02nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210014387 | IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor electrically connected to the first image sensor, and a processor operatively connected to the first image sensor and the second image sensor. The processor may be configured to generate first image data using the first image sensor and generate second image data using the second image sensor based on a synchronizing signal, transmit the second image data generated by the second image sensor to the first image sensor, and control the first image sensor to generate and output image data by processing the first image data and the second image data based on the synchronizing signal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014388 | RECEIVING DEVICE, VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VIDEO LATENCY IN VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM - A receiving device for reducing video latency includes a display render unit, a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The display render unit performs a video transmission to output a video to a display apparatus. The video generated by a video capture unit of the sending device is transmitted through the communication interface to the receiving device. The memory stores at least one computer readable instruction. The processor accesses and executes the at least one computer readable instruction to: determine whether a video latency is necessary to be reduced; determine a target reduced latency based on a target line count and a current line count; and determine a first period based on the target reduced latency and an accelerating scheme at the display render unit. The display render unit performs the video transmission to the display apparatus based on the accelerating scheme for the first period. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014389 | IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC TERMINAL, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - In a camera body capable of connecting to an electronic terminal, an imaging element captures an image of a subject and generates a live-view image. A transmission unit transmits the live-view image to the electronic terminal. A reception unit | 2021-01-14 |
20210014390 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-USER REMOTE CONTROLLABLE SAFETY CAMERA - A remotely controllable wireless camera system that may be mounted on an emergency worker or on the emergency worker's helmet. The system includes a digital camera and an infrared camera. The system is connected to a network and live-streams video via the network and a server in real-time. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014391 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a housing, a lens, an assembly, a terminal, and an electronic component. The housing includes a front surface part, a rear surface part on the opposite side to that, and a side surface part connecting the front surface part and the rear surface part. The lens is exposed from the front surface part. The assembly includes an image sensor and is located on the rear surface part side relative to the lens. The terminal is located at the rear surface part for connection with an outside part. A flexible board includes a part extending from the assembly toward the terminal. The electronic component is mounted on the flexible board. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014392 | CAMERA MODULE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD MAINTAINED IN BENT STATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Various embodiments related to a camera module assembly are presented and, according to one embodiment, the camera module assembly comprises: at least one camera module including a lens assembly, an image sensor configured to receive light having passed through the lens assembly, a camera housing for accommodating the lens assembly and the image sensor therein, a circuit board having the image sensor arranged thereon, and a flexible printed circuit board electrically connected with the circuit board and including wiring and a connector, which are for connecting the image sensor with an external device; and a support member including an opening for accommodating the at least one camera module in at least a part thereof, wherein the support member can be formed such that at least a part of the flexible printed circuit board is maintained in a bent state through at least a part of the opening, and additional other various embodiments are possible. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014393 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, EXPOSURE SYSTEM, IMAGING DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A light emitting device including a first light emitting element disposed on a main surface of a substrate, and a first lens fixed to the substrate and overlapping a center of a first light-emission region of the first light emitting element in plan view in a direction perpendicular to the main surface. In the plan view in the direction perpendicular to the main surface, the center of the first light-emission region and a center of the first lens are separated from each other by a first distance in a direction parallel to the main surface. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014394 | META-OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a meta-optical device including a meta-lens including a plurality of nano-structures, a band pass filter configured to transmit light of predetermined wavelengths within an operation wavelength band of the meta-lens, and a spacer layer provided between the meta-lens and the band pass filter to support the plurality of nano-structures and to form a separation distance between the meta-lens and the band pass filter. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014395 | Multi-Lens Camera Module - A multi-lens camera module comprises at least two lens modules located side-by-side. Each lens module can be a voice coil motor (VCM) lens module having an auto-focusing (AF) or/and an optical image stabilizer (OIS) functions. The surface where two lens modules are adjacent with is called the neighbouring surface. A projection view on the neighbouring surface of a plurality of secondary driving magnets of these lens modules located at two sides of the neighbouring surface includes at least one secondary driving magnet which has two opposite edges with unequal length; in addition, shapes of these two opposite edges include at least one of the following: slope, arc and straight line. These secondary driving magnets are arranged across the neighbouring surface in a staggered manner. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014396 | HYBRID CAMERAS - The disclosed technologies include systems and methods for implementing a combination of an optical camera and an infrared camera in a single device having a single output. The combination of the optical camera and infrared camera in a single device having a single output can provide low cost production and a hybrid output having optical and infrared elements. A blending or combining of the optical and infrared elements can be executed by a processor embedded in the single device. The output of the single device can have a relatively low size image overlay. In some embodiments, the single device can output a full video stream having optical and infrared elements. Also, the blending or combining of the optical and infrared elements can be executed by the processor and the processor can output and transmit a hybrid image that includes an overlay of the optical and infrared elements. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014397 | MONITORING CAMERA AND COVER - It is intended to increase the efficiency of heating of a cover by a heater. A monitoring camera is equipped with a capturing unit, a cover that has a dome-shaped curved portion and a flange portion and configured to cover the capturing unit, a transparent conductive film provided on an inner surface of the dome-shaped curved portion and the flange portion, and a pair of electrodes configured to supply power to the conductive film. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014398 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - A photographing method includes: receiving an instruction to perform photography alignment; providing a user interface to select a reference picture, the reference picture including a photo or an image of a video; determining a marker of a target for alignment in the reference picture, the target including at least one object; and displaying a processed reference picture in a screen; wherein the processed reference picture includes the marker, such as a contour of the target. As such, a photographer can locate a photographed subject in an image accurately according to a processed reference picture including the marker in the screen, and restoring a scene in the reference picture more accurately. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014399 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method, and an image processing system that can suppress an increase in load due to image stabilization. A readout area, which is an area from which an image is read out, in an imaging area formed by a plurality of pixels is set on the basis of motion prediction information for a predetermined frame after a frame to be processed, and a cutout area to cut out a partial image from a readout image read out from the set readout area of the frame to be processed is set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an imaging device, or an image processing system, or the like. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014400 | CAMERA - There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display | 2021-01-14 |
