Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of frame data captured simultaneously from a plurality of pieces of video data captured while parts of capturing regions are superimposed; a specification unit that specifies a blend region which includes a pixel forming a seam line connecting the plurality of pieces of frame data and is provided in a direction in which the plurality of pieces of frame data overlap; and an output unit that outputs connected frame data F0 in which each pixel of the blend region has a pixel value obtained by blending pixel values of the plurality of pieces of frame data, and the plurality of pieces of frame data are connected by the seam line.

Abstract: In an information processing device to streaming-distribute a video, based on a distance image in which a streamer is captured, an acquirer (101) acquires a depth distribution in the distance image. A determiner (102) determines a threshold value, based on the acquired depth distribution. An specifier (103) specifies, in the distance image, a distant region where depth is greater than the threshold value and a near region where depth is less than the threshold value. A provider (104) provides, in conjunction with the video, to a viewer terminal (300) to which the video is to be streaming-distributed, control information to set the distant region as a background, set the near region as a foreground, superimpose provided information over the background, and superimpose the foreground over the background over which the provided information is superimposed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device and a method for controlling the same. A display device according to one embodiment includes a first display, a second display disposed at a front side of the first display with a predetermined distance therebetween, and arranged in parallel to the first display, and a controller configured to control the first display and the second display to alternately output a specific graphic object to realize an output of a three-dimensional image.

Abstract: An electronic device and a voice recognition method thereof are provided. A voice recognition method of an electronic device includes receiving trigger voice, storing a characteristic of the trigger voice for voice verification by analyzing the trigger voice. When a user issues a voice command, determining whether the user voice command comprises the characteristic belonging to the trigger voice, and performing function of the electronic device corresponding to the user voice command based on the determination. Accordingly, users may easily use the voice recognition function of the electronic device.

Abstract: An example device for retrieving media data includes a memory configured to store video data; a video decoder configured to decode the video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: determine that a media presentation includes first video data at a first spatial resolution and second video data at a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being different than the first spatial resolution; receive a first portion of the first video data at the first spatial resolution for a first playback time; send the first portion of the first video data at the first spatial resolution to the video decoder; receive a second portion of the second video data at the second spatial resolution for a second playback time later than the first playback time; and send the second portion of the second video data at the second spatial resolution to the video decoder.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments are provided.

Abstract: A method of managing sequencing progress includes obtaining a plurality of samples and controlling a gene sequencing computing device to execute gene sequencing on the plurality of samples. Once a sequencing result is obtained by sending a query instruction to the gene sequencing computing device, sequencing information of the plurality of samples is displayed when a sequencing progress of the plurality of samples is determined to be meeting the preset condition according to the sequencing result.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire reservation information on a rental space and perform, using the reservation information, processing of prompting a user to perform a predetermined task that is to be performed before or after using the rental space.

Abstract: A display device according synthesizes icons and messages with a portion where no descriptive display image is displayed by OSD for display. Icon functions are set by a PC so that the setting of the operation of the PC and the display device, and the setting of an external device can be conducted. The number of lines of the message to be displayed is determined according to distortion correction at the case of oblique projection to correct position coordinates detected by a camera. In a presentation system including an interactive white board device, the display device (for example, a liquid crystal projector), and the PC, the display of the icons are improved to extend the functions, and the display of the messages at the case of oblique projection, and a position detection precision on a screen by the camera incorporated into the display device are improved.

Abstract: A source apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a storage, a communicator, and a processor configured to, when the source apparatus being turned on while the source apparatus is turned off, identify an application related to a content included in the content reproduction history among a plurality of applications based on a content reproduction history stored in the storage, control the communicator to receive a content list provided by the application, and provide the content list by executing the application.

Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a method for driving the display panel. The display panel includes: a rotation axis; at least one display area located at one side of the rotation axis; wherein the display area includes a plurality of display sub-areas; and a plurality of driving-control modules corresponding to the plurality of display sub-areas. The plurality of display sub-areas are sequentially arranged along a first direction; the first direction is directed from the rotation axis to the display area; when the display panel rotates around the rotation axis, areas passed by the plurality of display sub-areas form a plurality of imaging sub-areas. The plurality of driving-control modules are configured to control the plurality of display sub-areas to have different display parameters, respectively, thereby enabling imaging brightness of the plurality of imaging sub-areas to be within a preset brightness range.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, an image display method may include displaying, on a display, an item list including a plurality of items and a cursor; detecting a user input for moving the cursor; and moving the cursor based on the user input and changing a property of at least one item of the plurality of items included in the item list based on a spatial relationship between the at least one item and the cursor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for transmitting alternative image content of a physical display to different viewers, comprising: generating at least two different sets of image data, each set of image data comprising a sequence of individual images; displaying the images of said at least two sets of image data in a time-sliced multiplexed manner at a high display frame rate (HDFR) on said physical display; generating at least two video streams of a scene which includes said physical display, wherein at least one video stream consisting of video frames captured synchronously with the displaying of images of one of said at least two sets of image data is generated at a slow motion frame rate (SMFR) which is an integer multiple of a standard broadcasting frame rate (SBFR); and transmitting said video streams to a sub-set of said viewers at said standard broadcasting frame rate (SBFR).

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide audio content control features for enhanced use in gaming establishments.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry configured to receive a video frame, partition the video frame into blocks, determine a first area within the video frame including a first grouping of a first subset of the blocks, determine a first average measure of information of the first area, and encode the video frame, the encoding including controlling a quantization parameter based on the first average measure of information of the first area. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: The disclosed techniques improve user engagement and promote efficient use of computing resources by providing dynamically controlled aspect ratios for communication session renderings based on a physical orientation of a device. In some configurations, a system can select a first aspect ratio for individual video streams of a communication session when a device is in a first orientation, e.g., a portrait orientation. In addition, the system can select a second aspect ratio for the individual video streams when the device is in a second orientation, e.g., a landscape orientation. In some configurations, the first aspect ratio can be greater than the second aspect ratio, or the aspect ratios can be selected based on a target aspect ratio, which can be adjusted over time. By dynamically selecting an aspect ratio for individual stream renderings, screen space of a device can be optimized while the device is held in various physical orientations.

Abstract: According to aspects of the disclosure, an electronic display configured to output information to a user is provided comprising a display screen curved in a first dimension and a second dimension aligned with a field-of-view of the user, the first dimension being perpendicular to the second dimension.

Abstract: A processing load on a reception side when subtitle graphics data is superimposed on video data is alleviated. A video stream including video data is generated. A subtitle stream including bitmap data is generated, the bitmap data being obtained by converting subtitle graphics data. A container having a predetermined format containing the video stream and the subtitle stream is transmitted. The subtitle stream includes a bitmap conversion table containing conversion information of a color gamut and/or a luminance. On the reception side, subtitle graphics data having characteristics matched with those of target video data of a superimposition destination can be easily obtained by just converting the bitmap data to the subtitle graphics data by using the bitmap conversion table.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which enables a user to easily make a determination as to a trimmed image. The image processing apparatus generates a trimmed image based on image data by trimming a part of an image and displays the generated trimmed image. The image processing apparatus has at least one controller. The controller obtains format information on the image data, and based on at least the obtained format information, determines a trimming position for generating the trimmed image based on the image data.

Abstract: A method of operation performed by a display device displaying an image on a display surface includes the steps of displaying a first image in the display surface's first area, and displaying second image in a second area different from the display surface's first area, displaying a third image formed by superimposing a writing image to the second image on the second image in second area instead of the second image, determining whether or not a condition for changing an image to be displayed in the first and second area is fulfilled, and changing the image to be displayed in the first area from first image to third image and changing image to be displayed in second area from third image to a fourth image when it is determined that the condition is wherein the first image is displayed in first area and third image is displayed in second area.

Abstract: A document processing system includes a first device capable of executing a document processing application, the first device including a first display control unit that controls a first display unit so as to display an electronic document to be processed and plural object attachment buttons, to which attachment commands of plural types of objects attachable to the electronic document are respectively assigned, in the document processing application, and a second device capable of executing the document processing application, the second device including a second display control unit that controls a second display unit having a size smaller than a size of the first display unit so as to display an electronic document to be processed and selection object attachment button to which attachment commands of selection objects, which is an object selected by a user among the plural types of objects corresponding to the plural object attachment buttons, are assigned.

