Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that can improve performance at a time of performing special reproduction. A subsampling information determination section 204 decodes syntax per picture in a coded stream, and determines, from the decoded syntax (userdata of SEI), whether or not a picture which configures the coded stream is to be subsampled on the basis of subsampling information which is information associated with subsampling. A slice decoding section prohibits a slice from being decoded in a case in which the subsampling information determination section determines that the slice is to be subsampled. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an image processing apparatus that performs decoding.

Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to using a gesture to obtain contextually relevant information. Content within an area selected by a gesture is extracted. The extracted content and additional contextual information are packaged, optionally disambiguated, and provided to a search engine. Result(s) provided by the search engine are provided to a user to enrich the user experience.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-aperture camera system for improving depth accuracy through a focusing distance scan. The system includes a single optical system including a first aperture through which an RGB optical signal is input and a second aperture through which a non-RGB optical signal is input, the single optical system moving relative to an image sensor to be arranged at positions; an image sensor configured to obtain image sets corresponding to the positions as the single optical system moves to be arranged at the positions, wherein each image set includes an RGB image based on the RGB optical signal and a non-RGB image based on the non-RGB optical signal; and a depth determination unit configured to calculate a disparity in each image set to determine a depth of an object by using the disparity, wherein the first and second apertures have mutually intersecting central positions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for operating a mobile device having stored thereon a plurality of applications (“apps”) that are each configured to capture an image. The method includes receiving first user input data requesting invocation of a given one of the applications. The given application is launched by the user. After launching the given application a user interface is presented which serves as an entry point through which all of the image capture applications stored on the mobile device are made available to the user.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system accesses pose probability models for predetermined parts of a body depicted in an image. Each of the pose probability models is configured for determining a probability of the associated predetermined body part being at a location in the image. The system determines a candidate pose that is defined by a set of coordinates representing candidate locations of the predetermined body parts. The system further determines a first probability score for the candidate pose based on the pose probability models and the set of coordinates of the candidate pose. A pose representation is generated for the candidate pose using a transformation model and the candidate pose. The system determines a second probability score for the pose representation based on a pose-representation probability model. The system selects the candidate pose to represent a pose of the body based on at least the first and second probability scores.

Abstract: An agricultural working machine, in particular a tractor, has at least one agricultural working unit for working a crop field including a multitude of useful plants, and a camera system which includes a 3D camera. The camera system is configured for generating with the 3D camera 3D information regarding the crop field by recording stereoscopic image pairs along two different viewing axes. The viewing axes proceed from optical centers of the 3D camera, which are connected to each other by a baseline that is inclined relative to the horizontal.

Abstract: An optical detecting apparatus for detecting a degree of freedom error of a spindle and has a standard bar and a sensor module, and is assembled between a spindle and a rotating platform of a powered machinery. The standard bar has a rod lens and a reflection face. The sensor module has two detecting groups, an oblique laser head, and a reflected spot displacement sensor. Each detecting group emits a laser light through the rod lens along the X-axis and the Y-axis of the powered machinery. The oblique laser head emits an oblique laser light to the reflected spot displacement sensor. When the spindle of the powered machinery generates errors after rotating, the sensor module receives the changes of the laser lights to obtain the displacement change signals of the standard bar for a calculation unit to detect the errors between the spindle and the rotating platform.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to providing flight control for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on opposing fields of view with overlap. The UAV may include a housing, a motor, a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a first optical element having a first field of view greater than 180 degrees, a second optical element having a second field of view greater than 180 degrees, and one or more processors. The first optical element and the second optical element may be carried by the housing such that a centerline of the second field of view is substantially opposite from a centerline of the first field of view, and a peripheral portion of the first field of view and a peripheral portion of the second field of view overlap. Flight control for the UAV may be provided based on parallax disparity of an object within the overlapping fields of view.

Abstract: To provide a medical observation device, information processing method, program, and video microscope device. A medical observation device including: a selection unit configured to select one reference camera from two or more cameras; a motion detection unit configured to detect a motion of the reference camera; a first correction information acquisition unit configured to acquire first correction information that lessens the motion of the reference camera; and a second correction information acquisition unit configured to acquire second correction information that lessens a motion of a camera other than the reference camera included in the two or more cameras using a method different from a method of the first correction information acquisition unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to altering the cognitive load in an individual to affect the information and task processing of that individual. Specifically introducing movement in the peripheral visual field of the individual reduces the cognitive load, thereby allowing the user to be more efficient at the primary task or information processing. Included is a system comprising a support that is shaped to be positioned in front of a user and in the field of vision of the user. A central display screen is attached to the support and positioned proximate the central vision of the user. A computer readable memory medium is accessible by a processor and to instruct the central display screen to display both repetitive, non-biological movement and either information or an operating task on the central display screen.

