41st week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 75 |
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20200322503 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORING MEDIUM - The disclosed technique is an image processing apparatus that corrects gradation values of monochrome data converted from color data, including correction unit configured to, in the case where there are three or more gradation values after conversion and there are a plurality of gradation value differences between adjacent gradation values arranged in order of magnitude, if there is a gradation value difference smaller than a prescribed threshold value among the plurality of gradation value differences, correct the gradation value difference smaller than the threshold value to increase in the range of the threshold value or smaller by reducing other gradation value differences adjacent to the gradation value difference smaller than the threshold value. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322504 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - [Object] To quickly and correctly reproduce an image intended by a photographer, a cinematographer, and the like on the occasion of post-production. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322505 | Fin Shaped Underwater Camera Housing and System Incorporating Same - The present invention provides a board mountable system for filming underwater video. The inventive board mountable system can be mounted to the underside of water vehicles for incorporating a camera for filming from an underwater perspective. The inventive board mountable system is shaped to minimize drag as a result of the mounted camera or camera system. Embodiments of the inventive system includes a fin shaped housing for holding a camera or camera system. In certain embodiments, the fin is removably attached to the water vehicle, such as a surf board, where the fin housing can be swapped with other fins being used with the water vehicle for controlling the direction of a watersports board in motion. These embodiments of the inventive system further include a connection means for connecting the fin to the underside of a water vessel. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322506 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes an acquisition unit that acquires an original image capturing an original area, a recognition unit that recognizes one or more identifiers in the original image, an identification unit that identifies, based on the one or more identifiers recognized by the recognition unit, at least one of a first image portion capturing a first area in the original area or a second image portion capturing a second area that results from removing the first area from the original area, and a generation unit that generates a processed image including the first image portion in accordance with a result of identification from the identification unit. A certain image portion in the original image is automatically identified with the identifiers, and the processed image is generated in accordance with a result of the identification. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322507 | LIGHT-FIELD CAMERA AND METHOD USING WAFER-LEVEL INTEGRATION PROCESS - A camera module has light-field camera(s) and high resolution camera(s), the light-field camera(s) have multiple-lens arrays above an image sensor. The light-field camera(s) have a lens element at a same level as a lens element of the high resolution camera, the lens elements bearing apertures. The multiple-lens array of the light-field camera is above the image sensor at a same level as a flat transparent plate of the high resolution camera. The cameras lens cubes are made simultaneously by bonding molded lens plates and spacer plates, the lens plates and spacer plates including an upper lens plate having upper light-field camera lens elements and upper high resolution camera lens elements with applied apertures, multiple spacer plates, a microlens plate bearing an array of microlenses in the light-field cameras, the microlens plate being flat and transparent in areas of the high resolution camera. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322508 | IMAGING APPARATUS, ACCESSORY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus includes a camera communicator connected to a signal communication channel and a data communication channel, and a camera controller configured to perform a signal communication with the plurality of accessory apparatuses using the signal communication channel, and a first communication that is a data communication with the plurality of accessory apparatuses and a second communication that is a data communication with a first accessory apparatus among the plurality of accessory apparatuses, using the data communication channel. The camera controller notifies a second accessory apparatus other than the first accessory apparatus of a communication prohibition by the second communication, and then notifies a change of a clock rate of at least one of the first communication and the second communication via the second communication to change the clock rate. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322509 | ENDOSCOPIC APPARATUS - A high-resolution and compact endoscopic apparatus is provided. The endoscopic apparatus comprises: an insertion unit configured to be inserted into a body cavity and guide light from an object; an illumination device attached to the insertion unit and illuminating the object; and an imaging device comprising 8K-level or higher-level pixels arranged in a matrix form. The imaging device receives light reflected from the object and guided through the insertion unit and outputs image data of the object. The pitch of the pixels of the imaging device is equal to or larger than the longest wavelength of illumination light emitted from the illumination means. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322510 | ULTRAFAST IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging unit for an ultrafast imaging apparatus includes an objective lens opposing a workpiece supported on a chuck table, a beam splitter disposed in a first optical path extending from the objective lens, an image processing unit disposed in a second optical path extending from the beam splitter, and an illumination unit disposed in a third optical path extending from the beam splitter. The illumination unit includes a broadband pulsed light source, and a spectrometer configured to divide a single pulse of light, which has been emitted from the broadband pulsed light source, into a plurality of wavelengths and to produce a time lag between each two adjacent ones of the plurality of wavelengths. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322511 | IMAGE TRANSFORMATION AND DISPLAY FOR FLUORESCENT AND VISIBLE IMAGING - Improved fluoresced imaging (FI) and other sensor data imaging processes, devices, and systems are provided to enhance display of different secondary types of images and reflected light images together. Reflected light images are converted to a larger color space in a manner that preserves the color information of the reflected light image. FI or secondary images are transformed to a color range within the larger color space, but outside the color area of the reflected light images, allowing the FI or secondary images to be combined with them in a manner with improved distinguishability of color. Hardware designs are provided to enable real-time processing of image streams from medical scopes. The combined images are encoded for an electronic display capable of displaying the larger color space. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322512 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR - An endoscope system is provided with: a processor; a light source; and an image pickup device. The processor performs control for causing reflected light images corresponding to a predetermined period before start of the fluorescence occurrence period during the fluorescence non-occurrence period, among the reflected light images, to be recorded to the first storage medium; and, furthermore, performs control for causing the reflected light images to be recorded to the first storage medium during an after-end-of-fluorescence-occurrence period corresponding to a predetermined period with an end of the fluorescence occurrence period as a start point, and performs control for causing the reflected light images not to be recorded to the first storage medium during the fluorescence non-occurrence period after an end of the after-end-of-fluorescence-occurrence period. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322513 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE THEREOF - The invention provides a camera module of an electronic device, which includes a circuit board, a chip, an image sensor and a connection frame. The chip is arranged on the circuit board, and the image sensor is arranged on the chip. The connection frame is arranged on the periphery of the chip, and the chip is electrically connected with the circuit board by the connection frame, and the image sensor is located in the space surrounded by the connection frame. The invention also provides an electronic device. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322514 | Camera Module and Array Camera Module with Circuit Board Unit and Photosensitive Unit and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A camera module and array camera module with circuit board unit and photosensitive unit and manufacturing method thereof is provided. The array camera module comprises two or more camera lenses and a circuit unit. The circuit unit comprises a circuit board portion for electrically connecting two or more photosensitive sensors of the array camera module, and a conjoined encapsulation portion integrally encapsulated on the circuit board portion. The camera lenses are respectively arranged along the photosensitive paths of the photosensitive sensors. