Abstract: A system and method for geometric warping correction in projection mapping is provided. A lower resolution mesh is applied to A mesh model, at least in a region of the mesh model misaligned with a corresponding region of a real-world object. One or more points of the lower resolution mesh are moved. In response, one or more corresponding points of the mesh model are moved to increase alignment between the region of the mesh model and the corresponding region of the real-world object. An updated mesh model is stored in a memory. And one or more projectors are controlled to projection map images corresponding to the updated mesh model onto the real-world object.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense ambient light, a display configured to provide a screen including a first area which displays content and a second area outside the first area and a processor configured to change a size of the second area based on the sensed ambient light.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for implementing an Iconizer in a cloud-based platform such as cloud based platform (e.g., cloud-based collaboration platform or cloud-based platform providing collaborative and/or file sharing services). The iconizer can facilitate the display on a graphical user interface (GUI) of certain features of the storage operation and synchronization to a user. Some embodiments contemplate methods for representing Unicode text in the file system operations in either Normal Form Composed (NFC) or Normal Form Decomposed (NFD). Various disclosed embodiments facilitate operations using either or both formats, or a combination of the two.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for non-occluding overlay of user interface or information elements on a contextual map. A method is provided for receiving map data and location data, determining, using a processor, relevant map elements based on the location data; and determining an information element overlay area based on the relevant map elements. The overlay areas do not occlude the relevant map elements.

Abstract: A Social Media Video system provides for the interactive viewing of Social Media Videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. During the display of a Social Media Video, a user may interact with the display to control the visual appearance of the audio/visual content of the display. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may be changed to include visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing to a social media video viewer. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may also be changed for better theatrical effect.

Abstract: The various implementations of the present invention are provided as a computer-based system for manipulating and displaying data. The system can be deployed as a keyword research tool configured pull keywords into the system from a variety of sources such as through various application programming interfaces (“API”), allow the user to copy and paste, import via a file format such as CSV, etc. or enter seed keywords that our system uses to find related keyword phrases from an internal database or external database via an application programming interface (“API”). The keywords are displayed to the user in groups with associated grouping blocks that will most often include blocks in the shape of an “inverted L” configuration to provide maximum utility. In the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, each keyword also comprises a plurality of associated metrics such as search volume, cost per click, competition level, etc.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for localizing transportable apparatus (100) within an environment (120) includes obtaining (202) point cloud data (114) representing a 3D point cloud with appearance information of at least part of the environment. The method further obtains (204) first frame data (110) representing an image produced by a sensor (102) onboard transportable apparatus at a first time and location within the environment and second frame data (110) representing an image produced by the sensor at a second time and location within the environment. The method harmonizes (206) information about the first frame data, the second frame data and an overlapping subset of the point cloud data in order to determine a location within the point cloud data where at least one of the first frame and the second frame was produced, thereby localizing (208) the transportable apparatus within the environment.

Abstract: Graphic arts software has evolved to provide users with a variety of mark making tools to simulate different brushes, papers, and applied media such as ink, chalk, watercolor, spray paint and oils. However, in many instances the marks rendered appear unnatural and artificial despite the software's goal being to simulate as realistically. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide either users or the software application with a mechanism to remove or reduce artifacts indicative of artificial generation, e.g. rapid transitions. Further, in many instances the graphic images generated and/or manipulated refer to imagined environments or have elements that are physical in nature. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide users with a range of mark making tools that represent marks made by mark making tools comprising multiple elements following physical laws.

Abstract: A driving method, a driving apparatus and a display device are disclosed. The driving method comprises: forming a first partition overdriving table and a second partition overdriving table. The first partition overdriving table corresponds to the first partition, and the second partition overdriving table corresponds to the second partition. The first partition overdriving table and the second partition overdriving table have the same matrix form. Smooth treatment is performed on a first partition and a second partition which are adjacent to each other according to the first smooth algorithm so as to blur the boundary between the first partition and the second partition, thereby effectively reducing or eliminating the phenomenon of demarcation between multiple partitions.

