52nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170374262 | VIDEO PROCESSOR, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374263 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SPATIAL FLICKER ARTIFACTS - Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for reducing spatial flicker artifacts in high dynamic range images produced from multiple image captures with differing integration times. The method and apparatus may comprise, in the image captures, measuring pixel intensity selecting pixels with a predetermined intensity thresholds, calculating a ratio based on a channel selection, normalizing the calculated ratio to an ideal ratio, and applying the normalized ratio to corresponding image pixels in a second image capture to produce a flicker-free image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374264 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a control signal generating circuit that outputs an exposure time switching pulse and a sweep period pulse, the exposure time switching pulse indicating a length of an exposure time in which light-receiving elements receive incident light, and the sweep period pulse specifying a time in which a ramp signal generating circuit sweeps a ramp signal; and a ramp waveform control circuit that stores a short-time exposure slope setting value and a long-time exposure slope setting value, switches between the short-time exposure slope setting value and the long-time exposure slope setting value according to the exposure time switching pulse, and outputs the switched one of the short-time exposure slope setting value and the long-time exposure slope setting value, the short-time exposure slope setting value setting a slope of the ramp signal used when the exposure time switching pulse indicates a short-time exposure period. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME SYNCHED HIGH SPEED FLASH - Systems and methods are disclosed for remotely activating a flash at a determined time, where a camera and a flash are temporally synchronized using a time signal received from a GPS satellite. One embodiment includes a system having a camera that includes an image sensor, a GPS receiver configured to receive time information, a processor configured to determine an image capture time t | 2017-12-28 |
20170374266 | CONTROLLING A CAMERA USING A VOICE COMMAND AND IMAGE RECOGNITION - A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for controlling a camera using a voice command and image recognition. One or more processors on the camera captures the voice command that is from a user of the camera and declares a subject of interest. The one or more processors processes the voice command and sets the subject of interest. The one or more processors receives a camera image from an imaging system of the camera. The one or more processors identifies the subject of interest in the camera image. The one or more processors sets camera one or more parameters that are appropriate to the subject of interest. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374267 | CREDENTIAL TRANSFER MANAGEMENT CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera detects devices, such as other cameras, smart devices, and access points, with which the camera may communicate. The camera may alternate between operating as a wireless station and a wireless access point. The camera may connect to and receive credentials from a device for another device to which it is not connected. In one embodiment, the camera is configured to operate as a wireless access point, and is configured to receive credentials from a smart device operating as a wireless station. The camera may then transfer the credentials to additional cameras, each configured to operate as wireless stations. The camera and additional cameras may connect to a smart device directly or indirectly (for instance, through an access point), and the smart device may change the camera mode of the cameras. The initial modes of the cameras may be preserved and restored by the smart device upon disconnection. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374268 | FOCUSING POINT DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS - There are provided a focusing point determining method and apparatus. The focusing point determining method comprises: obtaining a view-finding image within a view-finding coverage; identifying a significance area in the view-finding image; and extracting at least one focusing point from the identified significance area. By identifying the significance area in the view-finding image and extracting at least one focusing point from the identified significance area, the focusing point determining method and apparatus can ensure accuracy of a selected focusing point to a certain extent, so as to ensure accuracy of focusing. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374269 | IMPROVING FOCUS IN IMAGE AND VIDEO CAPTURE USING DEPTH MAPS - In an example embodiment, method, apparatus and computer program product for improving image and video captures using depth maps of viewfinder depth map, are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a viewfinder depth map of a scene, the viewfinder depth map comprising depth information of a plurality of objects in the scene. One or more objects are selected from the plurality of objects based on depth information of the one or more objects in the viewfinder depth map. Two or more images of the scene are facilitated to be captured by at least adjusting focus of a camera corresponding to the depth information of the one or more objects that are selected. In an example, a method also includes facilitating capture of an image of the scene by at least adjusting focus of a camera corresponding to the depth information of the two or more objects that are selected. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374270 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND FOCUS DETECTION METHOD - A focus detection apparatus, comprising, focus detection pixels that receive a pair of light fluxes resulting from pupil division of light flux, a memory that stores correction values in accordance with width of the imaging light flux in the pupil-division direction relating to a two-image interval value, and a controller having a focus detection section, a light flux width calculation section, and a defocus amount calculation section, wherein the light flux width calculation section calculates the width of the imaging light flux in the pupil-division direction, and the defocus amount calculation section calculates defocus amount of the photographing optical system based on the two-image interval value, wherein the focus detection section detects a first two-image interval value and corrects the first two-image interval value based on the correction values and the width of the imaging light flux in the pupil-division direction to obtain a second two-image interval value. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374271 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND LENS UNIT - A focus detection apparatus comprising: a focus detection unit that detects an in-focus position using an image signal obtained by an image sensor photoelectrically converting light that has entered via an imaging optical system; a first acquisition unit that acquires aberration information of the imaging optical system; a generating unit that generates a recording image using the image signal; a calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of the aberration information, a correction value for correcting a difference between the in-focus position detected by the focus detection unit and a position to be focused on in the recording image; and a correction unit that corrects the in-focus position using the correction value. The calculation unit calculates the correction value on the basis of information of a display unit that displays an image based on the image signal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374272 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - One aspect of the present invention provides an image processing apparatus capable of tracking an image region to be tracked with high accuracy. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374273 | CONTROLLING A CAMERA USING A VOICE COMMAND AND IMAGE RECOGNITION - A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for controlling a camera using a voice command and image recognition. One or more processors on the camera captures the voice command that is from a user of the camera and declares a subject of interest. The one or more processors processes the voice command and sets the subject of interest. The one or more processors receives a camera image from an imaging system of the camera. The one or more processors identifies the subject of interest in the camera image. The one or more processors sets camera one or more parameters that are appropriate to the subject of interest. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374274 | TRANSPARENT LENS ELEMENT IN CONVERTIBLE BASE FOR CAMERA CAPTURE PASS-THROUGH - A convertible computer includes a transparent optical element in the keyboard base that provides light pass-through for the camera but does not interfere with the user's experience. The transparent optical element may include a transparent glass or plastic element that maintains the imaging specifications of the rear-facing camera. In some implementations, the transparent optical element can maintain the f-number of the optical system that includes the camera and the transparent optical element and may not affect image quality of images captured by the camera. In some arrangements, the transparent optical element can include an optical system that can increase the light-gathering ability of the camera (e.g., decreases f-number), effectively converting the camera lens into a macro lens. In other arrangements, the transparent optical element can include an optical system that can improve the imaging of distant objects (e.g., increases f-number), effectively converting the camera lens into a telephoto lens. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374275 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS OF WHICH DISPLAY START TIMING AND DISPLAY QUALITY ARE SELECTABLE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus of which the display start timing and the display quality are selectable. The image pickup apparatus has a switch which selectively switches display data to be displayed on a display device between the first display data output by the first output circuit, and the second display data output by the second output circuit, and display the first display data or the second display data on the display device, wherein the first display data is generated by the image data output by the image pickup device developed, and the second display data is generated by the image data transferred by a transfer circuit developed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374276 | CONTROLLING CAPTURING OF A MULTIMEDIA STREAM WITH USER PHYSICAL RESPONSES - Apparatuses, methods, and storage media associated with generating control instructions to control a camera or a robot having the camera in continuously capturing and providing of a multimedia stream are disclosed herein. An apparatus comprises sensors to collect data on a user's physical response to the multimedia stream. Intermediate or derived data that describe the user's physical response, and one or more control instructions to control the camera or the robot are generated based on the collected data on the user's physical response, by a wearable device, a proximally disposed mobile device, or the robot itself. Another apparatus comprises a camera to capture and provide the multimedia stream, and a control module to process or generate instructions to control the camera or the robot. The apparatuses further comprise transmitters and receivers to transmit and/or receive the multimedia stream, the collected data, the intermediate or derived data, or the control instructions. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374277 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR IMAGING PLURAL SUBJECTS OR A SINGLE SUBJECT - An image pickup apparatus having a controlling unit, a propulsion unit for propulsion of the image pickup apparatus, and an image pickup unit which images plural subjects or a single subject. The controlling unit controls the propulsion unit to move the image pickup apparatus such that at least two out of the plural subjects and the image pickup unit do not interfere in position with each other, or such that the single subject and the image pickup unit do not interfere in position with each other. For instance, detecting a line of the plural subjects, the controlling unit controls the propulsion unit to move the image pickup apparatus to a position in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the detected line of the plural subjects, and instructs the image pickup unit to image the plural subjects or the single subject. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374278 | ANGLE SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURED IN ELECTRONIC TERMINAL - This application relates to an angle switching method and apparatus for an image captured in an electronic terminal. In one embodiment, an angle switching method for an image captured in an electronic terminal includes the following steps: receiving a triggering operation on a specified switching button; switching an angle on an image captured by a camera of the terminal within a specified angle range to an image area; and displaying the image captured by the camera of the current terminal at an angle after the switching. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374279 | ADJUSTING MOTION CAPTURE BASED ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TRACKED OBJECTS - The technology disclosed relates to adjusting the monitored field of view of a camera and/or a view of a virtual scene from a point of view of a virtual camera based on the distance between tracked objects. For example, if the user's hand is being tracked for gestures, the closer the hand gets to another object, the tighter the frame can become—i.e., the more the camera can zoom in so that the hand and the other object occupy most of the frame. The camera can also be reoriented so that the hand and the other object remain in the center of the field of view. The distance between two objects in a camera's field of view can be determined and a parameter of a motion-capture system adjusted based thereon. In particular, the pan and/or zoom levels of the camera may be adjusted in accordance with the distance. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374280 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO OBTAIN DESIRED SELF-PICTURES WITH AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - Aspects relate to computer implemented methods and system to obtain self-pictures with an image capture device. The methods include receiving, by a processor, an input regarding a selected picture type to be captured, receiving, by an image sensor, a live image capture, identifying a subject in the live image capture, comparing the live image capture of the subject with a reference set based on the selected picture type, determining, based on the comparison, if the live image capture matches with the reference set, and providing feedback instructions regarding an adjustment to be made to improve matching between the live image capture and the reference set. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374281 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus and method for converting a frame rate are provided. According to the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a memory, a first black-and-white image sensor, a second image sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to set different values as a first setting value for the first black-and-white image sensor and a second setting value for the second image sensor, if an illuminance value indicating an illuminance at an arbitrary time point does not satisfy a predetermined illuminance value, to acquire a black-and-white image of an object based on the first setting value using the first black-and-white image sensor, to acquire at least one color image of the object based on the second setting value using the second image sensor, to generate a color image by synthesizing the black-and-white image with a color determined based on at least part of color information of the at least one color image, and to store the generated color image as video data in the memory. The black-and-white image has a high resolution relative to a resolution of the at least one color image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374282 | IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IMAGING DEVICE - Image data obtained by imaging of an imaging element capable of imaging a subject with sensitivity to a wavelength band of visible light and a wavelength band of near-infrared light via an optical system is acquired. A point image restoration process using a common restoration filter is performed on the image data of the subject captured with sensitivity to the wavelength band of the visible light by the imaging element and the image data of the subject captured with sensitivity to the wavelength band of the near-infrared light by the imaging element. The common restoration filter is calculated on the basis of average optical characteristics of the optical system obtained by performing weighted averaging of first optical characteristics with respect to the visible light of the optical system and second optical characteristics with respect to the near-infrared light of the optical system. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374283 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION BASED ON INDEPENDENTLY ENCODED BACKGROUND UPDATES - Systems and methods are provided for alleviating bandwidth limitations of video transmission and enhancing the quality of videos at a receiver. In particular, an improved video transmission system is provided for generating high-resolution videos. The systems have therein a transmitter and a receiver; the transmitter includes an outer encoder and a core encoder, while the receiver includes a core decoder and an outer decoder. The outer encoder is adapted to receive the video from a source and separately output a salient video and an encoded background, and the outer decoder is adapted to merge the background with the salient video thereby producing an enhanced video. Also provided is a system that simulates pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) operations without PTZ hardware. Further provided are methods for video transmission whereby a background model is initialized, a background independently encoded, updated incrementally, and the background and the updates transmitted independently from the video. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374284 | CAMERA OPERATION MODE CONTROL - A controlling method includes obtaining a triggering event and controlling, based on the triggering event, a camera of an electronic apparatus to be in an operation mode corresponding to the triggering event. The triggering event is one of a plurality of types of events. The plurality of types of events include a first-type event and a second-type event that are different from each other. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374285 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR MOVEMENT DETECTION AND COMPENSATION - An image processing method for improving image quality selects one of a plurality of two-dimensional pixel matrix source images of an imaged target as a reference image. Movement of the target is detected in the source images. The detected movement between the reference image and at least one other image of the source images is compensated differently in at least two different sections of the at least one other source image. The reference image and the movement compensated at least one other image are combined for forming an improved image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374286 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, IMAGE PICKUP MODULE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image pickup element, an image pickup module and electronic equipment configured to avoid large scaling of an image pickup element caused by an improvement in functions thereof. The solid-state image pickup element is configured with a lamination of an image sensor substrate on which a plurality of pixels is arranged on a surface of a sensor, and a signal processing substrate in which signal processing of an image signal output from the image sensor substrate is executed. The signal processing substrate has an electronic blur correction processing unit, a first connection unit that connects with an optical blur correction processing unit, and a second connection unit that connects with a gyro sensor which detects a blur generated in an image. At least a part of signals passed between the gyro sensor and the optical blur correction processing unit passes through the signal processing substrate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374287 | System for Visually Depicting Fields of View of a Commercial Vehicle - System for visually depicting fields of view for a commercial vehicle within a driver's cab of the commercial vehicle, the system having at least one display device disposed within the driver's cab and having at least one display unit being configured to display at least one field of view, wherein the at least one display device is configured to be arranged within the driver's cab of the commercial vehicle such that the longitudinal axis thereof is substantially horizontally aligned. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374288 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup section configured to shoot a live view image between shooting periods of two continuous still images in continuous shooting, a display section configured to display a live view image in a live view display period and display a black image in another period, and a display luminance change section configured to calculate a during-continuous-shooting display luminance value larger than a normal display luminance value to change luminance of the live view image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374289 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED DISPLAY FUNCTIONS - A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one image sensor, a control and a display. The image sensor is disposed at a subject vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The control, at least in part responsive to image processing of image data captured by the image sensor, is operable to generate an avatar representative of at least one object or scene segment in the field of view of the image sensor. The display is operable to display the avatar. The vision system may display an avatar that is a representation of an object that is only partially viewed by the image sensor to enhance the display for viewing and understanding by the driver of the subject vehicle, and a portion of the avatar representing the non-viewed portion of the object may be displayed in phantom. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374290 | IMAGING DEVICE - [Object] To provide an imaging device which can be applied in forms suitable for various purposes. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374291 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a zoom lens, including, in order from an object side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, a positive third lens unit, a negative fourth lens unit, and a positive fifth lens unit, in which an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, in which the second lens unit moves during focusing, and includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a negative lens, a negative lens, a positive lens, and a negative lens, and in which a focal length of the second lens unit, a thickness of the second lens unit on an optical axis, a refractive index of a material of the positive lens included in the second lens unit, and an average value of refractive indices of materials of the negative lenses included in the second lens unit are each appropriately set. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374292 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE AND METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING BENDING OF ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An endoscope device having one or more processors configured to perform a control process including: processing an imaging signal to generate image data of a display image of a subject, wherein the image signal is generated by an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is arranged at a distal end of an insertion portion, and wherein a bending actuator is configured to bend the distal end; setting a first measurement point and a second measurement point on the display image; calculating a first subject distance from the first measurement point to a reference point of the image sensor, and a second subject distance from the second measurement point to the reference point; calculating a difference value between the first subject distance and the second subject distance; and controlling the bending actuator to bend the distal end of the insertion portion such that the difference value is decreased. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374293 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that generates a combined image by performing gamma processing and combination processing for a plurality of images obtained by capturing images of the same image capturing-target scene under different exposure conditions and includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire adjustment parameters that adjust gamma characteristics applied to the gamma processing in accordance with a dynamic range of the image capturing-target scene; a gamma processing unit configured to perform the gamma processing to which adjustment parameters acquired by the acquisition unit have been applied for the plurality of images; and a combination unit configured to generate the combined image by performing the combination processing for the plurality of images for which the gamma processing has been performed by the gamma processing unit. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374294 | OVERLAY NON-VIDEO CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, systems, and devices are described for presenting non-video content through a mobile device that uses a video camera to track a video on another screen. In one embodiment, a system includes a video display, such as a TV, that displays video content. A mobile device with an integrated video camera captures video data from the TV and allows a user to select an area in the video in order to hear/feel/smell what is at that location in the video. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374295 | BEAM DETECTION WITH CONTINUOUS DETECTOR READOUT - A method of operating a DR detector including sequentially capturing image frames in the detector that include at least one dark image. The dark image is stored and a statistical measure for a subset of pixels in a captured image frame is compared with the same statistical measure of a subset of pixels in the stored dark image to detect an x-ray beam impacting the detector. An x-ray beam-on condition is indicated if a sufficient difference in intensity between the pixel subsets is detected. At least one more image frame is captured in the detector after detecting the x-ray beam. The current captured image and the at least one more image frame are added and the dark image is subtracted to form the exposed radiographic image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374296 | THERMAL ANOMALY DETECTION - Systems and methods can be used to detect thermal anomalies in a target scene of an infrared image. Acquired thermal image data can be compared to a statistical thermal profile to detect thermal anomalies in the image data. Anomaly data based on the comparison can be used to generate an image representing locations and/or severity of detected anomalies. Systems can be used to acquire thermal image data for generating and/or updating statistical thermal profiles for use in anomaly detection processes. Auxiliary measurement devices can provide measurement data representative of one or more parameters of the target scene. The measurement data can be used to select from a plurality of possible statistical thermal profiles associated with the target scene to best match the current parameters of the scene. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374297 | COMPACT, HIGH RESOLUTION THERMAL INFRARED IMAGER - A dual band infrared imaging system self-contained to fit within a small spacecraft is provided. The imaging system uses a detector array cooled by a mini cryocooler, and includes telescope optics and two bandpass filters for fire detection and thermal and evapotranspiration Earth science. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374298 | HYBRID INFRARED SENSOR ARRAY HAVING HETEROGENEOUS INFRARED SENSORS - Various techniques are provided for an infrared sensor assembly having a hybrid infrared sensor array. In one example, such a hybrid infrared sensor array may include a plurality of microbolometers and a non-bolometric infrared sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be a thermopile or other type of infrared sensor different from a bolometer-based sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be utilized to provide a more accurate and stable temperature reading of an object or area of a scene captured by the array. In some embodiments, the non-bolometric infrared sensor may also be utilized to perform a shutter-less radiometric calibration of the microbolometers of the array. An infrared sensor assembly may include, for example, the hybrid infrared sensor array, as well as a substrate including bond pads and/or appropriate circuits to obtain and/or transmit output signals from the non-bolometric infrared sensor. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374299 | COLOR CORRECTION OF RGBIR SENSOR STREAM BASED ON RESOLUTION RECOVERY OF RGB AND IR CHANNELS - Techniques are provided for color correction of image frames, received from a hybrid RGBIR sensor, using resolution recovery of the red, green, blue (RGB), and infra-red (IR) channels. The color correction is to compensate for IR contamination of the RGB channels. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes a demosaic operation on the RGBIR image frame to generate full resolution red, green, blue, and IR frames. The demosaic operation includes filtering to extract Chroma and Luma components of the RGBIR image to reconstruct the full resolution images. The method also includes calculating an IR weighting factor for the pixels of each of the full resolution RGB frames, and correcting for IR contamination of those pixels by subtracting a scaled value of the corresponding pixels from the full resolution IR frame. The scaled value is based on the IR weighting factor associated with the pixel to be corrected. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374300 | Night Vision System for Vehicles - A vehicle vision system, disposed for use in either non-convertibles or convertibles vehicles, and for use in either hardtop or soft top systems. The system includes window panels that convert from day vision to night vision system mechanism and the system may include one window panel or two window panels. The rear window (day vision) will depress to a back compartment and the night vision window will elevate to replace the day window. In an additional embodiment, the night depress to a front compartment and the night vision window will elevate to replace the night window. This will also be performed vice versa for both the front and rear window. Side mirrors will also convert at the same time the window panels convert from day light to night light system mechanism, and vice versa. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374301 | GAIN ADJUSTMENT UNIT, RECORDING MEDIUM HOLDING GAIN ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM, ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A gain adjustment unit calculates a total sum of analog gains on a way from photoelectric conversion output of an image pickup device to input of an analog/digital conversion circuit with use of picked-up images provided from the analog/digital conversion circuit, the analog/digital conversion circuit being configured to convert an output of an analog processing section into a digital signal, the analog processing section being configured to transmit and amplify an image pickup signal from the image pickup device, the image pickup device being provided at an insertion portion of an endoscope, and determines, as an adjustment gain, a difference between a target value of a total sum of gains and the total sum of the analog gains, and output information. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374302 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED GRADUATED DENSITY FILTERS IN STACKED IMAGE SENSORS - In a digital camera having an imaging array including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, the digital camera having a mechanical shutter, a method for performing neutral density filtering of images captured by the imaging array, the method comprising opening the mechanical shutter, operating each row in the array by resetting all of the pixel sensors in the row, starting exposure for all of the pixel sensors in the row, closing the mechanical shutter, reading pixel values from the pixels in the array after the mechanical shutter has closed at a time unrelated to a time at which any pixel-select signal was de-asserted, and wherein the interval of time between starting exposure for all of the pixel sensors in the row and closing the mechanical shutter for each row a function of a neutral density filter function applied to an image to be captured. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374303 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a first chip including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light sensing unit generating a signal charge responsive to an amount of received light, and a plurality of MOS transistors reading the signal charge generated by the light sensing unit and outputting the read signal charge as a pixel signal, a second chip including a plurality of pixel drive circuits supplying desired drive pulses to pixels, the second chip being laminated beneath the first chip in a manner such that the pixel drive circuits are arranged beneath the pixels formed in the first chip to drive the pixels, and a connection unit for electrically connecting the pixels to the pixel drive circuits arranged beneath the pixels. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374304 | FIXED PATTERN NOISE MITIGATION FOR A THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system whose Field of View FOV experiences occasional motion in relation to viewed scenes may be configured to reduce Fixed Pattern Noise (FPN) of acquired image data. FPN may be reduced by developing a pixel by pixel FPN correction term through a series of steps including blurring the image, identifying pixels to exclude from some calculations, a motion detector and an FPN updater for frames under motion and an FPN decay element for frames that are still. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374305 | ANOMALOUS PIXEL DETECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to detect pixels exhibiting anomalous behavior in captured image frames. In some examples, temporal anomalous behavior may be identified, such as flickering pixels exhibiting large magnitude changes in pixel values that vary rapidly from frame-to-frame. In some examples, spatial anomalous behavior may be identified, such as pixels exhibiting values that deviate from an expected linear response in comparison with other neighbor pixels. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374306 | IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEM WITH AN AUTOMATIC FOCUS FUNCTION - An imaging system may include at least two image sensors. Each image sensor may have a respective lens module that is configured to focus light on the image sensor. One of the image sensors may be a monochrome sensor, while another image sensor may be a color sensor. The monochrome sensor may include phase detection pixels while the color sensor may not include phase detection pixels. The imaging system may include processing circuitry that is configured to adjust the lens modules for both the monochrome and color sensors based on the data from the phase detection pixels. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374307 | LOW-POWER AND LOW-MISMATCH CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING (CDS) CIRCUIT - Techniques provided herein are directed toward a simplified correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit that reduces the amount of components and potential noise sources utilized to two switches and a capacitor. Such CDS circuits can be used in conjunction with downstream programmable gain amp (PGA) circuitry to provide double sampling along with variable gain and/or other features. Embodiments may further utilize one or more analog muxes to reduce parasitic capacitance and increase accuracy. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374308 | GROUP SELECTION CIRCUIT, AND COLUMN READOUT DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A group selection circuit includes an input block suitable for receiving a last column select signal of a previous column switch group and a last column select signal of a current column switch group; and a group selection block suitable for generating a group select signal that is activated from a first edge of the last column select signal of the previous column switch group to a first edge of the last column select signal of the current column switch group, in response to an output signal of the input block. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374309 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes: pixels that are arranged in a matrix and each include a photoelectric conversion portion; a column output line; an AD converter; a setting unit that sets a first driving mode for causing the AD converter to convert the analog signals into the digital signals with a resolution of n bits, or a second driving mode for causing the AD converter to convert the analog signals into the digital signals with a resolution of m bits; and a controller that controls an operation period, which extends from a start of outputting of the analog signals to a start of an operation of converting the analog signals into the digital signals, to be shorter when the setting unit has set the second driving mode than when the first driving mode has been set. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374310 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus acquires positional information regarding imaging points where images have been manually or automatically captured while the user is moving and predetermined information regarding the capturing of the images from a digital camera and a sensor apparatus by wireless communication, and displays indices of the predetermined information on points indicated by the positional information on a map displayed on a display section. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374311 | Case for a Display Device Displaying Digital Imaging - A display device system comprising a display screen, adapted to display digital content, a structural assembly, secured to the rear face of the display screen, configured to mount the display screen on a vertical surface, and a case for the display screen comprising a main body, one or more handles connected to the main body, and a locking mechanism, configured to releasably secure to the display screen. The main body is configured to couple and decouple from the display screen to provide structural rigidity during transportation, and is configured to surround at least the perimeter of the display screen. The rear side of said structural assembly comprises a recessed mounting mechanism configured to mate with a mounting device on a vertical surface, and the handles of the case are configured to position the display screen on the mounting device and be decoupled from the display screen thereafter. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374312 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING MISSED MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are operable to retrieve at least a portion of a missed media content event. An exemplary embodiment detects an occurrence of a failed recording of at least a portion of a media content event of interest; transmits a notification of the detected occurrence of the failed recording of the at least the portion of the media content event of interest from a media device to a replacement content device; and receives, at the media device, at least a portion of missed media content corresponding to at least the portion of the media content event of interest that failed to record. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374313 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting and receiving a signal of a broadcast including a subtitle service. One embodiment of the present invention provides a broadcast signal transmitting method comprising the steps of generating a broadcast signal, which includes video data and subtitle data, and transmitting the generated broadcast signal. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a transmission stream for providing a digital broadcasting subtitle service using XML subtitles can be transmitted. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374314 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF VIDEO ORIENTATION - Methods, systems and computer program products for automatic adjustment of video orientation are provided. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a video comprising a plurality of image frames, determining that shaking of a mobile device has occurred during recording of the video, determining a baseline alignment for the video, adjusting the video in view of the baseline alignment, and providing a user interface comprising the video player to present a preview of the adjusted video to a user on the mobile device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374315 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING DIFFERENT VIDEO FORMATS IN LIVE VIDEO CHAT - A device is described for bridging a live video chat between two users via two terminals. Upon a conduction that the video chat will be the first chat between the two users or that the two users have not had such a video chat for a certain period of time since last video chat, or that one user's privilege for video chatting is higher than the other user's, instructions will be send to either or both of the terminals to make non full-fledged video to be used in the video chat. The non full-fledged video refers to a video with its color or audio components altered, or captured with an altered resolution or frame per second rate. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CO-DELIVERY OF CONTENT - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for providing co-deliver of primary and secondary content, including, video and video chat content. A first electronic device includes a transceiver that receives the secondary content from a second electronic device. The first electronic device also includes components capable of outputting aspects of the primary and secondary content in a synchronized fashion. Further, the first electronic device includes circuitry coupled to the transceiver and components, and the circuitry executes instructions in order to perform functions. One such function is to synchronize local primary content to be output by the components, with delivered primary content to be provided by the second electronic device. Another such function is to signal the components to output aspects of the local primary or the secondary content. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374317 | Adjusting Spatial Congruency in a Video Conferencing System - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to spatial congruency adjustment. A method for adjusting spatial congruency in a video conference is disclosed. The method in unwarping a visual scene captured by a video endpoint device into at least one rectilinear scene, the video endpoint device being configured to capture the visual scene in an omnidirectional manner, detecting spatial congruency between the at least one rectilinear scene and an auditory scene captured by an audio endpoint device that is positioned in relation to the video endpoint device. The spatial congruency being a degree of alignment between the auditory scene and the at least one rectilinear scene and in response to the detected spatial congruency being below the threshold, adjusting the spatial congruency. Corresponding system and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374318 | Service Orchestration to Support a Cloud-Based, Multi-Party Video Conferencing Service in a Virtual Overlay Network Environment - Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to service orchestration to support cloud-based, multi-party video conferencing service in a virtual overlay network environment. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a video conferencing service orchestrator can receive, from a user device, a service request for the cloud-based, multi-party video conferencing service orchestrated by the video conferencing service orchestrator. In response to the service request, the video conferencing service orchestrator can provide, to the user device, virtual network layer system software and a virtual machine container for installation on the user device. The virtual network layer system software can implement a network function to provide an interface between the user device and a service controller during a video conference. A conference image particular to the type of video conference can be installed on the virtual machine container to implement the video conference for the user device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374319 | VIDEO IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM AND VIDEO IMAGE GENERATING METHOD THEREOF - A video image generation system and a video image generating method thereof are disclosed. The video image generation system includes an image capturing module, an image selection module and a background synthesis module. The image capturing module is used to capture an original image of a scene, wherein the original image has an object. The select the image module is used to find a corresponding selected area image which is having the object from the original image. The background synthesis module is used for combining the selected area image and a background image into a final image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374320 | REAL-TIME OR NEAR REAL-TIME STREAMING - A near real time content streaming system can use a playlist file, in one embodiment, that includes an indicator of the type of content represented by the playlist file. The type can be indicated by a parameter, such as Video on Demand (VOD) or live, or event, that specifies the type of playlist file, and a client device can process the playlist file based upon the type of playlist file indicated by the parameter. For example, the client device, after determining the type of playlist from a playlist file can make efficiency optimizations when processing the playlist file. For example, the client, knowing the playlist file is a VOD playlist, can save the previously used variant playlist when switching to a new variant playlist rather than discarding the previously used variant playlist. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374321 | Video Surveillance System - A video surveillance system includes an electronic device that may be carried. A helmet is provided and the helmet may be worn. A video unit is provided and the video unit is coupled to the helmet. Thus, the video unit may record video footage when the helmet is worn. The video unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device. Thus, the electronic device may display the video footage in real time. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374322 | LOW-POWER ALWAYS-ON FACE DETECTION, TRACKING, RECOGNITION AND/OR ANALYSIS USING EVENTS-BASED VISION SENSOR - Techniques disclosed herein utilize a vision sensor that integrates a special-purpose camera with dedicated computer vision (CV) computation hardware and a dedicated low-power microprocessor for the purposes of detecting, tracking, recognizing, and/or analyzing subjects, objects, and scenes in the view of the camera. The vision sensor processes the information retrieved from the camera using the included low-power microprocessor and sends “events” (or indications that one or more reference occurrences have occurred, and, possibly, associated data) for the main processor only when needed or as defined and configured by the application. This allows the general-purpose microprocessor (which is typically relatively high-speed and high-power to support a variety of applications) to stay in a low-power (e.g., sleep mode) most of the time as conventional, while becoming active only when events are received from the vision sensor. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374323 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL MONITORING - An agricultural monitoring system, the agricultural monitoring system comprising: an imaging sensor, configured and operable to acquire image data at submillimetric image resolution of parts of an agricultural area in which crops grow, when the imaging sensor is airborne; a communication module, configured and operable to transmit to an external system image data content which is based on the image data acquired by the airborne imaging sensor; and a connector operable to connect the imaging sensor and the communication module to an airborne platform. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374324 | VEHICLE WITH EVENT RECORDING - A vehicle including: sensors, processor(s) configured to: make a primary detection; list objects located within a calculated focus area; mark the listed objects as partially identified or fully identified; estimate velocities of the partially identified objects; select connected vehicles based on the estimated velocities; instruct the connected vehicles to: record the partially identified objects, electronically deliver the recordings to an address. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374325 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - To achieve an image pickup element that can utilize polarized light as well as non-polarized light to image or capture an object, an image pickup element is provided to an imaging apparatus that forms an image of an object to be imaged onto a light-receiving surface of an image sensor, acquires a polarized filter image together with a regular luminance image, and executes image processing on the acquired images. The image pickup element includes, on a light-receiving surface LRS of the image sensor IMS, a polarizing filter PFL including at least two kinds of pixels having different transmission and polarization properties from each other. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374326 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first light source module and a second light source module. The first light source module emits first emission light. The second light source module includes a light source unit that generates second emission light, and a switch unit that switches a position of an emission optical axis of the second emission light generated by the light source unit between a first optical axis position for emitting synthetic light of the first emission light and the second emission light and a second optical axis position for separating the first emission light and the second emission light for emission. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374327 | COMPACT PROJECTION SYSTEMS AND RELATED COMPONENTS - Projection systems and components thereof are described that are well suited to miniaturization. These systems and components may use one or more of the following features: a folded optical path, as in a reflective cavity or a beamsplitter; an illumination beam that is converging at the place where it impinges upon the spatial light modulator; a beamsplitter that uses opposed prisms of substantially different sizes; a beamsplitter whose obliquely disposed partial reflector defines a first rectangular reference space, and where at least a portion of the light source or at least a portion of the projector lens is disposed within such first rectangular reference space; a system in which a ratio of areas of the first rectangular reference space and a second rectangular reference space is within a specified range, where the second rectangular reference space is just large enough to encompass the optical components of the projector; a system in which the projector lens is small compared to the spatial light modulator. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374328 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a projection unit configured to emit light depending on a first picture signal, the first picture signal including three primary color signals; a display unit configured to include a transmissive liquid crystal panel, a polarizing plate, and a screen, the transmissive liquid crystal panel changing a polarizing direction of each of three primary color lights from the projection unit, depending on a second picture signal including three primary color signals; and a display control unit configured to generate the first picture signal and the second picture signal from an input picture signal including three primary color signals, and configured to output a picture signal for controlling the projection unit based on the first picture signal and controlling the transmissive liquid crystal panel based on the second picture signal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374329 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a projection unit that emits light depending on a first picture signal, the first picture signal including three primary color signals; a display unit that includes a screen, a transmissive liquid crystal panel, and a polarizing plate, the transmissive liquid crystal panel changing a polarizing direction of each of three primary color lights from the projection unit, depending on a second picture signal including three primary color signals; and a display control unit that generates the first picture signal and the second picture signal from an input picture signal including three primary color signals, and that outputs a picture signal for controlling the projection unit based on the first picture signal and controlling the transmissive liquid crystal panel based on the second picture signal. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374330 | IMAGE RENDERING APPARATUS, HEAD UP DISPLAY, AND IMAGE LUMINANCE ADJUSTING METHOD - An image rendering apparatus includes a light source unit, a detecting unit, an optical scanner, a light source driving unit, and an adjusting unit. The light source driving unit is configured to control the light source unit in such a way that a rendered image is generated by the scan of the optical scanner inside a scan area scanned by the optical scanner and that a characteristic laser beam is emitted at a position and in a pattern corresponding to a rendered content of the rendered image. The rendered image includes an indicator related to a speed of a vehicle. The light source driving unit is configured to control the light source unit to emit the characteristics detecting laser beam in such a way that a scale for the indicator related to the speed of the vehicle is rendered. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374331 | AUTO KEYSTONE CORRECTION AND AUTO FOCUS ADJUSTMENT - An apparatus and method for performing automatic keystone correction and automatic focus correction in a system. In one embodiment, the method comprises analyzing an image projected on a projection surface by a projector of a device and captured by one or more cameras of the device to determine whether shape of the image indicates keystone correction is needed and adjusting display output of the projector to cause the display output to be rectangular on the projection surface. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374332 | PROJECTION APPARATUS, PROJECTION SYSTEM, PROJECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A projection apparatus includes a matrix expression generation unit which generates viewpoint correction matrices used for a conversion calculation on each of the projection surfaces for an image to be projected, a mask generation unit which generates correction mask data indicating regions corresponding to the viewpoint correction matrices generated by the matrix expression generation unit for the image, and a projection control unit which executes the conversion calculation on the image using each viewpoint correction matrix generated for each corresponding region in the correction mask data generated by the mask generation unit, and thereafter controls the projection unit to project the image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374333 | REAL-TIME MOTION CAPTURE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - Systems and techniques are provided for a real-time motion capture and projection system. Infrared cameras may be positioned in an area. The infrared cameras may generate infrared images of portions of the area and transmit the infrared images as motion capture data. An image processing system may receive the motion capture data from the infrared cameras and generate projector instructions. Projectors may be positioned in the area. The projectors may receive the projector instructions from the image processing system and project visible light according to the projector instructions. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374334 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION-BASED VIDEO TONAL STABILIZATION - One general aspect for motion-based video tonal stabilization uses a keyframe and motion estimation techniques to determine the level of spatial correspondence between input images and the keyframe. When the level of spatial correspondence is high, tonal stabilization is performed through regression and power law tonal transformation to minimize the color differences between images caused by automatic camera parameters without a priori knowledge of the camera model. Tonal error accumulation is reduced by using long-term tonal propagation. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374335 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COLOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING METHOD - An electronic device with a camera and a display that can output light to achieve a desired appearance of skin tone is provided. The display outputs light having a color temperature for lighting during picture taking. The electronic device analyzes a color temperature value of a capturing environment and compares that value with a preset value, calculates a difference value according to the comparing, and controls the display to adjust the color temperature of the light accordingly. A color temperature adjusting method of the electronic device is also provided. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374336 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system, method, and computer program product for generating a digital image is disclosed. In use, a first image set is captured, using a first image sensor, the first image set including two or more first source images and a plurality of chrominance values, and a second image set is captured, using a second image sensor, the second image set including two or more second source images and a plurality of luminance values. Next, a first image of the first source images and a first image of the second source images are combined to form a first pair of source images, and a second image of the first source images and a second image of the second source images are combined to form a second pair of source images. Additionally, a first resulting image is generated by combining the first pair of source images with the second pair of source images. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374337 | Content Reproducing Apparatus and Content Reproducing Method - A memory portion stores automated reproducing setting data that associates content input sources with necessariness/unnecessariness of automated reproduction of content. A control portion, when an operation-display portion or a remote control reception portion accepts selection of a content input source, judges whether or not automated reproduction is necessary on content that is inputted from the currently selected input source, based on the automated reproducing setting data. Also, the control portion starts outputting, at an audio signal output portion and a video signal output portion, a reproducing signal on the content that is inputted from the currently selected input source, when judging that automated reproduction of the content is necessary. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374338 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAYING VIDEO INPUT ALONG WITH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - One aspect of the invention includes an apparatus that simultaneously displays the video input and supplementary information, having a video overlay device, and a network management module, a removable storage device and a display device coupled to the video overlay device. The network management module includes a computer or a cloud server for uploading, via network, and controlling supplementary information. The video overlay device includes a central processing unit, and a video input processing unit, a video output processing unit and local memory coupled to the central processing unit. Under a control of the central processing unit, the supplementary information is obtained from the network management module, an email sent from the network management module, or removable storage devices, and is subsequently stored in the local memory, processed and displayed in a display device. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374339 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING COST VOLUME IN STEREO MATCHING SYSTEM INCLUDING ILLUMINATOR - An apparatus and method for calculating a cost volume by controlling an intensity so as to receive relatively less influence from a condition of intensity when capturing a stereo image and changing a parameter for each level according to distance is provided. The apparatus includes an illuminator controller, a pixel expected ratio calculator, and a cost volume calculator, and controls intensity using the illuminator when capturing an object, and calculates a cost volume value so as to receive relatively less influence from distance and intensity when performing stereo matching by changing a parameter used for calculating the cost volume value according to distance to the object and intensity. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374340 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY - A vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras and a processor operable to process image data captured by the cameras to generate images derived from image data captured by at least some of the cameras. The processor is operable to generate a three dimensional vehicle representation. A display screen, viewable by a driver of the vehicle, is operable to display the generated images and the three dimensional vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself. A portion of the three dimensional vehicle representation is rendered as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the three dimensional vehicle representation. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374341 | DEPTH-AWARE REPROJECTION - Examples are disclosed that relate to depth-aware late-stage reprojection. One example provides a computing system configured to receive and store image data, receive a depth map for the image data, processing the depth map to obtain a blurred depth map, and based upon motion data, determine a translation to be made to the image data. Further, for each pixel, the computing system is configured to translate an original ray extending from an original virtual camera location to an original frame buffer location to a reprojected ray extending from a translated camera location to a reprojected frame buffer location, determine a location at which the reprojected ray intersects the blurred depth map, and sample a color of a pixel for display based upon a color corresponding to the location at which the reprojected ray intersects the blurred depth map. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374342 | LASER-ENHANCED VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING (SLAM) FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Laser-enhanced visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is disclosed. A laser line is generated, the laser line being incident on an object and/or environment. While the laser line is incident on the object, one or more images of the object with the laser line incident on the object are captured. The camera is localized based on one or more characteristics of the laser line incident on the object. In some examples, improved feature localization provided by the laser line provides more accurate camera localization, which, in turn, improves the accuracy of the stitched mesh of the object/environment. As such, the examples of the disclosure provide for improved camera localization and improved three-dimensional mapping. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374343 | VELOCITY AND DEPTH AWARE REPROJECTION - In various embodiments, methods and systems for reprojecting images based on a velocity depth late stage reprojection process are provided. A reprojection engine supports reprojecting images based on an optimized late stage reprojection process that is performed based on both depth data and velocity data. Image data and corresponding depth and velocity data of the image data is received. A determination of an adjustment to be made to the image is made. The determination is made based on motion data, the depth data and the velocity data. The motion data corresponds to a device associated with displaying the image data. The velocity data supports determining calculated correction distances for portions of the image data. The image data is adjusted based on the determined adjustment. Adjusting the image data is based on integrating depth-data-based translation and velocity-data-based motion correction, into a single pass implementation, to adjust the image data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374344 | DISCONTINUITY-AWARE REPROJECTION - In various embodiments, methods and systems reprojecting three-dimensional (3D) virtual scenes using discontinuity depth late stage reprojection are provided. A reconstruction point, that indicates camera pose information, is accessed. The reconstruction point is associated with a plurality of sample points of a three-dimensional (3D) virtual scene. One or more closest sample points, relative to the reconstruction point, are identified, from the plurality of sample points. Each of the one or more closest sample points is associated with a cube map of color data and depth data. A relative convergence score is determined for each of the one or more closest sample points based on performing a depth-aware cube map late stage reprojection operation in relation to the reconstruction point. A subset of the one or more closest sample points is identified based on the relative convergence score. A reconstructed 3D virtual image is generated using the subset. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374345 | Method and apparatus for creating a pair of stereoscopic images using least one lightfield camera - A method for creating a pair of stereoscopic images is described. The method includes using at least one lightfield camera which receives respective required camera parameters for a left view and a right view. The required camera parameters define a theoretical stereo image pair to acquire respective actual camera parameters for respective sub aperture images that are generated based on the captured image by the lightfield cameras, to determine a best matching sub aperture image for the left view by comparing the required camera parameter for the left view with the actual camera parameters for the respective sub aperture images, to determine a best matching sub aperture image for right view by comparing the required camera parameter for right view with the actual camera parameters for the respective sub aperture images, and to associate the best matching sub aperture image for left view and the best matching sub aperture image for right view as a pair of stereoscopic images. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374346 | A METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING CROSSTALK OF AUTO STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYS - The disclosure describes a method, apparatus and system for reducing crosstalk of auto-stereoscopic displays using higher resolution panels. In such panels, a fraction of a total number of views is generated by sending a same signal on a number of adjacent views. A signal processing correcting function is applied to the fractioned views to reduce crosstalk. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374347 | 3D-HEVC inter-frame information hiding method based on visual perception - A 3D-HEVC inter-frame information hiding method based on visual perception includes steps of information embedding and information extraction. In the step of information embedding, the human visual perception characteristic is considered, stereo salient images are obtained by a stereo image salient model, and the stereo salient images are divided into salient blocks and non-salient blocks with an otsu threshold. The coding quantization parameters are modified according to different modulation rules for different regions. Then, based on the modified quantization parameters, the coding-tree-units are coded to complete the information embedding. In the step of information extraction, no original video is needed, no any side information needs to be transmitted, and the secret information can be blindly extracted. The present invention combines with the human visual perception characteristic, and selects P frames and B frames as embedded frames for effectively reducing the decrease of the stereo video subjective quality. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374348 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO RECORDING METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO RECORDING MEDIUM, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO REPRODUCING METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS, AND STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention is for more optimally performing recording and reproduction of stereoscopic video. In the present invention, parallax information is utilized to store, in a recording medium, stereoscopic video including left-eye images and right-eye images. Particularly, for video content that contains stereoscopic images, information is obtained regarding the amount of variation in parallactic angle having a given or larger value, a variation time that the variation in parallactic angle takes, and the number of times that the variation in parallactic angle occurs. An evaluation value is calculated that corresponds to the degree of eye fatigue on the basis of the amount of variation, the variation time, and the number of times of the variation. According to the present invention, the video content is encoded in such a manner that the evaluation value is within a given range, and then recorded in the recording medium. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374349 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, STEREO IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND STEREO IMAGE DATA RECEIVING METHOD - Transmission of stereo image data may be performed between devices, where a source device receives E-EDID from a sink device via DDC of an HDMI cable. This E-EDID contains information on 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. Based on information on 3D image data transmission modes from the sink device, the source device selects a predetermined transmission mode from among the 3D image data transmission modes supportable by the sink device. The source device transmits 3D image data in the selected transmission mode to the sink device. The source device transmits information on the transmission mode for the 3D image data, to the sink device by using an AVI InfoFrame packet or the like. The sink device processes the 3D image data received from the source device in accordance with its transmission mode, thereby obtaining left and right eye image data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374350 | OPTICAL SYSTEM IN 3D FOCUS SCANNER - A scanner for obtaining and/or measuring a 3D geometry of at least a part of a surface of an object includes a camera having an array of sensor elements, a first device for generating a probe light, a device for transmitting the probe light rays towards the object, a device for transmitting light rays returned from the object to the array of sensor elements, an optical system for imaging with a first depth of field on the camera the transmitted light rays, a device for varying the position of the focus plane on the object, a device for obtaining at least one image from said array of sensor elements, a device for determining the in-focus position(s) of sensor elements, and a device for transforming the in-focus data into 3D coordinates. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374351 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR A CLOSED-LOOP IMMERSIVE VIEWING TECHNOLOGY COUPLED TO DRONES - A viewing technology method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium including a display device associated with a user and at least two drones having an image capturing device, include a drone control circuit configured to control a flight path of the at least two drones such that the drones are separated by the inter-drone distance, a vergence angle determining circuit configured to determine a vergence angle of the pupils of the user relative to the image displayed on the display device, and a image control circuit configured to control a display of the image on the display device according to the vergence angle to cause the image to create a just-noticeable-difference in the image. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374352 | DEPTH IMAGE PROVISION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatuses, methods and storage media for providing a depth image of an object are described. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a projector to perform a controlled motion, to project a light pattern on different portions of the scene at different time instances, and an imaging device coupled with the projector, to generate pairs of images (a first image of a pair from a first perspective, and a second image of the pair from a second perspective), of different portions of the scene in response to the projection of the light pattern on respective portions. The apparatus may include a processor coupled with the projector and the imaging device, to control the motion of the projector, and generate the depth image of the object in the scene, based on processing of the generated pairs of images of the portions of the scene. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374353 | STEREO IMAGING - A technique for digital stereo imaging is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises facilitating stereo image capturing means for capturing image data, said stereo image capturing means comprising a first imaging subsystem that comprises a first image sensor arranged to receive light via a first lens and a second imaging subsystem that comprises a second image sensor arranged to receive light via a second lens, wherein said first and second imaging subsystems are arranged such that the optical axes of said first and second lenses are in parallel to each other; reading pixel values from respective light-sensitive areas of said first and second image sensors, comprising reading pixel values for a first image from a first readout area on the first image sensor, reading pixel values for a second image from a second readout area on the second image sensor, and reading pixel values for support data from at least one portion of the light-sensitive area adjacent to the respective readout area on at least one of the first and second image sensors; and deriving disparity information pertaining to said first and second images on basis of said pixel values read for the first image, for the second image and for said support data. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374354 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOCAL LENGTH ADJUSTMENT AND DEPTH MAP DETERMINATION - A method for focal length adjustment includes capturing scene images of a scene using a first imaging device and a second imaging device of an imaging mechanism, determining a distance between an object of interest in the scene and the imaging mechanism based on the scene images of the scene, and automatically adjusting a focal length of the imaging mechanism according to the distance. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374355 | Integrated Camera System Having Two Dimensional Image Capture and Three Dimensional Time-of-Flight Capture With A Partitioned Field of View - An apparatus is described that includes an integrated two-dimensional image capture and three-dimensional time-of-flight depth capture system. The three-dimensional time-of-flight depth capture system includes an illuminator to generate light. The illuminator includes arrays of light sources. Each of the arrays is dedicated to a particular different partition within a partitioned field of view of the illuminator. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374356 | 3D DISPLAY DEVICE AND A DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A 3D display device and the driving method for the 3D display device are provided. The 3D display device includes a liquid crystal display panel for monochrome display, and an electroluminescence display panel for color display disposed under the liquid crystal display panel; the electroluminescence display panel includes a plurality of regions arranged in a matrix, the plurality of regions form columns of bright regions and columns of dark regions, which are arranged alternately the liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of first sub-pixels arranged in a matrix; each bright region of the electroluminescence display panel corresponds to at least two first sub-pixels adjacent in row direction of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374357 | FASTER STATE TRANSITIONING FOR CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES USING MULTI-LAYERED VARIABLE TINT MATERIALS - An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374358 | MULTI-VIEW 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a multi-view three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus including a display panel in which pixels (or subpixels) outputting an image are arranged and a parallax barrier disposed on a front surface of the display panel and including a plurality of apertures, wherein the apertures of the parallax barrier are set according to a Fresnel number. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374359 | IMAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM - An object is to manage a plurality of users by displaying a video on a plurality of head mounted displays. A plurality of head mounted display systems are connected to a server, the server including a first communication control unit transmitting image data to the connected head mounted display systems and a generation unit generating new image data according to information relating to visual lines of users transmitted from the head mounted display systems in accordance with the image data and outputting the generated new image data to the first communication control unit, and each of the head mounted display systems including: a display unit displaying the image data supplied from the server; a detection unit detecting a visual line of a user viewing the image data displayed on the display unit; and a second communication control unit transmitting information relating to the visual line detected by the detection unit to the server. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374360 | CAMERA CALIBRATION SYSTEM, TARGET, AND PROCESS - An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to perform camera calibration, where cameras are mounted onto a moving conveyance apparatus to capture images of a multi-planar calibration target. The calibration process is optimized by reducing the number of images captured while simultaneously preserving overall information density. | 2017-12-28 |
20170374361 | Method and System Of Controlling A Video Content System - There is provided a computerized method and system of controlling a video content system based on an input video bitstream, the input video bitstream including encoded data encoded from one or more input frames of a video sequence, the method comprising: extracting, from the input video bitstream, encoding information associated with each input frame of said one or more input frames, the encoding information being used in an encoding process of the input frame to encode pixels included in the input frame into corresponding section of the input video bitstream; calculating one or more intricateness values each for a respective input frame based on the encoding information associated therewith, each intricateness value being indicative of encoding difficulty of the respective input frame in the encoding process; and providing a configuration instruction for controlling a video content system by using the one or more intricateness values. | 2017-12-28 |