Abstract: Method and device for identifying path boundary for vehicle navigation are disclosed. The method includes capturing a plurality of images of a path being traversed by a vehicle, through a plurality of cameras placed to meet predefined placement criteria. The method further includes processing shadowed regions within each of the plurality of images based on an associated Hue Saturation and Value (HSV) color space to generate a plurality of shadow processed images. The method includes identifying boundaries of the path within each of the plurality of shadow processed images based on a histogram of each of the plurality of shadow processed images. The method further includes estimating a distance between the boundaries of the path identified in the plurality of shadow processed images, based on a disparity map created for the plurality of shadow processed images and parameters associated with the plurality of cameras.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a network communication security. In one embodiment, there is provided a method for protecting network communication security at a server. The method comprises: in response to a request from a client, determining whether a token from the client is included in a valid token queue, the valid token queue being a First-In-First-Out queue; in response to the token being included in the valid token queue, managing the valid token queue based on a position of the token in the valid token queue; and sending a response to the client based on the managing of the valid token queue. There is further disclosed a corresponding method and apparatuses at client side.

Abstract: Distance measurement means measures a distance from a measurement point to a construction gauge in a route of a track. A range identification unit identifies whether or not a measurement point falls within a predetermined range from the construction gauge based on the measured distance. A ground feature identification unit identifies whether or not the measurement point is a measurement point of a feature on a ground. Drawing means draws in a plan view a measurement point identified as a measurement point of a feature on the ground by the ground feature identification unit among the measurement points, and draws in side views a measurement point identified as not a measurement point of a feature on the ground.

Abstract: Frame sequences from multiple image sensors may be combined in order to form, for example, an interleaved frame sequence. Individual frames of the combined sequence may be configured a by combination (e.g., concatenation) of frames from one or more source sequences. The interleaved/concatenated frame sequence may be encoded using a motion estimation encoder. Output of the video encoder may be processed (e.g., parsed) in order to extract motion information present in the encoded video. The motion information may be utilized in order to determine a depth of visual scene, such as by using binocular disparity between two or more images by an adaptive controller in order to detect one or more objects salient to a given task. In one variant, depth information is utilized during control and operation of mobile robotic devices.

Abstract: A method of optimizing detection of known light sources is provided herein. The method may include: positioning a plurality of cameras having different spectral bands to have at least partially identical fields of view in respect to a view that contains the light sources; capturing images of the light sources by the cameras at different spectral bands; estimating, for each pixel and all cameras, relative fraction values of collected sun light and of collected light sources; deriving, for each pixel, optimal fraction values of sun light and of the light sources, by minimizing, for each pixel, a mean square error estimation of an overall radiation with respect to the estimated relative fraction values.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a photon data transmission method and device for a mobile terminal, where to-be-transmitted data is encoded by tuning a light luminance intensity combination so as to send more information and improve security. Preferably, before encoding, luminance of a flash is controlled and data of a specific information amount is sent, and a photonic receive end recognizes a light signal, and according to a recognition result, determines a maximum quantity of luminance levels of signals supported by the photonic receive end, and then performs encoding according to a recognition capability of the photonic receive end. In this way, it is ensured that the photonic receive end can recognize the signals, and that sent code can make full use of luminance of a flash of a mobile phone.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically changing the operation of a mobile device in response to a presence of information is described. In some examples, the system determines an information capture device is proximate to text, automatically changes operation of the capture device to a certain mode, captures the text, and performs an action associated with the captured text.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a switch for a network, and specifically the dynamic allocation of buffer memory within the switch. A communication channel is established between the switch and a network device. The switch configures and allocates a portion of memory to a receive socket buffer for the established channel. Upon receipt of a signal from the network device, the switch allocates a second portion of memory to the receive socket buffer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer-implemented methods are provided for determining a camera calibration. The method includes accessing video data for a geographic area captured by a video camera. The video data is processed to detect a plurality of moving vehicles in the video data. A detection area is defined based on the plurality of moving vehicles. A plurality of line segments are identified for each of the plurality of vehicles detected in the video data. A plurality of vanishing points are estimated based on at least a subset of the plurality of line segments. A camera calibration is determined based on the plurality of vanishing points.

