Abstract: An image processing apparatus that operates in a plurality of modes including a first mode for performing high image quality processing of image data and a second mode for performing high-speed processing of image data, performs the following processing. More specifically, the apparatus performs, in accordance with the mode to be operated, the settings of each of an operation to output image data from a first DMAC (Direct Memory Access Controller) to a common bus, an operation to input the image data from the common bus to an image processing unit, an operation of the image processing unit, an operation to output the image data from the image processing unit to the common bus, and an operation to output the image data from the common bus to a second DMAC.

Abstract: There is provided a method for generating a 3D physical model of a patient specific anatomic feature from 2D medical images. The 2D medical images are uploaded by an end-user via a Web Application and sent to a server. The server processes the 2D medical images and automatically generates a 3D printable model of a patient specific anatomic feature from the 2D medical images using a segmentation technique. The 3D printable model is 3D printed as a 3D physical model such that it represents a 1:1 scale of the patient specific anatomic feature. The method includes the step of automatically identifying the patient specific anatomic feature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for aligning separately created 3-D mesh of a body and head of a user for resolved 3-D avatar construction, comprising the steps of: estimating frame-to-frame pixel correspondences among selected frames for each of a separately captured body and head frame for creating a 3-D mesh for each of the body and the head; aligning the body 3-D mesh with the head 3-D mesh; and applying texturing to the aligned 3-D mesh by projecting the colors frames to the mesh posed in each frame pose and averaging the textures, thereby constructing a resolved 3-D avatar of the user.

Abstract: A display apparatus including means for tracking pose of user's head, light source(s) and processor configured to: process pose-tracking data to determine position, orientation, velocity and acceleration of head; predict viewpoint and view direction of user in extended-reality environment; determine region of extended-reality environment to be presented, based on viewpoint and view direction; determine sub-region(s) of region whose rendering information is to be derived from previous rendering information of corresponding sub-region(s) of previously-presented region of extended-reality environment; generate rendering information of sub-region(s) based on previous rendering information; send, to rendering server, information indicating remaining sub-regions required to be re-rendered and pose information indicating viewpoint and view direction; receive, from rendering server, rendering information of remaining sub-regions; merge rendering information of sub-region(s) and rendering information of remaining sub-

Abstract: Graphics processing unit (GPU) performance and power efficiency is improved using machine learning to tune operating parameters based on performance monitor values and application information. Performance monitor values are processed using machine learning techniques to generate model parameters, which are used by a control unit within the GPU to provide real-time updates to the operating parameters. In one embodiment, a neural network processes the performance monitor values to generate operating parameters in real-time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer programs for generating a radio coverage map. A method comprises: obtaining image data of a geographical area, the image data comprising: a representation of the environment in the geographical area; and an indication of one or more transmission point locations corresponding to the locations of one or more transmission points in a wireless communications network; and applying a generative model to the image data, to generate a radio coverage map of the geographical area.