Abstract: A video decoder assembles, in a buffer model, an access unit from a plurality of elementary streams of a video data stream. The video data stream may be a transport stream or a program stream. The same buffer model is used regardless of whether the elementary streams contain Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC), Multi-View HEVC (MV-HEVC), or 3D-HEVC bitstreams. Furthermore, the video decoder decodes the access unit.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to advanced image signal processing technology including encoded signals and digital watermarking.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a playing apparatus, a playing method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium that allow playing of appropriate HDR videos. A playing apparatus in an aspect of the present technology has a storage unit that has regions for storing a plurality of units of information indicating the state of the playing apparatus including preference information indicating the type of an HDR video to be preferentially played, out of a first HDR video that is essential in including in a content an HDR video as a video in a wider brightness range than a standard brightness range and a second HDR video that is capable of being included in the content. The playing apparatus acquires encoded data of the HDR video to be preferentially played indicated by the preference information, out of encoded data of the first HDR video and encoded data of the second HDR video, and decodes the acquired encoded data.

Abstract: It is possible to enable a reception side to easily recognize that metadata is inserted into an audio stream. A metafile including meta information for acquiring an audio stream into which metadata is inserted through a reception device is transmitted. The identification information indicating that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream is inserted into the metafile. At the reception side, it is possible to easily recognize that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream based on the identification information inserted into the metafile.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are described including operations for video coding including cross-layer cross-channel residual prediction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a sharing method and a sharing device. The method comprises: determining at least one piece of first information associated with a field of view of at least one user; and determining a transmission policy of at least one hologram of the at least one user at least according to the at least one piece of first information, wherein the transmission policy comprises: a sequence that is determined, for any one of the at least one user, at least according to a degree of association between a field of view of at least one other user among the at least one user and a field of view of the any user and is for transmitting at least one hologram of the any user to the at least one other user.

Abstract: Using one or more patterned markers inside the projector module of a three-dimensional (3D) camera to facilitate automatic calibration of the camera's depth sensing operation. The 3D camera utilizes epipolar geometry-based imaging in conjunction with laser beam point-scans in a triangulation-based approach to depth measurements. A light-sensing element and one or more reflective markers inside the projector module facilitate periodic self-calibration of camera's depth sensing operation. To calibrate the camera, the markers are point-scanned using the laser beam and the reflected light is sensed using the light-sensing element. Based on the output of the light-sensing element, the laser's turn-on delay is adjusted to perfectly align a laser light spot with the corresponding reflective marker. Using reflective markers, the exact direction and speed of the scanning beam over time can be determined as well.

Abstract: Stereoscopic image processing methods and apparatus are described. Left and right eye images of a stereoscopic frame are examined to determine if one or more difference reduction operations designed to reduce the luminance and/or chrominance differences between the left and right frames is within a range used to trigger a difference reduction operation. A difference reduction operation may involve assigning portions of the left and right frames to different depth regions and/or other region categories. A decision on whether or not to perform a difference reduction operation is then performed on a per regions basis with at the difference between the left and right eye portions of at least one region being reduced when a difference reduction operation is to be performed. The difference reduction process may, and in some embodiments is, performed in a precoder which processes left and right eye images of stereoscopic frames prior to stereoscopic encoding.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a television virtual touch control method and system. The television virtual touch control method is used in a television having a depth camera and includes the following steps: acquiring a human body image having depth information by the depth camera in real time; presetting an area excluding a hand area in a human body area as a reference area; extracting the depth information of the reference area and the hand area from the human body image; defining a virtual touch surface between the depth camera and the reference area at a first predetermined distance D1 from the reference area; and determining whether the hand area touches or penetrates through the virtual touch surface according to the depth information of the hand area, the depth information of the reference area and the first predetermined distance D1. The present invention has the beneficial effects of improving touch sensitivity and enhancing user experience.

Abstract: A method of generating a stereoscopic panorama is provided, the method comprising: processing a first right image, a second right image, a first left image, and a second left image to derive a right homography between the first right image and the second right image and a left homography between the first left image and the second left image; stitching the first right image with the second right image to generate a right panorama, the first left image with the second left image to generate a left panorama wherein the right homography is consistent with the left homography; and generating a stereo panorama using the right panorama and the left panorama.