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322515 | Image Capturing Assembly and Electronic Device - An image capturing assembly and an electronic device are provided. The image capturing assembly includes a housing and an imagining module. The house includes a side wall, the side wall has a notch, and the housing is provided with an accommodating groove communicated with the notch. The image capturing module includes an image capturing portion and a rotating shaft portion, the rotating shaft portion is accommodated in the notch, and the image capturing portion is rotatably connected with the housing through the rotating shaft portion. The rotating shaft portion includes a rotating shaft and a movable member, the movable member is fitted over the rotating shaft, the image capturing portion is connected with the rotating shaft and is configured to be driven by the rotating shaft to rotate among a first position, a second position and a third position. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322516 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA STREAM - A camera controller ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200322517 | VIBRATION GENERATION DEVICE, VIBRATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - [Problem] Image capturing is fed back to an image capturing person without affecting hand-shake correction control. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322518 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which realize acquirement of an image corresponding to a user's action. The information processing apparatus includes an image capture control unit. The image capture control unit controls an image capture parameter of an image capture unit mounted on a user on the basis of a recognition result of the user's action. The present technology is applicable to, for example, various wearable terminals such as an eyeglass type, a head band type, a pendant type, a ring type, a contact lens type, a shoulder mounting type, and a head mount display, various portable terminals such as a smartphone, a camera platform, a control server, and the like. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322519 | IMAGE CAPTURING AND PROCESSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, IMAGE CAPTURING AND PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention has an object to enable an improvement in accuracy of face detection and obtain an optimum image in which focus and exposure are adjusted in conformity with a detected face. An image capture processing device ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200322520 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - The method includes obtaining, using a face camera of a smart phone, identification information from a ceiling light of a facility with visible light communication, and obtaining location information of the ceiling light related to the identification information. The method also includes displaying a location related to the location information of the ceiling light on a map of the facility on a display of the smart phone. The smart phone is set on a cart in a state that the face camera is directed to a ceiling of the facility on which the ceiling light is attached, and the face camera is a CMOS sensor and the CMOS sensor is used only for the visible light communication. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322521 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device that images a disease site as a subject includes a camera body, a light unit that is provided in the camera body and includes a first light source and a second light source that have different characteristics, and a filter unit that includes at least one independent filter capable of being positioned on and retracted from an optical axis of the camera body. The imaging device performs continuous imaging by imaging in a state in which the subject is illuminated with light from the first light source and, via a first mode, the filter is positioned on or retracted from the optical axis and, thereafter, imaging in a state in which the subject is illuminated with light from the second light source and, via a second mode that differs from the first mode, the filter is positioned on or retracted from the optical axis. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322522 | SURACE SURVEILANCE BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - Videography of surfaces and improved positional control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are disclosed. Embodiments include defining a plane relative a vertical or semi-vertical surface. Linearly scanning along a line parallel to the plane. The plane being defined by three non-colinear points. The linear scanning along the plane is defined by a defined distance from the plane to the surface. The scanning including distance sensor scanning. The distance sensor scanning creating a model of the surface. The distance sensor scanning can include sound-based or light-based distance measurement scanning. The surveillance scanning can further include capture of imagery of the surface along the linear scanning along the plane. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322523 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM HAVING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, AND EXTERNAL CONNECTION APPARATUS - An image capture system that can ensure the rigidity and heat dissipation performance of an external connection apparatus, and also has excellent wireless communication performance An image capture apparatus includes a first wireless communication section. An external connection apparatus includes a second wireless communication section. The second wireless communication section performs wireless communication with the first wireless communication section. The external connection apparatus is removably attached to the image capture apparatus. The first wireless communication section is disposed toward an attachment surface of the image capture apparatus to which the external connection apparatus is attached, with respect to the photographing optical axis. In a state in which the external connection apparatus is attached to the image capture apparatus, the two wireless communication sections are opposed to each other in a direction orthogonal to a direction of attaching the apparatuses to each other. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322524 | DRONE DESIGNED FOR VIEWING A DISTANT SCENE - According to one aspect, the present description relates to a drone designed for viewing a distant scene, comprising a flying platform and at least one first camera mechanically secured to the platform. The first camera comprises an image sensor with a detection surface, an electro-optical system for forming images of the scene on the detection surface of the image sensor, able to give the camera a dimensional angular field of view of less than 47°. According to the first aspect, the electro-optical system comprises at least one first optical group, which is fixed, comprising a plurality of optical diopters, an electro-optical device with variable optical power able to adjust the focusing of the image on the detection surface, and a control unit controlling the electro-optical device. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322525 | Image Inspection System And Image Inspection Method - Accuracy of image inspection is improved by causing an imaging device conformable to a standardization standard to combine a plurality of captured images. A setting device transmits a setting content for realizing a combination setting set by a user on a user interface and register information indicating a location where the setting content is stored, to the imaging device. The imaging device stores the setting content in the location indicated by the corresponding register information, and executes the combination processing for combining the plurality of captured images. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322526 | INTELLIGENT MANUAL ADJUSTMENT OF AN IMAGE CONTROL ELEMENT - An imaging system comprises an image capturing device, a viewer, a control element, and a processor. The control element controls or adjusts an image characteristic of one of the image capturing device and the viewer. The processor is programmed to determine a depth value relative to the image capturing device, determine a desirable adjustment to the control element by using the determined depth value, and control adjustment of the control element to assist manual adjustment of the control element to the desirable adjustment. The processor may also be programmed to determine whether the adjustment of the control element is to be automatically or manually adjusted and control adjustment of the control element automatically to the desirable adjustment if the control element is to be automatically adjusted. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322527 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image management device ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200322528 | CAMERA ORCHESTRATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS - Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that detects an unidentified individual at a first location along a trajectory in a scene based on a video feed of the scene, wherein the video feed is to be associated with a stationary camera, and selects a non-stationary camera from a plurality of non-stationary cameras based on the trajectory and one or more settings of the selected non-stationary camera. The technology may also automatically instruct the selected non-stationary camera to adjust at least one of the one or more settings, capture a face of the individual at a second location along the trajectory, and identify the unidentified individual based on the captured face of the unidentified individual. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322529 | MONITORING SYSTEM - A monitoring system includes an imaging sensor, an allocation section, and a setting section. The imaging element captures an image in a capture area to capture image data, thereby generating the captured image data. The captured image data represents the captured image. The allocation section allocates selection range candidates to the captured image. The setting section sets at least part of the selection range candidates as a selection range. The at least part includes one or more selection range candidates. According to a time interval, the setting section performs switching of the at least part of the selection range candidates that is set as the selection range. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322530 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA USING EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a communication circuit, and a processor configured to be operably coupled to the camera and the communication circuit. The processor is further configured to receive first image data from the camera by controlling the camera based on a first parameter, transmit the first image data to an external electronic device by using the communication circuit in response to acquisition of the first image data, identify a second parameter for controlling the camera at least based on the external electronic device having received the first image data, and acquire second image data by controlling the camera based on the second parameter in response to the identification of the second parameter. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322531 | Method and System for Panorama Stitching of Trailer Images - The methods and systems for panorama stitching of trailer images provided by the present invention relates to the field of image processing, comprising: receiving, by a first on-board device, a first image data sent by a camera disposed on the left of the carriage, a second image data sent by a camera disposed on the right of the carriage, and a third image data sent by a camera disposed at the back of the carriage in real time; respectively analyzing the first image data, the second image data and the third image data utilizing an opencv algorithm, to obtain intrinsic parameters, extrinsic parameters and distortion parameters of the cameras; respectively acquiring feature points of the seventh image data, the eighth image data and the ninth image data utilizing a scale invariant algorithm to obtain a set of feature points; and stitching the first image data, the second image data and the third image data according to the set of the feature points to generate a first stitched image; utilizing an H. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322532 | HEAD-MOUNTABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A video server includes a video encoder to encode video data representing panoramic video content in which the panoramic video content has a greater field of view than a displayable region at a client device, the video encoder being configured to encode spatial regions within the video content at different respective encoding qualities in dependence upon track data indicating, for temporal positions with respect to the panoramic video content, a preferred viewing region within the panoramic video content at those temporal positions, so that the preferred viewing region is encoded at a higher encoding quality than another region of the panoramic video content. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322533 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - To reduce power consumed when the display magnification of an image is changed. A digital camera includes a display unit having a first display region in which a first image is displayed and a second display region in which a second image is displayed, an image capture unit having a first image capture region in which first image data indicating the first image is generated and a second image capture region in which second image data indicating the second image is generated, magnification change units that change the display magnifications of the first and second images displayed on the display unit, and an image capture control unit that when the magnification change units change the display magnifications, changes the charge accumulation conditions or reading conditions of the first and second image capture regions. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322534 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION MOTION - An electronic device is disclosed. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible. The electronic device may include a camera module including an optical image stabilizer, a motion sensor, a processor electrically connected to the camera module and the motion sensor. The processor may be configured to obtain first motion information corresponding to shaking of the electronic device through the motion sensor, while at least partially obtaining an image frame, determine second motion information, which corresponds to motion of a lens or an image sensor included in the camera module, from the first motion information, using attribute information and a frequency pass filter of the optical image stabilizer, and perform digital image correction, based on the first motion information and the second motion information. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322535 | AUTOMATIC CROPPING OF VIDEO CONTENT - Electronic devices are often equipped with a camera for capturing video content and/or a display for displaying video content. However, amateur users often capture video content without regard to composition, framing, or camera movement, resulting in video content that can be jarring or confusing to viewers. There is a need to automate the processing and presentation of video content in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The embodiments described herein provide a method of automatically cropping video content for presentation on a display. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322536 | INTERPOLATION BASED CAMERA MOTION FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN BEST OVERVIEW FRAMES IN LIVE VIDEO - The present invention is a method and a processing device that allows smoothing of all camera parameters that are changeable while the camera is running through a tasklist component that schedules transitions synchronized with the output video frame rate. A device-native thread runs the scheduler which picks smoothing tasks off a list to meet real-time requirements. Different strategies for smoothing based on Bézier curves, splines and linear interpolation are scheduled on the runtime. The camera, which is automatically able to detect people and frame them based on where they are, uses this module to smoothly change the frame when people move in the camera field of view, among other functions. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322537 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CLIENT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLIENT APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprising an image capturing unit, a communication unit and a control unit controls communication by the communication unit, wherein the control unit determines whether a predetermined setting has been made on the image capturing apparatus, upon receiving, from the client apparatus via the local network, a connection request for connecting the image capturing apparatus and the cloud server via Internet, wherein the predetermined setting includes at least one of: a setting of a mask function for masking at least a part of an image captured by the image capturing unit; and a setting of a limiting function for limiting a driving range of a driving unit that can drive the image capturing unit in a pan direction or a tilt direction. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322538 | Endoscope with Pannable Camera and Related Method - An endoscope and related method comprise a proximal handle and a distal shaft having an insertion end. A housing comprising a camera assembly may be mounted on an insertion end of the shaft and include at least one lens and an image sensor. The camera assembly housing is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the long axis of the shaft, giving the camera assembly a variable field of view. The rotatable camera assembly housing may be mounted to the insertion end of the shaft so that the rotatable housing of the camera assembly comprises the distal-most element of the endoscope shaft or insertion end. The endoscope may include a circuit board having a first portion disposed within the proximal handle and one or more extension portions that extend within the shaft to the camera assembly and/or to a light source near the distal end of the shaft. At least one light emitter may be mounted on the insertion end of the shaft and configured to project light in a direction either toward or away from the field of view of the camera assembly. The light emitter may also be mounted on the camera assembly housing to direct light toward the field of view of the camera assembly. Power and communication lines can be co-located within a lumen of the shaft of the endoscope used for fluid irrigation or suction. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322539 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND NOT-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging system includes: a transmitter that is attached to an object and wirelessly transmits a positioning signal; a positioning device that determines the position of the object based on the positioning signal; an imaging device that images the object in a variable direction and at a variable magnification; and a control device. The control device calculates a direction and a distance from the imaging device to the object based on the position of the object, and sets a first direction and a first magnification on the imaging device based on the calculated direction and distance. Then, the control device sets a second direction and a second magnification on the imaging device based on imaging data generated by imaging the object, the imaging data being generated by the imaging device on which the first direction and the first magnification are set. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322540 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit; a sound collecting unit; a detecting unit for detecting sound pressure level of a voice sound collected by the sound collecting unit, a recognizing unit for recognizing that a voice sound collected by the sound collecting unit is an instruction for shooting by the image capturing unit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls the image capturing unit to shoot in response that the detecting unit detects sound pressure level of a voice sound collected by the sound collecting unit is larger than a predetermined sound pressure level, and that the recognizing unit recognizes the voice sound as an instruction for shooting by the image capturing unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322541 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprises an operation device according to which a focal point detection region on a screen can be moved through a movement operation performed by a user; and a control unit configured to perform control such that a movement amount of the focal point detection region on the screen with respect to an operation amount of the operation device is changed according to a shooting state. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322542 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COMPOSITE DEPTH IMAGES BASED ON SIGNALS FROM AN INERTIAL SENSOR - Systems and methods for generating composite depth images are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: capture, by a depth sensor, a set of depth images over a capture period of time; generate, by an inertial sensor, inertial signals that convey values of one or more inertial parameters characterizing motion of the depth sensor during the capture period of time; select a target capture position based on one or more of the capture positions of the set of depth images; generate, using the values of the one or more inertial parameters during the capture period of time, re-projected depth images; and generate a composite depth image by combining multiple depth images, such multiple depth images including a first re-projected depth image and a second re-projected depth image. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322543 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, an operation unit configured to accept a user operation, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute communication functions including a client function for operating as a client and a server function for operating as a server in communicating with the external apparatus via the communication unit. Further, the control unit is configured to, in a case where the client function for operating as a client is executed and the server function for operating as a server is not executed, execute a first power saving function for disabling the communication function based on a lapse of a predetermined time without acceptance of the user operation, and, in a case where both the client and server functions are executed in parallel, not execute the first power saving function. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322544 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING BOKEH EFFECT IN VIDEO - An electronic device includes a plurality of cameras, a memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to identify a change in a distance between a focused subject and the electronic device within a first frame through at least some of the plurality of cameras while a video with a bokeh effect is acquired. The at least one processor is also configured to provide the bokeh effect of the video within a first background area in a second frame in response to identifying that a difference between a first distance and a second distance is within a criterion range. The at least one processor is further configured to provide the bokeh effect of the video within a second background area identified based on a third distance in the second frame in response to identifying that the difference is out of the criterion range. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322545 | VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE IMAGING SYSTEM - Devices and methods for capturing vehicle undercarriage images are described. In some instances, a mirror assembly may be used to reflect images of portions of a vehicle undercarriage into a field of view of a camera to be captured, e.g., as a vehicle passes over the mirror assembly. Composite images may be reconstructed from the reflected portions of the vehicle undercarriage, and analysis may be performed on those reconstructed, composite images to identify features in the composite vehicle undercarriage images. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322546 | VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE IMAGING SYSTEM - Devices and methods for capturing vehicle undercarriage images are described. In some instances, a mirror assembly may be used to reflect images of portions of a vehicle undercarriage into a field of view of a camera to be captured, e.g., as a vehicle passes over the mirror assembly. Composite images may be reconstructed from the reflected portions of the vehicle undercarriage, and analysis may be performed on those reconstructed, composite images to identify features in the composite vehicle undercarriage images. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322547 | IMAGE/VIDEO CAPTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with capturing images are described herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include an image or video capturing application to capture one or more images using a camera worn on a user's head, that includes an orientation function to receive a collection of a plurality of sensor data, and process the collection of sensor data to determine desired and actual orientations of the camera, and a control function to control the camera, to delay or suspend activation of the camera, if the actual orientation is misaligned with the desired orientations of the camera in excess of a misalignment threshold. In embodiments, the one or more images may be part of a time series of images or videos. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322548 | MULTIPLE MICROBOLOMETER SELECTION FOR SIMULTANEOUS READOUT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating multiple microbolometer selection for simultaneous readout. In one example, a device includes a plurality of microbolometers. The plurality of microbolometers includes a first set and a second set of serially-connected microbolometers. The device further includes a first plurality of switches configured to selectively short the plurality of microbolometers. The device further includes a second plurality of switches configured to selectively couple the plurality of microbolometers to ground. The device further includes a third plurality of switches configured to selectively provide a bias signal to the plurality of microbolometers. The device further includes a processing circuit configured to configure the first plurality, second plurality, and third plurality of switches to cause simultaneous read out of one microbolometer of the first set and one microbolometer of the second set. Related methods and systems are also provided. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322549 | BINNER CIRCUIT FOR IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR - Embodiments relate to image signal processors (ISP) that include binner circuits that down-sample an input image. An input image may include a plurality of pixels. The output image of the binner circuit may include a reduced number of pixels. The binner circuit may include a plurality of different operation modes. In a bin mode, the binner circuit may blend a subset of input pixel values to generate an output pixel quad. In a skip mode, the binner circuit may select one of the input pixel values as the output pixel pixel. The selection may be performed randomly to avoid aliasing. In a luminance mode, the binner circuit may take a weighted average of a subset of pixel values having different colors. In a color value mode, the binner circuit may select one of the colors in a subset of pixel values as an output pixel value. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322550 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus and a driving method that can perform imaging at lower power consumption. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322551 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Accuracy in obtaining polarization information can be improved in a solid-state imaging device including a polarization pixel. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of polarization pixels that obtains a polarization signal of incident light, a semiconductor substrate on which the plurality of polarization pixels is arranged, and a circuit layer provided on a surface facing a surface of the semiconductor substrate on which the incident light is made incident, the circuit layer including a polarization pixel circuit that performs signal processing on the polarization signal obtained by the polarization pixels, in which a blank area that separates the plurality of polarization pixels from each other is provided over the entire circumference of the plurality of polarization pixels. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322552 | IMAGING METHOD WITH PULSED LIGHT - The invention relates to a method allowing the use of the information accessible by fluorescence imaging to be optimized. For this purpose, it implements the combination of a protocol for calibration and synchronization of a pulsed light for exciting a fluorescent marker, with the operation in “rolling shutter” mode of a fluorescence camera. An appropriate correction factor allows the complete signal integrated by all of the photodiodes of the camera to be used so that no image is lost. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322553 | IMAGE SENSORS INCLUDING PIXEL GROUPS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING IMAGE SENSORS - An image sensor includes first photodiodes sharing a first node that is connected to a first capacitor, second photodiodes sharing a second node that is connected to a second capacitor, a common transistor configured to selectively connect a third node to a pixel voltage node, the third node connected to a third capacitor, a first reset transistor that may selectively connect the first node to the third node, and a second reset transistor that may selectively connect the second node to the third node. The first reset transistor and the second reset transistor may electrically connect the first node, the second node, and the third node to each other according to an operation of the first reset transistor and the second reset transistor. The common transistor is configured to reset the third node to the pixel voltage according to an operation of the common transistor. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322554 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprises a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, vertical output lines arranged in such a manner that a plurality of vertical output lines are provided for each pixel column in the pixel portion, each of the plurality of vertical output lines provided for one pixel column being connected to a pixel in different rows within the one pixel column; and a readout circuit configured to, when simultaneously reading out signals of pixels in a plurality of rows within the one pixel column using the plurality of vertical output lines provided within the one pixel column, continuously read out same signals multiple times with respect to at least a pixel in one row among the pixels in the plurality of rows. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322555 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Decrease of the frame rate is suppressed in a solid-state image pickup device that generates a frame having an increased dynamic range. A measurement section measures a reception light amount in each of a plurality of regions to generate a measurement result. A selection section selects one of a plurality of exposure periods different from each other based on the measurement result in each of the plurality of regions. An image data generation section performs exposure for each of the plurality of regions over the selected exposure period to generate image data. An image processing section adjusts a value of the image data generated for each of the plurality of regions based on the measurement result. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322556 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a pixel including a permittivity modulation element that includes opposite and pixel electrodes and a permittivity modulation structure whose permittivity changes according to the radiation of light, a capacitive element that includes first and second electrodes, and a detection circuit that outputs a signal corresponding to the potential of the pixel electrode. Also provided are a voltage supply circuit that applies first and second voltages in different first and second periods to one of the opposite electrode and the first electrode, and a signal processing circuit that generates a third signal being a difference between a first signal output from the detection circuit in the first period and a second signal output from the detection circuit in the second period. The potential difference between the opposite electrode and the first electrode when the second voltage is applied is less than when the first voltage is applied. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322557 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit. The CDS circuit includes a comparator having a first input terminal connected to a first node, a second input terminal, and an output terminal connected to a second node, a multi-sampling pulse generator having an input terminal and at least one output terminal, and a multi-sampling circuit. The multi-sampling circuit includes a correction capacitor disposed between an input terminal of the CDS circuit and the first node, and at least one sampling capacitor disposed between the at least one output terminal of the multi-sampling pulse generator and the first node. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322558 | IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An image sensor device includes a pixel that converts a light signal into an electrical signal and outputs the converted electrical signal through a data line, a current bias element that is connected between the data line and a ground voltage, and a self-pull-down circuit that is connected between the data line and the ground voltage and pulls down the data line based on an output voltage of the data line. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322559 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged along rows and columns; and a row driver which drives the plurality of pixels for each of the rows, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements sharing a floating diffusion area with each other, and a micro lens disposed to overlap the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a readout area is defined on the pixel array in accordance with a preset readout mode, and the row driver generates a drive signal for reading out signals provided from a photoelectric conversion element included in the readout area from among the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and provides the drive signal to the pixel array. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322560 | IMAGING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging element included in an imaging device includes a pixel array in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged in a matrix, each of the unit pixels having a photoelectric conversion unit. The imaging element is able to read out multiple rows of pixel signals in parallel in a unit horizontal synchronous period. The multiple rows of pixel groups are classified into a first pixel group and a second pixel group by a plurality of rows control signals, and are periodically arranged in a vertical direction of the imaging element. The imaging element is able to acquire signals obtained by multiplying different gains by pixel signals of unit pixels of the first pixel group and pixel signals of unit pixels of the second pixel group through setting of a plurality of rows control signals. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322561 | SENSOR FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL MODULATED AT AN ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY - The present disclosure concerns a sensor for the acquisition of an optical signal modulated at an acoustic frequency, including a plurality of pixels, each including: a photodiode; an integration circuit configured to, at each period of the modulated optical signal, integrate a photocurrent delivered by the photodiode successively into K capacitors, K being an integer greater than or equal to 2; and a phase detection circuit configured to detect an order in the crossing of a predetermined voltage threshold by the K capacitors and to generate, according to the detected order, a signal representative of the phase of the modulated optical signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322562 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE VIDEO FORMAT DETECTION - A video format detector receives a video signal in a one of a plurality of possible video formats and produces a detected format. A cumulative distribution function generator generates a cumulative distribution function curve from a component of the video signal and a feature detector generates one or more feature vectors from the cumulative distribution function curve. A video classifier accepts the one or more feature vectors from the feature detector and generates a prediction of the video format in which the video signal was produced based, at least in part, on the received feature vectors. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322563 | CONTROLLING DELIVERY OF VIDEO PROGRAMS USING USER DEFINED IDENTIFIERS FOR VIDEO RECEIVER DEVICES - A method of controlling delivery of video programs from video distribution equipment to video receiver devices includes receiving messages at the video distribution equipment from a mobile terminal operated by a user. The messages contain user defined identifiers that are associated with equipment identifiers of different ones of the video receiver devices. The user defined identifiers are stored associated with the equipment identifiers in a subscriber account. Delivery of video programs from the video distribution equipment to the video receiver devices is controlled in response to commands received from the mobile terminal which request delivery of identified video programs to identified ones of the user defined identifiers. Related video distribution equipment and mobile terminals are disclosed. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322564 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a dividing processing circuit configured to divide an imaging signal that is obtained by capturing an image of inside of a subject into a first base component and a detail component, the first base component corresponding to an illumination component of an object, the detail component corresponding to a reflectance component of the object; a color enhancement processing circuit configured to generate a second base component by performing a color enhancement process on the first base component, the color enhancement process being a process of increasing color gradation of a mucosa color in a predetermined color space; and a synthesizing circuit configured to synthesize the second base component and the detail component to output a synthesized signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322565 | AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An audio-visual system may include a housing comprising an open upper end and a storage space, an audio-visual device installed inside the housing and exposable through the open upper end, and a lifting device configured to expose or store the audio-visual device inside the housing through the open upper end. The audio-visual device may include a display, a speaker, and a processor configured to control the audio-visual system to operate in a first mode for outputting media art content while the display is stored in the housing according to a first event, operate in a second mode for outputting audio content through the speaker while part of the display is exposed through the open upper end according to a second event, and operate in a third mode for outputting a visual content while the entire display is exposed through the open upper end according to a third event. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322566 | INCIDENT RECOVERY FOR LIVE MEDIA STREAMS - In an embodiment, a method includes receiving a live media stream. The method also includes causing the live media stream to be progressively written to a recording device as an unprioritized background recording as the live media stream is received. The method also includes receiving an indication of an event start and, responsive to the indication of the event start, causing a change in recording such that the live media stream is progressively written to the recording device as a prioritized event recording. The method also includes receiving, via a user interface associated with the recording device, a user command to add pre-event-start media to the prioritized event recording. The method also includes, responsive to the user command, selecting a user-triggered segment of the unprioritized background recording for addition to the prioritized event recording. The method also includes adding the user-triggered segment to the prioritized event recording. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322567 | Video Chunk Combination Optimization - In some embodiments, a method determines a combination of sub-bitstream chunks from a plurality of sub-bitstreams for a video. The combination of sub-bitstream chunks includes a quality measurement. The method exchanges a sub-bitstream chunk in the combination of sub-bitstream chunks with another sub-bitstream chunk from another sub-bitstream in the plurality of sub-bitstreams based on a relationship of a change in bitrate to a change in quality due to the exchanging. The method continues to exchange a sub-bitstream chunk in the combination of sub-bitstream chunks with another sub-bitstream chunk until the quality measurement of the combination of sub-bitstream chunks meets a target quality and outputs the combination of sub-bitstream chunks | 2020-10-08 |