Abstract: A system and method for building an event location database to identify and manage information pertaining to “unknown unknowns” such as events and host locations with no online presence and locations that never host any events, the system building the event location database by cataloging locations that host events and locations that do not host events, and subsequently cataloging events so that when the system receives input georeferenced discrete locations and subsequently metadata about their events, the system develops a more complete list of which locations have events that were previously unknown to potential event attendees.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying, via an artificial reality system, a plurality of physical objects in a real-world environment of a user and defining, based on identifying the plurality of objects, an object-manipulation objective for manipulating at least one of the plurality of objects. The method may also include determining an action sequence that defines a sequence of action steps for manipulating the at least one of the plurality of objects to complete the object-manipulation objective, and presenting, via the artificial reality system, a notification to the user indicative of the action sequence. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for generating a psychographic device fingerprint includes a server in communication with a network and memory storing a program which, when executed by the server, performs steps for (a) detecting reception at a computing device of media content delivered via the network, (b) reading device elements stored on the computing device, (c) reading a geographic indicator from the computing device, (d) reading a content indicator identifying the media content, (e) determining a timing parameter associated with reception of the content at the computing device, and (f) deriving from the device type, the geographic indicator, the content indicator, and the timing parameter, the psychographic device fingerprint as computer readable code uniquely identifying a user of the computing device. The steps may further include recording media content received by multiple computing devices, and generating a viewership report relating computing devices and psychographic device fingerprints to the media content received.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automated 3D root shape prediction comprising: receiving data defining at least one 3D representation of a tooth and processing the data including: transforming at least part of the data into a voxel representation of a crown; a pre-processor providing the representation of the crown to the input of the neural network trained on clinical representations of real teeth; the first neural network generating a representation of a root or a tooth from the crown, wherein the generation of the representation of the root or tooth includes: determining voxel activations in a voxel space of the output of the deep learning network, each activation representing a probability measure defining the probability that a voxel is part of the root or the tooth; and, determining whether a voxel activation is part of the root or the tooth by comparing the voxel activation with a voxel activation threshold value.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for pruning partitions from a database access operation based on a dependency graph. In one example, the method may include generating a dependency graph for a partition-wise operation, the dependency graph comprising nodes representing partition candidates and links between the nodes identifying dependencies of the partition candidates, receiving, at runtime, a database query comprising a partition identifier, identifying a partition candidate that can be excluded from processing the database query based on the partition identifier, pruning a second partition candidate based on a dependency in the dependency graph between the excluded partition candidate and the second partition candidate, and performing a database access for the database query based on the pruning.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a tissue specifying unit, and a specifying unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject's eye. The tissue specifying unit is configured to acquire first shape data representing shape of a tissue of the subject's eye by performing segmentation processing on each of a plurality of tomographic images acquired by the acquisition unit. The specifying unit is configured to obtain second shape data representing shape of the tissue based on the plurality of first shape data acquired by the tissue specifying unit.

Abstract: Method for remote clothing selection includes determination of anthropometric dimensional parameters of a user, automatic assessment of correspondence of a garment to the shape and body measurements of a user, determination and provision of recommendations to a user on the selection of a particular garment and, optionally, visualization of a garment on a digital avatar of this user in the virtual fitting room, including optional change of his/her pose. The invention provides an increase in the efficiency of remote clothing selection by a user, an improvement in user's experience of remote purchase, an increase in user satisfaction and, ultimately, an increase in online sales of clothing and a decrease in the proportion of clothing returned after a purchase due to unsatisfactory matching to the shape and measurements of user's body.

Abstract: Embodiments may include systems and methods to create and edit a representation of a worksite, to create various data objects, to classify such objects as various types of predefined “features” with attendant properties and layout constraints. As part of or in addition to classification, an embodiment may include systems and methods to create, associate, and edit intrinsic and extrinsic properties to these objects. A design engine may apply of design rules to the features described above to generate one or more solar collectors installation design alternatives, including generation of on-screen and/or paper representations of the physical layout or arrangement of the one or more design alternatives. Some embodiments may provide viewing, creating, and manipulating of multiple versions of a solar collector layout design for a particular installation worksite.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a generative design application iteratively generates designs via a generative design process. In operation, the generative design application performs one or more layout operations on virtual objects based on a first set of design constraints to generate a first design. The generative design application then modifies the first set of design constraints based on feedback associated with a mid-air representation of the first design displayed in a virtual reality environment to generate a second set of design constraints. Subsequently, the generative design application performs one or more layout operations on the virtual objects based on the second set of design constraints to generate a second design that achieves design goal(s). Advantageously, enabling a designer to incrementally indicate design goal(s) as constraints via a virtual reality environment instead of as a predetermined objective function reduces both the time and effort required to generate designs.

Abstract: An AR system is provided, the AR system including one or more sensors, storage, one or more communications modules, and one or more processors. The one or more sensors generate sensed data representing at least part of an environment in which the AR system is located. The one or more communications modules transmit localization data to be used in determining the location and orientation of the AR system. The one or more processors are arranged to obtain sensed data representing an environment in which the AR system is located, process the sensed data to identify a first portion of the sensed data which represents redundant information, derive localization data, wherein the localization data is derived from the sensed data and the first portion is obscured during the derivation of the localization data, and transmit at least a portion of the localization data using the one or more communication modules.

