Abstract: A display control device includes: a region specification section; a region-of-interest estimation section; and a position decision section. In each of a plurality of frames included in the video content, the region specification section specifies a first region and a second region included in the region excluding the first region in the frame. In each of the plurality of frames, the region-of-interest estimation section specifies either one of the first region and the second region as a region of interest and the other thereof as a region of non-interest based on a positional relationship between the first region and the second region. The position decision section defines, as a position at which the additional information is to be displayed, a position included commonly in the respective regions of non-interest of the plurality of frames.

Abstract: A mobile phone includes a display module, an obtaining module configured to obtain an image, a storage module configured to associate and store person information and address information of a communicated device, a first extraction module configured to extract first address information corresponding to person information of at least one person included in the image from address information, a second extraction module configured to extract second address information corresponding to person information having a predetermined relationship with the person information of at least one person included in the image from address information, and a selection display executing module configured to display on the display module a selection screen for selection of at least one address information from the first address information and the second address information.

Abstract: An image sensor can include a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels and a row driver arranged in a matrix form that includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. Respective ones of the unit pixels may convent an incident light to an electric signal and may store the electric signal. The row driver may sequentially scan the plurality of rows and may sequentially perform an electronic shutter operation and read-out operation. The electronic shutter operation may reset the stored electric signal in each unit pixel and the read-out operation may read-out the stored electric signal in each unit pixel. The electric shutter operation can include a preliminary shutter operation and a main shutter operation which are sequentially performed on one row. The row driver may overlap the main shutter operation on a first row and the preliminary shutter operation on a second row.

Abstract: An approach for managing photograph metadata anonymization is provided. The approach receives, by one or more processors, a photograph file, wherein the photograph file comprises a digital photograph and a first metadata. The approach receives, by one or more processors, a rule set for modifying the first metadata. The approach determines, by one or more processors, whether at least one rule of the rule set corresponds to a datum of the first metadata. Responsive to determining at least one rule corresponds to at least one datum of the first metadata, the approach modifies, by one or more processors, the first metadata based on the rule set to create a second metadata. The approach stores, by one or more processors, the first metadata in a database.

Abstract: A parking guide system, including: a memory which stores camera parameter information and design reference information; a travelling detecting unit which measures travelling information; an image receiving unit which sequentially receives a first image taken before travelling and a second image taken after the travelling from a camera; a characteristic point extracting unit which extracts and matches characteristic points commonly included in the first and images; a homography calculating unit configured to calculate a first homography based on the camera parameter information, the design reference information, and the travelling information, and calculate a second homography that is a homography between the first image and the second image based on coordinates of the characteristic point; and an error calculating unit which calculates a third homography that is a homography for correcting an image according to a result of a comparison of the first homography and the second homography.

Abstract: In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a system to account for irregular display surface physics. In one embodiment, an example device may comprise a display including at least one curved surface on which content may be presented. The content may be presented based at least on simulated physical behavior associated with the curved surface. For example, the device may determine the display surface configuration, determine the simulated physical behavior in the content and present the content based at least on these determinations. The content may then appear to behave in accordance with the physics of the curved surface. The device may also comprise sensors to determine at least one of device or environmental condition such as, for example, gravitational force direction, device motion, etc. The device may then take into account the physical behavior associated with the curved surface in view of sensed device or environmental condition when presenting the content.

Abstract: A system and method provide for determining regions of interest within an image based on viewer interaction with the image. At least one image associated with a location is provided for display in a viewport, and pose data related to user interaction with the at least one image is identified. Weights are assigned to portions of the at least one image based on the pose data, the weights indicating at least a period of time the portion of the at least one image is generally at a center of the viewport. Based on the assigned weights, image regions of interest of the at least one image are determined.

