Abstract: A control method for an image processing apparatus that generates a layout image by arranging an image in a template includes making an evaluation of a first image data group acquired from acquired moving image data based on a first evaluation axis and making an evaluation of a second image data group acquired from acquired still image data based on a second evaluation axis different from the first evaluation axis.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a normalisation module operatively connected across a bus to a memory storing an image in which a region of interest (ROI) has been identified within the image. The ROI is bound by a rectangle having a non-orthogonal orientation within the image. In one embodiment, the normalisation module is arranged to divide the ROI into one or more slices, each slice comprising a plurality of adjacent rectangular tiles. For each slice, the apparatus successively reads ROI information for each tile from the memory including: reading a portion of the image extending across at least a width of the slice line-by-line along an extent of a slice. For each tile, the apparatus downsamples the ROI information to a buffer to within a scale SD<2 of a required scale for a normalised version of the ROI.

Abstract: A television system includes: a storage unit, storing a plurality of candidate multimedia files and a plurality of program instructions; a display unit; a trigger signal receiving unit, receiving a trigger signal; and a processing unit, executing the program instructions to perform operations of: playing a target multimedia file via the display unit, generating target characteristic information according to the target multimedia file, generating a plurality of sets of candidate characteristic information respectively corresponding to the candidate multimedia files according to the candidate multimedia files, selecting one of the candidate multimedia files according to the target characteristic information and the candidate characteristic information in response to the trigger signal, and playing the selected candidate multimedia file via the display unit to replace the playback of the target multimedia file.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for viewing video having segmented video objects, sharing selected ones of the video objects, and purchasing products associated with the video objects. The system includes a video server communicating with a consumer server over a distributed network. The video server includes at least one video file, an object inventory database, and relevant content in a database stored on or accessible to the video server. The object inventory database contains information describing a location of at least one video object within the at least one video file. A video overlay links the relevant content with a given video object and creating a selectable hyperlink whose position tracks a dynamic location of the video object in the video. The consumer server includes a software application for accessing and displaying the at least one video file stored in the video database, the software application including means for interacting with the video overlay to select an object displayed in the video file.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Media Transport (MMT) signaling message for Measurement Configuration (MC) processing in an MMT sending entity. The method includes generating an MC message with header information by setting a measurement mode (measurement_mode), which indicates information on a measurement start time (measurement_start_time) of a measurement item in an MMT receiving entity, to one of: an immediate measurement start, a measurement start at a predetermined time, a measurement start based on a predetermined condition, and an immediate measurement stop; and transmitting an MMT packet including the generated MC message to an MMT receiving entity.

Abstract: An automatic tracking camera system includes: a rotating unit for panning and tilting an image pickup unit including a lens apparatus and an image pickup apparatus; a tracking object detector; a motion vector detector for detecting a motion vector of the object to be tracked; a capture position setting unit for setting a capture position of the object to be tracked in the picked up image; and a controller for controlling drive of the rotating unit. The controller controls the rotating unit in a capture mode to capture the object to be tracked at the capture position based on the motion vector detected by the motion vector detector after the tracking object detector has detected the object to be tracked in the picked up image, and a maintenance mode to continuously capture the object to be tracked at the capture position after the capture mode.

Abstract: An image encoding device and corresponding decoding device are disclosed for achieving a high rate of compression. The encoding device includes an image conversion module that converts the direction of the images using right-left symmetry mode convention or up-down symmetry mode conversion. Encoding modules are used to encode both the unconverted and converted images. A mode selector module compares the quantity of codes in the encoded unconverted images and the quantity of codes in the encoded converted images, and selects codes that are smaller in the quantity of codes for output.

Abstract: Tilt imparted to video images captured by a handheld electronic communication device is identified and corrected by the disclosed method and apparatus for image orientation. The handheld device includes image capturing capability and an orientation sensor, which provides a signal representative of orientation relative to gravity to calculate an angle of rotation for the captured images suitable to compensate a difference between the orientation of the handheld device and the orientation relative to gravity. The handheld device also includes a receiver wherein the angle of rotation is recovered and used to determine the changes needed substantially eliminate the difference between the orientation of the captured images and the orientation relative to gravity.

