Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including an emission circuit configured to emit a first X-ray based on a clock in a second period when the period of the clock is changed from a first period to a second period and a processing circuit configured to output a first image data value based on a second X-ray received corresponding to the first X-ray or update a correction data value used to correct a first image data value, based on a control signal synchronized with the clock based on the first period.

Abstract: An image generation device includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: select a second face image from a plurality of face images stored in advance based on directions of faces included in the plurality of face images and a direction of a face included in an input first face image; deform the second face image based on feature points of the face included in the first face image and feature points of a face included in the second face image such that a face region of the second face image matches a face region of the first face image; and generate a third face image in which the face region of the first face image is synthesized with a region other than the face region of the deformed second face image.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for sending a message from a first mobile device to a second mobile device comprises transmitting the message by the first mobile device, receiving the message by the second mobile device, displaying the message on the second mobile device, activating a camera located on the second mobile device in order to capture image data regarding a field of view of the camera, monitoring the image data to detect a possible presence of one or more suspected camera lenses within the field of view of the camera, and upon detection of the possible presence of the one or more suspected camera lenses within the field of view of the camera, ceasing displaying the message on the second mobile device.

Abstract: The present principles relates to a method and device for encoding an input video comprising a luma component and two chroma components. The method comprises: —reshaping of said input video by applying (610) piece-wise linear functions to the luma and chroma components; —encoding (620) the reshaped video into a bitstream; and —encoding (630) parameters representative of said piece-wise linear functions as side information; and the method is characterized in that reshaping of said input video further depends on a targeted range of a decoded reshaped video and the range of a reconstructed video after an inverse-reshaping is applied on the decoded reshaped video.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating intelligent dispatching and vectorizing at autonomous machines. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting a plurality of threads corresponding to a plurality of workloads associated with tasks relating to a graphics processor. The method may further include determining a first set of threads of the plurality of threads that are similar to each other or have adjacent surfaces, and physically clustering the first set of threads close together using a first set of adjacent compute blocks.

Abstract: A display driver comprises: subpixel rendering (SPR) circuitry configured to use, in SPR, predetermined regions which fall within two lines of input subpixels of an input image; buffer memory circuitry configured to store first subpixel data for a plurality of first subpixels of the input subpixels, wherein the plurality of the first subpixels each are encompassed in the predetermined regions; and a register configured to store coefficients, wherein the coefficients respectively correspond to shapes of the portions of the first subpixels encompassed in the predetermined regions. The SPR circuitry is configured to calculate second subpixel data for second subpixels of an output image, based on the first subpixel data stored in the buffer memory circuitry and the coefficients stored in the register.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna, a vehicle radar, and a vehicle equipped with the same. An antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a first conductive patch disposed on a first surface of the substrate; a second conductive patch disposed on a second surface of the substrate; first and second feeders electrically connected to the first conductive patch; a plurality of vias surrounding the periphery of the first and second conductive patches; a loop member disposed on the first surface of the substrate and surrounding the vias; and a third feeder electrically connected to the loop member, wherein the area of the first conductive patch and the area of the second conductive patch are the same. Thus, it is possible to stably transmit and receive radio waves in all directions.

Abstract: A method includes detecting an input operation performed on a display screen of a terminal when the display screen is touched and when a color temperature adjustment region is displayed on the display screen, converting, in response to the input operation, coordinates of an operation point corresponding to the input operation into a first color parameter, obtaining ambient light converting a color parameter of the ambient light into a second color parameter, integrating the first color parameter and the second color parameter to obtain a third color parameter, converting the third color parameter into a target color parameter, and displaying the target color parameter on the display screen of the terminal.

Abstract: Training deep neural networks requires a large amount of labeled training data. Conventionally, labeled training data is generated by gathering real images that are manually labelled which is very time-consuming. Instead of manually labelling a training dataset, domain randomization technique is used generate training data that is automatically labeled. The generated training data may be used to train neural networks for object detection and segmentation (labelling) tasks. In an embodiment, the generated training data includes synthetic input images generated by rendering three-dimensional (3D) objects of interest in a 3D scene. In an embodiment, the generated training data includes synthetic input images generated by rendering 3D objects of interest on a 2D background image. The 3D objects of interest are objects that a neural network is trained to detect and/or label.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving an input video signal comprising high dynamic range (HDR) video for presentation on a display device, and receiving metadata for the input video signal. The metadata comprises a first Bezier curve for tone mapping of the HDR video that fits a first peak luminance level. The method further comprises adjusting the first Bezier curve to a second Bezier curve for tone mapping of the HDR video that fits a second peak luminance level. The display device has the second peak luminance level, and the second peak luminance level is different from the first peak luminance level. The method further comprises producing a tone mapped video signal of the input video signal utilizing the second Bezier curve. The tone mapped video signal is provided to the display device for presentation.

