Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor, in which the memory stores a motion picture, a subtitle set in the motion picture, and a display starting time point and a display ending time point of the subtitle, and the processor is configured to display the subtitle in the motion picture being played back in accordance with a current playback time point and display notification information for notifying a user that the current playback time point is a specific time before or after a time point at which display of the subtitle is started or ended at the specific time before or after the display starting time point or the display ending time point of the subtitle in the motion picture.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reading system includes an extractor, a determiner, and a reader. The extractor extracts a candidate image from an input image. The candidate image is of a portion of the input image in which a segment display is imaged. The determiner calculates an angle with respect to a reference line of each of a plurality of straight lines detected from the candidate image, and determines whether or not the candidate image is an image of a segment display based on a distribution indicating a relationship between the angle and a number of the straight lines. The reader reads a numerical value displayed in a segment display from the candidate image determined to be an image of a segment display.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for transition-coded media, measuring engagement of transition-coded media, and distribution of components of transition-coded media. For instance, the method may include: obtaining a media file; determining whether the media file includes transition-coded media; in response to determining the media file includes the transition-coded media, setting up a dynamic media environment; detecting whether a user is interacting with the transition-coded media; and in response to detecting the user is interacting with the transition-coded media, executing the transition-coded media with the dynamic media environment.

Abstract: Techniques for padding audiovisual clips (for example, audiovisual clips of sporting events) for the purpose of causing the clip to have a predetermined duration so that the padded clip can be evaluated for viewer interest by a machine learning (ML) algorithm. The unpadded clip is padded with audiovisual segment(s) that will cause the padded clip to have a level of viewer interest that it would have if the unpadded clip had been longer. In some embodiments the padded segments are synthetic images generated by a generative adversarial network such that the synthetic images would have the same level of viewer interest (as adjudged by an ML algorithm) as if the unpadded clip had been shot to be longer.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for transition-coded media, measuring engagement of transition-coded media, and distribution of components of transition-coded media. For instance, the method may include: obtaining a media file; determining whether the media file includes transition-coded media; in response to determining the media file includes the transition-coded media, setting up a dynamic media environment; detecting whether a user is interacting with the transition-coded media; and in response to detecting the user is interacting with the transition-coded media, executing the transition-coded media with the dynamic media environment.

Abstract: A system includes a processing device and trigger circuitry to signal the processing device responsive, at least in part, based on a determination that a trigger event has occurred. The system can further include a memory device communicatively coupled to the processing device. The memory device can include a cyclic buffer partition portion having a first endurance characteristic and a first reliability characteristic associated therewith. The memory device can further include a snapshot partition portion coupled to the cyclic buffer partition portion via hold-up capacitors. The snapshot partition portion can have a second endurance characteristic and a second reliability characteristic associated therewith. The processing device can perform operations including writing received data sequentially to the cyclic buffer partition portion and writing, based at least in part on the determination that the trigger event has occurred, data from the cyclic buffer partition portion to the snapshot partition portion.

Abstract: A camera image processor receives frames from an image sensor of the camera. While continuing to receive frames from the image sensor, the camera image processor detecting an action within one or more frames of the received frames, for example using a convolution neural network trained to recognize one or more actions. While continuing to receive frames from the image sensor, the camera image processor captures the one or more frames with the detected action, for example as a still image, or as a slow-motion portion of a video that includes the received frames.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reading system includes an extractor, a determiner, and a reader. The extractor extracts a candidate image from an input image. The candidate image is of a portion of the input image in which a segment display is imaged. The determiner calculates an angle with respect to a reference line of each of a plurality of straight lines detected from the candidate image, and determines whether or not the candidate image is an image of a segment display based on a distribution indicating a relationship between the angle and a number of the straight lines. The reader reads a numerical value displayed in a segment display from the candidate image determined to be an image of a segment display.

Abstract: To enable provision of content to a user in a more preferred mode without cumbersome operation. There is provided an information processing apparatus including an extracting unit configured to extract at least part of messages from one or more messages which a user is notified of, on the basis of a predetermined condition, and a generating unit configured to generate second content which includes one or more pieces of first content depending on the extracted at least part of messages, and in which information is presented in chronological order.