Abstract: Probabilistic determination of selected image portions is described. In one or more implementations, a selection input is received for selecting a portion of an image. For pixels of the image that correspond to the selection input, probabilities are determined that the pixels are intended to be included as part of a selected portion of the image. In particular, the probability that a given pixel is intended to be included as part of the selected portion of the image is determined as a function of position relative to center pixels of the selection input as well as a difference in one or more visual characteristics with the center pixels. The determined probabilities can then be used to segment the selected portion of the image from a remainder of the image. Based on the segmentation of the selected portion from the remainder of the image, selected portion data can be generated that defines the selected portion of the image.

Abstract: A technique for rendering database data in visualized form using a distributed computer system including a plurality of networked worker nodes each including a graphics processing unit (GPU) is disclosed. The technique includes receiving, at a head node, a user request to render data, forwarding the request to the worker nodes, processing, in parallel, by the worker nodes, chunks of respective shards of data to be rendered. The technique also includes merging, in parallel, by each of the worker nodes, initial images formed by the processing within respective shards, to form a plurality of integrated images, merging, in parallel, respective integrated images to form worker node images, and transmitting respective worker node images to the sink node. The technique also includes merging the worker node images to form a final image, converting the final image to an output image, and providing the output image to the user.

Abstract: According to one implementation, a content classification system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a video asset classification software code. The hardware processor executes the video asset classification software code to receive video clips depicting video assets and each including images and annotation metadata, and to preliminarily classify the images with one or more of the video assets to produce image clusters. The hardware processor further executes the video asset classification software code to identify key features data corresponding respectively to each image cluster, to segregate the image clusters into image super-clusters based on the key feature data, and to uniquely identify each of at least some of the image super-clusters with one of the video assets.

Abstract: Embodiments provide for a graphics processing apparatus comprising a graphics processing unit having fixed point logic to convert YUV encoded image data to RGB encoded image data. In one embodiment the fixed point logic includes a set of fixed function logic circuits to compute a set of fixed point approximations of specified floating point color space conversion coefficients during the conversion of the YUV encoded image date to the RGB encoded image data.

Abstract: A user device that presents a static non-interactive graphical representation of a content page received from an intermediary system may emulate controls or interactive elements included in the content page based on control metadata received from the intermediary system. The emulated controls enable the user device to restore the interactivity that is lost by generating the graphical representation of the content page. Further, the emulated controls may be included as part of an overlay layer positioned above the graphical representation of the content page. Information or control metadata for each control included in the content page may be provided to the user device with the graphical representation of the content page. The user device may use the control metadata to identify types of controls to emulate and where to position the emulated control with respect to the graphical representation of the content page.

Abstract: A display controller enables more easy and accurate operation for designating a position on a displayed position designation target regardless of the size of the position designation target. A grid as the position designation target and a marker that designates a position on the grid are displayed. If a display size of the grid is equal to or larger than a predetermined size, when a touch operation is received, the marker is moved based on the touch position while fixing the display position of the grid, whereas in a case where the display size of the grid is smaller than the predetermined size, when a touch operation is received, the grid is moved based on the touch position while fixing the display position of the marker. A value corresponding to the position of the moved marker is set as a setting value.

