Abstract: An information processing device includes: a determination unit that determines retrieval information used to retrieve at least one photographing recipe including information on photographing; an acquisition unit that acquires relative setting values representing relative values of photographing setting values, corresponding to one of the at least one photographing recipe retrieved on a basis of the retrieval information; and a setting unit that sets a photographing device to perform photographing on a basis of the relative setting values.

Abstract: An optical member driving mechanism is provided, including a first movable portion, a fixed portion, and a first driving assembly. The first movable portion is connected to an optical member. The first movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion.

Abstract: Provided are a signal processing device, a signal processing method, a signal processing program, an imaging apparatus, and a lens apparatus capable of accurately removing an offset from an output signal of a blurring detection sensor. The signal processing device comprises the blurring detection sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to execute processing of extracting a first feature amount relating to the offset from the output signal of the blurring detection sensor, processing of integrating the output signal, processing of extracting a second feature amount relating to the offset from a value obtained by integrating the output signal, processing of calculating the offset on the basis of the first feature amount and the second feature amount, and processing of subtracting the calculated offset from the output signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for video stabilization. In some implementations, a computer system obtains frames of a video captured by a recording device using an optical image stabilization (OIS) system. The computing system receives (i) OIS position data indicating positions of the OIS system during capture of the frames, and (ii) device position data indicating positions of the recording device during capture of the frames. The computing system determines a first transformation for a particular frame based on the OIS position data for the particular frame and device position data for the particular frame. The computing system determines a second transformation for the particular frame based on the first transformation and positions of the recording device occurring after capture of the particular frame. The computing system generates a stabilized version of the particular frame using the second transformation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a liveness based on a phase difference are provided. The method includes generating a first phase image based on first visual information of a first phase, generating a second phase image based on second visual information of a second phase, generating a minimum map based on a disparity between the first phase image and the second phase image, and detecting a liveness based on the minimum map.

Abstract: A computer vision system used for a vehicle having a camera system including an AI camera having a capability of recognizing 1) surrounding environment, 2) moving objects at the surrounding environment, 3) a parking location and direction, and a capability of setting a non-recognition area, wherein numbers of the moving objects passing through the non-recognition area are more than a predetermined number in a predetermined period, a controller including software programs for controlling functions of the AI camera, a battery and a server designed to communicate to the camera system for processing the data from the camera system via the communication device, wherein the software programs include a function for allowing the AI camera to recognize the surrounding environment between the parking location of the vehicle to the non-recognition area, and wherein the software programs further include a function for controlling power from the battery to the camera system.

Abstract: A monocular camera system for a vehicle includes a front mono camera, a side mono camera, and one or more controllers in electronic communication with the front mono camera and the side mono camera. The one or more controllers execute instructions to determine an ideal lagged distance the vehicle travels between a current time step and a previous time step as two asynchronous camera frames are captured by the front mono camera and the side mono camera, determine a number of delayed frames captured by either the front mono camera or the side mono camera between the current time step and the previous time step based on the ideal lagged distance. The controllers determine a direction of travel of the vehicle that indicates which mono camera is selected to provide a previous camera frame captured at the previous time step.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a liveness based on a phase difference are provided. The method includes generating a first phase image based on first visual information of a first phase, generating a second phase image based on second visual information of a second phase, generating a minimum map based on a disparity between the first phase image and the second phase image, and detecting a liveness based on the minimum map.

Abstract: A time-of-flight device comprises a pixel array including an array of pixel circuits, wherein a column of the array includes: a first pixel circuit including a first photodiode, a first capacitor and a second capacitor coupled to the first photodiode, and a second pixel circuit including a second photodiode, a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor coupled to the second photodiode, a first signal line coupled to the first capacitor, a second signal line coupled to the second capacitor, a third signal line coupled to the third capacitor, a fourth signal line coupled to the fourth capacitor, a first switch circuitry, a second switch circuitry, a first comparator coupled to the first signal line and the third signal line through the first switch circuitry, and a second comparator coupled to the second signal line and the fourth signal line through the second switch circuitry.

