portion of an available time period of the shared vehicle; and that receives a use reservation from a user to start using the shared vehicle from the start time of the next available time period.

Abstract: A computer-based system for unobscuring and/or unconstraining demand is disclosed. Via use of the system, actual airline seat bookings may be restated in an unobscured and/or unconstrained form, facilitating improved demand forecasts for subsequent seat bookings. In this manner, seat protects may be better allocated to align with actual demand, thus increasing revenue.

Abstract: A sensing unit mounted at a venue can capture images of targets in the venue, and/or can sonically locate targets in the venue, and/or can read targets configured as radio frequency (RF) identification (RFID) tags in the venue. A control arrangement recognizes whether at least one of the targets is indicative of an emergency in the venue, and automatically executes a remedial action in response to the recognized emergency.

Abstract: The main purpose is to provide an evacuation prediction system, etc. that can estimate the time required for the evacuation of disaster victims in accordance with situations in a road network, etc. serving as an evacuation route. An evacuation prediction system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes prediction means for predicting time required for an evacuee to evacuate based on evacuation information relating to an evacuation route for the evacuee and recovery information relating to recovery timing at a trouble occurrence site that is a site where a trouble occurred on the evacuation route.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing device receives receive a request for particular content associated with an application. The device may determine, based on a first recycling policy associated with a first recycler, that the first recycler associated with the application includes a display object that is capable of being used for containing the particular content. The device may encapsulate the display object with the particular content in a wrapper object and return the wrapper object encapsulating the display object in response to the request. The device may receive an indication that the display object is no longer needed, and extract the display object from the wrapper object. The display object may be stored in the first recycler. The wrapper object without the display object may be disposed in accordance with a second recycling policy associated with a second recycler associated with an operating system of the computing device.

Abstract: A texture unit of a graphics processing unit (GPU) may receive a texture data. The texture unit may receive the texture data from the memory. The texture unit may also multiply, by a multiplier circuit of the texture unit, the texture data by at least one constant, where the constant is not associated with a filtering operation, and where the texture data comprises at least one texel. The texture unit may also output, by the texture unit, a result of multiplying the texture data by the at least one constant.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first graphic composer that composes first graphic data associated with a layer of a first composition type, a second graphic composer that composes second graphic data associated with a layer of a second composition type different from the first composition type. The electronic device also includes a processor that sets a composition type of each of a plurality of layers associated with at least one application to the first or second composition type, composes first graphic data corresponding to a layer set to the first composition type using the first graphic composer, compose the composed graphic data in the frame buffer and second graphic data corresponding to a layer set to the second composition type using the second graphic composer, and display the composed graphic data through a display connected with the electronic device.

Abstract: An information processing device acquiring to the present invention includes: a CPU; and a memory storing a program, wherein the CPU, by the program, configures: a variation-amount calculating unit that, for an input image, calculates a variation amount between a value of a predetermined pixel of the input image and values of peripheral pixels of the predetermined pixel; an attribute reliability unit that, based on an attribute that is a property of pixels within a specified area in the input image and the variation amount, calculates attribute reliability of the pixel; a regularization strength estimating unit that, based on image quality information about image quality for the attribute and the attribute reliability, estimates a regularization strength of the pixel; and an image reconstructing unit generates a reconstructed image that is an image acquired by reconstructing the input image by using the regularization strength.

Abstract: A prediction system for determining a set of subregions can be used for rendering a virtual world of a computer graphics application. The subregions belong to streamable objects to be used for rendering the virtual world. The streamable objects each comprise a plurality of subregions. The prediction system comprises a plurality of predictor units arranged for receiving from a computer graphics application information on the virtual world and each arranged for obtaining a predicted set of subregions for rendering a virtual world using streamable objects. Each predicted set can be obtained by applying a different prediction scheme. A streaming manager is arranged for receiving the predicted sets of subregions, for deriving from the predicted sets a working set of subregions to be used for rendering and for outputting, based on the working set of subregions, steering instructions concerning the set of subregions to be actually used.

Abstract: In graphics processing data is received representing one or more vertices for a scene in a virtual space. Primitive assembly is performed on the vertices to compute projections of the vertices from virtual space onto a viewport of the scene in a screen space of a display device containing a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels being subdivided into a plurality of subsections. Scan conversion determines which pixels of the plurality of pixels are part of each primitive that has been converted to screen space coordinates. Coarse rasterization for each primitive determines which subsection or subsections the primitive overlaps. Metadata associated with the subsection a primitive overlaps determines a pixel resolution for the subsection. The metadata is used in processing pixels for the subsection to generate final pixel values for the viewport of the scene that is displayed on the display device in such a way that parts of the scene in two different subsections have different pixel resolution.

