Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for placing content in and applying layers to an extended reality environment. An extended reality (XR) system determines an identifier that is associated with an object viewable within an extended reality environment. The XR system determines a plurality of data structures associated with the identifier, each data structure including a workspace and a dashboard. The XR system generates, using the plurality of data structures, a plurality of extended reality objects for display in the extended reality environment, each extended reality object including a dashboard from the plurality of data structures, where, in the extended reality environment, a first dashboard is visible. The XR system receives an input associated with the extended reality environment. The XR system causes, in response to the input, the second dashboard to be visible.

Abstract: An image fusion method and an electronic device, which relate to the field of electronic device technologies, are provided, to simplify a process of capturing a plurality of images with different features. A specific solution includes: capturing, by the electronic device, a first image, a second image, and a third image. The electronic device can process the first image to obtain a fourth image. Then, the electronic device can perform image fusion on the second image and the fourth image to obtain a fifth image. The electronic device can process the third image to obtain a sixth image. Then, the electronic device can perform image fusion on the fifth image and the sixth image to obtain a seventh image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains image data of a plurality of frames, aligns the image data of the plurality of frames, and combine the image data of the plurality of frames that have been aligned. The image data includes first data and second data, the first data being data of pixels of an effective pixel area of an image sensor and constituted by signals corresponding to a predetermined arrangement of color components, and the second data being data of pixels outside the effective pixel area of the image sensor. The image processing apparatus is capable of aligning the first data independently from the second data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adjustment method and apparatus for a rendering hierarchy order, and the method includes: displaying, in response to an instruction triggered for a target moment position of a video editing timeline track, a rendering hierarchy adjustment panel corresponding to the target moment position, displaying identifiers of a plurality of editing material segments, whose time intervals covered on the video editing timeline track includes the target moment position, in the rendering hierarchy adjustment panel according to an initial order; moving for the identifier of the editing material segment and adjusting the display position of the identifier of the editing material segment, so that the identifiers of the plurality of editing material segments are displayed according to a target order; and then determining a target rendering hierarchy order of the plurality of editing material segments according to the target order.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for inserting contextual advertisements into a virtual environment. While presenting a virtual environment, a media device receives speech input. The media device selects an advertisement from an advertisement database based on the speech. The media device then determines the current environment of the virtual environment and generates a virtual object that is related to the current environment. The media device overlays the selected advertisement over the generated virtual object and displays the generated virtual object in the virtual environment.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a real-world object in a scene viewed by a camera of a user device, matching the real-world object with a tagged object based at least in part on image recognition and a sharing setting of the tagged object, the tagged object having been tagged with a content item, providing a notification to a user of the user device that the content item is associated with the real-world object, receiving a request from the user for the content item, and providing the content item to the user. A computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs, and an apparatus includes a processor-based device.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of segmented display units arranged in a matrix, and a front display unit disposed on the plurality of segmented display units. The front display unit includes a plurality of transmission areas corresponding to main display areas of the plurality of segmented display units, and a supplementation display area corresponding to a separation area between the main display areas of adjacent segmented display units among the plurality of segmented display units. Due to the supplementation display area of the front display unit, the separation area between the main display areas of adjacent segmented display units may be prevented from being visible to a user. Therefore, the display device may realize both a large size screen and a high resolution.

Abstract: A method of coordinating real-time experiences of a realm among members of a group of users, the group of users including an administrative user and at least one participating user, is provided. The method includes transmitting by a server from a computing device of the administrative user, to a computing device of a first participating user of the group, in a real time session that allows the first participating user to experience the realm in real time, (a) data characterizing a series of locations in the realm, the series of locations comprising a first location and a second location, wherein the first location is associated with a first panoramic image and the second location is associated with a second panoramic image, and (b) executable code.

Abstract: A video player includes the user interface comprising: a video display; a texture strip visually representing a series of frames of a video, the texture strip comprising a sequence of textured frame representations, each textured frame representation in sequence of textured frame representations representing a corresponding frame from a series of frames; a control to allow a user to use the texture strip to seek frames in the series of frames in a random manner. An input is received via the control, the input including an indication of a selection of a location in the texture strip, the location in the texture strip having a corresponding temporal location in the series of frames. Based on the input, a frame selected from the series of frames is displayed in the video display, the selected frame located at the corresponding temporal location in the series of frames.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image preview method and apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium, where the method may include: determining a target object contained in a first image captured by the camera; cropping an image area containing the target object; and enlarging the image area to a predefined preview size, and previewing and displaying the enlarged image area in a shooting preview interface. Through the above method, a target object can be determined in a complex shooting scenario, and a user may observe the target object more clearly through a preview interface when an area where the target object is located is automatically enlarged and displayed, further avoiding the problem that it is difficult for the user to find the target object through movement of the head-mounted device due to an undersized field of view of an enlarged image area.