Abstract: An image processing device comprises an image sensor including unit groups comprising a reference group and a conversion group each including pixels and color filters, and is configured to generate image data using the pixels, and an image signal processor which is configured to calculate a hash of the image data, and to select a filter corresponding to the hash to perform filtering, wherein the image signal processor includes a pixel index converter which is configured to convert indexes of the pixels based on a positional relationship between the pixels, a pixel property converter which is configured to convert the properties of the pixels and to convert the hash before conversion, and a filter coefficient converter which is configured to convert filter coefficients of the pixels based on the respective converted pixel index and the respective converted pixel property.

Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a base, a lens housing, a voice coil, a magnet, a first elastic sheet, a second elastic sheet and a yoke member. The lens housing has a first margin wall, and a first protrusion and a second protrusion extend from the first margin wall. The height of the second protrusion is lower than the height of the first protrusion. The yoke member has a first wall, a connection wall, a second wall, and a side wall. The first wall, the connection wall, and the second wall together form a stepped structure. The first wall is disposed on the first protrusion, and the second wall is disposed on the second protrusion. The lens housing has a deflectable angle relative to a horizontal reference line. When the lens housing deflects to a maximum value of the deflectable angle, the second protrusion abuts against the second wall.

Abstract: A method for retrieving data and transmitting the data upon receiving a client request, wherein the data is from a video surveillance system and encoded into groups of pictures, each group of pictures being assigned at least one identifier and/or at least one timestamp. Receiving a request for the data from a client device, wherein the data request from the client device is associated with at least one identifier and/or at least one timestamp. Retrieving a metadata object including a group of pictures and indicating at least two storage options where the data is retrievable, the metadata object being retrieved based on the at least one identifier and/or at least one timestamp. Assigning a rank for the data stored in a first storage option and for the data stored in a second storage option and transmitting the data from a storage option with the greater rank to the client device.

Abstract: A central monitoring and measurement system is described. A central user interface system for generation of a plurality of user-desired information based upon a plurality of measured data, the central user interface system may include a receiver system configured to receive wirelessly the plurality of measured data from a plurality of external sensor systems. An input/output system may be configured to provide output data to a display screen, receive input data from the display device, and provide output data to a processing system. The processing system may be configured to process the plurality of measured data from the plurality of external sensor systems into the plurality of user-desired information. Each external sensor system may include a transmission system configured to transmit wirelessly measured data to the central user interface system, and a measurement system configured to determine the measured data associated with an external device.

Abstract: A camera device may capture a high-resolution image of a frame and store the high-resolution image in memory. The camera device may down-sample the high-resolution image to a low-resolution image of the frame. The camera device may transmit, to an external compute node, the low-resolution image. The camera device may receive, from the external compute node, a request for a region of interest from the high-resolution image. The camera device may transmit, to the external compute node, the region of interest from the high-resolution image. The camera device may have a captured frame rate at which high-resolution images are captured. The camera device may also have an external frame rate based upon which all, or only some, of the high-resolution images may be down-sampled to low-resolution images that are transmitted to the external compute node. The external frame rate may be decoupled from the captured frame rate.

Abstract: The present application discloses an anti-shake method, an anti-shake apparatus, and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring, in a case that a camera of an electronic device captures a first picture in real time, a shaking parameter of the electronic device; and cropping a first region in the first picture according to a first cropping parameter corresponding to the shaking parameter, and displaying the cropped first picture, where the first picture includes the first region and a second region, the second region is a common region of the first picture and N frames of pictures, the N frames of pictures are pictures captured before the first picture is captured, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

Abstract: A method and system for multi-frame contextual attention are provided. The method includes obtaining a reference frame to be processed, identifying context frames with respect to the reference frame, and producing a refined reference frame by processing the obtained reference frame based on the context frames.