Abstract: A data visualization technique rapidly loads images to decrease data transfer time and associated bandwidth cost for animation effects in displays of data, and includes initially loading raster imagery at a coarser zoom level than a current view on the display, and then manipulating the imagery using general-purpose image manipulation algorithms to interpolate data points as a user adjusts the zoom level. In this manner, the data visualization technique intentionally displays a coarser view than that selected, rather than transferring entirely new imagery or datasets, and manipulates the imagery as necessary to avoid loading more data from a remote server to the local client each time the user adjusts the view.

Abstract: A method of increasing resolution of an image includes generating vector contours associated with a first image and scaling the vector contours to a second resolution. The first image has a first resolution, and the second resolution is greater than the first resolution. The vector contours are rendered to generate a guiding image at the second resolution, and a second image is generated from the first image based on the guiding image, by using joint upsampling. The second image is generated at the second resolution. The vector contours can be generated by bitmap tracing binary images at different quantization levels. An apparatus and computer readable device implementing the method of increasing the resolution of an image are also provided.

Abstract: An imaging system color image acquisition including: an image sensor; a tunable spectral filter arranged in an optical path of light propagation towards the image sensor; and a controller connected to the image sensor and to the tunable spectral filter. The controller is configured and operable for generating a colored image by sequentially operating the tunable spectral filter for sequentially filtering light passing towards the image sensor with three or more different spectral filtering curves during three or more corresponding integration time durations. The tunable spectral filter is configured, as an etalon and includes a pair of reflective surfaces. At least one of the reflective surfaces includes a layer of high refractive index of at least n=2.3 or even higher than 3, or a layer of low refractive index, smaller than n=1.

Abstract: A super-resolution method, a super-resolution system, a user equipment and a server. The super-resolution method includes: training an image sample at a server; obtaining a server-side image database; updating a local image database in a user device by using the server-side image database; and displaying an input low-resolution image as a high-resolution image.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a method and system for the delivery of virtual reality content that enables a more immersive experience to the user by adaptively changing desired resolution distributions according to a variety of parameters and to create resolution-defined projections. The resolution-defined projections can be two-dimensional and virtual reality content agnostic. According to some aspects, the projections can be used to generate virtual reality content images and video that can be encoded and/or compressed for processing and transmission with lower or without increasing bandwidth requirements, and to be perceived of a higher resolution. Additional aspects may include, the adaptive focus via the resolution-defined projections using the user's viewing direction and/or orientation, system limitations, user vision's constraints, optimization data from a feedback loop and/or crowdsourcing data.

Abstract: A non-local means method is insufficient in its noise reduction effect or edge retainability due to a perfect match between blocks in a case where a reference pixel matches a target pixel. Therefore, information on a target region and plural reference regions is obtained for the target pixel. Whether the target region matches any one of the reference regions is determined from the obtained information. Switching between weight derivation methods based on similarity between the target region and the reference region is performed according to a determined result.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for image dehazing by modifying a lower bound of a transmission rate and a method therefor, whereby a clear image is obtained by removing components, such as fog or haze, from an image having low image quality due to fog or haze, the system configured such that a lower bound of a transmission rate representing how many rate of haze is mixed is calculated for each pixel, and an initial transmission rate is obtained by an exponentiation operation with the lower bound of transmission rate. By transmission rate correction that reserves an edge showing a large change relative to the initial transmission rate and processes a smooth area showing a small change with a low-pass filter, a final transmission rate is obtained such that a clear image is obtained by removing haze components.

Abstract: A method, a computer and a non-transitory computer readable medium for deblurring, the method may include receiving an input image; calculating, based on the input image, a first estimated blur kernel; calculating a first estimate of a latent image based on the input image and the first estimated blur kernel; and performing at least one repetitions of: receiving a current estimate of the latent image; calculating, based on the current estimate of the latent image, a next estimated blur kernel; and calculating a next estimate of the latent image based on the current estimate of the latent image and the next estimated blur kernel

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating high dynamic range (HDR) content using existing standard dynamic range (SDR) content. HDR content is generated by restoring lost detail in the SDR content using source content from which the SDR content was derived. The HDR content generated from the SDR content also preserves any color characteristics, such as color grading, of the SDR content in conjunction with the restoration of lost detail.