Abstract: An image display device reproducing an image displayed according to operations performed consecutively is provided. The device includes an extraction portion extracting, from the operations, a plurality of times of first operations to scroll through the image, and a position at which an operation is made in a display surface of an object selected from the image through second operation performed after the plurality of times of first operations; and a reproduction portion that reproduces the image in accordance with the operations in such a manner that scrolling through the image is omitted or shortened in accordance with a target operation which is any one of a specific operation and a subsequent first operation among the plurality of times of first operations. The specific operation is to scroll through the image in a manner to move the object from one side to the other side when viewed from the position.

Abstract: A wearable electronic apparatus includes a touch panel and a processor. The touch panel is configured for providing a touch interface and detecting a swipe gesture across the touch interface. The touch interface has a first portion and a second portion. The processor is operatively coupled to the touch panel. The processor is adapted to assign a first border layout and a second border layout for discriminating between a vertical swipe and a horizontal swipe. The first border layout is different from the second border layout. The processor is further adapted to recognize whether an initial touchdown point of the swipe gesture is located in the first portion or the second portion of the touch interface.

Abstract: Ray tracing systems have computation units (“RACs”) adapted to perform ray tracing operations (e.g. intersection testing). There are multiple RACs. A centralized packet unit controls the allocation and testing of rays by the RACs. This allows RACs to be implemented without Content Addressable Memories (CAMs) which are expensive to implement, but the functionality of CAMs can still be achieved by implemented them in the centralized controller.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus provided with a display unit having a display surface and an operation unit configured to output a signal depending on user operations to perform: displaying a target image which is an image to be selected in a first area of the display surface; specifying a selected area corresponding to a part of the target image or a whole of the target image, based on the signal outputted from the operation unit depending on the user operation with respect to the target image; and displaying a selected-area image which is an image corresponding to the selected area that has been specified, in a second area which is different from the first area, with a size same as a size of the selected area that has been specified.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for identifying error and rescaling and constructing or reconstructing a multi-dimensional (e.g., 3D building) model using known architectural dimensions. The system identifies architectural elements that have known architectural standard dimensions. Dimensional measurements of architectural elements in the multi-dimensional model (poorly scaled) are compared with known architectural standard dimensions to rescale and construct/reconstruct an accurate multi-dimensional building model.

Abstract: The related art has the problem of difficulty in providing the maximum number of actually superimposable images from an image-capturing apparatus to an external apparatus to which superimposition images are to be set, so that normal superimposition image setting cannot be performed from the external device. An image-capturing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a request to acquire information on setting of superimposition information; and a transmission unit configured, when the reception unit receives an acquisition request, to transmit a maximum number of superimposition settings that the image-capturing apparatus can perform and a maximum number of settings for each kind of superimposition information.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed are towards the transparent summarization of events. Queries directed towards summarizing and reporting on event records may be received at a search head. Search heads may be associated with one more indexers containing event records. The search head may forward the query to the indexers the can resolve the query for concurrent execution. If a query is a collection query, indexers may generate summarization information based on event records located on the indexers. Event record fields included in the summarization information may be determined based on terms included in the collection query. If a query is a stats query, each indexer may generate a partial result set from previously generated summarization information, returning the partial result sets to the search head. Collection queries may be saved and scheduled to run and periodically update the summarization information.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a display module configured to perform display in a display area, a detection module configured to detect a manipulation of a manipulator to move for a predetermined distance or more within a predetermined period of time while being in contact with or in proximity to the display area and then depart from the display area, a moving speed acquiring module configured to obtain a moving speed of the manipulator in the manipulation, and a processing executing module configured to execute a first processing when the moving speed of the manipulator in the manipulation is smaller than a threshold and execute a second processing different from the first processing when the moving speed of the manipulator in the manipulation is greater than the threshold.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of allowing a user to dynamically select a configuration of viewable data displayed via a user's dashboard graphical user interface. The method may include selecting an order of displaying the viewable data on the graphical user interface. The method may also include executing a layout of the graphical user interface to include displaying the viewable data in a first cell portion of the layout of the graphical user interface in an order based on the selecting operation and a designated priority associated with the viewable data. The data in the dashboard graphical user interface will be populated based on the user's preferences and priority associated with the data.