Abstract: A method for processing a video stream includes obtaining frame data of a current frame of the video stream, determining frame difference data based on a comparison of the frame data of the current frame and scene cache data for a previous frame of the video stream, the scene cache data being stored in a scene cache for the video stream, determining, based on the frame difference data, regions of the video stream to be re-sampled at a higher resolution than the frame data, obtaining re-sampling data for the determined regions, updating the scene cache data based on the obtained frame data and the re-sampling data, and providing the re-sampling data to a processor to update an analysis scene cache for the video stream.

Abstract: An indirect time of flight range calculation apparatus comprises a light source, a photonic mixer that generates a plurality of output signals corresponding to a first plurality of phase values. A signal processor is also provided to calculate a first vector and a first angle from the first vector. The photonic mixer generates a second plurality of electrical output signals corresponding to a second plurality of phase values. Each phase value of the second plurality of phase values is respectively offset with respect to each phase value of the first plurality of phase values by a predetermined phase offset value. The signal processor processes the second plurality of electrical output signals in order to calculate a second vector, and de-rotates the second vector calculated and calculates a second angle from the de-rotated vector before offsetting the second angle against the first angle, thereby generating a corrected output angle.

Abstract: A liquid lens includes an orientation sensor such as a gyroscope to compensate for the effects of motion. A raw gyroscope signal, including noise components, can be provided to the controller without processing by phase-shifting filters. One or more filters can be applied to the raw gyroscope signal to allow a band of frequencies to pass without introducing phase delay. The controller can use a feed forward system to generate control output signals based at least in part on the raw gyroscope signal, including noise components. The control output signals can be used to drive voltage signals to electrodes to compensate for motion.

Abstract: A control apparatus is provided and includes a display control unit configured to control a display unit to display part or all of an image in a first region on a display screen displayed by the display unit. The image indicates an imaging range which an imaging apparatus can image by changing the imaging range. A change control unit is configured to change, on the image indicating the range which an imaging apparatus can image, a position or size of an image to be displayed in the first region by the display control unit. An output unit is configured to output an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to image an imaging range corresponding to a range indicating an image displayed in a second region which is a part of the first region.

Abstract: Provided is a camera module, including: a shell; a lens assembly movable relative to the shell; a focusing and driving assembly; an image stabilization and driving assembly; and a supporting and guiding assembly for supporting the lens assembly and guide a movement of the lens assembly. The supporting and guiding assembly comprises a first magnetic portion fixed to the lens assembly, a second magnetic portion fixed to the shell and spaced from and opposite to the first magnetic portion, and a ball provided between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion. The lens assembly is connected to the shell through the supporting and guiding assembly in a rollable way. According to the present invention, the ball is arranged between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion to guide the lens assembly to achieve restoration, thereby saving an inner space and facilitating assembling thereof.

Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus that reduces image blurring by moving a correction mechanism in accordance with a motion of an image capture apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus controls a movement of the correction mechanism in accordance with a target position of the correction mechanism, the target position being intended to reduce the image blurring. The apparatus detects a vibration of a preset frequency included in the motion, the preset frequency being higher than a first frequency of a vibration caused by a camera shake. The apparatus, in a case where the vibration of the preset frequency has been detected, further reduces a control gain used for controlling the movement of the correction mechanism compared to a case where the vibration of the preset frequency has not been detected.

Abstract: A camera module includes a movable element; a lens coupled to the movable element; a first substrate fixed to the bottom surface of the movable element; an image sensor disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed below the first substrate; and a wire for connecting the second substrate to the movable element. At least a part of the wire is made of a shape memory alloy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of suppressing a deterioration in image quality. The image processing apparatus includes a threshold value setting unit which sets a threshold value for identifying a feature of neighboring pixels of a current block in an intra prediction process in encoding of image data according to a bit depth of the image data and a filtering processing unit which performs a filtering process on the neighboring pixels by using a filter according to the feature of the neighboring pixels identified by using the threshold value set by the threshold value setting unit. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus.

