176 results about "Image integration" patented technology

The image generation apparatus includes: an image receiving unit which receives a first video sequence including frames having a first resolution and a second video sequence including frames having a second resolution which is higher than the first resolution, each frame of the first video sequence being obtained with a first exposure time, and each frame of the second video sequence being obtained with a second exposure time which is longer than the first exposure time; and an image integration unit which generates, from the first video sequence and the second video sequence, a new video sequence including frames having a resolution which is equal to or higher than the second resolution, at a frame rate which is equal to or higher than a frame rate of the first video sequence, by reducing a difference between a value of each frame of the second video sequence and a sum of values of frames of the new video sequence which are included within an exposure period of the frame of the second video sequence.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for digital image restoration. The method including the steps of receiving an external deteriorated image, and generating N restoration images by using a preset PSF and an image restoration filter without computing a PSF of the input deteriorated image, dividing the restoration images into window parts of a predetermined window size, computing absolute values of differences among peripheral pixels within the divided window parts, selecting only a high frequency part, and analyzing focus deterioration; determining weights of the N restoration images, selecting window parts having high weights, and integrating the selected window parts into one image and comparing a degree of restoration of the integrated image with a preset degree of restoration, and outputting the integrated image as a resultant image when the degree of restoration of the integrated image is higher than the preset degree of restoration.

An image-sensing game-controlling device comprises a detector and a controller, wherein the detector comprises a X-axial digital camera, a Y-axial digital camera, and a Z-axial digital camera, and the controller comprises an image integrator, an image comparator, and a motion database. Besides, the detector is connected to the controller for transmitting image signals and the controller is connected to a game machine for transmitting control signals. When the player makes motions, the digital cameras capture the motion images continuously. Thereafter, the captured motion images are temporarily stored in the image integrator and updated instantaneously for being compared with the motion data stored in the motion database. Thereafter, the comparison results are transmitted to the image integrator so as to output corresponding motion signals to the game machine for enabling the virtual game role to make the corresponding motions.

The invention discloses a luminous module hidden under a mobile phone screen. The luminous module includes a screen component, a micro backlight illuminating system installed under the screen component, a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen arranged under a glass cover plate, and a light guide plate which is arranged under the LCD screen and used for illuminating the LCD screen; the screen component includes the glass cover plate; a second through hole is formed in the center of the light guide plate, a second luminous component can be arranged under a light guide component according to needsto achieve the luminous effect, and an imaging system can be arranged under the light guide component to achieve the function of flashing and imaging integration. The luminous module is simple in structure, low in cost, long in life and good in reliability, meanwhile, dark spots, caused by opened holes of the light guide plate, on the display screen can be eliminated, the luminous module can be applied in ordinary LCD touch screens, flash lamps, iris recognition or 3D imaging structured light and other under-screen luminous modules.

An illumination unit that can illuminate a drug having a stamped character thereon in a plurality of illumination directions surrounding the drug sequentially switches the direction in which the drug is illuminated. An imaging unit repeatedly captures the image of the drug whenever the illumination direction of the illumination unit is switched. A feature image extraction unit analyzes the captured image in each illumination direction and extracts a feature image corresponding to the shadow of the stamped character from each captured image. A feature image integration unit integrates the feature images in each illumination direction which are extracted by the feature image extraction unit to generate an integrated image. The recognition unit recognizes the stamped character included in the integrated image which is generated by the feature image integration unit and recognizes the type of drug on the basis of the result of recognizing the stamped character.

The invention belongs to the technical field of image processing, and particularly discloses a multi-exposure image integration method based on bilateral filtering. The method comprises the steps that (1) three static pictures of the same scene of different exposures are inputted; (2) the originally inputted pictures are divided into two parts of a detail layer and a basic layer based on a bilateral filter and then the detail layer and the basic layer are processed respectively; (3) weight of the basic layer is estimated by applying a Gaussian curve and weight is updated by applying picture saturation information; (4) an intermediate integration picture is preliminarily integrated by the updated weight; (5) the maximum value of each detail layer is obtained to act as a detail picture as for the detail layer; and (6) a final integration picture is obtained by synthesizing the obtained intermediate integration picture and the detail picture. Calculation complexity is low, and the details of the picture can be fully protected in the integration picture and the picture is enabled to be more natural in the aspect of color. The multi-exposure image integration method based on bilateral filtering can be widely applied to the field of image enhancement or cameras.