Abstract: An electronic device that includes a display and an eye tracker configured to collect eye tracking data regarding a gaze of one or more of a user's eyes across the display. The electronic device also includes processing circuitry that is operatively coupled to the display and configured to generate pixel data for frames of content based at least in part on the eye tracking data such that the content is configured to be shown on the display in a dynamically foveated manner. The processing circuitry is also configured to apply a dither pattern to the frames of content independent of the gaze of one or more of the user's eyes.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for generating a 3D printable model of a patient specific anatomic feature from 2D medical images is provided. A 3D image is automatically generated from a set of 2D medical images. A machine learning based image segmentation technique is used to segment the generated 3D image. A 3D printable model of the patient specific anatomic feature is created from the segmented 3D image.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for visualizing analysis results of contents. Contents collected from various kinds of communication tools are read into memory. The contents are analyzed to obtain analysis results, where the analysis results include information on user groups, information on topics and degrees of involvement of users with the topic. Furthermore, user objects assigned according to the degree of involvement are dynamically displayed for a designated period of time and for each topic using the analysis results, where the displaying of each of the user objects is modified according to the degree of involvement and the information on a user group. A communication volume object which represents a communication volume between users may be further displayed between the user objects associated with these users and displayed so as to be different depending on the communication volume.

Abstract: A payment system and method that changes a degree of disclosure of personal information provided for a store, including a settlement server that acquires a disclosure level of personal information when an electronic settlement from a user terminal to a store is detected, the disclosure level being set by a payer at present. A picker picks out a new disclosure level different from the acquired present disclosure level. A presenter presents first information about the present disclosure level and second information about the new disclosure level in a selectable manner at the user terminal. In accordance with a selection result in the user terminal, a provider provides the store with partial information extracted from the personal information according to the selected disclosure level. Then, an updater updates the disclosure level to the new disclosure level when the selection result is the second information.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for generating a modified Cartesian representation of received data. In some aspects, a Cartesian graph may be transformed to form a modified Cartesian representation by connecting a first end and second end of the Cartesian graph. In further aspects, a pattern may be overlaid over the modified Cartesian representation to produce an artistic representation.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for generating electronic menu (eMenu) graphical user interface layouts for use in connection with electronic devices (e.g., tablets, phablets, smart phones, etc.). A virtual grid-based layout including rows and columns that together constitute regularly sized and shaped grid cells is defined. Input identifying items to be included in the eMenu is received. Each item has associated length and width dimensions corresponding to a number of grid cells. At least some of the items are flagged for inclusion in the eMenu. Those items marked for inclusion are automatically and programmatically arranged in the eMenu in the grid cells of the grid-based layout in a manner that minimizes the number of unused grid cells. A tag-based representation of the layout corresponding to the formatted eMenu is stored. The file is made available to the electronic device in enabling the formatted eMenu to be displayed thereon.

Abstract: A system and method for sleep environment management is provided. The sleep environment comprises a bed within a sleep space, sleep metric sensors, activity metric sensors, and a sleep environment controller. A server comprises a hardware processor, has access to a database, and comprises a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium for storing program code, comprising program code to receive at least one sleep metric and at least one activity metric from the sleep environment; record the metrics in the database; analyze the metrics over a period of time to generate a user report and one or more product recommendations; and provide the user report and product recommendations to the sleep environment controller as feedback. Such sleep environment management system and method can improve a user's sleep experience, and allows medical and product presentations to be made to the user.

Abstract: An encoding device includes a voxel-data acquiring unit and an encoding unit. The voxel-data acquiring unit acquires voxel data expressing a three-dimensional object to be fabricated and containing, for each voxel constituting the three-dimensional object, a value of the voxel and link information indicating a link direction of the voxel. The encoding unit encodes the voxel data by setting a code based on a predicting unit that has made a correct prediction of a value of a target voxel among multiple predicting units that predict the value of the target voxel based on a value of at least one reference voxel surrounding the target voxel, the target voxel being encoded based on the link information of the target voxel.