Abstract: A blur correction device includes a blur correction element that is movable to correct blurring of a subject image formed via an image-capturing optical system, a motion sensor that detects a motion of a device equipped with the blur correction device, an input unit to which information indicating a position on an image sensor that captures the subject image is input, and a drive unit that moves the blur correction element based on the position and the motion. In a case where the position is different, the direction of the blur correction element moved based on the motion is different.

Abstract: An imaging device in which an imaging sensor that captures an image and a display unit that displays the image are provided includes: an image processing unit configured to perform roll correction on the image; a control unit configured to control an output of the image; and a display control unit configured to display the output image on the display unit. The image processing unit performs the roll correction such that a degree of correction of the roll correction when the image is to be output to only the display unit is less than a degree of correction of the roll correction when the image is to be output to the display unit and an output destination other than the display unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical zoom device (1) Optical zoom device (1), comprising a first lens assembly (2), and a second lens assembly (3) following the first lens assembly (2) in the direction of an optical axis (A) of the optical zoom device (1) so that light (L) can pass through the first lens assembly (2) and thereafter through the second lens assembly when travelling along the optical axis (A), wherein said lens assemblies each comprise a focus-adjustable lens (31, 32) as well as an electropermanent magnet (107, 207) or a shape memory alloy (120, 220) for actuating the respective lens (31, 32).

Abstract: An on-board outside recognition apparatus extracts a feature point from an image including an environment around a user's own vehicle, measures a three-dimensional position of the feature point based on movement of the feature point tracked in time series on the image and calculates a foot position of the feature point on the image from the three-dimensional position of the feature point is performed. Then, the on-board outside recognition apparatus extracts a road surface area where the user's own vehicle can travel, from the image using a degree of similarity of a texture of the image, and judges a feature point the foot position of which is judged not to be included in the road surface area to be highly reliable.

Abstract: A method of global movement image stabilization may include calculating a global motion group parameter with respect to first and second sequential frames for two or more elementary 2D motion components of a motion group. Each global motion group parameter may be applied to a motion group vector field that corresponds to the elementary 2D motion component to which the respective global motion group parameter applies to generate a global motion group vector field corresponding to each elementary 2D motion component of the motion group. The global motion group vector fields may be summed pointwise to generate a global motion deformation vector field that provides global motion from the second frame to the first frame. The global deformation vector field may be cumulated with a previous cumulative global deformation vector field that provides global movement from the first frame to one or more previous frames to generate a current cumulative global motion deformation vector field.

Abstract: A system for converting global shutter image data into simulated rolling shutter image data may include a global-to-rolling shutter image converter. The converter may be configured to receive global shutter image data associated with a plurality of global shutter images. The global shutter image data may include dynamic global shutter image data representative of a moving object in the plurality of global shutter images. The converter may also be configured to determine an optical flow field based at least in part on two or more of the plurality of global shutter images and generate the simulated rolling shutter image based at least in part on the optical flow field. The converter may also be configured to generate high dynamic range (HDR) images based at least in part on the optical flow field and the global shutter image data.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling the motion of a camera component. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an actuator module. The actuator module includes a plurality of magnets. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets is poled with magnetic domains substantially aligned in the same direction throughout each magnet. The apparatus further includes a coil rigidly disposed around a lens. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to the forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the coil.

Abstract: Method for determining a spatial property of a submerged object in a 3D-space, using an underwater moveable platform, that is provided with a camera and with a position and orientation measurement system configured to output a position and orientation of the camera. The method includes receiving user input for visually fitting a bounding volume to the object, and determining the spatial property of the object based on a corresponding spatial property of a bounding volume once the user is satisfied that the bounding volume sufficiently fits the object. The method provides an interactive manner of visually fitting the bounding volume to the object, based on images of the object taken at different positions and/or orientations of the camera relative to the object, as well as on a representation of a position and orientation of the camera in the 3D space at the time each image was captured.