Abstract: [Object] To adjust a brightness of a photographed image with a technique that does not include driving and controlling an illumination light source. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a photographing information acquisition unit configured to acquire an image at a time of photographing photographed by a camera and a temperature of an illumination light source at the time of photographing; and a correction unit configured to correct a brightness of the image at the time of photographing or an exposure time period of the camera on the basis of the temperature of the illumination light source at the time of photographing, the brightness of the image at the time of photographing, and temperature characteristics of the illumination light source, the temperature characteristics having been prepared in advance.

Abstract: Described is a system for ghost removal in video footage. During operation, the system generates a background subtraction map and an original bounding box that surrounds a detected foreground object through background subtraction. A detected foreground map is then generated. The detected foreground map includes at least two detected foreground (DF) bounding boxes of detected foregrounds obtained by a difference of two consecutive frames in video footage. Further, the original bounding box is then trimmed into a trimmed box, the trimmed box being a smallest box that contains the at least two DF bounding boxes. The trimmed box is designated as containing a real-world object, which can then be used for object tracking.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for method for joining materials includes a rivet that may extend through a first sheet to be resistance welded to a second sheet. The head of the rivet has a cavity and vents allowing adhesive extruded from a pilot hole to be received in the cavity and vented in a direction parallel to the first sheet. The rivet is deformed to an hourglass shape that fills the pilot hole and displaces the first sheet into the cavity. Rivet dimension allow for holding with a robotic gripper that can be withdrawn before welding. Methods of monitoring joint quality include comparing welding parameter profiles and images of good and discrepant joints.

Abstract: A pattern inspection method includes calculating a first coefficient of a filter function by using data of optical images of plural small regions selected and data of developed images of the plural small regions based on design data; calculating a second coefficient of a filter function by using data of an optical image of a reference small region selected and data of a developed image of the reference small region selected; and determining, for each pixel, whether there exists a pixel for which a difference, between a first temporary reference image to be compared with the optical image of the reference small region generated using the filter function in which the first coefficient is defined and a second temporary reference image to be compared with the optical image of the reference small region generated using the filter function in which the second coefficient is defined, is larger than a threshold.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus having a generation unit configured to generate an aligned image by arranging a plurality of candidate images extracted from a reference image around a work inspection image extracted from an inspection target image; a unit configured to subject the aligned image to similar region extraction processing to represent a similarity between regions in the aligned image; a determination unit configured to select a candidate image and determine it as a work reference image based on the aligned image after being subjected to the similar region extraction processing; and a comparison unit to compare the work inspection image with the work reference image. The similar region extraction processing subjects each of a plurality of division regions obtained by dividing the aligned image based on predetermined division size and phase, to averaging processing, and then adds the results of the averaging processing that are obtained by varying at least one of the division size and phase.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for detecting a singular point from image data having a plurality of pixel signals arranged in a two-dimensional manner, having a stochastic resonance processing unit configured to perform parallel steps in each of which a noise is added to and the result is subjected to binarization processing, synthesize the results of the parallel steps and output the result, with regard to each of the plurality of pixel signals; and a unit configured to detect the singular point based on the output signal value from the stochastic resonance processing unit for each of the plurality of pixel signals. The stochastic resonance processing unit performs the binarization processing on a pixel as a processing target among the plurality of pixel signals based on the pixel signal of the pixel as the processing target and a pixel signal of a pixel adjacent to the pixel as the processing target in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: A method of inspecting a part comprising projecting a life sized image of at least one portion of a selected part file onto a flat surface with a projector, placing a part adjacent to the flat surface, comparing the part to the life sized image of the at least one portion of the selected part file, receiving at least one command at a user interface to modify the life sized image such that it matches the part, and adjusting a manufacturing process based on the at least one command using a control system.

Abstract: A system and method for a procedure that can be performed on an appropriate subject. Procedures can include assembling any appropriate work piece or installing members into a work piece, such as an airframe, autoframe, etc. Regardless of the subject, generally the procedure can have a selected result that is efficacious. The efficacious result may be the desired placement of a device. The system and method can be used in confirming an efficacious result.

Abstract: A method for determining at least one protocol parameter for a contrast agent-assisted acquisition of images of a region that is to be examined of an examination subject via a medical imaging device is described. In an embodiment of the method, an acquisition of external images of the exterior of the examination subject is first performed with the aid of an external image acquisition unit. At least one body dimension of the examination subject is then determined on the basis of the acquired external images. Finally, at least one contrast agent protocol parameter is determined on the basis of the at least one determined body dimension. Furthermore, an image acquisition parameter determination device is described. In addition, an imaging medical device is also described.