Abstract: The present invention obtains high-quality images even in a case of measurement with a radial sampling method. For this purpose, pre-measurement is performed to extract only a component different for each blade from among shift amounts from among echo signals, and a shift amount in k-space of an echo signal by the said component is reflected to a reconstruction process. In the pre-measurement, echo signals are obtained respectively by applying readout gradient magnetic field pulses that change the polarity to the positive and negative and that have the same pulse shape as readout gradient magnetic field pulses to be used in an image acquisition sequence. A shift amount is obtained for each axis of X, Y, and Z of an MRI apparatus as a variation amount of a phase difference between both the echo signals.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a graphics subsystem configured to implement distributed cache tiling. The graphics subsystem includes one or more world-space pipelines, one or more screen-space pipelines, one or more tiling units, and a crossbar unit. Each world-space pipeline is implemented in a different processing entity and is coupled to a different tiling unit. Each screen-space pipeline is implemented in a different processing entity and is coupled to the crossbar unit. The tiling units are configured to receive primitives from the world-space pipelines, generate cache tile batches based on the primitives, and transmit the primitives to the screen-space pipelines. One advantage of the disclosed approach is that primitives are processed in application-programming-interface order in a highly parallel tiling architecture. Another advantage is that primitives are processed in cache tile order, which reduces memory bandwidth consumption and improves cache memory utilization.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a pixel structure, a display substrate and a display apparatus. The pixel structure includes a plurality of repeated units, each of the repeated units including a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion which are arranged in a shape of a matrix of two rows by two columns. Each of the first through fourth portions includes four rows by four columns of sub-pixels, and includes, in each of the rows, the columns, and diagonals thereof, first through fourth sub-pixels which are different in color from one another.

Abstract: An image switching method and apparatus. The method includes: displaying an image in a first format; receiving an input instruction for switching the image from the first format to a second format; and displaying the image in the second format. The first format is a panorama image format or a wide-view image format, the second format is a panorama image format or a wide-view image format, and the first format is different from the second format. According to the method and the device in the embodiments of the present invention, a manner of simple and flexible interaction between a panorama image and a street side image is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow for secure access to websites and web-based applications and other resources available through the browser. Also described are systems and methods for invocation of a secure web container which may display data representative of a requesting party's application at a user's machine. The secure web container is invoked upon receipt of an API call from the requesting party. Thus, described in the present specification are systems and methods for constructing and destroying private, secure, browsing environments (a secure disposable web container), insulating the user and requesting parties from the threats associated with being online for the purposes of providing secure, policy-based interaction with a requesting party's online services.

Abstract: A method and computing device for detecting and outputting notable moments of a performance. The method may be executable by a processor. The method may include receiving, by a processor, an input video stream of a performance. The method may further include determining, by the processor, a notable moment within the input video stream, the notable moment including an amount of motion greater than a threshold value. The method may also include generating, by the processor, a video clip including the determined notable moment, a portion of the input video stream preceding the determined notable moment, and a portion of the input video stream following the determined notable moment. The method may additionally include outputting, by the processor, the video clip.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display unit that allows a user to view an image. The display apparatus includes an operation detection unit that detects an operation on a track pad and a control unit that displays an operation target display object on the image display unit. The control unit controls a display position of the display object in response to an operation on the track pad, obtains a movement direction of the display object in response to a change in an operation position on the track pad, moves the display position of the display object, and stops moving the display object in a case in which an operation on the track pad corresponds to a preset ending condition.

Abstract: A headset (e.g., VR headset or AR headset) displays a three-dimensional (3D) virtual scene and includes a distance element to dynamically adjust a distance between an optics block and an electronic display included in the headset based on a location in the virtual scene where the user is looking. The headset tracks the user's eyes to approximate gaze lines and determines a plane of focus for a frame of the virtual scene as the intersection of the gaze lines. The distance element adjusts a distance between an optics block and an electronic display so that the optics block is focused at the plane of focus, which keeps the user's eyes in a zone of comfort as vergence and accommodation change.

Abstract: A display device includes: an image display panel including pixels each including a first to a forth sub-pixel that display a first color to a fourth color; and a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit stores an expanded color space, determines maximum set brightness as an upper limit value of brightness displayable within a range of the brightness in the expanded color space so that the maximum set brightness increases as a panel average input value decreases, determines an input expansion coefficient for expanding the color displayed by the image display panel to a color of the maximum set brightness, obtains the output signal of the first to forth sub-pixel based on the input signal of the first to third sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient. The expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color of brightness higher than that in a standard color space.

