Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel region that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix; a plurality of lines connected to the pixels, the lines including a plurality of gate lines that extend in a first direction and a plurality of source lines that extend in a second direction; and a driving unit that includes a gate driver that drives the gate lines, and a source driver that drives the source lines. In this display device, the pixels have a uniform size, and the pixel region has a low-resolution area in which m pixels (m is a natural number equal to or more than 2) adjacent in at least one of the first direction and the second direction display an identical gray level at all times.

Abstract: An identification device for a part of a medical imaging apparatus includes: an identifier carrier fixed to a shell of the part and storing information of an identifier of the part, a housing configured to cover the identifier carrier, an image capturing component provided on the housing, and a processor configured to control the image capturing component to capture an image and acquire the identifier of the part based on a captured image. The processor is configured to perform deviation check on a current image captured by the image capturing apparatus currently and an initial image captured by the image capturing component previously and determine whether the identifier of the part has been tampered with or replaced based on a result of the deviation check.

Abstract: An image synthesizer for a vehicle driver assisting system, which includes a first camera to capture a first image from a first scene and a second camera to capture a second image from a second scene, the first and second scenes overlap in an overlapping region, which includes a blending region. The image synthesizer includes: a receiving module to receive the first and second images from the first and second cameras; and a combining module to combine the first and second images in the overlapping region by applying a blending mask. The blending mask is applied to the blending region and provides an interpolation along an interpolation direction between the first and second images depicted on opposite sides of the blending region, which includes a width greater than a minimal width along any path of light received by the first camera or of the second camera from the blending region.

Abstract: An image processor for a vehicle includes an input, a first image processor, a second image processor, an output, and a third image processor. The input receives image data from a first imaging device. The first image processor receives the image data from the input and processes the image data to generate first processed image data. The second image processor receives the first processed image data and generates an image for display by a display. The second image processor renders at least a portion of the first processed image data to generate second processed image data. The output is configured to output the second processed image data to the display. The third image processor receives the first processed image data and analyses the first processed image data.

Abstract: An electronic device receives a plurality of images at different times while the device is operating in an image preview mode, and prior to a user-initiated image capture request, the electronic device generates a clean preview image that excludes one or more moving objects from the preview image.

Abstract: A method and system for associating a mobile device carried by a shopper with Point-of-Sale (PoS) data from that shopper's transaction at a retail location. Specifically, the association can utilize face data that was associated with the mobile device to match face data that was generated by association with PoS data. The association with a mobile device can also include the calculation of a mobile trajectory to enable the generation of a shopper profile including shopper behavior. The mobile to PoS association can include tracking of the mobile device throughout a retail location to form a trajectory. The association of a face to a mobile device can utilize the device's MAC address and repeat visit analysis to determine a match. The association of a face to PoS data can utilize the aligning of event time series based on a dynamic time disparity to match checkout events with PoS events.

Abstract: An image fusion method, apparatus, and an infrared thermal imaging device, in which the method includes: acquiring a visible image and an infrared thermogram using the same scale at the same field of view; calculating a fusion ratio for each frame of the infrared thermograms; and performing a gray value fusion to each frame of the infrared thermograms and a corresponding frame of the visible images according to the fusion ratio.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a depth map for an image comprises an image unit (105) which provides an image with an associated depth map comprising depth values for at least some pixels of the image. A probability unit (107) determines a probability map for the image comprising probability values indicative of a probability that pixels belong to a text image object. A depth unit (109) generates a modified depth map where the modified depth values are determined as weighted combinations of the input values and a text image object depth value corresponding to a preferred depth for text. The weighting is dependent on the probability value for the pixels. The approach provides a softer depth modification for text objects resulting in reduced artefacts and degradations e.g. when performing view shifting using depth maps.

Abstract: In various implementations, a method includes obtaining a target image having a first resolution and comprising a plurality of target pixels having a plurality of corresponding target pixel values, obtaining a guide image having a second resolution and comprising a plurality of guide pixels having a plurality of corresponding guide pixel values, and generating an enhanced target image based on the target image and the guide image, the enhanced target image having the second resolution and comprising a plurality of enhanced target pixels having a plurality of corresponding enhanced target pixel values. In various implementations, determining, for a particular upscaled target pixel, a similarity metric indicative of the similarity of a neighborhood of pixels around the particular upscaled target pixel to a neighborhood of pixels around a corresponding guide pixel, and determining, for the particular upscaled target pixel, an enhanced target pixel value based on the similarity metric.

