37th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210289115 | NETWORK FOR CORRECTING OVEREXPOSED AND UNDEREXPOSED IMAGES - A method for generating an output image may include obtaining an input image having a first exposure value, generating a plurality of levels that are each respectively associated with a respective representation of the input image, based on the input image, generating the output image having a second exposure value, based on a deep neural network (DNN) including a set of sub-networks and the plurality of levels, and providing the output image. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289116 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to: divide an input image into a plurality of areas to correspond to predetermined categories, using information of the image; set different image processing parameters for the divided areas corresponding to the predetermined categories, respectively; perform image processing on the divided areas using the image processing parameters corresponding to the divided areas; and combine the divided areas on which the image processing has been performed to form an image. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289117 | Imaging Control Method and Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Computer Readable Storage Medium - The present disclosure provides an imaging control method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory readable storage medium. A pixel unit array of an imaging device is exposed for multiple times with the same exposure duration to generate second images, based on a preview image generated by the imaging device satisfying a first preset condition. A composited image is obtained by performing a compositing and noise reduction process on the second images. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289118 | AUTO EXPOSURE METERING FOR SPHERICAL PANORAMIC CONTENT - Auto exposure metering is adapted for spherical panoramic content. Using input image data, a first metering map is generated for a selected image sensor and a second metering map is generated for an unselected image sensor. Auto exposure level values for the selected image sensor and for the unselected image sensor are respectively metered using the first metering map and the second metering map, such as by adjusting luminance weights in certain locations of the respective image sensor panoramic image capture band. Hemispherical images are processed using the auto exposure metered level values and stitched together in a panoramic format to produce a spherical panoramic image. The metering maps are generated to account for areas of greatest image data importance relative to a primary orientation direction of the spherical panoramic image. This allows for effective auto exposure metering of such areas within the resulting spherical panoramic image. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289119 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided with an information processing apparatus. An acquisition unit acquires a captured image. A human body detection unit detects a human body area from the image. A first exposure determination unit determines exposure based on luminance of the human body area detected by the human body detection unit. A face detection unit detects a face area from an image captured at the exposure determined by the first exposure determination unit. A second exposure determination unit determines exposure based on luminance of the face area detected by the face detection unit and to maintain the exposure until a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289120 | INTELLIGENT ARRAY OF LIGHTS FOR ILLUMINATION - An approach is provided that uses an array of LEDs to illuminate for digital image capturing. A system that includes a processor, a memory accessible by the processor, a digital camera accessible by the processor, a display screen accessible by the processor, and an array of a plurality of LEDs surrounding the display screen, where the array of LEDs is also accessible by the processor. Preferred image quality attributes are retrieved. Then a setting of a set of LEDs is made to a lighting attribute, such as color or brightness. Afterwards, the an image of a subject illuminated by the plurality of LEDs is captured and attributes of this image are compared to the preferred image quality attributes. Based on the comparison, the approach then adjusts the attributes of the set of LEDs. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289121 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control apparatus that controls a strobe to fire in synchronization with an end of an exposure period of an image capturing apparatus, includes a wireless communication device that communicates wirelessly with the strobe, and a controller that controls the wireless communication device, and the wireless communication device periodically sends a signal for maintaining communication with the strobe during the exposure period of the image capturing apparatus. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289122 | CAMERA DEVICE AND IR LIGHT IRRADIATING METHOD - A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289123 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS OPERATIONS BASED ON VOICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit that obtains video, an audio input unit that collects sound and a control unit that controls recording of the video based on a wake word and a control word included in the sound collected by the audio input unit. In a case where the control word that gives an instruction to stop recording the video is included in the sound, the control unit stops recording the video and records video data before a start time of the wake word as a video file. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289124 | METHOD AND PHOTO SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR SENSING ROTATIONAL POSITIONS OF A CAMERA MODULE, AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERA HAVING THE ASSEMBLY - A photo sensor assembly may include: a rotator configured to rotate together with a camera module; a plurality of first photo interrupter bars disposed at a same interval along a first circumference on the rotator; a second photo interrupter bar disposed at a second circumference on the rotator; a first photo sensor disposed closer to the first circumference than to the second circumference, and configured to detect a first light-blocking pattern generated from the plurality of first photo interrupter bars; a second photo sensor disposed closer to the second circumference than to the first circumference, and configured to detect a second light-blocking pattern generated from the second photo interrupter bar; and a processor configured to estimate an initial position of the rotator based on the second light-blocking pattern and estimate a rotational angle from the initial position of the rotator based on the detected first light-blocking pattern. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289125 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, and a program that enable operation in which a display unit is brought into a turn-off state when a predetermined time elapses after start of capturing a moving image, a command from a remote commander is accepted and executed, and the captured moving image is output to an external apparatus. In a case where a manipulation unit that outputs a command depending on content of a user manipulation is manipulated and a command causing a moving image to be recorded on a recording medium is output, recording of the moving image is started and the display unit is controlled to a turn-off state in which an image is not displayed. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging apparatus. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289126 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image capture apparatus performs control such that when an approaching to a finder is not made, a touch operation with an area that is less than a first threshold on the touch operation surface is validated, and a touch operation with an area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface is invalidated, when the approaching to the finder is made, the touch operation with the area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface is validated even if the touch operation has the area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289127 | SCIALYTIC LIGHT NAVIGATION - A system and method for tracking an object within a surgical field are described. A system may include a lighting component to illuminate a surgical field, and a camera device to capture an image of a tracked device within the surgical field. The system may include a rotational component configured to rotate with respect to the lighting component. The camera device may couple to the rotational component to rotate with respect to the lighting component, such as in response to an obstruction of a tracked object being detected. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289128 | Image Acquisition Method, Apparatus, and Terminal - An image acquisition method includes acquiring a first image based on a first photographing parameter, where the first image includes a first to-be-detected item, acquiring a second image based on a second photographing parameter, where the second image includes a second to-be-detected item, and determining, based on the first image and the second image, a detection result corresponding to the first to-be-detected item and a detection result corresponding to the second to-be-detected item. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289129 | Method for Controlling Camera Module, Electronic Device, and Storage Medium - The disclosure provides a method for controlling a camera module in an electronic device. The camera module is removable between a first position received in a body of the electronic device and a second position exposed from the body. The method includes: driving the camera module to slide to the second position in response to receiving a first face recognition request; maintaining the camera module in the second position for a first duration in response to acquiring a release request on the camera module; and driving the camera module to slide to the first position in response to not receiving a second face recognition request within the first duration. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289130 | Method for Controlling Camera Module, Electronic Device, and Computer-Readable Storage Medium - The disclosure provides a method for controlling a camera module. The camera module is removable between a first position received in a body of the electronic device and a second position exposed from the body. The method includes: driving the camera module to slide to the second position based on a call request on the camera module sent by a camera application, in response to the camera application running in a system foreground; determining whether a current application is a preset application, in response to an application in the system foreground switching from the camera application to the current application; determining whether receiving a call request on the camera module sent by the current application in response to the current application being the preset application; and maintaining the camera module in the second position within a preset duration, in response to not receiving the call request. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289131 | MACHINE LEARNING OPERATIONS ON DIFFERENT LOCATION TARGETS USING CAMERA ORIENTATION - A machine learning (ML) operating mode is selected for a camera. A physical orientation of a housing of a camera is determined. In response to determining the orientation, an operating mode from a set of operating modes is selected. The set of operating modes includes at least a ML inference mode and a ML training mode. Based on the selected operating mode, images obtained by an image capturing unit are processed. In the ML inference mode, a ML controller applies a ML model to the images to infer or predict characteristics of the image (e.g., detecting objects within the images). In the ML training mode, the ML controller is configured to cause a ML model to be trained using images captured by the image capturing unit, either local to the camera or on a remotely located computing device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289132 | Method and Device for Image Frame Selection - Method and device for image frame selection are provided. A computing device can receive, from an image capture device, a plurality of frames including a capture frame. The computing device can determine a computer-selected frame of the plurality of frames. The computing device can receive, by way of a user interface, a selection of an option to view the capture frame. The computing device can, responsive to receiving the selection, provide, by way of the user interface, an animation between the capture frame and the computer-selected frame. The animation includes an interpolation of one or more frames captured between the capture frame and the computer-selected frame. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING VIDEO PLAY SPEED, CONTROL TERMINAL AND MOBILE PLATFORM - The present disclosure provides a method and a system of controlling a video play speed, a control terminal and a mobile platform. The method includes: detecting, by a control terminal, an operation of controlling a video play speed, determining a video play speed as a first frame rate according to the operation of controlling a video play speed, then sending, to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a video capturing instruction, controlling, by the unmanned aerial vehicle, a photographing device of the unmanned aerial vehicle to capture images at a preset frame rate, and generating a video with an accelerated play speed or a decelerated play speed based on the first frame rate. The unmanned aerial vehicle may generate a video with a variable play speed without post-processing the video after generating the video, thereby improving the efficiency of adjusting the video play speed and facilitating operations. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289134 | CONSTRUCTING IMAGES OF USERS' FACES BY STITCHING NON-OVERLAPPING IMAGES - An apparatus includes a support, a first camera, and second camera, and a processor. The support is configured to be mounted to a head of a user. The first camera is mounted on the support and positioned to capture a first image of a face of the user. The second camera is mounted on the support and positioned to capture a second image of the face of the user that is non-overlapping with the first image. The processor is mounted to the support and programmed to stitch the first image and the second image together to construct an image of the face of the user. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289135 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A PANORAMIC IMAGE - A method for generating a panoramic image is disclosed. The method includes receiving a three-dimensional model of a target space and an initial panoramic image of the target space, the initial panoramic image having a latitude span less than a preset latitude span; determining a first set of coordinate parameters of a camera associated with the initial panoramic image and with respect to a reference frame associated with the three-dimensional model; mapping, based on the first set of coordinate parameters of the camera, data points of the three-dimensional model to a camera coordinate system associated with the camera to obtain an intermediate panoramic image; and obtaining a final panoramic image by merging the initial panoramic image and the intermediate panoramic image, the final panoramic image having a latitude span greater than or equal to the preset latitude span. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289136 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a body, an image sensor and a main system. The image sensor continually captures a first image outside the body, detects at least one motion of a user according to the first image, and generates a control signal related to the motion. The main system receives the control signal from the image sensor and executes a function or a service corresponding to the motion according to the control signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289137 | IMAGE PICKUP CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP CONTROL METHOD - To simplify a configuration of an image pickup device that performs an output of an image signal and an audio signal in a partial area of an image pickup area. An image pickup control device includes a display area update unit and a localization audio signal generation unit. The display area update unit updates a position in a frame of a display area which is an area used for display among the frames including an image signal output from an image pickup element in accordance with a motion of an image pickup device in which the image pickup element is disposed. The localization audio signal generation unit generates a localization audio signal which is an audio signal for localizing an audio image in the updated display area on the basis of audio signals output from a plurality of microphones. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING VIDEOS - Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289139 | Video Stabilization - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for video stabilization. In some implementations, a computer system obtains frames of a video captured by a recording device using an optical image stabilization (OIS) system. The computing system receives (i) OIS position data indicating positions of the OIS system during capture of the frames, and (ii) device position data indicating positions of the recording device during capture of the frames. The computing system determines a first transformation for a particular frame based on the OIS position data for the particular frame and device position data for the particular frame. The computing system determines a second transformation for the particular frame based on the first transformation and positions of the recording device occurring after capture of the particular frame. The computing system generates a stabilized version of the particular frame using the second transformation. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289140 | ZOOM SETTING ADJUSTMENT FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS - In general, techniques are described regarding generating, based on zoom settings, various sets of frames of image data (e.g., video data). Cameras comprising one or more camera processors configured to perform the techniques are also disclosed. The camera processor(s) receive a plurality of frames of image data. The camera processor(s) receive, via a user interface, a zoom setting for each of the plurality of frames. The camera processor(s) may generate a first set of frames according to the zoom settings. The camera processor(s) determine a second set of frames, where the second set of frames are different from the first set of frames. The second set of frames may comprise a second zoom that is different than a first zoom applied to the first set of frames. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289141 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control method for a photographing device mounted on a mobile platform, including: obtaining photographing information of the photographing device and monitoring information of a target object, that the target object is a photographing object of the photographing device; and in response to detecting a trigger event of identifying the target object, controlling a zoom operation of the photographing device according to the photographing information and the monitoring information, a size of the target object in an image acquired by the photographing device being controlled within a preset range according to the zoom operation. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289142 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, IMAGE-CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An image-capturing device includes an image-capturing optical system; an image sensor; and processing circuitry configured to: control the image-capturing optical system to capture one or more preliminary images of an object to be tracked; analyze the one or more preliminary images; calculate tracking-control information using results of the analysis; and adjust at least one of the image-capturing optical system and the image sensor with movement of the object, in accordance with the tracking-control information to capture an image of the object that is being tracked. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289143 | APPARATUS, CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus obtains a captured image, obtains exposure setting relating to the captured image, obtains for luminance of a scene, sets a mode for generating the display image; and generates the display image by performing luminance conversion of the captured image depending on the set mode. The apparatus performs, in a case where a first mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a first conversion characteristic indicating that output luminance after conversion is determined for the luminance of the scene, and does not change depending on the exposure setting. And the apparatus performs, in a case where a second mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a second conversion characteristic indicating that the output luminance changes depending on the exposure setting. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289144 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus, when an object included in a captured image is not moving, indicates a region of the captured image corresponding to the object in a first display appearance, and when the object is moving in the captured image, indicates the region in a second display appearance that is at least different in shape from the first display appearance. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289145 | TRANSPORTING ULTRA-HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - A sensor data processing apparatus can be coupled to multiple image sensors of different types. The apparatus adjusts frame transmission rates based on the number of sensors and type of image data sourced by the sensors to optimize utilization of bandwidth on a number of transport channels. The apparatus can be configured to transport selected frames in the image data that are identified as critical frames at a higher rate than non-selected frames in the image data. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289146 | VIDEO CAMERA HAVING VIDEO IMAGE ORIENTATION BASED ON VECTOR INFORMATION - A camera configured to maintain an image in a preferred orientation when the camera is passed from one user to another is provided. The camera detects a spatial orientation of the camera in at least a first position. The camera detects a vector information generated when the camera is passed from one user to another. The camera processes the spatial orientation and vector information so as to retain the image in a preferred orientation. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289147 | IMAGES WITH VIRTUAL REALITY BACKGROUNDS - An electronic device having a display, memory, and an image sensor captures image data from the image sensor. The device receives a selection of a background image from a user of the electronic device. The background image 100is not based on image data from the image sensor. The device displays a view on the display or view-fmder. The view is based on the captured image data and the selected background image. The device receives first user input at the electronic device. The displayed view is updated by modifying the background image in accordance with the first user input while maintaining the display of the captured image data. The device stores the view as image data in the memory. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289148 | SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module comprising: | 2021-09-16 |
20210289149 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as an input unit receiving an image signal of a visible light pixel and an image signal of a near-infrared pixel, output from a sensor including a visible light pixel and a near-infrared pixel, a determination unit determining whether or not an output signal of a near-infrared pixel is higher than a threshold, a detector detecting a saturated visible light pixel, and a switching unit switching over saturation processing to be applied to a saturated visible light pixel on the basis of a determination result of the determination unit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289150 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE BINNING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an image sensing apparatus including an image sensor including a pixel array configured to output a raw image having a Bayer pattern, and an analog end configured to perform an analog binning process on groups of pixels of same colors included in same columns of each of a plurality of sub-kernels corresponding to a first green pixel, a red pixel, a blue pixel, and a second green pixel, and output median values for different colors, and a digital signal processor configured to perform a digital binning process on the median values for the different colors included in different columns of each of the plurality of sub-kernels, and output a binned image. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289151 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device ( | 2021-09-16 |
20210289152 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an image sensing device and an operating method thereof, and the image sensing device may include a light detection circuit coupled between a low voltage terminal and a first node, a first transmission circuit coupled between the first node and a second node, a storage circuit coupled between the second node and a third node, a first coupling circuit coupled between the third node and a high voltage terminal, a second transmission circuit coupled between the third node and the first node, and a second coupling circuit coupled between the second node and the high voltage terminal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289153 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING MOVING IMAGES - A moving image processing apparatus is configured to extract position information of a saturation region from a first frame, the saturation region including pixels each having at least a threshold pixel value that is associated with an afterimage being formed in a subsequent frame elapsed from the first frame. The moving image processing apparatus is configured to extract an afterimage region corresponding to the saturation region from the second frame, calculate motion information of the afterimage region based on motion information indicating motion between a second frame and a third frame, extract a candidate region that is matched to the afterimage region in the third frame based on the motion information, and correct the afterimage region based on the candidate region data. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289154 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING PIXELS WITH CHARGE OVERFLOW - A high dynamic range imaging pixel may include a photodiode, an overflow node, and an overflow path between the photodiode and the overflow node. The imaging pixel may have an overlapping overflow integration time and photodiode integration time. The overflow integration time may be shorter than the photodiode integration time. At the end of the overflow integration time, an uncorrelated double sample of overflow charge may be obtained. The capacity of the photodiode is then increased and charge continues to accumulate in the photodiode until the conclusion of the photodiode integration time. A correlated double sample of charge from the photodiode may then be obtained. For additional increases to dynamic range, the overflow charge may be repeatedly sampled and reset throughout the overflow integration time, effectively increasing the overflow capacity. The overflow samples may be integrated on a buffer to track the total overflow charge. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289155 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a pixel and a control circuit to detect the optical signal transmitted by a signal line. The pixel includes a photodetector, an amplifier circuit configured to amplify an optical signal from the photodetector, and a first switch configured to control whether to output the optical signal from the pixel to the signal line. The control circuit includes a first capacitor connected with the signal line and an integrator connected with the signal line via the first capacitor. The control circuit is configured to successively supply a first potential and a second potential different from each other to the signal line in a state where the first switch is non-conductive, and measure an amplification rate determined by the first capacitor and the integrator based on outputs of the integrator when the first potential is supplied and the second potential is supplied. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289156 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - A solid-state image capturing element includes: a pair of first floating diffusion layers arranged in a direction perpendicular to a predetermined direction; a pair of second floating diffusion layers arranged in the perpendicular direction and adjacent to the pair of first floating diffusion layers in the predetermined direction; a first connection circuit configured to select at least one of the pair of first floating diffusion layers and to connect the selected first floating diffusion layer to a predetermined first wire; a second connection circuit configured to select at least one of the pair of second floating diffusion layers and to connect the selected second floating diffusion layer to the first wire; and an output circuit configured to output a signal according to an amount of charge of at least one of the pair of first floating diffusion layers or the pair of second floating diffusion layers. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289157 | IMAGE SENSOR AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor may include: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels; and a timing controller configured to control the pixel array according to an operation mode of the pixel array. The operation mode may be any one of a first mode in which the plurality of pixels operate according to a global shutter method and a second mode in which the plurality of pixels operate according to a dual conversion gain method. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289158 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging unit; a connector; and a converter. The imaging unit includes a first signal line, a first pixel, a second signal line, and a second pixel. The first pixel is configured to output a first pixel voltage to the first signal line. The first pixel voltage corresponds to an amount of received light. The second pixel is configured to output a second pixel voltage to the second signal line. The second pixel voltage corresponds to the amount of received light. The connector includes a connection line, a first connection switch, a first control circuit, a second connection switch, and a second control circuit. The first connection switch is configured to couple the first signal line to the connection line by being turned on. The first control circuit is configured to control an operation of the first connection switch on the basis of a voltage in the first signal line. The second connection switch is configured to couple the second signal line to the connection line by being turned on. The second control circuit is configured to control an operation of the second connection switch on the basis of a voltage in the second signal line. The converter is coupled to the first signal line and the second signal line. The converter is configured to perform AD conversion on the basis of each of the first pixel voltage and the second pixel voltage. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289159 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a solid state imaging device and an electronic device from which a holding unit for holding information in a pixel can be eliminated. When a charge distribution unit distributes a pixel signal SIG to a first ADC, a pixel signal representing only reflection light is divided for allocation. When the charge distribution unit distributes a pixel signal SIG to a second ADC, a pixel signal representing background light and reflection light (partial) is divided for allocation. When the charge distribution unit distributes a pixel signal SIG to a third ADC, a pixel signal representing background light and reflection light (the rest) is divided for allocation. During a period in which no signal is acquired, a discharge transistor functions as an overflow portion for releasing electrical charge. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid state imaging device used for an imaging device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289160 | DISPLAY MODULE AND TELEVISION - Disclosed are a display module and a television, the display module including: a back plate including a back plate body and a side wall which are integrally formed, the back plate body and the side wall together defining a mounting space, a free end of the side wall being folded so as to form a connecting flange which extends towards the back plate body, a free end of the connecting flange being folded so as to form a joining flange which extends in parallel with the back plate body; a display screen, an edge of an inside surface of the display screen being fixed to an outer surface of the joining flange; an optical film set mounted in the mounting space. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289161 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING MULTIMEDIA BLACKBOARD, MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method and a device for adjusting a multimedia blackboard, a medium, and an electronic apparatus. In the present disclosure, a three- dimensional model of a target space is established, and a multimedia blackboard is adjusted by using the three-dimensional model and determining distribution positions of students in a classroom to ensure that the students can watch the multimedia blackboard better and reduce the fatigue feeling about the class, which helps in improving an efficiency of having the class. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289162 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DATA CAPTURED BY A BODY WORN CAMERA - A system and method for handling data captured by a body worn camera are disclosed. The system may include a body worn camera, a docking station, and a recorder. The camera may include a local storage device. The docking station may include a data interface for connecting the local storage device to the docking station, and a first network interface for connecting the docking station to the recorder. The docking station may be physically separate from the recorder. The recorder may include a second network interface for connecting the recorder to the docking station, and a recorder storage device. The recorder may be arranged to retrieve the captured data from the camera and store it in the recorder storage device, and may include a third network interface for transfer of stored data to a data management system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289163 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program, which make it possible to perform continuous-shooting photography at a desired speed. A control section performs control for switching over a drive frequency of a display panel in response to a photographing cycle of an image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an electronic device that includes a continuous-shooting photography function, such as a digital still camera, a digital video camera, and a smart phone. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS - Positions of an image capture device may be used to estimate a time-lapse video frame rate with which time-lapse video frames are generated. The time-lapse video frame rate may be adjusted based on apparent motion between pairs of generated time-lapse video frames. The adjusted time-lapse video frame rate may be used to generate additional time-lapse video frames. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289165 | Display Device and Video Communication Data Processing Method - A display device and a video communication data processing method are disclosed. The method comprises: in response to an instruction for video communication with at least one peer device, a controller collecting a global image of a local device by means of an image acquisition device; and presenting a local preview window in a user interface, and displaying, in the local preview window, a video image of the local device according to the global image, wherein when there is a moving target in the global image, the video image of the local device is a partial image corresponding to a target stable area of the moving target. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289166 | REPORT EVALUATION DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A report evaluation method of a report evaluation device may include receiving a report from at least one client terminal, determining a category of the received report, identifying a learning model corresponding to the category, evaluating a reliability of the report through the learning model, and generating and outputting information on the reliability. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289167 | PROVIDING FOR COGNITIVE RECOGNITION IN A COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT - The present technology pertains to a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions effective to cause at least one processor to detect a facial recognition trigger by a device in a meeting room and present a notification in a meeting room that a camera is be to activated in order to recognize a user, wherein the meeting room is a multi-user meeting room. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289168 | VISUAL-ACOUSTIC MONITORING SYSTEM FOR EVENT DETECTION, LOCALIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION - A monitoring system for locating and classifying an event in a monitoring area by a computation unit including a visual 3D capturing unit providing geometric 3D information and an acoustic capturing unit providing an acoustic information of the monitoring area. An event detector is configured with an acoustic channel and a visual channel to detect the event. The acoustic channel is configured to detect the event as a sound event in the acoustic information and to determine a localization of the sound. The visual channel is configured to detect the event as a visual event in the geometric 3D information and to derive a localization of the visual event. The event detector provides detected events with a region of interest for detected event, which is analyzed in order to assign the detected event a class within a plurality of event classes. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289169 | PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - In a periphery monitoring apparatus, a display processing unit displays, in a display apparatus that is provided in a vehicle, a plurality of captured images that are acquired by a plurality of cameras provided in a plurality of differing positions in the vehicle and have overlapping portions in which portions of imaging areas overlap each other, such that the overlapping portions remain. A determining unit determines whether a predetermined target object to be detected is present in each of the plurality of captured images. The display processing unit includes an enlargement processing unit that enlarges at least one captured image in which the target object is determined to be present, among the plurality of captured images, and displays the captured image in the display apparatus when the determining unit determines that the target object is present in at least one of the plurality of captured images. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289170 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAMERA FEEDS - Systems and methods of automated and efficient camera selection are provided as useful tools for first responders and other contexts. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289171 | IMAGE TRACKING OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH OBJECTS OF INTEREST - Example implementations relate to tracking, by at least one image capture device, an object associated with an object of interest. An object of interest may be identified. The object of interest may be tracked, and one or more objects may be associated with the object of interest based on an interaction between the object of interest and the one or more associated objects. Subsequently, the object associated with the object of interest may be tracked. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289172 | ELECTRONIC PATIENT SITTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING - An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289173 | Mobile Device Management System - A mobile device management system including a method for monitoring a remote video camera and event scheduling, synchronization and modification using location information. Video from a remote camera is encoded by a computer and streamed in real time over a network to a mobile device for decoding and display. The computer encoder and mobile device decoder are software-based. Event calendar and schedule information is incorporated, shared and automatically updated among multiple mobile devices. Location information, such as from a locator network or a satellite-based global positioning system, is used to provide real time updates to a mobile device calendar of event schedule. A map or other indicia of the location of other mobile devices may be provided. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289174 | PERSONAL TACTICAL SYSTEM AND NETWORK - A personal tactical system including a ballistic load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, an electronic processor, a communication device, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to power the camera and communication device. The processor runs image recognition software operable to identify approaching objects and alert the user. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289175 | ENDOSCOPE IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An endoscope image-capturing device includes: a first case inside of which is sealed; an image sensor arranged inside the first case; an electro-optic conversion element arranged outside the first case and configured to convert an image signal output from the image sensor into an optical signal; and a sealing member sealing the electro-optic conversion element. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289176 | IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - An image acquisition system includes: a first narrowband light source that emits first narrowband light for exciting a luminescent agent that exists in an observation target and emits light having a wavelength belonging to a visible light wavelength band; a second narrowband light source that emits second narrowband light in a wavelength band of ±30 nm of a peak light emission wavelength of the luminescent agent; a broadband light source that emits broadband light for illuminating the observation target; a first image sensor on which an image of light in a light emission wavelength band including a wavelength corresponding to light emitted from the luminescent agent is formed; and a second image sensor including one or more image sensors on which an image of light in a wavelength band other than the light emission wavelength band is formed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289177 | LASER PROJECTION DISPLAY METHOD AND LASER PROJECTION APPARATUS - A laser projection display method includes: in an output period for a laser source to output a primary color beam, controlling the laser source to be turned off according to a set rotation switching period, the rotation switching period indicating a moment when the laser source is turned off and a moment when the laser source is turned on; in the rotation switching period, driving micro-mirrors in a digital micro-mirror device to perform rotation switching between an ON state and an OFF state until the moment when the laser source is turned on indicated by the rotation switching period is reached; and when the moment when the laser source is turned on is reached, controlling the laser source to be turned on, and driving the micro-mirrors to rotate to project and display an image to be displayed until a next rotation switching period is reached. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289178 | PROJECTOR SYSTEM WITH BUILT-IN MOTION SENSORS - A projector system includes two free-standing, upright projector housings between which a person can be positioned and can be imaged by one or more sensors on each housing. A projector on each housing projects an avatar of the person onto a wall between the projector housings so that the person can view his avatar. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289179 | TILING SCREEN AND MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM - The tiling screen (screen) is provided with a plurality of projection areas, and includes an overlapping area where end parts of the projection areas overlap each other, wherein when setting a number of times of overlapping to one in the overlapping area, reflectance in the overlapping area where the number of times is one is configured to be lower than reflectance in an area where the projection areas fail to overlap each other, and when setting the number of times of overlapping to N (N≥2) in the overlapping area, the reflectance in the overlapping area where the number of times is N is configured to be lower than the reflectance in the overlapping area where the number of times of overlapping is a largest number of the numbers of times smaller than N. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289180 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projection apparatus includes an illumination system configured to output an illumination beam, a light valve and a projection lens. The illumination system includes a laser light source configured to emit a laser beam and a wavelength conversion element. A first region of the wavelength conversion element includes at least one first and second optical function region. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289181 | PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A PROJECTED IMAGE - This projection-type display device has: an operation signal detection unit that receives operation signals that indicate adjustment content of a projected image, the adjustment content having been instructed by way of an operation unit; an installation state detection unit that detects, as the installation state of the projection-type display device, a first state and a second state realized by rotating 90 degrees around an axis parallel to the optical axis of the projection lens; and a control unit that, upon detecting a signal that corresponds to the first direction by way of the operation signal detection unit in the first state and the second state, adjusts a projected image by shifting the projected image in the first direction or by moving a correction-object site in the projected image in the first direction. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289182 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROJECTOR AND PROJECTOR - A method of controlling a projector configured to perform a scaling process on an input image to thereby project a projection image corresponding to the input image on a screen includes the steps of correcting a geometric configuration of the projection image with a correction amount, calculating, from the correction amount, a projection surface of the projection image corrected, and changing the scaling process so that an aspect ratio of the input image is reproduced in the projection surface. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289183 | ASYMMETRIC IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An asymmetric image transmission method and an electronic device thereof are provided. The asymmetric image transmission method is applicable to transmission of an image signal from a transmitter to a receiver and includes: modifying, by the transmitter, a first image pixel length in the image signal that conforms to a four-byte mode to a second image pixel length of a three-byte mode; transmitting a plurality of image pixels of the second image pixel length in the three-byte mode respectively through three transmission lanes of a transmission interface; and modifying, by the receiver, the second image pixel length of the image pixels to the first image pixel length of the four-byte mode to obtain the image signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289184 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an input device to which images before color conversion and images after color conversion are input; and a processor. The processor is configured to execute a program to perform color conversion on a sample image using color conversion characteristics prepared by inputting sets of the images before color conversion and the images after color conversion to the input device, specify a portion at which a tone jump is caused from the sample image after color conversion, and acquire a set of an image before color conversion and an image after color conversion corresponding to the portion at which the tone jump is caused from the sets, to prepare the color conversion characteristics again using the acquired set of images. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289185 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a program to input, to a learning unit, capture setting information that is used to capture an image before color conversion, a lightness of a background region of the image before the color conversion, and a set of the image before the color conversion and an image after the color conversion, and prepare color conversion characteristics for performing color conversion on an image in accordance with the capture setting information and the lightness of the background region. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289186 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A video processing method is for an electronic device including a screen. The method includes obtaining a target video segment, the target video segment being one of a plurality of video segments pre-divided according to an obtained video file scheduled for playing; configuring a video enhancement parameter for the target video segment; performing a video enhancement process on the target video segment according to the video enhancement parameter; and displaying the enhanced target video segment on the screen. An electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also provided. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289187 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING CAMERA PROVIDING INPUT IMAGES TO SYNTHESIZE VIRTUAL VIEW IMAGES - The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for selecting camera providing input images to synthesize virtual view images. According to the present disclosure, A method of selecting a camera providing an input image to synthesize a virtual view image, the method may comprise, for a camera providing an input image, determining whether or not the camera is comprised in a field of view (FoV) at a virtual view position and in response to the camera determined to be comprised in the field of view, selecting the camera to synthesize the virtual image, wherein the determining determines, by way of comparison, whether or not a direction from the virtual view position to a position of the camera is in the FoV at the virtual view position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289188 | AUGMENTED REALITY GUIDANCE FOR SPINAL SURGERY - Embodiments disclose a real-time surgery method and apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic augmented view of a patient from a static or dynamic viewpoint of the surgeon, which employs real-time three-dimensional surface reconstruction for preoperative and intraoperative image registration. Stereoscopic cameras provide real-time images of the scene including the patient. A stereoscopic video display is used by the surgeon, who sees a graphical representation of the preoperative or intraoperative images blended with the video images in a stereoscopic manner through a see-through display. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289189 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING IMAGE DATA OF DISTINCT IMAGES AND GENERATING AND STEREOSCOPIC THREE-DIMENSIONSL IMAGES - An optical imaging system for imaging a target during a medical procedure, the optical imaging system involving a first camera for capturing a first image of the target, a second wide-field camera for capturing a second image of the target, at least one optional path folding mirror disposed in an optical path between the target and a lens of the second camera, and a processor for receiving the first image and the second image, the processor configured to apply an image transform to one of the first image and the second wide-field image and combine the transformed image with the other one of the images to produce a stereoscopic image of the target. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289190 | 2D IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM & DISPLAY OF 3D DIGITAL IMAGE - A system to capture a plurality of two dimensional digital source images of a scene by a user, including a smart device having a memory device for storing an instruction, a processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute the instruction, a plurality of digital image capture devices in communication with the processor and each image capture device configured to capture a digital image of the scene, the plurality of digital image capture devices positioned linearly in series within approximately an interpupillary distance, wherein a first digital image capture devices is centered proximate a first end of the interpupillary distance, a second digital image capture devices is centered on a second end of the interpupillary distance, and any remaining the plurality of digital image capture devices are evenly spaced therebetween, and a display in communication with the processor, the display configured to display a multidimensional digital image. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289191 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic apparatus to: acquire a VR image; read viewpoint information indicating a plurality of viewpoints with respect to the VR image; control a display device so that a part of the VR image corresponding to each viewpoint is automatically switched over in order and displayed, on a screen on a basis of the viewpoint information; and change the viewpoint so that a predetermined subject is included in the part of the VR image displayed on the screen. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289192 | METHOD FOR THE USER-SPECIFIC CALIBRATION OF A DISPLAY APPARATUS, WEARABLE ON THE HEAD OF A USER, FOR AN AUGMENTED PRESENTATION - A method is provided for the user-specific calibration of a display apparatus, wearable on the head of a user, for an augmented presentation, wherein A), in a basic calibration step, the position of the at least one eye is ascertained relative to the display apparatus in all three spatial directions in the state where the display apparatus is worn on the head of the user and said position is saved in the display apparatus as adjustment data in such a way that an image generating module of the display apparatus generates the image taking account of the adjustment data. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289193 | NEAR-EYE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A near-eye display system comprising an image source, a modulation stack, and an imaging assembly. The modulation stack, in one embodiment, comprises one or more digital light path length modulators. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289194 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING VOLUMETRIC VIDEO - As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for generating volumetric video. In use, a system receives, from a plurality of user devices, a plurality of instances of video of an environment. In particular, each instance of the video is captured by a different user device of the plurality of user devices from a perspective of the user device. Further, the system generates a volumetric video using the plurality of instances of video of the environment. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289195 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including a cell array unit in which cells are arranged in rows and columns, signal lines, each of the signal lines being arranged corresponding to one of the rows or columns and being connected to corresponding cells, a first electrode via which a signal according to a signal transmitted via at least one of the signal lines passes, a second electrode to which a selection signal is input to select a part of the signal lines; and a third electrode that is electrically connected to a node between cells that are connected to the part of the signal lines selected based on the selection signal and the first electrode. A voltage potential of the third electrode correlates with a voltage potential of the part of the signal lines selected based on the selection signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289196 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD - An image encoding device and a method, and an image decoding device and a method that are designed to improve encoding efficiency in IntraBC. A screen is divided into four slices (Slices # 0 through # 3). In a case where reference to a different slice is prohibited, the range that can be referred to from the current CTU in Slice # 2 is only the decoded portion in Slice # 2, and therefore, any block in Slice # 1 cannot be referred to, for example. In the case of the present technology, on the other hand, decoded different slices (Slice # 0 and Slice # 1)are included in the referable range, and accordingly, a block in Slice # 1 can be referred to from the current CTU in Slice # 2. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289197 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE USING INTRA PREDICTION FILTERING - A video signal processing method comprises: a step for deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block; a step for constructing a reference sample around the current block; a step for generating a prediction sample of the current block by using the reference sample on the basis of the intra prediction mode; and a step for restoring the current block on the basis of the prediction sample. The step for generating the prediction sample may comprise: a step for setting a filter flag value which specifies a filter coefficient of an interpolation filter applied to the reference sample on the basis of the width and height of the current block; and a step for performing filtering on the reference sample by using the interpolation filter having the filter coefficient specified by the filter flag. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289198 | IMAGE ENCODER, IMAGE DECODER, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - An image encoder includes: circuitry; and a memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation: calculates first values of a current block using intra prediction, the intra prediction being limited to planar mode, the planar mode using multiple reference pixels for each pixel location of the current block; calculates second values of the current block using inter prediction; calculates third values of the current block by weighting the first values and the second values; and encodes the current block using the third values, and in the calculating of the third values, a first weight is applied to the first values and a second weight is applied to the second values, the second weight being different from the first weight. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289199 | INTRA-PREDICTION APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A DIRECTIONAL INTRA-PREDICTION MODE FROM A SET OF PREDETERMINED DIRECTIONAL INTRA-PREDICTION MODES - An intra-prediction method includes: determining, by an intra-prediction apparatus, a directional intra-prediction mode for a rectangular video coding block from an extended set of directional intra-prediction modes, wherein the extended set of directional intra-prediction modes includes extended directional intra-prediction modes and conventional directional intra-prediction modes and determining, by the intra-prediction apparatus, a plurality of available reference samples based on a direction of the directional intra-prediction mode. The method further includes: intra-predicting, by the intra-prediction apparatus, pixel values of pixels of the rectangular video coding block based on the plurality of available reference samples. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289200 | ENCODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING APPARATUS, AND DECODING METHOD - There is provided an encoding apparatus, an encoding method, a decoding apparatus, and a decoding method that make it possible to improve the performance of a filter process. The encoding apparatus and the decoding apparatus perform classification of classifying, according to a reliability degree determined according to a frequency distribution of inclination directions indicating directions of inclination of pixel values of a plurality of pixels in a frequency distribution generation region including a pixel of interest of a decoded image, the pixel of interest into any of a plurality of classes, and performs a filter process of applying, to the decoded image, a prediction formula for performing product sum calculation of tap coefficients of the class of the pixel of interest obtained by the classification and pixels of the decoded image. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a case in which encoding and decoding of an image are performed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289201 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EFFECTIVE VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING VIA LOCAL LIGHTING COMPENSATION - There is provided an image decoding method comprising: deriving a first prediction value of a current block by using at least one sample included in a reference block, obtaining an illumination compensation parameter on the basis of a predetermined reference region, deriving a second prediction value of the current block by applying the illumination compensation parameter to the first prediction value and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the second prediction value. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289202 | INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ADAPTIVE FILTERING ON REFERENCE PIXEL - Disclosed is a method for encoding and decoding an image by applying different filtering strength to reference pixels based on a size relationship between a current block and each reference block such that a prediction block for the current block is constructed using reference pixels which are filtered adaptively according to their properties. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289203 | VIDEO ENCODER, VIDEO DECODER, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A video decoding method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain a split mode to transform units (TUs) in a current coding unit (CU). Each of the TUs has a serial number in a one-to-one correspondence with positions of the TUs in the current CU. A transform coefficient of a luminance transform block of a current TU in the TUs is obtained. A transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU is obtained based on the split mode and a serial number of the current TU. An inverse transform on the transform coefficient of the luminance transform block of the current TU is performed based on the transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU to obtain a reconstructed residual of the luminance transform block of the current TU. A reconstructed block of the current CU is obtained based on the reconstructed residual. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289204 | METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - According to an embodiment, an image decoding method and an image decoding apparatus capable of performing the image decoding method are provided. The image decoding method includes determining, based on image data obtained from a bitstream, a plurality of coding units included in a current slice that is one of a plurality of slices included in an image; determining a prediction method performed on a current coding unit that is one of the plurality of coding units; determining a quantization parameter of the current coding unit, based on whether the prediction method performed on the current coding unit is inter prediction or intra prediction; and decoding the image by using the determined quantization parameter. According to an embodiment, an image encoding method and an image encoding apparatus capable of performing the image encoding method involving processes opposite or similar to the image decoding method are provided. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289205 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation: generates (i) a first quantization matrix for transform coefficients included in a current block to be processed and (ii) a second quantization matrix for transform coefficients included in a low frequency domain among the transform coefficients included in the current block; and quantizes the transform coefficients included in the current block using at least one of the first quantization matrix or the second quantization matrix, in accordance with a size of the current block. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289206 | BLOCK-BASED SPATIAL ACTIVITY MEASURES FOR PICTURES - An encoder includes circuitry configured to receive a video frame, partition the video frame into a plurality of blocks, determine a respective spatial activity measure for each block in the plurality of blocks and using a transform matrix, encode the video frame using the spatial activity measure. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING ADAPTIVE BITRATE STREAMING FOR VOLUMETRIC VIDEOS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that has a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including selecting a downsampling technique for removing points from a point cloud in a volumetric video; selecting a data reduction percentage for a target bitrate for streaming the volumetric video; downsampling the point cloud in each frame of the volumetric video for the target bitrate using the downsampling technique and data reduction percentage selected, thereby creating a downsampled volumetric video; and compressing and encoding the downsampled volumetric video, thereby creating an encoded volumetric video. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289208 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED SYNCHRONIZATION & OPTIMIZATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL FILES - One variation of a method for autonomously generating an optimized audio-visual (AV) file from an original AV file comprises: a) generating a vector cube comprising a plurality of vector matrices for an original AV file; b) for each vector matrix within the vector cube, determining an optimal subframe having a subframe size larger than or equal to a predetermined minimum subframe size; and c) generating an optimized AV file based on the optimal subframes determined for each of the vector matrices within the vector cube. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289209 | IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING BITSTREAM - An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: determining a position of a co-located block of a current block within a co-located picture (co-located picture); determining a representative motion vector of the current block by using motion information at the position of the co-located block; and deriving motion information on a sub-block included in the current block by using the representative motion vector. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289210 | PREDICTIVE MOTION VECTOR CODING - Overlapped block disparity estimation and compensation is described. Compensating for images with overlapped block disparity compensation (OBDC) involves determining if OBDC is enabled in a video bit stream, and determining if OBDC is enabled for one or more macroblocks that neighbor a first macroblock within the video bit stream. The neighboring macroblocks may be transform coded. If OBDC is enabled in the video bit stream and for the one or more neighboring macroblocks, predictions may be made for a region of the first macroblock that has an edge adjacent with the neighboring macroblocks. OBDC can be causally applied. Disparity compensation parameters or modes may be shared amongst views or layers. A variety of predictions may be used with causally-applied OBDC. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289211 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING POINT CLOUD DATA, DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING POINT CLOUD DATA - Disclosed herein are a point cloud data transmission method including encoding point cloud data, and transmitting a bitstream containing the point cloud data, and a point cloud data processing method including receiving a bitstream containing point cloud data, and decoding the point cloud data. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289212 | LUMINANCE BASED CODING TOOLS FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION - Sample data and metadata related to spatial regions in images may be received from a coded video signal. It is determined whether specific spatial regions in the images correspond to a specific region of luminance levels. In response to determining the specific spatial regions correspond to the specific region of luminance levels, signal processing and video compression operations are performed on sets of samples in the specific spatial regions. The signal processing and video compression operations are at least partially dependent on the specific region of luminance levels. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TILE AND SLICING MAPPING - Methods and apparatuses for video processing include: in response to receiving a picture and a tile, determining, based on a parameter set associated with the picture, whether the tile includes a block outside the picture; based on a determination that the tile includes the block outside the picture, disregarding the block from a list of blocks associated with the picture; and encoding or decoding the list of blocks associated with the picture. | 2021-09-16 |
20210289214 | REFERENCE IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, REFERENCE IMAGE DECODING METHOD, REFERENCE IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND REFERENCE IMAGE DECODING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a reference image encoding method, including: encoding sequence, to obtain a reconstructed image of a first and second reference images; determining whether a local area in the second reference image is suitable for updating first reference image; determining whether the first reference image is updated; when the first reference image is not updated, and it is determined the second reference image is suitable for updating the first reference image, replacing a pixel value of a corresponding area or a related area in the first reference image with a pixel value of the local area in the second reference image; and compiling, into the bitstream. | 2021-09-16 |