Abstract: Image processing systems can include one or more cameras configured to obtain image data, one or more memory devices configured to store a classification model that classifies image features within the image data as including or not including detected objects, and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device coupled to the one or more cameras. The FPGA device is configured to implement one or more image processing pipelines for image transformation and object detection. The one or more image processing pipelines can generate a multi-scale image pyramid of multiple image samples having different scaling factors, identify and aggregate features within one or more of the multiple image samples having different scaling factors, access the classification model, provide the features as input to the classification model, and receive an output indicative of objects detected within the image data.

Abstract: A virtual-reality device includes a data generator, one or more processors, two or more gamma bands, and a display. The virtual-reality device generates initial color values for each of the plurality of pixels, and determines a respective gray-level value for each of the pixels according to the generated color values. The device selects, for each of the pixels, a respective gamma band corresponding to the determined respective gray-level value and one or more respective contextual markers, where each gamma band has a distinct luminance target. The virtual-reality device then adjusts the luminance level of each pixel according to the respective selected gamma band and displays the pixels according to the adjusted luminance levels.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate aids for the visually impaired.

Abstract: Described is an inference circuit for pattern recognition for use within convolutional neural nets for online learning using K-means clustering. The inference circuit includes a set of templates, each template having a template data memory. The inference circuit also include at least one match element, the match element being operable for receiving an input data pattern and determining a degree of match between the input data pattern and a template. A best match logic circuit is included for selecting a template in the set of templates that best matches the input data pattern, said template being a best match template. Finally, an updated is included for probabilistically modifying the template data memories based on the best match template.

Abstract: A better rate distortion ratio is achieved by making interrelationships between coding parameters of different planes available for exploitation for the aim of redundancy reduction despite the additional overhead resulting from the need to signal the inter-plane prediction information to the decoder. In particular, the decision to use inter plane prediction or not may be performed for a plurality of planes individually. Additionally or alternatively, the decision may be done on a block basis considering one secondary plane.

Abstract: A better rate distortion ratio is achieved by making interrelationships between coding parameters of different planes available for exploitation for the aim of redundancy reduction despite the additional overhead resulting from the need to signal the inter-plane prediction information to the decoder. In particular, the decision to use inter plane prediction or not may be performed for a plurality of planes individually. Additionally or alternatively, the decision may be done on a block basis considering one secondary plane.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. A content generator may generate frames of image data to be displayed on the display. Control circuitry in the electronic device may be used in implementing a tone mapping engine. The tone mapping engine may display content from the content generator on the display in accordance with a content-luminance-to-display luminance mapping. The content-luminance-to-display-luminance mapping is characterized by tone mapping parameters such as a black level, a reference white level, and a specular white level. The tone mapping engine may adjust the tone mapping parameters based on ambient light levels, user brightness settings, content statistics, and display characteristics.

Abstract: The following provides a system and method to display images on a display screen (e.g. via a display panel or by projection) and the processing of image data therefor. In one aspect, the system implements a luminance retargeting method for altering the perceived contrast and/or colours of an image to match their appearance under different luminance levels. In another aspect, the system may provide a method for transforming an image locally within a sub-area of an image to adjust image contrast for display by a display device. In yet another aspect, the system may provide a method for transforming an image of a first luminance to adjust a perceived colour hue thereof for display by a display device according to a second luminance. In yet another aspect, the system may provide a method for transforming an image having a first luminance to adjust a colour saturation thereof for display by a display device having a second luminance.

Abstract: An image generation device includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: select a second face image from a plurality of face images stored in advance based on directions of faces included in the plurality of face images and a direction of a face included in an input first face image; deform the second face image based on feature points of the face included in the first face image and feature points of a face included in the second face image such that a face region of the second face image matches a face region of the first face image; and generate a third face image in which the face region of the first face image is synthesized with a region other than the face region of the deformed second face image.

Abstract: During a period in which it is necessary to display two or more images in a superimposed manner, an image generation block of an information processing apparatus supplies the data of the image concerned to a superimposition processing block. A first image acquisition block and a second image acquisition block of the superimposition processing block acquire a first image and a second image, respectively, to be displayed in a superimposed manner. A luminance range adjustment block adjusts at least one luminance range as required with amount of adjustment corresponding to an alpha (?) value set to the second image. An output value computation block executes the computation of alpha blending by use of the image after adjustment so as to determine the pixel value of a display image, thereby outputting the determined pixel value to an image output block.