Abstract: Example embodiments include a method that improves calculations of surface roughness that map a planetary surface. The method includes calculating a V-system matrix with a size of ?×? in an interval [0,1]; transforming the V-system matrix into an orthogonal matrix; improving calculations of the surface roughness of the planetary surface by calculating the surface roughness of a digital elevation model generated from data captured from the planetary surface; and generating a map of the planetary surface based on the surface roughness.

Abstract: A drive method is provided for driving a liquid crystal display and includes receiving an image to be displayed, which includes multiple image pixels; setting different weights for primary color components of each of multiple image pixels of the image; implementing color washout compensation to the image according to the weights set for the primary color components of each of the multiple image pixels by varying brightness levels of the primary color components of each of the image pixels of the image; and driving the liquid crystal display to display the image so compensated.

Abstract: A system performs processing of biometric information to create multiple templates. This allows biometric systems to be flexible and interact with a plurality of vendors' technologies. Specifically, a biometric sample is captured from a sensor and transmitted to a processing component. The biometric sample is then processed by a first algorithm to yield a biometric template and the template is stored and associated with a record identifier. The biometric sample is also processed by a second algorithm to yield a second template. The second template is stored and associated with the record identifier.

Abstract: A method can include determining, based on elevation data of a geographic region corresponding to a location at which an image was captured and a solar elevation angle at a time the image was captured, whether each pixel of the image is a shadow or a non-shadow to create a shadow mask of the image, generating an eroded shadow mask that includes the shadow mask with a specified number of pixels from a perimeter of each shadow in the shadow mask changed to respective values corresponding to non-shadows, generating a dilated shadow mask that includes the specified number of pixels in the shadow mask changed to values corresponding to shadows, and refining the shadow mask using the eroded shadow mask and the dilated shadow mask to create a refined shadow mask.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of processing an image thereof are provided. The method includes identifying at least one area of an input image by analyzing a dynamic range of the input image, obtaining at least one mapping function based on dynamic range information and brightness information of the at least one area and dynamic range information of the display apparatus, obtaining at least one virtual image where the dynamic range of the input image is converted using the at least one mapping function, synthesizing the at least one virtual image and the input image, and outputting the synthesized image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing foveated rendering are provided. An example system and method may warp a 3D scene based on a fixation point. The system and method may also render the warped 3D scene to generate a first image. The system and method may also unwarp the first image to generate a second image. For example, the first image may have fewer pixels than the second image.

Abstract: A method of image processing in a structured light imaging device is provided that includes receiving a captured image of a scene, wherein the captured image is captured by a camera of a projector-camera pair in the structured light imaging system, and wherein the captured image includes a pre-determined hierarchical binary pattern projected into the scene by the projector, wherein the pre-determined hierarchical binary pattern was formed by iteratively scaling a lower resolution binary pattern to multiple successively higher resolutions, rectifying the captured image to generated a rectified captured image, extracting a binary image from the rectified captured image at full resolution and at each resolution used to generate the pre-determined hierarchical binary pattern, and using the binary images to generate a depth map of the captured image.

Abstract: A therapeutic event such as administering a medication is established. A trigger is established for the therapeutic event, the trigger being a status of some condition. A determination is made as to whether the trigger is present. A prompt is established for the therapeutic event. If the trigger is present, the prompt is delivered to a subject such as a patient. A determination is able to be made as to whether the prompt is delivered, and/or whether the therapeutic event is executed by the subject.

Abstract: A display apparatus performs predetermined image processing on at least one image data item among the plurality of image data items, does not perform the predetermined image processing on at least another one image data item among the plurality of image data items, and to cause a display unit to display the plurality of image data items, if (A) it is determined, on the basis of meta-information associated with the plurality of image data items, that the plurality of image data items are image data items that have been output from a single image output apparatus, or if (B) it is determined that a display mode is set in which a plurality of image data items are to be displayed, the plurality of image data items including a first image data item and a second image data item generated by duplicating the first image data item.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an application that tracks the progress of presentation of network content. The application facilitates storing, in a memory accessible to at least one computing device, at least one universal resource locator for facilitating access to multimedia network content. The application also stores, in the memory, a time marker associated with a progress of a presentation of the multimedia network content. Furthermore, the application links, in the at least one computing device, the time marker to at least one universal resource locator for resuming the presentation of the multimedia network content at a last point of progress.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus to programmatically determine a home location for a user, to cluster photographs and videos into events and trips relative to the home location, to determine names for the events and trips, to composite stories created from the events and trips, to update the composited stories over time, and to output the composited stories for display.

