Abstract: A video signal receiver includes a clock signal receiver, a frame signal generator, and a frame signal transmitter. The clock signal receiver receives a camera video signal clock sent from a video signal transmitter in a camera module and outputs the clock to the frame signal generator. The frame signal generator generates a frame signal based on the clock received by the clock signal receiver and outputs the frame signal to the frame signal transmitter. The frame signal transmitter receives input of the frame signal output from the frame signal generator and sends the frame signal to the video signal transmitter of each camera module.

Abstract: A device, method and system for installing video analytics parameters at a video analytics engine is provided. An example device determines that a classification of a first camera is one or more of similar to, and same as, a respective classification of at least one second camera. The example device retrieves, from a memory, video analytics parameters associated with the at least one second camera, the video analytics parameters stored at the memory in association with the respective classification. The example device causes installing of the video analytics parameters at a video analytics engine associated with the first camera.

Abstract: A circuit includes a first communication interface configured to receive first sensor data from a stationary sensor. The first sensor data include a result of a first sensing of a local environment of the stationary sensor performed by the stationary sensor. The circuit may further include a second communication interface configured to receive second sensor data from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The second sensor data include a result of a second sensing of at least a portion of the local environment of the stationary sensor performed by a sensor of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The circuit may further include one or a plurality of processors configured to compare the first sensor data and the second sensor data and to classify the at least one stationary sensor based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A live media streaming architecture facilitates live interaction among multiple participants, such as viewers and stage performers for a show. A cluster of computers is responsible for generating, transmitting, and displaying a composed live stream, such as a grid, of one group of individuals, by mixing live streams from those individuals, that will allow them to interact with a stage performer or other contributors or other individuals during an event. The architecture can support receiving the live streams at a physical location of an event or other locations for centralized redistribution.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-modal convolutional neural network (CNN) for fusing image information from a frame based camera, such as, a near infra-red (NIR) camera and an event camera for analysing facial characteristics in order to produce classifications such as head pose or eye gaze. The neural network processes image frames acquired from each camera through a plurality of convolutional layers to provide a respective set of one or more intermediate images. The network fuses at least one corresponding pair of intermediate images generated from each of image frames through an array of fusing cells. Each fusing cell is connected to at least a respective element of each intermediate image and is trained to weight each element from each intermediate image to provide the fused output. The neural network further comprises at least one task network configured to generate one or more task outputs for the region of interest.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for an automated system for analyzing damage and processing claims associated with an insured item, such as a vehicle. An enhanced claims processing server may analyze damage associated with the insured item using cameras and lasers for determining the extent and severity of the damage. To aid in this determination, the server may also interface with various internal and external databases storing reference images of undamaged items and cost estimate information for repairing previously analyzed damages of similar items. Further still, the server may generate a payment for compensating a claimant for repair of the insured item.

Abstract: A camera module includes a first lens module defining a first optical axis; a second lens module defining a second optical axis; and a first optical path changing unit disposed between the first lens module and the second lens module and configured to selectively reflect or refract light incident along a third optical axis intersecting the first and second optical axes to the first lens module or the second module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for redundant storage among networked video cameras are described. Video data for a group of video cameras in a backup cluster determined from a network topology is received by a peer video camera. A backup order of the backup cluster is received. The peer video camera sends its source video data for to a backup storage device located at a target peer video camera of the group of video cameras according to the backup order.

Abstract: A pipeline inspection device including a housing, an antenna, an imaging device having one or more lenses, two diaphragms extending from the housing and distal to one another along the length of the housing, the two diaphragms sharing a longitudinal axis with the housing, a processor, a storage device in communication with the processor, and a memory in communication with the processor, storing a machine learning algorithm and instructions to be executed by the processor, wherein the antenna is operable to communicate with a remote transceiver, the remote transceiver being located on a pipeline through which the pipeline inspection device travels. Also disclosed herein are systems and methods for using the same.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for using a drone to monitor a community. The drone may include a processor and a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving an instruction to deploy based on a determination, by a community monitoring system that an event was detected at a property of the community, navigating towards the property along an initial navigation path, obtaining local monitoring system data from a local monitoring system of a property of the community, generating based on the local monitoring system data a navigational model that identifies a location of each of one or more surveillance objectives, determining an adjusted navigation path to a location of a surveillance objective of the one or more surveillance objectives, and navigating along the adjusted navigation path.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for locating an object detected in a video. The system detects a bounding box at least partially around an object in a first frame at a first time in the video and a second frame in the video corresponding to a second time. The system determines whether there is no motion within the bounding box of the second frame. The system compares edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels in the first frame, to edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels within the bounding box. The system generates a score based on the comparison. The system further determines based on the score if the object is present in the second frame. The system also determines an estimated timeframe window of a first appearance of the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing, device that captures images of a first sensor that includes a first imaging modality, a second sensor that includes a first imaging modality and a third sensor that includes a second imaging modality. A controller connected with the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor, wherein the controller registers an image captured by the first sensor or the second sensor to an image captured by the third sensor.