Abstract: Disclosure is directed to managing more than one placeshifting transmission at a target device. The target device may be configured to receive a first video from a first placeshifting source and a second video from a second placeshifting source. The target device may additionally be configured to simultaneously output the first and second video on an output device, using various display screen configurations such as picture-in-picture, split screen, windows, and so. The first and second placeshifting sources may be content receivers having integrated placeshifting functions or may be content receivers provided in association with stand-alone placeshifting devices. A dual-tuner content receiver may also provide both the first and second placeshifting sources to the target device.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an input terminal for synchronization with another image capturing apparatus; a generating unit that generates a video signal using an image capturing unit; a first detecting unit that detects an input of a first synchronization signal; a second detecting unit that detects an input of a second synchronization signal; a first synchronization unit that carries out a first synchronization process for synchronizing the video signal on the basis of the first synchronization signal; a second synchronization unit that carries out a second synchronization process for synchronizing the video signal on the basis of the second synchronization signal; and a control unit that carries out control so that when the first synchronization signal has been detected while the second synchronization process is being executed, the second synchronization process is stopped and the first synchronization process is executed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display device capable of appropriately controlling the luminance of its backlight even with a frame memory having a size larger than the size of the active area. The image display device of the present invention includes: an image display panel configured to display an image; a backlight configured to illuminate the image display panel; a frame memory having a size larger than the size of an active area of the image display panel; and a luminance determiner configured to determine the luminance of the backlight based on an image data set of a computational area among image data sets stored in the frame memory, the computational area being at least part of the active area.

Abstract: A display device including a housing; a display unit; a rotatable guide bar accommodated in the housing and configured to withdraw the display unit from the housing or insert the display unit into the housing; and a controller configured to display first content in a first region of the display unit withdrawn from the housing, in response to a second-content display command, withdraw the display unit to add a second region, and display second content in the second region.

Abstract: A video display system includes: a tone mapping processor; a display; and a metadata processor that generates first dynamic metadata that indicates a maximum luminance that is constant over a plurality of time intervals by using static metadata. The video display system switches between: a first operation of (i) generating the first dynamic metadata by using the static metadata, performed by the metadata processor and (ii) performing the tone mapping process by using the first dynamic metadata, performed by the tone mapping processor; and a second operation of performing the tone mapping process by using second dynamic metadata in which the maximum luminance varies over the plurality of time intervals, performed by the tone mapping processor.

Abstract: Provided are a video picture adjustment method and apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes the following steps: a first height-width ratio of a picture of a reference video is compared with a preset height-width ratio to obtain a first comparison result, where a human-eye comfort parameter corresponding to the preset height-width ratio meets a preset condition; and a picture size of the reference video is adjusted according to a picture size of the recorded video and the first comparison result, where the reference video and the recorded video are two views displayed on a display screen in a split-screen manner.

Abstract: Provided is a notification control apparatus that includes a receiving unit that receives detected information detected by a detection apparatus connected to a home network and priority information associated with the detected information from the detection apparatus via the home network. The notification control apparatus further includes a notification control unit that controls notification to a user by using a method based on the priority information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for presenting subtitle data during media asset fast-access playback operations. Specifically, the system may detect initiation of a fast-access playback operation during playback of a media asset and identify consecutive frames to be displayed during the fast-access playback operation that have associated subtitle data. The system may combine the subtitle data associated with the consecutive frames into a display arrangement and generate for display, with each consecutive frame, instead of the associated subtitle data, the display arrangement.

Abstract: The playback of video content upon a display is enhanced through the unobtrusive presentation of extrinsic data upon the same display. A video content feature is rendered on a display. A quantity of extrinsic data relevant to a current time in the video content feature is determined based at least in part on viewing history of a user. A graphical element presenting at least a portion of the extrinsic data is rendered on the display while the video content feature is also being rendered on the display.