Abstract: A computer server prepares application-specific map data responsive to a request from a client device. The application-specific map data includes map feature data and label data which itself includes information that specifies one or more zoom levels for which the label information is appropriate to display. When generating the label data, a type table that designates label style information by feature type and by zoom level may be used at the server. The map feature data may also include a relative rank for each feature that is passed to its corresponding label. The display order allows the map client, when generating the map, to select the most appropriate labels to display when the display of all possible labels would cause clutter or otherwise violate label display rules.

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided which includes a cabinet. A first compartment and second compartment are disposed within the cabinet. A first door provides access to the first compartment and a second door provides access to the second compartment. A beverage dispensing system is operatively connected to the cabinet. A machine vision system associated with the beverage dispensing system. The machine vision system has an imaging device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client device, an image and location data. The image includes an object associated with a physical location. The method also includes comparing the received image with a subset of images in a stored database. The subset of images are identified based at least in part on the received location data. The method also includes determining one or more candidate physical location associated with the object based at least in part on the comparison; ranking one or more of the candidate physical locations; and automatically and without user input, providing for display the ranked candidate physical locations on the client device.

Abstract: Video description generation using neural network training based on relevance and coherence is described. In some examples, long short-term memory with visual-semantic embedding (LSTM-E) can maximize the probability of generating the next word given previous words and visual content and can create a visual-semantic embedding space for enforcing the relationship between the semantics of an entire sentence and visual content. LSTM-E can include a 2-D and/or 3-D deep convolutional neural networks for learning powerful video representation, a deep recurrent neural network for generating sentences, and a joint embedding model for exploring the relationships between visual content and sentence semantics.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for contouring a set of medical images. Deformation field data is generated between a source image and a target image of the set of medical images. The deformation field data relates structures in the source image to corresponding structures in the target image and is generated in accordance with a deformable registration algorithm. The deformation field data is utilized to generate target contour data associated with the target image from source contour data, associated with the source image, that identifies one or more objects within the source image.

Abstract: A display apparatus has a display 40, a model data storage unit 37 storing therein three-dimensional model data of a movable structure and a structure having a possibility of interfere with the movable structure, a model generation unit 33 generating a three-dimensional model in which three-dimensional models of the structures are arranged in a three-dimensional space, an interference-caution-portion specifying unit 34 specifying a portion of the movable structure having a possibility of contact with an interfering structure as an interference caution portion when an interfering structure exists and specifying a leading portion of the movable structure in a moving direction as an interference caution portion when an interfering structure does not exist, and an image display unit 35 generating an image with the interference caution portion highlighted based on the three-dimensional model generated by the model generation unit 33 and displaying the image on the display 40.

Abstract: The present invention aims to estimate a more consistent posture in regard to a multi-joint object. A target range image is first input, a human body region is extracted from the input range image, a target joint position candidate is calculated from the input range image, and a joint position is finally determined based on the calculated joint position candidate and a likelihood of each joint to estimate the posture. At this time, joint position permissible range information concerning inter-joint distance and angle of a human body model previously set by learning is obtained from a human body model storing unit, consistency is evaluated for a relation between the joint position candidates of a certain joint and other joint based on the obtained information, and thus the posture corresponding to the best combination of the joint positions is determined.

Abstract: Techniques for mobile geofencing may be realized as a method including: receiving geofence parameters comprising at least one target, wherein the at least one target includes a mobile target; receiving updated position data associated with the mobile target and updating the position of the mobile target in response to the updated position data; monitoring a position of a client device; and determining that the monitored position of the client device transgresses the geofence parameters, wherein the determination includes determining that a distance between the updated position of the mobile target and the monitored position of the client device is greater than a first threshold distance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing multi-index searches are described in which a search string may be received, and processed by first running the query through a general search index, such as an Internet or e-commerce search. The results of the general search may then be analyzed to determine an appropriate context for the search query, e.g. clothing, sports, games, etc. The search query may then be processed using a second search index that is tuned to the specific context of the search query. After obtaining the results to the second search, the second search index and/or ranking algorithms may be modified to improve future search results having a similar context.