Abstract: An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device includes a camera. A method sets a first operational mode for the A/V device. The method determines whether a registered user of the A/V device is within a predetermined proximity of the A/V device. Upon determining that the registered user of the A/V device is not within the predetermined proximity of the A/V device, the method sets a second operational mode for the A/V device.

Abstract: Techniques for padding audiovisual clips (for example, audiovisual clips of sporting events) for the purpose of causing the clip to have a predetermined duration so that the padded clip can be evaluated for viewer interest by a machine learning (ML) algorithm. The unpadded clip is padded with audiovisual segment(s) that will cause the padded clip to have a level of viewer interest that it would have if the unpadded clip had been longer. In some embodiments the padded segments are synthetic images generated by a generative adversarial network such that the synthetic images would have the same level of viewer interest (as adjudged by an ML algorithm) as if the unpadded clip had been shot to be longer.

Abstract: A make-up assisting method implemented by a make-up assisting device is disclosed, wherein the make-up assisting device (1) has a reflecting mirror (11), an image capturing unit (13) and a display unit (12) arranged behind the reflecting mirror (11). The make-up assisting method includes steps of: reflecting user's face image (110) through the reflecting mirror (11) and controlling the image capturing unit (13) to execute an image recording procedure toward the user when the make-up assisting device (1) enters a make-up assisting mode; obtaining video content information (162) corresponding to user's current make-up procedure; displaying the video content information (162) on a first assisting interface (121) of the display unit (12), wherein the first assisting interface (121) does not overlap with the face image; and, terminating the image recording procedure to generate a recorded video (163) when the make-up procedure is completed.

Abstract: A video image processing device receives information indicating whether an event has occurred in a competition area in which different regions are captured by a plurality of cameras, determines a camera that captured a video image of one of the different regions at which the event has occurred, extracts a partial video image obtained at the time at which the event has occurred from video image information on video images captured by the determined camera and stores the extracted partial video image to the memory.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first signal indicating a first movement in first predefined zone at a first time. A first activation signal is communicated to cause a first light source in the first predefined zone to be activated and provide downward illumination in the first predefined zone. A second activation signal is communicated to cause a second light source that in a second predefined zone to be activated and provide downward illumination in the second predefined zone. Responsive to an absence of receiving a second signal indicating a second/return movement in the first predefined zone at or before a second time that is after the first time, an alarm signal is transmitted that is indicative of an occurrence of a potential non-normal event.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: an optical system that gives aberration to incident light; an image capturing unit that converts the light that has passed through the optical system into pixels, and captures an image; and an inverse transform unit that obtains a first inverse transform filter for restoring the aberration for each predetermined part of the captured image captured by the image capturing unit, and performs a first inverse transformation process on the captured image by the first inverse transform filter.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus capable of setting a privacy mode intuitively and easily. The information processing apparatus capable of selecting the privacy mode includes: an imaging unit configured to acquire an image; a determination unit configured to acquire an output value related to the brightness of the image acquired by the imaging unit to determine whether the output value related to the brightness of the image meets a predetermined condition; and a mode selection unit configured to select the privacy mode when the determination unit determines that the output value related to the brightness of the image meets the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first signal indicating a first movement in first predefined zone at a first time. A first activation signal is communicated to cause a first light source in the first predefined zone to be activated and provide downward illumination in the first predefined zone. A second activation signal is communicated to cause a second light source that in a second predefined zone to be activated and provide downward illumination in the second predefined zone. Responsive to an absence of receiving a second signal indicating a second/return movement in the first predefined zone at or before a second time that is after the first time, an alarm signal is transmitted that is indicative of an occurrence of a potential non-normal event.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are information capture systems and related methods. An information capture system includes a sensor secured to an object configured to be involved with a possible event. The sensor is configured to detect one or more stimuli that are associated with the possible event, and transmit a sensor signal indicating data corresponding to the one or more stimuli. The information capture system also includes a recording device configured to record information responsive to a triggering event determined from the sensor signal. A method includes analyzing sensor data from the sensor, determining, from the sensor data, that a triggering event occurred, and recording post-trigger information following the determination of the triggering event.

Abstract: A reproduction control apparatus comprises an instruction unit configured to give an instruction so as to move a reproduction position of time series data; and a control unit configured to perform, when there is an instruction from the instruction unit to move the reproduction position forward, control to move a current reproduction position forward by a first period in a case where a remaining time from the current reproduction position to a terminal end is longer than a total period of the first period and a second period, and to move the current reproduction position to a position that is the second period before the terminal end in a case where the remaining time is less than or equal to the total period and longer than the second period.