Abstract: Map projections necessarily distort the Earth's surface in some fashion as a result of the transformation to a coordinate system. However, different map projection systems can preserve some properties of geospatial data (e.g., area) at the expense of other properties (e.g., distance or azimuth). To produce a minimally distorted global raster, a global raster generator creates a number and variety of projections using as input geospatial data. The generator intelligently selects the projection systems based on properties of the input data and desired properties of an output global raster. The generator then applies interpolation algorithms to the projections to produce smooth and continuous projections. The generator then re-projects the interpolated projections to a desired output projection system and filters the projections to identify and remove regions of the projections which exhibit distortion. The generator merges the filtered projections which results in a minimally distorted global raster.

Abstract: Herein is presented a light-weight, high-quality texture synthesis algorithm that generalizes to other applications. We utilize an optimal transport optimization process within a bottleneck layer of an auto-encoder, achieving quality and flexibility on par with expensive back-propagation based neural texture synthesis methods, but at interactive rates. In addition to superior synthesis quality, our statistically motivated approach generalizes better to other special case texture synthesis problems such as Style Transfer, Inverse-Texture Synthesis, Texture Mixing, Multi-Scale Texture Synthesis, Structured Image Hybrids and Texture Painting. We treat the texture synthesis problem as the optimal transport between Probably Density Function of the deep neural activation vectors of the image being synthesized and the exemplar texture.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method of processing a notification in an electronic device. The electronic device may include a display that displays at least one object on a screen, and a controller that determines a notification display area for displaying a notification on the screen based on a gesture of a user associated with at least one object displayed on the screen, and to display the notification in at least one determined notification display area.

Abstract: An electronic system provides various features and functionality for managing resources. An alert may be sent when a mobile device crosses a geo-fence. The alert may describe how much of the resource is available for the types of transaction that are likely to occur within the geo-fence. The alert may request or confirm the allocation of the transaction to a resource pool or suggest alternative transactions.

Abstract: Method for remote clothing selection includes determination of anthropometric dimensional parameters of a user, automatic assessment of correspondence of a garment to the shape and body measurements of a user, determination and provision of recommendations to a user on the selection of a particular garment and, optionally, visualization of a garment on a digital avatar of this user in the virtual fitting room, including optional change of his/her pose. The invention provides an increase in the efficiency of remote clothing selection by a user, an improvement in user's experience of remote purchase, an increase in user satisfaction and, ultimately, an increase in online sales of clothing and a decrease in the proportion of clothing returned after a purchase due to unsatisfactory matching to the shape and measurements of user's body.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting a gesture made via a display of a first computing device during display of a message comprising first media content, determining that the gesture triggers a second graphical user interface to respond to the message by opening a camera view to capture a second media content, and based on determining that the gesture triggers the second graphical user interface, causing the second graphical user interface to display on the display of the first computing device comprising the camera view. The systems and methods further provide for detecting capture of the second media content via the second graphical user interface comprising the camera view and sending a reply message comprising the second media content in response to the first message.

Abstract: Methods and systems for manufacturing an orthodontic appliance with an object incorporated in a surface thereof comprising: acquiring a preliminary appliance 3D digital model; acquiring an object 3D digital model; obtaining a desired coupling location of the object on the orthodontic appliance; positioning the object 3D digital model onto a surface of the preliminary appliance 3D digital model based on the obtained coupling location; causing an initial predetermined degree of penetration; merging the object 3D digital model with the preliminary appliance 3D digital model to generate an appliance 3D digital model of the orthodontic appliance with the object incorporated in the surface; and storing the appliance 3D digital model in an internal memory of the electronic device.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method, a file generation apparatus and method, and a program that enable a suitable occlusion image to be obtained. The image processing apparatus includes an MPD file processing unit configured to select an occlusion image to be acquired, on the basis of information regarding a viewpoint position of the occlusion image included in an MPD file, from among a plurality of the occlusion images indicated by the MPD file. The present technology can be applied to a client device.

