УСТРОЙСТВА, СИСТЕМЫ И СПОСОБЫ ЗАХВАТА И ОТОБРАЖЕНИЯ ВНЕШНЕГО ВИДА

Изобретение относится к получению и отображению изображений. Техническим результатом является обеспечение естественной ориентации изображения для изображения, отображаемого на мониторе. Способ включает: получение цифрового изображения из камеры; отражение изображения относительно вертикальной оси, чтобы правая и левая стороны изображения поменялись местами; применение алгоритма преобразования к изображению для его изменения, чтобы оно имитировало отражение в зеркале; изменение размера изображения для ослабления изменений, вызываемых изменениями расстояния от объекта до камеры; отображение изображения на мониторе после выполнения стадий отражения, преобразования и изменения размера; стадии выполняются на последовательности изображений видеопотока, поступающего из камеры в режиме реального времени; определение расстояния до пользователя, присутствующего на изображениях видеопотока в режиме реального времени; и изменение частоты, с которой выполняются указанные стадии, выполняемые в любом ...

ПРИВЯЗКА ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ПРИ ПОЛУЧЕНИИ МНОЖЕСТВА ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ПРЕДМЕТНОГО СТЕКЛА

Anzeigesteuervorrichtung für ein Fahrzeug, Anzeigesteuersystem für ein Fahrzeug und Anzeigesteuerverfahren für ein Fahrzeug

Anzeigesteuervorrichtung (20) für ein Fahrzeug, wobeidie Anzeigesteuervorrichtung (20) an einem Host-Fahrzeug montiert ist, unddie Anzeigesteuervorrichtung (20) ausgestaltet ist, um:aus einem rechteckigen Bild eines Bereichs, der hinter dem Host-Fahrzeug liegt, ein nicht-rechteckiges Bild mit einem gekrümmten Teil in einem oder beiden von einem oberen Ende eines Bildes und einem unteren Ende des Bildes zu erzeugen, wobei das rechteckige Bild von einer Aufnahmeeinheit (10) aufgenommen wird, die an dem Host-Fahrzeug montiert ist;das nicht-rechteckige Bild mit dem gekrümmten Teil in einem rechteckigen Anzeigebereich einer Anzeigeeinheit (30) anzuzeigen, der einen Außenrahmen in einer vorgegebenen Farbe hat; undeinen in dem rechteckigen Anzeigebereich der Anzeigeeinheit (30) enthaltenen Teil in der gleichen Farbe wie der Farbe des Außenrahmens des rechteckigen Anzeigebereichs anzuzeigen, wobei der Teil ein Bereich ist, in dem das nicht-rechteckige Bild mit dem gekrümmten Teil nicht angezeigt ...

System für das stereoskopische Visualisieren eines Objektbereichs

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System (10(1), 10(2), 10(3), 10(4), 10(5), 10(6)) zum Visualisieren eines Objektbereichs (12), mit einer elektronischen Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16), mit einer Optikbaugruppe (18), die einen ersten optischen Kanal (32) für einen den Objektbereich (12) auf einer ersten Sensorfläche (68, 70, 72) oder mehreren ersten Sensorflächen (68, 70, 72) der Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16) abbildenden ersten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30) und einen zweiten optischen Kanal (32') für einen den Objektbereich (12) auf einer zweiten Sensorfläche (68') oder mehreren zweiten Sensorflächen (68', 70', 72') der Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16) abbildenden zweiten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30') bereitstellt und die ein Mikroskop-Hauptobjektivsystem (20) enthält, das von dem ersten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30) und dem zweiten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30') durchsetzt ist, mit einer ersten Bilderzeugungseinrichtung (74) zum Visualisieren des Objektbereichs (12) für eine erste Beobachtungsperson ...

Anzeigesystem einer Arbeitsmaschine und Arbeitsmaschine

Um ein Anzeigesystem einer Arbeitsmaschine, die eine auf einem Monitor angezeigte Wasserwaage anzeigt, mit der ein Bediener der Arbeitsmaschine eine Neigung oder eine Richtung der Arbeitsmaschine, wenn nötig, mit einer hohen Genauigkeit erkennen kann, und eine Arbeitsmaschine bereitzustellen, umfasst die vorliegende Erfindung eine IMU 24, eine Berechnungseinheit 31, eine Anzeigeverarbeitungseinheit 32 und eine Einstellungsverarbeitungseinheit 33. Die IMU 24 ist ein Neigungssensor, der einen Nickwinkel und einen Wankwinkel eines Baggers 100 erfasst. Die Berechnungseinheit 31 berechnet anhand von Polarkoordinaten eine Neigungsposition, die eine Größenordnung und eine Richtung der Neigung des Baggers 100 basierend auf dem durch die IMU 24 erfassten Nickwinkel und dem Wankwinkel angibt. Die Anzeigeverarbeitungseinheit 32 zeigt in einem vorbestimmten Bereich, auf einem Bildschirm einer Anzeigeeinheit 29, die an dem Bagger 100 befestigt ist, eine auf einem Monitor angezeigte Wasserwaage 40 an ...

Video scaling using memory caching technique

An apparatus 300 can process incoming video data efficiently by storing it in terms of blocks of pixels of the images making up the video, rather than in the conventional manner in terms of rows of pixels. When a particular pixel is required from memory 312, rather than retrieving all of the pixels in the same row of the image, the block of pixels is instead retrieved.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

An image processing apparatus comprises pseudo halftone processing means configured to perform processing by dithering with respect to an input image to generate a halftone image constituted by a plurality of dots, a threshold matrix used for the pseudo halftone processing comprises thresholds arranged such that dots formed 601-604 depending on a density of the input image are not rotationally symmetric on a 90° basis and their orientations differ from each other in the density region. The dots may be orientated in four different directions. The dots may be rotationally symmetric at 180°, ideally if there are an even number of pixels in each dot. The image processing apparatus may be configured to perform rotation processing with respect to the halftone image. The image processing apparatus may be a copier or printer.

Automatic rotation of display contents of a handheld companion device rigidly attached to a handheld mobile device

A method and technical equipment for image processing

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Image processing apparatus for introducing a shift, slant or shear to the image

An image processing apparatus reads an image of an original line by line and to inputs the read image signal line by line and stores the input image signal in a memory controller changes the read-out position of the image signal from the memory, for read-out line by line or on in units of a few lines. A setting circuit sets an amount of slant of an image to be output, for image formation circuit on a selected recording material. The controller controls the reading position of the image signal of the memory in accordance with the set slant amount. With this image processing apparatus, the original image can be easily modified, shifted, and rotated and also recorded on a recording sheet line by line or in units of a few lines by simple operations.

Image transformation systems

Image corner detection for chromakey processing

Area 6 having a blue colour tone is arranged to represent an insertion position of a source video image in a second image (e.g a studio) 21. The image of the studio is supplied to a chromakey device 7 as a video signal V BK and to one input of mixer 8. The chromakey device 7 outputs a target key signal keyT having the configuration ABCD of insertion area 6. The corner detector 9 uses the reference signal level S LEV input by the operator and compares it with keyT chromakey device 7. The corner detector 9 operates by reading one, frame of image data from keyT and storing it. The data is then read from the memory firstly in the horizontal direction then in the vertical direction and finally in a number of diagonal directions each time comparing the level keyT with S LEV in order to detect the corners of the area 6 and thus generate an address signal S1 showing the four comer positions of the area. This address signal S1 is supplied to the subsequent three-dimensional conversion address generator ...

User interface tools for cropping and straightening image

Method of interacting with a simulated object

Data processing systems

In a data processing system, when displaying a foveated image, an image producer processing unit generates plural different resolution versions of the frame to be displayed. A display processor then generates a view orientation transformed output version of the frame to be displayed using data from the plural different resolution versions of the frame to be displayed generated by the producer processing unit based on data indicative of which resolution version of the frame is to be used for respective regions of the view orientation transformed output version of the frame to be displayed provided to the display processor.

Information processing device, method for inputting and program

User interface tools for cropping and straightening image

Rotation variant object detection in deep learning

System and method for detecting objects in geospatial images, 3D point clouds and Digital Surface Models (DSMs). Deep Convolution Neural Networks (DCN Ns) are trained using positive and negative training examples. Using a rotation pattern match of only positive examples reduces the number of negative examples required. In DCN Ns softmax probability is variant of rotation angles. When rotation angle is coincident with object orientation, softmax probability has maximum value. During training, positive examples are rotated so that their orientation angles are zero. During detection, test images are rotated through different angles. At each angle, softmax probability is computed. A final object detection is based on maximum softmax probability as well as a pattern match between softmax probability patterns of al l positive examples and the softmax probability pattern of a target object at different rotation angles. The object orientation is determined at the rotation angle when softmax probability ...

Sonar sensor fusion and model based virtual and augmented reality systems and methods

Method for few-shot unsupervised image-to-image translation

Translation of an object’s pose in an image using one or more neural networks that use a first feature (class code, Zy) indicating a class-specific appearance of a first object and a second feature (content code, Zx) indicating a class-invariant pose of a second object to generate an image of the first object having the pose of the second object. The class code may be a class-specific appearance representation generate from one or more target images (class image set, y1-yk). The image may be generated using a set of mean and variance vectors (mu, sigma) generated from the class code by a AdaIN decoder. The neural networks may be trained in an unsupervised manner using images of a different class to the generated image and the trained neural network translates images between two randomly sampled source classes.

PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING A TRESPASS BEYOND THE BORDER FOR EMBEDDED MECHANISMS IN A VEHICLE

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR A VIRTUAL FLIP CHART

PROCEDURE FOR THE ROTATION OF PICTURES

PICTURE TURN CORRECTION FOR VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICES

SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF A SCANNED PICTURE

Shaking image for registration verification

A method and system are described that allow a user to verify a registration proposal during an image-guided ophthalmic surgery. The system configured to perform the method has a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium accessible to the processor containing instructions executable by the processor to perform the method.

Method and system for detecting a boundary crossing for embedded devices in vehicle

Automated frame of reference calibration for augmented reality

AUTOMATED FRAME OF REFERENCE CALIBRATION FOR AUGMENTED REALITY One or more systems, methods, routines and/or techniques for automated frame of reference calibration for augmented reality (100) are described. One or more systems, methods, routines and/or techniques may allow for calibration of an Augmented Reality (AR) system (100), for example, by automatically calibrating the frames of reference of virtual objects and/or a camera (102). One example calibration routine and/or technique may determine and/or calculate a mapping or transform from a frame of reference of a virtual object (112) (e.g., a CAD model) to a coordinate frame (204) associated with the tracking system (108). Another example calibration routine and/or technique may determine and/or calculate a mapping or transform from a camera (102) lens frame of reference to a frame of reference of the whole camera (102) as determined by a tracking system (108). These routines and/or techniques may calibrate an AR system (100) to provide ...

Devices, systems and methods of capturing and displaying appearances

Systems, devices and methods enabling appearance comparison. The system includes at least one interactive imaging and display station. The station includes a mirror-display device capable of selectably operating in either or both a mirror mode or a display mode; an imaging device to capture one or more appearances appearing in a field of view in front of the mirror- display device; and/or an image control unit to select the mode of operation of the mirror-display device according to a user command.

Light field display metrology

Examples of a light field metrology system for use with a display are disclosed. The light field metrology may capture images of a projected light field, and determine focus depths (or lateral focus positions) for various regions of the light field using the captured images. The determined focus depths (or lateral positions) may then be compared with intended focus depths (or lateral positions), to quantify the imperfections of the display. Based on the measured imperfections, an appropriate error correction may be performed on the light field to correct for the measured imperfections. The display can be an optical display element in a head mounted display, for example, an optical display element capable of generating multiple depth planes or a light field display.

INFUSION PUMP

A drive mechanism for an infusion pump, the drive mechanism for linearly moving a syringe plunger within a syringe barrel supported by the pump, the mechanism comprises a motor; a lead screw rotatably connected to the motor; a slide assembly including a threaded member supported thereon, the threaded member including first and second threaded portions of a rotary nut coupled to threads of the lead screw; an arm including one end connected to the slide assembly and one end adapted to be engaged with the syringe plunger, the threaded member being in engagement with the lead screw, wherein upon rotation of the lead screw by the motor, the slide assembly linearly moves the arm, wherein the arm is adapted to move the syringe plunger within the syringe barrel; and a disengagement rod pivotable to engage and rotate the rotary nut to a disengaged position, such that the threaded portions no longer engage the lead screw.

MIRROR INVERSE FUNCTION IN AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS SYSTEM

A procedure for generating a mirror image of a graphic object on an interactive computer graphics display is disclosed. In the specific example described, a cursor locating device such as a mouse and an all points addressable display are assumed. The graphics object for which the mirror image is to be generated is selected by means of the pointing cursor. The mirror image function is also selected by means of the pointing cursor. This causes a default mirror image to be generated on the display along with the original image of the selected graphics object. In addition, a "mirror" with a direction handle and an angle handle is diplayed in a window on the display. Either of these handles may be "grabbed" by selecting with the pointing cursor and then rotated to manipulate the generated mirror image and the selected object on the display. When the direction handle is rotated, the generated mirror image and the selected object are simultaneously rotated in the plane of the display. When the ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTING CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISEMENTS INTO A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

Systems and methods are described herein for inserting contextual advertisements into a virtual environment. While presenting a virtual environment, a media device receives speech input. The media device selects an advertisement from an advertisement database based on the speech. The media device then determines the current environment of the virtual environment and generates a virtual object that is related to the current environment. The media device overlays the selected advertisement over the generated virtual object and displays the generated virtual object in the virtual environment.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY MOTION SICKNESS PREVENTION

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a sensory compensation device including a position and orientation sensor arranged to generate position and orientation data based on one or more of detected velocity', angular rate, gravity, motion, position and orientation associated with the device. The device also optionally includes an optical sensor arranged to capture real-time images and generate real-time image data of an area adjacent to the device. The device includes a processor arranged to: i) optionally receive the real-time image data, ii) receive the position and orientation data and iii) generate compensated image data based on the real-time image data and the position and orientation data. Furthermore, the device includes a display arranged to display compensated images derived from the compensated image data where a portion of the compensated images includes the captured real-time images, if captured, with adjusted positions and orientations in relation to the captured real-time ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM

An image processing apparatus detecting a plurality of joint positions between a plurality of input images includes a target image generation unit configured to generate a plurality of target images to be searched in a second input image among the input images from a first input image among the input images; a characteristic amount calculation unit configured to calculate a characteristic amount for each of the target images generated by the target image generation unit; and a joint position determination unit configured to determine the joint position for a target image of interest among the target images having the characteristic amounts calculated by the characteristic amount calculation unit depending on the characteristic amount.

METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL CHARACTER TURNING

A method and terminal for implementing virtual character turning. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a turning angle of a virtual character (302); acquiring pre-set fixed turning time (304); calculating, according to the turning angle and the pre-set fixed turning time, an average angular speed of the virtual character (306); and controlling, at the average angular speed, the virtual character to turn (308). The virtual character turning method and terminal acquire a turning angle of a virtual character, acquire pre-set fixed turning time, calculate an average angular speed, and control, at the average angle speed, the virtual character to turn. In a turning process, the virtual character turns at a constant speed so as to be capable of turning smoothly, such that the phenomenon of blocking in the turning process is avoided, and the smoothness of a picture is improved. Moreover, when the turning angle is large, the average angular speed is high, and the virtual character ...

DIMENSIONAL ACQUISITION OF PACKAGES

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for calculating dimensions of objects on loaded or partially loaded pallets for purposes of billing in shipping and transportation applications using depth-sensing imaging devices. A plurality of depth maps of an object are retrieved from one or more imaging devices. The depth maps are filtered and transformed into a world co-ordinate system based on calibration of the imaging devices. A point cloud is generated and a minimum volume bounding box is determined. The edge lengths and height of the object are calculated, and a volume may be determined to associate a volume with the object.

PATHWAY PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD

A system and method for planning a pathway through an anatomical luminal network of a patient including memory storing a computer program that is configured to analyze and manipulate CT images, a processor configured to execute the computer program and a display device configured to display a user interface of the computer program. The user interface includes an airway finder window displaying a CT image including a target. The CT image is rotatable about a pre-defined axis of rotation to assist a user in identifying an airway of the anatomical luminal network.

AUTOMATED PHARMACEUTICAL PILL IDENTIFICATION

A pill identification system identifies a pill type for a pharmaceutical composition from images of the pharmaceutical composition. The system extracts features from images taken of the pill. The features extracted from the pill image include color, size, shape, and surface features of the pill. In particular, the features include rotation-independent surface features of the pill that enable the pill to be identified from a variety of orientations when the images are taken. The feature vectors are applied to a classifier that determines a pill identification for each image. The pill identification for each image is scored to determine identification for the pharmaceutical composition.

INFUSION PUMP

An infusion pump comprises a housing including a compartment structured to receive a syringe, the syringe including a syringe barrel and a syringe plunger moveable within the syringe barrel; a drive mechanism supported by the housing, the drive mechanism structured and arranged to contact the syringe plunger and move the syringe plunger within the syringe barrel; and a syringe plunger position sensor including: a magnet positioned on the drive mechanism; a magnetic sensor array supported by the housing and positioned adjacent to the magnet, the magnetic sensor array configured to generate an output indicative of a magnetic field associated with the magnet; and software installed on the pump and configured to use the output to determine a linear position of the syringe plunger within the syringe barrel.

IMAGE ROTATION METHOD AND IMAGE ROTATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

An image rotation method and an image rotation processing apparatus in an image processing apparatus are disclosed. The image rotation method obtains the coordinates (x',y') of a second memory where the rotated image will be recorded, by sequentially scanning a first memory where the M?N original image is recorded and adding the increments of x and y corresponding to a rotation angle .theta. repeatedly, and transmits the image element data of the coordinates (x,y) of the first memory to the coordinates (x', y') of the second memory with one-to-one correspondence, thereby obtaining the rotated image through the rotation angle .theta. from the original image. Thus, the present invention can obtain the rotated image using only addition operations and without any multiplication operations, so that high-speed operation is possible and an image can be rotated through a specified angle .theta. through software in common computer graphic systems having no floating point multiplier.

System for visualizing an object region stereoscopic.

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System (10 (1) ) zum Visualisieren eines Objektbereichs (12), mit einer elektronischen Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16), mit einer Optikbaugruppe (18), die einen ersten optischen Kanal (32) für einen den Objektbereich (12) auf einer ersten Sensorfläche (68) oder mehreren ersten Sensorflächen (68) der Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16) abbildenden ersten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30) und einen zweiten optischen Kanal (32´) für einen den Objektbereich (12) auf einer zweiten Sensorfläche (68´) oder mehreren zweiten Sensorflächen (68´) der Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16) abbildenden zweiten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30´) bereitstellt und die ein Mikroskop-Hauptobjektivsystem (20) enthält, das von dem ersten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30) und dem zweiten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30´) durchsetzt ist, mit einer ersten Bilderzeugungseinrichtung (74) zum Visualisieren des Objektbereichs (12) für eine erste Beobachtungsperson (76), der ein auf der ersten Sensorfläche (68) oder den mehreren ...

Visualisierungssystem für das stereoskopische Visualisieren eines Objektbereichs.

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System (10 (1) ) zum Visualisieren eines Objektbereichs (12), mit einer elektronischen Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16), mit einer Optikbaugruppe (18), die einen ersten optischen Kanal (32) für einen den Objektbereich (12) auf einer ersten Sensorfläche (68) oder mehreren ersten Sensorflächen (68) der Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16) abbildenden ersten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30) und einen zweiten optischen Kanal (32') für einen den Objektbereich (12) auf einer zweiten Sensorfläche (68') oder mehreren zweiten Sensorflächen (68') der Bilderfassungseinrichtung (16) abbildenden zweiten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30') bereitstellt und die ein Mikroskop-Hauptobjektivsystem (20) enthält, das von dem ersten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30) und dem zweiten Abbildungsstrahlengang (30') durchsetzt ist, mit einer ersten Bilderzeugungseinrichtung (74) zum Visualisieren des Objektbereichs (12) für eine erste Beobachtungsperson (76), der ein auf der ersten Sensorfläche (68) oder den mehreren ...