20210014401 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD AND DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional distance measuring method and device. The three-dimensional distance measuring method includes: emitting a first light pulse to illuminate a scene, and acquiring a first image of the scene within a first exposure time; emitting a second light pulse to illuminate the scene, and acquiring a second image of the scene within a second exposure time; acquiring scene distance information of the scene based on the first image of the scene and the second image of the scene, wherein the ratio of the first pulse envelope of the first light pulse to the second pulse envelope of the second light pulse is a monotonic function of time. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014402 | FLICKER MITIGATION VIA IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING - Disclosed is an image processing method employing a post processing technique that may eliminate flicker artifacts from captured video in real time. An example method involves receiving from an image sensor a sequence of input frames representing a scene and identifying and tracking a light source represented within the input frames. Flickering of the light source may be identified by detecting frame to frame color characteristic variation of a region representing the light source. A sequence of output frames may be generated with the flickering removed by selectively modifying image data of pixels within the region. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014403 | POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO IMAGING AND RECORDING AND SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - A method and device are provided for positioning a mounted camera. The device includes a holding element that secures the mounted camera to the device, a wireless linkage at which remote attitude commands representing attitude changes of a remote driver are received, a local controller that interprets the remote attitude commands and generates local attitude commands that move the camera to mimic an orientation of the remote driver, and an attitude sensing element that senses a local attitude of the device. The attitude sensing element includes a gyro, an accelerometer, or a magnetometer, and jitter present in the remote attitude commands is removed and not passed on to the local attitude commands. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014404 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication terminal acquires a captured image from an image capturing apparatus and transfers the captured image to a server. The communication terminal includes: a first communication unit configured to communicate with the image capturing apparatus; a second communication unit configured to communicate with the server; a display unit configured to communicate with the image capturing apparatus, acquire, from the image capturing apparatus, a captured image managed by the image capturing apparatus, and display the captured image; a sound input unit configured to accept sound input for generating a terminal sound memo related to the displayed captured image; a storage unit configured to store the generated terminal sound memo in association with the captured image; and a control unit configured to perform control so that the second communication unit transfers, to the server, the acquired captured image and the generated terminal sound memo associated with the captured image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014405 | 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. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014406 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS AND CAMERA BODY - An interchangeable lens includes: a mount on which a camera body can be mounted; a communication device that performs communication with the camera body; a driven member; a controller that controls the driven member; and a storage device that stores lens data related to control of the driven member by the controller. The controller sends to the camera body via the communication device lens-side judgment data based on the lens data and a parameter relating to the driven member received from the camera body via the communication device and based on which whether the lens data is considered to be properly stored in the storage device or not can be judged at the camera body. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014407 | EYEWEAR DEVICE MODE INDICATION - An electronics-enabled eyewear device includes a mode indicator comprising a series of light emitters arranged on a forward-facing surface of the eyewear device, for example being provided by a ring of LEDs arranged peripherally about a camera lens opening in a front surface of an eyewear frame. The mode indicator automatically displays different visual indications corresponding to different modes of operation or states of the eyewear device. One visual indication provides an animated pattern of circulating LEDs during video capture by the eyewear device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014408 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMAGES VIA GAZE-BASED CONTROL - An imaging system for producing images for a display apparatus. The imaging system includes at least one camera, and processor communicably coupled to the at least one camera. The processor is configured to: obtain, from display apparatus, information indicative of current gaze direction of a user; determine, based on current gaze direction of the user, an object of interest within at least one display image, wherein the at least one display image is representative of a current view presented to user via display apparatus; adjust, based on a plurality of object attributes of the object of interest, a plurality of camera attributes of the at least one camera for capturing a given image of a given real-world scene; and generate from the given image a view to be presented to user via display apparatus. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014409 | APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DRIVE VIDEO OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for recording a drive video of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a position measuring device configured to acquire a position of the vehicle, a camera configured to capture an image of an area around the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine a capturing requirement of the camera based on the position of the vehicle, and to determine whether to apply the capturing requirement to the camera based on a user input. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014410 | IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM, WHICH SUGGESTS SITUATION-DEPENDENT ADAPTATION PROPOSALS, AND ASSOCIATED IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - To simplify the use of a functional scope of a medical image recording system, for example an endoscopy system, a method is proposed in which an image processing unit of the image recording system recognizes predefined image recording situations on the basis of an image sequence recorded using an image sensor of the image recording system and in response thereto proposes an adaptation to a user that results in an improved display and/or an improved recording of the image sequence in the respective recognized image recording situation. The adaptation can relate here to an algorithm, using which the image sequence is processed after the recording, and/or an image recording method currently used to generate the image sequence. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014411 | METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for image processing of an electronic device is provided. The method includes the following. Scene detection is performed, with a processor of the electronic device, on an image to-be-captured to obtain at least one scene label of the image to-be-captured. A shutter priority mode is activated with the processor of the electronic device when the at least one scene label includes a preset label, where the preset label corresponds to a dynamic scene. A shutter speed is acquired with the processor of the electronic device, and the image to-be-captured is captured with an imaging device of the electronic device according to the shutter priority mode and the shutter speed. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014412 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system for enabling reduction in a load by enabling selective arithmetic processing in performing imaging without using an imaging lens. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014413 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A photographing method and a mobile terminal are provided. The photographing method includes: in a state where a first preview interface displays a first preview image collected by a camera, receiving a first input, inputted by a user, of selecting a target region on the first preview interface; in response to the first input, superimposing and displaying a second preview interface on the first preview interface, the second preview interface displaying a second preview image of the target region; receiving a second input inputted by the user; in response to the second input, performing a photographing operation and outputting a target image, wherein the target image is a composite image generated based on image contents displayed on the first preview interface and the second preview interface. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014414 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing system includes: a plurality of imaging devices each of which includes an image processing unit that executes image processing including development processing of RAW data obtained by imaging; and an information processing device that acquires power supply information regarding power supply states of the plurality of imaging devices, selects the imaging device that executes the development processing according to the power supply state represented by the acquired power supply information, and causes the selected imaging device to execute the development processing. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014415 | PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A photographing method and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: receiving a first input by a user when a current screen displays a photographing preview screen; in response to the first input, updating the photographing preview screen and displaying it as a first sub-preview-screen and a second sub-preview-screen; receiving a second input by the user; in response to the second input, controlling a first photographing identifier displayed on the first sub-preview-screen and a second photographing identifier displayed on the second sub-preview-screen to move; and when the first photographing identifier and the second photographing identifier overlap, controlling a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera to capture a first image and a second image respectively, and displaying a composite image of the first image and the second image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014416 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes an image sensor configured to output a plurality of image frames, a lens assembly disposed on the image sensor, the lens assembly including at least one lens unit disposed on an optical path and a variable filter unit configured to adjust the optical path of light incident on the image sensor from outside, a controller configured to generate a control signal to control the variable filter unit, and an image synthesizer configured to synthesize the plurality of image frames to generate a composite image, wherein the composite image has a higher resolution than the image frames, and wherein the plurality of image frames includes image frames generated along respectively different optical paths changed by the variable filter unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014417 | METHOD TO DESIGN MINIATURE LENSES WITH ON-PURPOSE DISTORTION - A method to design miniature wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle lenses by using on-purpose distortion to have shorter focal length than usual for a given image sensor size and a desired image projection. This results in optical systems having miniaturization ratio, defined as the ratio between the total track length and the image footprint diameter, smaller than 0.8. The resulting image from these systems having on-purpose distortion can then be processed with a processor to remove the on-purpose distortion and to output an image with the targeted distortion profile. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014418 | Method of generating a real time panoramic image - The present invention is related to a method of generating a real time panoramic image comprising: capturing at least one media content by a rotatable camera, optionally of a voice-controlled device, wherein the rotatable camera, operable by a motor signal of a motor, is enabled to capture at least one media content at a given motor signal, extracting at least one feature of the at least one captured media content, associating the at least one captured media content with the given motor signal and the extracted at least one feature of the at least one captured media content and the real time stitching of the at least one captured media content based on the associated given motor signal and the associated extracted at least one feature to create the panoramic image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SPHERICAL PANORAMA IMAGE - An image processing method includes obtaining a plurality of images that are captured using a gimbaled imaging device, obtaining one or more imaging parameters of the gimbaled imaging device, and constructing a panorama image using an imaging scheme that is devised based on the one or more imaging parameters. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014420 | INTELLIGENT ASSISTANT CONTROL METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An intelligent assistant control method is provided: starting, by a terminal device, a lens; displaying, by the terminal device, a preview interface on a display screen, where the preview interface includes a to-be-photographed object; and if the terminal device determines that the preview interface has been stably displayed for preset duration, displaying, by the terminal device, first prompt information of a photographing mode in the preview interface, where the first prompt information is used to recommend a first photographing mode to a user, and the first photographing mode is determined by the terminal device based on scene information of the to-be-photographed object. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014421 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH IMAGE STABILIZATION - An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display device, a sensor, and a processor. The display device receives an image data. The display device includes a display panel and displays an image related to the image data on the display panel. A reference image point of the image is displayed on a first location on the display panel. The sensor detects a movement status of the electronic apparatus when the electronic apparatus shakes to generate at least one movement parameter. The processor calculates compensation data according to the at least one movement parameter and size information of the display panel. When the display device receives the compensation data, the display device displays the image by shifting the reference image point of the image from the first location to a second location on the display panel to display according to the compensation data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014422 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND IMAGE SYSTEM - An image processing method includes, when an edit triggering event for a target image is detected, acquiring description information associated with the target image. The description information includes interference information that affects image quality occurred in a shooting process of the target image. The description information includes at least one of motion data of a carrying member that carries a shooting module configured to acquire the target image or motion data of a moving object on which the carrying member is mounted. The method further includes editing image clips in the target image which are associated with respective interference information of the description information to obtain a processed target image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014423 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an object image, and a controller by controlling energizing an actuator for an image stabilization operation that moves the image sensor. The controller switches an energization method for the actuator between a first energization method and a second energization method that has a response distortion of an actuator larger and a ripple current smaller than those of the first energization method, controls energizing the actuator by the first energization method in a first state that does not read a signal out of the image sensor during a charge accumulation of the image sensor, and controls energizing the actuator by the second energization method in a second state that reads the signal out of the image sensor after the charge accumulation. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014424 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - A photosensitive element driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a first movable assembly, a photosensitive element and a first driving assembly. The first movable assembly includes a circuit member, and the circuit member includes a circuit member body and a movable cantilever. The photosensitive element is configured to receive light along an optical axis. The photosensitive element is disposed on and is electrically connected to the circuit member. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The movable cantilever has a first segment extending in a direction different from the optical axis, the first segment is electrically connected to the photosensitive element and the fixed assembly, and the first movable assembly moves relative to the fixed assembly through the movable cantilever. There is a gap between the first movable assembly and the fixed assembly. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014425 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SETTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a first reception unit configured to receive an input corresponding to an operation on a first operation unit, a second reception unit configured to receive an input corresponding to an operation on a second operation unit, a first setting unit configured to set a target position to be included in a visual field according to a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image, based on an input received by the first reception unit, and a second setting unit configured to set a position and orientation of the virtual viewpoint relative to the target position, based on an input received by the second reception unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014426 | PROJECTION LIGHT WITH SYNCHRONOUS TRACKING FUNCTION - A projection light with synchronous tracking function includes a main body, a lighting module mounted in the main body, a signal receiving module disposed on the main body and a signal transmission module for a user (or a mobile article) to wear. The main body defines a chamber for receiving a transmission mechanism. The signal transmission module serves to output a signal to the signal receiving module. After receiving the signal output from the signal transmission module, the signal receiving module controls the transmission mechanism to drive the main body (and the lighting module) to longitudinally and/or transversely rotate so as to synchronously track the direction and position of the user (or the mobile article). | 2021-01-14 |