Abstract: The present invention aims to create an information presentation plan suitable for characteristics of output devices in view of driver's driving leeway. A presentation plan creation apparatus of the present invention includes: a driving behavior proportion prediction unit that predicts a driving behavior proportion, for each divided path; a device leeway acquisition unit that acquires device leeway data; a presentation item extraction unit that acquires presentation item data; and a presentation plan creation unit that creates a presentation plan in line with a selection condition. The selection condition is that a time of performing, on the selected path, any of the driving behaviors that allows the leeway of the selected device to be equal to or greater than the required leeway required to present the presentation item is equal to or longer than the required viewing time required to view the presentation item.

Abstract: An apparatus monitors position for an aircraft. The aircraft includes a display, a position system, a vision system and a database comprising terrain data associated with an environment at a location of the aircraft. The apparatus includes a monitoring processor configured to perform character recognition or structure recognition on the image data to identify a structure or a character in the image data, correlate a position of the structure or character in the environment using a position from the position system and the terrain data, and cause the display to provide a confirmation in response to the position of the structure or character in the terrain data matches the position of the structure or character in the image data.

Abstract: An automatic guiding system for analyzing pavement curvature in or on an autonomous mobile device comprises an image acquisition module, a pavement curvature analysis module, a posture sensing module, and a pavement curvature database. The image acquisition module collects pavement curvature images as the autonomous mobile device moves. The pavement curvature analysis module processes the pavement curvature images, and extracts contour information of the pavement curvature images. The posture sensing module continuously senses the posture of the autonomous mobile device. The pavement curvature database is configured to stores the contour information and the posture.

Abstract: A complex marking determining device includes a brightness state calculating portion configured to calculate a lane marking representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up a lane marking display region, and calculate a road surface representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up the road surface display region; and a complex marking determining portion configured to determine that the lane marking is a complex marking at least when a degree of deviation between the lane marking representative value and the road surface representative value is equal to or greater than a first threshold value.

Abstract: A method of developing a flight path for precision flying over an area of interest, the method including, in an electronic processing device, determining coordinate and elevation data relating to an area of interest, using the coordinate and elevation data to determine a flight path including precision paths corresponding to precision flying trajectories and non-precision paths interconnecting at least some of the precision paths, and generating path data at least partially indicative of the flight path, the path data being useable in generating control signals for at least partially controlling operation of the aircraft, in use.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measuring instrument and a method implemented in such a measuring instrument. The measuring instrument includes an image sensor, an actuator, a control unit and a processor. The actuator is arranged to move a field of view of the image sensor. The control unit is configured to cause the image sensor to capture at least one digital image during motion of the field of view of the image sensor by the actuator. The exposure time for capturing the digital image is longer than an identifiable section of a regulating pattern for modulation of an optical radiation either emitted or reflected by at least one target. The processor is configured to process at least a portion of the captured image for detecting in the at least one portion the identifiable section of the regulating pattern. Such a measuring instrument is advantageous for detecting and/or identifying a target in the vicinity of the instrument.

Abstract: Data streams from multiple image sensors may be combined in order to form, for example, an interleaved video stream, which can be used to determine distance to an object. The video stream may be encoded using a motion estimation encoder. Output of the video encoder may be processed (e.g., parsed) in order to extract motion information present in the encoded video. The motion information may be utilized in order to determine a depth of visual scene, such as by using binocular disparity between two or more images by an adaptive controller in order to detect one or more objects salient to a given task. In one variant, depth information is utilized during control and operation of mobile robotic devices.

Abstract: A method for geolocating an image sensor having an LoS and installed on board an aircraft.