Method and apparatus for producing print from Bayer image

Display control device for vehicle, display control system for vehicle, display control method for vehicle

Image display device

GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION PROCESSOR

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPRIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF 360 PANORAMAS

JPEG OUTPUT IMAGE AND AN APPARATUS THEREOF WITHOUT USING A MEMORY ROTATING A JPEG OUTPUT IMAGE

PURPOSE: A JPEG output image and an apparatus thereof without using a memory rotating a JPEG output image are provided to prevent overhead by the use of the memory while rotating the JPEG output image. CONSTITUTION: A JPEG(Joint Photographic Experts Group) encoder reads an input image having a macroblock(S10). The JPEG encoder rotates the image data of macroblock in encoding the predetermined angle(S20). The JPEG encoder decides the order of image data rotated(S30). The JPEG decoder uses the program in the decoding. An image rotated to the designated angle and direction is outputted(S50). COPYRIGHT KIPO 2011 ...

영상 처리

... 디지털 영상을 처리하는 방법은 주변 샘플 포인트들을 포함한 미리 결정된 분해능으로부터 인접한 주변 샘플 포인트들 사이에 중간 샘플 포인트들을 포함한 증가된 분해능으로 디지털 영상의 샘플 분해능을 증가시키는 단계, 및 미리 결정된 수의 주변 샘플 포인트들의 영향에 의존하여 중간 샘플 포인트들의 각각을 채우는 단계로서, 상기 미리 결정된 수의 주변 포인트들의 영향은 각각의 중간 샘플 포인트들에 대한 주변 샘플 포인트들의 근접성에 대체로 비례하여 가중된다. 또한 컴퓨터 또는 디바이스-판독 가능한 매체 및 컴퓨터 시스템.

REFERENCING IN MULTI-ACQUISITION SLIDE IMAGING

Referencing of image acquired in multiple rounds of imaging is disclosed. In certain implementations, a baseline round of images are acquired and registered to one another to establish a global transformation matrix. In a subsequent round of image acquisition, a limited number of field of view images are initially acquired and registered to the corresponding baseline images to solve for translation, rotation, and scale. The full set of baseline images is then acquired for the subsequent round and each image is pre-rotated and pre-scaled based on the transform determined for the subset of images. The pre-rotated, pre-scaled images are then registered using a translation-only transform.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES

A system, method, and computer program product for displaying representative images within a collection viewer is disclosed. The method comprises displaying two or more representative images within a collection viewer at a first orientation, receiving an indication of a second orientation for the collection viewer, in response to the indication, displaying a clockwise animation sequence for each of the two or more representative images, and displaying the two or more representative images within a collection viewer at the second orientation.

DETERMINING WHETHER TO ROTATE CONTENT BASED ON IDENTIFICATION OF ANGULAR VELOCITY AND/OR ACCELERATION OF DEVICE

In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a motion sensor accessible to the processor, a display accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to identify one or more of an angular velocity of the device and an acceleration of the device based at least in part on input from the motion sensor, and determine whether to rotate content presented on the display based at least in part on the identification.

Die stamping press having CCD camera system for automatic 3-axis die registration

In a die cutting press, a registration system for successively positioning a die unit in predetermined relationship to defined areas of an elongated material includes servomotors or the like for moving the die unit in a direction transverse to the path of travel of the material, and for rotating the die unit relative to the material. At least one camera is provided for receiving images, and is focused on predetermined locations relative to the die unit corresponding to predetermined positions of indicia included on the material adjacent each of the defined areas. Alternately, a prism or the like may be fixed to the die unit for directing an image from a region of the die unit toward the camera, the region including a preset location of the die unit corresponding to the position of an indicium when the elongated material is in the desired position relative to the die unit. Where a prism is employed, a reference indicium may be provided thereon which appears within the directed image received ...

Data processing apparatus for editing image by using image conversion

Translation handles are set on vertices of a conversion source image frame by a mouse. Frame move processing, enlargement/reduction processing, rotation processing, and deforming processing are performed in accordance with the number and positions of the set translation handles. The image within the frame is operated in accordance with the shape of the conversion source image frame, and the operated image is displayed within the conversion destination image frame. In geometric conversion which requires enlargement/reduction and rotation and preserves parallelism of lines, image conversion is performed by one processing including addition instructions and not including multiplication and division calculations.

Beautifying freeform drawings using arc and circle center snapping

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to beautifying freeform input paths in accordance with paths existing in the drawing (i.e., resolved paths). In some embodiments of the present invention, freeform input paths of a curved format can be modified or replaced to more precisely illustrate a path desired by a user. As such, a user can provide a freeform input path that resembles a path of interest by the user, but is not as precise as desired. Based on existing paths in the electronic drawing, a path suggestion(s) can be generated to rectify, modify, or replace the input path with a more precise path. In some cases, a user can then select a desired path suggestion, and the selected path then replaces the initially provided freeform input path.

Apparatus and method for resetting circadian rhythms via color palette transitions in a virtual sky projected in a digital space

A method includes projecting a dark virtual sky in a digital space. The dark virtual sky is transitioned to a dawn virtual sky in the digital space. The dawn virtual sky is altered to introduce a daytime virtual sky in the digital space. The daytime virtual sky is modified to produce a dusk virtual sky in the digital space. All of the virtual sky transitions are performed in a time period of less than six minutes.

Image recorder for properly orienting output images

An image recoder capable of automatically correcting irregularities in the orientation of an image among reproductions. A direction of characters in an input image is determined by character recognition. The orientation of an output image corresponding to the input image is automatically changed, so that all the reproductions are oriented in the same direction. When an image should be rotated 90 degrees or 270 degrees, it is automatically reduced or changed in layout to accommodate the entire output image in a recordable range.

Device and method for transposing matrix of video signal and T.V. receiver employing the same

Device and method for transposing a matrix of video signals, is disclosed, the device including a memory part, a write control circuit for shifting and writing rows of the matrix of video signals on the memory part by any one unit either of a row unit or column unit, and a read control circuit for shifting and reading the matrix of video signals stored in the memory part by one unit different from the unit in the writing either of the row unit or the column unit, with rows of a matrix of video signal received at the next time written on a portion of the memory part emptied due to the shift in the reading.

AUTOMATIC ROTATION OF DISPLAY CONTENTS OF A HANDHELD COMPANION DEVICE RIGIDLY ATTACHED TO A HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICE

The present invention is directed to a handheld companion device, including: a screen, rigid physical connection means, communication means, adapted for setting up and supporting at least one communication link with at least one external computerized system; and a memory storing computerized methods. The present invention is further directed to related systems and methods for automatically rotating contents displayed on such devices, when rigidly attached on a handheld mobile device.

Method and apparatus for processing image interaction

A method and apparatus for processing an image interaction are provided. The apparatus extracts, using an encoder, an input feature from an input image, converts the input feature to a second feature based on an interaction for an application to the input image, and generates, using a decoder, a result image from the second feature.

CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING A STREAM OF OBJECTS

A camera apparatus is provided for detecting a stream of objects moving relative to the camera apparatus having a plurality of individual cameras that each have an image sensor for recording frames, wherein the frames overlap one another in part, having an evaluation unit for compiling frames, and having a geometry detection sensor for detecting geometrical data of the objects. The evaluation unit is here configured to generate an object image assembled from frames of an individual object of the stream of objects, with the selection of the participating frames and/or the assembly taking place on the basis of the geometrical data.

DATA GENERATING DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, AND DATA GENERATING METHOD

A data generating device includes at least one memory, and at least one processor configured to perform a data augmentation process on intermediate data before a decompressing process is completed, and generate decompressed data from the intermediate data on which the data augmentation process has been performed.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING DISPLAY

A display operating electronic device is provided. The display operating electronic device includes a display configured to include a first output area and a second output area, a sensor module configured to detect whether the display rotates, and a processor configured to output an execution screen in the first output area and output at least one item in the second output area, and configured to replace the at least one item with at least one new item in the second output area if a pre-defined amount of rotation is detected.

Synchronous Display Method and Apparatus, Storage Medium and Electronic Device

A synchronous display method, a storage medium and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: screenshot information of a first terminal is acquired, and the screenshot information into a bitmap corresponding to the screenshot information is converted; a rotation state of a screen of the first terminal is acquired; and when it is determined that the screen rotates according to the rotation state, a transposition operation corresponding to the rotation state is performed on the bitmap, the bitmap after the transposition operation is converted into a picture byte stream, and the picture byte stream is transmitted to a second terminal to synchronously display the screenshot information corresponding to the bitmap.

MOBILE DEVICE

A mobile device according to the present disclosure includes a screen unit on which a user interface that changes by function is displayed; a controller that changes the user interface (UI); and a sensor unit that senses a movement of the mobile device, wherein the user interface is associated with the movement of the mobile device. Accordingly, the convenience of the user is maximized by providing a more intuitive mobile environment. 1. A mobile device comprising:a screen unit configured to display a user interface that changes by function;a controller configured to change the user interface; anda sensor unit configured to sense a movement of the mobile device,wherein the user interface is associated with the movement of the mobile device.2. The mobile device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit includes at least one of an acceleration sensor claim 1 , a gravity sensor claim 1 , and a gyro sensor.3. The mobile device according to claim 1 , wherein:the sensor unit is configured to measure a change amount of a rotation angle of the mobile device with respect to an initial angular position of the mobile device, and the controller is configured to change the user interface according to the measured change amount.4. The mobile device according to claim 3 , wherein the change amount of the rotation angle comprises one of a horizontal change amount and a vertical change amount with respect to the initial angular position.5. The mobile device according to claim 4 , wherein:a minimum vertical change amount for changing the user interface is equal to or less than 95° or 43°, anda minimum horizontal change amount for changing the user interface is equal to or less than 175°.6. The mobile device according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to change the user interface in response to the mobile device rotating more than a minimum change amount for changing the user interface and then returning to a position within a predetermined angular range from the ...

User-Guided Shape Morphing in Bone Segmentation for Medical Imaging

A semi-automatic approach is used for user-guided bone segmentation in medical imaging. The user indicates a plurality of landmarks on an image of the bone. A processor morphs the same landmarks on a model of the bone to the user input landmarks on the image, resulting in a transform. This transform is then applied to the model to roughly segment the bone. The user may edit the resulting fit, and the processor then refines the edited fit, such as fitting the bone model to the scan data and avoiding any overlap with other bones. This user-guided segmentation may avoid the need for many samples to train a classifier for a fully automated approach while also avoiding the tedious outlining in a manual approach. 1. A method for user-guided bone segmentation in medical imaging , the method comprising:receiving medical scan data representing a volume of a patient, the volume including a bone;generating, on a display, one or more images of the volume from the medical scan data;receiving, from a user input, user selection of a plurality of points on the one or more images, the plurality of points being for locations distributed in the volume in three dimensions;estimating, by a processor, a pose of the bone in the volume from a fit of the plurality of points to corresponding points in a model of the bone;transforming, by the processor, the model of the bone as a function of the fit; andsegmenting, by the processor, the bone from the volume with the transformed model.2. The method of wherein receiving the medical scan data comprises receiving the medical scan data representing the volume including the bone and other tissue.3. The method of wherein generating the one or more images comprises generating a multi-planar reconstruction claim 1 , and wherein receiving the user selection comprises receiving selection of the points on the images of the multi-planar reconstruction.4. The method of wherein generating comprises generating a rendering of the volume and a rendering of the ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DOOR IMAGE BY USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM

Provided are a method and an apparatus for detecting door image using machine learning algorithm that can easily detect a door image from a design drawing. The method for detecting a door image using a machine learning algorithm includes extracting a plurality of element images from the drawing; filtering the extracted element images using at least one of the size of the image and the number of right angle components; obtaining histogram information projected on the basis of a specific axis with respect to each of the filtered element images; and detecting at least one door image of the filtered element images by using the obtained histogram information as a feature information. 1. A method for detecting a door image using a machine learning algorithm , which extracts the door image from a drawing including a plurality of element images , the method comprising:extracting a plurality of element images from the drawing;filtering the extracted element images using at least one of the size of the image and the number of right angle components;obtaining histogram information projected on the basis of a specific axis with respect to each of the filtered element images; anddetecting at least one door image of the filtered element images by using the obtained histogram information as a feature information.2. The method for detecting a door image using a machine learning algorithm according to claim 1 , further comprising: performing machine learning by using the obtained histogram information projected as the feature information.3. The method for detecting door image using machine learning algorithm according to claim 1 , wherein the extracting step comprising:binarizing the drawing image; andextracting a plurality of element images distinguished from each other in the binarized drawing images.4. The method for detecting door image using machine learning algorithm according to claim 1 , wherein the filtering step comprises a step of excluding the element images having an ...

Display system, display device, projection device and program

In an imaging device in a display system, a control unit recognizes human traits from an image of a human being that is an object to be displayed, which is obtained by photography. The image of the human being is correlated to information indicating the recognized traits and then transmitted to a digital signage device by a communication unit. In the digital signage device, the display area on an image display unit is determined in accordance with this information indicating the human traits that have been correlated to the image of the human being that is the object to be displayed, and the image of the human being that is the object to be displayed is modified so to be displayed in the determined display area, after which the modified image is displayed on the determined display area of the image display unit.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR A ROTATION-BASED ORDER MODULE

In an embodiment, the system can be configured to allow a user to quickly order a repeat item by simply rotating the mobile device or other computing system of the user to a horizontal orientation. By positioning the mobile device or other computing system in a horizontal orientation, the system can be configured to remove the existing contents on the display, display the necessary information for previously placed orders, and reorient the contents for correctly displaying the content in a horizontal orientation, thereby increasing the amount of display area for presenting data to a user, from the perspective of margin width.

IMAGE DISPLAY USING ROTATED FRAME OF REFERENCE

Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices, head-mounted display (HMD) devices, and methods for displaying an image via a display device. In one example, a method for displaying an image via a display device comprises receiving an original frame of reference, determining a rotated device orientation of the display device, and modifying the original frame of reference to a rotated frame of reference based on the rotated device orientation. The method further comprises sampling data describing a virtual world at the rotated frame of reference to produce an intermediate image frame, generating a final image frame by back-rotating the intermediate image frame to the original frame of reference, and displaying the final image frame via the display device.

INTELLIGENTLY PLACING LABELS

Some embodiments provide a mapping application that displays a rotation of a 3D map and corresponding rotation of a set of map labels overlaying the 3D map in response to receiving input to rotate the 3D map. When a particular map label in the set of map labels rotates towards an upside down orientation, the mapping application also replaces the particular map label with a version of the particular map label arranged in a right side up orientation to prevent the particular map label from being displayed in the upside down orientation in the 3D map.

MAP NOTES

A computing device includes a display, a logic machine, and a storage machine holding instructions executable to display a map via the display, and associate a note with location data defining a geographic location. The note is associated with an annotation displayable on the map. The annotation is associated with a location parameter defining a map location at which the annotation is displayed on the map corresponding to the geographic location associated with the note. The annotation is associated with a zoom parameter defining one or more neap zoom levels at which the annotation is displayed on the map. The annotation is associated with a context parameter defining one or more computing device contexts with which the annotation is displayed on the map. A notification corresponding to the note is presented based on the computing device being located within a threshold distance of the geographic location.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES

A system, method, and computer program product for displaying representative images within a collection viewer is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an indication of a new orientation for the collection viewer, displaying a sequence of animation frames that depict an in-place rotation animation for the representative images, generating a rotation angle in a sequence of rotation angles, and displaying a rendered representative image for each of the two or more representative images by rendering the two or more representative images, wherein each rendered representative image is rotated according to the rotation angle.

System and method for automatic real-time localization of license plate of vehicle from plurality of images of the vehicle

The present invention discloses a system and a method for language independent automatic license plate localization by analysis of plurality of images in real-time under day-light condition without using any external light. In one embodiment, the system can work without any spatiality constraints and/or demographic considerations without any restriction on jurisdiction and can effectively localize license plates (LPs) of any type consisting of alpha-numeric characters and symbols. In other embodiment, methods for search-space reduction system based on motion-based filtration and LPs localization based on edge-active-region filtration with high frame-per-second (FPS) throughput are described. In another embodiment, a dual-binarization scheme is described for color invariant LP localization.

System and method for providing virtual exhibition space utilizing 2.5 dimensional image

A system and a method for providing a virtual exhibition space by utilizing a 2.5 dimension image. The system forms a perspective view having a specific viewpoint and the specific number of vanishing points with respect to a specific virtual exhibition space having a plurality of wall surfaces, calculates virtual 3D coordinates for a specific position on the plurality of wall surfaces in the perspective view, based on the varnishing points of the perspective view, positions a specific 2D content image on at least one wall surface of the plurality of wall surfaces in the perspective view by rotating or resizing the specific 2D content image based on the virtual 3D coordinates, and completes a virtual exhibition space image by using the perspective view having the content image.

Deep learning techniques for generating magnetic resonance images from spatial frequency data

Techniques for generating magnetic resonance (MR) images of a subject from MR data obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the techniques include: obtaining input MR spatial frequency data obtained by imaging the subject using the MRI system; generating an MR image of the subject from the input MR spatial frequency data using a neural network model comprising: a pre-reconstruction neural network configured to process the input MR spatial frequency data; a reconstruction neural network configured to generate at least one initial image of the subject from output of the pre-reconstruction neural network; and a post-reconstruction neural network configured to generate the MR image of the subject from the at least one initial image of the subject.

Device and method for image display

A display device (100) obtains (S210) an image, obtains (S220) a current measure of inclination of a screen (110) of the display device (100), rotates (S230) the image to compensate for the inclination to render the image parallel with the horizon, scales (S240) and displays (S250) the image entire and horizontally on the screen. The image can be part of a video for which other images are processed to be displayed horizontally. The image can be scaled to maximise the size of the image when displayed on the screen (110); this can be performed after a period of unchanged inclination.

Method and system for providing a guided workflow through a series of ultrasound image acquisitions with reference images updated based on a determined anatomical position

A system and method for providing a guided workflow through a series of ultrasound image acquisitions with reference images updated based on a determined anatomical position is provided. The method includes acquiring and displaying, by an ultrasound system, at least one ultrasound image of an anatomy. The method includes determining, by at least one processor, a position of the anatomy depicted in the at least one ultrasound image. The method includes automatically selecting and displaying, by the at least one processor, reference images corresponding to pre-defined views of an ultrasound examination. An orientation of anatomy depicted in the selected and displayed reference images is based on the determined position of the anatomy. The method includes acquiring and displaying, by the ultrasound system, additional ultrasound images of the anatomy corresponding to the selected and displayed reference images. The additional ultrasound images include pre-defined views of the ultrasound examination ...

RECOMMENDING OBJECTS FOR IMAGE COMPOSITION USING GEOMETRY-AND-LIGHTING AWARE SEARCH AND EFFICIENT USER INTERFACE WORKFLOWS

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media that utilizes artificial intelligence to learn to recommend foreground object images for use in generating composite images based on geometry and/or lighting features. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems transform a foreground object image corresponding to a background image using at least one of a geometry transformation or a lighting transformation. The disclosed systems further generating predicted embeddings for the background image, the foreground object image, and the transformed foreground object image within a geometry-lighting-sensitive embedding space utilizing a geometry-lighting-aware neural network. Using a loss determined from the predicted embeddings, the disclosed systems update parameters of the geometry-lighting-aware neural network. The disclosed systems further provide a variety of efficient user interfaces for generating composite digital images ...