Abstract: A monitoring device includes an image capturing module, a photosensitive element, a first processing module and a second processing module. The photosensitive element obtains a lighting parameter of a monitored environment. The first processing module is electrically connected to the photosensitive element, stores the lighting parameter, and continuously updates the lighting parameter. The second processing module is electrically connected to the image capturing module and the first processing module, and the second processing module has a sleep mode. The second processing module includes an exposure function control unit. When the second processing module is awakened and converted to a recording mode, the exposure function control unit receives the updated lighting parameter from the first processing module and calculates an exposure parameter according to the lighting parameter to control the image capturing module.

Abstract: Image capture devices for monitoring parking at various geographic locations and systems for monitoring parking are described herein.

Abstract: A method for localizing a more highly automated vehicle (HAF), in particular a highly automated vehicle, in a digital map. The method includes: ascertaining a global pose estimation for the HAF using a localization module of a vehicle system of the HAF, the global pose estimation comprising a position and orientation of the HAF; transmitting at least one landmark position and at least one associated landmark property to the vehicle system; ascertaining a relative position of the landmark position concerning the HAF at least partially on the basis of the pose estimation and the landmark position; performing at least one sensor measurement and checking that the at least one landmark property is detectable at the relative position; and outputting an error indicator as the result of the checking. A corresponding system and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A system, device, and method for camera placement based on access tier attributes is disclosed. The method includes correlating, by an at least one electronic processor, a geographical location and existing tiered camera deployments with electronically stored indications of crime rates across a geographic area associated with a security agency. The method also includes generating, by the at least one electronic processor, at least one new proposed security camera deployment at at least a first proposed location in the geographic area associated with the security agency having a proposed tier selected from one of a plurality of tiers determined as a function of the correlating.

Abstract: This application is directed to systems and techniques for configuring audio/video devices in a geographical area. For instance, a graphical user interface (GUI) may include a representation of the area as well as representations of devices installed in the area. Using the GUI, a user may associate devices to copy device settings and/or preferences from one device to another. For example, a newly-installed device can be provisioned and/or configured using data from another, previously-installed device.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus detects persons from a first image generated by a first camera that captures a vehicle, detects the number of occupants in the vehicle captured in the first image, detects persons from a second image generated by a second camera that captures the vehicle, detects the number of occupants in the vehicle captured in the second image, determines whether or not the first image and the second image satisfy a predetermined condition, and decides, in a case where the first image and the second image satisfy the predetermined condition, the number of occupants in the vehicle with use of the number of occupants in the vehicle captured in the first image and the number of occupants in the vehicle captured in the second image.

Abstract: An image archiving facility creates an image and other data archive relating to an event at a location when prompted by a downloaded application for a host user. The host user may approve guest users to upload to the archive. Approval may come from an image of a person uploaded to the data archive and recognized from biometric data as an approved user. The host may control viewing of images in the archive either individually or generically.

Abstract: The 360 degree video recording and playback device is a security device. The 360 degree video recording and playback device is an audio-video recording device. The 360 degree video recording and playback device incorporates an image capture structure, a rendering structure, a supervisory structure, and a housing. The housing contains the image capture structure, the rendering structure, and the supervisory structure. The image capture structure, the rendering structure, and the supervisory structure are electrically interconnected. The image captures structure is a recording device that captures audible sounds and video images from the vicinity surrounding the 360 degree video recording and playback device. The field of view of the captured video images is 360 degrees. The rendering structure converts the captured audible sounds and video images into one or more video files.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a main body having a storeroom for storing a food item; a shelf plate arranged in a storeroom, the shelf plate on which a food item is put; a door that opens and closes a side of the storeroom; a camera arranged on an inner surface of the door, the camera takes an image of an inside of the storeroom; a camera moving device that moves the camera in a vertical direction. The camera moving device stops the camera at one or more points for each of between the shelf plates located adjacent to each other, and between an inner surface of a top edge of the storeroom and the shelf plate located adjacent to the inner surface of the top edge of the storeroom, and the camera takes an image each time when the camera moving device stops moving the camera.