Abstract: A moving-object position/attitude estimation apparatus includes: an image-capturing unit configured to acquire a captured image; a comparative image acquiring unit configured to acquire a comparative image viewed from a predetermined position at a predetermined attitude angle; a likelihood setting unit configured to compare the captured image with the comparative image and to assigns a high attitude angle likelihood to the comparative image and to assigns a high position likelihood to the comparative image; a moving-object position/attitude estimation unit configured to estimate the attitude angle of the moving object based on the attitude angle of the comparative image assigned the high attitude angle likelihood and to estimate the position of the moving object based on the position of the comparative image assigned the high position likelihood.

Abstract: A system and method for spatial data collection are described. Sensor data related to a position and an orientation of a device are generated over time using sensors of the device. Augmented reality content is generated based on a physical object captured by the device. A path bundle data package identifying a user interaction of the device with the augmented reality content relative to the physical object is generated. The user interaction identifies a spatial path of an interaction with the augmented reality content. The path bundle data package is generated based on the sensor data using a data model comprising a data header and a data payload. The data header comprises a contextual header having data identifying the device and a user of the device. A path header includes data identifying the path of the interaction with the augmented reality content. A sensor header includes data identifying the sensors. The data payload comprises dynamically sized sampling data from the sensor data.

Abstract: A camera triggering and aerial imaging mission visualization system. More specifically, a system that controls camera triggering, manages data from a positioning system and an attitude measuring device, and provides real-time image coverage and mission visualization in manned and unmanned aerial imaging applications. The system includes a control and data management device that interfaces with at least one camera; one or more positioning systems; one or more attitude measuring devices; one or more data transmission devices; and a mission visualization system. The aerial imaging system may be interfaced with a variety of commercial, off-the-shelf or custom cameras for use in aerial imaging on manned and unmanned aircrafts, and may also be used on other types of vehicles or for other applications.

Abstract: A method for creating an obstacle map of an area surrounding a motor vehicle on a road includes preparing a rasterized obstacle map, scanning an area surrounding the motor vehicle, dividing the surrounding into cells, recording those of the cells that are occupied by an obstacle, and identifying grid points of the obstacle map that correspond to occupied cells in the surrounding area. The dimensions of the cells are determined as a function of the position thereof relative to the course of the road.

Abstract: Data streams from multiple image sensors may be combined in order to form, for example, an interleaved video stream. The video stream may be encoded using a motion estimation encoder. Output of the video encoder may be processed (e.g., parsed) in order to extract motion information present in the encoded video. The motion information may be utilized in order to determine a depth of visual scene, such as by using binocular disparity between two or more images by an adaptive controller in order to detect one or more objects salient to a given task. In one variant, depth information is utilized during control and operation of mobile robotic devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lane detection apparatus and an operating method for the same, and the operating method for the lane detection apparatus includes: detecting a plurality of edges in a driving image of a vehicle expressed by Cartesian coordinates; detecting a pattern of the plurality of edges; estimating a horizontal location of the vehicle in a driving lane based on the detected pattern; setting two regions of interest in the driving image based on the horizontal location; generating two Hough spaces corresponding two regions of interest, respectively, including a plurality of counting regions, and expressed by polar coordinates; calculating a polar coordinate value of each pixel included in the edge shown in each of two regions of interest among the plurality of edges by using Hough transform that transforms the Cartesian coordinates into the polar coordinates; accumulating the count of the counting region to which the polar coordinate value belongs, with respect to two respective Hough spaces; selecting a co

Abstract: A back-plane connector connects component boards for a cubesat with a processing unit and a board connector electrically connected to the back-plane connector. The board connector mates with complimentary connectors on the component boards. The arrangement facilitates assembly, testing and operational reliability. An image capture system may be included and has an image capture device with a multiplexer for interactive collection and storage of image and video data.

Abstract: In a travel division line recognition apparatus, an extracting unit extracts a travel division line candidate from an image of a surrounding environment including a road, captured by an on-board camera. A calculating unit calculates a degree of reliability that the extracted travel division line candidate will be the travel division line. A recognizing unit selects the travel division line candidate based on the calculated degree of reliability, and recognizes the travel division line using the selected travel division line candidate. In the calculating unit, a solid object processing unit recognizes solid objects including vehicles, sets a suppression area including a frontal-face suppression area covering a frontal face of the other vehicle and a side-face suppression area covering a side face of the other vehicle, based on the recognized solid objects, and reduces the degree of reliability of the travel division line candidate present within the suppression area.