An image integration unit includes: an imaging section which is installed in a moving body and which images a plurality of time-series images at different times; a three-dimensional image information calculating section which calculates three-dimensional image information in each of the time-series images based on the time-series images imaged by the imaging section; a stationary body area extracting section which extracts stationary body areas in each of the time-series images based on the three-dimensional image information; and an integrating section which calculates the corresponding stationary body areas between the time-series images from each of the stationary body areas extracted in each of the time-series images, and matches the corresponding stationary body areas to integrate the time-series images.

A print job creation apparatus of the invention sets a priority order of image integration areas in a selected template for integration of images, when the selected template is displayed in a layout editing field 93. When the user selects desired images among multiple images displayed in an image display filed 96a and clicks a ‘Place’ button 94a, the print job creation apparatus integrates the selected images in their alignment order into the image integration areas of the template in the preset priority order. When the user selects one image integration area and a desired image among the images displayed in the image display field 96a and clicks a ‘Replace’ button 94b, an image currently placed in the selected image integration area is replaced with the selected image.

The invention discloses a SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) WEB monitoring method applied to the field of an electric power automation system. According to the method provided by the invention, the technology of automatically generating a SCADA monitoring graphics through a power component template on the basis of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and RIA (Rich Internet Application), GSOAP and Comet technologies are combined for accessing data, a JSON (JavaScript Serialized Object Notation) data exchange mode is taken, and the monitoring graphics is real-time dynamically rendered, so that a WEB real-time monitoring function for a SCADA system is realized, an ideal of modeling and imaging integration is reflected, the high efficiency and reliability of network and data transmission and access are ensured, the information synthetic operation is performed through the technology of integrating element comprehensive data of the monitoring graphics, and a condition is created for establishing an intelligent scheduling system.

An adaptive around-view monitoring device comprises a plurality of wide-angle cameras, a top-view image integration unit, a real-time image encoding / decoding unit, and an adaptive display processing unit, wherein the top-view image integration unit is further configured with a tuning / calibrating circuit which provides an acquisition and a calibration of erroneous parameters generated during the process of installation, and also substantially and efficiently reduces the routine time and procedure which repeats again and again to minimize or eliminate those parameters while the around-view monitoring device is being installed onboard the same type of vehicles. Furthermore, the adaptive display processing unit is able to adjust and output the optimized size and ratio of image to fit the display device installed on the vehicle. And, the present invention is able to provide the driver a real-time and correct around-view image and information.

A digital broadcast receiving apparatus for providing an integrated service of a 2D image and a 3D image comprises: a demultiplexing unit configured to demultiplex a received digital broadcast signal; a PSIP or PSI / SI processor configured to extract at least any one of 3D service information related to a 2D image channel or service and 2D service information related to a 3D image channel or service from the demultiplexed digital broadcast signal; a decoder configured to decode an extension view video stream and a base view video stream from the demultiplexed digital broadcast signal; and an output formatting unit configured to format the extension view video stream and the base view video stream based on at least any one of the 3D service information and the 2D service information. When a selection of the 3D image service is input by a user, a 3D image channel or service providing a 3D image with respect to the 2D image channel or service based on the 3D service information may be selected, and when a selection of the 2D image service is input by the user, a 2D image channel or service providing a 2D image with respect to the 3D image channel or service based on the 2D service information may be selected. Accordingly, an integrated service of a 2D image and a 3D image can be provided in a digital broadcast.

An apparatus and method used in intra-oral dental x-ray imaging equipment provides automatic detection of the x-ray emission in order to obtain timely transition to the image integration and acquisition phase with high level of rejection of false triggering induced by blemish defects of the image sensor or by variations of the ambient and temperature conditions. A solid state imager, such as a CCD image sensor, is continually clocked during the standby phase prior to irradiation from an X-ray source, so providing on same time an output signal proportional to the accumulated dark current and the continuous removal of the same. A control unit analyses the output signal of the imager, detects the variation caused by the start of the x-ray emission using appropriate threshold levels, and automatically triggers the imager to the image integration and acquisition phases. Based on memorised maps of the imager blemish defects, and continually monitored variations of the imager output signal, the control unit will reject false triggering due to imager defects or variations of the ambient and temperature conditions.

The invention relates to a typical scene color fusion image quality evaluation method based on a vision task and belongs to the image fusion technology field in image processing. According to the invention, through a subjective evaluation experiment, a regression analysis method is used to establish a fusion image integration quality prediction model based on the vision task. Object background perception contrast and image definition can be used to effectively predict an image perception quality based on object detection. Color compatibility and the definition are used to effectively predict the image perception quality based on scene understanding. Compared to the traditional image quality evaluation method, an image quality evaluation index based on the vision task can carry out comprehensive evaluation of the image quality aiming at an application purpose of the color fusion image. Although it is difficult to perform objective quantification, three basic indexes of the object background contrast, definition and the compatibility comprised in a prediction model are easy to carry out quantification calculating. An effective solution is provided for a problem of the fusion image integration quality objectivity evaluation.

