40th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 85 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160295129 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING TIME-LAPSE VIDEOS - Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for capturing images and creating time-lapse videos. A method includes receiving image data representative of an image that is to be used as part of an image sequence, and processing the image data using edge detection to assist a user to capture a subsequent image for the image sequence at substantially a same geographical location and substantially a same device orientation as that for other images in the image sequence. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295130 | Identifying Dominant and Non-Dominant Images in a Burst Mode Capture - For cameras that capture several images in a burst mode, some embodiments of the invention provide a method that presents one or more of the captured images differently than the remaining captured images. The method identifies at least one captured image as dominant image and at least another captured image as a non-dominant image. The method then displays each dominant image different from each non-dominant image in a concurrent presentation of the images captured during the burst mode. The dominant images may appear larger than non-dominant images, and/or appear with a marking that indicates that the images are dominant. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295131 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FOCAL LENGTH FOR A ZOOM LENS - A method and apparatus for determining a focal-length setting of a lens mounted to a camera is disclosed. In a method for determining a focal-length of a lens mounted to a camera, a distorted image of a scene is captured. A distortion-correction function is applied on the distorted image or on a portion of the distorted image. A most representative distortion-correction function is identified and a current focal-length setting for the lens is identified by correlating the identification to a data compilation. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUBTITLING - A method of subtitling comprises the steps of obtaining an audio file of dialogue in a first language, obtaining a file of script text corresponding to the dialogue in the audio file in the same first language, determining a timing correspondence between dialogue in the audio file and words in the script text, detecting at least a first pause during performance of the dialogue in the audio file, defining a respective breakable point in the script text corresponding to the or each detected pause, and dividing the script text out into a sequence of subtitle lines of text responsive to the location of one or more of the defined breakable points. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295133 | CAMERAS HAVING A RGB-IR CHANNEL - The present disclosure describes various RGB-IR cameras, as well as new applications and methods of using such cameras. An apparatus includes an image sensor module including an image sensor. The image sensor has an active region including pixels operable to sense radiation in the visible and IR parts of the spectrum. The module can include, in some cases, a switchable IR filter disposed between the active region of the image sensor and an optical assembly. In various implementations, the module can be used in conjunction with one or more of the following: generating color images, generating IR images, performing iris recognition, performing facial recognition, and performing eye tracking/eye gazing. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295134 | Systems and Approaches for Thermal Imaging - A thermal imaging system includes a thermal imaging sensor adapted to capture any number of thermal images of any number of assets in an environment, a non-thermal imaging sensor coupled to the thermal sensor and being adapted to capture any number of non-thermal images of the assets, an asset identification system adapted to identify a particular asset from the assets, an image alignment system, and a controller adapted to control operation of the thermal imaging sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor, the asset identification system, and the image alignment system. Upon identifying the particular asset via the asset identification system, the controller is adapted to control the image alignment system to adjust an orientation of the thermal image and the non-thermal image and cause the thermal imaging sensor and the non-thermal imaging sensor to capture the image. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295135 | Imaging Device, Method for Controlling Imaging Device, and Control Program - An imaging unit causes each exposure corresponding to one frame period of respective second image signals in a first mode, and causes each exposure in divided sections of one frame period of the respective second image signals under different imaging conditions in a second mode. An image processing unit generates frames of respective first image signals based on each imaging signal read out in such a manner as to correspond to each exposure corresponding to one frame period in the first mode, and generates frames of the respective first image signals based on each imaging signal read out in such a manner as to correspond to each exposure of the divided sections in the second mode. An image output unit sequentially outputs frames of the second image signals set to a signal format common to the first mode and the second mode. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295136 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING IMAGE CAPTURING CONTROL PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus includes a light emission controller configured to make a light emitter provide a first light emission and a second light emission with a light emission amount calculated based on a result of photometry in the first light emission, the light emitter being configured to emit illumination light of the object field, and a switch configured to switch a readout of an exposure control signal between first and second signal readouts to obtain a result of the photometry in the first light emission. In the first signal readout signals from a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements are synthesized and read out. In the second signal readout, an output of a first photoelectric conversion element is read out among a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in an image sensor and then an output of a second photoelectric conversion element is read out. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295137 | ELECTRONIC CHARGE INJECTION CIRCUIT FOR RADIATION DETECTOR - An electronic read circuit for a radiation detector comprises: an element sensitive to the radiation, an injection circuit, able to inject a charge at one terminal of the sensitive element, the injection circuit extending between at least one input terminal and one output terminal, the output terminal being able to be connected to the sensitive element, the injection circuit being able to produce a charge under the effect of a trigger pulse. The injection circuit is able to inject a first charge when an input terminal is connected to a first input potential and a second charge when an input terminal is connected to a second input potential. The circuit comprises means for storing a difference between an output potential of the injection circuit, called equilibrium potential, and a reference potential, such that the second charge depends on the second input potential and on the equilibrium potential. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295138 | IMAGING SENSOR, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND ALIGNMENT METHOD OF IMAGING SENSOR - An imaging sensor includes multiple light-receiving elements, which are for multiple colors, configured to conduct photoelectric conversion and multiple power supply lines configured to supply a power supply voltage from a power supply source to the light-receiving elements. The light-receiving elements of each of the colors are aligned in one direction. Portions extending between the power supply source and the respective light-receiving elements of the multiple power supply lines are substantially identical in shape on at least a per-color basis. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295139 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image sensor includes an image sensing plane in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged and at least a portion of a region thereof has a curved shape, and a plurality of well contacts that fix a well potential and are connected to a portion of pixels from among the plurality of pixels. The well contacts are arranged such that an arrangement density thereof in the image sensing plane is different in each region according to the curved shape of the image sensing plane. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295140 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA - A solid-state image sensor includes an image sensing unit in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed, a plurality of readout units configured to read out signals from the image sensing unit, a detector configured to detect an occurrence of a latch-up in each of the plurality of readout units, and a controller configured to control power supply to the plurality of readout units. The plurality of readout units are configured to read out signals from a same pixel in the image sensing unit. The controller is configured to shut off power supply to at least part of a readout unit in which the occurrence of the latch-up has been detected out of the plurality of readout units and thereafter supply power to the at least part. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295141 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an image pickup section provided with an image sensor and configured to obtain an examination image; a cable that transmits the examination image; and a processor that receives the examination image, performs image processing, and displays the processed image. The processor includes: a cable driver that applies a voltage higher than an input voltage standard of the image pickup section so as to compensate for attenuation of a high-frequency signal caused by the cable and outputs a clock signal for driving the image pickup section; a peaking circuit that performs waveform correction of the clock signal; and a DC level limiting circuit configured to limit, when a clock signal inputted from the first peaking circuit is switched to a DC voltage, an amplitude level of the DC voltage so as not to exceed a level of the input voltage standard of the image pickup section. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295142 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM - In a photoelectric conversion apparatus, a pixel transistor and a differential transistor form a differential pair. A clamp circuit clamps a gate voltage of the differential transistor. An output circuit performs a first operation in which a voltage based on the voltage at the gate of a pixel transistor is output to the gate of the differential transistor. The output circuit also performs a second operation in which in response to receiving a current from the differential transistor, a signal based on a result of a comparison between the gate voltage of the pixel transistor and the gate voltage of the differential transistor is output to the output node. In the second operation, a control unit in the output circuit controls a change in the drain voltage of the differential transistor to be smaller than a change in the voltage at the output node. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295143 | PIXEL AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS AND CMOS IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A pixel amplification apparatus includes a single common current source suitable for supplying an identical current to columns, a plurality of column selection units each suitable for selecting each column to allow a corresponding current to flow, a plurality of pixel bias sampling units each suitable for sampling the corresponding current flowing through each of the column selection units as a pixel bias, and a plurality of amplification units each suitable for amplifying to a pixel signal based on the sampled pixel bias. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295144 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To improve the performance of a solid-state imaging device which is formed by performing division exposure for exposure-processing the entire chip by a plurality of times of exposures and in which pixels arranged in a pixel array area in plural respectively have a plurality of photodiodes. Control signal wirings are coupled to respective photodiodes included in pixels in a first area being a first exposure area for division exposure. Control signal wirings and are coupled to respective photodiodes included in pixels in a second area being a second exposure area. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295145 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME IN SOLID-STATE IMAGING PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME IN A NUMBER OF MODES - A system and method for driving a solid-state image pickup device including a pixel array unit including unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, column signal lines and a number of analog-digital converting units. The unit pixels are selectively controlled in units of rows. Analog signals output from the unit pixels in a row selected by the selective control though the column signal lines are converted to digital signals via the analog-digital converting units. The digital signals are added among a number of unit pixels via the analog-digital converting units. The added digital signals from the analog-digital converting units are read. Each unit pixel in the pixel array unit is selectively controlled in units of arbitrary rows, the_analog-distal converting units being operable to performing the converting in a (a) normal-frame-rate mode and a (b) high-frame-rate mode in response to control signals. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295146 | IMAGE LAG MITIGATION FOR BUFFERED DIRECT INJECTION READOUT WITH CURRENT MIRROR - A circuit having a buffered direct injection (BDI) module is provided for image lag mitigation. The BDI module includes an optical detector coupled to a buffer. The buffer has a pixel amplifier which includes no more than two transistors. The BDI module includes a first current mirror coupled to the BDI module. The first current mirror generates a modulating current based on the output of the optical detector. The BDI module further includes a second current mirror coupled to the first current mirror. The second current mirror is configured to generate either an amplified or attenuated photocurrent operable to optimize an imaging time and scene brightness of the optical detector. The BDI module further includes a reset circuit, coupled to the second current mirror, and being configured to reset an integration capacitor which integrates an image signal based on the output of the optical detector. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295147 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA - An image sensor includes a readout unit having a plurality of circuit blocks. At least a part of each of the plurality of circuit blocks is arranged in each of a plurality of regions electrically isolated from each other. When latchup has occurred in a circuit block of the plurality of circuit blocks, the voltage supply unit shuts off supply of a power supply voltage to the region in which the part is arranged, and then performs the supply of the power supply voltage to the region in which the part is arranged, and the voltage supply unit supplies the power supply voltage to the region in which the circuit block without latchup is arranged, while shutting off the supply of the power supply voltage to the region in which the part is arranged. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295148 | IMAGING CIRCUIT INCLUDING FRAME ASYNCHRONOUS PULSE DETECTION - A pulse detecting imaging circuit includes a pixel array including multiple pixels arranged in at least one row and at least one column. The pixel array includes multiple row voltages and column voltages. Each of the row voltages is connected to each pixel in the corresponding row and each of the column voltages is connected to each pixel in the corresponding column. Each of said pixels includes an imaging circuit and a pulse detection circuit. An output of each pulse detection circuit is connected to a corresponding row voltage and a corresponding column voltage such that each pixel is configured to connect the corresponding row voltage and the corresponding column voltage to a ground or a known driven voltage in response to a pulse detection at the pixel. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295149 | SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-CHANNEL TDI IMAGING ON A MULTI-TAP IMAGER - A method for simultaneous time delay integration (TDI) imaging using multiple channels of a multi-tap device, including: translating a field of view (FOV) over a sample to be imaged; optically aligning a direction of travel of the FOV to a direction of charge transfer for each tap of the multi-tap device; and reading out the image data from each channel using settings that are appropriate to a particular application. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295150 | COUNTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A counting apparatus that includes a global counting unit suitable for performing a counting operation by controlling a counting bit number based on a count masking signal; a one-shot pulse generation unit suitable for generating a storage instruction signal based on the count masking signal; a latch unit suitable for storing a counting value outputted from the global counting unit based on the storage instruction signal; and a storage unit suitable for storing the counting value loaded from the latch unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295151 | DIGITAL READOUT METHOD AND APPARATUS - Autonomously operating analog to digital converters are formed into a two dimensional array. The array may incorporate digital signal processing functionality. Such an array is particularly well-suited for operation as a readout integrated circuit and in combination with a sensor array, forms a digital focal plane array. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295152 | BROADCAST SYSTEM - A transmitter device is provided. The transmitter device includes first to m-th memory cells (m is an integer of 2 or more), first to m-th word lines, a first bit line, and an analog circuit. The i-th word line (i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to m) is electrically connected to the i-th memory cell. The first to m-th memory cells are electrically connected to the analog circuit through the first bit line. The first to m-th memory cells are capable of retaining a potential corresponding to first data. The first to m-th word lines are supplied with a potential corresponding to second data. The analog circuit is capable of performing a multiply-accumulate operation on the first data and the second data, and the first data or the second data includes image data. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CONTROLLING DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY - A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295154 | Using Closed-Captioning Data To Output An Alert Indicating A Functional State Of A Back-Up Video-Broadcast System - In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system involves a computing device receiving first closed-captioning data that corresponds to a first video-stream; the computing device receiving second closed-captioning data that corresponds to a second video-stream; the computing device making a determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the received first closed-captioning data and the received second closed-captioning data lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295155 | TUNER DEVICE - A housing has a vertical dimension, a horizontal dimension, a height dimension, a diagonal dimension, and an arbitrary dimension that are each shorter than a half wavelength of a maximum frequency of a source oscillation frequency of an oscillator of a tuner IC that is contained in the housing. Furthermore, pin positions in a pin connector including a plurality of pins connected to the tuner IC are arranged in a zig-zag manner, and the pin connector has a size shorter than a length decided by multiplying a number of the pins and a pin interval of the pin connector. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295156 | Zeotrope Animation Disc Assembly - Zeotropic effects are created while an observer experiments with video data and speed controls of a rotary motor. A system facilitates user creation of a customized zoetrope animation disc by enabling a user to take a video of a repetitive motion (e.g., a person doing a jumping jack, a hand opening and closing, a person swinging back and forth on a swing, etc.). The system prompts a user to select a start point and end point to the video. The system further prompts the user to specify a number of frames desired for the animation disc. The animation disc is then printed for use on a rotary motor based on the user input. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295157 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a storage storing images received from at least one camera, an image analyzer analyzing the images received from the at least one camera, separating an object, for which an event occurred, from a background, and extracting object properties information, a database storing the object properties information extracted with respect to each of the at least one camera, a search condition setter setting a search condition, a search engine searching the database for the object properties information matching the search condition, and obtaining image frames including the object properties information found from the storage, and a file generator generating a single image file by synthesizing the image frames. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295158 | METHOD AND PROCESSOR FOR STREAMING VIDEO PROCESSING - The invention provides methods of video processing in an efficient and/or low latency fashion and suitable for use in a streaming environment. Therefore the present invention relates to a system for video processing, a video image processor or a method of generating an output image by performing processing on an input image, wherein the processing is characterized in that it achieves the effect of a plurality of first unit image process steps, the method comprising the steps of performing sequentially one or a plurality of second image process filtering steps on said input image to generate said output image, wherein at least one of said second image process filtering steps achieves the effect of at least two, three, four, or five of said first image process steps. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295159 | DATA INTERPOLTION - When a picture displayed on a client device is enlarged, the client device may be configured to insert new pixels between two adjacent pixels in the picture. When actual values of the new pixels are stored on a server, the client device may submit a request to the server for actual values of the new pixels. Responsive to the request, the server may first calculate interpolation values in accordance with the same interpolation algorithm and then calculate a difference value based on the interpolation values and the actual values stored on the server. If the calculated difference value is greater than a threshold value, the server may transmit the actual values for the new pixels to the client device. Otherwise, the server may instruct the client device to calculate the interpolation values. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295160 | TelePresence Architectural Systems and Methods Therefore - An architectural structure incorporates advanced video conference communications systems that embody two-way mirrors to reflect room surfaces to appear superimposed with an image display device to create a perception of depth. The processes for delivering professional services using video conference systems with two-way mirror configurations are presented herein. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295161 | IMAGE-BASED TECHNIQUES FOR AUDIO CONTENT - A method includes receiving, at a device from a first media device associated with a first user, image information indicating vibrations of an object. The vibrations are caused at least in part by speech of the first user. The method further includes generating audio content by the device based on the image information. The audio content represents the speech of the first user. The method further includes transmitting the audio content from the device to a second media device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295162 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication terminal receives, from a mobile terminal, first terminal identification information for identifying a first communication terminal that is located remotely from the communication terminal, the mobile terminal being a mobile terminal that has obtained the first terminal identification information from the first communication terminal, determines the first communication terminal identified with the first terminal identification information as a communication destination, and starts communicating with the first communication terminal. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295163 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication management system manages group information regarding one or more groups of a plurality of communication terminals, while the plurality of communication terminals are communicating in the same communication session. In response to a request from one communication terminal, the communication management system updates the group information to reflect the currently-established groups, and transmits updated group information to all of the plurality of communication terminals communicating in the same communication session. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295164 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING A MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE TO A VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for connecting at least one man-machine interface for manipulating, particularly remotely manipulating, at least one data source connected to a video conferencing system within the scope of video conferences, wherein signals generated by the man-machine interface are transmitted to the video conferencing system via a transmission channel provided for controlling a video camera. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising means for carrying out the method. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295165 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING REMOTE COMMUNICATION, ANDRECORDING MEDIUM STORING A REMOTE COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A management system for managing remote communication between a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal includes a transmitter that transmits first screen data to the first communication terminal to display a first screen image based on the first screen data on a first display, a receiver that receives image data including an eye image of a first user from the first communication terminal, circuitry that specifies a sightline position indicating the first user's sightline of with respect to the first screen image based on the received image data, and generates second screen data that includes sightline information indicating the first user's sightline at the specified sightline position. The transmitter transmits the second screen data to the second communication terminal operated by a second user to display a second screen image having the sightline information on the specified sightline position on a second display. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295166 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING - Technology for a multimedia telephony services over internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystems (IMS) (MTSI) receiver operable to support region of interest (ROI) signaling with a MTSI sender is disclosed. The MTSI receiver can receive a requested region of interest (ROI). The MTSI receiver can signal the requested ROI for transmission to the MTSI sender via a real-time transport control protocol (RTCP) feedback message. The MTSI receiver can decode encoded video received from the MTSI sender. The encoded video can correspond to the requested ROI. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295167 | Teleconference Management Server Device, Teleconference Management Method and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium - First identification information identifying the first terminal device and status information that indicate participation status of the first terminal device are received from a first terminal device. A first request is transmitted to a second terminal device. A first response is received from the second terminal device. The second terminal device is set as a registered second terminal device when the first response is received. First transmission/reception processing is started when the registered second terminal device is set. The first transmission/reception processing transmits first conference data received from the first terminal device to the registered second terminal device, and transmits second conference data received from the registered second terminal device to the first terminal device. The first transmission/reception does not transmit third conference data received from a third terminal device to the registered second terminal device. The third terminal device is different to the first and the second terminal device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295168 | System and Method for Synthesizing and Preserving Consistent Relative Neighborhood Position in Multi-Perspective Multi-Point Tele-Immersive Environments - An e-learning system has a local classroom with an instructor station and a microphone and a local student station with a microphone, a plurality of remote classrooms with an instructor display and a student station with a microphone, and planar displays and video cameras in each of the classrooms, the remote and local classrooms connected over a network, with a server monitoring feeds and enforcing exclusive states, with sets of video displays, each set dedicated to a remote classroom, arrayed along a line orthogonal to a line between the instructor station and the local student station, with one display in each set facing toward the instructor station, and one display in each set facing toward the local student station. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295169 | INTELLIGENT LAYOUTS FOR CALL SCALING AND LAYOUT PERSISTENCE - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and techniques for creating media conferencing layouts that are intelligent (i.e., based on some underlying principle to enhance user-perceived conference quality) and persistent (i.e., consistent within a call and from one call to the next). | 2016-10-06 |
20160295170 | Architectural Scale Communications Systems and Methods Therefore - An architectural structure incorporates advanced video conference communications systems that embody two-way mirrors to reflect room surfaces to appear superimposed with an image display device to create a perception of depth. The processes for delivering professional services using video conference systems with two-way mirror configurations are presented herein. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295171 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOR MRI SAFETY MONINTORING - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) location surveillance system ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160295172 | LOW-POWER RADIO FREQUENCY NETWORK FOR A SYSTEM OF CAMERAS - A low-power radio frequency (“RF”) network for a system of cameras that allows for efficient transmission of images (e.g., thumbnail images) from one or more REMOTE cameras or nodes to a centralized HOME camera or node. The network includes a variety of power saving features to optimize the battery life of the REMOTE cameras while still effectively transmitting captured images through the network. The power saving features include network path optimization for message and data transmission, synchronization of the wake and sleep states for each node in the network, the transfer of images from a camera module to an RF module of a node during a sleep state, etc. The network is also configured or operable to be implemented in such a manner that nodes can be readily added or removed from the network with minimal user input and without sacrificing power savings or network message transmission efficiency. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295173 | Digital camcorder angle display viewer device with an add-on protective cover for a mobile device and method for transporting components thereof - This invention, a digital camcorder angle display viewer device for a mobile device can continuously capture and present video images of the environment in front of the user when connected to a flexible, flip style protective cover with similarities of a book. By capturing present video images of the user's pathway, the device's user continuously can be aware of the environment beyond the device's display while multitasking using the mobile device. This device makes it comfortable for the user to look at the mobile device while glancing at the video camcorder angle viewer screen which is provided parallel to the mobile device to see what is in front of the user while the user is walking and simultaneously looking down towards the ground at a 45 degree angle. The video camcorder screen can continuously be a live and current video image of the view seen by the camcorder lens at any given moment. Consequently, the device's user is less likely to collide with or stumble over an object while operating the user's mobile device functions. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295174 | VIDEO INTERCOM DEVICE - Provided is a video intercom device suppressing electric power consumption. The video intercom device adopts a configuration where the video intercom device performs wireless communication between a front door slave unit and an indoor master unit, the indoor master unit includes a wireless communication unit that requests the front door slave unit to be switched between a first communication method by which the front door slave unit periodically turns on a main power source and is in a sleep state when the main power source turns off, and a second communication method by which the front door slave unit turns on the main power source when an interrupt occurs and is in the sleep state when the main power source turns off, and the front door slave unit includes a controller that controls switching to a communication method requested from the indoor master unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295175 | RECALL DEVICE - A small wearable recall device is provided to capture images triggered by a combination of a detection of a capture condition (e.g., changes in motion, temperature or light level) followed by a relatively stable period, as detected by an accelerometer. By triggering on the combination of a detected capture condition followed by a detected stability condition, a clearer image of the environment of an interesting event is expected to be captured. The small size of the recall device makes it possible to integrate it into common portable consumer products, such as MP3 players, purses, clothing, hats, backpacks, necklaces, collars, and other human-wearable products. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295176 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel having a first curved portion and a second curved portion; a window on one surface of the display panel; and a circuit board connected to the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a front display portion and a side display portion which are separated by the first curved portion, and wherein the second curved portion includes a pad portion connected to the circuit board. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295177 | PROJECTION DEVICE - A projection device including a housing, an optical engine, and a power connector is provided. The housing has a front end portion, a rear end portion opposite to the front end portion, and a projection opening. The optical engine is disposed within the housing and includes a projection lens, a first light-emitting element, and a second light-emitting element. The projection lens is adapted to output an image beam through the projection opening. The first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are respectively thermally coupled to a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion of the housing. The housing has a heat separation for separating the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The power connector is connected to the rear end portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295178 | LIGHT FIELD PROJECTORS AND METHODS - Undesirably high energy-consumption in illuminating devices can be caused at least in part by wasted (attenuated) light. Optically efficient illumination systems that may be used to project light, including images, use light redirection. Phase modulating devices may be applied to create desired light fields. Some embodiments provide dual or multiple modulation display or projection systems in which some or all of the modulators not only attenuate amplitude, but also amplify amplitude, or change the phase, frequency and polarization of the light provided by the light source. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295179 | PROJECTOR HAVING A BEAM SPLITTER DEVICE COMPRISING A POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER AND PROJECTION OPTICS HAVING A BEAM SPLITTER DEVICE - The invention relates to a projector ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160295180 | PICO PROJECTOR - A pico projector of the invention includes an illuminating module, an imaging module, and a lens-focusing module. The illuminating module is configured to emit light. The imaging module is configured to add picture messages into the light to generate an image and project the image. The lens-focusing module is configured to regulate a focal length of the imaging module. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295181 | DLP PICO-PROJECTOR - The invention provides a DLP pico-projector, including: a light supply device, the light supply device including: a first LED light source including a first LED luminous chip and a second LED luminous chip which are packaged together, a first collimation lens group corresponding to the first LED light source, a third LED luminous chip, a second collimation lens group corresponding to the third LED luminous chip, and a spectroscope; a lighting optical system, the lighting optical system including: a beam shaping component, a wedge-shaped optical component, and a beam guiding component; the wedge-shaped optical component including a third working face and a fourth working face which are unparallel to one another, the third working face being coated with a dichroic film, and the fourth working face being coated with a reflective film or a dichroic film; a DLP light modulator; and a projection lens group. The design compacts the deployment of the projector, simplifies the optical elements, reduces the optical loss, and reduces the size and weight of the projector, all of which is favorable for the projector to carry and be applied in handheld electronic devices. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295182 | DLP MICRO PROJECTOR - The invention provides a DLP micro projector including: a light supply device, including: a LED light source and a light collimation system, and a spectroscope group; a light path switching device, including a fly-eye lens or an optical wand; a lighting optical system, including: a freeform lens or a freeform reflector, and a right angle prism; a DMD light modulator being parallel to a right angle side of the right angle prism; and a projection lens group. The DLP micro projector has a simple and reasonable structure, employs a freeform optical component to replace the conventional planar mirror and relay lens to redirect and converge the beams, and meanwhile compensates the lighting source of the DMD light modulator, thereby simplifying the optical components and reducing the size and weight of the DLP micro projector. The projector features a compact structure, small size, low production cost, and high projection performance. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295183 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image processing device includes a background luminance input unit, an image processing unit and a luminance setting unit. The background luminance input unit stores background luminance information regarding background luminance. The image processing unit generates display image data and contrast conversion information. The display image data is provided by modulating a contrast of a correction image data so that pixel values included in the correction image data are in an acceptable range. The correction image data is provided by correcting blurring in an input image data to be input to the image processing unit based on the background luminance information. The contrast conversion information is information used for modulating the contrast. The luminance setting unit generates a luminance setting information to set a luminance of the projection unit based on the modulation information. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295184 | PROJECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A projection system includes a plurality of projection units configured to project an image as a whole on a projected area; an output unit configured to output images for calibration to projection units that are in charge of areas of corners of the projected area among the plurality of projection units, the images for calibration including positioning markers that are indications for positioning to the corners of the projected area; a detection unit configured to detect, based on one or more captured images for calibration that are acquired by capturing the projected area and the images for calibration including the positioning markers being projected, reference points that characterize the projected area; and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to, based on the reference points, define a projection target area relative to the projected area and to calculate correction coefficients that correspond to the plurality of projection units. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295185 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projector apparatus includes a projection unit and a controller. The projection unit projects projection video of an image at a set angle of view on a projection surface in accordance with a video signal indicating the angle of view of the image including an object. The controller performs video signal processing for changing a position or size of the object in the image and controls the position or size of the projection video on the projection surface. In a case where the position or size of the object is to be changed by the video signal processing, when a resolution of the projection video of the changed object is less than a predetermined value, the controller controls the projection unit to decrease the angle of view so that the resolution of the projection video is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, and the controller sets the size of the object in the image by the video signal processing. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295186 | WEARABLE PROJECTING DEVICE AND FOCUSING METHOD, PROJECTION METHOD THEREOF - A wearable projecting device, a focusing method and a projection method thereof are disclosed. The focusing method includes: acquiring position information of a projection center of the wearable projecting device on a palm; determining a distance between the projection center and the wearable projecting device according to the acquired position information of the projection center of the wearable projecting device on the palm at a set frequency; determining a focal length of a lens set in the wearable projecting device according to the determined distance between the projection center and the wearable projecting device; and adjusting the lens set according to the determined focal length of the lens set. This focusing method improves stability of definition in display of images projected on the palm surface by the wearable projecting device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295187 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROJECTION APPARATUS - An information processing device connected to a projection unit comprising a shape acquiring unit, an observation point acquiring unit, an evaluating unit, and a generating unit. The shape acquiring unit is configured to acquire shape information regarding a projection plane onto which an image is projected by the projection unit and projection point information regarding a position of the projection unit. The observation point acquiring unit is configured to acquire observation point information regarding an observation point to observe the projection plane. The evaluating unit is configured to evaluate an appropriate level of the projection plane based on the shape information, the projection point information, and the observation point information. The generating unit is configured to generate an auxiliary information data based on the appropriate level. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295188 | ABERRATION CORRECTION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND ABERRATION CORRECTION METHOD - An aberration correction apparatus includes an aberration information acquisition unit which acquires aberration information from an imaging lens; a spectroscopic characteristic information acquisition unit which acquires spectroscopic characteristic information of an imaging device which performs a photoelectric conversion of an optical image that is formed in the imaging lens; and an aberration information correction unit which performs a correction according to the spectroscopic characteristic information with respect to the acquired aberration information. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295189 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, a program, and a recording medium that perform white balance bracketing according to image characteristics. An image processing unit | 2016-10-06 |
20160295190 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR COORDINATING PLAYING OF MEDIA STREAMS - Methods and systems are described for coordinating playing of media streams. In one aspect, an access by a media player to a presentation device to play a media stream is detected. Additionally, presentation focus information is accessed for determining whether the media player has presentation focus for playing the media stream. Further, it is determine, based on the presentation focus information, that the media player has presentation focus for playing the media stream. Still further, in response to determining the media player has presentation focus, it is indicated that the media player is allowed to play the media stream via the presentation device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOUR IMAGING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition means for providing color data for each of the points of the array, while the spatial disposition of the device with respect to the structure is maintained substantially unchanged. A processor combines the color data and depth data for each point in the array, thereby providing a three-dimensional color virtual model of the surface of the structure. A corresponding method for determining the surface topology and associate color of a structure is also provided. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295192 | DEPTH SENSOR BASED PASSENGER SENSING FOR EMPTY PASSENGER CONVEYANCE ENCLOSURE DETERMINATION - A passenger conveyance system, includes a depth-sensing sensor within a passenger conveyance enclosure for capturing sensor data from within the passenger conveyance enclosure; a processing module in communication with the depth-sensing sensor to receive the sensor data, the processing module uses the depth-sensing sensor data to determine that the passenger conveyance enclosure is empty; and a passenger conveyance controller to receive the empty passenger conveyance enclosure determination from the processing module to control operation of the passenger conveyance system in response to the empty passenger conveyance enclosure determination. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295193 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM - The invention relates to a TOF camera system comprising several cameras, at least one of the cameras being a TOF camera, wherein the cameras are assembled on a common substrate and are imaging the same scene simultaneously and wherein at least two cameras are driven by different driving parameters. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295194 | STEREOSCOPIC VISION SYSTEM GENERATNG STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES WITH A MONOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE AND AN EXTERNAL ADAPTER LENS AND METHOD USING THE SAME TO GENERATE STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A stereoscopic vision system includes a monoscopic endoscope, an external adapter lens, and a camera calibration and stereoscopic processing unit. The external adapter lens has two tubes formed therein for forming two optical paths and is mounted on the endoscope for a CCD of the endoscope to receive parallax image pairs of an observed object. Each parallax image pair has a left image and a right image thereon. The camera calibration and stereoscopic processing unit receives the parallax image pairs, and calibrates two camera systems formed by the adapter lens and the endoscope and processes the parallax image pairs generated from the calibration to generate stereoscopic images to be displayed on a display. The simple and inexpensive two-tube external adapter lens directly mounted on any type of monoscopic endoscope without modifying the monoscopic endoscope and one-time camera calibration ensures cost effectiveness and operational convenience. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295195 | POWER EFFICIENT MULTIPLE CAMERA SYSTEM - A device may include a digital camera that includes a stereo camera pair of a first camera and a second camera, and a system control that is capable of turning the first camera and the second camera on and off separately. Additionally, the device may include a processor to receive a first image via the first camera, and detect a scene type associated with the first image. The device may also determine whether the scene type is amenable to stereo capture and perform parallax difference detection to detect whether the first image is capable of being resolved correctly. The device may perform stereo image capture of the first image and the second image via the stereo camera pair in response to a determination that the first image is capable of being resolved correctly. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295196 | AUTO COMMISSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An auto-calibration system for a passenger conveyance system includes a depth-sensing sensor deposed within a passenger conveyance enclosure or deposed within a passenger waiting area external to the conveyance enclosure for capturing depth map data of objects within a field of view. A processing module is in communication with the depth-sensing sensor to receive the depth map data, the processing module uses the depth map data to calibrate the sensor coordinate system to the world coordinate system. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295197 | DEPTH IMAGING - Examples are disclosed herein that are related to depth imaging of a 360-degree field of view. One example provides a depth imaging system comprising an image sensor, a reflector subsystem comprising one or more reflectors arranged to reflect a radial field of view of a surrounding environment toward the image sensor, a projector configured to project light onto the reflector subsystem for reflection into the surrounding environment, and a computing device comprising a logic subsystem and a storage subsystem comprising instructions executable by the logic subsystem to receive image data from the image sensor, and output a depth image based upon the image data. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295198 | Depth Sensor - A depth sensor comprises at least one imaging sensor, at least one multifocal lens, and a focus analyzer. The depth sensor analyzes the in-focus status of electromagnetic radiation, directed by the multifocal lens(es) onto sensing zone(s) of the imaging sensor(s) from spatial zone(s) in a measurement field, to detect the presence of object(s) in the spatial zone(s). | 2016-10-06 |
20160295199 | MICROSCOPE VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND MEDICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - The present invention is intended to convert a video input from a surgical microscope into a three-dimensional video. A microscope video processing device | 2016-10-06 |
20160295200 | GENERATON OF IMAGES FOR AN AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY - An autosteroscopic multi-view display comprises a first image generator ( | 2016-10-06 |
20160295201 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH REMOTELY CONTROLLED ALIGNMENT FUNCTION AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE USING THE SAME - A stereoscopic image display apparatus that is capable of being efficiently aligned using a remotely controlled alignment function and a method of displaying a stereoscopic image using the same are disclosed. The stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a polarizing beam splitter for spatially splitting image light emitted by a projector into at least one transmitted beam and at least one reflected beam based on polarized components, at least one modulator for adjusting the transmitted beam and the reflected beam such that the transmitted beam and the reflected beam have different polarization directions when a left image and a right image are projected by the transmitted beam and the reflected beam, an angle adjustment unit for adjusting the position on a screen on which the transmitted beam is projected in response to a first remote control signal, a remote-control alignment type reflecting member for adjusting the path of the reflected beam in response to a second remote control signal such that the reflected beam overlaps the transmitted beam projected on the position on the screen adjusted in response to the first remote control signal in order to form a single image, and a remote controller remotely connected to the angle adjustment unit and the remote-control alignment type reflecting member for transmitting the first remote control signal and the second remote control signal to the angle adjustment unit and the remote-control alignment type reflecting member, respectively. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295202 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE USING FOCAL MODULATION | 2016-10-06 |
20160295203 | HEAD TRACKING EYEWEAR SYSTEM - In some embodiments, a system for tracking with reference to a three-dimensional display system may include a display device, an image processor, a surface including at least three emitters, at least two sensors, a processor. The display device may image, during use, a first stereo three-dimensional image. The surface may be positionable, during use, with reference to the display device. At least two of the sensors may detect, during use, light received from at least three of the emitters as light blobs. The processor may correlate, during use, the assessed referenced position of the detected light blobs such that a first position/orientation of the surface is assessed. The image processor may generate, during use, the first stereo three-dimensional image using the assessed first position/orientation of the surface with reference to the display. The image processor may generate, during use, a second stereo three-dimensional image using an assessed second position/orientation of the surface with reference to the display. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295204 | MULTIFACTOR EYE POSITION IDENTIFICATION IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system comprising a display screen for displaying a stream of images, a viewer positioning module and an image generator module. The viewer positioning module is for determining a viewer's sightline by defining a first factor of the sightline as a lateral position of a viewer's body part located between the viewer's chin and the viewer's waistline, defining a second factor of the sightline as a depth position of the body part and computing the sightline based at least on the first factor and the second factor. The image generator module is for generating the stream of images considering the determined sightline. A method comprising defining the first factor, defining the second factor, computing the sightline based at least on the first factor and the second factor, generating the stream of images considering the determined sightline and displaying the stream of images on a first display screen. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295205 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH REAL-TIME DIGITAL TESTING CAPABILITIES - An imaging system with real-time digital testing capabilities verifies the functionality of image processing circuitry used to process pixel data signals read out from a pixel array during imaging operations. Image processing circuitry may process a data frame read from an imaging array that includes multiple regions of imaging and non-imaging data. Digital test patterns may be generated to test the functionality of specific image processing blocks. Test patterns may correspond to or represent imaging data or non-imaging data from regions of the output readout frame. A checksum generator generates a test pattern checksum for output of a subset of the image processing blocks that were provided with a given test pattern. The test pattern checksum may be compared to a predetermined checksum of the output of properly functioning image processing blocks provided with test patterns equivalent to the given test pattern. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295206 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an imaging unit which has an imaging element configured to nondestructively read an image signal and performs imaging of a subject using the imaging element, a reading control unit which performs nondestructive reading of the image signal from the imaging element during imaging of the subject, a temporary storage unit which stores the image signal nondestructively read by the reading control unit, an abnormality detection unit which detects the occurrence of an abnormal state during imaging of the subject, and a display control unit which reads and outputs the image signal stored in the storage unit in a case where the abnormal state is detected by the abnormality detection unit. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295207 | EDGE DETECTION BIAS CORRECTION VALUE CALCULATION METHOD, EDGE DETECTION BIAS CORRECTION METHOD, AND EDGE DETECTION BIAS CORRECTING PROGRAM - A distance in a scanning direction between a first set of edges which face each other and exhibit an opposite change between light and dark is measured by an image measuring machine, and a bias correction value is calculated based on a difference between a measured value and a true value. Using the bias correction value, detection point correction values, which are correction values in various directions of edge detection points detected by a scan of a measured object using the image measuring machine, are calculated; a correction amount used in correction of the edge detection points is specified based on the detection point correction value in each direction; and the edge detection points are corrected using the correction amount. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295208 | Systems and Approaches for Repeated Thermal Imaging Determinations - A thermal imaging system includes a thermal imaging sensor configured to capture thermal images of assets in an environment, a non-thermal imaging sensor coupled to the thermal sensor and being configured to capture non-thermal images of the assets, an image alignment system configured to adjust an orientation of a present thermal view of the particular asset and a present non-thermal view of the particular asset, a controller configured to control operation of the thermal imaging sensor, the non-thermal imaging sensor, and the image alignment system, and a remote computing device having a change detection system and being configured to receive the captured thermal and non-thermal images of the particular asset. The controller is configured to cause the sensors to capture thermal and non-thermal images. Upon receiving the captured thermal and non-thermal images, the change detection system is configured to detect a change in at least one characteristic of the asset. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295209 | Using Black-Frame/Non-Black-Frame Transitions To Output An Alert Indicating A Functional State Of A Back-Up Video-Broadcast System - In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up video-broadcast system involves: a computing device receiving a first video-stream that represents first video-content; the computing device generating a first signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of black-frame/non-black-frame transitions included within the first video-content; the computing device receiving a second video-stream that represents second video-content; the computing device generating a second signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of black-frame/non-black-frame transitions included within the second video-content; the computing device making a determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295210 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Quality of Experience of Mobile Video Service - The method includes: processing a PSNR of each segment of each sample video, determining an ePSNR predictive model according to preset parameters obtained after processing and mean opinion scores of all sample videos, and determining an enhanced mean opinion score eMOS predictive model according to the predictive model. Then, for any video that needs to be evaluated, QoE of the video that needs to be evaluated may be determined according to only the enhanced MOS predictive model and an ePSNR determined according to the ePSNR predictive model. In comparison with a prior-art method for determining QoE in which only a mean value of PERNs of all frames is considered, in this process of measuring quality of experience of a mobile video service, as many as factors that affect a PSNR of a video are considered. Therefore, accurate measurement of quality of experience of an HAS video service can be implemented. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295211 | DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD, AND ENCODING DEVICE AND ENCODING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a decoding device and a decoding method, and an encoding device and an encoding method, which are capable of optimizing encoding of the enhancement image when the profile of the base image is the main still picture profile or the all intra profile. An enhancement decoding unit decodes encoded data of an enhancement image based on general_profile_idc that is set when a profile of a base image is a main still picture profile and indicates that a profile of the enhancement image is a scalable main still picture profile or general_profile_idc that is set when the profile of the base image is an all intra profile and indicates that the profile of the enhancement image is a scalable all intra profile. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a decoding device according to an HEVC scheme. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295212 | Methods And Systems For Image Intra-Prediction Mode Management - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for ordering, communicating and applying pixel intra-prediction modes. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295213 | Image Processing Method and Apparatus - An image processing method includes acquiring N pieces of motion information from N adjacent image blocks adjacent to a current image block, where the N adjacent image blocks are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N pieces of motion information, and the N pieces of motion information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N reference image blocks, determining candidate motion information from the N pieces of motion information according to a preset rule, determining, in the reference image, a location range of a to-be-stored pixel, and storing all pixels in the location range, where the location range covers all pixels of a candidate reference image block, and reading the pixels in the location range, and performing encoding processing on the current image block according to the pixels in the location range. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295214 | DATA ENCODING AND DECODING - A data encoding method includes encoding an array of data values as data sets and escape codes for values not encoded by the data sets, an escape code including a prefix portion and a non-unary coded suffix portion having a length, in bits, dependent upon a value encoded by the prefix portion according to a relationship such that, for at least some values encoded by the prefix portion, the length of the non-unary coded suffix portion is greater than the length, in bits, of the prefix portion. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295215 | Method and Apparatus for Motion Boundary Processing - A method and apparatus for deriving motion compensated prediction for boundary pixels in a video coding system are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention determine a current motion vector (MV) and one or more neighboring MVs corresponding to an above MV, a left MV, or both the above MV and the left MV. A first predictor for a current boundary pixel in a boundary region of the current CU is generated by applying motion compensation based on the current MV and a first reference picture pointed by the current MV. One or more second predictors for the current boundary pixel are generated by applying the motion compensation based on the neighboring MVs and reference pictures pointed by the neighboring MVs. A current boundary pixel predictor for the current boundary pixel is then generated using a weighted sum of the first predictor and the second predictors according to weighting factors. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295216 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING BITRATES AND RESOLUTIONS DURING ENCODING - In one embodiment of the present invention, an encoding bitrate ladder selector tailors bitrate ladders to the complexity of source data. Upon receiving source data, a complexity analyzer configures an encoder to repeatedly encode the source data-setting a constant quantization parameter to a different value for each encode. The complexity analyzer processes the encoding results to determine an equation that relates a visual quality metric to an encoding bitrate. The bucketing unit solves this equation to estimate a bucketing bitrate at a predetermined value of the visual quality metric. Based on the bucketing bitrate, the bucketing unit assigns the source data to a complexity bucket having an associated, predetermined bitrate ladder. Advantageously, sagaciously selecting the bitrate ladder enables encoding that optimally reflects tradeoffs between quality and resources (e.g., storage and bandwidth) across a variety of source data types instead of a single, “typical” source data type. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295217 | DECODING APPARATUS AND DECODING METHOD, AND CODING APPARATUS AND CODING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a decoding apparatus and a decoding method and a coding apparatus and a coding method capable of adjusting a compression rate of a lowest limit. A decoding unit decodes a bit stream coded according to an H.265/HEVC standard having a profile in which a lowest compression rate at the time of coding an image is set for each of a main tier and a high tier in units of Coding Units (CU) that are recursively divided. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to a decoding apparatus of an High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) system and the like. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295218 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED DELTA ENCODING - Methods and systems are provided for image processing. A plurality of correlation parameters representing degrees of correlation between two or more images of a plurality of images may be determined. An optimized correlation dependency graph may be generated according to the plurality of correlation parameters. The plurality of images may then be delta encoded according to the optimized correlation dependency graph. For example, the optimized correlation dependency graph may be used for performing a predetermined correlation encoding operation. The plurality of correlation parameters may be determined, for example, in accordance with one or more predetermined correlation metrics associated with the predetermined correlation encoding operation. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING 3D LOOK-UP TABLE CODING FOR COLOR GAMUT SCALABILITY - Systems and methods for improving efficiency in three-dimensional (3D) look-up table (LUT) coding and/or reducing table size of a 3D LUT may be provided. For example, octants associated with the 3D LUT may be provided for color space segmentation and coding may be performed on an octree associated with the octants where coding may include encoding nodes of the octree associated with the octants and corresponding vertices of the 3D LUT belonging to the nodes. Conversion parameters represented by the nodes are lossy coded with reduced precision. The 3D LUT may also be signaled (e.g., based on a sequence and/or picture level). | 2016-10-06 |
20160295220 | SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING METHOD - The present invention relates to a signal transceiving apparatus and signal transceiving method. The present invention provides a signal transmitting method for transmitting a stream generated by multiplexing signaling information, encoded base layer video data, and enhancement video data, which can configure scalable WCG video data, and provides a signal receiving method for outputting a legacy LED video or a WCG video on the basis of the signaling information decoded by receiving the stream. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295221 | Port Processor Capable of Performing Authentication for Multiple Source Devices - Embodiments relate to sending vertical synchronization data for a plurality of data streams in a selected data stream to perform authentication operations for the plurality of data stream. A port processor receives data streams from a plurality of transmitting devices. After receiving the data streams, the port processor selects one of the data streams for transmission to a decrypting device. The port processor extracts vertical synchronization data from the unselected data streams and inserts the extracted vertical synchronization data into the selected data stream to form a modified data stream. The port processor sends the modified data stream to a decrypting device. The decrypting device has at least one processing engine. The port processor discards the unselected data streams without sending the unselected data streams to the decrypting device. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295222 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED VIDEO OPERATIONS - A method of video operations includes generating derivative byproducts related to encoded video captured of a scene, initializing a first operation based on the encoded video, and initializing a second operation different from the first operation based on the derivative byproducts. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295223 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVIING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM - In a moving picture coding device that codes moving pictures in units of a block by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture of the moving pictures into predetermined sizes, into one or a plurality of second blocks, a quantization parameter calculation unit calculates a quantization parameter of the second block. A predictive quantization parameter deriving unit derives a predictive quantization parameter of the second block using quantization parameters of a third block adjacent to the left of the second block and a fourth block adjacent to the top of the second block. A differential quantization parameter generation unit generates a differential quantization parameter of the second block from a difference between the quantization parameter of the second block and the predictive quantization parameter. A first bitstream generation unit codes the differential quantization parameter of the second block. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295224 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING VIDEO CODING EFFICIENCY BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF VIDEO CONTENT - Certain embodiments herein relate to optimizing the efficiency of video coding. Such optimization may be based on characteristics of video content, such as the size and type of video frames. The size of video frames may be compared to a threshold size to determine whether an intracoded frame should be inserted into a Group of Pictures (GOP) instead of a predetermined type of video frame. As an example, an intracoded video frame may be inserted into the GOP when an abrupt or gradual size change in the sequence of video frames is determined. As another example, unipredicted frames may also be inserted into the GOP instead of bipredicted frames using a similar comparison. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295225 | VIDEO CODING APPARATUS, VIDEO CODING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A motion estimator that divides an image into a plurality of blocks and estimates motion information including a motion vector of each block includes: independent processing units, a dependent processing unit, and a motion vector buffer. The independent processing units can operate in parallel, search for a motion vector of each block using a reference image and a current image without using motion information on neighboring blocks, and record the motion vector in the motion vector buffer. The dependent processing unit determines whether or not to change motion information on a processing target block by referring to motion information on neighboring blocks held in the motion vector buffer, and when it is determined that it is necessary to change the motion information, the dependent processing unit performs processing for recording the changed motion information in the motion information buffer and outputting the changed motion information to outside. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295226 | METHOD OF PERFORMING MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION, AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of performing motion vector prediction for a current block in a picture is provided which includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor to code a current motion vector of the current block, from a first motion vector of a first block that is spatially adjacent or temporally adjacent to the current block; adding the derived candidate to a list of candidates; and deriving at least one motion vector predictor based on a selected candidate from the list of candidates, wherein the deriving of the candidate includes determining whether to derive the candidate from the first motion vector, based on a type of a current reference picture and a type of a first reference picture, the current reference picture being referred to from the current block using the current motion vector, the first reference picture being referred to from the first block using the first motion vector. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295227 | INTERLAYER VIDEO ENCODING METHOD USING BRIGHTNESS COMPENSATION AND DEVICE THEREOF, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - Provided is an interlayer video decoding method. The interlayer video decoding method includes: obtaining brightness compensation information indicating whether a second layer current block performs brightness compensation; determining whether a candidate of the second layer current block is usable as a merge candidate based on whether the brightness compensation information indicates that the brightness compensation is performed and whether the candidate of the second layer current block performs time direction inter prediction; generating a merge candidate list including at least one merge candidate based on a result of the determining; and determining motion information of the second layer current block by using motion information of one of the at least one merge candidate. | 2016-10-06 |
20160295228 | HIGH EFFICIENCY VIDEO CODING DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON REFERENCE PICTURE TYPE - The present technique relates to an image processing device and method capable of suppressing a decrease in encoding efficiency. The image processing device includes: a predictive vector generating unit that generates a predictive vector of a current parallax vector of a current block used in prediction using correlation in a parallax direction using a reference parallax vector referred when generating a predictive motion vector, when encoding the current parallax vector; and a difference vector generating unit that generates a difference vector between the current parallax vector and the predictive vector generated by the predictive vector generating unit. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing device. | 2016-10-06 |