Abstract: When a positional relationship between reference blocks differs from a positional relationship between comparison blocks, a filtering device replaces the corresponding comparison blocks to update positional relationship information (order of correlations and the positional relationship thereof) into a state where the information should be and, thus, appropriately derives a difference value of an object so that the positional relationship between the reference blocks become identical to the positional relationship between the comparison blocks.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for passenger docking location selection are disclosed.

Abstract: To easily edit dynamic image content suiting user's preferences in consideration of the geographical position. A trajectory information generation unit 230 generates trajectory information about a trajectory during imaging of dynamic image content based on position information, wherein the dynamic image content is associated with the position information and azimuth information. An editing point setting unit 260 sets a section of the dynamic image content on a time axis based on the generated trajectory information. For example, the section is set based on a comparison result of an imaging range of the trajectory identified by the generated trajectory information (imaging range identified by azimuth information) and a specific target area such as a landmark. A play list information generation unit 270 generates play list information about a playback of the dynamic image content based on the set section.

Abstract: A passive altimeter includes an imaging device, a groundspeed system, an image processing device operatively connected to receive an indication of groundspeed from the groundspeed system and to receive at least a first image from the imaging device taken at a first position and a second image from the imaging device taken at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The image processing device is configured to compare the first image and the second image to determine an altitude above ground using the indication of groundspeed from the groundspeed system.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus has a controller that performs a lane keeping assist that controls a vehicle such that the lateral position of the vehicle is a target lateral position in a running lane, recognizes a lane change operation by the driver for a lane change of the vehicle from the running lane to an adjacent lane, and, when it is determined that steering torque in a lane change direction by the driver has changed from a predetermined threshold or more to less than the predetermined threshold after the lane change operation is recognized and before it is determined that a previously set lane change operation termination condition has been met, sets the lateral position of the vehicle at the time of the determination as the target lateral position.

Abstract: A road surface shape estimating device includes a target detecting unit, a coordinate calculating unit and an estimating unit. The target detecting unit detects a known target from a captured image capturing an area ahead of a vehicle. The known target is a target of which a size and positional relationship to a road surface is known. The coordinate calculating unit determines three-dimensional coordinates for each known target from a size and position in the captured image of the known target detected by the target detecting unit. The estimating unit estimates a road surface shape using the three-dimensional coordinates calculated by the coordinate calculating unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus synthesize a synthesized image by taking pixel values of pixels in a synthesized image corresponding to each point on the three dimensional projection plane as viewed from a specific viewpoint position, as pixel values of corresponding pixels of the first image based on the first correspondence relationship, and taking pixel values of each pixel in the synthesized image corresponding to pixels identified in the first image as being pixels representing a solid object, as pixel values of corresponding pixels of the second image based on the second correspondence relationship.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a vehicle. One system includes a controller. The controller is configured to receive images from a camera mounted on a first vehicle, identify a surface of a second vehicle located around the first vehicle based on the images, and generate a three-dimensional model associated with the second vehicle. The model includes a first plane and a second plane approximately perpendicular to the first plane. The first plane of the model is associated with the identified surface of the second vehicle. The controller is further configured to track a position of the second vehicle using the three-dimensional model after the identified surface falls at least partially outside of a field-of-view of the at least one camera.

Abstract: The inventive technique calculates lever arm values associated with a GNSS/INS system photogrammetrically. A calibrated camera on a device captures a plurality of images of the GNSS/INS system with the inclusion of a target, having known attributes and a plurality of control points. Thereafter, an application, executing on the device determines the lever arm values from the images of the GNSS/INS system utilizing the known attributes and the control points of the target. The INS may utilize the calculated lever arm values to combine information received from a GNSS receiver, of the GNSS/INS system, with information provided by sensors of the INS to compute updated positions, velocities, and/or orientations.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining features of interest for following within various frames of data received from multiple sensors of a device are disclosed. An example method may include receiving data from a plurality of sensors of a device. The method may also include determining, based on the data, motion data that is indicative of a movement of the device in an environment. The method may also include as the device moves in the environment, receiving image data from a camera of the device. The method may additionally include selecting, based at least in part on the motion data, features in the image data for feature-following. The method may further include estimating one or more of a position of the device or a velocity of the device in the environment as supported by the data from the plurality of sensors and feature-following of the selected features in the images.