Abstract: A method for creating a parallax video from a still image includes following steps. Image segmentation is performed for separating at least a foreground object within the still image from an image background of the still image. A blank region of the image background is filled, and the blank region corresponds to where the separated foreground object locates within the still image. A virtual three-dimensional (3D) scene consisting of the foreground object and the image background is created. The virtual 3D scene is analyzed for determining a camera path; and, creating the parallax video by observing the virtual 3D scene with a virtual camera moving along the camera path.

Abstract: A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided for facilitating modification of text colors in a digital image. In an embodiment, the GUI includes a first user interface adapted to display a selectable first set of text colors to appear in a modified digital image. In another embodiment, the GUI includes a second user interface adapted to display a selectable first set of text colors to appear in a modified digital image. In yet another embodiment, the GUI includes various options to facilitate securing of confidential data in the digital image.

Abstract: An interactive semiotic communication system is provided. In one embodiment, the interactive semiotic communication system comprises a software engine configured to allow a user to represent and understand a complex system in a semiotic environment, wherein the semiotic environment comprises a multivariable system. In one embodiment, the interactive semiotic communication system comprises a toolset comprising a semiotic ontological framework and accompanying semiotic representations. In one embodiment, the interactive semiotic communication system comprises a graphical user interface, displayed on a computing device with a display, configured to allow the user to access and select an item from the toolset and otherwise interact with the complex system in the semiotic environment. The software engine of the interactive semiotic communication system, in one embodiment, is implemented on a computing device with a processor.

Abstract: In an apparatus and method for processing a virtual world, haptic information regarding a virtual object in the virtual world, the haptic information corresponding to sensed information, is extracted and transmitted to a haptic feedback device. Accordingly, interaction between a real world and the virtual world is achieved. The processing speed of the haptic information with respect to the virtual object may be increased by varying data structures according to types of the virtual object.

Abstract: A system that generates source code of a Web application program. A typical embodiment includes a dictionary table for each language environment that uses identification information on the input/output item as a key to retain, as dictionary data, information made up of initial values of parameters of a parts object, and a dictionary processing unit that acquires the dictionary data corresponding to the identification information on the input/output item from the dictionary table of a specified language environment, and a response processing unit that uses the identification information on the input/output item corresponding to the parts object contained in a processing result as the key to acquire the information on the parameters of the parts object from the dictionary table of the specified language environment and to allow the screen to display a label control and/or an input/output control.

Abstract: At least one server connects with clients via networks such that each client communicates using a different network. The server divides an image based on an application into portions. The server assigns version numbers to the portions such that each version number corresponds to a different portion. The server generates lists that include the version numbers, wherein each list corresponds to a different client. The server shares the image by transmitting image data to each client separately based on the respective list. The server receives update(s) for the image and identifies portion(s) that has changed based on the update. The server assigns an updated version number to the identified changed portion and generates updated lists that include the updated version numbers for the clients such that each updated list corresponds to a different client. The server transmits updated image data to each client separately based on the respective updated list.

Abstract: A transparent display apparatus and a method for driving a transparent display panel thereof are provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a first and second transparent display panels, an image processor and a display driver. The image processor receives an image signal having display data, a transparency control signal having transparent values, a first and second transparent parameters. The image processor calculates according to the image signal, the transparency control signal, the first and second transparent parameters to provide a first display signal having first gray data and a second display signal respectively having second gray data. The display driver drives the first and second transparent display panels according to the first and second gray data, so as to display a display image having all gradations between a black state, a white state and a transparent state through the coincided first and second transparent display panels.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for capturing data from a plurality of users for providing online gameplay based on captured user sensor data. User sensor data is captured from a plurality of sensor capture devices relative to an associated user so as to be transmitted to a gameplay server. The gameplay server executes instructions to generate a user interface on a user's client computing device for providing gameplay on each user client portable computing device utilizing, and pertinent to, the captured sensor data.

Abstract: A projection conversion coefficient acquirer of an image processing apparatus acquires the same number of projection conversion coefficients, which are coefficients for doing projection conversion of an image, as the number of a plurality of reference points at differing positions in the image. A post-projection-conversion image acquirer does projection conversion on the image through each of the projection conversion coefficients, of which there are the same number as the number of the plurality of reference points acquired by the projection conversion coefficient acquirer, and acquires a plurality of post-projection-conversion images from the image, the number of the post-projection-conversion images being the same as the number of reference points.