Abstract: A system to enable a full Desktop Experience based on a mobile device. The system includes a Linux kernel and a Linux distribution, wherein a mobile operating system, packaged on a virtual container, is running on top of a standard Linux distribution, or wherein desktop and mobile operating systems run on their own Virtual container isolated from each other.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a finite aperture omni-directional camera is modeled by aligning a finite aperture lens and focal point with the omni-directional part of the projection. For example, each point on an image plane maps to a direction in camera space. For a spherical projection, the lens can be orientated along this direction and the focal point is picked along this direction at focal distance from the lens. For a cylindrical projection, the lens can be oriented along the projected direction on the two dimensional (2D) xz-plane, as the projection is not omni-directional in the y direction. The focal point is picked along the (unprojected) direction so its projection on the xz-plane is at focal distance from the lens. The final outgoing ray can be constructed by sampling of a point on this oriented lens and shooting a ray from there through the focal point.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a three-dimensional graphics processor that generates three-dimensional drawing data based on a three-dimensional drawing command, a command converter that converts the three-dimensional drawing command into a two-dimensional drawing command, a two-dimensional graphics processor that generates two-dimensional drawing data based on the converted two-dimensional drawing command and a display controller that displays the two-dimensional drawing data in place of the three-dimensional drawing data when a load of the three-dimensional graphics processor is high.

Abstract: A method for configuring a plurality of objects in a multi-depth tree structure is disclosed. The method comprises: upon receiving a first user command including a node attribute for connecting a first object and a second object and a coordinate attribute for representing a position in the first object, associating the second object with the first object in a first mode; upon receiving a second user command including the node attribute without the coordinate attribute in the first object, associating the second object with the first object in a second mode. In the first mode the second object is inserted at the position indicated by the coordinate attribute within the first object, and in the second mode the second object is inserted into the first object with specifying no position within the first object.

Abstract: A system, method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided for hybrid rendering with deferred primitive batch binning. A primitive batch is generated from one or more primitives. A bin is identified for processing the primitive batch. At least a portion of each primitive intersecting the identified bin is processed and a next bin for processing the primitive batch is identified based on an intercept walk order. The processing is iteratively repeated for the one or more primitives in the primitive batch for successive bins until all primitives of the primitive batch are completely processed. Then, the one or more primitives in the primitive batch are further processed.

Abstract: The exemplified methods and systems facilitate manufacturing of a new class of mechanical, loading-bearing components having optimized stress/strain three-dimensional meta-structure structures (also referred to herein as “Meshagons”) as finite-element-based 3D volumetric mesh structures. The resulting three-dimensional meta-structure structures provide high strength, ultra-light connectivity, with programmable interlinkage properties (e.g., density/porosity of linkages).

Abstract: Techniques for prefetching operation cost based digital content and digital content with emphasis that overcome the challenges of conventional systems are described. In one example, a computing device may receive digital content representations of digital content from a service provider system, which are displayed on a user interface of the computing device. Thereafter, the computing device may also receive digital content as prefetches having a changed display characteristic as emphasizing a portion of the digital content based on a model trained using machine learning. Alternatively, the computing device may receive digital content as a prefetch based on a model trained using machine learning in which the model addresses a likelihood of conversion of a good or service and an operation cost of providing the digital content. Upon receiving a user input selecting one of the digital content representations, digital content is rendered in the user interface of the computing device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed for modifying voxel-based 3D representations using 3D digital brush tools and/or resolution filters. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize 3D digital brush tools (e.g., a digital blur brush tool, a digital smudge brush tool, and/or a digital melt brush tool) to identify and modify one or more voxels within a 3D representation using multiple buffers of visual properties. Additionally, the disclosed systems can modify one or more voxels within a 3D representation by rendering the one or more voxels at varying levels of detail using an octree (e.g., a mosaic filter tool). In particular, the disclosed systems can identify one or more voxels within an octree that are smaller than a target voxel size. Moreover, the disclosed systems can combine the identified one or more voxels within the octree to render the 3D representation at varying levels of detail.

