160results about "Still video cameras" patented technology

In one aspect, the method includes causing presentation of a camera interface, the camera interface to display a first image captured by a camera of a computing device of a first user, causing presentation of a plurality of augmentation icons within the camera interface, each of the image augmentation icons being associated with a respective image augmentation mechanism, detecting user selection of an auxiliary augmentation icon of the plurality of image augmentation icons, the second image icon being associated with an second image augmentation mechanism, determining an second image selection criterion for an second image augmentation mechanism, selecting an second image based on the second image selection criterion, the second image being selected from a plurality of photographs associated with the first user, and overlaying the second image on the first image to generate a composite image that is presented within the camera interface.

A scalable in-vehicle video system and a signal control apparatus are provided. The signal control apparatus of the scalable in-vehicle video system can be a standalone device that is used to connect with various peripheral devices for transmitting signals. The signal control apparatus can implement an audiovisual hub device, and can be disposed in a vehicle. The signal control apparatus includes a control unit, multiple interfaces, at least one communication port, and multiple wireless or wired connection ports. The signal control apparatus connects with a sensor and an external circuit via the multiple interfaces, connects with an external system via the communication port, and connects with multiple video recorders via the connection ports. Audiovisual files generated by the video recorders can be stored to a memory module of the signal control apparatus, or can be transmitted to the external system through the signal control apparatus.

A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFLW and EFLT and respective total track lengths TTLW and TTLT and wherein TTLW / EFLW>1.1 and TTLT / EFLT<1.0. Optionally, the dual-aperture zoom camera may further comprise an optical OIS controller configured to provide a compensation lens movement according to a user-defined zoom factor (ZF) and a camera tilt (CT) through LMV=CT*EFLZF, where EFLZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length.

Disclosed are an image selection method and an electronic device. In the method, an electronic device can detect feedback information related to a user operation. The feedback information may include an optimal image selected by a decision model and a changed optimal image. The feedback information may further include images that are deleted, browsed, added-to-favorites, or shared and operation records. The feedback information may further include a facial feature in a gallery and a proportion of images including the facial feature in the gallery. The electronic device adjusts, according to the feedback information, parameters of the decision model configured to perform image selection, to obtain an updated decision model. The electronic device can perform image selection according to the updated decision model. Through the implementation of the technical solution, a selected optimal image is more in line with user habits, thereby improving convenience.

Systems and methods are provided for processing and extracting content from an image captured using a mobile device. In one embodiment, an image is captured by a mobile device and corrected to improve the quality of the image. The corrected image is then further processed by adjusting the image, identifying the format and layout of the document, binarizing the image and extracting the content using optical character recognition (OCR). Multiple methods of image adjusting may be implemented to accurately assess features of the document, and a secondary layout identification process may be performed to ensure that the content being extracted is properly classified.

Examples are described for applying different settings for image capture to different portions of image data. For example, an image sensor can capture image data of a scene and can send the image data to an image signal processor (ISP) and a classification engine for processing. The classification engine can determine that a first object image region depicts a first category of object, and a second object image region depicts a second category of object. Different confidence regions of the image data can identify different degrees of confidence in the classifications. The ISP can generate an image by applying a different settings to the different portions of the image data. The different portions of the image data can be identified based on the object image regions and confidence regions.

An imaging device is characterized by comprising identification means for identifying a user of the imaging device, determination means for determining a state of continuous use of the imaging device by the user, and control means for performing control such that information of the user is recorded in a memory in association with an image captured by the imaging device between a time at which the user is identified by the identification means and a time at which it is determined by the determination means that use of the imaging device by the user is not continuing.

To obtain an image having a high dynamic range with a little delay without using a large buffer when outputting an exposure image and exposure information for every area to the outside to perform correction processing on the image on the outside.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus has means that divides an imaging area of an image pickup device into a plurality of areas and outputs, to the outside of the imaging apparatus, an exposure image picked up by the image pickup device with a control of an exposure condition for every area, and means that outputs, to the outside of the imaging apparatus, exposure information for every area indicating the exposure condition applied to every area when picking up the exposure image. The imaging apparatus ends output of the exposure information on an area in the exposure image on which exposure correction processing is performed before ending output of an image of the area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

An imaging device includes an imaging element that receives subject light, a lens that directs, to the imaging element, the subject light from an imaging range having a predetermined angle of view in at least a first direction, an illuminator including a light source that emits illumination light toward the imaging range and a cover covering the light source, and a housing including a top plate on a plane intersecting with an optical axis of the lens and a bottom surface facing the top plate. The housing accommodates the imaging element and the illuminator. The predetermined angle of view includes a direction from the lens toward the bottom surface in an area of the predetermined angle of view in at least one direction with respect to the optical axis of the lens. The top plate includes a slope with an inclination corresponding to the predetermined angle of view. The cover in the illuminator is parallel to the slope.