Abstract: A method for directing the field of vision based on personal interests. The method includes receiving a keyword and/or an image file and processing the keyword and/or image file to generate data representing a user interest. The method includes receiving a video input from a camera representative of the field of vision of the camera and processing the video input to identify a visible element in the field of vision of the camera. The method further includes comparing the visible element in the field of vision of the camera and the data representing the user interest to determine whether the visible element is of interest to the user. A notification is provided to the user for identified visible elements that are of interest to the user.

Abstract: Various embodiments for creating media clips are disclosed. In one example, a method is performed by a server for managing the creation and distribution of media clips, where the server associates a content capture device with an event, the content capture device for recording at least a portion of the event, receives a tag notification from a content tagging device via a network interface, generates a media clip creation command to the content capture device via the network interface, sends the media clip creation command to the content capture device, and receives a media clip created by the content capture device in response to receiving the media clip creation command.

Abstract: Various arrangements for targeting advertising to a television viewer are presented. A user interface may be output for presentation that permits the television viewer to select from among a plurality of advertising options. One or more selections may be received from the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options. A television program may be output for presentation to the television viewer. One or more commercials may be selected that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options. The one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options may be output for presentation during a first commercial break in the television program.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining multimedia point of interest includes: obtaining a redirection request for multimedia, and collecting redirection time that is included in the redirection request; segmenting a time period of the multimedia with a predetermined interval, to be multiple time sections; obtaining a number of time sections that have most recorded redirection time; and recording time points that are corresponding to locations of recorded redirection times of the obtained number of time sections, thereby effectively reducing workload and improve efficiency for obtaining multimedia point of interest

Abstract: A method for directing the field of vision based on personal interests. The method includes receiving a keyword and/or an image file and processing the keyword and/or image file to generate data representing a user interest. The method includes receiving a video input from a camera representative of the field of vision of the camera and processing the video input to identify a visible element in the field of vision of the camera. The method further includes comparing the visible element in the field of vision of the camera and the data representing the user interest to determine whether the visible element is of interest to the user. A notification is provided to the user for identified visible elements that are of interest to the user.

Abstract: Techniques are presented herein to terminate output of video captured by a video camera. Detection is made whether a camera lens of a video camera has been obscured by an intentional act of a person. Video output of the video camera is terminated in response to detecting that the camera lens has been obscured. These techniques allow a user to quickly and easily terminate output of video without the need for a dedicated switch or button, or some other special procedure.

Abstract: Systems and methods to position and play content. The system renders a first content segment to an output device at an accelerated speed for the first content segment. Next, the system receives a request to play the first content segment from the beginning of the first content segment at a normal speed for the first content segment. Next, the system automatically positions to the beginning of the first content segment based on position information that is associated with the first content segment. Finally, the system renders the first content segment to the output device from the beginning of the first content segment at a normal speed for the first content segment.

Abstract: A small wearable recall device is provided to capture images triggered by a combination of a detection of a capture condition (e.g., changes in motion, temperature or light level) followed by a relatively stable period, as detected by an accelerometer. By triggering on the combination of a detected capture condition followed by a detected stability condition, a clearer image of the environment of an interesting event is expected to be captured. The small size of the recall device makes it possible to integrate it into common portable consumer products, such as MP3 players, purses, clothing, hats, backpacks, necklaces, collars, and other human-wearable products.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video system for capturing and distributing video content. The video system includes a camera arrangement for capturing video content and storing the video content in data memory, and a tag arrangement in communication with the camera arrangement. The tag arrangement is operable to provide a signal which enables its position within a field of view of the camera. The video system further includes a data processing and communication arrangement which is operable to process the video content to pan and/or zoom, at least for a part of a time duration of the video content, in respect of an advertisement target associated with the tag arrangement, to generate corresponding processed video content, to supplement the processed video content with metadata, and to distribute the processed video content together with its metadata to other parties.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus having an image sensing unit and a particular operation unit controls so as to start or to stop, in a case where the first recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation unit, a recording to a recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging unit, and to control so as to record, in a case where the second recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation unit, while continuing recording to the recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging unit, information indicating a start of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, or information indicating an end of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an imaging unit detects the attitude of the electronic apparatus, and performs specific processing for an image captured by the imaging unit based on the detected attitude. When performing interval recording in which an image captured by the imaging unit is recorded at an interval based on a predetermined setting interval, the electronic apparatus performs, for images recorded in the second and subsequent operations, the specific processing based on information of an attitude used to perform the first image recording operation.