20200322568 | DEVICE FOR SECURE VIDEO STREAMING - A device comprising: at least two interfaces for interconnecting between a video source and a video display, wherein each of said interfaces comprises at least a video data channel and a display settings channel; and unidirectional circuitry; wherein said unidirectional circuitry is configured to allow transmission over said video data channel only from said video source to said video display, and wherein said device is configured to (i) receive, over said display settings channel, display settings data from said video display, and (ii) transmit, over said display settings channel, said display settings data to said video source. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322569 | Converting Variable Frame Rate Video to Fixed Frame Rate Video - Converting variable frame rate video to fixed frame rate video is described. A variable frame rate (VFR) video having source frames with varying frame durations is obtained. A fixed frame rate for the VFR video is determined. A mapping is generated which maps the source frames of the VFR video to a sequence of result frames of the fixed frame rate. To generate the mapping, a suitable source frame is chosen for each result frame using one or more mapping rules. After the mapping is generated, the mapping is adjusted to improve smoothness of motion of the VFR video by adding at least one skipped source frame to the mapping and removing at least one repeated source frame from the mapping. The VFR video is then converted into, or interpreted as, a fixed frame rate video having the determined fixed frame rate based on the adjusted mapping. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322570 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING PARAGRAPH AND VIDEO - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for aligning a paragraph and a video. The method may include: acquiring a commentary and a candidate material resource set corresponding to the commentary, a candidate material resource being a video or an image; acquiring a matching degree between each paragraph in the commentary and each candidate material resource in the candidate material resource set; and determining a candidate material resource sequence corresponding to the each paragraph in the commentary based on the matching degrees between the paragraphs in the commentary and the candidate material resources, playing durations of the candidate material resources and text lengths of the paragraphs in the commentary, an image playing duration being a preset image playing duration. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322572 | PASSIVE ENTRY ADAPTER SYSTEM FOR A CATV NETWORK - A passive entry adapter system includes an external band rejection filter connected to an external network; an entry adapter connected to the external band rejection filter, an input port connecting the entry adapter to the external network; a directional coupler connected to the input port; a frequency-based signal separation device connected to a first terminal and comprising a high-pass terminal, and a low-pass terminal; a splitter connected to the high-pass terminal, where the splitter is configured to be connected to one or more first types of devices; and a broadband output port connected to a second terminal of the directional coupler. The broadband output is configured to be connected to one or more second types of devices. The entry adapter and the external band rejection filter are configured to prevent signals from a frequency band associated with in-network communications produced within an internal network from reaching the external network. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322573 | Location-Based Contro For Conferencing Systems - A videoconferencing system includes a server adapted to store information associated with multiple videoconferencing rooms, each including a videoconferencing codec and a system controller, and the system controller is in communication with the server via one or more wired and/or wireless communication networks. The system includes a mobile computing device configured to exchange data with the server to determine whether at least one of the videoconferencing rooms is within a defined proximity of the mobile computing device, and in response to determining that at least one of the videoconferencing rooms is within the defined proximity of the mobile computing device, transmit one or more commands to the system controller located in the determined at least one videoconferencing room. The system controller is configured to control the videoconferencing codec located in the determined at least one videoconferencing room according to the one or more commands to establish or control a videoconference. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322574 | Videoconferencing Calibration Systems, Controllers And Methods For Calibrating A Videoconferencing System - A videoconferencing calibration system includes a first codec, a second codec connected to the first codec via a videoconferencing connection, and a first controller in communication with the first codec. The first controller is configured to control a videoconferencing component to transmit a videoconferencing signal to the second codec though the videoconferencing connection. The system also includes a second controller in communication with the second codec. The second controller is configured to analyze the videoconferencing signal transmitted though the videoconferencing connection to determine a calibration adjustment value according to at least one calibration adjustment rule, and to transmit the determined calibration adjustment value to the first controller. The first controller is configured to adjust a signal level setting of the first codec according to the calibration adjustment value transmitted by the second controller. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D TELEPRESENCE - Systems and methods are described that enable a 3D telepresence. In an exemplary method, a 3D image stream is generated of a first participant in a virtual meeting. A virtual meeting room is generated. The virtual meeting room includes a virtual window, and the 3D image stream is reconstructed in the virtual window. The first participant thus appears as a 3D presence within the virtual window. The virtual meeting room may also include virtual windows providing 3D views of other participants in the virtual meeting and may further include avatars of other meeting participants and/or of the first meeting participant. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322576 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN PIPE INSPECTION AND/OR MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS - A pipe inspection and/or maintenance system is provided, having a control device, an image recording device and a feed device. The image recording device can be mechanically coupled to the feed device, and the image recording device and the feed device are operatively connected to one another via a first communication link. The feed device and the control device are operatively connected to one another via a second communication connection. The feed device has a processing unit which is operatively connected to the first communication connection and to the second communication connection, and the processing unit is adapted to receive image data from the image recording device by way of the first communication link, to process the received image data, and to transmit the processed image data to the control device by way of the second communication link. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322577 | PERSONAL SENSORY DRONES - Various systems and methods for personal sensory drones are described herein. A personal sensory drone system includes a drone remote control system comprising: a task module to transmit a task to a drone swarm for the drone swarm to execute, the drone swarm including at least two drones; a transceiver to receive information from the drone swarm related to the task; and a user interface module to present a user interface based on the information received from the drone swarm. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322578 | DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The disclosure includes a doorbell having a visitor detection system that can comprise at least one of a camera, a microphone, and a motion detector. The method for using the doorbell can comprise recording, via the camera, video data that represents a video. The method can also comprise recording, via the microphone, audio data that represents audio. The method of using the doorbell can comprise transmitting at least a portion of the video data and at least a portion of the audio data, to a remote computing device that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell. The method can also comprise transmitting the video data and the audio data to a remote server that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322579 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER, AND DISPLAY TERMINAL - A display control method performed using a system including an information processing server includes: (a) obtaining, using a sensor, a user state indicating whether a user is currently cooking using a cooker, when an image of a delivery person delivering an item to a building in which the user is present is captured by a camera provided at an entrance door of the building; (b) obtaining content information of the item; (c) obtaining at least one suggestion associated with the user state and the content information of the item; and (d) causing a display terminal provided in the building to display the image of the delivery person, the content information of the item, and the at least one suggestion. Here, (a) to (d) are performed by the information processing server. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322580 | IMAGE DEFOGGING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING IMAGE DEFOGGING - Embodiments of the present application disclose an image dehazing method and an image acquiring apparatus implementing image dehazing. In the embodiments of the present application, an RGBIR sensor can be adopted to generate a first RGBIR image and a second RGBIR image, such that the generated images are color images and contain infrared information; thus a finally generated image thus has a good dehazing effect; in addition, the image acquiring apparatus adjusts the first exposure time length and the second exposure time length based on the first RGBIR image and the second RGBIR image generated during each exposure, causing the RGB components and the IR component in the image to be balanced, which guarantees the display effect of the finally generated dehazed image. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322581 | FILTER ALIGNMENT FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL COMPOSITE IMAGE - A method includes capturing, with an image capture device, a first image of a scene while a portion of the scene has a first alignment with a first detector of a focal plane array and a first bandpass filter is between the portion of the scene and the first detector. The method includes, in response to determining that the portion of the scene has a second alignment with a second detector of the focal plane array, the second alignment substantially matching the first alignment, and that a second bandpass filter having a second frequency range that is distinct from a first frequency range of the first bandpass filter is between the portion of the scene and the second detector, initiating storage of a second image of the scene, the second image captured while the portion of the scene has the second alignment with the second detector. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322582 | LASER PROJECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND LASER GUIDANCE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - Provided is a laser projection apparatus, a control method thereof, and a laser guidance system including the laser projection apparatus. The laser projection apparatus for projecting planned operation information of an insertion location and an insertion angle on a C-arm image photographed using a C-arm fluoroscopy device directly onto an affected part includes a line laser module configured to generate a line laser and to form a plane by rotating around an origin, a matching unit configured to calculate a coordinate representing the insertion location in a C-arm coordinate system based on C-arm fluoroscopy, calculate an insertional vector according to the coordinate representing the insertion location and the insertion angle, and calculate a vector perpendicular to the plane formed by the line laser in the C-arm coordinate system according to the insertional vector, and a control unit configured to control the line laser module based on the vector perpendicular to the plane. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322583 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM - A video display system ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200322584 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control device for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The control device includes a reception unit configured to receive an instruction issued by a user for specifying a virtual viewpoint associated with generation of a virtual viewpoint image, an obtaining unit configured to obtain restriction information for specifying a restriction region where designation of a virtual viewpoint based on the instruction received by the reception unit is restricted, wherein the restriction region is changed in accordance with a parameter associated with the image data, and a notification unit configured to perform a notification based on the restriction information obtained by the obtaining unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322585 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND VEHICLE - The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a vehicle for enabling measurement of the distance to an object existing in a wide range, using a stereo image pair including wide-angle images imaged by a wide-angle camera. An image processing device according to the present technology includes a first generation unit configured to project a first image on a plurality of planes on a virtual spherical surface according to projection angles obtained by dividing a viewing angle at time of capturing the first image to generate the plurality of basis planar images, a second generation unit configured to project a second image on a plurality of planes on a virtual spherical surface according to projection angles obtained by dividing a viewing angle at time of capturing the second image having an imaging range overlapping with the first image to generate the plurality of reference planar images, and a plurality of stereo image processing units configured to perform stereo image processing using a corresponding image pair of the plurality of generated basis planar images and reference planar images to generate distance information indicating a distance to an object on the basis image. The present technology can be mounted on, for example, an automobile. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322586 | METHOD FOR 360 VIDEO PROCESSING BASED ON MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for 360 video data processing based on multiple viewpoints performed by a 360 video receiving apparatus according to the present invention comprises the steps of: acquiring, from received video signals, image information for pictures of multiple viewpoints-based 360 videos and metadata for the multiple viewpoints-based 360 videos, wherein the metadata includes multiple viewpoint information; decoding an image of a first viewport of a first viewpoint on the basis of the metadata and the image information; rendering the image of the first viewport into a 3D space; decoding an image of a second viewport of a second viewpoint on the basis of the metadata and the image information; deriving, in a case in which the hotspot in the first viewport is selected, the second viewport in the second viewpoint connected through a hotspot on the basis of the multiple viewpoint information; and rendering the image of the second viewport into the 3D space. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322587 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING 360-DEGREE VIDEO, METHOD FOR RECEIVING 360-DEGREE VIDEO, APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING 360-DEGREE VIDEO, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING 360-DEGREE VIDEO - A 360-degree video data processing method performed by a 360-degree video reception apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving 360-degree video data for a plurality of views; deriving metadata and information on a packed picture; decoding the packed picture based on the information on the packed picture; deriving a specific packed region for a target view from the packed picture based on the metadata; deriving a projected picture of the target view based on the specific packed region and the metadata; and rendering the projected picture based on the metadata, wherein the metadata includes multiview region-wise packing information, and wherein the multiview region-wise packing information includes information about a packed region in the packed picture and information about the target view. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322588 | VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vision system ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200322589 | Light-Deflection Three-Dimensional Imaging Device and Projection Device, and Application Thereof - A light-deflection three-dimensional imaging device, a projection device, and the application thereof are disclosed. The light-deflection three-dimensional imaging device includes a projection device, a receiving device and a processor. The projection device includes a light source, a grating, a condensing lens group, a light deflection element and an emission lens, wherein after the modulation by the grating, the aggregation by the condensing lens group and the deflection by the light deflection element, the projection light transmitted by the light source penetrates the emission lens and is emitted from a side surface of the projection device. The light deflection element is provided to change a projection path of light emitted from the light source, thereby changing an installation manner of the projection device, so that the thickness thereof is significantly reduced, thereby facilitating the installation in lighter and thinner electronic mobile devices, such as a mobile phone, a laptop, a tablet computer, etc. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322590 | CROSS-RENDER MULTIVIEW CAMERA, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A cross-render multiview camera provides a multiview image of a scene using a synthesized image generated from a disparity map of the scene. The cross-render multiview camera includes a plurality of cameras along a first axis and configured to capture a plurality of images of the scene. The cross-render multiview camera further includes an image synthesizer configured to generate the synthesized image from the disparity map determined from the image plurality, the synthesized image representing a view of the scene from a perspective corresponding to a location of a virtual camera on a second axis displaced from the first axis. A cross-render multiview system further includes a multiview display configured to display the multiview image. A method of cross-render multiview imaging includes capturing of the plurality of images of the scene and generating the synthesized image using the disparity map. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322591 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for a system generates a virtual viewpoint image based on image data obtained by performing imaging from a plurality of directions using a plurality of cameras. The information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a foreground image based on an object region including a predetermined object in a captured image for generating a virtual viewpoint image and a background image based on a region different from the object region in the captured image, wherein the obtained foreground image and the obtained background image having different frame rates, and an output unit configured to output the foreground image and the background image which are obtained by the obtaining unit and which are associated with each other. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322592 | VIDEO IMAGING AN AREA OF INTEREST USING NETWORKED CAMERAS - The systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein allow a reviewer to review video content of multiple perspectives of area(s) of interest at a specific time using a system of networked and time-synchronized video cameras. The networked and time-synchronized video cameras may comprise dedicated video cameras or may be coupled to mobile phones or tablet computing devices, and/or those incorporated in action housings. The networked and time-synchronized video cameras may capture multiple perspectives of area(s) of interest in that they may be arranged so that their fields of view are directed toward different orientations with respect to the area(s) of interest. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING PARAMETER OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for calibrating parameters of a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus, the method including acquiring a first captured image of a 3D display apparatus displaying a first pattern image, adjusting a first parameter set of the 3D display apparatus based on the first captured image, acquiring a second captured image of the 3D display apparatus displaying a second pattern image based on the adjusted first parameter set, and adjusting a second parameter set of the 3D display apparatus based on the second captured image. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322594 | USING DYNAMIC VISION SENSORS FOR MOTION DETECTION IN HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS - Systems and methods may provide for using one or more stereoscopic devices for gesture control and tracking in a head mounted display (HMD). Each of the one or more stereoscopic devices may include a pair of dynamic vision sensors (DVS) arranged to have complementary fields of view (FOV) to detect one or more of a leading and a trailing edge of an object moving in a range or area to be detected. The DVS sensors determine how the object is moving based on a change in light intensity of pixels without having to detect, transfer, or process all of the pixels. The system and method may thereby provide motion tracking and gesture control functions at very low latency and processing bandwidth. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322595 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and an information processing method that enable achievement of an improvement regarding the localization of a visual line, for example, in pointing or an object operation with the visual line, and a recording medium. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322596 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - Disclosed is a method, performed by a device, of processing an image, the method including: for an original image at a particular time point among a plurality of original images having a sequential relationship in terms of time, determining a cumulative value due to an afterimage of another original image before the particular time point; based on the determined cumulative value and the plurality of original images, obtaining a plurality of blur compensation images for removing a blur caused by the afterimage; and outputting the obtained plurality of blur compensation images. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322597 | IMAGING DEVICE - In one example, an imaging device including a plurality of pixel circuits, a first control line, a second control line, a first voltage supply line, a second voltage supply line, a first light-receiving element, and a diagnosis unit is disclosed. The pixel circuits each include a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, an accumulation unit, a first transistor, a second transistor, and an output unit. The first transistor is couples the third terminal to the accumulation unit on the basis of a voltage of the first terminal. The second transistor supplies a predetermined voltage to the accumulation unit on the basis of a voltage of the second terminal. The output unit outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage in the accumulation unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322598 | ENDOSCOPE INSPECTION SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE INSPECTION APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE PACKAGE, AND ENDOSCOPE INSPECTION METHOD - An endoscope inspection system includes an endoscope inspection apparatus and a package that packages an endoscope. The endoscope inspection apparatus includes a communication connector and a processor. The processor drives an image pickup device circuit of the endoscope to receive a response signal, determines based on the response signal whether a status of an image pickup device circuit is good or poor, and notifies a result of determination. The package includes a first fixing shape portion that fixes the packaged endoscope connector and a first fitting shape portion fitted with the communication connector such that an endoscope-side communication terminal of the fixed endoscope connector is electrically connected to an inspection apparatus-side communication terminal of the communication connector. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322599 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CURRENT PICTURE REFERENCING FOR VIDEO CODING USING AFFINE MOTION COMPENSATION - A method and apparatus for a video coding system with the current picture referencing (CPR) mode enabled are disclosed. According to one method, if one reference picture index for the current block points to the current image, the affine motion compensation is inferred as Off for the current block without a need for signalling or parsing an affine mode syntax or the adaptive MV resolution is inferred as On for the current block without a need for signalling or parsing an adaptive motion vector resolution syntax. In another method, if the affine mode is used for the current block or if the adaptive MV resolution is not used for the current block, a reference picture index for the current block is signalled or parsed and the reference picture index always points to one reference picture other than the current image. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322600 | WEIGHTED ANGULAR PREDICTION FOR INTRA CODING - A method of decoding JVET video, comprising receiving a bitstream indicating how a coding tree unit was partitioned into coding units according to a partitioning structure that allows nodes to be split according to a partitioning technique. An intra direction mode for a coding unit may be selected, as well as one or more of the plurality of reference lines to generate at least one predictor for the intra direction mode. A predictor may be generated from reference samples within each selected reference line by combining predicted pixel values based on a projected position on a main reference line in combination with predicted pixel values based on a projected position on a side reference line. The predicted pixel values are weighted according to a weight parameter, wherein the weight parameter is determined based on a shift conversion factor. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322601 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - Disclosed is a video signal processing method and device for encoding or decoding a video signal. More specifically, disclosed are a video signal processing method and a video signal processing device for performing the method, the method comprising: obtaining reference line information indicating a reference line for intra prediction of a current block among a plurality of reference lines comprising neighboring samples of the current block; determining, on the basis of the reference line information, an intra prediction mode for the current block among a plurality of intra prediction modes constituting an intra prediction mode set; and decoding the current block on the basis of a plurality of reference samples on the reference line according to the reference line information and the determined intra prediction mode, wherein the plurality of reference lines include a first reference line comprising neighboring samples on a line adjacent to the boundary of the current block and a second reference line comprising neighboring samples on a line spaced a distance corresponding to a predetermined number of samples apart from the boundary of the current block. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322602 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES OF VIDEO DATA PROCESSING WITH CONDITIONALLY QUANTIZATION PARAMETER INFORMATION SIGNALING - Processing methods and apparatuses for video data of a color component comprise receiving input data associated with a current coding block (CB) in a current slice, where the video data is partitioned into multiple CBs according to a partitioning method. A Quantization Parameter (QP) minimum block area or a depth flag is determined and an area of the current CB according to a width and a height or a combined depth of the current CB is calculated and compared with the QP minimum block area or the depth flag. Signaling of QP information for the current CB is conditioned by the comparing result. The QP information for the current CB is used to quantize a residual signal of the current CB or recovering a quantized residual signal of the current CB. | 2020-10-08 |
20200322603 | SCALABLE VIDEO CODING USING SUBBLOCK-BASED CODING OF TRANSFORM COEFFICIENT BLOCKS IN THE ENHANCEMENT LAYER - A subblock-based coding of transform coefficient blocks of the enhancement layer is rendered more efficient. To this end, the subblock subdivision of the respective transform coefficient block is controlled on the basis of the base layer residual signal or the base layer signal. In particular, by exploiting the respective base layer hint, the subblocks may be made longer along a spatial frequency axis transverse to edge extensions observable from the base layer residual signal or the base layer signal. | 2020-10-08 |