Abstract: Video frames of a higher-resolution chroma sampling format such as YUV 4:4:4 are packed into video frames of a lower-resolution chroma sampling format such as YUV 4:2:0 for purposes of video encoding. For example, sample values for a frame in YUV 4:4:4 format are packed into two frames in YUV 4:2:0 format. After decoding, the video frames of the lower-resolution chroma sampling format can be unpacked to reconstruct the video frames of the higher-resolution chroma sampling format. In this way, available encoders and decoders operating at the lower-resolution chroma sampling format can be used, while still retaining higher resolution chroma information. In example implementations, frames in YUV 4:4:4 format are packed into frames in YUV 4:2:0 format such that geometric correspondence is maintained between Y, U and V components for the frames in YUV 4:2:0 format.

Abstract: A visibility improvement method using gaze tracking includes detecting a gaze of a user using a camera; determining a focus object at which the user gazes from among at least one object viewed through a display unit of an electronic device; and displaying, on the display unit, an image with high visibility that corresponds to the focus object and has higher visibility than the focus object.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processing unit to perform noise reduction processing on image data and an output unit to output noise-reduced output image data. The processing unit determines a weight for a reference pixel based on a target area including a target pixel and a reference area including the reference pixel and sets, as a pixel value of the target pixel on which processed noise reduction processing has been executed, a value calculated using reference pixels and a weight corresponding to each of the reference pixels. The size of the target area equals to the size of the reference area. The output unit outputs, as the pixel value of the target pixel after noise reduction processing, either a first value, calculated when a first pixel group is set as the target area, or a second value, calculated when a second pixel group is set as the target area.

Abstract: An onboard environment recognition device is obtained with which it is possible to improve recognition performance within the headlight illumination range and outside the headlight illumination range of a vehicle with an onboard camera. This onboard environment recognition device has: an imaging unit 100 for imaging, using a camera installed in the vehicle, at a wider-angle range than the headlight illumination range; an in-illumination/out-of-illumination exposure adjustment unit for setting appropriate exposure conditions separately within the headlight illumination range and outside the headlight illumination range; and a recognition unit 500 for recognizing images on the basis of the acquired images. Therefore, it is possible to maintain high recognition performance in the boundary regions of the headlight illumination range, and outside the range, and the present invention can also be used for wide-angle sensing at night.

Abstract: A drive method is provided for driving a liquid crystal display and includes receiving an image to be displayed, which includes multiple image pixels; setting different weights for primary color components of each of multiple image pixels of the image; implementing color washout compensation to the image according to the weights set for the primary color components of each of the multiple image pixels by varying brightness levels of the primary color components of each of the image pixels of the image; and driving the liquid crystal display to display the image so compensated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-spectral ultrasonic imaging are disclosed. In one embodiment, a finger is scanned at a plurality of ultrasonic scan frequencies. Each scan frequency provides an image information set describing a plurality of pixels of the finger including a signal-strength indicating an amount of energy reflected from a surface of a platen on which a finger is provided. For each of the pixels, the pixel output value corresponding to each of the scan frequencies is combined to produce a combined pixel out put value for each pixel. Systems and methods for improving the data capture of multi-spectral ultrasonic imaging are also disclosed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to: obtain a presumption result by presuming an operation state of a user who performs an operation while the user observes an image obtained by picking up an image of a subject; perform processing for correcting a specular reflection region included in the image obtained by picking up the image of the subject; and when detecting, based on the presumption result, that a first operation related to search for a desired object in the subject is performed, perform control for causing the image in which the specular reflection region is maintained to be outputted as an observation image, and when detecting that a second operation related to discrimination of the desired object found in the subject is performed, perform control for causing the image in which the specular reflection region is corrected to be outputted as an observation image.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for signal processing in which noise in an input signal comprising an intensity which is a function of at least a first coordinate and a second coordinate. A noise reduction or de-noising process is applied to the input signal in respect of the first coordinate to generate an intermediate de-noised signal. A second noise reduction or de-noising process is applied to the intermediate de-noised signal in respect of the second coordinate to generate an output de-noised signal. For each coordinate, noise reduction processes are applied in two directions, the results of these processes being averaged to provide the de-noised signals. Weighting is applied in accordance with the detection of an edge within the signal used as input in the de-noising process.

Abstract: A drive method is provided for driving a liquid crystal display and includes receiving an image to be displayed, which includes multiple image pixels; setting different weights for primary color components of each of multiple image pixels of the image; implementing color washout compensation to the image according to the weights set for the primary color components of each of the multiple image pixels by varying brightness levels of the primary color components of each of the image pixels of the image; and driving the liquid crystal display to display the image so compensated.