Abstract: A vehicle detection apparatus includes: a specific color region detection unit that detects a specific color region from an image photographed by a camera provided in a vehicle; a processing target range calculation unit that calculates a processing target range in which the other vehicle is detected in the image on the basis of the specific color region detected by the specific color region detection unit; and a vehicle region detection unit that detects a region of the other vehicle from the image within the processing target range calculated by the processing target range calculation unit.

Abstract: Emitter panels and displays utilizing solid state packages and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. One emitter panel comprises a raised barrier on a submount defining a plurality of cavities, each cavity having at least one LED in a pixel area. The panel is capable of receiving electrical signals for independently controlling the emission from the emitters. Solid state displays utilize the emitter panels mounted in relation to one another to generate a message or image. The panels comprise multiple pixels each having at least one light emitter, with each panel capable of receiving electrical signals for independently controlling the emission of at the pixels.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a driving circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes multiple liquid crystal display pixels disposed in a matrix. The liquid crystal display device is configured to display a same picture in two successive frames. The driving circuit is configured to apply pixel voltages to each of the multiple liquid crystal display pixels separately in the two successive frames so that liquid crystal molecules of each of the multiple liquid crystal display pixels are rotated. In each of the two successive frames, a voltage value of a pixel voltage of each liquid crystal display pixel is different from that of adjacent liquid crystal display pixels. Pixel voltages of a same liquid crystal display pixel in a preceding one frame and in a succeeding frame have a same polarity and different voltage values.

Abstract: A better rate distortion ratio is achieved by making interrelationships between coding parameters of different planes available for exploitation for the aim of redundancy reduction despite the additional overhead resulting from the need to signal the inter-plane prediction information to the decoder. In particular, the decision to use inter plane prediction or not may be performed for a plurality of planes individually. Additionally or alternatively, the decision may be done on a block basis considering one secondary plane.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for adjusting a brightness of a display based on an image. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining an image, determining an amount of brightness in the image, determining an amount of contrast in the image, determining a brightness gain that reflects an amount to adjust brightness of a display based on both the amount of brightness in the image and the amount of contrast in the image, adjusting the brightness of the display based on the brightness gain, and providing the image for output on the display with the brightness of the display adjusted in accordance with the brightness gain.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for embedding a graphic image representation into a two dimensional matrix code by modifying the characteristic values of individual pixels in the image according the values of a provided two dimensional matrix code image. The modified character pixel values are determined using an optimization procedure that minimizes a visual distortion with respect to the original graphic image representation while maintaining the value of a probability of error model below a specified limit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating modified digital images based on verbal and/or gesture input by utilizing a natural language processing neural network and one or more computer vision neural networks. The disclosed systems can receive verbal input together with gesture input. The disclosed systems can further utilize a natural language processing neural network to generate a verbal command based on verbal input. The disclosed systems can select a particular computer vision neural network based on the verbal input and/or the gesture input. The disclosed systems can apply the selected computer vision neural network to identify pixels within a digital image that correspond to an object indicated by the verbal input and/or gesture input. Utilizing the identified pixels, the disclosed systems can generate a modified digital image by performing one or more editing actions indicated by the verbal input and/or gesture input.

Abstract: A rendering engine and method for a displaying a first text string and a second string of content in a single-line, composite-text string through either a framing-counter filling scheme or a counter-stroke embedding scheme, or both, so as to reduce eye fatigue and thought interruption associated with eye shift between typical display schemes in which the two text strings to be compared are presented in different fields of vision.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a brightness uniformity compensation method are introduced. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a content analysis circuit, a compensation table generator and a pixel compensation circuit. The content analysis circuit receives display data for a pixel of the display panel and analyzes a display load of the display data to generate a data compensation value. The compensation table generator generates a compensation table that includes the data compensation value corresponding to the display data of each pixel of the display panel. The pixel compensation circuit compensates the display data with the corresponding data compensation value included in the compensation table to generate compensated display data, wherein the compensated display data are displayed on the display panel of the display apparatus.

Abstract: A better rate distortion ratio is achieved by making interrelationships between coding parameters of different planes available for exploitation for the aim of redundancy reduction despite the additional overhead resulting from the need to signal the inter-plane prediction information to the decoder. In particular, the decision to use inter plane prediction or not may be performed for a plurality of planes individually. Additionally or alternatively, the decision may be done on a block basis considering one secondary plane.