Neural rendering

The subject technology provides a framework for learning neural scene representations directly from images, without three-dimensional (3D) supervision, by a machine-learning model. In the disclosed systems and methods, 3D structure can be imposed by ensuring that the learned representation transforms like a real 3D scene. For example, a loss function can be provided which enforces equivariance of the scene representation with respect to 3D rotations. Because naive tensor rotations may not be used to define models that are equivariant with respect to 3D rotations, a new operation called an invertible shear rotation is disclosed, which has the desired equivariance property. In some implementations, the model can be used to generate a 3D representation, such as mesh, of an object from an image of the object.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT CLOUD-BASED INITIAL VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL AND PRESENTATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

Provided are an initial view angle control and presentation method and system based on a three-dimensional point cloud and a point cloud system. A three-dimensional media stream is read and parsed. An initial viewpoint, a normal vector and a forward direction vector in the three-dimensional media stream are parsed. A user can view an initial angle, that is, a region of interest, designated by a content producer when initially consuming three-dimensional media content. Moreover, scaling, that is, scale transformation, of the three-dimensional media content is allowed in an optimized manner. In a real-time interactive scene, the view range of the user can be adjusted based on the position of the user relative to the initial viewpoint. The freedom degree of visual media consumption is fully improved according to the interactive behavior of the user, providing an immersive user experience.

CAMERA CONTROL APPARATUS AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately control the direction of a camera on a photographed image as designated. SOLUTION: A monitor system 10 comprises a revolving camera 20 and a personal computer (PC) 30 as a control apparatus for controlling the direction of the camera 20. In such a monitor system 10, an image photographed by the camera 20 is displayed on a display 32 of the PC 30. When an arbitrary point is designated on the displayed photographed image by a mouse 34, the direction of the camera 20 is then controlled so that the designated point is positioned in the center of a screen. In such control, a mechanical axis coordinate system on the basis of a turning center of the camera 20 is conceptually introduced. In the mechanical axis coordinate system, the direction of the camera corresponding to the designated point is then determined, and the relevant camera is turned in the determined direction. As a result, the direction of the camera is accurately controlled to the direction corresponding ...

ВРАЩЕНИЕ ОБЪЕКТА НА ЭКРАНЕ

Изобретение относится к устройству для вращения объекта на экране. Технический результат заключается в повышении скорости ввода данных. Устройство определяет ось рук в ответ на информацию о трехмерной позиции, имеющую отношение к рукам пользователя, обнаруживает измененную ориентацию оси рук относительно трехмерного пространства и вычисляет вращение для объекта на экране в ответ на упомянутое обнаружение. Для вращения объекта на экране предполагается, что воображаемая копия объекта удерживается пользователем в воображаемом шаре, который поворачивается. Измененная ориентация оси рук содержит изменения углов между осью рук и осями трехмерного пространства. Для улучшения устойчивости в случае, когда каждое из упомянутых изменений не является равным нулю, устройство дополнительно обнаруживает углы, сравнивает соответствующие углы с соответствующими порогами и уменьшает или нагружает соответствующие изменения весовыми коэффициентами в ответ на соответствующие результаты сравнения. 4 н. и 9 з.п ...

Интеллектуальная космическая система для мониторинга участков недропользования открытого типа

Изобретение относится к вычислительной технике и может быть использовано для мониторинга участков недропользования открытого типа. Техническим результатом является повышение быстродействия обработки данных и снижение количества вычислительных ресурсов. Система содержит совокупность компьютерных средств на основе сверточной нейронной сети, использующей данные с космических аппаратов дистанционного зондирования Земли. Сверточная нейронная сеть обрабатывает изображения объектов лесного фонда, принятые от космических аппаратов дистанционного зондирования Земли, с формированием методом скользящего окна прямоугольных матриц пикселей изображения с заданным шагом - кропов. Для каждой прямоугольной матрицы путем поворота и зеркального отображения генерируют восемь отображений с сегментацией каждого отображения и его классификацией средствами сверточной нейронной сети в качестве одного из участков недропользования открытого типа и получением итогового изображения, классифицированного в качестве одного ...

ОБНАРУЖЕНИЕ ЗАХВАТА

УСТРОЙСТВА, СИСТЕМЫ И СПОСОБЫ ЗАХВАТА И ОТОБРАЖЕНИЯ ВНЕШНЕГО ВИДА

АВТОМАТИЧЕСКОЕ УСТРОЙСТВО КАРДИОПУЛЬМОНАЛЬНОЙ РЕАНИМАЦИИ С ДИСПЛЕЕМ

СПОСОБ И СЕРВЕР СОХРАНЕНИЯ НА МАШИНОЧИТАЕМОМ НОСИТЕЛЕ ДВУХМЕРНЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ

... 1. Способ сохранения на машиночитаемом носителе по меньшей мере двух двухмерных объектов, выполняемый на вычислительном устройстве, обладающем доступом к машиночитаемому носителю, включающий:получение первого двухмерного объекта для сохранения на машиночитаемом носителе, при этом первый периметр первого двухмерного объекта включает первую часть периметра и вторую часть периметра;сохранение на машиночитаемом носителе первого периметра посредством:сохранения первой части периметра как первого отрезка, соединяющего две крайние точки первой части периметра, в котором первая крайняя точка первой части периметра сохраняется как начальная крайняя точка первой части периметра, а вторая крайняя точка первой части периметра сохраняется как конечная крайняя точка первой части периметра,сохранения второй части первого периметра как второго отрезка, соединяющего две крайние точки второй части периметра, в котором первая крайняя точка второй части периметра сохраняется как начальная крайняя точка второй ...

Eckenerkennungsvorrichtung und Eckenerkennungsverfahren

Verarbeitungseinheit und Verarbeitungsverfahren

... [Aufgabe]Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Verarbeitungseinheit und ein Verarbeitungsverfahren bereitzustellen, wobei ein Bild, das von einer an einem Fahrzeug vom Satteltyp montierten Kamera aufgenommen wird, nach Vorliebe des Benutzers verstellt werden kann.[Lösungsmittel]Bei der Verarbeitungseinheit (30) und dem Verarbeitungsverfahren gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung korrigiert ein Korrekturteil einer Verarbeitungseinheit (30) zum Verarbeiten eines Bildes, das von einer an einem Fahrzeug (1) vom Satteltyp montierten Kamera (10) aufgenommen wird, das Bild durch Drehen um einen von einem Schräglagenwinkel des Fahrzeugs (1) vom Satteltyp abhängigen Drehwinkel, während das Einstellteil der Verarbeitungseinheit (30) als Reaktion auf eine Eingabebedienung durch den Benutzer einen Korrekturparameter einstellt, der die Beziehung zwischen dem Schräglagenwinkel und dem Drehwinkel bei der Drehkorrektur des Bildes definiert.

Anzeigesteuersystem und Anzeigesteuerverfahren

Es ist eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein Anzeigesteuersystem und ein Anzeigesteuerverfahren bereitzustellen, die eine auf einem Anzeigebildschirm angezeigte Information rotieren können, wie von einem Benutzer durch Durchführen eines Rotationsbetriebs beabsichtigt. Ein Anzeigesteuersystem gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung enthält: eine Rotationsbetrieb-Entscheidungseinheit 2, die entscheidet, ob oder ob nicht ein Rotationsbetrieb zum Rotieren einer Information in einem Zustand durchgeführt wurde, in dem zwei Punkte in Berührung mit der auf einem Anzeigebildschirm angezeigten Information platziert sind; und eine Anzeigesteuerung 3, die, wenn die Rotationsbetrieb-Entscheidungseinheit 2 bestimmt, dass der Rotationsbetrieb durchgeführt wurde, und wenn eine Geschwindigkeit der Rotation ein erster Schwellwert oder mehr ist, eine Steuerung durchführt zum Rotieren der Information größer als eine von dem Rotationsbetrieb durchgeführte tatsächliche Rotation und zum Anzeigen der Information ...

Vorrichtung zum Erlernen eines Bildes einer Fahrzeugkamera und Verfahren dafür

Bereitgestellt werden eine Vorrichtung zum Erlernen eines Bildes einer Fahrzeugkamera und ein Verfahren hierfür, um ein Ergebnis von Deep Learning auf alle Fahrzeuge ungeachtet der Farbe eines Fahrzeugs und dem Montagewinkel (beispielsweise Gier-, Roll- und Nickwinkel) einer Kamera anzuwenden. Die Vorrichtung weist eine Bildeingabevorrichtung, die ein von einer an einem Fahrzeug montierten Kamera aufgenommenen Bildes eingibt, sowie einen Controller auf, der einen festen Bereich in dem von der Bildeingabevorrichtung eingegeben Bild mit einem Musterbild maskiert, das maskierte Bild in eine Vielzahl von Bildern mit unterschiedlichen Ansichten konvertiert, und mithilfe des maskierten Bild und der Vielzahl konvertierter Bilder Deep Learning durchführt.

User interface tools for cropping and straightening image

Digital graphic design and image editing applications (hereafter collectively referred to as image editing applications) provide graphical designers, media artists, and other users with the necessary tools to view and edit an image. Examples of such applications are Picasa, which is provided by Google, Photoshop, which is provided by Adobe, Express Media, which is provided by Microsoft, etc. These applications give users the ability to edit images in a variety of manners. With the proliferation of mobile devices such as tablet computers and smartphones, the utility of these applications has expanded to these devices. However, many image editing applications are adapted for stationary devices like desktops and servers and do not provide with the users with some of the convenient features that could be enjoyed at the mobile devices.

Analysis of a captured image to determine a test outcome

Determining a “test outcome value” by: acquiring an image of a “test structure”; determining a mapping (registration) that transforms a “shape template” for the test structure to align it with the captured image; determining whether the mapping satisfies a first matching condition and if so whether it satisfies a second matching condition to “verify” the image, wherein both matching conditions are based on displacements of edges identified in the image relative to the shape template; identifying a “target measurement region” in the verified image and analysing it to determine a test outcome. Mapping may be iterative, employ machine learning, and use optical flow tracking for time series of images. Matching may be based on mean squares of distances between edges or points of acquired images and reference images. May be used in medical, diagnostic, biological, microbiological, biochemical or chemical assays based on a colour change over time. Reaction colours may be compared against a reference ...

Mapping and encoding gemological features

In a technique for mapping one or more inclusions in a mineral crystal, a set of image data associated with the mineral crystal is received. The received set of image data is analyzed. One or more inclusions associated with the mineral crystal is identified based on the analyzed image data. The identified one or more inclusions of the mineral crystal are mapped to a tree structure representing the surface of the mineral crystal. The mapped one or more inclusions are encoded as a chain-code associated with the mineral crystal. A radial distance between a center of mass value of the mineral crystal and a center of mass value of the identified one or more inclusions is calculated and a mineral crystal fingerprint is generated.

Method for few-shot unsupervised image-to-image translation

A few-shot, unsupervised image-to-image translation ("FUNIT") algorithm is disclosed that accepts as input images of previously-unseen target classes. These target classes are specified at inference time by only a few images, such as a single image or a pair of images, of an object of the target type. A FUNIT network can be trained using a data set containing images of many different object classes, in order to translate images from one class to another class by leveraging few input images of the target class. By learning to extract appearance patterns from the few input images for the translation task, the network learns a generalizable appearance pattern extractor that can be applied to images of unseen classes at translation time for a few-shot image-to-image translation task.

Medical emitter/detector imaging/alignment system and method

Improved methods and apparatuses for imaging during medical procedures in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention include use of an image correction algorithm. In various embodiments, an original image of a region of interest where a medical procedure occurring along a particular axis will be performed is created with a beam emitter and a generally planar detector. Due to the emitter not being aligned orthogonal to the detector, the original image will be skewed. Using a known location and orientation of the detector, a location and orientation of the emitter provided by a position monitoring system, and the original image, a processing system can execute the image correction algorithm to provide a corrected image to allow a surgeon to perform the medical procedure while viewing an accurate corrected image in real-time.

Flexible display device and method for changing display area

A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung.

Instructor-curated electronic textbook systems and methods

An electronic textbook system allows instructors to create custom coursebooks by integrating various materials from disparate sources. Instructors can arrange the materials, format them, provide tables of contents and indices. Payment mechanisms as well as policies for the components are integrated automatically so that the final book satisfies policy requirements for each of its component parts.

Storage medium having information processing program stored thereon, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

Data which is output from an input device capable of allowing a body of a user to get thereon and is based on a load applied on the input device is usable. Data is acquired from the input device is processed. A center-of-gravity position of a load applied on the input device is repeatedly acquired based on data output from the input device. A user direction a stepping action made on the input device is calculated using the center-of-gravity position. Predetermined processing is performed based on the user direction.

Image display apparatus and image display method

An image display apparatus according to the present invention can display an image optimally even if a 3D image and a 2D image are mixed after rotational editing. The image display apparatus displays a 3D image by performing image processing corresponding to rotation information, determines whether rotation information exists, and determines whether an image is rotated from a state of an angle at which stereoscopic display is performed if the rotation information exists. The image display apparatus performs a stereoscopic display on a display area using a plurality of images if the image is not rotated and displays any one of the plurality of images if the image is rotated. When the 3D image is changed into the 2D image by processing for rotating the 3D image, the image display apparatus stores information for returning the 2D image into the original 3D image.

Information presentation based on display screen orientation

A handheld device presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The displayed information may also be scrolled or zoomed based on a detected motion of the device.

Generating a simulated three dimensional scene by producing reflections in a two dimensional scene

A method that simulates a three dimensional scene by producing reflections in a two dimensional scene. In some embodiments, the two dimensional scene includes a display area for displaying a set of images, and at least one object that is displayed near the display area. The method generates reflections of the set of images on the object and superimposes the generated reflections on the display of the object. In some embodiments, the method generates and displays the reflections in real-time as it displays the set of images in order to cause the display of the set of images to appear to be part of a 3D environment. In some embodiments, the set of images are part of a video that a device displays in real-time. The device generates reflections off one or more neighboring objects from the content displayed in each video frame.

Apparatus and method for rotating a displayed image by using multi-point touch inputs

Apparatus and method for rotating a displayed image by using multi-point touch inputs. In order to rotate an image displayed on a display of a user equipment having a touch input device. A first touch input may be made at a first position of the touch input device. Then, a second touch input may be made at a second position of the touch input device while the first touch input remains at the first position of the touch input device. The second touch input may be advanced from the second position to a third position while the first touch input remains fixed at the first position. After advancing, the displayed image may be rotated based on a change in slope of a virtual line connecting the first touch input and the second touch input as the second touch input advances from the second position to the third position.

ROTATIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM

The present invention provides a system which integrates unique lighting technologies, switching systems, mounting systems, information delivery systems and power supply systems within a support such as vehicular wheel to provide an advanced, high quality visual display apparatus in various surfaces of rotation. A displayed image may be three dimensional. These technologies, and their many unique applications, provide for a novel and useful series of video display devices that are small, lightweight, efficient and can have the capability of producing a clear, bright, high definition image that is equivalent to that of a modern day TV or high quality computer monitor. 1. A rotational display system including:a computer, said computer including a memory for storage and recall of data representing at least one visual image;a controller in wireless communication with the computer and operable to receive at least some of said data;a rotatable assembly for displaying an image represented by at least a portion of the data transferred from said computer to the controller, said rotatable assembly including an illuminating assembly, said illuminating assembly being operably connected to said controller, said illuminating assembly including at least one illuminating element, said rotatable assembly including drive means operably coupled to the illuminating assembly to effect rotation thereof about a first axis of rotation;a support, said rotatable assembly being mounted to said support;a power delivery means for providing power to said rotatable assembly; andwherein an image represented by at least some of the data may be displayed during rotation of the illuminating assembly, said computer being programmed to orient a displayed image relative to a predetermined plane.2. The rotational display system of wherein said computer including software constructed and arranged to allow an operator to import claim 1 , manipulate claim 1 , store and selectively display an image of an ...

PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Even when image data in which a top-bottom orientation has been recorded is transmitted to equipment that is provided outside a photographing apparatus and does not support an image rotation function, an image can be displayed in an appropriate top-bottom orientation. A photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit; an addition unit which adds data indicating a top-bottom orientation at the time of photography to image data of an image captured using the photographing unit and stores resultant image data, a transmission unit which transmits the image data to external equipment; and an editing unit which rotates the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data prior to transmitting the image data to the external equipment. 1. A photographing apparatus comprising:a photographing unit;an addition unit which adds data indicating a top-bottom orientation at the time of photography to image data of an image captured using the photographing unit and stores resultant image data;a transmission unit which transmits the image data to external equipment; andan editing unit which rotates the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data prior to transmitting the image data to the external equipment.2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the editing unit rotates the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data based on the data indicating the top-bottom orientation added to the image data.3. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a selection unit which selects whether or not the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data is to be rotated in the editing unit claim 1 ,wherein the editing unit rotates the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data when rotation is designated in the selection unit, and does not rotate the top-bottom orientation of the image corresponding to the image data when rotation is ...

AUTOMATIC IMAGE STRAIGHTENING

Tilt is reduced or eliminated in captured digital images. Edges in a first image are detected. Angles corresponding to the detected edges are determined. A dominant angle is selected from the determined angles. The first image is rotated according to the selected dominant angle to generate a second image. The second image is a de-tilted version of the first image. 1. A method for reducing image tilt , comprising:detecting a plurality of edges in a first image;determining a plurality of angles corresponding to the detected plurality of edges;selecting a dominant angle from the determined plurality of angles; androtating the first image according to the selected dominant angle to generate a second image; determining a long axis and a short axis,', 'calculating an eccentricity based on the determined long axis and short axis, and', 'including the candidate edge object as a detected edge object in the detected plurality of edges if the calculated eccentricity is greater than a predetermined minimum eccentricity threshold value., 'for at least one candidate edge object of a plurality of candidate edge objects,'}, 'said detecting a plurality of edges in the first image comprising'}2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:cropping the second image to a best fit rectangular image shape.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said detecting a plurality of edges in the first image further comprises:generating a grayscale image data set from a set of data representative of the digital image;filtering the grayscale image data set;performing edge enhancement on the filtered grayscale image data set to generate the edge enhanced image data set; anddetecting a plurality of candidate edge objects in the edge enhanced image data set.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said detecting a plurality of candidate edge objects in the edge enhanced image data set comprises:detecting an edge junction in a first candidate edge object;dividing the first candidate edge object at the detected ...

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INFORMATION

An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which generates rotational information of a rotation state of the photographing unit. When an object is photographed, the rotation information of the image is obtained and stored together, and when the image is displayed, the rotation is analyzed and the image and display unit are automatically rotated. When an image including moving picture information is watched, an image always optimized to be horizontal without additional work by a user can be seen. 1. An image processing method of photographing an object and generating image information , comprising:photographing the object by a photographing apparatus and generating image data;obtaining rotation information of the photographing apparatus;adding the rotation information to a header of the image data; andstoring the image data with the header including the rotation information in a memory.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the rotation information comprises obtaining a rotation value based on a gravitational direction by measuring a rotation state of the photographing apparatus with a gravity sensor.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the image data comprises photographing the object and generating moving pictures claim 1 , and the obtaining of the rotation information comprises obtaining the rotation information of the moving pictures intermittently.4. The method of claim 3 , the rotation information of the moving pictures is obtained periodically.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rotation information is obtained when the image data is generated.6. An image processing method of displaying image information comprising:reading image data and rotation information of the image data included in a header of the image data; ...