Abstract: Systems and methods for provisioning remote display of video streams. For instance, the system includes video cameras, monitoring devices and provisioning server(s). Each video monitoring device includes a client device and a display.

Abstract: A remote operation device includes an image generating section that generates, when an operation determining section determines that an operation by an operator is a fine operation, and a posture determining section determines that a posture of the operator has changed from a reference posture to a watching posture, an enlarged image by enlarging a part of a work image of a construction machine, the part being related to a line-of-sight position acquired by an eye tracking device, and causes a display device to display the enlarged image.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes an imaging camera configured to capture the image of an object to be inspected, an object detecting unit configured to detect a relative position of the object to be inspected, a camera angle adjusting unit configured to control the angle of an image capturing direction of the imaging camera on the basis of the relative position detected by the object detecting unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether the image of the object to be inspected is moved out of a video frame of the imaging camera during an image capture operation performed by the imaging camera, and a storage unit configured to store image capture failure information including the result of determination if the determination unit determines that the image of the object is moved out of the video frame.

Abstract: Sensors in a facility generate sensor data associated with a region of the facility, which can be used to determine a 3D location of an object in the facility. Some sensors may sense overlapping regions of the facility. For example, a first sensor may generate data associated with a first region of the facility, while a second sensor may generate data associated with a second region of the facility that partially overlaps the first region. Sensors may fail at times as determined from sensor output data or status data. In response to identifying a failed sensor, an undetected region corresponding to the failed sensor is identified, as well as a substitute sensor that partially senses the undetected region. Sensor data from the substitute sensor, such as 2D data, is acquired and used to estimate a 3D location of an object in the undetected region.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes multiple robotic devices, multiple sensors, wherein the multiple sensors includes a first sensor, multiple charging stations, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit may include a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, accessing information describing the capabilities of the each of the robotic devices, selecting a subset of robotic devices from the multiple robotic devices, and transmitting a command to each robotic device in the subset of robotic devices that instructs each respective robotic device to deploy to the location of the first sensor.

Abstract: A system includes sensors and a tracking subsystem. The subsystem tracks a first object and one or more other objects in a space. After determining that re-identification of the first object is needed, candidate identifiers are determined for the first object. The candidate identifiers include a subset of the identifiers of all tracked objects in the space. The subset includes possible identifiers of the first object based on a history of movements of the first object and interactions of the first object with the other objects in the space. Based on a top-view image, a first descriptor is determined for the first object. The first descriptor is associated with a characteristic of the first object. Based on results of comparing the first descriptor to a set of predetermined descriptors, an updated identifier is determined for the first object.

Abstract: Systems and processes associated with an augmented film crew.

Abstract: A device includes a clock generator configured to generate a root clock signal based on an input clock signal and a clock generator divider integer setting. The device also includes a first component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a first component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a first component divider integer setting. The device also includes a second component coupled to the clock generator and configured to generate a second component clock signal based on the root clock signal and a second component divider integer setting. The device also includes sync circuitry coupled to each of the clock generator, the first component, and the second component, wherein the sync circuitry is configured to perform synchronized adjustments to the root clock signal, the first component clock signal, and the second component clock signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods to perform privacy-aware computer-vision-based human activity monitoring with automatic registration are disclosed. To register for tracking, consenting human subjects wear beacons that emit a beacon signal. During a predefined timing window, beacon signals are detected and compared to a predefined signal-strength threshold and compared to the signal strength of other different beacon signals detected during the same timing window. At the end of the timing window, the strongest beacon signal above the threshold is selected for registration. The tracked human activities are assessed in real-time and upon detection of activities that violated predefined rules, feedback is delivered in real-time to the tracked human subject.

Abstract: In a periphery monitoring apparatus, a display processing unit displays, in a display apparatus that is provided in a vehicle, a plurality of captured images that are acquired by a plurality of cameras provided in a plurality of differing positions in the vehicle and have overlapping portions in which portions of imaging areas overlap each other, such that the overlapping portions remain. A determining unit determines whether a predetermined target object to be detected is present in each of the plurality of captured images. The display processing unit includes an enlargement processing unit that enlarges at least one captured image in which the target object is determined to be present, among the plurality of captured images, and displays the captured image in the display apparatus when the determining unit determines that the target object is present in at least one of the plurality of captured images.