Abstract: A color conversion table creation method includes creating a reference color conversion table using a color value of a color chart, and adjusting a color conversion table by adjusting an output value of a specific grid point corresponding to a predetermined input value in the created reference color conversion table, in which the adjusting the color conversion table includes an adjustment amount calculation step of calculating an adjustment amount of the output value of the specific grid point, a ripple amount determination step of determining a ripple amount when the calculated adjustment amount propagates with respect to a peripheral grid point existing in a vicinity of the specific grid point, and an application step of applying the determined ripple amount to the peripheral grid point in the color conversion table.

Abstract: A video display device includes: a display panel that displays an image based on an input image signal; a light source substrate that includes a plurality of light sources on a main surface which is a front side of the light source substrate, and emits, toward a rear side of the display panel, light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a reflection sheet that is provided on the main surface of the light source substrate, and in which hollow partitioning walls each of which separates adjacent two light sources of the plurality of light sources are formed; an optical member that is provided between the display panel and the light source substrate, and uniformizes luminance distribution of the light emitted from the light source substrate; and support members each of which is provided between the light source substrate and the optical member, and supports the optical member.

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a general-purpose graphics processor comprising a hardware graphics rendering pipeline configured to perform multisample anti-aliasing, the hardware graphics rendering pipeline including pixel processing logic to determine color data for multiple sample locations of each pixel in a set of pixels and to contiguously pack the color data for the multiple sample locations of each pixel for storage to a multisample render target.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel, a data driver, a gate driver, and a timing controller. The display panel includes first and second pixel line groups each including k (k is a natural greater than 1) pixel lines, and each of the pixel lines includes a plurality of pixels connected to the same gate line. The data driver supplies an image data voltage to the pixels on the basis of input image data. The gate driver supplies a gate pulse to the gate line. The timing controller controls a driving timing of the data driver and the gate driver, sequentially writes the image data voltage into pixel lines belonging to the first pixel line group during an image data write period and simultaneously writes a black data voltage into pixel lines belonging to the second pixel line group during a black data insertion (BDI) period. The timing controller changes an interval between timings for writing the black data voltage from a start timing of a frame on a frame-by-frame basis.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for encoding and decoding an image. The present invention provides an intra prediction unit that receives an input image, calculates a correlation between a Luma area block and Chroma area block in the input image in intra prediction, removes high frequency ingredients by low-pass filtering an encoded luma pixel based on the calculated correlation, and generates a prediction block by applying an LM chroma mode, which is an extended chroma mode technique, to the luma pixel removed therefrom the high frequency ingredients.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for image patch selection for training a neural network for image quality assessment. The method includes receiving an input image and extracting one or more image patches from the input image. The moment of the extracted image patches is measured. There is a decision to accept or decline the extracted image patches according to the measured moment. Additional image patches are extracted until a minimum number, Nmin, of extracted image patches are accepted. Alternatively, selection criteria are adjusted until the minimum number of extracted image patches are accepted. The selected image patches are input into a neural network with a corresponding image quality value of the input image, and the neural network is trained with the image patches and image quality value. Also provided is a method for image quality assessment using a neural network trained as set forth above.

Abstract: A method of visualizing an image, a device and a system using the same. The method of visualizing, by a device operatively connected with an image provision server, an image configured in a hierarchical structure including a plurality of levels includes receiving tile visualization information in an encoded form from the image provision server, the tile visualization information including a tile visualization type determined according to whether at least one tile belonging to each of the levels of the image includes data; decoding the encoded tile visualization information and obtaining the tile visualization information; making a request to the image providing server for data for a target level and tile, which are to be visualized according to the tile visualization information; and displaying an image, which is to be visualized, received from the image provision server.

Abstract: A method for estimating a sub-pixel position of an extreme point in an image uses a parametric function. The parametric function is fitted locally to a group of neighboring pixels in the image, and a spatial position of an extreme point of the parametric function is identified. If the extreme point of the parametric function is of a different type than the extreme point in the image, or the position of the extreme point of the parametric function is located outside an area defined by the pixel positions in the group of neighboring pixels, a pixel is removed from the group of neighboring pixels and the fitting of the parametric function is repeated. In the end, the sub-pixel position is estimated as the position of the extreme point of the parametric function. A level of uncertainty of the estimated sub-pixel position is estimated as the number of repetitions needed before arriving at the estimate of the sub-pixel position.

Abstract: Restriction processing for restricting communication with the network is executed, and a screen for starting establishment of a connection relationship in a state in which the restriction processing is executed is displayed on a display device. A connection relationship with a mobile terminal is established without intervention of the access point of the external apparatus using a wireless LAN interface capable of performing wireless communication, and predetermined information is acquired from the mobile terminal via the wireless LAN interface after establishment of the connection relationship.