Abstract: Methods, systems and storage media for applying a pattern application effect to one or more frames of video are disclosed. Some examples may include: obtaining video data including one or more video frames, determining one or more segments in each of the one or more video frames, determining one or more object masks based on the one or more segments in each of the one or more video frames, combining, the one or more object masks into a single mask, obtaining pattern information, the pattern information representing one or more graphical effects to be applied to at least one layer of the one or more video frames, applying the pattern information to the single mask to generate masked pattern information and generating, by the computing device, a rendered video by adding the masked pattern information to the one or more video frames.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: capturing a plurality of visual images from an image capturing start time to an image capturing end time, for use in generating a panorama image; and capturing audio data relating to said visual images from an audio capturing start time to an audio capturing end time.

Abstract: An example method of single-exposure multiple-frame image capture, making an HDR video, comprising, capturing a series of frames at an underexposed setting, selecting a reference image from the series of frames, aligning the series of frames to the reference image, merging the series of frames into one frame based on the reference image, indexing the reference image to a next frame in the series of frames, resulting in an indexed reference image, realigning the series of frames to the indexed reference image and remerging the series of frames into a single frame based on the indexed reference image.

Abstract: A video image stabilization processing method and an electronic device are provided and related to the field of electronic technologies. The method includes: in a multi-view recording mode, cropping, by using a target object as a center, a video picture captured by a front-facing camera or a video picture with a large zoom ratio, to achieve picture stabilization; and compensating another video picture according to a motion feature of an electronic device, to achieve picture stabilization.

Abstract: An acquisition section 104 acquires a plurality of sets of content data and stores the plurality of sets of content data in a content storage section 132. An editing processing section 110 generates a stream of continuous data obtained by temporally concatenating a plurality of sets of content data. An opening image generation section 114 generates, for each content, a set of opening image data. A clipping processing section 116 clips at least a portion of a set of content image data. A concatenating section 118 generates an edited set of image data obtained by temporally concatenating the set of opening image data and a clipped set of content image data.

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a portable device, image capturing conditions based on an analysis of contents of a first digital image of a group of digital images captured by an image capturing device, and determining, by the portable device, whether the image capturing conditions determined for the first digital image indicate outdoor image capturing conditions. Based at least in part on a determination that the image capturing conditions determined for the first digital image indicate outdoor image capturing conditions, displaying a first indication that the first digital image must be captured in indoor image capturing conditions for an iris code enrollment process, and displaying a second indication of resumption of the iris code enrollment process when the image capturing conditions, determined for the first digital image, indicate the indoor image capturing conditions.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains a first image of an object based on image capturing by an image capturing apparatus, obtains a parameter concerning a resolution of the first image, and generates a second image of the object having a resolution higher than the resolution of the first image in response to input of input data including the obtained first image and the obtained parameter.

Abstract: Techniques are described for using computing devices to perform automated operations to control acquisition of images in a defined area, including obtaining and using data from one or more hardware sensors on a mobile device that is acquiring the images, analyzing the sensor data (e.g., in a real-time manner) to determine the geometric orientation of the mobile device in three-dimensional (3D) space, and using that determined orientation to control the acquisition of further images by the mobile device. In some situations, the determined orientation information may be used in part to automatically generate and display a corresponding GUI (graphical user interface) that is overlaid on and augments displayed images of the environment surrounding the mobile device during the image acquisition process, so as to control the mobile device's geometric orientation in 3D space.

Abstract: A network editor comprises a central location with stored videos such as movies that can be edited by editors at remote locations. An editor receives a representation of a video and specifies edits relative to the representation, enabling the editor to use a device lacking sufficient processing capability to edit the video directly, and also reducing the volume of information transmitted between the central location and the remote editor. The central location is able to provide the edited movie in a format suitable to the display capabilities of the viewing device of the viewer requesting the edited video.