This application discloses a photographing method and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining N frames of images in response to a first operation, where the first operation is an operation performed on a photographing control, the N frames of images are N frames of images in a preview picture that are collected by using a camera, and N is a positive integer; and determining a target image as an output raw image in a process of sequentially obtaining jitter amounts of all of the N frames of images, where the raw image is an image obtained by an electronic device by using a sensor of the camera, and the target image is an image that meets a jitter amount requirement and that is determined from the N frames of images based on the jitter amounts. In embodiments of this application, sharpness of a raw image can be ensured, thereby improving photographing experience of a user.

In one aspect, the method includes causing presentation of a camera interface, the camera interface to display a first image captured by a camera of a computing device of a first user, causing presentation of a plurality of augmentation icons within the camera interface, each of the image augmentation icons being associated with a respective image augmentation mechanism, detecting user selection of an auxiliary augmentation icon of the plurality of image augmentation icons, the second image icon being associated with an second image augmentation mechanism, determining an second image selection criterion for an second image augmentation mechanism, selecting an second image based on the second image selection criterion, the second image being selected from a plurality of photographs associated with the first user, and overlaying the second image on the first image to generate a composite image that is presented within the camera interface.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an imaging apparatus that generate a set of image data as an image that can be viewed by a user without a sense of discomfort in any case where the standards of the two pieces of first image data and second image data are the same or different. A paired image data generation unit generates paired image data of a paired image which is a set of image data from at least first image data of a first image and second image data of a second image. A paired image standard generation unit generates a paired image standard of a paired image data based on a first standard of the first image data and a second standard of the second image data.

A communication terminal (3d) requests a communication management system (5) that relays image data transmitted from other communication terminal (3a, 7, 9) to control resolution of the transmitted image data. The communication terminal (3d) includes required resolution management means (3004d, 302, 303, 304) for managing, for each image type information indicating a type of image data, sizes of a plurality of display areas of display means (4d), each display area being a divided area divided from an entire area displayable by the display means (4d), in association with required resolutions of image data to be displayed in the corresponding display areas. The communication terminal (3d) further includes receiving means (31d, 301, 311) for receiving, from the communication management system (5), specific image type information indicating a type of specific image data transmitted from the other communication terminal (3a, 7, 9). The communication terminal (3d) further includes transmitting means (31d, 301, 311) for transmitting, to the communication management system (5), specific required resolution, which is a resolution stored by the required resolution management means (3004d, 302, 303, 304), for the specific image type information, in association with the size of one of the display areas in which the specific image data is to be displayed.

An adaptive display backlight control system and a method for controlling the backlight are provided. The system includes a microcontroller unit, a human presence sensor, a human attention sensor and a backlight regulation module. The microcontroller unit determines a driving signal applied to a backlight module of a display according to a signal relating to if a person is present in front of the display as provided by the human-presence sensor, and a signal relating to if the person pays attention to the display as provided by the human attention sensor. Further, the microcontroller unit can obtain information of ambient light around the display from an ambient light sensor, and then relies on the information of ambient light to regulate the driving signal applied to the backlight module.

An imaging device includes: a controller configured to perform control of each of a moving image capturing mode, in which a captured moving image is recorded as a moving image file, and a live distribution mode, in which a captured moving image is live-distributed to an external device; and an operation interface configured to be used for a user to input a stop instruction. In a case where the controller receives the stop instruction from the operation interface in the live distribution mode, the controller performs control of executing stopping confirmation processing for confirming with the user whether to stop moving image capturing before stopping the moving image capturing. In a case where the controller receives the stop instruction from the operation interface in the moving image capturing mode, the controller performs control of stopping the moving image capturing without executing the stopping confirmation processing.

To provide a method for encoding video, which facilitates bit rate savings and / or battery savings for a video stream generated by a wearable camera.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for encoding video captured by a wearable camera. The method includes determining a center of rotation for an image frame to be encoded. The center of rotation relates to a rotation of the wearable camera when the video is captured, and the image frame includes multiple groups of pixels. Furthermore, the method includes setting compression levels for the multiple groups of pixels of the image frame. The compression levels for the multiple groups of pixels of the image frame are set such that a level of compression increases with a radial distance from the center of rotation. The method also includes encoding the image frame using the compression levels.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

An image capture apparatus obtains image data captured using an image sensor and then generates, as metadata, information relating to a state of the image capture apparatus at the time of capturing the image data as well as to the image data. The image capture apparatus comprises a first output circuit for outputting the image data in a first format to an external apparatus and a second output circuit for outputting a part of the metadata in a second format to the external apparatus. The second output circuit is from the first output circuit.