Abstract: Apparatus for binning an input value into one of a plurality of bins which collectively represent a histogram of input values, each of the plurality of bins representing a corresponding range of input values, the apparatus comprising: an input for receiving an input value; a noise source configured to generate an error value according to a predetermined noise distribution; and a binning controller configured to mix the received input value with the error value so as to generate a modified input value and to allocate the modified input value to the bin corresponding to that modified input value.

Abstract: A security system can be configured to mount to a power outlet. The security system can include an outwardly facing portion configured to face away from the power outlet and an inwardly facing portion having a first electrical prong and a second electrical prong that protrude into the power outlet to mount the security system to the power outlet. The security system can also include a detection system comprising a camera and a motion detector.

Abstract: Monitoring and locating tracked objects using audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring an object using a smart-home hub device in network communication with A/V recording and communication devices is provided, the method comprising: associating a tag having tag data compatible for use in a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) with at least one tracked object to be located when missing; activating the smart-home hub device to monitor the at least one tracked object on a premises by listening for the tag data transmitted by the tag; determining when the at least one tracked object has been removed from the premises using the tag data; and transmitting to a first client device, an alert upon a determination that the at least one tracked object has been removed from the premises.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product structured for continuous authentication and encryption. In some embodiments, the system is structured for receiving content from an entity system, displaying the content as masked content, and determining, using cognitive analysis, that a user wearing smart glasses is viewing a first portion of the masked content through the smart glasses, where the first portion of the masked content is associated with a first content hash. The system is also structured for identifying a first decryption key associated with the first content hash and determining a first cognitive hash. The system is also structured for receiving a first wearable hash from the smart glasses, comparing the first cognitive hash to the first wearable hash, and in response to the first cognitive hash matching the first wearable hash, transmitting the first decryption key to the smart glasses.

Abstract: One example electronic computing device includes electronic processor configured to store a list of a plurality of video cameras being considered for an upgrade. The electronic processor may be further configured to receive first video footage captured by a first video camera and second video footage captured by a second video camera. The electronic processor may be further configured to analyze the first video footage and the second video footage to generate a plurality of upgrade priority scores. In response to determining that a first upgrade priority score of the first video camera is greater than a second upgrade priority score of the second video camera, the electronic processor may be further configured to output an upgrade priority notification configured to inform a user that the first video camera has a higher upgrade priority than the second video camera.

Abstract: The present invention describes a system for calibrating a plurality of cameras in an area. The system functions by using certain patterns with visible or invisible properties In addition, the system implements automatic re-calibration in a specific way to reduce human intervention, cost and time.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus including at least one or more imaging units, and more particularly, to an imaging apparatus including at least one or more imaging units which includes at least one or more modules to perform modularization so that a time-slice imaging device may be installed, performs a light weight of the imaging units to solve difficulty in a process of connecting multiple heavy digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras to each other in order to realize a time-sliced image at a certain moment, achieves assembly simplicity and storage convenience through a structure that may be stored by separating the modules and a support, and achieves popularization of an imaging apparatus capable of capturing a time slice image.

Abstract: An address competition method of a multi-connected type control system. The method aims at solving the problem of how to set an indoor machine communication address in the multi-connected type air conditioner system efficiently. For the purpose, a primary control device (such as an air conditioner outdoor machine) performs broadcasting on each address in a preset address section in sequence. A slave control device (such as the air conditioner indoor machine) responds to the primary control device on the basis of preset responding time and the number of currently broadcasting times of the primary control device. The primary control device to which a communication address is distributed temporarily is responded so as to finish address competition rapidly. Meanwhile, the primary control device can perform continuous broadcasting on one address for repeatedly, so that the competition success rate of the address is increased.

Abstract: A video signal transmission and reception system includes a first video signal receiver and a second video signal receiver in a video signal reception module and a video signal transmitter in a camera module. The video signal reception module includes the first video signal receiver, the second video signal receiver, and a central operation processor. A frame signal generated in the first video signal receiver is sent to a video signal transmitter of a first group and is output to the second video signal receiver. In addition, the frame signal generated in the first video signal receiver is input into the second video signal receiver and is sent to a video signal transmitter of a second group from the second video signal receiver.