Abstract: A method of depth-of-field simulation, including receiving a plurality of images, predicting a layer of interest mask of the plurality of images, determining a plurality of mean brightness anchor values of a respective plurality of layers of interest window arrays, setting a plurality of layers of interest set of binary codes, determining a hamming distance between plurality of layers of interest set of binary codes, determining a cost volume based on the hamming distance, resampling a vertical cost based on a vertical ordinal direction the cost volume, resampling a horizontal cost based on a horizontal ordinal direction the cost volume, determining an all-in-focus layer based on the vertical cost and the horizontal cost, determining an out-of-focus layer based on the vertical cost and the horizontal cost and determining a depth of the all-in-focus layer and out-of-focus layer.

Abstract: A method includes capturing, by a camera disposed behind a display panel of an electronic device, an original image through a semi-transparent pixel region of the display panel. The original image includes one or more color components. The method further includes determining, for a plurality of pixel regions of the original image, a point spread function (PSF) for each of the one or more color components. The method further includes performing, for the plurality of pixel regions of the original image, a deconvolution of each of the one or more color components of the original image based at least in part on their respective PSFs. The method thus includes generating a reconstructed image corresponding to the original image based on the deconvolutions of the one or more color components of the plurality of pixel regions of the original image.

Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe receiving an image via an image capture device, using a machine learning model, generating an image augmentation decision, accessing an augmented reality content item, associating the generated image augmentation decision with the augmented reality content item, modifying the received image using the augmented reality content item and the associated image augmentation decision, and causing presentation of the modified image on a graphical user interface of a computing device.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses systems and methods for content enhancement using QCFA sensors of an electronic device. Embodiments herein include previewing contents in a field of view (FOV) of a first QCFA sensor, wherein the first QCFA sensor is operating in a first mode. Embodiments herein include detecting whether a zoom level of the contents previewed meets a first zoom-level criteria, and whether a light condition of the contents previewed meets a light criteria. Further, the first QCFA sensor may be configured to switch from a first mode to a second mode in order to enhance a resolution of the contents being previewed in the FOV of the first QCFA sensor in response to detecting that the zoom level of the contents previewed meets the first zoom-level criteria, and that the light condition of the contents previewed meets the light criteria.

Abstract: The present invention related to a hockey puck configured to transmit a radio signal, the hockey puck comprising: a cylindrical body, a radio Transmitter arranged in a cavity inside the cylindrical body, the cavity machined through a cylindrical surface of the cylindrical body, wherein the radio transmitter is positioned in the cavity with a casting material applied to the cavity. Further, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing the hockey puck.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for adding an effect while recording are provided. The method includes previewing a scene in a field of view (FOV) of a camera of an electronic device; detecting available objects in the previewed scene; identifying that at least two objects from among the available objects meet an object criteria; and applying one or more effects on the at least two objects based on the object criteria.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving from a first media device a selection of replacement content, where the replacement content corresponds to a portion of media content presentable by the first media device, and where replacement content is selected according to a plurality of options presented by the first media device as the portion of the media content is being presented. The method may further include retrieving the replacement content with a metadata pointer provided with the media content, transmitting to a second media device a request to accept the replacement content, and transmitting the replacement content to the second media device for presentation at the second media device in response to receiving an acceptance response from the second media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A network editor comprises a central location with stored videos such as movies that can be edited by editors at remote locations. An editor receives a representation of a video and specifies edits relative to the representation, enabling the editor to use a device lacking sufficient processing capability to edit the video directly, and also reducing the volume of information transmitted between the central location and the remote editor. The central location is able to provide the edited movie in a format suitable to the display capabilities of the viewing device of the viewer requesting the edited video.

Abstract: A video player includes the user interface comprising: a video display; a texture strip visually representing a series of frames of a video, the texture strip comprising a sequence of textured frame representations, each textured frame representation in sequence of textured frame representations representing a corresponding frame from a series of frames; a control to allow a user to use the texture strip to seek frames in the series of frames in a random manner. An input is received via the control, the input including an indication of a selection of a location in the texture strip, the location in the texture strip having a corresponding temporal location in the series of frames. Based on the input, a frame selected from the series of frames is displayed in the video display, the selected frame located at the corresponding temporal location in the series of frames.

Abstract: A movie editor converts a received movie into a proxy format, and creates a texture strip representing the frames of the movie. An editor can use the texture strip to edit the movie, rather than editing the movie directly. Deep tags and/or special effects can be defined for the texture strip using a graphical interface. The graphical interface enables movies to be combined into a playback product according to a control structure graphically presented in the graphical interface.

Abstract: A system and method for stitching separately encoded MPEG video fragments, each representing a different rectangular area of the screen together into one single full-screen MPEG encoded video fragment.