Abstract: A multi-view display system that detects and locates viewers, establishes a set of characteristics for the viewers, generates or selects personalized content for each viewer based on the characteristics, and displays the personalized content, via at least one multi-view display, to the plurality of viewers simultaneously is disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a plurality of live video streams from a plurality of communication devices, the plurality of live video streams being associated with a common event. Further aspects may include aggregating the plurality of live video streams to generate a composite video stream for presenting a selectable viewing of the common event and providing the composite video stream to a device for presentation. Additional aspects may include adjusting the composite video stream according to user generated-input to generate an adjusted composite video stream, the user-generated input corresponds to a request to adjust the presentation of the common event. Other aspects may include providing the adjusted composite video stream to the device for presentation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for identifying a down, inactive or missing network link or microservice of a service graph. The system and methods described herein may identify a service graph for monitoring. The system and methods described herein may monitor the service graph topology, such as services and networks. The system and methods described herein may determine a link or node is down or inactive. The system and methods described herein may display indications in the service graph that the ode or link is down or inactive. The implementations described herein may increase the efficiency of diagnostics and monitoring of the links and nodes and may decrease downtime as a result of incidents by providing a faster mechanism by incidents may be remediated.

Abstract: Provided are a wireless power transmission device and an operation method of the wireless power transmission device according to embodiments. The wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment includes: a wireless power transmitter configured to transmit wireless power to a mobile device in response to a signal indicating that the mobile device is in contact with the wireless power transmission device; and a controller configured to control an operation with the mobile device, control an electronic device connected to the wireless power transmission device, or control at least one external device, in response to the signal indicating that the mobile device is in contact with the wireless power transmission device.

Abstract: Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application (“application”) may be implemented to provide such functionality. The application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, to schedule recordings to a PVR, to configure recordings, to view a list of scheduled recordings, to configure recording settings, or to select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using a straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming.

Abstract: The disclosed techniques improve user engagement and more efficient use of computing resources by providing dynamically controlled aspect ratios for communication session renderings based on a number of people depicted in shared video streams. A system can identify select streams depicting at least a threshold number of individuals. A first aspect ratio can be selected from a number of preset aspect ratios for the display of select streams depicting at least the threshold number of individuals. A second aspect ratio can be selected for the display of other individual streams having video components depicting less than the threshold number of individuals. In some embodiments, the first aspect ratio is greater than the second aspect ratio. By switching between aspect ratios depending on a number of individuals depicted in each video stream, a system can improve user engagement by equalizing the display each person participating in a communication session.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments are provided.

Abstract: A display apparatus that comprises a display screen and a set of support portions, is provided. The display apparatus receives a user input that corresponds to a configuration of the display screen and controls motion of the set of support portions based on the received user input. A change in a surface curvature of the display screen is based on the motion of the set of support portions.

Abstract: There may be provided a processor-implemented method of causing annotation data to be overlaid on a viewport. The method may include: receiving a signal comprising image data, the image data representing a first document; performing optical character recognition on the image data to identify text in the first document; automatically analyzing the text based on stored classification data to identify a first parameter associated with the first document; comparing the first parameter to a second parameter, the second parameter being obtained from a data store and being associated with a second document; determining annotation data based on the comparison, the annotation data determined based on the first parameter and the second parameter; and providing a signal that includes an instruction to cause the annotation data to be overlaid on a viewport displaying a real-time image of the first document.

Abstract: A device is provided for use with a viewing device that operable to display a video. The device includes: an image receiver to receive image data; a closed caption receiver to receive closed caption data; an image decoder to decode the image data into image display data; a closed caption decoder to decode the closed caption data into closed caption display data; a packaging component to generate a first content package based on the image display data and the closed caption display data; an output port to output the first content package to the viewing device to display a first video image over a first period of time; an instruction receiver to receive a closed caption modification instruction and to output an image modification signal based on the closed caption modification instruction; and a closed caption modifying component to generate modified closed caption display data.

Abstract: A processing load on a reception side when subtitle graphics data is superimposed on video data is alleviated. A video stream including video data is generated. A subtitle stream including bitmap data is generated, the bitmap data being obtained by converting subtitle graphics data. A container having a predetermined format containing the video stream and the subtitle stream is transmitted. The subtitle stream includes a bitmap conversion table containing conversion information of a color gamut and/or a luminance. On the reception side, subtitle graphics data having characteristics matched with those of target video data of a superimposition destination can be easily obtained by just converting the bitmap data to the subtitle graphics data by using the bitmap conversion table.

Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display to display contents on a screen and a controller to control the display to display a feedback user interface (UI) on the screen which is generated based on a user preference of the contents, and the feedback UI may include at least one of a poll UI which is related to the contents or a control UI that is used to control playback timing of the contents.

Abstract: A controlling device is provided with the ability to present personalized program guide information by using personal preferences provided to a home computing device. The personal preferences are used to filter program guide data received at the home computing device whereby the program guide data will include only programming information for user-specified sources of programming for each of plural, different user-specified periods of time. The filtered program guide data is then downloaded to the controlling device from the home computing device for use in connection with an application of the controlling device that functions to display program guide information within a display of the controlling device.

Abstract: A system and method of video processing are disclosed. In a particular implementation, a device includes a processor configured to generate index data for video content. The index data includes a summary frame and metadata. The summary frame is associated with a portion of the video content and illustrates multiple representations of an object included in the portion of the video content. The metadata includes marker data that indicates a playback position of the video content. The playback position is associated with the summary frame. The device also includes a memory configured to store the index data.

Abstract: A graphics verification system that handles content of a channel in a broadcast chain, partitions an on-screen view of the channel into a plurality of sections based on an overlay of a plurality of graphics on the on-screen view of the channel. The content may comprise media content and may include video, audio and/or ancillary data that is associated with any portion of a particular content. A placement of each of the overlaid plurality of graphics in the plurality of sections is determined with respect to associated content on the on-screen view of the channel. The placement is determined based on a concurrent look-up of the overlaid plurality of graphics in the plurality of sections and the associated content. The concurrent look-up is based on fingerprints or watermarks of the plurality of graphics and the associated content. One or more error parameters are detected based on the determined placement.

Abstract: In order to provide a recording and reproducing device that allows a user to select and manage arbitrary play lists, a unit of management for managing all registered play list information and an upper management hierarchical level are added. The unit of management is adapted to be handled on the same level with unified information that indicates a reproduction range of all AV data. User-defined unified information is adapted to be handled on the added management hierarchical level. The user-defined unified information is formed to allow arbitrary reproduction ranges contained on a lower hierarchical level to be registered.

Abstract: A display device operation method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: operating in a twin mode in which a merge screen obtained by merging a first screen of the display device and a second screen of another display device connected to the display device can be used by linking a plurality of display devices including the display device; displaying a pointer on the first screen; acquiring a user input for the displayed pointer; and performing an operation corresponding to the acquired user input through one or more of the plurality of display devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide methods and systems enabled to receive a plurality of streams comprising at least one video stream and at least one telemetry data stream associated with the at least one video stream; and create metadata corresponding to the at least one video stream and the at least one telemetry data stream, wherein creating the metadata comprises: processing at least one frame of the at least one video stream to detect at least one artifact within the frame, processing the at least one telemetry data stream to determine telemetry data associated with the at least one frame of the at least one video stream, and annotating the at least one artifact and the telemetry data associated with the at least one frame.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of operating a system-on-chip (SoC). The method includes determining efficiency of a memory of the SoC over a defined period of time, calculating an adjusted bandwidth for operating the memory based on the determined efficiency, and adjusting at least one of a voltage or a clock of the memory corresponding to the adjusted bandwidth.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for a time data capsule from an electronic conference. Operations include identifying meeting input sources related to the electronic conference, capturing respective data of the meeting input sources from a start through an end of the electronic conference, and maintaining and creating timestamps for the respective data that is captured. The timestamps are associated with the respective data. Operations include aligning the respective data along a timeline according to the timestamps associated with the respective data from the meeting input sources, converting the respective data into text equivalents and/or text descriptions with the timestamps retained, and identifying a trigger during the electronic conference that causes a timebox to be created with a beginning and an ending time. The operations include extracting the respective data for the timestamps that correspond to the timebox, and creating a package with the extracted respective data from the meeting input sources.