Abstract: A method implemented in a computing system for converting two-dimensional (2D) video to three-dimensional (3D) format comprises sampling the 2D video, wherein the sampling is performed non-linearly in one or more directions. The method further comprises determining depth information of one or more objects within the 2D video based on sampling information and transforming the 2D video to a 3D-compatible format according to the sampling and the depth information.

Abstract: Providing a photobook comprising video frames. One or more selectable images comprising video frames are selected by a computer. The selected one or more selectable images are sorted into related groups by the computer. The related groups are assigned to one or more pages of a photobook by the computer. The selected images of the related groups are positioned by the computer on assigned pages of the photobook.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for video frame rotation. The method includes receiving a first tile from among a plurality of tiles forming a video frame. The first tile includes a first plurality of macro pixels where each macro pixel interleaves at least one pair of neighboring pixels in a first orientation. Further, the method includes de-interleaving the first plurality of macro pixels into first pixels, mapping the first pixels into first rotated neighboring pixels in a second orientation, and interleaving the first rotated neighboring pixels into first rotated macro pixels forming a first rotated tile.

Abstract: A terminal including a communication unit configured to receive a broadcasting signal, a display unit configured to display a broadcast content included in the received broadcasting signal and to display at least one widget application, and a control unit configured to determine if the received broadcasting signal includes a caption related to the broadcast content, to determine if the caption is to be displayed at a position that will overlap with at least a portion of the displayed widget application when the caption is included in the broadcasting signal, and to move a position of the widget application on the display unit if the caption is determined to be displayed at the position that will overlap with said at least the portion of the displayed widget application.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for capturing and displaying picture data including picture orientation information are described. In one innovative aspect, a method for transmitting media information is provided. The method includes obtaining picture or video information, said picture or video information including image data and orientation information of a media capture unit when the picture or video information is obtained. The method further includes encoding said picture or video information, wherein the orientation information is included in a first portion and the image data is included in a second portion, the second portion being encoded and the first portion being distinct from the second portion. The method also includes transmitting the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: A media processing system with an improved method and device for rotating a video image is provided. Embodiments of the media processing system include a video decoder with the ability to output decoded video in a landscape or portrait orientation. In some embodiments, the video output orientation is based on the physical orientation of the display as indicated by an electronic sensor.

Abstract: An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an orientation sensor that detects orientation representing the direction in which the imaging apparatus is oriented; a controller that produces data formed of a captured image and attribute information associated with the captured image and records the data in a recording section; and the recording section that stores a captured image and attribute information, wherein the controller successively records an entry in a memory, the entry relating orientation information calculated by successively receiving a value detected with the orientation sensor to a time stamp representing the time at which the detected value is inputted from the orientation sensor, extracts a plurality of entries having time stamps close to the time at which the image was captured from the entries recorded in the memory, and calculates orientation information representing the direction in which the image was captured by using the plurality of pieces of orientation information in the extracted entries.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a division section for dividing input image data into portions; an orientation determining section for calculating reliabilities of directions of image data of each portion when the directions are regarded as orientations, and setting an orientation with the highest reliability as an orientation of each portion; a display control section for generating display image data including an image of a target portion whose reliability of an orientation is less than a predetermined value and images of designation regions from which a user's input to designate the orientation of the target portion is entered; and a character recognition section for recognizing characters of each portion in such a manner that the orientation is designated from the designation regions or set by the orientation determining section. This allows prompt recognition of characters of a portion whose reliability of orientation is low, in accordance with a right orientation.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a host computing device includes an internal display and also includes a connector to connect to an external display. A cable is provided to connect to the connector and to connect to the external display. The cable includes video processing capabilities. For example, the cable may include a memory configured to store a frame buffer. The frame buffer may store a frame of video data for further processing by the video processing device in the cable. The video processing device may manipulate the frame in a variety of ways, e.g. scaling, rotating, gamma correction, dither correction, etc.