An apparatus and technique for sensor signal to noise ratio enhancement obtained by co-adding multiple identical images on an electro-optical sensor focal plane. An apparatus and technique for multiple laser source projection onto a target by use of laser diode arrays which are collimated and then diverted to simultaneously illuminate a target.

Provided is an image forming device capable of forming a new motion image integrated from a plurality of motion images containing an image area, for which a corresponding point detection or a motion detection cannot be precisely performed. The image forming device comprises an image input unit (101) for accepting a first motion image and a second motion image, which has taken the same event as that of the first motion image, which has a higher resolution than that of the first motion image, and each frame of which is taken by a longer exposure than one frame time of the first motion image. Further comprised is an image integration unit (104) for forming a new motion image having a frame rate equal to or higher than that of the first motion image and a resolution equal to or higher than that of the second motion image, from the first motion image and the second motion image, by reducing the error between the frame of the second motion image and the average of the frames of the new motion image corresponding to the exposure period of the frame of the second motion image.

In one aspect, a multispectral multi-camera display unit is disclosed, including a display unit, a camera array, and an image integration processing unit. In some embodiments, the camera array is configured such that at least one camera is located at each of two or more sides of the display unit. In some embodiments, each camera comprises a color image sensor or multispectral imager.

A traditional Chinese medicine face complexion diagnosing system belongs to the medical treatment health care equipment field. The present invention comprises a face image integration processor, an image collector, an image resolution device and a computer. The image collector respectively collects facial data and transmits the collected data to the face image integration processor. Fusions or overlaps of different images, which are formed after the treatment of the face image integration processor, are transmitted to the image resolution device. The image resolution device interprets and resets the data to obtain data and images of face complexions, which are input into the computer and compared with the database of the computer internal storage to generate identification results automatically. The present invention bases on the Internal Classic of Yellow Emperor, uses modern high technologies, solves the difficulties of human eyes in diagnosing the face complexions of traditional Chinese medicine and provides the traditional Chinese medicine face complexions diagnosing with the modern instrument and the quantitative index.

A dynamic lane line detection system and method is disclosed herein. Four wide-angle lenses are respectively arranged at four sides of a vehicle and capture distorted images. A vehicular image integration unit transforms the distorted images into an ordinary planar image and presents the planar image on an image display device together with an image of lane lines as information of lane departure warning for the driver. The system undertakes moving obstacle detection, around view monitor, or parking assistant according to images captured by four wide-angle lenses and the gearshift signal, speed signal, turning angle signal received by a vehicular signal receiving device. The present invention uses the wide-angle lenses and the vehicular image integration unit to effectively integrate lane departure information with a panoramic image, whereby to decrease the economical burden of the vehicle buyer and reduce the volume of hardware.

A method, apparatus, and medium for removing shading of an image are provided. The method of removing shading of an image includes: smoothing an input image; performing a gradient operation for the input image; performing normalization using the smoothed image and the images for which the gradient operation is performed; and integrating the normalized images. The apparatus for removing shading of an image includes: a smoothing unit smoothing an input image using a predetermined smoothing kernel; a gradient operation unit performing a gradient operation for the input image using a predetermined gradient operator; a normalization unit performing normalization using the smoothed image and the images for which the gradient operation is performed; and an image integration unit integrating the normalized images. According to the method, apparatus, and medium, by defining a face image model analysis and intrinsic and extrinsic factors and setting up a rational assumption, an integral normalized gradient image not sensitive to illumination is provided. Also, by employing an anisotropic diffusion method, a moire phenomenon in an edge region of an image can be avoided.

An apparatus and method for enhancing an image relayed by a central beam of collimated light centered on the optical axis of a lens with an aperture area of A and focused on the focal plane of the lens. The apparatus having an aperture at least n times as big as A centered on the optical axis of the lens to admit a collimated relay beam including the central beam and a diverter means for separating the relay beam into n collimated facet beams equal to the central beam, but exclusive thereof, and redirecting them through the lens aperture to produce n additional images on the same focal plane. The apparatus also including a processor with a separate opto-electronic device for each image that converts it between electronic and photonic states, the electronic images being stored in the processor.