Abstract: A method for controlling rotation of a screen according to a user request regardless of an orientation state of the terminal is provided. The terminal for supporting screen rotation control, includes a sensor unit including a sensor for confirming a horizontal state of the terminal and a sensor for collecting angular velocity information of the terminal, a controller for confirming the horizontal state of the terminal based on sensing information of the sensor unit, and for confirming a rotated state or a rotation change state of the terminal in a corresponding horizontal state when the terminal is arranged in the horizontal state, and a display unit for outputting a screen having a different output direction according to the rotated state or the rotation change state of the terminal.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for simulating user load and evaluating performance and/or capacity of SBC or VDI datacenter infrastructure. The method runs workloads on a virtual desktop infrastructure for an increasing number of virtual users. When the average response time of the infrastructure to perform operations exceeds a predetermined threshold, the number of simulated users at that time may be considered the capacity of the infrastructure.

Abstract: A transition may be made between first, second, and third visual representations. A first visual representation may be displayed, with a plurality of visual elements arranged in a first arrangement. A processor may generate a first animation in which the visual elements move from the first arrangement toward an intermediate arrangement, and then to a second arrangement corresponding to a second visual representation. The first animation and the second visual representation may be displayed. The processor may generate a second animation in which the visual elements move from the second arrangement toward the intermediate arrangement, and then to a third arrangement corresponding to a third visual representation. The second animation and the third visual representation may be displayed. Thus, smooth transitions may be provided between multiple visual representations via animation toward a common intermediate arrangement.

Abstract: A system for parametric modeling of a three-dimensional object has a processor running a software program operable to configure the object by defining a zone comprising a root of a tree hierarchy, the zone having a three-dimensional region defining an outer dimension of the object to be modeled; a part comprising a child of the zone, the part also having a component object to be modeled, wherein the component object is an element of the object; and a variable comprising a child of the part, wherein variable has data defining characteristics of the zone or part. A user interface can display a representation of the three-dimensional object.

Abstract: A printer including a printing execution unit configured to execute printing; a code conversion unit configured to encode operational information in relation to the printing execution unit to generate an image pattern; and a display unit configured to display the image pattern, generated by the code conversion unit, on the display unit itself.

Abstract: A computing device can determine its position relative to a reference point. The device can render a portion of content too large to be suitably displayed in full on a display of the device. The device can render the content in full to appear (i.e., can virtually position the entire content) to be located in a stationary position relative to the reference point. The device can detect a change to its position, such as a movement of the device caused by a user of the device. Based on the detected change to the device's position, the device can modify which portion of the entire content to render. The rendered portion of the entire content can change corresponding to where and how the device moves.

Abstract: Visual landmarks are used to organize diagrams. Elements of a diagram can be arranged in accordance with configurable defined properties of visual landmarks to provide some degree of layout structure within the diagram. Users can customize visual landmarks to cause the visual landmarks to exhibit desired behavior.

Abstract: Described herein are display devices, and methods for use therewith. Such a device can be used to display one or more virtual images within a first see-through portion of the device, adjacent to which is a second see-through portion that does not overlap with the first see-through portion. The first and second see-through portions of the device collectively cover a substantially entire field-of-view (FOV) of a user. A transmittance (and/or other optical characteristic(s)) corresponding to the first see-through portion of the device and a transmittance (and/or other optical characteristic(s)) corresponding to the second see-through portion of the device can be caused (e.g., controlled) to be substantially the same to provide a substantially uniform transmittance (and/or other optical characteristic(s)) across the substantially entire FOV of a user. More generally, optical characteristics of see-through portions of the device can be controlled, e.g., by a user and/or through feedback.