Abstract: Methods, systems and circuit elements that enable improved interface between a source electronic devices that generate rotatable image frames and an external sink device. In particular, aspects of the invention enable image de-rotation and/or improved speed in horizontal and V-scaling of image data supplied to an external sink device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for image pickup and an image pickup device using the same. The image pickup device includes a lens, an image-processing program, and a user interface. The lens is utilized to obtain a main image by shooting an object. The image-processing program divides the main image into a plurality of sub-image blocks, computes the resolution of every sub-image block, and compares each resolution with a threshold. The user interface displays the compared result of each sub-image block to indicate if the lens and the object are parallel.

Abstract: A system and method for rotating a source image by a first non-zero angle is provided. The method includes: defining a template for the source image, the template representing a rotation of the source image about an axis of the source image by second angle, where the second angle is the negative of the first non-zero angle; determining overlap between the template and the source image; separating the template into a plurality of strips covering at least the area of overlap; and for each strip: indentifying an initial pixel in the source image within the strip and storing the image data of the initial pixel; storing the image data of all remaining pixels within both the strip and the overlap in a database format in which the all remaining pixels is defined by a Y and X offset from the initial pixel.

Abstract: A image distortion correction unit which corrects a distortion of a projected image includes: a switching unit which operates in response to an operation signal from a Keystone remote controller button to switch correction by a trapezoidal distortion correction process and correction by a corner distortion correction process back and forth; a determination unit which determines whether any one of the correction by the trapezoidal distortion correction process and the correction by the corner distortion correction process has been performed; and a prohibition unit which prohibits switching the trapezoidal distortion correction process and the corner distortion correction process back and forth if the determination unit determines that any one of the correction by the trapezoidal distortion correction process and the correction by the corner distortion correction process has been performed and the operation signal is also received from the Keystone remote controller button.

Abstract: An image shooting apparatus records video information obtained by shooting a subject, and transfers the video information to an external appliance by communication conforming to the HDMI standards. The image shooting apparatus also records rotation information representing how, when a video based on the video information is displayed on the external appliance, the video is to be rotated, and, when transferring the video information, transmits the rotation information to the external appliance by use of CEC conforming to the HDMI standards. Thus, an image shooting apparatus that transmits a shot video to an external appliance also transmits rotation information by use of CEC so as to be capable of making the external appliance display the shot image in a rotated state.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for video frame rotation. The method includes receiving a first tile from among a plurality of tiles forming a video frame. The first tile includes a first plurality of macro pixels where each macro pixel interleaves at least one pair of neighboring pixels in a first orientation. Further, the method includes de-interleaving the first plurality of macro pixels into first pixels, mapping the first pixels into first rotated neighboring pixels in a second orientation, and interleaving the first rotated neighboring pixels into first rotated macro pixels forming a first rotated tile.

Abstract: Methods, systems and circuit elements that enable improved interface between a source electronic devices that generate rotatable image frames and an external sink device. In particular, aspects of the invention enable image de-rotation and/or improved speed in horizontal and V-scaling of image data supplied to an external sink device.

Abstract: A dithering method includes: utilizing a plurality of large dithering masks to perform dithering on a first set of Least Significant Bits (LSBs) of M-bit video data, utilizing a plurality of small dithering masks to perform dithering on a second set of LSBs of the M-bit video data, and adjusting the content of at least one of the plurality of large dithering masks and/or the content of at least one of the plurality of small dithering masks on a frame-by-frame basis. Each of the plurality of large dithering masks includes a plurality of sub-dithering masks. Each of the plurality of sub-dithering masks includes a plurality of dithering thresholds. Each of the plurality of small dithering masks includes a plurality of dithering thresholds.

Abstract: A method and method and apparatus for data re-arrangement includes the steps of receiving output pixel coordinates (X, Y) and obtaining an input pixel offset value (?S, ?T), wherein the output pixel coordinate represents a location for a two dimensional matrix. The input pixel offset value is obtained in reference to initial input pixel coordinates (S, T) which may be received with the output pixel coordinates or calculated based on the input and/or output pixel coordinates. The input pixel offset value may be any type of representation that provides for a delta value, for example, (?S, ?T) may represent a shift representation for the offset within a matrix array. The method and apparatus for data re-arrangement further includes retrieving an input pixel based on the initial input pixel coordinates and the offset value.