Abstract: Enterprise communication display systems enable life-like images for videoconferencing and entertainment productions. Life-like images appear in a 3D environment where imaged people are visible through the use of specially configured see-through displays. Imaged people can also be viewed amongst a reflected foreground. A dual mode large high-resolution display is inventively configured for watching and working. Methods for enterprise wide deployments for corporate, healthcare, education, and government communications, including hotel properties and a property management system are shown. The invention further discloses an online production system for large events. A remote production staff collaborates and controls a presentation with large scale audio/visual equipment. A campaign and marketing system for holographic communications using mobile vehicles is disclosed.

Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light conversion portion which transmits a transmission incident light having a first wavelength, and converts a conversion incident light having the first wavelength to a converted light having a second wavelength; and a light guide portion which guides the transmission incident light and the converted light in a first direction. The light conversion portion includes a light incident surface which receives the transmission incident light and the conversion incident light, an inclined side surface inclined with respect to the light incident surface to form an inclined angle with the light incident surface, quantum dots which convert light having the first wavelength to light having the second wavelength and are distributed in a quantum area on the light incident surface and the inclined side surface, and a reflector adjacent to the inclined side surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition section that acquires image data from each of terminal devices, the image data representing an image displayed on the terminal device, a display control section that displays, based on the acquired image data, a list of the images displayed on the terminal devices, a second acquisition section that acquires from one terminal device of the terminal devices a signal notifying that the image displayed on the one terminal device has been updated, a determination section that determines, in accordance with an acquisition order of the signal from the one terminal device among the terminal devices, the size of the image displayed on the one terminal device when the image is displayed in the list, and an update section that updates the list in accordance with the determined size.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for application broadcasting. For one embodiment, pixel data being broadcast from a moderator to one or more participants is divided into tiles. Display data is generated for each tile. Each display data segment (segment) contains the pixel data for the tile, and also contains a tile identifier. The segments are periodically evaluated. If the pixel data has changed, the segment is replaced with the most recent segment corresponding to that tile. A time indicator is also included within each segment for each tile indicating the time at which the segment was updated. A participant DPS requests data from the server and provides the time indicator for the last segment it received. The server then transmits the current segment for each tile that has been updated subsequently. This allows presentation at the participant's DPS of the most current version of the moderator's display screen.

Abstract: A method for providing a contents curation service in an electronic device includes selecting a part or entirety of the contents, detecting that the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to an area of a screen, and storing the selected part or entirety of the contents to a folder, if the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to the area of the screen. An electronic includes a processor configured to select a part or entirety of the content, a touch screen configured to detect that the selected part or entirety of the contents moves to an area of a screen, and a memory configured to store the selected part or entirety of the content to a folder, if it is detected that the selected part or entirety of the content moves to the area of the screen.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an active stylus pen and signal transmission methods for the active stylus pen and a touch panel. The stylus has a touch module, a switching module, a signal comparison module, a control module and a pressure sensing module. The stylus determines a first signal generated by a touch panel, and compares an intensity of the first signal and a reference value through a first transmission path. When the intensity of the first signal exceeds the reference value, the stylus outputs a second signal to the touch panel. After the stylus outputs the second signal to the touch panel, the stylus switches to a second transmission path from the first transmission path. The stylus outputs a header signal to the touch panel. When determining a first time sequential distribution, the stylus outputs at least one bit of a pressure signal according to a second time sequential distribution.