Abstract: A filtering device includes an evaluation value deriving module that derives, for a pair of generated images having mutual relevance, multiple evaluation values indicative of correlations between any one of blocks extracted from one of the images and multiple blocks extracted from the other image, respectively, a reference waveform part setting module that sets a reference waveform part of a transition waveform comprised of the multiple evaluation values, the reference waveform part containing the evaluation value having the highest correlation, and a difference value determining module that determines whether one or more similar waveform parts similar to the reference waveform part exist in the transition waveform, and determines, based on the result of the determination, whether the evaluation value with the highest correlation is valid as a difference value.

Abstract: A master device sends image data transmitted from a monitoring camera to a mobile phone terminal, the mobile phone terminal sends a request signal for starting a call to the monitoring camera when receiving an operation on a predetermined icon displayed on a display/input unit in a state in which the image data is displayed on the display/input unit, and the master device transmits the request signal for starting the call to the monitoring camera from the mobile phone terminal.

Abstract: A white balance adjustment method for a display, the method including acquiring spectrum stimulus values of q gray scales of red, green, blue and white of a display panel of a tested display; determining spectrum stimulus value brightness of white and green, and performing interpolation segmenting on brightness of white and green; normalizing brightness of white and green; acquiring an ideal brightness normalized value of white and an ideal brightness normalized value of green; comparing the normalized value for brightness white and the ideal brightness normalized value corresponding to the white and the normalized value for brightness of green and the ideal brightness normalized value corresponding to the green respectively, based on the closest principle, and determining optimal gray scales of white and green; determining a target chromaticity, and changing the gray scales of red and blue, acquiring a RGBW combination which is closest to the target chromaticity.

Abstract: A place estimation apparatus performs a place estimation process by using position-invariant feature values extracted by a feature value extraction unit. The feature value extraction unit includes local feature value extraction unit that extracts local feature values from each of input images formed from successively-shot successive images, feature value matching unit that obtains matching between successive input images based on the extracted local feature values, corresponding feature value selection unit that selects matched feature values as corresponding feature values, and position-invariant feature value extraction unit that obtains position-invariant feature values based on the corresponding feature values. The position-invariant feature value extraction unit extracts, from among the corresponding feature values, corresponding feature values whose position change is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold as the position-invariant feature values.

Abstract: A reception device (100) includes: AGC circuits (103) to generate electric power information individually indicating signal strengths of respective received signals generated from a respective plurality of radio waves received at a plurality of places; stationary-state detection circuits (105) to calculate individually the amounts of time domain fluctuation in the respective signal strengths indicated by the electric power information generated by the AGC circuits (103), and to detect individually, on the basis of the respective calculated amounts of fluctuation, whether the reception device (100) is stationary or not; and a self-stationary determination circuit (106) to determine, on the basis of a plurality of detection results from the stationary-state detection circuits (105), whether the reception device (100) is stationary or not.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a vehicle. One system includes a controller. The controller is configured to receive images from a camera mounted on a first vehicle, identify a surface of a second vehicle located around the first vehicle based on the images, and generate a three-dimensional model associated with the second vehicle. The model includes a first plane and a second plane approximately perpendicular to the first plane. The first plane of the model is associated with the identified surface of the second vehicle. The controller is further configured to track a position of the second vehicle using the three-dimensional model after the identified surface falls at least partially outside of a field-of-view of the at least one camera.