Abstract: A media processing system with an improved method and device for rotating a video image is provided. Embodiments of the media processing system include a video decoder with the ability to output decoded video in a landscape or portrait orientation. In some embodiments, the video output orientation is based on the physical orientation of the display as indicated by an electronic sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and an information providing apparatus. Information for indexes is obtained through a network, and information screens are classified by this information to create a menu screen. In this manner, the present invention can be applied to a set-top box for digital satellite broadcasting, and a desired program and the like can be selected easily and rapidly even in case where a large number of information screens such as programs and the like are provided from a plurality of sources.

Abstract: A method of stabilizing a video image displayed in multiple video fields of a video sequence includes the steps of: subdividing a selected area of a first video field into nested pixel blocks; determining horizontal and vertical translation of each of the pixel blocks in each of the pixel block subdivision levels from the first video field to a second video field; and determining translation of the image from the first video field to the second video field by determining a change in magnification of the image from the first video field to the second video field in each of horizontal and vertical directions, and determining shear of the image from the first video field to the second video field in each of the horizontal and vertical directions.

Abstract: An information displaying apparatus includes: a memory control unit that stores information to a storage medium, and outputs the information from the storage medium; a display that displays the information output from the storage medium in a predetermined display form on a screen of the display; an image-capturing unit that captures an image of an observer in a state to observe the display and outputs an image signal; a facial image detection unit that detects an inclination of a facial image of the observer based on the image signal; and a display form change unit that changes the display form of the information to be displayed on the screen. The display form change unit changes the display form so that the information to be displayed on the screen rotates by a predetermined rotation angle based on the inclination of the facial image detected by the facial image detection unit.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for selecting clearly defined picture elements of a picture displayed in a video screen display by use of an operating element. The operating element can be rotated about its longitudinal axis. The operating element can be rotated with stop positions and controls a search beam rotatable about a center. The angle of rotation of the search beam changes with each stop position of the operating element and is variably adapted to the position of the picture elements such that the search beam hits exactly one clearly defined picture element in each stop position.

Abstract: Image acquisition refers to the taking of digital images of multiple views of the object of interest. In the processing step, the constituent images collected in the image acquisition step are selected and further processed to form a multimedia sequence which allows for the interactive view of the object. Furthermore, during the Processing phase, the entire multimedia sequence is compressed and digitally signed to authorize it viewing. In the Storage and Caching Step, the resulting multimedia sequence is sent to a storage servers. In the Transmission and viewing step, a Viewer (individual) may request a particular multi-media sequence, for example, by selecting a particular hyperlink within a browser, which initiates the downloading, checking of authorization to view, decompression and interactive rendering of the multi-media sequence on the end-users terminal, which could be any one of a variety of devices, including a desktop PC, or a hand-held device.

Abstract: In a method and system for controlling rotation of a color image stored as sub-sampled image data in a memory, a controller includes a finite state machine (FSM) operable to fetch the sub-sampled image data and provide the sub-sampled data as a plurality of pixels to form the color image having a predefined angle of rotation. The FSM provides a predefined address of sub-sampled image data describing the color image stored in the memory to an addressing unit. The addressing unit is operable to read twice the sub-sampled image data located at the predefined address. A memory device is operable to push each read instance of the sub-sampled image data. A pipeline controlled by the FSM is operable to pull and selectively read the sub-sampled image data from the memory device for generating the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for rotating YUV4:2:0 image in a digital display device, such as TV image system. A YUV4:2:0 image is separated to a Y division matrix and a U and V division matrix. Then the Y division is performed a rotation matrix calculation. And the U and V division matrix is performed a reverse rotation matrix calculation. A rotated YUV4:2:0 image is obtained by combining the processed Y division matrix and the processed U and V division matrix.