Abstract: An object is illuminated sequentially using at least two illumination geometries. An intensity image of the object is captured for each one of the at least two illumination geometries. The intensity images are combined for producing a results image. Combining is carried out in such a way that the results image satisfies a predetermined optimization criterion. By way of example, the optimization criterion may relate to an image contrast, an edge steepness or an image sharpness. Optimization may be carried out with a spatial resolution.

Abstract: Technology is described for creating time multiplexed, high dynamic range images. The method can include the operation of obtaining a first image having a base exposure level captured from an image sensor. The first image can be stored in an accumulation memory. Another operation is obtaining a second image having a modified exposure level as compared to the base exposure level. A determination can be made as to whether incoming pixels in the second image exceed a saturation threshold. The pixels of the second image can be combined with the pixels of the first image to form a high dynamic range image in the accumulation memory.

Abstract: Image processing device is image processing device that uses a plurality of images respectively having focusing positions different from each other to calculate distance information to a subject, and includes frequency converter, amplitude extractor, and distance information calculator. Frequency converter converts the plurality of images into frequency. Amplitude extractor extracts an amplitude component out of a phase component and the amplitude component of a coefficient obtained by converting the plurality of images into frequency. Distance information calculator calculates the distance information, by using lens blur data and only the amplitude component extracted by amplitude extractor out of the phase component and the amplitude component of the coefficient.

Abstract: Interlaced bi-sensor super-resolution enhancement techniques and a resultant scalable pixel array suitable for a mega-pixel design are disclosed. The method includes interlacing a first array of pixels of a first size with a second array of pixels of a second size. The interlacing of the first array of pixels with the second array of pixels avoids crossing two or more photosensitive areas of the first array of pixels and the second array of pixels.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing method, an image processing device, and an image processing program which require low computing costs and with which it is possible to minimize noise amplification and halo generation caused by HDR. An image processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention has: a multi-resolution image generation means for generating a multi-resolution image; a correction amount calculation means for calculating a brightness correction amount on the basis of a lowest-resolution image of the multi-resolution image, a differential image between adjacent resolutions of the multi-resolution image, and edge information calculated at each resolution of the multi-resolution image; and a noise suppression means for calculating, on the basis of the lowest-resolution image, the differential image between adjacent resolutions, the edge information, and the brightness correction amount, an image after brightness correction in which a noise component is suppressed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of input frames of a video sequence associated with a time t, training a convolutional network to predict one or more future frames of the video sequence from the plurality of input frames based on a generative model, and outputting a first future frame of the video sequence associated with a time t+1 as predicted by the generative model. The training may comprise using an adversarial model and an image gradient difference loss model. In addition, the training may comprise randomly selecting temporal sequences of a n×m grid of pixels from the plurality of input frames exhibiting a threshold of optical flow.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a first color conversion unit that converts a signal value at an achromatic grid point in a first color space among achromatic grid points in a color space, the signal value being closer to white than a first predetermined signal value, into a signal value that is even closer to white, and a second color conversion unit that converts a signal value at a grid point among grid points in the color space, the signal value being closer to white than a second predetermined signal value, into white are provided. The image processing apparatus converts a signal value of an input image using the first color conversion unit, and thereafter converting the signal value using the second color conversion unit.

Abstract: A method for identifying popular segments of a network video comprising: receiving video player operation information for a plurality of video players operated by users accessing the network video; evaluating a popularity measure for one or more segments of the network-video using the received operation information so as to identify popular segments of the network video.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward providing visualization models of image characteristics. The visualization models can allow a user to intuitively understand and optionally edit or match characteristics. For example, one or more embodiments involve generating a visualization model of colors (including their hue and saturation) within a source image. Furthermore, one or more embodiments involve enabling a user to interact with and edit the visualization model of the source image. In one or more embodiments further involve generating a transformation model based on the visualization model of the source image. A target image can be altered in accordance with the transformation model such that characteristics of the source image are matched to the target image.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reducing ringing artifacts in an X-ray image, comprising: acquiring an X-ray image by scanning an object, wherein the X-ray image comprises grid line artifacts; applying a first bandwidth filter and a second bandwidth filter respectively to the X-ray image so as to obtain a filtered first image and a filtered second image, wherein the first bandwidth filter and the second bandwidth have different bandwidths; constructing a weighting map according to the X-ray image; and fusing the filtered first image and the filtered second image with the weighting map so as to obtain an output image. The present disclosure also discloses a system using the above method.