An adaptive around-view monitoring device comprises a plurality of wide-angle cameras, a top-view image integration unit, a real-time image encoding / decoding unit, and an adaptive display processing unit, wherein the top-view image integration unit is further configured with a tuning / calibrating circuit which provides an acquisition and a calibration of erroneous parameters generated during the process of installation, and also substantially and efficiently reduces the routine time and procedure which repeats again and again to minimize or eliminate those parameters while the around-view monitoring device is being installed onboard the same type of vehicles. Furthermore, the adaptive display processing unit is able to adjust and output the optimized size and ratio of image to fit the display device installed on the vehicle. And, the present invention is able to provide the driver a real-time and correct around-view image and information.

For solving difficulty in acquiring voice under the long distance noise background, a video camera and a microphone array are integrated to determine a target speaker in a sound image integration mode, and problems of difficulty in determining the target speaker and requirement of a mechanic rotating device caused by simply employing a camera, a high directivity microphone or a microphone array in the prior art are solved. The voice acquisition device integrated with the monitoring camera and the microphone array wave beam shaping technology is advantaged in that target speaker positioning is carried out through sound and image integration, and outdoor long distance voice acquisition performance is enhanced on the condition that a noise environment is improved.

The present invention discloses a device for obtaining a high-quality and real-time beautiful image. The device comprises an image obtaining module, an image integration beauty module, an image enhancement processing module, a skin area shading processing module and an image fusion module. The image obtaining module is configured to input video and extract the video according to the frame and take as a picture sequence; the output end of the image obtaining module is connected with the image integration beauty module, the image enhancement processing module, the skin area shading processing module and the image fusion module; and the output ends of the image enhancement processing module and the skin area shading processing module are connected with the image fusion module. Through adoption of GPU hardware acceleration characteristic, the device for obtaining a high-quality and real-time beautiful image is able to process a plurality of submodule of the system so as to solve the problem that the efficiency is low when a CPU is used; and moreover, each used submodule provided by the system can be applied to the GPU acceleration processing so as to obtain instant effect presentation while ensuring the real-time efficiency and apply to the special efficacy processing of a single image.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a frame rate upconversion method and system. The method comprises the steps of carrying out motion estimation on two adjacent frames of images in video images, thereby obtaining motion vectors of a first interpolation frame and a second interpolation frame; carrying out frame motion compensation on the motion vectors of the first interpolation frame and the second interpolation frame, thereby obtaining the images corresponding to the first interpolation frame and the second interpolation frame; carrying out image integration on the images corresponding to the first interpolation frame and the second interpolation frame, thereby obtaining an insert frame image, and carrying out secondary motion estimation and compensation filling on a few cavities existing in the insert frame image. Unidirectional motion estimation is carried out on two adjacent frames of images, the motion vectors of the two interpolation frames are obtained, the images of the two interpolation frames are obtained through motion compensation, the images of the two interpolation frames are integrated, thereby obtaining the insert frame image, the secondary motion estimation and compensation are carried out on the insert frame image to fill the cavities, the obtained insert frame image is low in dithering and high in image quality and is more consistent with the actual video frame motion.

The invention discloses a quality monitoring and marketing system for indoor cultivated vegetables and fruits and an implementation method thereof. The system comprises a transparent water planting device, a shooting device, a calculation main control unit and an information management and transmission platform, wherein the shooting device is used for shooting vegetables and fruits planted in the transparent water planting device, and transmitting shooting information to the calculation main control unit; and the calculation main control unit is interconnected with the information management and transmission platform via a network. The implementation method comprises shooting processing, image cropping processing, image integration information processing, image information management and push processing, vegetables and fruits monitoring and checking, and purchasing. Through adoption of the quality monitoring and marketing system and the implementation method thereof, consumers can purchase truly healthy, fresh and reliable vegetable and fruit products in response to a food information traceability strategy put forward in China, and great economical price and social value are achieved.

A system and method of capturing an acceptable fingerprint image is disclosed herein. The method includes a step of capturing an initial fingerprint image at a nominal image integration time. Once this initial fingerprint image is captured, a first intermediate fingerprint image at a first intermediate image integration time is captured. Next, an image darkness test is performed followed by an image definition test. If one or more of these tests indicates that the first intermediate fingerprint image is unacceptable, a subsequent intermediate fingerprint image at a subsequent intermediate image integration time is captured. This subsequent intermediate fingerprint image can be captured before the image definition test is performed. Additional intermediate fingerprint images can be captured until an image that has an acceptable darkness level as a well as an acceptable definition level is captured. Also disclosed is a fingerprint scanner that performs this method.