Abstract: When a digitized broadcast is recorded in a storage medium, a required capacity of the storage medium is firstly calculated on the basis of a bit-rate of digitized broadcast data and a recording time which is known in advance. If the remaining capacity of the storage medium is smaller than the required capacity of the storage medium, for example, a frame rate decimation and pixel reduction are performed upon a broadcast to be newly stored, a re-encoding processing is performed for the broadcast and then the resultant broadcast is stored in the storage medium. If the remaining storage capacity of the storage medium is larger than the required capacity of the storage medium and thus remains, a frame interpolation and pixel interpolation are performed for the broadcast to be stored and then a re-encoding processing is performed for the resultant broadcast in order to improve its image quality. As a result, recording of the broadcast data in the storage medium can be ensured.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for global motion estimation, determining a coarse estimation, and refining a coarse estimation. Embodiments of the invention provide a fast and robust global motion estimation algorithm based on two-stage coarse-to-fine refinement strategy, which is capable of measuring large motions. An embodiment of the invention may be applied as a modification of any standard, e.g. MPEG-4 that uses the affine model of motion estimation. Embodiments of the invention may be used in the six parameter affine motion model, and other embodiments of the invention are applicable to the two parameter translation model, the four parameter RST model, and the eight parameter projective model. In a preferred embodiment, a coarse estimation is developed in a translation invariant domain, and then is refined in the spatial domain.

Abstract: A frame buffer stores X pixels per line and Y lines and is read using a burst of B pixels. The un-rotated image is rotated by 90 degrees for display by writing and reading pixels from a line buffer. The line buffer stores a block of B*Y pixels. The frame buffer is logically divided into X/B blocks that are B pixels wide. Blocks are read from the frame buffer from the bottom line to the top with a burst of B pixels per line. An offset locate pixels to read in the line buffer. The offset is B for the first block, and increases by a factor of B for each block read, but wraps around modulo B*Y?1. Pixels for a next block are written into the line buffer to locations vacated as pixels are read out. The increasing offset re-orders the pixels for the rotated display order.

Abstract: A novel special picture effect is to be achieved by a read address control system. To this ends, a special effect device includes an address signal generating unit 3 for generating a readout address signal for picture signals stored in a frame buffer 2 so that such a special effect is achieved in which a picture corresponding to the picture signals stored in said frame buffer is rotationally moved about an optional point, provided to the outer rim of a display area at the time of display, as the center of rotation, so as to disappear to outside the display area.

Abstract: Circuit arrangements and methods for real-time image resizing and image rotation. Line buffers are used for storage of lines of pixel values for both resizing and rotation. A first one of the line buffers receives input pixel values, and the line buffers are coupled in a chain such that line buffer i receives pixel values from line buffer i−1. The lines of pixel values are moved from line buffer i to line buffer i+1 as the pixel values are processed for resizing or rotation.

Abstract: A method for diagonal processing of video data includes separating diagonally arranged data from rectilinearly arranged data in a video stream, rotating the diagonally arranged data to a rectilinear position; and compressing the rotated diagonally arranged data by a rectilinear compression algorithm. Alternatively stated, the method includes recognizing diagonally arranged data in a video stream, processing the diagonally arranged data into rectilinear data, and compressing the rectilinear data by a rectilinear compression algorithm.

Abstract: The two dimensional sample rate conversion capabilities of a video display system are used to produce three-dimensional effects. Linear and non-linear scaling is applied to a video image to convey a sense of depth. The three dimensional effects are used to increase the visual appeal of existing and new feature sets in display systems. A multi-faceted object representation, such as a representation of a cube or a pyramid, can be used to display different video images on each facet of the representation. By appropriately scaling each image on each facet, an impression of depth is achieved. The images on the different facets can be selected to represent different aspects of a common theme, such as datacast information related to a primary source of information. Channel changing on a television can be presented as a rotation of the multifaceted object.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprises driving a circuit having: a field discriminating circuit; a copy/thinning discriminating circuit; a pulse generating circuit for generating copy clock pulse signals in a horizontal period in addition to original clock pulse signals in an operation to display an enlarged picture; a gate-clock generating circuit for generating gate-clock signals obtained as a result of superposing all of the original clock pulse signals on some of the copy clock pulse signals the number of which is equal to a difference obtained as a result of subtraction of a vertical-pixel count of a video signal from a vertical-pixel count of a display unit; and a gate driver for generating a plurality of gate driving signals at a high level for pulses of the gate clock signals with timings different from each other.