Abstract: A probabilistic model is provided based on an output of a matching procedure that matches a particular object to representations of objects, where the probabilistic model relates a probability of an object being present to a number of matching features. The probabilistic model is used for detecting whether a particular object is present in received visual data.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and a system multi-camera image processing method. The method includes performing geometric alignment to produce a geometric output by estimating fish eye distortion correction parameters, performing initial perspective correction on related frame, running corner detection in the overlapping areas, locating the stronger corner, calculating BRIEF descriptors for features and match feature point from two cameras using BRIEF scores, performing checks and rejecting wrong feature matches, finding perspective matrices to minimize distance between matched features; and creating a geometric lookup table.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to providing a webpage design system that facilitates a simple and unified user-experience for users modifying responsive webpages. In general, the webpage design system provides an agnostic framework that allows a user to modify a responsive webpage irrespective of the responsive framework used to create the responsive webpage. For example, the webpage design system can translate one or more responsive frameworks into an agnostic framework. Further, the webpage design system can load a responsive webpage and correlate elements in the responsive webpage with operations of the agnostic framework. Upon correlating the elements with agnostic framework operations, the webpage design system can provide agnostic framework operations to a user when the webpage design system detects that a user selects an element from the responsive webpage.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for changing an operation mode of a portable terminal includes checking a moving distance of the portable terminal during a predetermined time period using received location information, checking a moving speed of the portable terminal from the checked moving distance and the predetermined time period, and changing the operation mode of the portable terminal to an airplane mode if the checked moving speed is higher than a preset speed.

Abstract: A graphic processing unit, a graphic processing system comprising the same, and a rendering method using the same. The graphic processing unit includes a geometry processing unit configured to receive a vertex and to output a primitive and information about texture patches corresponding to the primitive using the vertex, and a rendering processing unit configured to convert the output primitive into a fragment and to perform fragment shading on the converted fragment, wherein the texture patch indexed by the texture patch information is pre-loaded to the rendering processing unit before the fragment shading is performed.

Abstract: A system and related method for increasing or decreasing the range of a pico cell station. The system and method determine triggers for dynamic range change, measure operational conditions and make a change reactive to operational conditions. Range increase may be implemented to address a coverage hole. Range decrease may be implemented to address holdover attempts. Range changes are implemented by changing transmission power, reference signal received power and/or cell reselection thresholds.

Abstract: Graphic arts software has evolved to provide users with a variety of mark making tools to simulate different brushes, papers, and applied media such as ink, chalk, watercolor, spray paint and oils. However, in many instances the marks rendered appear unnatural and artificial despite the software's goal being to simulate as realistically. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide either users or the software application with a mechanism to remove or reduce artifacts indicative of artificial generation, e.g. rapid transitions. Further, in many instances the graphic images generated and/or manipulated refer to imagined environments or have elements that are physical in nature. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide users with a range of mark making tools that represent marks made by mark making tools comprising multiple elements following physical laws.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a digital file from a customer, extracting metadata from the file, and verifying the metadata prior to accepting the digital file. The method may include verifying that a representation of a required physical token appears in the digital file.

Abstract: The invention relates to visualizing freeform surfaces, like NURBS surfaces, from three-dimensional construction data via Virtual beams from a virtual camera are sent out of a virtual image plane in a scene having at least one object and at least one freeform surface. Lighting values are calculated for each point where a beam intersects the freeform surface. The lighting values are then attributed to the pixels associated with the different points of intersection. The freeform surface is defined by two parameters (u, v), and related equations define all points of the surface of the freeform surface The subdivision of the freeform surface for determining the intersections with the beams based on the two parameters (u, v) is regular, so that the surface fragments form meshes of a two-dimensional grid of the freeform surface in the parameter space.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for non-occluding overlay of user interface or information elements on a contextual map. A method is provided for receiving map data and location data, determining, using a processor, relevant map elements based on the location data; and determining an information element overlay area based on the relevant map elements. The overlay areas do not occlude the relevant map elements.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, computer program and apparatus provide a user input device which is intended to be easier for a user to use. A tactile feedback which differentiates a user selectable part from other user selectable parts is provided. The tactile feedback may only be provided when a specific function is available and the tactile feedback may be indicative of a characteristic of the function. For example, the tactile feedback may indicate that the function cannot be reversed and so the user knows to take extra care and avoid unintentionally actuating the selectable part.