20210014427 | CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A control device includes a processor and a storage medium storing instructions that cause the processor to control an imaging device to capture a plurality of images while an imaging direction of the imaging device is changing, determine a target imaging direction of the imaging device that satisfies a predetermined condition based on the plurality of images, and control the imaging device to perform additional image capturing while further changing the imaging direction, including performing image capturing at a first image capture angle rate while the imaging direction is in a first angle range not including the target imaging direction and performing image capturing at a second image capture angle rate while the imaging direction is in a second angle range including the target imaging direction. The second image capture angle rate correspond to more images captured per unit angle than the first image capture angle rate. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014428 | OPTICAL DEVICE - In order to effectively perform auto focusing and an OIS function, provided is an optical device in a first diopter state, the optical device comprising: a liquid lens having a variable diopter; a memory in which regions of interest (ROIs) according to the variable diopter are recorded; a lens control unit for retrieving a first ROI corresponding to the first diopter from the memory and configuring the first ROI; and a diopter operating unit for auto-focusing the first ROI to change the liquid lens to have a second diopter. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014429 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULES INCLUDING PRIMARY HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERS AND SECONDARY IMAGERS - Image sensor modules include primary high-resolution imagers and secondary imagers. For example, an image sensor module may include a semiconductor chip including photosensitive regions defining, respectively, a primary camera and a secondary camera. The image sensor module may include an optical assembly that does not substantially obstruct the field-of-view of the secondary camera. Some modules include multiple secondary cameras that have a field-of-view at least as large as the field-of-view of the primary camera. Various features are described to facilitate acquisition of signals that can be used to calculate depth information. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014430 | IMAGE FUSION METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND MOBILE PLATFORM SYSTEM - An image fusion method includes acquiring a trigger signal for flat-field correction, controlling a first image acquisition device to start a flat-field correction function to perform a flat-field correction process on the first image acquisition device according to the trigger signal for the flat-field correction, and obtaining a fused image in the flat-field correction process according to an infrared image acquired by the first image acquisition device and a visible light image acquired by a second image acquisition device. The first image acquisition device does not output infrared images during the flat-field correction process. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING VIDEO, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for capturing video, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a video capture trigger operation from a user via a video playing interface for an original video; superimposing a video capture window on the video playing interface, in response to the video capture trigger operation; receiving a video capture operation from the user via the video playing interface: and capture a user video in response to the video capture operation, and displaying the user video via the video capture window. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a user only needs to perform operations related to capturing a user video on the video playing interface, thereby implementing a function of combining video, and the operation process is simple and fast. The user video can represent the user's feelings, comments, or viewing reactions to the original video. Therefore, the user can conveniently display its views or reactions to the original video, thereby improving interactive experience of user | 2021-01-14 |
20210014432 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an image sensor and to an imaging system comprising the same. The present invention particularly relates to X-ray image sensors and imaging systems. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014433 | Image Processing Method and Image Processing System Capable of Calibrating Images - An image processing method includes setting a detection panel with an active region, acquiring raw image data by using the detection panel, partitioning the active region into a first region and a second region, discharging at least a part of the electrical charges in the first region by using a particular scanning process, acquiring calibration data through the detection panel, and calibrating the raw image data to generate calibrated image data according to the calibration data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFRARED IMAGING - Provided are an apparatus and a method for infrared imaging, more particularly, an apparatus and a method for infrared imaging, which receive infrared light, emitted from a target, and output the received infrared light as an image. An infrared imaging apparatus, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment, receives infrared light, emitted from a target, and outputs the received infrared light as an image. The infrared imaging apparatus includes: a reaction unit having physical properties changing in response to the received infrared light; a light source unit for generating measurement light irradiated toward the reaction unit; and an imaging unit for detecting the measurement light with the light quantity thereof changing depending on a change in the physical properties of the reaction unit and outputting the detected measurement light as an image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014435 | METHOD OF CORRECTING DYNAMIC VISION SENSOR (DVS) EVENTS AND IMAGE SENSOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of correcting dynamic vision sensor (DVS) events is described. The method generates event data including events representing motion information of an object included in an image. Additionally, the method generates image data capturing an image and generates edge data representing edge information of the image based on the image data. The method also generates omitted events of the event data based on the edge data. Accuracy of the event data and performance of machine vision devices and systems operating based on the event data are enhanced by supplementing the omitted events of the event data provided from the DVS, using the edge information. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014436 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - This invention provides an integrated circuit chip comprising a plurality of signal processing circuits formed by stepping exposure, a bus formed by one-shot exposure, an arbitration circuit that arbitrates between the plurality of signal processing circuits and the bus, and an input unit that inputs a captured image signal from an image sensor, wherein the plurality of signal processing circuits formed by stepping exposure includes a processing unit that generates a RAW image by carrying out predetermined signal processing on the captured image signal and outputs the RAW image to the exterior, and a generating unit that generates image evaluation information using the bus formed by one-shot exposure and the arbitration circuit, in addition to the generation of the RAW image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014437 | PULSE GENERATOR OF IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A pulse generator of an image sensor includes a delay cell including a plurality of transistors arranged in series between a power voltage and a ground, a stabilization capacitor, and a stabilization switch. The power voltage is supplied to a first terminal of a first transistor disposed first among the plurality of transistors, and a gate terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first node. An input voltage is supplied to a gate terminal of an n-th transistor disposed last among the plurality of transistors, and a ground voltage is supplied to a first terminal of the n-th transistor. The stabilization switch is disposed between a reference voltage input terminal providing a reference voltage and the first node. The stabilization switch is turned on by an input bias control signal to supply the reference voltage to the first node. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014438 | METHODS AND CIRCUITRY FOR IMPROVING GLOBAL SHUTTER EFFICIENCY IN BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SENSOR PIXELS - An image sensor may include an array of image sensor pixels. Each pixel in the array may be a global shutter pixel having a first charge storage node configured to capture scenery information and a second charge storage node configured to capture background information generated as a result of parasitic light and dark noise signals. The first and/or second charge storage nodes may each be provided with an overflow charge storage to provide high dynamic range (HDR) functionality. The background information may be subtracted from the scenery information to cancel out the desired background signal contribution and to obtain an HDR signal with high global shutter efficiency. The charge storage nodes may be implemented as storage diode or storage gate devices. The pixels may be backside illuminated pixels with optical diffracting structures and multiple microlenses formed at the backside to distribute light equally between the two charge storage nodes. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014439 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a drive unit that drives pixels each including a photoelectric converter to output a first signal based on charge generated by the photoelectric converter in a first exposure period and a second signal based on charge generated by the photoelectric converter in a second exposure period shorter than the first exposure period, a detection unit that detects a change in a relative position between an object and the imaging device by using the first and second signals, and an image generation unit that generates an image by using the first and second signals. When selecting the first or second signal for each pixel, in accordance with a result of determination whether the first signal is saturated, the image generation unit decides whether or not to use a detection result from the detection unit as a criterion in selecting the first or second signal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014440 | DARK CURRENT REDUCTION FOR IMAGE SENSOR HAVING ELECTRONIC GLOBAL SHUTTER AND IMAGE STORAGE CAPACITORS - An image sensor has an array of pixels, each pixel having an associated shutter transistor coupled to transfer a charge dependent on light exposure of the pixel onto an image storage capacitor, the image-storage capacitors being configured to be read into an analog to digital converter. The shutter transistors are P-type transistors in N-wells, the wells held at an analog power voltage to reduce sensitivity of pixels to dark current; in an alternative embodiment the shutter transistors are N-type transistors in P-wells, the wells held at an analog ground voltage. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014441 | ABNORMAL-PIXEL DETECTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMAL PIXEL - An abnormal-pixel detecting device includes an image sensor and an image processor. The image sensor is configured to capture an image of a subject. The image processor is configured to calculate: a ratio between a first plurality of pixel values captured by the image sensor and a second plurality of pixel values whose reference position is shifted relative to the first plurality of pixel values in a main scanning direction to obtain a third plurality of pixel values; and detect an abnormal pixel in the third plurality of pixel values. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014442 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR VISION BASED ON HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION - Techniques for reducing a read out time and power consumption of an image sensor used for eye tracking are described. In an example, a position of an eye element in an active area of a sensor is determined. The eye element can be any of an eye, a pupil of the eye, an iris of the eye, or a glint at the eye. A region of interest (ROI) around the position of the eye is defined. The image sensor reads out pixels confined to the ROI, thereby generating an ROI image that shows the eye element. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014443 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING READ-OUT FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE SENSOR - A computer implemented method for controlling read-out from a digital image sensor device, comprising a plurality of pixels, the method comprising the steps of setting a first read-out scheme, based on a first level of pixel binning and/or pixel skipping, reading, based on the first read-out scheme, from the digital image sensor device, a first image, determining an exposure value for the first image, based on the intensity value of each one of the first plurality of regions of the first image and comparing the exposure value with a predetermined maximum value. A second read-out scheme based on a second level of pixel binning and/or pixel skipping is set. The level of pixel binning and/or pixel skipping in the second read-out scheme is increased compared to the first read-out scheme, if the exposure value is higher than the predetermined maximum value. Based on the second read-out scheme, a subsequent second image is read. A system configured to perform the method is also described. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014444 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH IN-PIXEL AMPLIFICATION CIRCUITRY - An image sensor may include an imaging pixel, readout circuitry, and amplification circuitry coupled between the imaging pixel and the readout circuitry. Correlated double sampling may be used to sample a reset voltage and a signal voltage from the imaging pixel. The difference between the reset voltage and the signal voltage may reflect the amount of light received by the imaging pixel during an integration time. The amplification circuitry may amplify the difference between the reset voltage and the signal voltage. The amplification circuitry may include a source follower transistor coupled between first and second capacitors, with the second capacitor having a greater capacitance than the first capacitor. The amplification circuitry may be formed only from n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors. The amplification circuitry may consume power dynamically as opposed to consuming static power for minimal power consumption requirements. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014445 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image sensor comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board stacked so as to overlap each other. The first circuit board comprises a pixel region in which first pixels shielded from light and second pixels not shielded from light are arranged in a matrix. Each pixel has a photoelectric conversion unit and a circuit that outputs a pulse signal indicative of incidence of photon. The second circuit board comprises a counter region in which first counters that counts pulse signals from the first pixels and second counters that count pulse signals from the second pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a peripheral circuit region including a circuit that controls driving of the pixels and counters. At least part of the peripheral circuit region is arranged in a region that overlaps with the first pixels. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014446 | SIGNAL SEPARATION METHOD, PIXEL UNIT, AND PIXEL ARRAY - A signal separation method, a pixel unit, and a pixel array are provided. The method comprises: determining a first threshold voltage between a first primary node of at least two primary nodes that stores first radiation charges and an adjacent subsequent-stage and controlling, when a second primary node of the at least two primary nodes that stores second radiation charges is electrically connected with an adjacent subsequent-stage node, a second threshold voltage between the second primary node and the adjacent subsequent-stage node so that echo radiation charges in the second radiation charges are transferred to the subsequent-stage The second threshold voltage is equal to the first threshold voltage; the first threshold voltage is used to make the background radiation charges included in the first radiation charges fully or partially remain in the first primary node when the first primary node is electrically connected with the subsequent-stage node. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014447 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING PIXEL CIRCUITS - A circuit is disclosed, including a sensing unit and first to fifth switching units. The sensing unit generates a sensing voltage to a sensing node. The first switching unit is coupled between the sensing node and a first node. The second switching unit is coupled between the sensing node and a second node and generates a first auxiliary voltage to the second node. The first capacitive unit is coupled to the second node. The third switching unit is coupled between the first and second nodes, and adjusts a first transfer voltage at the first node. The fourth switching unit is coupled between the sensing node and a third node, and generates a second transfer voltage to the third node. The fifth switching unit is coupled between the sensing node and a fourth node and generates a second auxiliary voltage to the fourth node. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014448 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An imaging system includes a camera unit and a main body. A clock detection circuit is configured to detect a first clock signal of the camera unit from first digital data transmitted from the camera unit. A phase comparator is configured to generate second digital data that represent a difference between a phase of the first clock signal and a phase of a second clock signal of the main body. A second communicator is configured to perform communication in a second direction in which the second digital data are transmitted to the camera unit in a blanking period. A first clock generation circuit is configured to generate the first clock signal synchronized with the second clock signal on the basis of the second digital data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014449 | Display Apparatus - A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display cell that displays an image and has a thin-plate shape; one or more vibration exciters that are disposed on rear-surface side of the display cell and cause the display cell to vibrate; and an opposing plate opposed to the display cell with an air gap in between. The display apparatus further includes a sound-spreading adjustment member that is disposed between the display cell and the two or more vibration exciters, and controls spreading of a sound generated by vibration caused by the two or more vibration exciters. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014450 | SYNERGISTIC TEMPORAL ANTI-ALIASING AND COARSE PIXEL SHADING TECHNOLOGY - Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that determines a frame rate of video content, sets a blend amount parameter based on the frame rate, and temporally anti-aliases the video content based on the blend amount parameter. Additionally, the technology may detect a coarse pixel (CP) shading condition with respect to one or more frames in the video content and select, in response to the CP shading condition, a per frame jitter pattern that jitters across pixels, wherein the video content is temporally anti-aliased based on the per frame jitter pattern. The CP shading condition may also cause the technology to apply a gradient to a plurality of color planes on a per color plane basis and discard pixel level samples associated with a CP if all mip data corresponding to the CP is transparent or shadowed out. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014451 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM - A video processing system includes: an object movement information acquiring means for detecting a moving object moving in a plurality of segment regions from video data obtained by shooting a monitoring target area, and acquiring movement segment region information as object movement information, the movement segment region information representing segment regions where the detected moving object has moved; an object movement information and video data storing means for storing the object movement information in association with the video data corresponding to the object movement information; a retrieval condition inputting means for inputting a sequence of the segment regions as a retrieval condition; and a video data retrieving means for retrieving the object movement information in accordance with the retrieval condition and outputting video data stored in association with the retrieved object movement information, the object movement information being stored by the object movement information and video data storing means. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014452 | USER ENGAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A user engagement computer system for enhancing user engagement via video chats and methods of using same are disclosed. The system includes one or more modules that provide enhanced video chat features such as one of the following: detecting user presence at the user devices, automating the establishment and/or scheduling of video chat sessions based on user presence, controlling the available functionality of the video chat application during a video chat session based on user presence, providing a kids mode with safeguards for children who video chat, providing visualization of storytelling, providing shared digital interactions via a shared interactive digital screen overlaid onto the video chat display, providing user controls via unspoken words, motions and gestures, actively measuring user engagement during a video chat session, and utilizing state machines to dynamically change between system states. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014453 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING MULTI-PANE VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH DOCUMENT REVIEW - Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing a video connection between a client device and a support terminal while enabling the support terminal to concurrently push display element triggers to the client device through a separate connection. In particular, a display element trigger can cause the client device to display, within a dual pane display of the client device, a display element within one pane and a video chat in another pane. The display element can include a check deposit element that enables a user of the client device to capture one or more images of a check and then transmit the image(s) for deposit by the support terminal during a video chat. The support terminal can analyze the image(s) of the check to identify check deposit data and then deposit the check accordingly while a support representative communicates with the user of the client device via the video chat. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014454 | Online Conference System with Real-Time Document Transaction Platform - A computer-implemented online conferencing transactional platform system comprising an interaction module, a video-conferencing module, and a storage device may allow multiple participants in a video-conference to access, co-browse, collaboratively edit, and sign a transactional document. An interaction module fetches an image of a transactional document and a field identifier for an interactive transactional document element to be filled out from a remotely-connected secure signature API, and displays the image of the document, along with the interactive transactional document element on a webpage interface to a moderator and a signer end user in a video-conference. The interaction module receives a filled-out transactional document in an I-frame from the secure signature API, allowing the signer end user to sign the transactional document using a secure embedded signature process. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014455 | Multi-Device Teleconferences - A system and method are disclosed for generating a teleconference space for two or more initial communication devices using a computer coupled with a database and comprising a processor and memory. The computer generates a teleconference space and transmits requests to join the teleconference space to the two or more initial communication devices. The computer stores in memory identification information, and audiovisual data associated with one or more users, for each of the two or more initial communication devices. The computer transmits audiovisual teleconference data to each of the two or more initial communication devices. The computer transmits a request to join the teleconference space to a third communication device, stores identification information and audiovisual data from the third communication device, and transmits audiovisual teleconference data that includes audiovisual data from the third communication device to each of the three or more communication devices. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014456 | CONFERENCE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONFERENCE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides a conference device, a method of controlling the conference device, and a computer storage medium. The conference device includes a display, an image sensor, a holographic projector, and a controller configured to identify, by using an image data from the image sensor, a modification action performed at a target location for a holographic image projected by the holographic projector, modify holographic projection data based on the modification action, and convert modified holographic projection data into modified two-dimensional imaging data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014457 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is a demand for provision of a technique that enables a user of a notification receiving side or a user of a notification transmitting side to easily understand the situation of his/her counterpart. Provided is an information processing device including: a first action-state acquisition unit configured to acquire first action-state information about an action state of a first user present at a first location; a second action-state acquisition unit configured to acquire a second action-state information about an action state of a second user present at a second location; an avatar control unit configured to gradually change, in accordance with the action state of the first user, a first avatar representing the first user, the first avatar being provided so as to be visible to the second user at the second location; an input determination unit configured to determine input about the first avatar based on the second action-state information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal to a terminal of the first user present at the first location based on the input about the first avatar. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014458 | ENTITY ANALYSIS AND TRACKING IN A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance system having one or more cameras, each configured with a field-of-view (FOV) in a map displayed on a screen of a panel viewer. An entity may be tagged within an FOV of a current camera of the one or more cameras by clicking or drawing with a cursor on a screen showing the entity within the FOV, which results in a closed geometrical line around at least a portion of the entity displayed within the FOV. When the entity moves, the geometrical outline may move with the entity from an FOV of one camera to an FOV of another camera. One or more adjacent cameras having FOV's that are close to, adjacent to or overlapping to the FOV of the current camera, may be loaded with the map on the screen of the panel viewer. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014459 | Stereo Microscope for use in Microsurgical Operations on a Patient and Method for Controlling the Stereo Microscope - A stereo microscope includes a stand, two optical image acquisition units configured to connect to the stand to capture a stereoscopic image, which define an imaging plane by using two optical axes of the image acquisition units, a pair of video glasses including two optical image reproduction units, each having an optical axis and a display for reproducing an image, which together define an image plane, wherein the optical image reproduction units are arranged to produce a stereoscopic image impression two optical axes of the optical image reproduction units define an image reproduction plane, a detection device configured to determine spatial orientation of the video glasses, the image reproduction plane, the image plane and the imaging planes, and a control unit configured to pivot the stand so that the intersection lines of the image plane and the imaging plane on the image reproduction plane are made parallel. Methods are also disclosed. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014460 | TRAIL CAMERA - A camera mount may include a base member having a rear face to face a support structure and a front face, the front face a curved guide surface, a camera support having a rear face facing the front face of the base member, the rear face of the camera support comprising a guide abutting surface and a retainer resiliently biasing the guide abutting surface against the curved guide surface to releasably retain the camera support at one of a plurality of different positions along the curved guide surface and at one of a plurality of different available orientations relative to the support structure. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014461 | REFRIGERATOR, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A food management system includes a computing apparatus, and a refrigerator including a storage chamber and configured to transmit an image of the storage chamber to the computing apparatus. The computing apparatus may include a communication device; and a processing device configured to identify a food from an image received from the refrigerator through the communication device and to transmit information related to the food identified by the refrigerator through the communication device. The processing device may identify the food using different processes from different images. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014462 | PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection-type display apparatus synthesizes and emits light emitted from a plurality of liquid crystal devices with a projection optical system. Provided that a liquid crystal at an inner side of a seal material in the plurality of liquid crystal devices is V1 in volume and a liquid crystal in a display region is V2 in volume in the plurality of liquid crystal devices, in a second liquid crystal device (a liquid crystal device for blue light) on which light having a wavelength shorter than the wavelength of light being incident on a first liquid crystal device (a liquid crystal device for green light) is incident on the display region, a liquid crystal volume ratio V1/V2 is greater than that of the first liquid crystal device, among the plurality of liquid crystal devices. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014463 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes: a determination unit determining whether a daisy chain function executed by the projector when daisy-chained to another device is set as enabled or not; and a setting unit setting a display source to which an image signal to be a source of an image displayed by the projector is inputted, to one of the plurality of interfaces. The setting unit sets a supporting interface supporting the daisy-chaining as the display source when it is determined by the determination unit that the daisy chain function is set as enabled. The setting unit does not change the display source to an interface other than the supporting interface even when the image signal is not inputted to the supporting interface. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014464 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An encoder includes: a correction unit configured to execute gradation correction on RAW image data from an image capture element having optical black on the basis of a gamma coefficient and an optical black value of the optical black; and an encoding unit configured to encode gradation correction RAW image data that has undergone gradation correction by the correction unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014465 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capture apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data of a subject; an identification unit configured to identify a color temperature of light from the subject on the basis of the image data acquired by the acquisition unit; an adjustment unit configured to adjust a white balance of the image data on the basis of the color temperature identified by the identification unit; and a suppression unit configured to suppress a chroma of the image data applied adjustment by the adjustment unit on the basis of the color temperature identified by the identification unit if image data of a specific light-emitting body is included in the image data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014466 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS - This apparatus includes a first processing circuit section that includes a tone controller that imparts tone curve characteristics for tone adjustment to an input video signal having linear characteristics; and a second processing circuit section that includes a first curve characteristics imparting section that imparts, to the video signal processed by the first processing circuit section, first curve characteristics for output, and generates a first output video signal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014467 | SUGGESTED VIEWPORT INDICATION FOR PANORAMIC VIDEO - A suggested viewport indication is generated and sent for use in a panoramic video. In one example, a method includes receiving encoded video including viewport metadata, decoding the video, extracting the viewport metadata, generating a viewport of the decoded video based on the viewport metadata, and buffering the generated viewport for display. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014468 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - [Overview] [Problem to be Solved] To provide an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium that each allow a user to recognize a border of a virtual space without breaking the world view of the virtual space. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including a control unit that tracks a motion of a user to present an image of a virtual space to the user, and performs distance control to increase a distance between a viewpoint of the user and a border region in the virtual space while an operation of the user coming closer toward the border region is being inputted. The border region is fixed at a specific position in the virtual space. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014469 | OVERLAY PROCESSING METHOD IN 360 VIDEO SYSTEM, AND DEVICE THEREOF - A 360 image data processing method performed by a 360 video receiving device, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving 360 image data; acquiring information and metadata on an encoded picture from the 360 image data; decoding the picture on the basis of the information on the encoded picture; and rendering the decoded picture and an overlay on the basis of the metadata, wherein the metadata includes overlay-related metadata, the overlay is rendered on the basis of the overlay-related metadata, and the overlay-related metadata includes information on a region of the overlay. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014470 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A stereoscopic imaging device includes at least a first and a second image recording unit configured to record a first and a second original image of an object from different perspectives, wherein the original images differ at least with regard to one item of image information, an image display unit for imaging displayed images, an image processing unit for further processing the original images, and the image processing unit is configured to supplement at least one of the two original images with at least one item of image information from the other original image to generate a displayed image. In addition, a method for generating at least one displayed image that can be imaged on an image display unit is provided. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014471 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A game system that is a non-limiting example information processing system is attached to a goggle device, and generates and displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image on a display. When starting a game application that a plurality of individual games can be selectively played, a menu image is displayed on the display. A plurality of icons each relating to each of the plurality of individual games are arranged at predetermined positions in a virtual space for displaying the menu image. A virtual camera arranged at a predetermined position in the virtual space changes a posture thereof so as to correspond to a posture change of a main body apparatus in a real space, thereby to control a direction of a line-of-sight of the virtual camera. If an icon is included in a field of view of the virtual camera when a user depresses a predetermined button, predetermined processing relevant to the icon is performed. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014472 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF VIEWPORT ADAPTIVE 360 DEGREE VIDEO DELIVERY - Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for client centric service quality control. A first viewport of a 360 degree video may be determined. The 360 degree video may comprise one or more of an equirectangular, a cube-map, a cylindrical, a pyramidal, and/or a spherical projection mapping. The first viewport may be associated with a spatial region of the 360 degree video. An adjacent area that extends around the spatial region may be determined. A second viewport of the 360 degree video may be determined. A bitstream associated with the 360 degree video may be received. One or more enhanced regions may be included in the bitstream. The one or more enhanced regions may correspond to the first and/or second viewport. A high coding bitrate may be associated with the first viewport and/or the second viewport. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014473 | METHODS OF RENDERING LIGHT FIELD IMAGES FOR INTEGRAL-IMAGING-BASED LIGHT FIELD DISPLAY - Methods of rendering light field images for integral-imaging-based light field displays. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014474 | MULTI-PERSPECTIVE DISPLAY DRIVER - Described examples include an integrated circuit having depth fusion engine circuitry configured to receive stereoscopic image data and, in response to the received stereoscopic image data, generate at least: first and second focal perspective images for viewing by a first eye at multiple focal distances; and third and fourth focal perspective images for viewing by a second eye at multiple focal distances. The integrated circuit further includes display driver circuitry coupled to the depth fusion engine circuitry and configured to drive a display device for displaying at least the first, second, third and fourth focal perspective images. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTED VIDEO-SEE-THROUGH FOR HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS - A head mounted display system with video-see-through (VST) is taught. The system and method process video images captured by at least two forward facing video cameras mounted to the headset to produce generated images whose viewpoints correspond to the viewpoint of the user if the user was not wearing the display system. By generating VST images which have viewpoints corresponding to the user's viewpoint, errors in sizing, distances and positions of objects in the VST images are prevented. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014476 | OPTICAL TEST APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TEST METHOD - According to one embodiment, an optical test apparatus includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and an image sensor. The first optical system is configured to pass a light ray of a first wavelength and having telecentricity on an object side for the light ray of the first wavelength. The second optical system is configured to pass a light ray of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The image sensor is configured to image an object based on the light ray of the first wavelength having passed through the first optical system and the light ray of the second wavelength having passed through the second optical system. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014477 | EYEBALL CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY SYSTEM CALIBRATION - Embodiments provide a camera design (e.g., an eyeball camera) that mimics a human eye in geometry, optical performance and/or motion. The eyeball camera adopts the same cornea and pupil geometry from the human eye, and has the iris and pupil configured with multiple texture, color or diameter options. The resolution of the eyeball camera is designed to match the acuity of typical 20/20 human vision, and focus is adjusted from 0 to 4 diopters. A pair of eyeball cameras are mounted independently on two hexapods to simulate the human eye gaze and vergence. The perceived virtual and real world are calibrated and evaluated based on eye conditions like pupil location and gaze using the eyeball cameras. The eyeball camera serves as a bridge to combine the data from spatial computing like eye tracking, 3D geometry of the digital world, display color accuracy/uniformity, and display optical quality (sharpness, contrast, etc.). | 2021-01-14 |
20210014478 | REFERENCE PICTURE RESAMPLING WITH SWITCHABLE FILTERS - Techniques are described for video encoding and decoding using reference picture resampling with switchable filters. One example involves obtaining a current picture and a reference picture, identifying filter index information for a current block of the current picture, and determining that a first picture size value of the current picture and a second picture size value of the reference picture are different. Based on the determining that the first picture size value of the current picture and the second picture size value of the reference picture are different, performing a resampling process using a default filter index in place of a current filter index identified by the filter index information. Additional examples can use the current filter index identified by the filter index information in subsequent blocks. In various examples, the current filter index can be derived or signaled. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014479 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - According to the present invention, there is provided a method of decoding an image, the method including: determining whether a non-zero residual coefficient is included in a current block; and decoding residual coefficients included in the current block according to a scanning order of the current block, when it is determined that the non-zero residual coefficient is included in the current block. Herein, an absolute value of the residual coefficient of which a scanning index is greater than a residual coefficient adjustment index is equal to or less than a residual coefficient adjustment reference value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014480 | CONCEPT FOR ENHANCING PARALLEL CODING CAPABILITIES - Concepts are described which enable improved suitability of a respective codec for parallel processing at encoder and/or decoder. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014481 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An image encoding device ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210014482 | BIDIRECTIONAL INTRA PREDICTION SIGNALING - Devices and methods for video coding are described. One method comprises receiving a bitstream, wherein the bitstream comprises prediction related information, and wherein the prediction related information includes at least one of: numbers and positions of available primary reference samples, an intra prediction mode index, or a size of the current coding block; determining whether a bidirectional intra prediction (BIP) flag is signaled in the bitstream based on the prediction related information; and reconstructing the picture. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014483 | 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. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014484 | PICTURE ENCODING AND DECODING, PICTURE ENCODER, AND PICTURE DECODER - The disclosure relates to a decoder for reconstructing a current block of an encoded picture, the decoder comprising processing circuitry configured to generate a most probable modes (MPM) candidates list for the current block, the MPM candidates list comprising four or more elements, wherein the first four elements of the MPM candidates list are, in this order, an intra-prediction mode associated with a left neighboring block of the current block, an intra-prediction mode associated with a top neighboring block of the current block, a planar mode, and an intra-prediction mode associated with a top-left neighboring block of the current block, prune the MPM candidates list, thereby generating an MPM list, and intra-predict the current block based on the MPM list. A higher compression ratio can thus be achieved. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING VIDEO SIGNAL - A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: determining an intra prediction mode of a current block, determining, based on the intra prediction mode, a first reference sample of a prediction target sample included in the current block, generating a first prediction sample for the prediction target sample using the first reference sample, and generating a second prediction sample for the prediction target sample using the first prediction sample and a second reference sample located at a position different from the first reference sample. | 2021-01-14 |
20210014486 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION - An image encoding method comprises hybrid digital-analog (HDA) encoding a first image frame to generate first encoded data including a digital part and an analog part and inter-encoding a second image frame according to the digital part of the first encoded data to generate second encoded data. | 2021-01-14 |