Abstract: A method of clearing of registers and logic designs with AND and OR logics to propagate the zero values provided to write enable signal buses upon the execution of clear instruction of more than one registers, allowing more than one architecturally visible registers to be cleared with one signal instruction regardless of the values of data buses.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for data curation and image evaluation. A first image is captured, and a first indication of a first item is received. A first identifier of the first item is then identified based on the first indication. Further, based on the first indication, it is determined that the first image depicts the first item. The first image is labeled with the first identifier, and a machine learning (ML) model of an ML system is trained based on the labeled first image.

Abstract: A method for correcting a shading in a digital image of a three-dimensional observation object obtained by at least one image sensor of an optical observation device is provided. The three-dimensional observation object is illuminated by illumination light and an intensity distribution, and an inhomogeneity in an image brightness is present in the digital image of the three-dimensional observation object. The method includes ascertaining a topography of the three-dimensional observation object, correcting the inhomogeneity in the image brightness of the digital image based on the topography of the three-dimensional observation object and the intensity distribution of the illumination light. In addition, an optical observation system is provided to perform the method.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method for neural rerendering includes obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) model representing a scene of a physical space, where the 3D model is constructed from a collection of input images, rendering an image data buffer from the 3D model according to a viewpoint, where the image data buffer represents a reconstructed image from the 3D model, receiving, by a neural rerendering network, the image data buffer, receiving, by the neural rerendering network, an appearance code representing an appearance condition, and transforming, by the neural rerendering network, the image data buffer into a rerendered image with the viewpoint of the image data buffer and the appearance condition specified by the appearance code.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for spinal anatomy segmentation. In one example, the method includes combining a fully convolutional network with a residual neural network. The method also includes training the combined fully convolutional network with the residual neural network from end to end. The method also includes receiving at least one medical image of a spinal anatomy. The method also includes applying the fully convolutional network with the residual neural network to at least one medical image and segmenting at least one vertebral body from the at least one medical image of the spinal anatomy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for editing a video. The method may include obtaining a video document including audio information. The method may also include processing the audio information to identify at least one desired audio segment of the audio information that has at least one desired acoustic feature representation. Further, the method may include editing the video document to generate a video abstraction at least based on the identified at least one desired audio segment of the audio information.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining orthodontic treatment based on 3D digital model of subject's teeth. The method includes determining, for a given trajectory segment of the orthodontic treatment of a given tooth in which the given tooth is moved from a start position to an end position, whether the force required to move the given tooth from the start position to the end position causes an induced stress associated with at least one other of the plurality of subject's teeth. In response to the induced stress being outside of a predetermined threshold level, determining a counter force to be applied to the at least one other of the plurality of subject's teeth. The orthodontic treatment can be thus determined as including the force to be applied to the given tooth and the determined counter force to be applied to the at least one other of the plurality if subject's teeth.

Abstract: An instrument panel for a leisure vehicle includes a display including a first region including a central part of the display, the first region being configured to display a predetermined image set by a user or a video from a camera installed in the vehicle. The display also includes a second region including at least a part of a peripheral part of the display, the second region being configured to display travelling information indicating a travelling condition.

Abstract: A method for a placement of a virtual object of an augmented or mixed reality application in a real-world 3D environment, comprises: selecting (14), at a runtime of the augmented or mixed reality application, one of a finite set of at least two candidate insertion areas predetermined in the real-world 3D environment for the placement of the virtual object in the real-world 3D environment, based on criteria combining, for each of the candidate insertion areas, relationships between each of: the real-world 3D environment, the virtual object considered with respect to a placement of that virtual object in that candidate insertion area, and a user position; and inserting (14) the virtual object in the selected candidate insertion area.

Abstract: Techniques for improved interactive devices are provided. Input is received from a user, where the input includes a first request. The input is evaluated using one or more natural language processing techniques to determine a context of the input, and a response to the input is generated based at least in part on the determined context. A first virtual character of a plurality of virtual characters is selected based at least in part on the determined context. The first virtual character is displayed on a rotating display, and the generated response is implemented while the first virtual character is being displayed.