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL

A mobile terminal including a main body; a display unit arranged on a front side of the main body, and configured to display a video communication screen in a first direction when a video communication event occurs; a camera arranged in a lower end portion of the front side and configured to capture an image during the video communication event; a sensing unit installed in the main body, and configured to detect a motion of the main body in response to the video communication event; and a controller configured to switch a displaying direction of the video communication screen from the first direction to a second direction based on the detected motion of the main body. 1. A mobile terminal comprising:a main body;a display unit arranged on a front side of the main body, and configured to display a video communication screen in a first direction when a video communication event occurs;a camera arranged in a lower end portion of the front side and configured to capture an image during the video communication event;a sensing unit installed in the main body, and configured to detect a motion of the main body in response to the video communication event; anda controller configured to switch a displaying direction of the video communication screen from the first direction to a second direction based on the detected motion of the main body.2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the motion of the main body is defined as a rotation of the main body with respect to a predetermined imaginary reference axis claim 1 , andwherein the controller is further configured to calculate an angle between the main body and the reference axis when the sensing unit detects the motion of the main body.3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein when the calculated angle is 90 degrees or 180 degrees claim 2 , the controller is further configured to switch the displaying direction of the screen from the first direction to the second direction such that the captured image ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT VIEW DISPLAY IN A MOBILE DEVICE

A content view display method and apparatus allow a user to intuitively use contents regardless of any change of a display mode between a landscape mode and a portrait mode by maintaining an arrangement of the contents even though the display mode is changed. The method for displaying a content view includes simultaneously displaying at least two pages of the content view in the landscape mode, and displaying at least one of the pages of the content view when the display mode of the mobile device is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode. Each page of the content view includes a plurality of panels. Content is located in each of the panels. An arrangement of the panels is maintained regardless of a change of the display mode. 1. A method for displaying a content view in a mobile device providing a dual display mode , the method comprising:simultaneously displaying at least two pages of the content view in a landscape mode; anddisplaying at least one of the at least two pages of the content view when a display mode of the mobile device is changed from the landscape mode to a portrait mode,wherein each page of the content view includes a plurality of panels, wherein content is located in each of the panels, and wherein an arrangement of the panels is maintained regardless of the change of the display mode.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of at least one page of the content view includes displaying a first page and a portion of a second page among the at least two pages of the content view.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the displaying of at least one page of the content view further includes displaying the second page and a portion of the first page when a page moving event is detected.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the page moving event includes a touch event on the second page.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:distinctively displaying the at least two pages of the content view when an edit event is detected while the ...

User equipment for displaying map and method for displaying map

User equipment includes a storage unit for separately storing map data, POI (Point Of Interest) information, and location information of the POI information on the map data, a map output unit for displaying the POI information on a screen based on the location information of the POI information so that the POI information is overlapped with the map data in parallel to the lateral axis of the user equipment, and a rotation angle calculating unit for calculating a rotation angle for the rotation of the map data. The map output unit rotates the map data and the POI information, which are displayed on the screen in an overlapping state, according to the rotation angle so that the POI information is disposed in parallel to the lateral axis of the user equipment after rotation.

Techniques for enhancing multiple view performance in a three dimensional pipeline

Techniques may be directed to enhancing multiple view performance in a three dimensional pipeline. A plurality of view transformations associated with an image may be received. The vertex data associated with the image may be received. Operation data may be determined by performing the view transformations on the compiled vertex data. A plurality of display lists may be determined through a single run of a vertex pipeline. A display list may be based on the operation data. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Automatic Adjustment of Images using a Homography

Techniques and apparatus for automatic upright adjustment of digital images. An automatic upright adjustment technique is described that may provide an automated approach for straightening up slanted features in an input image to improve its perceptual quality. This correction may be referred to as upright adjustment. A set of criteria based on human perception may be used in the upright adjustment. A reprojection technique that implements an optimization framework is described that yields an optimal homography for adjustment based on the criteria and adjusts the image according to new camera parameters generated by the optimization. An optimization-based camera calibration technique is described that simultaneously estimates vanishing lines and points as well as camera parameters for an image; the calibration technique may, for example, be used to generate estimates of camera parameters and vanishing points and lines that are input to the reprojection technique. 1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices , the method comprising:obtaining camera information for an image of a scene that includes one or more features having lines;computing a homography based on the camera information that is to be applied to the image to adjust alignment of the one or more features of the scene in relation to an axis of the image, the homography computed at least in part according to one or more human perception-based criteria; andreprojecting the image according to the homography to generate an adjusted image of the scene having the adjusted alignment of the lines of the one or more features of the scene with the axis of the image.2. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the axis is a vertical or horizontal axis and the one or more features are substantially aligned with the vertical or horizontal axis in the adjusted image.3. A method as described in claim 1 , wherein the homography describes new camera information according to the one or more human perception- ...

APPARATUSES FOR CONTRIBUTIVELY MODIFYING IMAGE ORIENTATION FOR DISPLAY

An embodiment of an apparatus for contributively modifying an image orientation is introduced. The apparatus includes a display angle detection unit configured to detect a display angle setting. A parameter storage unit stores a display parameter being utilized to determine how to modify images. The hot-plugging processing unit changes a hot-plugging signal to cause the external apparatus to recognize that the display processing unit is disconnected therefrom, and modifies the content of the display parameter with a new display parameter value that is consistent with the current display placement when the display angle setting satisfies a display angle refreshing condition. The hot-plugging processing unit changes the hot-plugging signal to cause the external apparatus to recognize that a new apparatus is connecting, thereby enabling the external apparatus to read out the new display parameter value and generate the image stream corresponding to the new display parameter value. 1. An apparatus for contributively modifying an image orientation of a display image generated by a display processing unit , wherein said display processing unit receives an image stream from an external apparatus through a transmission interface and accordingly generates said display image , comprising:a display angle detection unit configured to detect a display angle setting; anda hot-plugging processing unit configured to connect to said display angle detection unit and a parameter storage unit, wherein said parameter storage unit stores a display parameter being utilized to determine how to modify images, and said external apparatus reads out said display parameter and provides said image stream corresponding to said display parameter,wherein, said hot-plugging processing unit changes a hot-plugging signal to cause said external apparatus to recognize that said display processing unit disconnects therefrom when said display angle setting satisfies a display angle refreshing condition; ...

DIAGNOSIS IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

A diagnosis imaging apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. A diagnosis imaging apparatus includes: an image processing apparatus for detecting a first point and a second point on a heart wall of a valve of interest in a 3D volume data of a heart of a subject, rotating the 3D volume data to make a virtual line connecting the first point and the second point be parallel with a datum plane, and acquiring a 3D standard view of the valve of interest based on the rotated 3D volume data; and a display apparatus for displaying the 3D standard view. 1. A diagnosis imaging apparatus comprising:an image processing apparatus for detecting a first point and a second point on a heart wall of a valve of interest in a 3D volume data of a heart of a subject, rotating the 3D volume data to make a virtual line connecting the first point and the second point be parallel with a datum plane, and acquiring a 3D standard view of the valve of interest based on the rotated 3D volume data; anda display apparatus for displaying the 3D standard view.2. The diagnosis imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image processing apparatus detects the heart wall and an annulus claim 1 , the annulus which is annular claim 1 , of the valve of interest based on the 3D volume data claim 1 , and detects the first point and the second point from locations where the heart wall and the annulus intersect.3. The diagnosis imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image processing apparatus determines a bi-plane image of the valve of interest based on the rotated 3D volume data claim 1 , changes a current mode to a 3D mode to acquire a 3D image corresponding to the bi-plane image claim 1 , and rotates the 3D image in a specific direction by a specific angle claim 1 , thereby acquiring the 3D standard view.4. The diagnosis imaging apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising an input apparatus claim 3 , wherein the bi-plane image is determined based on a first user input received via the input ...

AUTOMATIC CORRECTION OF SKEW IN NATURAL IMAGES AND VIDEO

An electronic device and method use a camera to capture an image of an environment outside followed by identification of regions therein. A subset of the regions is selected, based on attributes of the regions, such as aspect ratio, height, and variance in stroke width. Next, a number of angles that are candidates for use as skew of the image are determined (e.g. one angle is selected for each region. based on peakiness of a histogram of the region, evaluated at different angles). Then, an angle that is most common among these candidates is identified as the angle of skew of the image. The just-described identification of skew angle is performed prior to classification of any region as text or non-text. After skew identification, at least all regions in the subset are rotated by negative of the skew angle, to obtain skew-corrected regions for use in optical character recognition. 1. A method to correct skew in an image of a scene of real world , the method comprising:automatically selecting a subset of regions, from among a set of regions identified in the image, at least based on attributes of regions in the subset of regions;automatically determining a plurality of candidate angles of skew, at least based on presence of a line of pixels in a region in the subset of regions;automatically identifying as an angle of skew of the image, a most common candidate angle among the plurality of candidate angles; andautomatically rotating by negative of the angle of skew of the image, at least the subset of regions;wherein the automatically selecting, the automatically determining, the automatically identifying and the automatically rotating are performed by at least one processor.2. The method of wherein:the automatically selecting comprises sorting the set of regions based on aspect ratio.3. The method of wherein:the automatically selecting comprises comparing against a predetermined threshold H, a height of the region in the subset of regions.4. The method of wherein:the ...

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PRODUCT CATALOG

A method which provides for the display of a product catalog on a display screen of an electronic device. A current image of a scene in front of the electronic device is captured by an image capturing unit of the electronic device, and a face detected in the current image. A necessary rotational movement of the electronic device is first determined by detecting any apparent movement of a detected face. Then, the necessary movement of the device is carried out by a driver to follow any apparent movement of a user. 1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a specified object on a display screen of an electronic device , the method comprising:obtaining a current image captured by an image capturing unit of the electronic device, and detecting a face in the current image;calculating a smallest rectangle framing the detected face, and determining a first vertical centerline of the smallest rectangle;determining a movement direction of the smallest rectangle of the detected face by comparing the first vertical centerline of the smallest rectangle with a second vertical centerline of the current image;determining a movement direction of the electronic device according to the movement direction of the smallest rectangle of the detected face;rotating the electronic device according to the movement direction of the electronic device using a driving unit of the electronic device, and obtaining a movement angle of the electronic device when the electronic device is rotated; androtating the specified object on the display screen according to the movement direction and the movement angle of the electronic device.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the movement direction of the smallest rectangle of the detected face is determined by:calculating a deviation value between X-axis coordinates of the first vertical centerline of the smallest rectangle and the second vertical line of the current image; anddetermining the movement direction of the smallest rectangle of ...

METHOD OF SIMULATING AN IMAGING EFFECT ON A DIGITAL IMAGE USING A COMPUTING DEVICE

A method of digitally simulating an imaging effect on a base digital image being displayed by a computing device, which is representative of a print or document including the image effect, is provided. In one aspect, the imaging effect is displayed in association with the base digital image as a function of the position of the display of the computing device relative to a first or normalized position of the display. In another aspect, the imaging effect is displayed in association with the base digital image as a function of the position of an object being captured by a camera of the computing device. In both instances, the imaging effect becomes more visible as the display of the device moves further from its first position, or the object captured by the camera moves from its original position. 1. A method for simulating an image effect on a first digital image , the first digital image being displayed on a display of a computing device , the method comprising:providing the first digital image;providing a second digital image representative of the image effect;associating the second digital image with the first digital image;displaying only the first digital image when the display of the computing device is positioned in a first orientation; anddisplaying the second digital image in association with the first digital image when the display of the computing device is moved to a second orientation.2. A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the step of associating the second digital image with the first digital image includes overlaying the second digital image and the first digital image.3. A method in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the step of displaying the second digital image in association with the first digital image includes displaying the second digital image on top of the first digital image.4. A method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first digital image is edited prior to being associated with the second digital image.5. A method in ...

INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An information display device includes: an orientation change degree computation unit that computes a degree of change of a state of orientation detected by an orientation detection unit; an orientation change degree determination unit that determines whether the degree of change of the state of orientation of the information display device computed by the orientation change degree computation unit is equal to or more than a threshold; an image capture unit controller that activates the imaging unit upon the orientation change degree determination unit determining that the degree of change of the state of orientation of the information display device is equal to or more than the threshold; a face detection unit that detects a person's face in an image obtained by imaging of the imaging unit; a face direction specification unit that specifies a vertical orientation of the person's face detected by the face detection unit; a display direction determination unit that determines whether a vertical orientation of a screen display that is displayed on a display unit is the same orientation as the vertical orientation of the person's face specified by the face direction specification unit; and a display direction switch unit that switches the vertical orientation of the screen display that is displayed on the display unit to the same orientation as the vertical orientation of the person's face upon the display direction determination unit determining that the vertical orientation of the screen display that is displayed on the display unit and the vertical orientation of the person's face are not the same orientation. 1. An information display device comprising:an orientation change degree computation unit that computes a degree of change of a state of orientation of the information display device;an orientation change degree determination unit that determines whether the degree of change of the state of orientation of the information display device computed by the ...

IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING IMAGE IN A DESIRED ORIENTATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An image display device capable of saving time and effort required for viewing image data, to which image rotation information unintended by a user is added, in a desired orientation. An acceleration sensor detects an attitude of the image display device. A system controller controls the direction of display of an image based on the image rotation information and the detected attitude of the image display device. When the image display device is rotated from a state where the long side of the image displayed on a monitor and that of the monitor do not match each other, the system controller rotates the image such that the long sides of the image and the monitor match each other, and then, the system controller restricts rotation of the displayed image. 1. An image display device that displays an image in an image display area , comprising:a detection unit configured to detect an attitude of the image display device; anda control unit configured to control a direction of display of the image based on rotation information added to the image and the attitude of the image display device, detected by said detection unit,wherein when the image display device is rotated from a state where a long side of the image displayed in the image display area and a long side of the image display area do not match each other, said control unit rotates the image displayed in the image display area such that the long side of the image and the long side of the image display area match each other, andwherein when the image display device is rotated from a state where the image is displayed in the image display area such that the long side of the image and the long side of the image display area match each other, said control unit restricts rotation of the image displayed in the image display area.2. The image display device according to claim 1 , wherein when said control unit is restricting the rotation of the image claim 1 , if at least one of an image feed operation claim 1 , a zoom ...

ROTATING AN OBJECT ON A SCREEN

An apparatus () for rotating objects () on screens () defines a hand axis () in response to 3D position information related to the hands () of a user and detects a changed orientation of the hand axis () with respect to a 3D space and calculates a rotation for the object () on the screen () in response to said detecting. This way, to rotate the object () on the screen (), an imaginary copy of the object () is considered to be inside an imaginary ball () held by the user, which imaginary ball () is being rotated. The changed orientation of the hand axis () comprises changes in angles between the hand axis () and the axes () of the 3D space. To improve stability in case of each one of said changes being unequal to zero, the apparatus () further detects the angles and compares the respective angles with respective thresholds and reduces or weights the respective changes in response to respective comparison results. 1. An apparatus for rotating an object on a screen , the apparatus comprisinga definition unit for in response to first 3D position information related to a first hand of a user and in response to second 3D position information related to a second hand of the user defining a hand axis,a detection unit for detecting a changed orientation of the hand axis with respect to an axis of a 3D space, anda calculation unit for in response to a detection result from the detection unit calculating a rotation for the object on the screen.2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , the changed orientation of the hand axis comprising a first change in a first angle between the hand axis and a first axis of the 3D space and a second change in a second angle between the hand axis and a second axis of the 3D space and a third change in a third angle between the hand axis and a third axis of the 3D space.3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2 , each one of the first and second and third changes being unequal to zero.4. The apparatus as defined in claim 3 , the detection unit ...

Methods, systems, and media for generating and analyzing medical images having elongated structures

Methods, systems, and media for generating and/or analyzing medical images having elongated structures are provided. In some embodiments, a method for analyzing medical images is provided, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of images includes a portion of an elongated structure; receiving a location of interest within at least one of the plurality of images; determining an orientation of the elongated structure in response to receiving the location of interest; adjusting image planes of each of the plurality of images to correspond with the orientation of the elongated structure; and causing the elongated structure to be displayed in the adjusted image planes.

Displaying Applications on a Fixed Orientation Display

A method and system displaying the output from an application on a fixed orientation display is disclosed. The method is performed at an application stored on an electronic device. The application sends a request to display output from the application in a second orientation with second dimensions. The application receives from the electronic device a notification that a display associated with the electronic device is a fixed orientation display with a first orientation and first dimensions and a notification that the requested second orientation and second dimensions are different from the first orientation. The application then determines optimal dimensions to display the output from the application based on the first orientation and first dimensions associated with the fixed display. The application then scales output data to match the determined optimal dimensions. The application then sends the scaled output data to the device for display on the fixed display. 1. A method of displaying the output from an application on a fixed orientation display , comprising:at an application stored on an electronic device having one or more processors, memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the application:sending, to the electronic device on which the application is stored, a request to display output from the application in a second orientation with second dimensions;receiving from the electronic device a notification that a display associated with the electronic device is a fixed orientation display with a first orientation and first dimensions and a notification that the requested second orientation and second dimensions are different from the first orientation;determining optimal dimensions to display the output from the application based on the first orientation and first dimensions associated with the fixed orientation display;scaling output data to match the determined optimal dimensions;sending the scaled output data to the ...

METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING SCALE OR ROTATION OF GRAPHIC ON DISPLAY

Provided are a method and electronic device for simply manipulating a scale or rotation of a graphic on a display. The method is performed by any electronic device that includes a display, a processor, a memory and a program, or by any storage medium that can be read by a computer storing commands executable in an electronic device. This program may display a graphic on the display when executed by the processor. A user can simply scale up/down or rotate a graphic through a two-step manipulation of a touch and a touch-and-drag. 1. A method for manipulating a graphic on a display of an electronic device which includes the display , at least one processor , a memory , and at least one program stored in the memory and executed by the processor , the graphic being displayed on the display when the program is executed , the method comprising:a first step of recognizing a first control point in response to a first user's input corresponding to a first location on the graphic displayed on the display;a second step of recognizing a second control point in response to a second user's input corresponding to a second location on the graphic after the first user's input for the first control point is released; anda third step of scaling or rotating the graphic by determining that a relative location of the second control point with regard to the first location corresponding to the first control point is moved from the second location to a third location on the graphic when the second user's input is moved to the third location.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third step includes:if the second user's input is moved before a predetermined time, maintaining a current mode which is one of a scaling mode and a rotating mode; andif the second user's input is moved after the predetermined time, changing the current mode to another mode which is the other of the scaling mode and the rotating.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third step includes:in case of scaling the graphic ...

Systems and Methods for Locking Image Orientation

An information handling system includes a housing, a processor, memory, and a touch screen display that has a display portion operable to present information as an image. The system also includes a touch controller and an orientation module.

TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREOF

A transparent display device includes a transparent display panel to display an image through opposing first and second screens, and a driving unit to provide a user interface to the transparent display panel, and to rotate, in response to a user input, an object displayed on the first screen and display the object on the second screen. Accordingly, users located at two sides of the transparent display device may be provided with an intuitive user interface. 1. A transparent display device , comprising:a transparent display panel to display an image through opposing first and second screens; anda driving unit to provide a user interface to the transparent display panel, and to rotate, in response to a user input, an object displayed on the first screen and display the object on the second screen.2. The transparent display device according to claim 1 , wherein the user input is a hand gesture of a user.3. The transparent display device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving unit comprises:an input sensing unit to sense a user input;a rotating unit to rotate the object in response to a first user input; anda control unit to generate a control signal corresponding to the user input and provide the control signal to the rotating unit.4. The transparent display device according to claim 3 , wherein the rotating unit rotates the object 180 degrees using a line passing through a center or a side of the object as a reference line.5. The transparent display device according to claim 3 , wherein the object includes a plurality of sub-objects claim 3 , and the driving unit further comprises an arranging unit to arrange the sub-objects in response to a second user input.6. The transparent display device according to claim 3 , wherein the driving unit further comprises a moving unit to move the object in response to a third user input.7. The transparent display device according to claim 3 , wherein the object includes a plurality of sub-objects claim 3 , and the driving unit ...

Binocular-vision-based method for tracking fruit space attitude and fruit space motion

A binocular-vision-based method for tracking fruit space attitude and fruit space motion, the method comprising: establishing a connected base coordinate system by taking a junction of a fruit and a fruit stem as an origin; statically photographing a feature point on the surface of the fruit and a point of the connected base coordinate system established at the junction of the fruit and the fruit stem; storing a photographed image; acquiring an inherent relationship between the feature point and the connected base coordinate system; photographing dynamic motion of the fruit; acquiring absolute coordinates of the feature point on the surface of the fruit; calculating, according to the inherent relationship between the feature point and the connected base coordinate system, absolute coordinates of a point of the connected base coordinate system at each moment corresponding to each frame of image; and respectively calculating the displacement, instantaneous speed and instantaneous acceleration of the fruit, calculating swing angular displacement and swing angular acceleration of the fruit, and calculating a fruit torsion angular speed and a fruit torsion angular acceleration at the moment t. The study of a fruit motion state in the field of forest fruit harvest through vibration is performed, so that the motion of fruits can be better tracked.

