An omnidirectional image and video capturing system is disclosed. The omnidirectional image and video capturing system may include a tube, a plurality of reflectors, openings for rays of light to the enter tube, an opening on the top surface of the tube, and a stitching, display or decoding non-transitory storage media. The reflectors may include a first mirror, a second mirror, a third mirror, and a fourth mirror, and a fifth mirror that may reflect rays of light reflected from the first (4) four mirrors and the opening on the top surface of the tube.

A video system for encoding or decoding 360-degree virtual reality (360VR) video is provided. The system performs filtering operations to reduce coding artifacts and discontinuities in a projection image of an omnidirectional image. The video system identifies first and second edges of the projection image. The first and second edges are physically correlated as a common edge in the omnidirectional image but not physically connected in the projection image. The system computes a set of filtered pixels based on a first set of pixels near the first edge and a second set of pixels near the second edge.

Processing geographical information includes storing geographical information including a map dataset and associated context dataset in a memory. A central window subset based on the map data set and the associated context dataset is extracted from the memory. A frame window subset based on an associated context dataset that is adjacent to the central window subset is extracted from the memory. The central window subset and the frame window subset are transferred to a graphics memory.

The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.

Systems and methods are disclosed for aligning a two-dimensional (2D) design image to a 2D projection image of a three-dimensional (3D) design model. One method comprises receiving a 2D design document, the 2D design document comprising a 2D design image, and receiving a 3D design file comprising a 3D design model, the 3D design model comprising one or more design elements. The method further comprises generating a 2D projection image based on the 3D design model, the 2D projection image comprising a representation of at least a portion of the one or more design elements, generating a projection barcode based on the 2D projection image, and generating a drawing barcode based on the 2D design image. The method further comprises aligning the 2D projection image and the 2D design image by comparing the projection barcode and the drawing barcode.

Systems and methods are disclosed for aligning a two-dimensional (2D) design image to a 2D projection image of a three-dimensional (3D) design model. One method comprises receiving a 2D design document, the 2D design document comprising a 2D design image, and receiving a 3D design file comprising a 3D design model, the 3D design model comprising one or more design elements. The method further comprises generating a 2D projection image based on the 3D design model, the 2D projection image comprising a representation of at least a portion of the one or more design elements, generating a projection barcode based on the 2D projection image, and generating a drawing barcode based on the 2D design image. The method further comprises aligning the 2D projection image and the 2D design image by comparing the projection barcode and the drawing barcode.

The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.

A method for presenting an image on a display device (100) includes modifying the image by applying a geometric transformation to the image so that an area of the image on the display device is presented to a viewer with higher density of pixels than that in the rest of the image (S18).

An image generating apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image of a road, a region extraction unit configured to extract an image of a trapezoidal region is enclosed by two vanishing lines which are converged to a vanishing point in a depth direction of the captured image and two parallel lines which respectively intersect with the two vanishing lines from the captured image, a transformation unit configured to transform the image of the trapezoidal region into an image of a rectangular region using a geometric transformation model which transforms the trapezoidal region extracted by the region extraction unit into the rectangular region, and a generation unit configured to generate an image for enlarging and displaying a moving body or a structure on the road present at a distant view part of the captured image based on the transformed image having the rectangular region.

In accordance with various embodiments, a magnifying tool is provided in a user interface for magnifying content displayed on a mobile device and any other device with a restricted or limited viewing screen. A mobile device, including a magnifying tool for magnifying content displayed on the mobile device, can comprise a computer readable storage medium and processor. The mobile device can include a touchscreen operable to receive input from a user and display content. When the mobile device receives a selection of a location on the touchscreen, the mobile device determines a position of the location on the screen, determines a portion of the screen to magnify, and magnifies the portion of the screen and overlays the magnified portion on the screen.