An electronic device includes a camera. While in a first media acquisition mode for the camera the device displays a live preview on the display. While displaying the live preview, the device detects activation of a shutter button. In response to detecting activation of the shutter button, the device groups a plurality of images acquired by the camera in temporal proximity to the activation of the shutter button into a sequence of images. The sequence of images includes: a plurality of images acquired by the camera prior to detecting activation of the shutter button; a representative image that represents the first sequence of images and was acquired by the camera after one or more of the other images in the first sequence of images; and a plurality of images acquired by the camera after acquiring the representative image.

In one aspect, the method includes causing presentation of a camera interface, the camera interface to display a first image captured by a camera of a computing device of a first user, causing presentation of a plurality of augmentation icons within the camera interface, each of the image augmentation icons being associated with a respective image augmentation mechanism, detecting user selection of an auxiliary augmentation icon of the plurality of image augmentation icons, the second image icon being associated with an second image augmentation mechanism, determining an second image selection criterion for an second image augmentation mechanism, selecting an second image based on the second image selection criterion, the second image being selected from a plurality of photographs associated with the first user, and overlaying the second image on the first image to generate a composite image that is presented within the camera interface.

To improve efficiency of transmission of metadata files related to video files.SOLUTION: When a notification from an imaging device is a notification indicating that recording of a video is continued from reception of a recording instruction from a user by the imaging device until the imaging device receives a recording terminating instruction, and split video files generated by a first recording method for generating split video files for every predetermined time or predetermined size have been generated, control is performed to request the split video files. When the notification is a notification indicating that metadata files corresponding to the split video files have been generated, control is performed not to request the metadata files. When the notification is a notification indicating that metadata files corresponding to the split video files have been updated, control is performed to request the metadata files.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

A communication apparatus includes a reception unit which receives a notification from an image capturing apparatus, and a control unit. If the received notification indicates that a divided moving image file to be generated using a chunk recording method has been generated, the control unit requests the divided moving image file from the image capturing apparatus. If the received notification indicates that a metadata file associated with the divided moving image file has been generated, the control unit does not request the metadata file from the image capturing apparatus. If the received notification indicates that a metadata file associated with the divided moving image file has been updated, the control unit requests the metadata file from the image capturing apparatus.

An imaging device comprises at least one processor and at least one memory having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the imaging device at least to identifying a user of the imaging device, determining a state of continuous use of the imaging device by the user, and performing control such that information of the user is recorded in a memory in association with an image captured by the imaging device between a time at which the user is identified and a time at which it is determined that use of the imaging device by the user is not continuing.

An imaging device includes an imaging portion that images a subject; a positional information acquisition portion that acquires positional information of an imaging position; a control portion which acquires information on the subject based on the positional information, and displays image data of the subject and the information on the subject on a display portion; and a hold control portion that outputs a hold control signal, which holds the image data of the subject and the information on the subject, to the control portion.

To enable proper exposure control.SOLUTION: An imaging control device (103) includes detection means (406) for detecting a specific subject area in an image captured by an imaging apparatus (101), determination means (403 or 404) for determining whether input / output characteristic is valid, conversion means (407) for converting predetermined input / output characteristics for the image, decision-making means (407) for deciding an exposure control value on the basis of the luminance value of a specific subject area of the image for which the conversion has been made, and control means (402) for controlling exposure of the imaging apparatus (101) on the basis of the exposure control value. A method of controlling exposure by control means (407) is changed according to the result of determining whether the input / output characteristic is valid.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

The disclosure includes imaging systems employing event-based sensors in various applications for analyzing a scene, such as those involved in conveyor systems, mass flow detection systems, portals, machine vision systems, retail settings including checkout stations, and the like. Event-based sensors may be operated in conjunction with frame-based cameras to select frames or subparts of frames or otherwise trigger actions related to the imaging system based on analysis of the events generated by the event-based sensors.

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for interface display and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a captured-image region and a material display region on a target interface in response to a preset operation, wherein an association relationship exists between the captured-image region and at least one of a display size or display position of the material display region; displaying a first image in the captured-image region; displaying at least one material identifier in the material display region; and displaying a capturing control on the target interface, and the photographing control is configured to perform, after being triggered in response to a material identifier in a selected state exists in the at least one material identifier, photographing based on a target photographing material corresponding to the target material identifier.

A method is disclosed herein, including detecting, by a processor, a signal received from a camera, the signal including an image. The method further includes processing, by the processor, the received signal to identify an image included in the signal and determining, by the processor, that the signal includes a discreet message, the discreet message is embedded within an image. The method further includes decrypting, by the processor, the discreet message embedded within the signal and sending, by the processor, the decrypted message to be displayed.