Abstract: A system and method includes operations and steps for obtaining a moving endoscopic image. An optical device stream is received from an optical device by data processing hardware. The data processing hardware identify image frames of the image stream, each including a plurality of rows of pixels. The data processing hardware determines a row exposure value for each of the rows of pixels in each frame, and identifies a defective image frame having at least one overexposed row and a reference frame having a replacement row corresponding to the overexposed row. The data processing hardware modifies the defective image frame by replacing the overexposed row with the corresponding replacement row of the reference frame.

Abstract: A system for supporting imaging includes an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images for a substantially same scene using respective imaging configurations, a stabilization device configured to stabilize the imaging device on a mobile platform during the capturing of the plurality of images, and a controller communicating with at least one of the imaging device or the stabilization device and configured to control an operation of the mobile platform.

Abstract: A camera shooting method and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a dual camera module and a motion sensor connected with the dual camera module, the motion sensor is configured to detect an angular velocity and/or acceleration, two cameras in the dual camera module constitutes respective anti-shaking components along with the motion sensor, so as to use the same motion sensor to collect shaking information of the mobile terminal. Thus, the dual camera module of the mobile terminal may collect the shaking information of the mobile terminal by using the same motion sensor, so that each camera of the dual camera module has an anti-shaking function.

Abstract: A display control apparatus displays an image on a display unit in such a manner that, in a second shooting, the image to be displayed on the display unit is reduced to a smaller size in a case where a frame display setting is ON than in a case where the frame display setting is OFF, and, in a first shooting, the image to be displayed on the display unit in the case where the frame display setting is ON is not reduced to a size smaller than that of the image to be displayed on the display unit in the case where the frame display setting is OFF, the frame display setting being a display setting for information.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling an imaging condition of a sensor having one or more pixels, comprising an event detection unit for detecting an event indicating that a luminance signal changes in excess of a predetermined threshold value in one or more pixels, and for outputting an event detection signal; a counter for counting a number of events detected by the event detection unit; and a control unit for controlling the imaging condition of the sensor, based on the event detection signal. In addition, provided is a control method for controlling an imaging condition of a sensor having one or more pixels. The control method comprises detecting an event indicating that a luminance signal changes in excess of a predetermined threshold value in one or more pixels; counting a number of events; and controlling the imaging condition of the sensor, based on the detection of events.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls a mover so as to move, when an optical element in the imaging optical system moves, an image sensor for the image stabilization in each of a first imaging period and a next second imaging period. The controller selects and performs one of a first image stabilization control and a second image stabilization control after the first imaging period ends, the first image stabilization control controlling the mover so as to return the image sensor to a predetermined initial position and to move the image sensor from the predetermined initial position during the second imaging period, and the second image stabilization control controlling the mover so as to hold the image sensor at a position at an end of the first imaging period and to move the image sensor from the position at the end.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imager that captures a subject image to generate image-capturing data; a memory that temporarily stores the image-capturing data; an image processor that performs image processing on the image-capturing data to generate image data; an interface detachably connected to an external non-volatile recording medium; and a controller that records the image data in the recording medium. The controller saves the image-capturing data from the memory by writing, in the recording medium, the image-capturing data as an incomplete file being a file format defined to manage, in the recording medium, the image-capturing data as a saving state where the image processing is not completed on the image-capturing data. The controller reads the saved image-capturing data from the recording medium into the memory, causes the image processor to perform the image processing, and records obtained image data by the image processing into the recording medium.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a liveness based on a phase difference are provided. The method includes generating a first phase image based on first visual information of a first phase, generating a second phase image based on second visual information of a second phase, generating a minimum map based on a disparity between the first phase image and the second phase image, and detecting a liveness based on the minimum map.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for selection of a preferred image from multiple captured images. An image corresponding to a photograph time t=0 may be retrieved from a circular buffer and stored as a preferred image. Alternative images captures before and after the t=0 image may be retrieves and stored in an alternative image location. The t=0 image and preferred images may be presented to a user in a user interface. The user may select a preferred image for the photograph from among the t=0 image and the alternative images.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method. The method includes: determining that an original image is to be displayed on a dividing line between two display screens; acquiring a complete display picture of the original image, and calculating distances from boundaries of the original image to the dividing line; and adjusting a display position of the original image on the two display screens according to the distances, and displaying the complete display picture of the original image according to the adjusted display position. Further disclosed are an image processing apparatus, a storage medium and a processor.