Abstract: The described positional awareness techniques employing visual-inertial sensory data gathering and analysis hardware with reference to specific example implementations implement improvements in the use of sensors, techniques and hardware design that can enable specific embodiments to provide positional awareness to machines with improved speed and accuracy.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed relating to acquisition of images regarding large area objects or large areas. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of obtaining or capturing, via a first system that includes one or more first image capturing devices, overview images, wherein the overview images depict first areas, as well as obtaining or capturing, via a second system that includes a plurality of image capturing devices, detail images characterized as being related to each other along an image axis. Moreover, the detail images may depict second areas that are subsets of the first areas, they may be arranged in strips parallel to the image axis, and they may have a higher resolution than corresponding portions of the first images.

Abstract: The described positional awareness techniques employing visual-inertial sensory data gathering and analysis hardware with reference to specific example implementations implement improvements in the use of sensors, techniques and hardware design that can enable specific embodiments to provide positional awareness to machines with improved speed and accuracy.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a video compression apparatus includes a first compressor, a second compressor, a partitioner and a communicator. The first compressor compresses a first video to generate a first bitstream. The second compressor sets regions in a second video and compresses the regions so as to enable each region to be independently decoded, to generate a second bitstream. The partitioner partitions the second bitstream according to the set regions to obtain a partitioned second bitstream. The communicator receives region information indicating a specific region that corresponds to one or more regions and selects and transmits a bitstream corresponding to the specific region from the partitioned second bitstream.

Abstract: An imaging system includes an optical unit that captures, from a scene, first images indifferent wavelength ranges when the scene is illuminated with not-structured light and second images of different wavelength ranges when the scene is illuminated with structured light. Thereby an imaging lens unit with longitudinal chromatic aberration is arranged between the scene and an imaging sensor unit. A depth processing unit may generate depth information on the basis of the second images by using optical triangulation. A sharpness processing unit uses the depth information to generate an output image by combining the first images. The optical unit of the imaging, system may be implemented in an endoscope.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for codebook construction and use thereof in image quality assessment. A codebook including a plurality of code words may be provided. Each one of the plurality of code words may have a reference score relating to image quality. A test image may be acquired. One or more feature vectors may be extracted from the test image based on statistical independence between neighboring divisive normalization transform coefficients of the test image. A score may be generated based on a comparison between the extracted feature vectors of the test image and at least some of the plurality of code words in the codebook and the corresponding reference scores of the code words.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are workstation, medical imaging apparatus having the same and method for controlling thereof. The medical imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to irradiate X-rays; an X-ray detector configured to obtain raw data by detecting X-rays irradiated from the X-ray source; and an image processor configured to determine a motion parameter to represent motion of at least one of an object, the X-ray source, and the X-ray detector from a medical image reconstructed based on the obtained raw data, and reconstruct a motion-compensated medical image of the object based on a virtual trajectory of the X-ray source generated based on the determined motion parameter.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed apparatuses, methods and systems provide three dimensional gradient and dynamic light fields for display in 3D technologies, in particular 3D augmented reality (AR) devices, by coupling visual accommodation and visual convergence to the same plane at any depth of an object of interest in real time.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of detecting stray fibers emanating from a substrate comprising: a) Taking an image or a series of consecutive images of stray fibers in front of a contrasted background, that is created using one or more light sources, using a digital device; b) Segmenting of stray fibers and background from objects not directly contrasted against the background resulting in a binary image mask; c) Applying an edge detection technique to the image or modification of original image to enhance contrast of stray fibers against the background; and Applying the binary image mask from step b) to an image created in step c) to create an image in which only the stray fibers and/or outline of any other object contrasted against the background are present.

Abstract: A therapeutic event such as administering a medication is established. A trigger is established for the therapeutic event, the trigger being a status of some condition. A determination is made as to whether the trigger is present. A prompt is established for the therapeutic event. If the trigger is present, the prompt is delivered to a subject such as a patient. A determination is able to be made as to whether the prompt is delivered, and/or whether the therapeutic event is executed by the subject.

Abstract: It is possible to stably reduce an amount of image data. An image processing system includes an image transmitting apparatus and an image receiving apparatus. The image transmitting apparatus includes an image reducing unit that reduces the size of an input image to generate a reduced image, a determining unit that determines, when the reduced image is enlarged to the size of the input image, an enlargement parameter where a difference from the input image becomes minimum and a transmitting unit that transmits the reduced image and the enlargement parameter. The image receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives the reduced image and the enlargement parameter from the image transmitting apparatus and an image restoring unit that enlarges the reduced image using the enlargement parameter to generate a restored image.