Abstract: An editing apparatus for an editing video sequence that includes an editing unit for setting a first range to one part of the video sequence; a video sequence file generating unit for generating a video sequence file including video sequence corresponding to the first range and video sequence corresponding to a second range, within the second range is consecutively preceding to and/or subsequent to the first range; and an output for outputting the video sequence file.

Abstract: An information interchange unit, a storage unit, and a display controller are configured such that, after a image selection unit selects a first image and a second image, the information interchange unit interchanges, automatically, first image information of the first image with second image information of the second image, or interchanges, automatically, first position information of the first image with second position information of the second image, the storage unit stores and correlates the first image information and the second position information, and stores and correlates the second image information and the first position information, and the display controller controls, automatically, a display to display the one image based on the first image information and the second position information, and the another image based on the second image information and the first position information.

Abstract: A movie editor converts a received movie into a proxy format, and creates a texture strip representing the frames of the movie. An editor can use the texture strip to edit the movie, rather than editing the movie directly. Deep tags and/or special effects can be defined for the texture strip using a graphical interface. The graphical interface enables movies to be combined into a playback product according to a control structure graphically presented in the graphical interface.

Abstract: A network editor comprises a central location with stored videos such as movies that can be edited by editors at remote locations. An editor receives a representation of a video and specifies edits relative to the representation, enabling the editor to use a device lacking sufficient processing capability to edit the video directly, and also reducing the volume of information transmitted between the central location and the remote editor. The central location is able to provide the edited movie in a format suitable to the display capabilities of the viewing device of the viewer requesting the edited video.

Abstract: A method for analyzing media assets such as video and audio files. The method includes providing access to all the frames of a digital media asset. The method includes, with a microprocessor, running a raw analyzer modules to analyze the asset frames to produce sets of raw analyzer result data that are stored in a data cache in a file associated with the asset. The sets of raw analyzer results are linked to the raw analyzer modules with unique identifiers. The digital media asset is played for the raw analyzer modules, which concurrently analyze the temporally-related frames. The raw analyzer results are stored as data tracks that include metadata for the asset such as immutable parameters including histograms. The method includes using a feature algorithm module to generate an analysis result, such as face identification, for the digital media asset based on the raw analyzer results accessed by the identifiers.

Abstract: An editing apparatus for an editing video sequence that includes an editing unit for setting a first range to one part of the video sequence; a video sequence file generating unit for generating a video sequence file including video sequence corresponding to the first range and video sequence corresponding to a second range, within the second range is consecutively preceding to and/or subsequent to the first range; and an output for outputting the video sequence file.

Abstract: A system and method for stitching separately encoded MPEG video fragments, each representing a different rectangular area of the screen together into one single full-screen MPEG encoded video fragment.

Abstract: A tone mapping graphical user interface (GUI) is provided that allows a video engineer to process a video using a set of tools for changing high dynamic range data into lower dynamic range data. The tone mapping GUI includes a video player region that includes the current video output section for a region-based method of performing HDR conversion, and a current video output section for a reference method that performs HDR conversion using, for example, a global process.

Abstract: A movie editor converts a received movie into a proxy format, and creates a texture strip representing the frames of the movie. An editor can use the texture strip to edit the movie, rather than editing the movie directly. Deep tags and/or special effects can be defined for the texture strip using a graphical interface. The graphical interface enables movies to be combined into a playback product according to a control structure graphically presented in the graphical interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods associated with modular computing environments are provided. For instance, a modular computing environment can include a control entity including one or more processing devices. The modular computing environment can include one or more modular components directly or indirectly coupled to the control entity. The one or more modular components can be configured to receive a module specifying one or more instructions to be performed by an external device. The one or more modular components include one or more processing devices. Each modular component is configured to determine state data associated with the modular component based at least in part on the received module and to provide the state data to the control entity. The state data includes an identification signature of the received module and a configuration context of the modular component within the modular computing environment.

Abstract: An image decoding apparatus includes a unit configured to set an unreferenced region depending on whether information concerning a horizontal direction is defined, out of information indicating the unreferenced region. The image decoding apparatus further includes a unit configured to decode a flag that is to be set depending on whether a loop filter is related as information indicating the unreferenced region.

Abstract: A web browser is configured to provide a video history display of videos that have been displayed in the browser, while excluding from the video history display representations of non-video pages. The browser stores information identifying videos embedded in web pages, including the source network location of the video, and video title, playback time, and representative image of the video (and optionally other attributes). The representative image of the video is derived from a frame of the video, and excludes other content from the web page in which the video was embedded, such as text and graphics thereon. The video history display includes only representations of the embedded videos that were displayed in the browser, without including representations of non-video pages.