Abstract: Real-time access by a public authority emergency responder to surveillance video of a privately-controlled source is conditionally pre-authorized dependent on the existence of at least one pre-specified emergency condition, and recorded in a data processing system. A public authority emergency responder subsequently requests real-time access to the surveillance video (e.g., during an emergency), and if the pre-specified emergency condition is met, access is automatically granted, i.e., without the need for manual intervention. A pre-specified emergency condition could, e.g., be an alarm condition detected by a sensor at the site of the video surveillance, or a declared state of emergency, properly declared by an appropriate public official.

Abstract: A method of processing a video input, having a first video bitstream transmitting pictures of a first view and a second video bitstream transmitting pictures of a second view, includes: checking the video input to detect if a first picture of one of the first and second views is correctly paired with a second picture of the other of the first and second views for specific presentation time; and referring to a detecting result for selectively performing a predetermined processing operation upon the video input. The video input transmits the second picture while transmitting the first picture. When the detecting result indicates that the first picture is not correctly paired with the second picture for the specific presentation time, both of the first picture and the second picture are skipped, and previous pictures that are correctly paired with each other for the specific presentation time is repeated.

Abstract: A dynamitic video storing method and a network security surveillance apparatus are provided. The dynamitic video storing method is performed on the network security surveillance apparatus through a network. The network security surveillance apparatus includes a video capturing unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The network security surveillance apparatus executes the dynamitic video storing method including the following steps. First, receive a video signal. Then, determine whether a connecting status is disconnected, and determine a residual capacity of a storage unit when the connecting status is disconnected. Finally, store the video signal according to a video parameter after the video parameter for the video signal is set according to the residual capacity.

Abstract: A receiver receives a request for content associated with a channel, determines that all channel selectors are in use, selects a set of options, and transmits the set to a presentation device. The receiver may then fulfill the request utilizing a selected option. All available channel selectors may be in use because they are tuned to frequency bands of a broadcast signal to record content and data associated the channel is included in a different frequency band. The set of options may include options to stop the current recording in favor of the requested content and options to present content included in a same frequency band to which a tuner is already tuned. In one or more implementations, the receiver may determine that content currently being recorded will be rebroadcast at a later time and may include notifications indicating such and/or options to record the content at the later time.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for selective archival of media content. A first entertainment device stores a plurality of media content files on a first storage medium. The first entertainment devices selects a portion of the media content files for backup based on characteristics of the media content files and transmits the portion of the media content files to a second entertainment device through a communication network. The second entertainment device stores the portion of the media content files on a second storage medium associated therewith.

Abstract: Audio-visual synchronization using retrieval of visual data through a network to enhance the content presented to the user and to provide the user with a more meaningful and engaging audio-visual experience. An audio player such as an electronic book reader or stereo plays an audio file. The audio file, whether in analog form as played through a speaker or in digital form, is provided to a controller, which scans the audio file to detect a trigger or cue identifying visual data stored in a data store or database that is local or accessible through a network. The controller accesses the data store or database, downloads the pre-determined visual data, and controls the audio player and display such that playing of audio data and display of the retrieved visual data are synchronized with each other.

Abstract: A method for completing message-playback on an electronic device involves: detection of an unplayed message storage, determining the facial images of the message recipients associated with the unplayed message, capturing facial images of members in front of the electronic device, comparing the facial images associated with the unplayed message with the captured facial image, determining whether there is at least one member who has not received this message who is in front of the electronic device according to the comparison, and if so playing the message.

Abstract: An incident recorder records original and supplemental incident information using a simplified user interface.