Abstract: The color of plural pixels making up a source video image is corrected by a computer 10, a hard disc device 20 and a picture processing device 30. The computer 10 functions as a parameter setting unit for setting plural parameters for designating the source color and the destination color and a computing unit for computing correction data for color correction from the source color to the destination color using the plural parameters set by the parameter setting unit. The hard disc device 20 stores the source video image and effects color correction in the picture processing device 30 for correcting the color of a pixel corresponding to the source color contained in the source video image to the destination color.

Abstract: A digital camera with rotatable components is disclosed. In the front of camera there is provided a lens, a flash, and a viewfinder, while in the rear thereof there is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) corresponding to lens, a control button, and the rear of viewfinder. Control button is operable to press for rotating lens, flash, viewfinder, and LCD in the same direction and into a desired angle with respect to an object. Next a shutter button on the camera is operable to press for taking a picture. This camera has the benefits of ergonomic, precise picture taking, and full covering of the object by flash.

Abstract: Rotating image data ninety degrees is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the computerized system includes an operating system providing a graphics interface library, and a graphics interface buffer maintained by the graphics interface library. The graphics interface buffer contains image data comprising a first screen image. The system also includes a graphics device driver that implements a method to rotate an area within the image data by dividing the area into a plurality of square pixel regions, rotating each of the squares, and writing the squares to an image data buffer comprising a display buffer maintained by the graphics device driver.

Abstract: A video display apparatus has an on-screen display pivoting function in which, even when the user arbitrarily pivots the monitor of a computer system, the on-screen display is normally displayed. An on-screen display (OSD) generating section receives horizontal/vertical synchronizing signals and clock signals, and outputs first video signals in response to OSD control signals. A pivot circuit section receives the first video signals, stores a write address of the first video signals in a position-converting manner and in correspondence with a pre-set pivot write address, and converts the write address in response to the horizontal/vertical synchronizing signals and the clock signals so as to output the first video signals in the form of second video signals.

Abstract: A display unit has an on-screen-display (OSD) control block for controlling display of OSD patterns on a screen together with a main image. The screen adjustment of the display unit is effected by a dedicated switch for effecting enlargement/reduction or movement of the effective screen area on the screen. The OSD control block enlarges/reduces or moves the OSD pattern by responding to the enlargement/reduction or movement of the effective screen area, thereby providing a visual scale for the enlargement etc. of the screen during the screen adjustment.

Abstract: A method for creating special effects comprising capturing an image of an object or objects in motion from each of a plurality of cameras aligned in an array, assembling said images from each said camera into a series of images in a manner providing a simulation of motion from a perspective along said array with respect to said object or objects within said images when said series of images is displayed in sequence, wherein certain of said object or objects appear substantially stationary in time during the simulation of motion.

Abstract: A method for preparing selected peptide substrates for detecting the activity of virus-specified proteases is provided. Specific tetrapeptide substrates are disclosed which are conjugates of protease-cleavable indicator groups and peptide sequences resembling picornavirus protease cleavage recognition sites.

Abstract: A video display apparatus has an on-screen display pivoting function in which, even when the user arbitrarily pivots the monitor of a computer system, the on-screen display is normally displayed. An on-screen display (OSD) generating section receives horizontal/vertical synchronizing signals and clock signals, and outputs first video signals in response to OSD control signals. A pivot circuit section receives the first video signals, stores a write address of the first video signals in a position-converting manner and in correspondence with a pre-set pivot write address, and converts the write address in response to the horizontal/vertical synchronizing signals and the clock signals so as to output the first video signals in the form of second video signals.