Abstract: A luminaire whose primary operation is to provide ambient or focused lighting in a hazardous environment is further configured to communicate, within the hazardous environment, alert and/or detected events or conditions via visual sequences. Different visual sequences uniquely identify respective alerts and/or detected conditions, which may include conditions occurring at the luminaire and/or conditions occurring within the hazardous environment. Different visual sequences are defined by respective blink sequences stored in a blink sequence library at the luminaire. Blink sequences are configurable, are distinguished by different amplitudes, frequencies, duty cycles, and other energization/de-energization waveform characteristics, and are applied to one or more illumination sources of the luminaire to thereby generate corresponding visual sequences in the hazardous environment.

Abstract: Embodiments allow camera effects, such as imaging noise, to be included in a generation of a synthetic data set for use in training an artificial intelligence model to produce an image depth map. The image depth map can then be employed to assist in compositing live action images from an image capture device with computer generated images in real-time or near real-time. The two types of images (live action and computer generated) are composited accurately by using a depth map. In an embodiment, the depth map includes a “depth value” for each pixel in the live action image. In an embodiment, steps of one or more of feature extraction, matching, filtering or refinement can be implemented, at least in part, with an artificial intelligence (AI) computing approach using a deep neural network with training.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving location information associated with a mobile communication device, determining a first location of the mobile communication device based on the location information, selecting a first camera from a group of cameras based on the determined first location, receiving at least one first image from the selected first camera that captures at least a portion of the first location, performing image recognition on at least one second image to identify a user associated with the mobile communication device, selecting another camera from the group of cameras based on a determined position of the identified user, and receiving at least another image from the selected other camera. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A security system, method, device and network. The system includes one or more communications networks including at least one wireless network. The system further includes a network storage device operatively connected to the one or more communications networks for storing feeds. The system further includes a number of mobile devices communicating with the network storage device through the one or more communications networks. The mobile devices capture feeds that are sent to the network storage device.

Abstract: A sensing and alert system is installed in a plurality of electrical switchgear cabinets. Each switchgear cabinet includes at least one high-voltage circuit breaker, and each switchgear cabinet is in communication with a central programmable logic controller (PLC) configured to activate and deactivate the high-voltage circuit breaker in the corresponding switchgear cabinet. The sensing and alert system includes a time of flight (ToF) sensor arranged to capture real-time image data, a lighting module affixed to an inside portion of the switchgear cabinet, and a processor operatively coupled to the ToF sensor and to the lighting module. The sensing and alert system is affixed to an inside portion of each switchgear cabinet. The processor compares real-time image data from the ToF sensor to the stored calibration image data and transmits an alarm if the difference is greater than a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A vehicle imaging station comprising one or more cameras each camera having an adjustable shutter speed and a field of view, the fields of view of the one or more cameras covering an vehicle imaging volume, a control unit arranged to control the shutter speed of the cameras, a vehicle speed detection device arranged to measure the speed of a vehicle moving through the vehicle imaging volume and to output detected vehicle speed data to the control unit. The control unit is arranged to automatically adjust the shutter speed of the cameras based on the detected vehicle speed data and to cause the cameras to capture one or more images with the adjusted shutter speed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photography control method, device, non-transitory storage medium and system of an intelligent photography system. The photography control method of the intelligent photography system includes: acquiring a target positioning image shot by the search camera and a viewfinder screen image shot by the shooting camera, and transmitting the target positioning image and the viewfinder screen image to a remote terminal for the remote terminal to generate a search camera angle adjustment instruction according to the target positioning image and the viewfinder screen image; receiving the search camera angle adjustment instruction sent by the remote terminal; and acquiring an angle adjustment parameter according to the search camera angle adjustment instruction to control the search camera to adjust an angle.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to more appropriately transmitting image data output from image capturing units connected in a daisy chain connection. State information indicating a state of each of a plurality of image capturing units that are connected in a daisy chain connection and acquire image data to be transmitted to an image generation apparatus, which generates a virtual viewpoint image, in accordance with the daisy chain connection is acquired. An output destination of the image data for at least one image capturing unit included in the plurality of image capturing units is changed based on the acquired state information.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a frame; a plurality of sensor modules mounted on the frame, wherein each of the sensor modules includes a sensor and a lens having a different optical axis, and is configured to rotate about the optical axis by a predetermined angle to obtain an image; and a processor configured to control the rotation of each of the sensor modules, and connect the images obtained by the sensor modules to generate a connected image.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a controller and a control method capable of providing an imaging system which achieves cost reduction. A control unit controls a first imaging direction of a first imaging unit and a second imaging direction of a second imaging unit as a direction different from the first imaging direction in accordance with a situation of an object associated with a first image captured by the first imaging unit or a second image captured by the second imaging unit. For example, the present technology is applicable to a lecture capture system.