Abstract: An image processing method is provided. The method includes obtaining a human facial image and providing a total of n number of source images in a preconfigured file, where n is an integer greater than 2, and each source image corresponds to adjusting parameters for the source image in the preconfigured file. The method also includes generating a synthesized human facial image for the each source image by adjusting the human facial image based on the adjusting parameters corresponding to the source image in the preconfigured file, individually synthesizing the each source image and the synthesized human facial image for the each source image to obtain n number frames of synthesized images, and combining the n number frames of synthesized images into a dynamic image in a time order.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus can execute automatic focus detection of an imaging optical system, using a signal obtained from an image sensor. First image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using first weights, weighted addition on information regarding image-forming positions of the imaging optical system, the information corresponding to different spatial frequencies. In addition, second image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using second weights, weighted addition on the information. A result of the automatic focus detection is corrected based on a result of a comparison between the first and second image-forming position information. The first weights correspond to an evaluated band at the time of appreciating an image, and the second weights correspond to an evaluated band of the signal used in the automatic focus detection.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus can execute automatic focus detection of an imaging optical system, using a signal obtained from an image sensor. First image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using first weights, weighted addition on information regarding image-forming positions of the imaging optical system, the information corresponding to different spatial frequencies. In addition, second image-forming position information is obtained by performing, using second weights, weighted addition on the information. A result of the automatic focus detection is corrected based on a result of a comparison between the first and second image-forming position information. The first weights correspond to an evaluated band at the time of appreciating an image, and the second weights correspond to an evaluated band of the signal used in the automatic focus detection.

Abstract: An electronic device selectively couples a head with links in a graphics processing unit to a currently selected display port in a pair of display ports. During operation, control logic in the electronic device monitors a pair of configuration signals from the pair of display ports, where the pair of configuration signals correspond to physical connections to the pair of display ports. Then, the control logic determines a selection control signal based on the monitored pair of configuration signals, a policy setting and a default display port, where the selection control signal specifies the currently selected display port. Moreover, the control logic provides the selection control signal to a multiplexer in the electronic device. Next, the multiplexer selectively couples the head with the links in the graphics processing unit to the currently selected display port based on the selection control signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for editing an image file include a server and at least one client device of the server including a display. An imaging module accesses from the server an image file including image content and a header, wherein the header provides information regarding the image file. An editing module receives user edits to the image content and insert information regarding the user edits into the header. The imaging module applies the user edits in an order that is determined based on a weight assigned to each user edit. The imaging module may also access, from the server, an image file including image content and a header thereof, wherein the header provides information regarding the image file and an edit decision list reflecting historical user edits to the image content. The editing module then identifies the edit decision list in the header for application by the imaging module.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a zoom view mode for use with digital content including multiple regions of interest. Regions of interest may include portions of viewable digital content (e.g., panels of a comic book). In some cases, the mode may be invoked using a zoom command (e.g., double tap) to zoom in on a region of interest. After the mode has been invoked, the user may shift from one region of interest to another using a shift command (e.g., swipe), along a shift path of motion. The shift path of motion may have a non-constant speed and/or non-linear shape (e.g., arc-shaped). In some cases, the shift path of motion speed may be defined by a non-linear easing function curve. In some cases, the mode may be configured to present an entire page when first shifting to a region of interest on that page, to provide overall context to the user.

Abstract: An apparatus, comprises an obtaining unit which obtains moving image data; a recording unit which records the obtained moving image data on first and second media; and a control unit which controls the recording unit to, in accordance with an instruction to start recording on the second medium during recording of the moving image data on the first medium, start recording of the moving image data on the second medium, and in accordance with an instruction to stop recording on the second medium during recording of the moving image data on the first medium, stop recording of the moving image data on the second medium and record, on the first medium, additional information about positions in the moving image data recorded on the first medium that correspond to the start and stop instructions.

Abstract: A method of shape detection detects a figure with a contouring loop method that extracts at least one iso-contour polygon from a set of pixels in an image using a triangular lattice superimposed over the set of pixels of the image. Then starting from an original triangle, the iso-contour polygon is extracted by selecting an intensity chroma value within the set of pixels between three corners of a triangle to find a directed line segment that represent the crossing of the intensity value within the triangle, and an exit point of the directed line segment and a nearest triangle which contains the next directed line segment of the at least one iso-contour polygon are determined to create a first matrix of points on the at least one iso-contour polygon, until arriving at the original triangle.