Abstract: A display device includes a first display region, a second display region, a first lens, and a second lens. The first display region includes a first pixel subset and may display a first image. The first image includes a first sub-image corresponding to the first pixel subset and smaller than the first image. The second display region neighbors the first display region, includes a second pixel subset, and may display a second image. The second image includes a second sub-image corresponding to the second pixel subset and smaller than the second image. The second pixel subset is not identical to the first pixel subset. The first lens may show the first sub-image without providing the entire first image. The second lens may show the second sub-image without providing the entire second image when the first lens shows the first sub-image.

Abstract: A display device viewing angle compensation system includes a computing device that is coupled to a display device and an image capturing device. The computing device is configured to receive at least one image from the image capturing device, analyze the at least one image to detect a first user, and determine a first user viewing angle relative to the display screen. The computing device then determines at least one display screen output modification using the first user viewing angle. The computing device then applies the at least one display screen output modification to the display device to modify at least one display screen output provided on the display screen. The at least one display screen output modification may modify a display screen brightness output, a display screen contrast output and/or a display screen color output provided on the display screen.

Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.

Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting encoded data obtained by hierarchically encoding a video image includes: generating an encoded stream that includes time information and the encoded data, the time information indicating a time at which decoding or displaying processing of the encoded data is performed, and transmitting the generated encoded stream, wherein the encoded data includes a plurality of sets each including a plurality of access units and the time information includes first time information which indicates a time at which the processing performed on a first access unit of the first set is performed and which is based on a reference clock, and second time information used to specify a time at which the processing performed on a second access unit of the second set is performed and which is based on the reference clock.

Abstract: A broadcast signal transmission method is disclosed. The broadcast signal transmission method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: processing video data and audio data; encoding a broadcast service component, including the video data and audio data, and service layer signaling (SLS) information on the broadcast service component on the basis of a delivery protocol; subjecting the broadcast service component, the SLS information, and service list table (SLT) information to IP packetization; and subjecting the broadcast service component, the SLS information, and the SLT information to physical layer processing.

Abstract: A camera system, an animal related system therewith, and a method for creating a 3D image of an object, the camera device including a 3D camera device to capture images of the object, a processing device to determine a 3D image from the captured images, and a mover device to move at least a part of the 3D camera device with a reciprocating movement. Providing a movement to the camera device provides a less noisy and more accurate 3D image of the object, in particular in a case of a soiled camera device.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus incorporating the “eye” of a professional photographer with photography equipment. The imaging apparatus obtains different sets of wireframes when photographing different objects. Each set of wireframes is keyed to a particular object and provides one or more of the proper framing, zooming/scaling, alignment, camera settings, and other characteristics with which to take professional-quality photographs of that particular object. The wireframes from a particular set of wireframes keyed to an object are sequentially presented on a display of the imaging apparatus. Each wireframe is overlaid atop a real-world view being captured by the apparatus camera in order to direct a shot of specific parts or aspects of the object. In some embodiments, each wireframe is also associated with post-processing routines that specify editing, adding effects or filters, or otherwise touching an image that is captured with the corresponding wireframe.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for defining content presentation interfaces based on identified similarities between received and stored media content items. In one implementation, a processing device receives a first media content item from a content creator. The processing device processes the first media content item in relation to one or more media content items associated with a content owner to identify one or more similarities between the first media content item and the one or more media content items. The processing device defines, based on an identification of one or more similarities between the first media content item and the one or more media content items and in relation to the content owner, one or more aspects of a content presentation interface within which the first media content item is presented.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus that is capable of positively generating a projection pattern suitable for a to-be-read object. A camera scanner as the measurement apparatus projects a projection pattern formed by a plurality of projection lines on a to-be-read object to thereby measure the bending of the to-be-read object. A distance to the to-be-read object is measured, and distance distribution information of the to-be-read object for identifying a shape, a size, and a position of the to-be-read object is generated based on the measured distance. The projection pattern is generated based on the generated distance distribution information of the to-be-read object.

Abstract: A wearable display device comprises a casing, a display panel, a lens and a prism. The display panel is disposed on the casing, and has two planes connected to each other. An angle between the planes is greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees. The lens is disposed on the casing, and faces the planes. The prism is disposed between the display panel and the lens, and comprises two refractive portions. Each refractive portion has a light-incoming surface and a light-outgoing surface. The light-incoming surfaces respectively face the planes of the display panel. The light-outgoing surfaces face the lens. An angle between the light-outgoing surfaces is greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees. One of the light-incoming surfaces is parallel to one of the planes of the display panel. The other light-incoming surface is parallel to the other plane of the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to data and signal routing. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain new and useful advances in invitation routing for conference sessions, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying and forming a part of the same. Conferencing through various forms of media has rapidly evolved in the last few decades, particularly due to the introduction of low-cost, high-capacity communications networks. Videoconferencing and videophone calling, in particular, have made significant strides due in part to the development of tablet computers and smart phones, but also globalization of the market.