Electronic Device and Display Processing Method

An electronic device and a display processing method where the device includes a first body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a connecting body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a second body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, which is connected to the first body through the connecting body. The electronic device has a first outer surface and a second outer surface; a first display arranged on at least a part of region on the first outer surface of the display having at least two modes of a second mode and a third mode; and a processor operative to control a third interface having at least a first sub interface and a second sub interface to be displayed on the third region in the third mode. 1. An electronic device , comprising:a first body having a first surface and a second surface opposite each other;a connecting body having a first surface and a second surface opposite each other;a second body having a first surface and a second surface opposite each other, the second body connected to the first body through the connecting body, wherein, the electronic device has a first outer surface comprising the first surface of the first body, the first surface of the connecting body and the first surface of the second body, and a second outer surface comprising the second surface of the first body, the second surface of the connecting body and the second surface of the second body;a first display arranged on at least a part of a region on the first outer surface of the electronic device and having at least two modes of a second mode in which a second region of the first display can be perceived by a viewer, and a third mode in which a third region of the first display can be perceived by the viewer, the third region being larger than the second region; anda processor operative to control a third interface having at least a first sub interface and a second sub interface to ...

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment includes: at least one sensor; a display unit; and a host processor receiving data detected by the sensor and processing image data of which a display is changed according to the data. The display unit includes: a display panel displaying the image according to the image data; and a local processor receiving the data detected by the sensor and controlling the display panel by using the data without intervention of the host processor. 1. A mobile terminal , comprising:at least one sensor;a display unit; anda host processor receiving data detected by the at least one sensor and processing image data of which a display is changed according to the data detected by the sensor,wherein the display unit includes:a display panel displaying an image according to the image data; anda local processor receiving the data detected by the sensor and controlling the display panel by using the data detected by the sensor without intervention of the host processor.2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , whereinthe at least one sensor includes an illumination sensor, andthe local processor controls a brightness of the display panel by using illumination data detected by the illumination sensor.3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , whereinthe at least one sensor includes a camera, andthe local processor receives photography image data photographed by the camera and rotates the image to be displayed by considering an arrangement relation of at least one characteristic point detected in the photography image.4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , whereinthe local processor detects an eye of a user in the photography image, andwhen a separation distance between the user and the mobile terminal is changed, the local processor detects the separation distance to expand a region corresponding to the eye of the user in the image to be displayed.5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , whereinthe local processor outputs eye coordinates of the user to the ...

Display Method And Display Apparatus

The disclosure provides a display method. The method includes: presenting a first partial image of a current display frame of a media object on a refreshed user interface in response to a user input for enlarging the media object for display; where the refreshed user interface further includes a thumbnail show window for presenting a position of the first partial image of the current display frame in the current display frame. 1. A display apparatus , comprising:a display, configured to display a user interface, wherein the user interface is configured to present a media object; display the media object on the user interface;', 'in response to a user input for enlarging the media object, present a first partial image of the media object in a current display frame on a refreshed user interface;', 'wherein the refreshed user interface further comprises a thumbnail show window for indicating a position of the first partial image in the current display frame., 'a controller in communication with the display, configured to cause the display apparatus to2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the thumbnail show window is configured to present a thumbnail of the current display frame; wherein a first partial area of the thumbnail is marked claim 1 , and a position of the first partial area in the thumbnail is associated with the position of the first partial image in the current display frame.3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to: 'wherein in the thumbnail show window on the refreshed user interface, a second partial area of the thumbnail is marked, and a position of the second partial area in the thumbnail is associated with the position of the second partial image in the current display frame.', 'present a second partial image of the current display frame on a refreshed user interface in response to a user input for moving the media object; wherein a position of the second partial image in the ...

SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE DATA ENTRY IN MOBILE AND FIXED ENVIRONMENT

A data entry system is provided using a virtual dynamic keypad having at least four keys, wherein to four of the keys at least substantially all of the letters of a language are distributively assigned and wherein the locations of the four letter keys relating to each other are dynamically defined during the entry of text. A text entry system is also provided using a virtual keypad having at least four keys wherein to four of its keys at least substantially all of the letters of a language are distributively assigned and wherein the locations of the four letter keys relating to each other are dynamically defined based on a calibrating procedure provided by the user. A data entry system is provided using a pointing device providing different pointing directions wherein each of the pointing directions duplicates a key of a predefined virtual keypad model wherein to at least some of its keys substantially all of the letters of a language are distributively assigned. 129-. (canceled)30. A system for displaying a content on the screen comprising:a mobile device having a touch sensitive screen; anda sensor to detect the orientation of the device;wherein upon rotating said device in space the sensor dynamically defines the orientation of the device and the system dynamically displays a content on the screen such that the content is aligned relative to the horizontal orientation.31. The system of claim 30 , wherein upon providing a swiping action anywhere on the screen the system displays a content on the screen relative to the horizontal orientation of the device.32. The system of claim 30 , wherein upon providing a tapping action anywhere on the screen the system displays a content on the screen relative to the horizontal orientation of the device.33. The system of claim 30 , wherein the system automatically displays said content in a defined position on the screen of the device for a substantially similar orientation.34. The system of claim 30 , wherein said content is ...

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An electronic device includes a first display unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device including a second display unit, and a control unit configured to rotate an image to be displayed on the first display unit, in accordance with a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the first display unit, and rotate an image to be output to the external device, in accordance with the rotational angle of the first display unit and a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the second display unit. 1. An electronic device comprising:a first display unit; andat least one processor and/or at least one circuit configured to perform the operations of the following units:a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device including a second display unit; anda control unit configured to rotate an image to be displayed on the first display unit, in accordance with a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the first display unit, and rotate an image to be output to the external device, in accordance with the rotational angle of the first display unit and a rotational angle in a plane parallel to a screen of the second display unit.2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in a case where the rotational angle of the first display unit is 90 degrees and the rotational angle of the second display unit is 270 degrees claim 1 , the control unit rotates a rotational angle of an image to be output to the external device claim 1 , by 180 degrees from a rotational angle of the image to be displayed on the first display unit.3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , in a case where the rotational angle of the first display unit is 270 degrees and the rotational angle of the second display unit is 90 degrees claim 2 , the control unit rotates a rotational angle of an image to be output to the external device claim 2 , by 180 degrees from a rotational angle of ...

PROCESSING APPARATUS

There is provided with a processing apparatus. A data holder holds at least some of data of a plurality of channels in a target layer among a plurality of layers. Each of a plurality of processors performs, in parallel, a product-sum operation using the data of one channel of the target layer and a coefficient corresponding to the target layer. A selector selects whether to perform first processing or second processing on the basis of information specifying processing in the target layer. The first processing includes inputting the data of one channel of the target layer into one of the plurality of processors. The second processing includes inputting the data of one channel of the target layer to the plurality of processors in parallel. 1. A processing apparatus for performing operations with a convolutional neural network having a plurality of layers , the apparatus comprising:a data holder configured to hold at least some of data of a plurality of channels in a target layer among the plurality of layers;a plurality of processors, each configured to perform, in parallel, a product-sum operation using the data of one channel of the target layer and a coefficient corresponding to the target layer; anda selector configured to select whether to perform first processing or second processing on the basis of information specifying processing in the target layer, the first processing including inputting the data of one channel of the target layer, held by the data holder, into one of the plurality of processors, and the second processing including inputting the data of one channel of the target laver, held by the data holder, to the plurality of processors in parallel.2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein in the second processing, the data of each one channel among the plurality of channels in the target layer is input to the plurality of processors from the data holder in parallel.3. The processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein in the second ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING OF RETINAL IMAGES

A method for parallel processing of retinal images includes: optimizing an objective function with a chaotic supply-demand algorithm to enhance a real retinal image; synthesizing a virtual retinal image by a hybrid image generation method; establishing a parallel multi-layer decomposed interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy convolutional neural network model based on the virtual retinal image and the enhanced real retinal image; and integrating outputs from a plurality of parallel multi-layer decomposed interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy convolutional neural network models as a final classification result. 1. A method , comprising:1) optimizing an objective function with a chaotic supply-demand algorithm to enhance a real retinal image;2) synthesizing a virtual retinal image by a hybrid image generation method;3) establishing a parallel multi-layer decomposed interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy convolutional neural network model based on the virtual retinal image and the real retinal image enhanced; and4) integrating outputs from a plurality of parallel multi-layer decomposed interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy convolutional neural network models as a final classification result.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein 1) is implemented as follows: {'br': None, 'i': EI', 'i,j', 'M', 'I', 'i,j, '()=(()|θ)\u2003\u2003(1)'}, '1.1) performing function transformation M on an input original real retinal image to obtain an enhanced output image{'o': [{'@ostyle': 'single', 'P'}, {'@ostyle': 'single', 'P'}, {'@ostyle': 'single', 'P'}, {'@ostyle': 'single', 'P'}], 'sup': σ', 'n', 'n', '2', 'n', 'n', '2', '1/2, 'sub': p=1', 'q=1', 'p=1', 'q=1, 'where I(i, j) denotes a part of the input original real retinal image, and EI(i, j) denotes a corresponding part of an enhanced retinal image, i, j=1, 2, . . . , n; θ=(r, β, ρ, σ) is an undetermined parameter of the function (1); M(I(i, j)|θ)=M(I(i, j)|r, β, ρ, σ)=rP/(s(i, j)+β)(I(i, j)−p×(i, j))+(i, j) denotes an image enhancement function ...

METHOD OF PROCESSING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) DATA, METHOD OF OCT IMAGING, AND OCT DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS

An OCT apparatus of an exemplary aspect includes an OCT scanner, image data generating unit, registration unit, and image data composing unit. The OCT scanner is configured to acquire three dimensional data sets by applying an OCT scan to mutually different three dimensional regions of a sample. The image data generating unit is configured to generate a plurality of pieces of image data from the three dimensional data sets. The registration unit is configured to perform a first registration between the plurality of pieces of image data by applying an image correlation calculation to each of overlap regions in the plurality of pieces of image data. The image data composing unit is configured to compose the plurality of pieces of image data based on a result of the first registration. 1: A method of processing data acquired by an optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan , the method comprising:preparing a plurality of three dimensional data sets acquired from a plurality of three dimensional regions of a sample different from each other;generating a plurality of pieces of image data from the plurality of three dimensional data sets;performing a first registration between the plurality of pieces of image data by applying an image correlation calculation to each of a plurality of overlap regions in the plurality of pieces of image data; andcomposing the plurality of pieces of image data based on a result of the first registration.2: The OCT data processing method of claim 1 , wherein for a first image data and a second image data that include mutual overlap regions claim 1 , the image correlation calculation calculates at least one of a translation amount and a rotation amount between the overlap region in the first image data and the overlap region in the second image data.3: The OCT data processing method of claim 2 , wherein the image correlation calculation includes a phase only correlation calculation.4: The OCT data processing method of claim 1 , further comprising ...

METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EVALUATION DATASET FROM A FIRST MEDICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATASET

A system and method for providing an evaluation dataset from a first medical three-dimensional computed tomography dataset. The method includes reconstructing the first three-dimensional computed tomography dataset from a plurality of two-dimensional X-ray projection images recorded with different acquisition geometries from an examination object by a medical X-ray device and providing an artifact-reduced image dataset. Providing includes applying a method for reducing artifacts to the first computed tomography dataset. The method further includes identifying for example hemorrhagic and/or ischemic stroke indications by applying an method for identifying stroke indications to the artifact-reduced image dataset, creating an evaluation dataset by applying an method for evaluating a manifestation of the identified stroke indications to the artifact-reduced image dataset, and providing the evaluation dataset. 1. A method for providing an evaluation dataset from a first medical three-dimensional computed tomography dataset , the method comprising:reconstructing the first three-dimensional computed tomography dataset from a plurality of two-dimensional X-ray projection images recorded with different acquisition geometries from an examination object by a medical X-ray device;applying a method for reducing artifacts to the first three-dimensional computed tomography dataset to generate an artifact-reduced image dataset;identifying one or more stroke indications from the artifact-reduced image dataset;creating an evaluation dataset by applying a method for evaluating a manifestation of the identified stroke indications to the artifact-reduced image dataset; andproviding the evaluation dataset.2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:creating a three-dimensional thrombus image from the artifact-reduced image dataset, the evaluation dataset, or the artifact-reduced image dataset or the evaluation dataset; andproviding the three-dimensional thrombus image; ...

SHAKING IMAGE FOR REGISTRATION VERIFICATION

A method and system are described that allow a user to verify a registration proposal during an image-guided ophthalmic surgery. The system configured to perform the method has a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium accessible to the processor containing instructions executable by the processor to perform the method. 1. A system configured for verifying , by a user , a proposed registration during ophthalmic surgery , the system comprising:a processor; and ["acquiring, from a photosensor, an intra-operative image of a patient's eye under magnification by a microscope;", "retrieving, from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, a pre-operative reference image of the patient's eye, wherein the limbus of the pre-operative image of the patient's eye has a center;", "performing a registration process to provide a proposed registration of the pre-operative reference image of the patient's eye and the intra-operative image of the patient's eye;", 'overlaying the pre-operative reference image and the intra-operative image to provide a merged image having the proposed registration, wherein the merged image is viewable by the user;', 'adjusting the transparency of at least one of the pre-operative reference image and the intra-operative image, so that the pre-operative reference image and the intra-operative image are simultaneously viewable in the merged image by the user; and', "rotating the viewable pre-operative reference image relative to the viewable intra-operative image comprised in the viewable merged image, wherein the rotating is centered on the center of the limbus of the patient's eye in the pre-operative reference image;"], 'a non-transitory computer-readable medium accessible to the processor containing instructions executable by the processor forthereby allowing the user to verify a proposed registration during ophthalmic surgery.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transparency is selected from between about 1-10% claim 1 , 10-20% ...

DISPLAY APPARATUS TO CONTROL DISPLAY FORM OF VIRTUAL OBJECT

A display apparatus mountable on a mobile object, which: obtains a display location and a movement direction of a virtual object to be displayed in a display area of the display apparatus so as to be overlaid in a real world, the virtual object to be moved relative to movement of the mobile object; estimates a time it will take for the virtual object to move from the display location to a border of the display area, or a distance between the display location of the virtual object and the border of the display area, each based on the display location and the moving direction of the virtual object; determines a display form of the virtual object based on the estimated time or the estimated distance; and causes the virtual object be displayed in the determined display form, such that the virtual object changes the display form while moving in the display area. 114-. (canceled).15. A display control apparatus , comprising: control a display to display a virtual object at a first position in a display area of the display; and', 'control the display to display the virtual object at a second position in the display area, wherein, 'processing circuitry configured to'}the first position is closer to a border of the display area than the second position is to the border, andthe processing circuitry controls the display to display the virtual object at the second position to be more perceptible than the virtual object displayed at the first position to a viewer of the display.16. The display control apparatus according to claim 15 , whereinthe processing circuitry controls the display to display the virtual object at the first position to have a first transparency, andthe processing circuitry controls the display to display the virtual object at the second position to have a second transparency that is less than the first transparency.17. The display control apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the display to display the ...

Compensating for Camera Pose in a Spherical Image

A method and apparatus for identifying the orientation of an image in a spherical format. A spherical format is created of an image obtained by a camera, the spherical format comprising a notional sphere that has a centre corresponding to the position from which the image was obtained by the camera. A first surface represented in the image had a first orientation and was at a first distance from the camera when the image was obtained. A plurality of lines are obtained in the spherical format, each line defined by two endpoints in spherical coordinates, wherein each line intersects with at least one other line. For each of a plurality of rotational definitions of the sphere, the spherical coordinates of the endpoints are transformed into a Cartesian coordinate system relative to the rotational definition, thereby creating rotated lines, and a cumulative deviation, from a predetermined angle, is determined of angles between intersecting rotated lines. A preferred rotational definition is identified as the rotational definition that has the smallest cumulative deviation, and it can be used to adjust calculations carried out with respect to spherical coordinates within the spherical format. 1. A method of identifying the orientation of an image in a spherical format , comprising the steps of:creating a spherical format of an image obtained by a camera, wherein said spherical format comprises a notional sphere that has a centre corresponding to the position from which said image was obtained by the camera, and wherein a first surface represented in said image had a first orientation and was at a first distance from the camera when the image was obtained;obtaining a plurality of lines in said spherical format, each line defined by two endpoints in spherical coordinates, wherein each line intersects with at least one other line;for each of a plurality of rotational definitions of said sphere:transforming the spherical coordinates of said endpoints into a Cartesian ...

DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTED SCALE LABELS FOR DISPLAYED CHART

System, method, and computer product embodiments for proving a chart with dynamically-adjusted scale labels are described. A graphical user interface (GUI) generates a chart to display a set of data within a display area. The chart includes a plurality of x-axis scale labels to indicate a scale on the x-axis of the chart. The GUI reduces a distance between adjacent x-axis scale labels from the plurality of x-axis scale labels, responsive to detecting a command that re-renders the chart and that reduces the distance between adjacent x-axis scale labels. When the GUI determines that the distance is within a threshold, the GUI increases the distance by rotating each x-axis scale label towards a vertical orientation. Then, the GUI displays the set of data and the plurality of rotated x-axis scale labels within the chart as re-rendered according to the command. 1. A method , comprising:generating, by a graphical user interface (GUI) implemented on a display device, a chart to render a set of data for display within a display area of the display device, wherein the display area includes a plurality of x-axis scale labels indicating a scale of an x-axis of the chart;reducing, by the GUI, a distance between adjacent x-axis scale labels from the plurality of x-axis scale labels, responsive to detecting a command that re-renders the chart and that reduces the distance between adjacent x-axis scale labels;determining, by the GUI, that the reduced distance is within a threshold;increasing, by the GUI, the reduced distance beyond the threshold by rotating each x-axis scale label, from the plurality of x-axis scale labels, towards a vertical orientation; anddisplaying, by the GUI, the set of data and the plurality of rotated x-axis scale labels within the chart as re-rendered according to the command.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the command reduces a width of the display area or zooms out of the chart.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of data spans a period of time ...

ADAPTIVE SMOOTHING BASED ON USER FOCUS ON A TARGET OBJECT

Techniques described herein dynamically adapt an amount of smoothing that is applied to signals of a device (e.g., positions and/or orientations of an input mechanism, positions and/or orientations of an output mechanism) based on a determined distance between an object and the device, or based on a determined distance between the object and another device (e.g., a head-mounted device). The object can comprise one of a virtual object presented on a display of the head-mounted device or a real-world object within a view of the user. The object can be considered a “target” object based on a determination that a user is focusing on, or targeting, the object. For example, the head-mounted device or other devices can sense data associated with an eye gaze of a user and can determine, based on the sensed data, that the user is looking at the target object. 1. A device comprising:a display configured to present virtual content;an interface communicatively coupled to an input mechanism that is configured to collect data associated with motion of the input mechanism;one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display; and identifying a target object in a scene based at least on one of a detected direction of eye gaze of a user or a detected position or orientation of the input mechanism;', 'determining a distance between the target object and the device;', 'mapping the distance to a value in a smoothing scale; and', 'using the value in the smoothing scale to adjust a parameter of a smoothing algorithm, the smoothing algorithm controlling motion of a virtual element presented by the display relative to the motion of the input mechanism., 'memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform operations comprising2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the:the smoothing scale increases an amount of smoothing as the distance between the target object and the device increases; andthe ...