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 media reproducing device comprises a media data output element operable to output media data stored on a storage medium to a media data presentation unit. The media reproducing device further includes a receiver operable to receive a sequence of video images, and a user detector operable to detect, by analysis of the sequence of video images, whether a user is attending to a presentation of the media data by the media data presentation unit. The user detector is operable to detect whether the user is attending to the presentation of the media data and to generate motion vector tracks associated with movement of objects within the sequence of received video images. If it detects that the user is not attending to the presentation of the media data, the detector is operable to store a bookmark indicating that the user is not attending to the presentation of the media data.

Abstract: A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus providing a visual indication of the occurrence of video recording operations on an electronic device. The video recording operations including recording a plurality of frames according to a number of characteristics. The method comprising providing a time interval between the recording of two consecutive frames by modifying at least one of the characteristics of the video recording operations and providing the visual indication of video recording operations during the time interval.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a display unit for displaying a video image being captured, an index operating unit for inputting an instruction for an index, and an index setting unit for setting as an index section, a section in the video image captured for a predetermined time period including a time point of a user's operation of inputting the instruction for the index, in response to one user's operation on the index operating unit while the video image is captured.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes an operation unit, a time clocking unit performing time clocking, a communication unit performing communication with an external apparatus, and a control unit. The control unit executes a time synchronization processing for clocked time synchronization with the external apparatus having a time clocking unit. The control unit also executes a time information acquisition processing to acquire clocked time information by the time clocking unit with a timing at which an operation is made on the operation unit. The control unit further executes a transmission control processing to control the time information acquired by the time information acquisition processing to be transmitted to the external apparatus through the communication unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image sensing apparatus including an encoding unit for converting video from an image sensing unit so as to generate stream data, and store the stream data in a buffer unit, a control unit for controlling the encoding unit, in a case where, in a fixed time recording mode for recording for a fixed time in response to an instruction to start recording, a second instruction to start recording is issued before the fixed time has elapsed since a first instruction to start recording was issued, to store in the buffer unit stream data that lasts for the fixed time corresponding to the first instruction to start recording, and stream data that lasts for the fixed time corresponding to the second instruction to start recording, and a recording unit for recording each piece of stream data stored in the buffer unit on a recording medium.

Abstract: A video recording method for mobile terminal, and a related apparatus and system are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a data signal which is in a motion-joint photographic experts group (M-JPEG) format and is output by a camera module, where an output time sequence of the data signal is consistent with an output time sequence of a luminance and chrominance YUV signal, and the data signal includes: an image signal and a video recording signal; if the received data signal is the image signal, performing video coding on the image recording signal sequentially, and storing video information obtained after the coding; and if the received data signal is the video recording signal, decoding the video recording signal, and outputting the decoded video recording signal to a display apparatus.

Abstract: A method, program product and system are provided for optimizing power requirements of a video recorder system in recording user-selected video programs. When it is determined that recording a selected video program at a time subsequent to a user designated time would result in a cost savings, an acceptable recording delay period is determined and if the subsequent recording time is within the acceptable recording delay period, the user-selected video program is recorded at the subsequent recording time rather than being recorded at the user designated time. The acceptable recording delay period is determined by accessing stored user data which are indicative of a future time when the user will be available to view a recording of the selected video program.

Abstract: A method and a video camera for recording an event initiated video sequence includes storing captured video frames in a video buffer, detecting a first event, and in response, initiating a video sequence recording session for recording of a video sequence in a non-volatile memory. Pre-event video frames and post-event video frames related to the first event are recorded, where the post-event time period starts at the detection of the first event. A first event delay time period is started in response to the expiration of the post-event time period. The video sequence recording session is closed if a delay period expires and no other event process is in progress.

Abstract: A method of generating data for controlling a rendering system (9) includes obtaining data representative of a recording of at least intervals of an event, the recording having at least two components (22,23) obtainable through different respective modalities. The data is analyzed to determine at least a dependency between a first and a second of the components (22,23). At least the dependency is used to provide settings (30) for a system (9) for rendering in perceptible form at least one output through a first modality in dependence on at least the settings and on at least one signal for rendering in perceptible form through a second modality.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature associated with a case of the imaging apparatus, a moving image recording unit configured to generate moving image data based on one of a plurality of recording methods which determines image quality of a recording image, and records the moving image data in a recording medium, and a controller configured to control the recording method set on the moving image recording unit. The controller changes the recording method to be set on the moving image recording unit, according to a result of the sensing by the temperature sensor.