Abstract: In an implementation, an image is distorted for display on a display device to give an appearance of a lens being applied to the image. A brightness level of the appearance of the lens for display on the display device is adjusted such that the brightness level of the appearance of the lens differs from a brightness level of the portion of the image that surrounds the appearance of the lens.

Abstract: A method and a device for determining a trigger condition for presenting a registered signal on a display of an oscilloscope on the basis of a rare signal event in the registered signal. The method and device determines a level-based and/or time-based distribution of frequencies of occurrence from level-based and/or time-based parameters determined from sampled values of the registered signal in a specified corresponding level-raster and/or time raster, and compares the determined level-based and/or time-based distribution of frequencies of occurrence with a previously given corresponding level-based and/or time-based reference-distribution of frequencies of occurrence. A first trigger condition is determined dependent upon an identified difference between corresponding level-based and/or time-based distribution of frequencies of occurrence and corresponding level-based and/or time-based reference-distribution of frequencies of occurrence.

Abstract: A method for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display screen of a device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for rendering a first user interface element without an orientation preference, and identifying a type of the device. The method also includes, in accordance with a determination that the type of the device is a first device type corresponding to television devices and the first user interface element corresponds to a first user interface element type, rendering the first user interface element as a vertical user interface element in a first display region of the display screen.

Abstract: An image-processing device is configured to detect a motion region within an input image; generate an intermediate image from an N-th frame and an (N+1)-th frame; perform processing of reducing a high-frequency component of spatial frequency on the intermediate image; and output an image of which a frame rate is increased by insertion of the intermediate image having undergone the processing between the N-th frame and the (N+1)-th frame. When a target position at which a pixel value of the intermediate image is to be calculated lies within the motion region, a pixel value of the intermediate image at the target position is calculated using a pixel value of the N-th frame and a pixel value of the (N+1)-th frame at a position in the vicinity of the target position and outside the motion region.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for creating collaborative information threads relating to maintenance or repair, comprising receiving a user selection of an equipment unit; displaying information related to one or more collaborative threads, where each thread corresponds to a task related to the selected unit; receiving user selection of one of the collaborative threads; and displaying at least a portion of the selected collaborative thread, including one or more previous actions and one or more continuation options. Embodiments also include methods for interactive selection and display of maintenance or repair information, comprising displaying a visual representation of an equipment; receiving user selection of a region for which information is desired; displaying a list of elements within the region; receiving a user selection of one of the elements; and displaying information related to the selected element.

Abstract: A device (102) detects when a user is in close physical proximity to the device, such as within a few feet of the device. While the user is in close physical proximity to the device, the device also detects the location of the user relative to the device, and optionally a speed at which the user is moving. The user interface presented by the device is adapted to the location of the user relative to the device and optionally the speed at which the user is moving, but without needing physical manipulation of the device by the user. The adaptation can include, for example, orienting content presented on a display of the device based on the location of the user relative to the device so that the content appears “upright” or “right side up” for the user to view given their location.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating writing data by obtaining data generation information in an electronic device are provided. A method for inputting data in the electronic device includes displaying an attribute of the writing data by detecting a first input, checking a type of the writing data by detecting a second input, and determining output writing data, and displaying the output writing data according to the attribute of the writing data. The attribute of the writing data includes at least one of a position of the writing data to generate, a length, an angle, or a vertex of a line of the writing data.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards previewing results generated from indexing data raw data before the corresponding index data is added to an index store. Raw data may be received from a preview data source. After an initial set of configuration information may be established, the preview data may be submitted to an index processing pipeline. A previewing application may generate preview results based on the preview index data and the configuration information. The preview results may enable previewing how the data is being processed by the indexing application. If the preview results are not acceptable, the configuration information may be modified. The preview application enables modification of the configuration information until the generated preview results may be acceptable. If the configuration information is acceptable, the preview data may be processed and indexed in one or more index stores.