Method, Head-Up Display and Output System for the Perspective Transformation and Outputting of Image Content, and Vehicle

A method, a head-up display and a display system for the perspective transformation and displaying of rendered image content, as well as a corresponding vehicle, are provided. In the perspective transformation and outputting method, the image content to be displayed is subdivided into a plurality of tiles, and the individual tiles are each transformed in perspective using perspective transformation. The individual tiles that have been transformed in perspective are then combined to form a transformed image content, and the image content transformed in perspective is projected onto a projection area of the head-up display or displayed on a display unit. 1. A method for perspective transformation and display of a rendered image content by a head-up display , comprising the acts of:dividing the rendered image content into a plurality of tiles;transforming individual ones of the plurality of tiles by perspective transformation;combining the perspectively transformed tiles into a transformed image content; andprojecting the perspectively transformed image content onto a projection surface assigned to the head-up display.2. A method for the perspective transformation and outputting of a captured image content , comprising the acts of:dividing the captured image content into a plurality of tiles;transforming individual ones of the plurality of tiles by perspective transformation;combining the perspectively transformed tiles into a transformed image content; andoutputting the perspectively transformed image content.3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , whereinthe perspectively transformed image content is displayed on a display unit.4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , whereinthe individual ones of the plurality of tiles are transformed such that the perspectively transformed image content is represented by the display unit in an uncompressed manner in at least one first region and in a compressed manner in at least one second region.5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD TO REPRESENT PART OF SPHERICAL IMAGE IN PLANER IMAGE USING EQUIDISTANT CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a conversion unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire at least one or more pieces of input image data used to represent an image. The determination unit is configured to determine a region of interest in the input image data. The conversion unit is configured to convert, based on the region of interest, the input image data into output image data representing at least a part of the image in equidistant cylindrical projection. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one or more pieces of input image data used to represent an image;a determination unit configured to determine a region of interest in the input image data; anda conversion unit configured to convert, based on the region of interest, the input image data into output image data representing at least a part of the image in equidistant cylindrical projection.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the conversion unit converts the input image data into the output image data in such a manner that claim 1 , when the output image data is mapped onto a sphere claim 1 , the region of interest is equivalent to a position near a pole of the sphere.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein each of the input image data and the output image data represents an omnidirectional image, andwherein the omnidirectional image represented by the output image data is an image obtained by changing a position of a subject in the omnidirectional image represented by the input image data.4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the conversion unit converts a position of a point of interest representing the region of interest in an image represented by the input image data.5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in a case where the determination unit designates two regions of ...

Multi-Point Annotation Using a Haptic Plane

During an analysis technique, a three-dimensional (3D) image of a portion of an individual is iteratively transformed to facilitate accurate determination of detailed multi-point annotation of an anatomical structure. In particular, for a given marker point, in response to receiving information specifying a two-dimensional (2D) plane having an angular position in the 3D image, the 3D image is translated and rotated from an initial position and orientation so that the 2D plane is presented in an orientation parallel to a reference 2D plane of a display. Then, after annotation information specifying the detailed annotation in the 2D plane of the given marker point is received, the 3D image is translated and rotated back to the initial position and orientation. These operations may be repeated for one or more other marker points.

Multi-Point Annotation Using a Haptic Plane

During an analysis technique, a three-dimensional (3D) image of a portion of an individual is iteratively transformed to facilitate accurate determination of detailed multi-point annotation of an anatomical structure. In particular, for a given marker point, in response to receiving information specifying a two-dimensional (2D) plane having an angular position in the 3D image, the 3D image is translated and rotated from an initial position and orientation so that the 2D plane is presented in an orientation parallel to a reference 2D plane of a display. Then, after annotation information specifying the detailed annotation in the 2D plane of the given marker point is received, the 3D image is translated and rotated back to the initial position and orientation. These operations may be repeated for one or more other marker points. 1. A method for facilitating detailed multi-point annotation of an anatomical structure , the method comprising:by a computer:providing, on a display, a first three-dimensional (3D) image of a portion of an individual, wherein the first 3D image has an initial position and an initial orientation;receiving information specifying a first two-dimensional (2D) plane in the first 3D image, wherein the first 2D plane has an angular position relative to the initial orientation;translating and rotating the first 3D image so that the first 2D plane is presented on a reference 2D plane of the display with an orientation parallel to the reference 2D plane, wherein, prior to the translating and the rotating, the angular position of the first 2D plane is different from an angular position of the reference 2D plane and is different from a predefined orientation of slices in the first 3D image;receiving annotation information specifying detailed annotation in the first 2D plane of a first marker point;after the annotation of the first marker point is complete, providing, on the display, a second 3D image of the portion of the individual, wherein the second ...

Media Content Management for A Fixed Orientation Display

A method is implemented at an electronic device for displaying output from an application. The electronic device includes a display module and an application. The application sends to the display module a request to display output on the fixed orientation display. The display module determines whether the application is able to scale the output from the application to fit the fixed orientation display. In accordance with a determination that the application is able to scale the output, the electronic device causes the application to receive information concerning the fixed orientation display from the display module and scale the output for display on the fixed orientation display according to the information. In accordance with a determination that the application is not able to scale the output, the display module scales the output received from the application, thereby enabling the output of the application to be displayed on the fixed orientation display. 1. A method of displaying output from a first application on a fixed orientation display having a first orientation and first dimensions , comprising: executing the first application, wherein the first application is installed on the electronic device and configured to display its output in a predetermined second orientation with predetermined second dimensions;', 'sending by the first application to the display module a request to display output from the first application in the second orientation with the second dimensions;', 'determining by the display module whether the first application is able to scale the output from the first application according to the first orientation and first dimensions of the fixed orientation display;', 'in accordance with a determination by the display module that the first application is able to scale the output, causing the first application to receive information concerning the target display device from the display module and scale the output for display on the target ...

METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO USE BIOMETRIC SENSORS TO CONTROL AN ORIENTATION OF A DISPLAY

Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for a portable electronic device to change an orientation in which content is displayed on a display device of the portable electronic device based on a facial image. Example portable electronic devices include a display device, an image sensor to capture a facial image of a user of the portable electronic device, an orientation determination tool to determine a device orientation relative to the user based on the facial image of the user, and an orientation adjustment tool. The orientation adjustment tool changes a content orientation in which the display device of the portable electronic device presents content based on the determination of the device orientation. 1. A portable electronic device comprising:a display device;an image sensor to capture a facial image of a user of the portable electronic device;an orientation determination tool to determine a device orientation relative to the user based on the facial image of the user; andan orientation adjustment tool to change a content orientation in which the display device of the portable electronic device presents content based on the determination of the device orientation.2. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor is to capture the facial image of the user when the portable electronic device is in a locked mode and the content includes a request for entry of user authentication information.3. The portable electronic device of claim 2 , further including a motion sensor claim 2 , the motion sensor to send a notification to the image sensor when motion is sensed claim 2 , the image sensor to capture the facial image in response to the notification.4. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor is to capture the facial image of the user when the portable electronic device is in a locked mode claim 1 , and the orientation adjustment tool is to use the facial image to determine whether to unlock the portable ...

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR ADJUSTING ONE OR MORE IMAGES DISPLAYED TO A VIEWER

Systems, methods, and media for adjusting one or more images displayed to a viewer are provided. In some implementations, the system comprises: at least one processing circuit configured to: detect an orientation of a viewer based on at least two points associated with the viewer; determine, based on the orientation, a rotational position of a first image to be displayed on a display; and generate a display image for display on the display, wherein the display image includes at least a portion of the first image rotated based on the rotational position. 1. A method for adjusting one or more images displayed to a viewer , comprising:detecting an orientation of a viewer;determining, based on the orientation of the viewer, an angle of rotation of an image to be displayed on a display;determining a rotational limit for the angle of rotation of the image;causing at least a portion of the image to be rotated by the angle of rotation and subject to the rotational limit; andcausing the rotated portion of the image to be presented on the display.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation of the viewer is determined based on a device worn by the viewer.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a position of the viewer.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining a state of eyes of the viewer; andupdating a presentation of the rotated portion of the image on the display based on the state of the eyes of the viewer.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining positions of eyes of the viewer; andupdating a presentation of the rotated portion of the image on the display based on the positions of the eyes of the viewer.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the orientation of the viewer comprises detecting a lean of a head of the viewer.7. A system for adjusting one or more images displayed to a viewer claim 1 , comprising: detect an orientation of a viewer;', 'determine, based on the orientation of the viewer, an angle of ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An image processing apparatus including: an input unit configured to input image data of a target frame; a first processing unit configured to perform a first processing for output image data of a reference frame related to the target frame, which is stored in the memory, to change positions of pixels in the output image data; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for the image data of the target frame input by the input unit based on the output image data of the reference frame processed by the first processing unit; and a second processing unit configured to perform a second processing, the second processing is according to the first processing, for the image data of the target frame for which image processing has been performed by the image processing unit and store the processed image data in the memory as output image data of the target frame. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising a memory being capable of storing output image data obtained by converting image data in units of frames , the image processing apparatus comprising:an input unit configured to input image data of a target frame;a first processing unit configured to perform a first processing for output image data of a reference frame related to the target frame, which is stored in the memory, to change positions of pixels in the output image data;an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for the image data of the target frame input by the input unit based on the output image data of the reference frame processed by the first processing unit; anda second processing unit configured to perform a second processing, the second processing is according to the first processing, for the image data of the target frame for which image processing has been performed by the image processing unit and store the processed image data in the memory as output image data of the target frame.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe first ...

IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM

An image display device includes: a feature quantity detection condition specifying unit configured to specify a condition for detecting a predetermined feature quantity for an overhead view image of each image obtained by photographing a region in common from at least two different viewpoints; a feature quantity detecting unit configured to detect, by using the specified feature quantity detection condition, the feature quantity for each overhead view image; a blending ratio specifying unit configured to specify, based on the feature quantity, a blending ratio to be used when blending pixels of the overhead view images; and an overhead view image combining unit configured to produce and output a combined overhead view image by blending the pixels of the overhead view images based on the blending ratio. 1. An image display device , comprising:a feature quantity detection condition specifying unit configured to specify a condition for detecting a predetermined feature quantity for an overhead view image of each image obtained by photographing a region in common from at least two different viewpoints;a feature quantity detecting unit configured to detect, by using the specified feature quantity detection condition, the predetermined feature quantity for each of the overhead view images of the images obtained by photographing the region in common;a blending ratio specifying unit configured to specify, based on the predetermined feature quantity detected by the feature quantity detecting unit, a blending ratio to be used when blending pixels of the overhead view images of the images obtained by photographing the region in common from the at least two different viewpoints; andan overhead view image combining unit configured to produce and output a combined overhead view image by blending the pixels of the overhead view images of the images obtained by photographing the region in common based on the blending ratio specified by the blending ratio specifying unit.2. An ...

Dimension Measurement Device

[Problem] To provide a dimension measurement device without influenced by change in a usage environment while being able to measure precisely a dimension of medicine. 1. A dimension measurement device comprising:a light source part;a photographing part;a medicine holder part holding a medicine disposed between the photographing part and the light source part while holding the medicine being able to be photographed from different directions;a light source output power adjustment part performing brightness adjustment of the light source part based on brightness of a photographed image photographed with the photographing part; anda dimension determination part measuring an X dimension and a Y dimension of the medicine in the X direction and the Y direction crossing at right angles each other in the photographed image photographed after performing at least one brightness adjustment.2. The dimension measurement device of claim 1 , wherein the light source part illuminates the medicine from a position opposite to the photographing part and the medicine holder part is configured from a transparent material; andthe brightness adjustment of the light source part is performed based on luminosity of a region other than regions of the medicine, the light source part and the medicine holder part in the photographed image.3. The dimension measurement device of claim 1 , wherein the photographing part is disposed with an operation part for indicating start of photographing by an operator; andas a result of the brightness adjustment of the light source part by the light source output power adjustment part, operation of the operation part is configured to be possible at a condition where luminosity of the photographed image satisfies a predetermined condition.4. The dimension measurement device of claim 1 , wherein the photographing part is disposed with an operation part for indicating start of photographing by an operator; andoperation of the operation part is configured to be ...

MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS USING 3D IMAGING AND SURFACE SUBTRACTION METHODS FOR OBJECTS WITH COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

Embodiments described herein relate to a non-destructive measurement device measurement device and a non-destructive measurement method for determining coating thickness of a three-dimensional (3D) object. In one embodiment, at least one first 3D image of an uncoated surface of the object and at least one second 3D image of a coated surface of the object are collected and analyzed to the determine the coating thickness of the object. 1. A method of determining a thickness of an object coating , comprising:positioning a surface of an object in a field view of the at least one image sensor system in a non-destructive measurement device, the object having one or more surfaces;reading a Quick Response (QR) code corresponding to at least one part coordinate or an alignment position of the surface in the non-destructive measurement device, the QR code disposed on the object:collecting a 3D image of the surface without chemically or physically changing the one or more surfaces of the object corresponding to the at least one part coordinate or the aligned surface of the object at the alignment position; andanalyzing the 3D.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface includes an uncoated portion and a coated portion claim 1 , and the 3D image corresponds to a first surface profile of the uncoated portion and a second surface profile of the coated portion claim 1 , the analyzing the second 3D image and the first 3D image comprises:removing outliers of the first surface profile and the second surface profile;filtering the first surface profile and the second surface profile;overlapping the first surface profile and the second surface profile; andsubtracting the second surface profile from the first surface profile to obtain a thickness of a coating of the object.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the analyzing the first 3D image and the second 3D image further comprises:mirroring the first 3D image and the second 3D image; andselecting a first area of the first 3D image and ...

MIRRORED SELFIE

Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: receiving, by a messaging application, an image captured by a front-facing camera of a computing device of a first user; displaying, by the messaging application, the image on a display screen of the computing device; receiving a request to send the image to a computing device of a second user; in response to receiving the request, generating a mirrored version of the image that was captured by the front-facing camera; and sending the mirrored version of the image to the second user. 1. A method comprising:receiving, from a first computing device, input that augments a displayed image with one or more graphical elements;retrieving metadata associated with the one or more graphical elements that indicates whether mirroring the one or more graphical elements is allowed;sending, to a second computing device, the image augmented with the one or more graphical elements in response to determining that the metadata indicates that mirroring the one or more graphical elements is not allowed; andsending, to the second computing device, a mirrored version of the image augmented with the one or more graphical elements in response to determining that the metadata indicates that mirroring the one or more graphical elements is allowed.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is captured by a front-facing camera of the first computing device.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata is retrieved in response to receiving a request to send the image from the first computing device to the second computing device and based on determining that one or more graphical elements were added to the image after the image was captured.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically generating a mirrored version of the image.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is captured by a front-facing camera of the first computing device claim 1 , wherein the front-facing camera is included on a same side of ...

IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

An image display device includes: an image display unit that displays an image; an eyeball position acquiring unit that acquires an orientation of an eye of a viewer relative to a reference position; and an image moving unit that translates the image display unit or an image displayed on the image display unit by a distance corresponding to the acquired orientation of the eye relative to the reference position or rotationally moves the image display unit or the image displayed on the image display unit by an angle corresponding to the acquired orientation of the eye relative to the reference position. 1. An image display device comprising:an image display unit that displays an image;an eyeball position acquiring unit that acquires an orientation of an eye of a viewer relative to a reference position; andan image moving unit that translates the image display unit or an image displayed on the image display unit by a distance corresponding to the acquired orientation of the eye relative to the reference position or rotationally moves the image display unit or the image displayed on the image display unit by an angle corresponding to the acquired orientation of the eye relative to the reference position.2. The image display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a frame that is mounted for use on a head of the viewer claim 1 , whereinthe image display unit is provided in the frame.3. The image display device according to claim 2 , further comprising a light radiating unit that is provided in the frame and radiates light to the viewer's eye claim 2 , whereinthe eyeball position acquiring unit acquires the orientation of the viewer's eye relative to the reference position based on the light radiated by the light radiating unit.4. The image display device according to claim 2 , further comprising:a head inclination acquiring unit that is provided in the frame and acquires an inclination of the viewer's head; andan eyeball information acquiring unit that acquires ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM

An image processing apparatus detecting a plurality of joint positions between a plurality of input images includes a target image generation unit configured to generate a plurality of target images to be searched in a second input image among the input images from a first input image among the input images; a characteristic amount calculation unit configured to calculate a characteristic amount for each of the target images generated by the target image generation unit; and a joint position determination unit configured to determine the joint position for a target image of interest among the target images having the characteristic amounts calculated by the characteristic amount calculation unit depending on the characteristic amount. 1. An image processing apparatus , synthesizing a plurality of input images , comprising:a processor configured to:generate a plurality of target images, from a first input image among the input images, to be searched in a region of a second input image among the input images that overlaps the first input image;obtain a characteristic amount for each of the target images; andsynthesize the first input image and the second input image, based on a first joint position detected by using a second joint position of a second target image among the target images in a region of the second input image, the second target image having the characteristic amount greater than that of a first target image among the target images.2. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:calculate a temporary position for the first target image based on a relative relationship of characteristic amounts between the first target image and one or more of the peripheral target images; andcalculate an evaluation value of a matching between the first target image and a part of the second input image based on the calculated temporary position for the first target image,wherein the first joint position to be based ...

METHOD OF TRANSMITTING IMAGE DATA HAVING HYBRID RESOLUTION AND METHOD OF GENERATING HYBRID-RESOLUTION IMAGE USING THE SAME

Disclosed are a method of transmitting image data having a hybrid resolution and a method of generating a hybrid-resolution image. A main region of an original image is transmitted as a high-resolution image and the remaining regions are transmitted as a low-resolution background image. Accordingly, an amount of data to be transmitted is able to be reduced. 1. A method of transmitting hybrid-resolution image data , the method comprising:an operation (a) of receiving, by a processor, data of an original image from an image information generating device;an operation (b) of setting, by the processor, at least one first-resolution display region (hereinafter, referred to as a “high-resolution display region”) in the original image;an operation (c) of converting, by the processor, the high-resolution display region in the original image into image data (hereinafter, referred to as “high-resolution image data”) having a first resolution;an operation (d) of converting, by the processor, the data of the original image into background image data at a second resolution lower than the first resolution; andan operation (e) of transmitting, by the processor, the high-resolution image data or the background image data.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation (b) includes setting a region set by a user input or an external terminal as the high-resolution display region.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the operation (b) includes claim 2 , when the high-resolution display region set by the user input and the high-resolution display region set by the external terminal conflict with each other claim 2 , setting claim 2 , by the processor claim 2 , the region set by the external terminal as the high-resolution display region.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the operation (b) includes adjusting claim 3 , by the processor claim 3 , a size of the high-resolution display region according to computational processing capability of a terminal or a state of a communication network. ...

Method for Using a Physical Object to Manipulate a Corresponding Virtual Object in a Virtual Environment, and Associated Apparatus and Computer Program Product

Systems and methods are provided for planning a procedure. A display device is configured to display a first virtual element. A controller device having a processor is configured to be in communication with the display device, and the controller device is further configured to direct the display device to display the first virtual element. A physical control element is in communication with the controller device, and is configured to correspond to the first virtual element such that an actual manipulation of the control element is displayed, via the processor of the controller device and on the display device, as a corresponding response of the first virtual element to the actual manipulation of the control element. Associated systems, methods, and computer program products are also provided.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND ENDOSCOPIC TRACKING

Systems, devices, and methods for endoscopic mapping of a target and tracking of endoscope locations inside a subject's body during a procedure are disclosed. An exemplary system comprises an imaging system configured to capture an endoscopic image of the target that includes a footprint of an aiming beam directed at the target, and a video processor configured to identifying one or more landmarks from the captured endoscopic image and determine their respective locations relative to the aiming beam footprint, and generate a target map by integrating a plurality of endoscopic images based on landmarks identified from one or more of the plurality of endoscopic images. The target map can be used to track endoscope location during an endoscopic procedure. 1. A system for endoscopic mapping of a target , the system comprising:an imaging system configured to capture an endoscopic image of the target, the endoscopic image including a footprint of an aiming beam directed at the target; and identifying one or more landmarks from the captured endoscopic image and determine their respective locations relative to the aiming beam footprint; and', 'generate a target map by integrating a plurality of endoscopic images based on landmarks identified from one or more of the plurality of endoscopic images., 'a video processor configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the video processor is configured to identify a tissue type at a location of the aiming beam claim 1 , and to mark the aiming beam footprint with a visual identifier indicating the identified tissue type.3. The system of claim 1 , comprising a spectrometer communicatively coupled to the video processor claim 1 , the spectrometer configured to measure one or more spectroscopic properties of an illuminating light signal reflected from the target;wherein the video processor is configured to identify a tissue type at a location of the aiming beam based on the one or more spectroscopic properties, and to mark the aiming ...

