A method and system for processing thermal video images and thermal video images of patients, using a method of real-time demarcation of the macro aspect of the region of interest, generated by MIR and LIR electromagnetic wave emission and merging of the real image, with improvement of the image, also in real time, allowing for analysis of the micro aspect by means of NIR electromagnetic wave emission, for spectral identification of the sample by infrared vibrational spectroscopy. The method and system pertains to the fields of medicine, biomedicine, and electrical engineering.

A computer-implemented method for a gesture-based user interface and a gesture-based user interface system are described. The method comprises receiving image data from a multi-aperture image sensor in said electronic device, said image sensor being configured to simultaneously expose an image sensor to at least a first part of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum using a first aperture and at least a second part of the EM spectrum using one or more second apertures; determining sharpness information in at least one area of said image data associated with at least part of an object imaged by said first aperture and said one or more second apertures onto the image plane of said image sensor; generating depth information on the basis of at least part of said sharpness information; and, recognizing on the basis of said depth information, at least part of a gesture associated with a movement of said object.

An infrared photographing device and infrared photographing method in the invention relate to an infrared photographing device and an application field of infrared imaging detection. According to an infrared photographing device in the prior art, the objects to be photographed are selected according to subjective experience of users, with lower efficiency and omissions. According to the infrared photographing device and infrared photographing method in the invention, based on the stored object information, the object information and the sequence related to the object to be photographed is determined. Then, the special object information is designated, and the object instructing information acquired according to the special object information is displayed specially, using as the information instruction of the object to be photographed at present. When the switch instruction is sent, the designated special object information is switched according to the sequence. Thereby, the photographing speed is improved, and there are no omissions.

An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a position detection illumination unit; an image recognition illumination unit; an illumination control unit; an imaging unit; and an image processing unit. The position detection illumination unit outputs position detection illumination light. The position detection illumination light is used for position detection on a position detection object. The image recognition illumination unit outputs image recognition illumination light. The image recognition illumination light is used for image recognition on an image recognition object. The illumination control unit controls the position detection illumination unit and the image recognition illumination unit to cause the position detection illumination light and the image recognition illumination light to be outputted at timings different from each other. The position detection illumination light and the image recognition illumination light enter the imaging unit at timings different from each other. The image processing unit determines switching between the position detection illumination light and the image recognition illumination light on the basis of luminance information regarding a captured image by the imaging unit. The image processing unit performs position detection on the position detection object on the basis of an imaging result of the imaging unit with the position detection illumination light switched on and performs image recognition on the image recognition object on the basis of an imaging result of the imaging unit with the image recognition illumination light switched on.

Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable the detection and localization of power line corona discharges and/or electrical arcs by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including an array of ultraviolet (UV) point detectors.

An image processing apparatus includes a fluorescence pixel detecting unit, a peripheral pixel analyzing unit, and an image processing unit. The fluorescence pixel detecting unit is configured to detect a fluorescence pixel that has a fluorescent color in a document image. The peripheral pixel analyzing unit is configured to detect consecutive non-fluorescence pixels with no fluorescent colors among peripheral pixels within a predetermined range from the detected fluorescence pixel. The consecutive non-fluorescence pixels is at least a predetermined number of consecutive pixels and has a color difference equal to or less than a predetermined value between one and another of the consecutive non-fluorescence pixels. The image processing unit is configured to perform an emphasizing process of improving visibility for the detected consecutive non-fluorescence pixels.

An illumination apparatus irradiates first reference light having a first intensity distribution and second reference light having a second intensity distribution that has a complementary relation with the first intensity distribution. A photodetector measures reflected light from an object. A processing device executes a first correlation calculation using a first detection intensity based on the output of the photodetector in a state in which the first reference light is irradiated and the second intensity distribution, and executes a second correlation calculation using a second detection intensity based on the output of the photodetector in a state in which the second reference light is irradiated and the second intensity distribution.

A display panel including: a plurality of light emitting pixels which emit light in response to a first scan signal, a second scan signal, and a light emission control signal; and a plurality of light sensing pixels which output a sensing signal corresponding to external light in response to the first scan signal and the second scan signal, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting pixels includes an organic light emitting diode including an anode and a cathode, the cathode receiving a first driving voltage, and each of the plurality of light sensing pixels includes an organic photodiode including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the second electrode of the organic photodiode is electrically connected to the cathode of the organic light emitting diode to receive the first driving voltage.

A system may include a first sensor of a first type and a second sensor of a second different type and having a detector. A field of view of the second sensor may be formed by a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) defined by the detector. Control circuitry of the system may be configured to perform operations including obtaining, from the first sensor, first sensor data representing an environment, and determining, based on the first sensor data, information associated with a feature of interest within the environment. The operations may also include determining, based on the information, a particular ROI that corresponds to an expected position of the feature at a later time, obtaining a plurality of ROI sensor data from the particular ROI instead of obtaining full-resolution sensor data, and analyzing the plurality of ROI sensor data to determine one or more attributes of the feature.

A method for image colorization includes receiving, from a camera, an input image including a plurality of input image pixels. One or more input interest pixels of the plurality of input image pixels are classified as corresponding to an object of interest. A display image is generated having a plurality of display image pixels each having pixel values based on relative temperature values of objects in a real-world environment, the display image pixels including display interest pixels corresponding to the input interest pixels. The display interest pixels are colorized with a color selected based on a recognized class of the object of interest to give a colorized display image, the selected color being independent of the relative temperature values of the object of interest. The colorized display image is displayed with the display interest pixels colorized with the selected color.