Abstract: A borderline extraction element 15 extracts a borderline B of adjacent vertebrae from an X-ray image on which multiple vertebrae are projected connected in a line. A vertebral area setting element 17 sets a area sandwiched by the adjacent borderlines B as a vertebral area and an area number is put to the respective vertebral areas L. When the vertebral areas are erroneously set up, a setup data erase element 21 erases the data of the vertebral areas L and the area number when the borderline is corrected. The setup data are erased, so that the borderline B can be shift-corrected to any location. A vertebral area setting element 17 resets the vertebral area L based on the location of the corrected borderline. Accordingly, the respective vertebral areas L are set up to the accurate locations and only the borderline B extracted to the wrong location is shift-corrected and the vertebral areas are reset. The work-burden to the operator for setting the vertebral area can be largely lessened.

Abstract: [Object] In the case where a non-skin region is photographed, it is desirable that that the non-skin region has been photographed be output. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a determination unit configured to determine at least whether a photographed image is a non-skin region image obtained by photographing a non-skin region; and an output unit configured to, in the case where the photographed image is determined to be the non-skin region image, perform a predetermined first output.

Abstract: Methods to create montages of wide-field fundus images, while correcting for the projective distortion inherent to an imaging system are described. The methods use specific knowledge of the imaging geometry of the particular imaging system to map the fundus images onto a set of 3D ray vectors, which allows them to be stitched together efficiently and precisely. After co-aligning the images using feature detection and matching, the registered images are projected back into 2D to generate the final montaged image. The method could be used on any type of wide-field fundus images including, but not limited to, those generated from optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography, and broad-line fundus imaging systems.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display configured to display a medical image; an input unit configured to receive n (n being an integer equal to or greater than three) number of input points with respect to the displayed medical image; and a controller configured to set a window in the medical image based on an area in a shape of a polygon, the area being defined by the input points, and to perform image processing of reducing at least one of brightness and definition of the medical image in a remaining area except for an area of the window.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an information obtaining unit configured to obtain three-dimensional polarization sensitive tomographic information and three-dimensional motion contrast information about a subject based on tomographic signals of lights having different polarizations, the lights being obtained by splitting a combined light obtained by combining a returned light from the subject illuminated with a measurement light with a reference light corresponding to the measurement light, an obtaining unit configured to obtain a lesion region of the subject using the three-dimensional polarization sensitive tomographic information, and an image generation unit configured to generate an image in which the lesion region is superimposed on a motion contrast image generated using the three-dimensional motion contrast information.

Abstract: Method for edge determination of a measurement object in optical metrology, comprising the steps of: capturing first image data of the measurement object under reflected-light illumination; capturing second image data of the measurement object under transmitted-light illumination; and determining a position of an edge of the measurement object based on an evaluation in which both the first and the second image data is used.

Abstract: Velocity controllers in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable velocity estimation for tracked objects. One embodiment includes a tracker controller, including: a processor; and a memory containing: a velocity tracker application; a state space describing relationships between measured locations, calculated locations, and changes in locations, where the calculated locations in the state space correspond to unoccluded points on the surface of the tracked object; wherein the processor is configured by the velocity tracker application to: pre-process the state space to identify a tracked object; estimate a velocity of the tracked object using a location history calculated from the measured locations of the tracked object within the state space and a motion model calculated from the state space; and return the velocity of the tracked object.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus for determining a depth of a pixel of a reference image of a plurality of images representing a visual scene relative to a plurality of locations, wherein the plurality of locations define a two-dimensional grid with rows and columns and wherein the location of the reference image is associated with a reference row and a reference column of the grid. The image processing apparatus comprises a depth determiner configured to determine a first depth estimate on the basis of the reference image and a first subset of the plurality of images for determining the depth of the pixel of the reference image, wherein the images of the first subset are associated with locations being associated with a row of the grid different than the reference row and with a column of the grid different than the reference column.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for estimating a full shape of a lens of an eye from measurements of the lens taken in-vivo by optical imaging techniques, the measurements comprising visible portions of the lens, the method comprises defining non-visible portions of the lens parting from the in-vivo measurements and using a geometrical model of a lens previously built from ex-vivo measurements. The full shape parameters of the crystalline lens can be estimated in the present invention from optical imaging techniques to improve the estimation of the IOL position and thus the IOL power selection.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses user equipment and an image processing method and apparatus, which relate to the field of information technologies and can improve accuracy in determining image depth information. The method includes: first obtaining an original image, then determining, according to the original image and at least two preset edge image blocks, a target blur value corresponding to a pixel in the original image, and finally, determining a depth value corresponding to the pixel in the original image according to the target blur value corresponding to the pixel in the original image. The present invention is applicable to determining of a blur value corresponding to a pixel in an image and determining of a depth value corresponding to the pixel in the image according to the blur value corresponding to the pixel in the image.