Abstract: A vehicle exterior environment recognition device includes a three-dimensional position deriving module that derives three-dimensional positions of subject parts in a real space based on an image obtained by imaging a detection area, an object identifying module that groups the subject parts of which differences in the three-dimensional positions are within a predetermined range to identify an object, a positional point deriving module that derives a positional point based on positional information of the object, an appearance point deriving module that derives an appearance point based on appearance information of the object, and a pedestrian identifying module that identifies the object to be a pedestrian when a pedestrian point that is obtained by at least adding the positional point to the appearance point equals to or greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for management of a land base includes interfacing a machine or equipment to a computer running a geographical information system (GIS) application such that the computer is configured to monitor the operations performed by the equipment or machine on the land base and store the operations as map points, lines, or polygons on at least one data layer within the GIS application. The method further includes displaying the GIS application to the operator at the point and time of performing the operations.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus, using at least one processing circuit, for detecting an object in an image capturing area based on parallax information generated from a plurality of images captured by a plurality of image capturing units, includes a parallax histogram information generator to generate vertical-direction parallax histogram information indicating a frequency profile of parallax values in each of vertical row areas in a captured image based on the parallax information; and an object image area extraction unit to extract, among parallax values having frequency exceeding a given frequency threshold, a group of pixels having parallax values existing within proximity of a given parallax value and having a pixel-to-pixel interval in an image left-to-right direction within a given range as an object image area displaying an object based on the vertical-direction parallax histogram information.

Abstract: An external projection system for an automobile includes a mounting framework coupled to an exterior portion of an automobile. The projection system includes first and second projectors mounted to the mounting framework and each configured to project an image forwardly away from the automobile. A driver input member is mounted in the passenger area of the automobile and is electrically connected to the projectors, the input member configured to control movement and operation of the projectors. The system includes a processor in data communication with the input member and the projectors, the system including programming by which the processor selectively controls the projectors. The projectors may project indicia such as directional arrows so as to simulate driving toward and overtaking a distant arrow. The system may also include a video player for projecting movies in front of the automobile.

Abstract: An image capture position and direction estimation device includes a region determination unit that determines a plurality of regions to be associated between a query image and an image with position and direction, a depth estimation unit that estimates a depth of each region, and an image capture position and direction estimation unit that estimates a direction in the region with a large depth estimated by the depth estimation unit and estimates a position in the region with a small depth estimated by the depth estimation unit.

Abstract: A target point arrival detector for detecting that a vehicle arrives at a target point based on an image ahead of the vehicle moving on a surface captured by an image capturing unit includes a target point arrival signal output unit, using a processing circuit, to output a signal indicating that the vehicle arrives at the target point where an inclination condition of a surface ahead of the vehicle with respect to a surface over which the vehicle moves changes to a downward based on the captured image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating parking areas with destinations may include a vehicle identifying transportation network information including a primary destination and parking area information representing a plurality of parking areas, such that the parking area information includes automatically generated parking area association information describing an association between at least one parking area and the primary destination. The vehicle may determine a target parking area from the plurality of parking areas for the primary destination based on the transportation network information, and identify a route from an origin to the target parking area in the vehicle transportation network using the transportation network information. The vehicle may include a trajectory controller configured to operate the vehicle to travel from the origin to the target parking area using the route.

Abstract: A method of environment visualization for a tele-operation, includes an augmented reality technology in which an image with various types of information is provided to a user to achieve fun and usefulness, and an apparatus and a method of environment visualization for a tele-operation, in which external factors are added to image information to be provided to an operator by using hierarchization of object characteristics so as to improve the attention of the operator, thereby maximally preventing mistakes of the operator.

Abstract: The prevention of vehicle accidents is targeted. A road texture model is created based on a vehicle camera image. An initial vehicle location estimate is determined, and map imagery is obtained based on this location estimate. A refined vehicle location is determined using visual egomotion. In particular, 3D features of the vehicle image and the retrieved map imagery are identified and aligned. A map image is selected based on this alignment, and the location associated with the map image is modified by a displacement between the selected map image and the vehicle image to produce a refined vehicle location. A road boundary model is created based on the road texture model and the refined vehicle location, and a road departure model is created based on the road boundary model and vehicle odometry information. The operator of the vehicle is warned of a road departure based on the road departure model.