FEATURE AMOUNT GENERATION DEVICE, FEATURE AMOUNT GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM SAVING PROGRAM

A feature amount generation device includes a feature point detecting unit which detects a feature point from an input image, a pixel information generating unit which generates pixel information from pixel values of the surroundings of the feature point in the input image, a feature point pixel information distribution generating unit which generates a first distribution of pixel information of a first region including the feature point, a sub-feature point detecting unit which detects sub-feature points that are feature points in the surroundings of the feature point, a sub-feature point pixel information distribution generating unit which generates second distributions of pixel information of second regions including the sub-feature points, and a feature amount generating unit which generates a feature amount at the feature point based on the first distribution mid the second distributions. 1. A feature amount generation device comprising:a feature point detecting unit configured to detect a feature point from an input image;a pixel information generating unit configured to generate pixel information from pixel values of surroundings of the feature point in the input image;a feature point pixel information distribution generating unit configured to generate a first distribution of pixel information of a first region including the feature point;a sub-feature point detecting unit configured to detect sub-feature points which are feature points in the surroundings of the feature point;a sub-feature point pixel information distribution generating unit configured to generate second distributions of pixel information of second regions including the sub-feature points; anda feature amount generating unit configured to generic a feature amount at the feature point based on the first distribution and the second distributions.2. The feature amount generation device according to claim 1 ,wherein the sub-feature point pixel information distribution generating unit determines ...

System and method for panoramic image processing

The present disclosure provides a computer implemented method of image processing comprising, upon receiving of first and second images from an imaging unit, the first and second images being respectively associated with first and second rotational changes between a reference orientation and the orientations of the first and second images: processing data representative of the first image and of the second image to compensate the first and second rotational changes between the reference orientation and the respective orientations of the first and second images, thereby obtaining first and second corrected images; processing the first corrected image to detect distinctive keypoints within a fronto-parallel strip of the first corrected image; searching keypoints in the second corrected image corresponding to the detected keypoints, and estimating a geometric transformation between the first and second images based on matching the keypoints in the first and the second corrected images.

Automatic Image Orientation and Straightening through Image Analysis

Systems, methods, and computer readable media for adjusting the orientation of an image frame and a scene depicted in the image frame are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for analyzing an image with one or more feature detectors to identify features in the image. An alignment or position associated with one or more features identified in the image may be used to determine a proper orientation for the image frame. The image can then be rotated to the proper orientation. It may also be determined if a scene depicted in the image is properly aligned in the rotated image orientation. If not, alignment information associated with the identified features may be utilized to straighten the depicted scene. 1. A non-transitory program storage device , readable by a processor and comprising instructions stored thereon to cause the processor to:receive an image;determine an orientation for the received image based, at least in part, on one or more identified features in the received image;identify an alignment of the one or more identified features in the received image;determine an offset between a known typical alignment and the identified alignment for each of the one or more identified features at the determined orientation;rotate the received image based, at least in part, on the determined offset to generate a straightened image; andsave the straightened image in a memory.2. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the processor to analyze the received image with one or more feature detectors in a predetermined order.3. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined order comprises an order based on feature detector computational efficiency.4. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined order comprises an order based on feature detector accuracy.5. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to ...

Apparatus and method for providing feedback on input data

A method and an apparatus for providing feedback on input of data. A processor iteratively receives a character of the data and generates a feedback output from the received character and a feedback output generated previously. The processor also outputs the feedback output. The processor preferably belongs to an apparatus that further comprises a user interface, through which the data is received. It is preferred that the feedback output is an image, preferably generated from at least one of geometric shapes, colours, rotations of the image and flips of the image. The feedback output for a first received character can be based on the first received character and a starting output and it is preferable that when the data are a password, the starting output is generated from user related data.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

To be able to manage images showing motions of subjects more easily. Provided is an image processing device including: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a series of object images showing an object moving in a series of frame images; an image selection unit configured to select a plurality of display object images according to a predetermined criterion from among the series of object images; and an image output unit configured to generate an output image including the plurality of display object images. 1. An image processing device comprising:an image selection unit configured to select a plurality of display object images according to a predetermined criterion from among a series of object images showing an object moving in the series of frame images; andan image output unit configured to generate an output image including the plurality of display object images.2. The image processing device according to claim 1 ,wherein the image selection unit selects the plurality of display object images at predetermined intervals from among the series of object images.3. The image processing device according to claim 2 ,wherein the predetermined intervals change in accordance with the movement of the object.4. The image processing device according to claim 3 ,wherein the predetermined intervals decrease toward any one of a starting point and an ending point of the movement of the object.5. The image processing device according to claim 3 ,wherein the predetermined intervals are set on the basis of a moving velocity of the object.6. The image processing device according to claim 5 ,wherein the predetermined intervals are set in reverse proportion to the moving velocity of the object.7. The image processing device according to claim 2 ,wherein the predetermined intervals are arbitrary intervals set by a user operation.8. The image processing device according to claim 1 ,wherein the image output unit generates the output image in which the plurality of display ...

SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REMOTING ORIENTATION CHANGES

A mobile device comprising a client application configured to receive a display stream for a virtual display of a virtual device, render a remote display in a local system user interface (UI), register a device orientation change of the mobile device, send an orientation change event message to the server, change the local system UI orientation to match the new orientation of the remote system UI based on receipt of a UI orientation signal that indicates a new orientation of the remote system UI of the virtual device, transform the display stream to compensate for changing the local system UI orientation to match the new orientation of the remote system UI and render the remote display from the transformed display stream. 1. A system , comprising: receive a display stream for a virtual display of a virtual device;', 'render, in a local system user interface (UI) having a local system UI orientation, a remote display from the display stream, the remote display comprising an image of the virtual display;', 'register a device orientation change of the mobile device;', 'based on registering the device orientation change, send an orientation change event message to the server;', 'based on receipt of a UI orientation signal that indicates a new orientation of a remote system UI of the virtual device, change the local system UI orientation to match the new orientation of the remote system UI;', 'transform the display stream to compensate for changing the local system UI orientation to match the new orientation of the remote system UI; and', 'render the remote display from the transformed display stream., 'a mobile device coupled to a server, the mobile device comprising a mobile device processor, an accelerometer, a mobile device non-transitory computer readable medium, and client device instructions stored on the mobile device non-transitory computer readable medium, the client device instructions executable to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client device ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMAGE PROCESSING OF OMNIDIRECTIONAL IMAGES WITH A VIEWPOINT SHIFT

A method and system of image processing of omnidirectional images with a viewpoint shift. 1. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon that when executed cause a computing device to operate by:obtaining image data of at least one image captured by at least one imaging device;generating viewpoint shift data indicating a viewpoint shift associated with the generation of the image data of the at least one image; andseparately providing both the image data and the viewpoint shift data to image processing applications to modify the image data depending on the viewpoint shift data.2. The medium of wherein view point shift magnitudes of the viewpoint shift data are provided as a viewpoint shift channel separate from one or more channels providing chroma or brightness or both image data.3. The medium of wherein at least some of the viewpoint shift data is embedded in metadata to be transmitted with the image data.4. The medium of wherein a viewpoint shift direction included in the viewpoint shift data is embedded in metadata.5. The medium of wherein the metadata accompanies a viewpoint shift channel carrying magnitudes of the viewpoint shifts.6. The medium of wherein the metadata is placed in an image or sequence header.7. The medium of wherein the viewpoint shift data is maintained as a viewpoint shift map where gray-scale values of pixel locations on the viewpoint shift map represent a length of the viewpoint shift.8. The medium of wherein the viewpoint shift data is generated without using incident angle values.9. The medium of wherein viewpoint shift magnitudes of the viewpoint shift data is formed by using a non-central projection claim 1 , polynomial-based calibration of the imaging device.10. The medium of wherein the viewpoint shift direction is determined by using a rotation matrix of an image.11. A system of image processing comprising:memory; and obtaining image data of at least one image captured by at least one imaging ...

HOMOGRAPHY TRANSFORMATION MATRICES BASED TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION OF A VIEWING SYSTEM

A calibration set is stored on a storage device, including a plurality of temperatures and a plurality of homography transformation matrices, each respective homography transformation matrix being for a respective temperature. A temperature is detected. A respective one of the homography transformation matrices is selected for a temperature matching the temperature. A geometric change is calculated based on the selected homography relationship. Data representing local content is received. A rendering of the local content is generated based on the geometric change and displayed to a user. 1. A viewing system comprising:a storage device;a calibration set stored on the storage device, including a plurality of temperatures and a plurality of affinity transformation matrices (A), each respective affinity transformation matrix being for a respective temperature;a temperature sensor;a matrix selector that selects a respective one of the affinity transformation matrices that is for a temperature matching a temperature detected by the temperature sensor;a geometric change calculator that calculates a geometric change based on the selected affinity relationship;a data source to receive data representing local content;a render engine connected to the data source to receive the data and connected to the geometric change calculator to receive the geometric change and render the local content based on the geometric change; anda display system connected to the render engine and adapted to display a rendering received from the render engine to a user.2. The viewing system of claim 1 , wherein each temperature of the calibration set has a plurality of color affinity transformation matrices claim 1 , the data including a plurality of color channels claim 1 , the matrix selector selecting plurality of the color affinity transformation matrices matching the temperature detected by the temperature sensor claim 1 , and the render engine rendering a plurality of color renderings claim 1 , ...

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

A center of gravity of a chest front image is obtained by a center of gravity calculation using pixel values in the chest front image, and a vicinity pixel position of the center of gravity is set as a center position P of a circular search region having a radius of a predetermined length. The shortest line segment of four line segments obtained by drawing perpendicular lines down from the center position P of an irradiation field to boundary lines of the upper, lower, left and right irradiation fields. The line segment, which is a radius of the circular search region, is rotationally displaced for each predetermined angle θ0, and the profile of the average value for each predetermined angle θ is obtained. From the displacement angle θ of the line segment in which the average value becomes minimum, the orientation of the subject from the head to the abdomen reflected in the chest front image is determined. On the other hand, the displacement angle θ of the two line segments (diameter line segment) in which the sum of the average values of the two line segments (diameter line segments) opposed at 180° in the profile of the average value is obtained as an inclination angle of the chest front image. 1. An image processing method of a chest front image , comprising:a center of gravity calculation step of obtaining a center of gravity of a chest front image by a center of gravity calculation using pixel values in the chest front image;a search region setting step of setting the center of gravity or its vicinity pixel position as a center of a circular search region having a radius of a predetermined length;an evaluation value profile calculation step of obtaining a profile of an evaluation value for each predetermined angle by setting an average value or an addition value of pixel values on a line segment which is a radius of the circular search region or two line segments including the line segment and a ling segment opposed to the line segment at 180° as the evaluation ...

Methods and Systems for Viewing a Three-Dimensional (3D) Virtual Object

Instructions indicative of changing a view of a virtual object may be received by a device. At least a portion of the virtual object may be viewable from a viewpoint that is at a given distance from a surface of the virtual object. The device may cause a change of the view along a rotational path around the virtual object in response to the receipt of the instructions based on the given distance being greater than a threshold distance. The device may cause a change of the view along a translational path indicative of a shape of the surface of the virtual object in response to the receipt of the instructions based on the given distance being less than the threshold distance. 1. A method comprising:a computing device operating a display to indicate a view of a virtual object according to a first viewpoint at a first distance to an object surface of the virtual object, wherein the first viewpoint is along a first viewpoint path having a shape that is a first blend of a shape of the object surface and a circular path around the virtual object, and wherein the first viewpoint path has a first extent of similarity with the circular path;receiving a request for changing the view indicated in the display to a second view of the virtual object according to a second viewpoint at a second distance to the object surface of the virtual object, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance;in response to receiving the request for changing the view indicated in the display to the second view, and based on the second distance being less than the first distance, determining a second viewpoint path along which the second viewpoint falls, wherein determining the second viewpoint path comprises determining the second viewpoint path (i) to have a shape that is a second, different blend of the shape of the object surface and the circular path around the virtual object, and (ii) to have a second extent of similarity with the circular path that is smaller than the first ...

Method and system for three-dimensional imaging

A method for three-dimensional imaging is provided, storing a first two-dimensional image of field of view of a scanning device at a first position where a first three-dimensional view of the object is captured with said handheld scanning device; estimating location metric of a second two-dimensional image of field of view of said scanning device at a second position relative to said first image while said scanning device is being moved from said first position to said second position; and generating instructions on providing feedback to the user based on said location metric; wherein said feedback is provided to indicate if said second position is adequate for capturing a second three-dimensional view. A system for three-dimensional imaging is provided as well.

VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS

A vehicle display apparatus includes a left decorative panel and a right decorative panel each including a first instrument panel and a second instrument panel, a left rotating mechanism that rotates the left decorative panel about an axis of rotation and changes which of the first instrument panel and the second instrument panel to be allowed to face toward a driver in a vehicle, and a right rotating mechanism that rotates the right decorative panel about an axis of rotation and changes which of the first instrument panel and the second instrument panel to be allowed to face toward the driver in the vehicle.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A USER WITH FEEDBACK ON AN INPUT

A device, system and method for providing a user with feedback on an input. During use, when an input is received, the input is evaluated and classified. Depending on the determined class, an orientation of an interface of a display element () displayed on a display unit (IO) is modified. 115-. (canceled)16. A method for providing feedback on a vehicle display unit , comprising:receiving an input for a display element on the vehicle display unit, wherein the display element is configured to visually represent at least one of a vehicle function and/or vehicle data;processing the input via a processor to determine a classification for the input; andmodifying an orientation of the display element of the vehicle display unit based on the determined classification.17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising performing another modification of the orientation of the display element after the input is no longer received.18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the modifying of the orientation of the display element comprises rotating the display element about an axis disposed in a surface of the display unit.19. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining the classification of the input comprises determining at least one of (i) an intensity of the input and/or (ii) a position of the input on the display element.20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the display element comprises a graphical tile of a configuration mode of the vehicle display unit claim 16 , and wherein the modifying of the orientation of the display element does not affect a functional scope of the tile.21. The method of claim 16 , wherein receiving the input comprises determining a measured value detected by one of (i) a motion sensor claim 16 , (ii) acceleration sensor claim 16 , (iii) position sensor or (iv) steering angle sensor.22. The method of claim 16 , wherein receiving an input for the display element on the vehicle display unit comprises receiving an input on an operating unit associated with the ...

Keyframe Selection for Computer Vision Analysis

Upon a triggering event, frames of a video feed are analyzed for activity or motion. One frame or a subset of the frames are selected as a keyframe/keyframes based on one or measures associated with one or more metrics derived from the frames. The keyframe/keyframes optimally reflects an activity or degree of motion across the frames. The keyframe/keyframes are then provided as input to a computer vision or machine learning application to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and/or precision of results produced by or decisions made by the application. 1. A method , comprising:determining a trigger event;obtaining frames of a video feed based on the trigger event;identifying a termination event from a subset of the frames;selecting at least one keyframe as an optimal representation of an activity or a motion within the subset of the frames based on a calculated measure; andproviding the at least one keyframe as the optimal representation of the activity or the motion for the subset of the frames.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining further includes determining the event based on data provided by a sensor claim 1 , a transaction terminal claim 1 , a scanner claim 1 , a computer vision application claim 1 , or a machine learning application.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining further includes reducing a native resolution of the frames.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein identifying further includes identifying a termination frame from the frames representing an end of the activity or the motion within the frames and defining the subset of the frames as ending with the termination frame within the frames.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting further includes modeling each of the subset of the frames for the activity of the motion in modeled frames and calculating the calculated measure from the first modeled frames.6. The method of claim 4 , wherein modeling further includes maintaining a stability module that identify pixel locations within images ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING IMAGED INFORMATION-BEARING MEDIUM, COMPUTER DEVICE AND MEDIUM

A method and apparatus for recognizing an imaged information-bearing medium, a computer-readable storage device and a computer device are provided. The method comprising: acquiring a first image of the imaged information-bearing medium; performing text recognition on the first image to acquire a text content of the imaged information-bearing medium; classifying the imaged information-bearing medium to acquire a type of the imaged information-bearing medium; and archiving the text content according to the type. 1. A method for recognizing an imaged information-bearing medium , including:acquiring a first image of the imaged information-bearing medium;performing text recognition on the first image to acquire a text content of the imaged information-bearing medium;classifying the imaged information-bearing medium to acquire a type of the imaged information-bearing medium; andarchiving the text content according to the type, performing text detection on the first image to acquire multiple second images; and', 'recognizing the multiple second images with a preset text recognition network model to acquire the text content of the imaged information-bearing medium., 'wherein performing text recognition on the first image to acquire a text content of the imaged information-bearing medium includes2. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring a first image of the imaged information-bearing medium comprises:performing target detection and correction on the imaged information-bearing medium in an original image based on the acquired original image to acquire the first image;determining whether a deformation of the first image is within a preset degree of deformation, andwhen the deformation of the first image goes beyond the preset degree of deformation, performing text direction detection on the first image and rotating the first image to correct the first image.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein performing target detection and correction on the imaged information-bearing medium ...

LINKING VISUAL LAYOUT NODES OF A VISUAL LAYOUT TREE USING POSITIONING POINTERS

A layout engine generates a visual layout tree for a visual description tree of a document whose content is to be rendered in one or more display areas. A visual description tree describes the content of a document along with formatting and logical arrangement the content. Visual description nodes of a visual description tree represent the organization of the constituent elements a document hierarchically. A visual layout tree defines the layout of a document within one or more display areas. Visual layout nodes of a visual layout tree represent the layout of the content of a document hierarchically. The layout engine receives as input a visual description tree and generates the corresponding visual layout tree. A rendering engine then inputs the visual layout tree and generates a graphics buffer containing the pixels representing the layout of the document as defined by the visual layout tree. 1. A method performed by a computing device for generating a visual layout tree for a document that uses positioning pointers , the method comprising:creating visual layout nodes of the visual layout tree; andgenerating positioning pointers for the visual layout nodes for linking the visual layout nodes to form the visual layout tree, each positioning pointer having a pointer to a child visual layout node and positioning information for positioning the child visual layout node within context of a parent visual layout node so that the position of the child visual layout node within the context of the parent visual layout node can be changed without having to recreate the child visual layout node.2. The method of wherein the positioning pointer further includes color information for the child visual layout node.3. The method of wherein the positioning pointer further includes z-order information for the child visual layout node.4. The method of wherein the positioning pointer further includes rotation information for the child visual layout node.5. The method of wherein the ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF CONTRABAND NARCOTICS IN HUMAN DIGESTIVE TRACT

A method for automated detection of illegal substances smuggled inside internal cavities of a passenger, e.g., as capsules. The method provides for an automated detection of narcotics hidden in a passenger's stomach area using pictures produced by an X-ray scanner. According to an exemplary embodiment, throughput of the scanner is increased by an automated detection algorithm, which takes less time than visual analysis by an operator. The operator is only involved in cases when narcotics are detected. The automated detection method has a consistent precision, because the effects of tiredness of the operator are eliminated. Efficiency and costs of the process are improved, since fewer qualified operators can service several scanners. 1. A method for an automated detection of swallowed capsules on X-ray scanner images , the method comprising:(a) acquiring an incoming image of a person passing through the scanner;(b) generating additional images based on the incoming image by performing transformations of the incoming image;(c) determining an upper body area on the incoming image;(d) calculating a position of a stomach area on the upper body area of the incoming image and on the additional images;(e) classifying segmented regions of the stomach area of the incoming image;(f) calculating geometrical and intensity features along with rotationally invariant periodic features for windows on the stomach area;(g) detecting suspected windows on the stomach area;(h) calculating aggregate features for the properties of the suspected windows;(i) using a model for the images that do not contain swallowed capsules classifying the incoming image using a threshold for a dissimilarity function; and(j) informing a user that the incoming image contains the swallowed capsules if the dissimilarity function for aggregate features for the incoming image is larger than or equal to the threshold.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein periodic features is used to calculate the rotationally ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus, which determines a leaning of an object image in a case of inserting the object image into a predetermined area included in a captured image, includes: a detection unit configured to detect the predetermined area from the captured image; a generation unit configured to generate a rectangle that includes the predetermined area detected by the detection unit; and a determination unit configured to determine a leaning of the rectangle relative to a horizontal line or perpendicular line of the captured image as the leaning to be used for inserting the object. 1. An information processing apparatus that determines a leaning of an object image in a case of inserting the object image into a predetermined area included in a captured image , the information processing apparatus comprising:a detection unit configured to detect the predetermined area from the captured image;a generation unit configured to generate a rectangle that includes the predetermined area detected by the detection unit; anda determination unit configured to determine a leaning of the rectangle relative to a horizontal line or perpendicular line of the captured image as the leaning to be used for inserting the object.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generation unit is configured toobtain respective coordinates of an uppermost part, a lowermost part, a leftmost part, and a rightmost part of the predetermined area detected by the detection unit andgenerate the rectangle that passes through all of the obtained coordinates.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , in a case where a plurality of rectangles that pass through all of the obtained coordinates are generated by the generation unit claim 2 , the determination unit is configured to determine the leaning to be used for inserting the object image by use of a leaning of any one of the plurality of rectangles.4. The information processing ...