Abstract: Position measuring equipment (PME) includes a first optical instrument for recording a sequence of first digital images and a second optical instrument for recording a sequence of second digital images. The optical instruments are spaced apart relative to a first point in three-dimensional space and orientated to have partially overlapping fields of view. A processor is used to process paired the digital images recorded by the optical instruments at substantially the same time. The processor determines a group of matching pairs of features in the digital images. A group of matching pairs of features represents a target. The matching pairs of features are used to determine a second point in three-dimensional space corresponding to the target. The processor can determine the distance in three-dimensional space between the first point and the second point. Measurements provided by the PME can be used for dynamic positioning if the PME.

Abstract: A method for verifying positions of a plurality of monitoring devices includes selecting a second monitoring device by a first monitoring device. A first number of monitoring devices out of the plurality of monitoring devices is supervised, the plurality of monitoring devices being positioned such that each monitoring device of the plurality of monitoring devices can be monitored by at least one other monitoring device of the plurality of monitoring devices. Correct positions of the plurality of monitoring devices have been determined and stored prior to verification, and security information for secure communication has been exchanged between two of the plurality of monitoring devices for all of the plurality of monitoring devices.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, based on a plurality of images respectively captured by a plurality of cameras, an image processing apparatus estimates three-dimensional positions of specific objects in the images. The image processing apparatus extracts a first area and second area in the images based on the estimated three-dimensional positions of the specific objects. The first area includes specific objects within a predetermined three-dimensional area, while the second area includes specific objects outside of the three-dimensional area. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus specifies an overlapping area of the first area and second area. Then, the image processing apparatus carries out image processing on the first area including the overlapping area.

Abstract: A subject's head position and motion can be tracked by analyzing a series of frames from a monocular camera and mapping distinguishing points visible in the frames onto an elliptical cylinder. The tracking data can be used to control a physical pan/tilt actuator or to reconfigure/reposition virtual objects, images of which can be synthesized and displayed, or composited back into the original frames and displayed.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for checking whether a table is at tilt are provided, which are capable of checking whether a table is at tilt from an initially-set position even during an activation of an inspecting apparatus. To this purpose, a table tilt checking apparatus is provided for use in a camera module inspecting apparatus including a fixing part, a plurality of test zones provided on the fixing part, the table movable to sequentially guide a camera module to the respective test zones, and a chart provided in each of one or more test zones of the plurality of test zones, in which the table tilt checking apparatus includes a first position mark indicated on the fixing part, and a first mark photographer provided on the table, facing toward the first position mark.

Abstract: A method for predicting three-dimensional body poses from image sequences of an object, the method performed on a processor of a computer having memory, the method including the steps of accessing the image sequences from the memory, finding bounding boxes around the object in consecutive frames of the image sequence, compensating motion of the object to form spatio-temporal volumes, and learning a mapping from the spatio-temporal volumes to a three-dimensional body pose in a central frame based on a mapping function.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry detects the position of an object included in each of sequentially generated X-ray images. The processing circuitry generate corrected images by a correction process to substantially match, with a reference position, the detected position of the object in a X-ray image generated after a reference X-ray image, the reference position being the detected position in the reference X-ray image. The processing circuitry determines an addition condition of each region of a sequentially generated corrected image. The processing circuitry causes a display to display an added image to which a corrected image is added in accordance with the determined addition condition.

Abstract: When marks all align with a mark alignment region in an image, an image is acquired for an embroidery frame and embroidery design sewn to a portion of a cloth mounted on the frame. Image analysis is performed based on correspondence between acquired information for the embroidery frame and for the marks. The embroidery region of the embroidery frame is determined based on analysis results. Acquired images of the cloth having the embroidery design portion and an embroidery design to be sewn to it are displayed. The embroidery design image to be sewn is edited to connect it to the image of the embroidery design already sewn to the portion in the displayed image. This prevents the occurrence of overlapping or gaps between embroidery design units even if accumulated shrinkage occurs in sewing, or slight alignment errors occur in position or rotation when cloth is mounted on the embroidery frame.