Abstract: Methods are described to communicate source color volume information in a coded bitstream using SEI messaging. Such data include at least the minimum, maximum, and average luminance values in the source data plus optional data that may include the color volume x and y chromaticity coordinates for the input color primaries (e.g., red, green, and blue) of the source data, and the color x and y chromaticity coordinates for the color primaries corresponding to the Messaging data signaling an active region in each picture may also be included.

Abstract: An image processing device including a storage part storing an error value corresponding to at least one of second pixels in an image display device, the image display device having a display screen, the display screen having a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels having a first pixel and the second pixels, the second pixels surrounding a first pixel, a pixel data calculating pixel data corresponding to the first pixel based on a coefficient in response to a gradation of input data in the second pixel and the error value corresponding to the second pixel, a quantized data calculator quantizing the calculated pixel data and calculating quantized data, and an error value calculator corresponding the calculated pixel data and an error value with the quantized data and storing in the storage part.

Abstract: A graphics processing hardware pipeline is arranged to perform an edge test or a depth calculation. Each hardware arrangement includes a microtile component hardware element, multiple pixel component hardware elements, one or more subsample component hardware elements and a final addition and comparison unit. The microtile component hardware element calculates a first output using a sum-of-products and coordinates of a microtile within a tile in the rendering space. Each pixel component hardware element calculates a different second output using the sum-of-products and coordinates for different pixels defined relative to an origin of the microtile. The subsample component hardware element calculates a third output using the sum-of-products and coordinates for a subsample position defined relative to an origin of a pixel.

Abstract: Remote deposit of checks can be facilitated by a financial institution. A customer's general purpose computer and image capture device may be leveraged to capture an image of a check and deliver the image to financial institution electronics. Additional data for the transaction may be collected as necessary. The transaction can be automatically accomplished utilizing the images and data thus acquired.

Abstract: A method of searching an image database for images to be used in rendering lighting scene in an environment by at least one luminaire within the environment, the method comprising: receiving a search trigger comprising at least one indication of a user preference; identifying at least a position of the at least one luminaire within the environment; responsive to receiving said search trigger, searching the image database based on both the indicated user preference and the identified position to return at least one image for use in rendering the lighting scene by the at least one luminaire.

Abstract: An information presentation apparatus includes a detector and a display. The detector detects a predetermined target person to whom information is to be presented. When plural target persons to whom pieces of different information are to be presented, respectively are detected by the detector, the display displays target information that indicates each of the target persons and presentation information that corresponds to each of the target persons.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for shutting down one or more GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) components in response to unchanged scene detection are described. In one embodiment, one or more components of a processor enter a low power consumption state in response to a determination that a scene to be displayed is static. The static scene is displayed on a display device (e.g., based on information to be retrieved from memory) for as long as no change to the static scene is detected. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A mobile device that enables a user friendly selection of a target wireless enabled device, a wireless enabled device being configured to establish a wireless link with other devices, includes an imaging unit that acquires images of the surrounding of the mobile device and a display that displays images acquired by the imaging unit. An object detection unit is provided to detect wireless enabled devices within images acquired by the imaging unit, the wireless enabled devices being configured to establish a wireless link with other devices. Further, a user interface and a wireless interface are provided to establish a wireless link to a selected wireless enabled device. The display is configured to indicate detected wireless enabled devices in images displayed on the display and the user inter-face is configured to enable a user to select a wireless enabled device indicated on the display.

Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus and a method of displaying content. The display apparatus is capable of obtaining information about a light source around the display apparatus and providing a shadow effect on content to be displayed. The display apparatus may include a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a display unit. The processor may be configured to receive light source position information about a position of a light source in a space where the display apparatus is located, determine a shadow image for content based on the light source position information, and display the content and the shadow image on the display unit.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are provided for translating OpenGL API calls to operations in a Vulkan graphics driver using an OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver architecture. An OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver receives an OpenGL context and render function, translates an OpenGL format to a Vulkan format, creates a Vulkan object and sets a Vulkan state, and generates a Vulkan command buffer corresponding to the OpenGL render function.

Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and apparatus that produce depth data representative of an object, such as a user, at a first location, transmit that depth data to a second location, and use that depth data to produce, at the second location, a three-dimensional representation of the object. A tangible display at the second location may receive the depth data and use that depth data to determine displacement amounts for each of a plurality of moveable pins of the tangible display. The moveable pins may be then displaced by the displacement amounts to form the three-dimensional representation of the object.