Abstract: An image blurring correction apparatus includes: an optical system that forms a subject image on an image formation plane; an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration of an apparatus that has the image formation plane; a first calculation circuit that calculates a first state quantity by using the acceleration; a second calculation circuit that calculates, as a second state quantity, an estimate value obtained by estimating a true value of the first state quantity by using the first state quantity and a model; and a third calculation circuit that calculates an amount of image blurring on the image formation plane by using the second state quantity.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a set of video frames associated with a video. For each video frame of the set of video frames, a plurality of interest points are identified based on an interest point detector. For each video frame of the set of video frames, it is determined whether the video frame depicts the same static image as a next video frame in the set of video frames based on the plurality of interest points identified in each video frame.

Abstract: An apparatus of controlling a region of interest (ROI) in an image and a method for controlling the same are provided to determine a region of interest (ROI) in a forward-view image based on braking information and steering information of the vehicle, and obtain driving assistance information from the ROI image. The apparatus includes an image acquisition device configured to acquire a forward-view image by capturing an image about a forward region of a vehicle, a steering information acquisition device configured to acquire steering information by detecting a steering direction and a steering angle of the vehicle, a braking information acquisition device configured to acquire braking information by detecting a braking or non-braking state and a deceleration of the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine a region of interest (ROI) within the forward-view image based on at least one of the steering information or the braking information of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for reducing noise in a camera image is disclosed. The system includes one or more processors, and a camera operatively coupled to the processor, the processors are configured to reduce noise of camera images, the processors are configured to receive input image data from the camera representing pixel data from a plurality of pixels, segment the input image data to a plurality of segments and for each segment establish an initial segment image, pre-correct pixel data by modifying the pixel data to account for voltage offset and gain of each pixel based on a predetermined map of gain and offset, and obtain an estimate of an output image by minimizing a cost function and output and stitch the estimated image to other estimated and outputted image segments, and output a noise reduced image including the stitched estimated images.

Abstract: Systems and methods for double-exposure image processing utilizing inversion techniques are provided. The systems and methods of the present disclosure recover single-exposure images from double-exposure images and strain images from double-exposure images.

Abstract: A shape memory alloy actuator arrangement for a movable element supporting a camera lens assembly comprises plural shape memory alloy actuator wires connected between a support structure and the movable element in an arrangement wherein the shape memory alloy actuator wires are arranged, on selective driving, to move the movable element relative to the support structure in any direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the at least one lens. At least one plain bearing bears the movable element on the support structure, allowing movement of the movable element relative to the support structure orthogonal to the optical axis.

Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes at least one processor to perform the operations of: a display control unit configured to control a display device to display a part of an image; and a detection unit configured to detect an orientation change of the display device, wherein the display control unit performs first processing relating to changing a position of a part of the image displayed according to the orientation change if the detected orientation change is a pitch or a yaw, and performs second processing relating to reproduction of the image, the second processing being different from the first processing, if the detected orientation change is a roll.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, where the method includes determining a maximum value in nonlinear primary color values of all components of each pixel of a first to-be-processed image, determining dynamic parameters of a first transfer function, converting the maximum value of each pixel into a transfer value based on the first transfer function for which the dynamic parameters are determined, calculating a ratio between the transfer value and the maximum value of each pixel, and adjusting a dynamic range for the nonlinear primary color values of all the components of each pixel based on the ratio to obtain nonlinear primary color values of all components of each corresponding pixel of a first target image.