Abstract: There is provided a head mounted display comprising: an interface unit configured to be connected with a cartridge; a determinator configured to determine whether the head mounted display is inside a specific area or not when the cartridge is connected to the interface unit; and at least one controller configured to execute, when the determinator determines that the head mounted display is inside the specific area, an application based on first data that is acquired from the cartridge, and to execute, when the determinator determines that the head mounted display is not inside the specific area, another application based on second data that is acquired from the cartridge.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a portable device that controls a photography mode, and a control method therefor. A control method of a portable device that controls a photography mode according to an embodiment may comprise the steps of: detecting a first marker at a first distance from the portable device and a second marker at a second distance using at least one of a first camera unit and a second camera unit; and executing a photography mode that captures an image. A 2D photography mode is executed if the first distance of the detected first marker and the second distance of the detected second marker are effectively the same; and a 3D photography mode is executed if the first distance of the detected first marker and the second distance of the detected second marker are different, wherein the 3D photography mode may be a mode that generates a 3D image using binocular disparity of the first camera unit and the second camera unit.

Abstract: Frames of a virtual desktop are encoded using a hybrid approach that combines the strength of software encoding by a central processing unit (CPU) and hardware encoding by a graphics processing unit (GPU). A method of encoding frame data of one or more virtual desktops in hardware and in software and transmitting the encoded frame data to one or more client devices, includes the steps of encoding a first portion of the frame data in the GPU to generate a first encoded frame data, encoding a second portion of the frame data in software, i.e., programmed CPU, during encoding of the first portion, to generate a second encoded frame data, and transmitting the first encoded frame data and the second encoded frame data from a host computer of the one or more virtual desktops to the one or more client devices as separate video streams.

Abstract: A single pixel of a video display can display respective individual pixels of multiple views. In other words, a video display can include more views for an autostereoscopic image than the physical pixels of the video display would ordinarily support. The physical pixel is time-multiplexed in that the physical pixel displays a pixel of one view for a given time interval and a view multiplexer deflects the light from the physical pixel by a predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the view. In another time interval, the physical pixel displays a pixel of a different view and the view multiplexer deflects light from the physical pixel by a different predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the different view.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including a recording unit configured to acquire a plurality of image data and record the plurality of image data in a recording medium includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire depth distribution information of an object corresponding to image data, and a control unit configured to perform a process of recording the plurality of image data by performing switching between a first mode in which the recording unit records the image data and the depth distribution information corresponding to the image data in the recording medium and a second mode in which the recording unit records the image data in the recording medium without recording the depth distribution information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a three-dimensional camera assembly, a terminal apparatus and a ranging method. The three-dimensional camera assembly comprises: a substrate; a first camera and a second camera, mounted on the substrate and facing a first direction, wherein first and second optical axes of the first and second cameras are oblique with respect to a connection line between lens centers of the first and second cameras, the first optical axis has a first included angle with respect to the connection line, the second optical axis has a second included angle with respect to the connection line, and at least one of the first included angle and the second included angle is not 90°.

Abstract: A method of motion planning includes observing an object from a first pose of an agent having a controllable camera. The method also includes determining one or more subsequent control inputs to move the agent and the camera to observe the object from at least one subsequent pose. The subsequent control input(s) are determined so as to minimize an expected enclosing measure of the object based on visual data collected from the camera. The method further includes controlling the agent and the camera based on the subsequent control input(s).