Abstract: A graphic display control device includes: a display screen; and a processor configured to perform: a graphic display control process to perform control to display a polygon on the display screen; a graphic value setting process to set a value denoting a characteristic for at least one of an angle and a side of the displayed polygon; an angle range determining process to determine a range of possible angle value as the value denoting the characteristic for a target angle of the displayed polygon based on the value denoting the characteristic set by the graphic value setting process; and an angle range display control process to perform control to display the range of possible angle value determined by the angle range determining process for the target angle.

Abstract: Special displays of medical images are generated that help a radiologist better detect nodules by exploiting the inherent human visualization abilities of detection of symmetry, asymmetry, motion and relative motion. A Region of Interest (ROI) on an x-ray (mammogram, CT-scan, MRI, or other medical image) is selected and the data within the ROI is copied such that a new display now has two or more copies of the information within the ROI. This copy may contain the same relative positions as the original image, or may be a mirror image of the original data. The ROI is moved over the medical image in search of nodules. This movement can be random, under the direct control of the radiologist, systematically moved by a computer algorithm, or some combination of the above.

Abstract: Implementations generally relate to providing depth-of-field renderings. In some implementations, a method includes linearizing an image. The method further includes partitioning a depth map of the image into a plurality of depth intervals. The method further includes blurring pixels associated with each depth interval, where the pixels of each depth interval are blurred separately from the pixels of the other depth intervals. The method further includes applying at least one camera response function to the image after the pixels of the plurality of depth intervals are blurred.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter includes techniques for designing three-dimensional (3D) objects for fabrication. An example method includes obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) mesh comprising polygons and obtaining a two-dimensional (2D) image. The method also includes receiving position information describing a location of the 2D image relative to the 3D mesh and modifying the 3D mesh based on the 2D image and the position information to generate an embossed 3D mesh that is embossed with the 2D image.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a data processing method of displaying a radiation dose distribution in tissue of a patient and a corresponding program and computer running the program, the steps of the method being executed by a computer and comprising: a) acquiring medical image data comprising medical image information describing an anatomical body part; b) acquiring, based on the medical image data, irradiation eligibility data comprising irradiation eligibility information describing an eligibility class to which the anatomical body part belongs, the eligibility class describing the eligibility of the anatomical body part for irradiation with treatment radiation; c) acquiring dose distribution data comprising dose distribution information describing a radiation dose distribution in the anatomical body part; d) displaying, on a display device, the dose distribution information in the medical image information based on the irradiation eligibility data and based on using a color range which represents the d

Abstract: An exemplary method includes prompting a user to capture video data at a location. The location is associated with navigation directions for the user. Information representing visual orientation and positioning information associated with the captured video data is received by one or more computing devices, and a stored data model representing a 3D geometry depicting objects associated with the location is accessed. Between corresponding images from the captured video data and projections of the 3D geometry, one or more candidate change regions are detected. Each candidate change region indicates an area of visual difference between the captured video data and projections. When it is detected that a count of the one or more candidate change regions is below a threshold, the stored model data is updated with at least part of the captured video data based on the visual orientation and positioning information associated with the captured video data.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for performing spherical panorama shooting in an electronic device are provided. The method includes, displaying, if it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an outdoor environment, a first summary guide corresponding to the outdoor environment, and displaying, if it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an indoor environment, a second summary guide corresponding to the indoor environment. The first summary guide and the second summary guide are graphic User Interfaces (UI) for informing a spherical panorama shooting progress, and the second summary guide has a number of image shootings that are required for generating a spherical panoramic image, different from the number of image shootings in a case where the first summary guide is displayed.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for converting presentations between differing slide dimensions and aspect ratios. A scaling factor is calculated from the difference between the original dimensions of the slide and the new dimensions of the converted slide. Next, the content objects on the slide are scaled based on the scaling factor such that the aspect ratio of the content object is maintained. A horizontal position zone and vertical position zone is determined for each content object on the slide, and new coordinates for the position of the content objects are calculated utilizing formulas based on the horizontal position zone and a vertical position zone determined for each.