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR A ROTATION-BASED ORDER MODULE

In an embodiment, the system can be configured to allow a user to quickly order a repeat item by simply rotating the mobile device or other computing system of the user to a horizontal orientation. By positioning the mobile device or other computing system in a horizontal orientation, the system can be configured to remove the existing contents on the display, display the necessary information for previously placed orders, and reorient the contents for correctly displaying the content in a horizontal orientation, thereby increasing the amount of display area for presenting data to a user, from the perspective of margin width.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING AN IMAGE

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media acquire an image captured with a mobile device. Motion sensor data of the mobile device at or near a time when the image was captured is acquired. An angle of rotation is computed based on the motion sensor data, and the image is transformed based on the angle of rotation. In another aspect, a user interface enables user control over image transformation. The user interface enables user control over rotating an image on a display at two or more granularities. A point of rotation may be user-defined. Rotated images may be scaled to fit within a viewing frame for displaying the transformed image. 1. A computer implemented method comprising:displaying, by a computing system, a user interface comprising a first control element enabling user-controlled motion of an image at a first granularity in the user interface and a second control element enabling user-controlled motion of the image at a second granularity in the user interface;moving, by the computing system, the image at the first granularity in response to a first user input applied to the first control element; andmoving, by the computing system, the image at the second granularity in response to a second user input applied to the second control element.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-controlled motion includes rotation.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein movement of at least one of the first control element and the second control element in a first direction from a reference position rotates the image in a first rotational direction.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein movement of at least one of the first control element and the second control element in a second direction from the reference position rotates the image in a second rotational direction.5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first control element is a first dial moveable along a first arc based on the first user input applied to the first control element.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the ...

DEVICE DISPLAY PERSPECTIVE ADJUSTMENT

This invention relates to a system, method and computer program product for displaying a picture on a device display comprising: identifying a person from a new face in an device camera image; identifying a reference eye separation distance of the identified viewer; calculating distance and angle of the new face from the device based on the reference eye separation and an image eye separation; applying a perspective transformation on picture based on the distance and angle of the new face; and displaying the transformed picture on the device display.

DISPLAY DRIVER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY

Provided is a method of driving a display. The method includes receiving a plurality of pieces of layer data and classifying the received plurality of pieces of layer data into at least one of two-dimensional (2D) layer data, three-dimensional (3D) layer data, and direct mixed layer data, processing the 2D layer data, mixing the 3D layer data, and mixing the direct mixed layer data, the processed 2D layer data, the processed 3D layer data to generate a display interface. 1. A display driver apparatus comprising:a classifier configured to receive a plurality of pieces of layer data and classify the received plurality of pieces of layer data into at least one from among two-dimensional (2D) layer data, three-dimensional (3D) layer data, and direct mixed layer data;a 2D graphic processor configured to process the 2D layer data;a 3D graphic processor configured to process the 3D layer data; anda display controller configured to mix the direct mixed layer data, the processed 2D layer data, and the processed 3D layer data to generate a display interface.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the classifier classifies the received plurality of pieces of layer data into the 2D layer data claim 1 , the 3D layer data claim 1 , and the direct mixed layer data according to characteristics of the received plurality of pieces of layer data.3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein based on the characteristics of the received plurality of pieces of layer data claim 2 , the classifier classifies layer data processed by the 2D graphic processor claim 2 , from among the received plurality of pieces of layer data claim 2 , as the 2D layer data claim 2 , and classifies layer data processed by the 3D graphic processor claim 2 , from among the received plurality of pieces of layer data claim 2 , as the 3D layer data.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , based on indication information included in the received plurality of pieces of layer data and characteristics of the received ...

IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM

An image display method includes: displaying a first image having a first image surface on a display surface in a three-dimensional fashion; in response to a reception of an instruction of rotating the first image around an axis different from any axis in the display surface, rotating the first image around a first imaginary axis, the first imaginary axis being vertical to the first image surface and different from an axis vertical to the display surface; and displaying the rotated first image. 1. An image display method comprising:displaying a first image having a first image surface on a display surface in a three-dimensional fashion;in response to a reception of an instruction of rotating the first image around an axis different from any axis in the display surface, rotating the first image around a first imaginary axis, the first imaginary axis being vertical to the first image surface and different from an axis vertical to the display surface; anddisplaying the rotated first image.2. The image display method according to claim 1 , further comprising:displaying, in a two-dimensional fashion, an enlarged image related to the first image displayed in the three-dimensional fashion;in response to the reception of the instruction, rotating the enlarged image around the axis vertical to the display surface; anddisplaying the rotated, enlarged image.3. The image display method according to claim 2 , whereinin response to the reception of the instruction, the first image and the enlarged image are rotated in conjunction with each other.4. The image display method according to claim 1 , further comprising:displaying a second image having a second image surface on the display surface in the three-dimensional fashion;in response to the reception of the instruction, rotating the second image around a second imaginary axis, the second imaginary axis being vertical to the second image surface and different from the axis vertical to the display surface; anddisplaying the ...

Deformable Electronic Device and Methods and Systems for Reconfiguring Presentation Data and Actuation Elements

An electronic device includes a housing, which may be deformable or may include hinges to allow a display, which is flexible, to be deform by bending or other operations. One or more flex sensors detect when the electronic device is deformed at a deformation portion. One or more processors, which include an application processor, reconfigure a presentation of content along the flexible display in response to detecting deformation at the deformation portion, where the reconfiguring includes a content aspect ratio transition from a first predefined aspect ratio to a second predefined aspect ratio. 1. An electronic device , comprising;a deformable housing;a flexible display supported by the deformable housing;one or more flex sensors supported by the deformable housing, the one or more flex sensors detecting when the electronic device is deformed at a deformation portion; andone or more processors operable with the flexible display and the one or more flex sensors, the one or more processors reconfiguring a presentation of content along the flexible display in response to detecting deformation at the deformation portion, the reconfiguring comprising a content aspect ratio transition from a first aspect ratio to a second aspect ratio.2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more processors presenting the content only to one side of the deformation portion in response to detecting the deformation.3. The electronic device of claim 2 , the first aspect ratio comprising a 4:3 aspect ratio claim 2 , the second aspect ratio comprising a 16:9 aspect ratio.4. The electronic device of claim 2 , the one or more processors dividing a portion of the flexible display disposed to the one side of the deformation portion into a first subportion and a second subportion that is complementary to the first subportion claim 2 , the one or more processors presenting the content in the first subportion at the second aspect ratio.5. The electronic device of claim 4 , the one or more ...

Projection system, projector apparatus, and projection method

Provided is a projection system that easily and appropriately reduces the geometric distortion of the image projected on the projection plane. The projection circuitry 3 of the projection system 1000 projects a test image onto the projection plane. The three-dimensional shape measurement circuitry 4 measures the three-dimensional shape of the projection plane. The controller 200 generates a control signal. Based on the measured three-dimensional shape data, the projection image adjustment circuitry 1 performs correction processing and rotation processing on a test, in accordance with the control signal, such that the geometrical image distortion is reduced as viewed from the user's viewpoint.

MULTIPLE ORIENTATION DETECTION

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image processing and utilization are presented. In some embodiments, an image containing at a face of a user may be obtained using a mobile device. An orientation of the face of the user within the image may be determined using the mobile device. The orientation of the face of the user may be determined using multiple stages: (a) a rotation stage for controlling a rotation applied to a portion of the image, to generate a portion of rotated image, and (b) an orientation stage for controlling an orientation applied to orientation-specific feature detection performed on the portion of rotated image. The determined orientation of the face of the user may be utilized as a control input to modify a display rotation of the mobile device. 1. A method for image processing and utilization , comprising:obtaining, using a mobile device, an image containing a face of a user of the mobile device; (a) a rotation stage for controlling a rotation applied to a portion of the image, to generate a portion of rotated image; and', '(b) an orientation stage for controlling an orientation applied to orientation-specific feature detection performed on the portion of rotated image; and, 'determining, using the mobile device, an orientation of the face of the user within the image, wherein the orientation of the face of the user within the image is determined using multiple stages, the multiple stages comprisingutilizing the determined orientation of the face of the user as a control input to modify a display rotation of the mobile device.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of rotated image is stored in a rotation buffer.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation-specific feature detection is performed using a computer vision (CV) computation unit.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation of the face of the user within the image is determined based on multiple modes claim 1 , the multiple modes ...

View-Driven Consumption of Frameless Media

This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling view-driven consumption of frameless media. These techniques and apparatuses provide frameless media and enable a user to engage with the frameless media by orienting a viewing device within the world created by that frameless media. This orienting by the user drives what the user sees in this world and when the user sees it.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE

Provided is a method of processing an image, the method including: obtaining rotation information with respect to each of a plurality of regions included in a 360-degree image; determining representative rotation information indicating movement of a capturing device, the movement occurring when capturing the 360-degree image, based on the rotation information of each of the plurality of regions; and correcting distortion of the 360-degree image based on the determined representative rotation information. 1. A method of processing an image , the method comprising:obtaining rotation information with respect to each of a plurality of regions included in a 360-degree image;determining representative rotation information indicating movement of a capturing device, the movement occurring when capturing the 360-degree image, based on the rotation information of each of the plurality of regions; andcorrecting distortion of the 360-degree image based on the determined representative rotation information.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:mapping the 360-degree image to each surface of a predetermined polygon; andobtaining the plurality of regions from an image mapped to each surface of the polygon.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprisingdividing the 360-degree into the plurality of regions based on a predetermined number.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the representative rotation information comprisesdetermining the representative rotation information by calculating an average value or a median value of the rotation information of the plurality of regions.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the representative rotation information comprises:selecting the rotation information of at least one region based on distribution of the rotation information of each of the plurality of regions; anddetermining the representative rotation information from the selected rotation information of the at least one region.6. The method of ...

DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A display control apparatus according to the present invention includes: an axis detection unit configured to detect, based on an image, a rotation axis about which a celestial body included in the image as an object rotates in response to the rotation of the earth; and a control unit configured to perform control such that a partial area of the image is displayed as a display area, and rotation display is performed by changing the display area while changing an angle corresponding to the display area around a position corresponding to the rotation axis detected by the axis detection unit. 1. A display control apparatus comprising at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:an axis detection unit configured to detect, based on an image, a rotation axis about which a celestial body included in the image as an object rotates in response to the rotation of the earth; anda control unit configured to perform control such that a partial area of the image is displayed as a display area, and rotation display is performed by changing the display area while changing an angle corresponding to the display area around a position corresponding to the rotation axis detected by the axis detection unit.2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe at least one memory and at least one processor further function as a first determination unit configured to determine whether the image is an image captured in the Northern Hemisphere of the earth or an image captured in the Southern Hemisphere of the earth based on the image, andthe control unit performs control such that the rotation display in a first rotation direction is performed in a case where the first determination unit determines that the image is the image captured in the Northern Hemisphere, and the rotation display in a second rotation direction is performed in a case where the first determination unit determines that the image is the image captured in the Southern Hemisphere.3. The ...

FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY AREA

A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung. 1. A method for displaying image data on a display , comprising:displaying the image data on the display;determining a first area of the image data in response to a portion of the image data to be displayed being changed in size;determining a reference point of the first area;displaying the first area of the image data on the display;determining a second area of the image data to be displayed based on the reference point of the first area in response to the display being rotated; anddisplaying the second area of the image data on the display.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first area has a width value dx and a height value dy claim 1 , and the second area has a width value dy and a height value dx.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference point of the first area corresponds to a center point of the first area.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the second area of the image data comprises:computing a start point of the second area from the reference point of the first area; anddetermining the second area of the image data to be displayed on the display based on the start point of the second area.5. The method of claim 4 , ...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTING AN ANIMATED 3D FACIAL MODEL FROM A 2D FACIAL IMAGE

Embodiments provide methods and systems for rendering a 3D facial model from a 2D facial image. A method includes receiving, by a processor, a plurality of facial graphics data associated with the 2D facial image of a user, where the plurality of facial graphics data includes a 2D polygonal facial mesh, a facial texture, and a skin tone. The method further includes displaying user interfaces for receiving a user input for modifying facial features in the 2D polygonal facial mesh integrated with facial texture and skin tone. The method further includes morphing the 2D polygonal facial mesh to a generic 3D head model. Further, a facial prop is selected for morphing the prop to adapt to the 3D facial model. Thereafter, the method includes rendering the 3D facial model by exporting a prop occlusion texture associated with the facial prop and applying user inputs for animating the 3D facial model. 1. A method , comprising:receiving, by a processor, a plurality of facial graphics data associated with a two dimensional (2D) facial image of a user, the plurality of facial graphics data comprising at least a 2D polygonal facial mesh, a facial texture, and a skin tone;facilitating display of one or more UIs, by the processor, for receiving a first user input for modifying one or more facial features in the 2D polygonal facial mesh integrated with the facial texture and the skin tone;upon modifying the one or more facial features in the 2D polygonal facial mesh, by the processor, morphing the 2D polygonal facial mesh to a generic three dimensional (3D) head model for generating a 3D facial model of the user;facilitating, by the processor, selection of at least one facial prop from a plurality of facial props for morphing the at least one facial prop to adapt to the 3D facial model; and exporting a prop occlusion texture associated with the at least one facial prop for modulating lighting value on the 3D facial model; and', 'applying a second user input comprising at least one ...

PCA-BASED SCORING OF THE SIMILARITY OF DAMAGE PATTERNS OF OPERATIONAL ASSETS

In some implementations, there is provided a method, which includes transforming, by the recommendation system, a first data set into the principal component analysis domain; rotating, by the recommendation system, the transformed first data first data set into a common axis system; comparing, by the recommendation system, the rotated, transformed first data set to at least one of a plurality of reference data sets having been rotated into the common axis system; and identifying, by the recommendation system, at least one reference data set, the identifying based on the comparing. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. 1. A method comprising:transforming, by a recommendation system, a first data set into the principal component analysis domain;rotating, by the recommendation system, the transformed first data first data set into a common axis system;comparing, by the recommendation system, the rotated, transformed first data set to at least one of a plurality of reference data sets having been rotated into the common axis system; andidentifying, by the recommendation system, at least one reference data set, the identifying based on the comparing.2. The method of further comprising:outputting, by the recommendation system, at least one recommendation based on the identified at least one reference data set.3. The method of wherein the at least one reference data set is mapped to the at least one recommendation for a failure of an object being monitored by a sensor.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one recommendation includes a score indicative of a condition of the object.5. The method of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the first data set is measured by the sensor.6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sensor comprises an Internet of Things sensor including a wireless transceiver for transmitting at least the portion of the first data set to the recommendation system.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common axis ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE INPAINTING

This disclosure relates generally to image processing, and more particularly to system and method for image inpainting. In one embodiment, a method for image inpainting includes aligning a plurality of multi-view images of a scene with respect to a reference image to obtain a plurality of aligned multi-view images. A region of interest (ROI) representing a region to be removed from the reference image for image inpainting is selected. A dictionary is created by selecting image-patches from the reference image and the plurality of aligned multi-view images, and D rotations thereof. A priority value of each of a plurality of pixels of the ROI is created. The ROI is systematically reconstructed in the reference image based at least on the priority values of the plurality of pixels and the dictionary by computing a linear combination of two or more image-patches selected from the plurality of image-patches of the dictionary. 1. A processor-implemented method for image inpainting , comprising:aligning, via one or more hardware processors, a plurality of multi-view images of a scene with respect to a reference image to obtain a plurality of aligned multi-view images;selecting, via the one or more hardware processors, a region of interest (ROI) in the reference image, the ROI representing a region to be removed from the reference image for image inpainting, selecting the ROI in the reference image configuring a hole to be filled in the reference image;computing, via the one or more hardware processors, priority values associated with a plurality of pixels of the ROI, the priority value of a pixel of the plurality of pixels computed based on a product of a confidence term and a data term, the confidence term measuring an amount of reliable information surrounding the pixel and the data term encouraging synthesis of a linear combination of image-patches based on the priority value;creating, via the one or more hardware processors, a dictionary comprising a plurality of image ...

MOBILE TERMINAL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

A display device including an interface unit configured to be connected to a mobile terminal having a first display unit displaying a mobile screen image; a second display unit for displaying a monitor window having two orientation directions; and a controller configured to display the monitor window in a first orientation direction for displaying a monitor screen image corresponding to the mobile screen image on the second display unit; receive a user command relating to a modification of the mobile screen image; transmit a control signal relating to the user command to the mobile terminal; and display a modified monitor screen image in response to the user command on a second orientation direction of the monitor window. 1. A display device , comprising:an interface unit configured to be connected to a mobile terminal having a first display unit displaying a mobile screen image;a second display unit for displaying a monitor window having two orientation directions; and display the monitor window in a first orientation direction for displaying a monitor screen image corresponding to the mobile screen image on the second display unit;', 'receive a user command relating to a modification of the mobile screen image;', 'transmit a control signal relating to the user command to the mobile terminal; and', 'display a modified monitor screen image in response to the user command on a second orientation direction of the monitor window., 'a controller configured to2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a modified mobile screen image corresponding to the user command from the mobile terminal after transmitting the control signal.3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the user command intends to display the modified monitor screen image on the second orientation direction of the monitor window based on the modified mobile screen image.4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the first orientation direction of the monitor window ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A TABLE OF INFORMATION IN A DOCUMENT

A device may receive document image data that includes an image of a document to be digitized. The device may detect, from the document image data, a table of information that is depicted in the image. The device may determine a data extraction score associated with a table image, wherein the data extraction score is associated with using a data conversion technique to convert the table image to digitized table data. The device may perform, based on the data extraction score not satisfying a threshold, a morphological operation on the table image to generate an enhanced table image that corresponds to an enhanced table of information associated with the table of information. The device may process, using the data conversion technique, the enhanced table image to extract the information from the enhanced table. The device may perform an action associated with the extracted information. 1. A method , comprising:receiving, by a device, document image data that includes an image of a document to be digitized;detecting, by the device and from the document image data, a table of information that is depicted in the image;analyzing, by the device, a table image that is associated with the table of information, to extract table data, associated with the table of information, from the table image; 'wherein the data extraction score is associated with using a data conversion technique to convert the table image to digitized table data;', 'determining, by the device, a data extraction score associated with the table image,'}performing, by the device and based on the data extraction score not satisfying a threshold, a morphological operation to the table image to generate an enhanced table image that corresponds to an enhanced table of information associated with the table of information;processing, by the device and using the data conversion technique, the enhanced table image to extract the information from the enhanced table; andperforming, by the device, an action associated ...