Abstract: An embodiment of a conditional shader apparatus may include a conditional pixel shader to determine if one or more pixels meet a shader condition, and a pixel regrouper communicatively coupled to the conditional pixel shader to regroup pixels based on whether the one or more pixels are determined to meet the shader condition. Another embodiment of a conditional shader apparatus may include a thread analyzer to determine if a set of threads meet a thread condition, and a conditional kernel loader communicatively coupled to the thread analyzer to load an appropriate kernel from a set of two or more kernels based on whether the set of threads are determined to meet the thread condition. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display comprises a pixelated display panel comprising an array of single color pixels or an array of sub-pixels of different colors and a view forming arrangement comprising an array of lens elements. The pixels form a square (or near square) grid, and the lenses also repeat in a square (or near square) grid. A vector p is defined which relates to a mapping between the pixel grid and the lens grid. Regions in the two dimension space for this vector p are identified which give good or poor banding performance, and the better banding performance regions are selected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to control a drive mechanism of an automated machine for approaching a point of interest on an object, the object having a surface on which a reference information of the object is provided as a one- or two-dimensional pattern, the method comprising capturing at least one image of the object by means of at least one camera of the automated machine, identifying the reference information in the at least one image, determining a position and orientation of the reference information relative to the at least one camera, determining a position and orientation of the object based on the determined position and orientation of the reference information, and controlling the drive mechanism based on the determined position and orientation of the object.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a user interface (UI) action demonstrated by a user for an application (104) executed at a first electronic device (102) and identifying a gesture demonstrated by a user using a second electronic device (108, 109, 110) as a gesture intended by the user to trigger the UI action for the application at the first electronic device. In response to detecting a subsequent instance of the gesture at the second electronic device, the method includes triggering an instance of the UI action for the application at the first electronic device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image processing including a memory having stored multi-angled view images of a scene. Each multi-angled view image includes pixels, and at least one multi-angled view image includes a clouded area in the scene, resulting in missing pixels. A processor configured to align three multi-angled view images in the multi-angled view images to a target view angle of the scene, to form a set of aligned multi-angled view images representing a target point of view of the scene, at least one aligned multi-angled view image of the at least three multi-angled view images, has missing pixels due to the clouded area. Form a matrix using vectorized aligned multi-angled view images, wherein the matrix is incomplete due to the missing pixels. Complete the matrix using a matrix completion to combine the aligned multi-angled view images to produce a fused image of the scene without the clouded area.

Abstract: A medical imaging system is disclosed in the present invention, including a medical image acquisition device and medical image processing system. Said medical image acquisition device includes: an acquisition apparatus for acquiring image signals in a medical process from a first viewing angle of a doctor; and a signal processing apparatus for performing a first processing on the acquired image signals and then sending digital image signals in the form of data stream. Said medical image processing system includes: a signal transmission module for receiving a data stream of digital image signals from a medical image acquisition device; and an image processing module for processing the received data stream of digital image signals in real time according to a predetermined image processing method so as to obtain optimized digital medical image signals.

Abstract: A provisioning server can provide and interact with an eraser agent on target machines. The eraser agent can execute on one or more target machines to erase all the contents of storage on the target machines. In particular, the eraser agent can utilize secure algorithms to alter and obscure the information stored the storage devices of the target machines. The provisioning server can instruct the target machines to alter their power state (e.g. power cycle), if necessary, to provide and to initiate the eraser agent.

Abstract: An electronic device and an method of operating the same according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. The method may include: receiving, by first image reception circuitry of a first image reception unit, first image data corresponding to a first attribute parameter; receiving, by second image reception circuitry of a second image reception unit, second image data corresponding to a second attribute parameter; detecting converted image data from the first image data based on a difference in component between the first attribute parameter and the second attribute parameter; and generating compressed image data for the second image data using the converted image data.

Abstract: The method of the subject invention for processing a shutter-type 3D image display comprising the steps of: receiving each frame of image signal to be displayed, processing each received frame of an image signal to generate a corresponding 3D image signal sequence that includes monocular frame image signals; generating a monocular frame mixed image signal corresponding to each monocular frame image signal according to a gate line scanning direction of a display device; inserting a corresponding monocular frame mixed image signal after the monocular frame image signal in the 3D image signal sequence to generate a new 3D image signal sequence; and sending the new 3D image signal sequence to the display device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, accurate onsite model visualization is provided by utilizing a user's location and orientation in the physical environment to control a view of a CAD model (and optional aligned point cloud), enabling the user to perceive the relationship between model data and locations in the physical environment. Instead of augmenting a view of the physical environment with virtual features, the user navigates within a virtual environment (consisting of the CAD model and optional point cloud) based on their movements in the physical environment. Based on such navigation, the user may determine when they have moved to a location in the physical environment that they would like to interact with (e.g., a location to mark), and interact with such location based on related model data.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a network-based video type identification method and system, a client, a server and an electronic device. In the present invention, a client generates a video identification code for a local video, and sends a request querying about a type of the video to a server; the server queries about a video type in a database based on the video identification code and returns a query result; the client sets the video type based on the query result; the client judges whether playing of the video reaches a predetermined duration; if the predetermined duration is reached, the client sends a video type report carrying the video identification code to the server; and the server updates the video type in the database based on the video type report. This invention provides a network-based video type identification technique with high identification accuracy.

Abstract: A wearable device and a method of outputting a virtual image by the wearable device area provided. The wearable device includes a projection type display unit that includes a variable lens and configured to project a light forming an image, a first sensor configured to detect a light reflected from an eye of a user, and a processor configured to control to display the virtual image on the projection type display unit by controlling one of a location of the variable lens and refractive power of the variable lens based on retina image information corresponding to the detected light.