An apparatus, when it is determined that a resolution of a captured image is higher than or equal to a predetermined resolution, transmits, to an external apparatus, a first request for an image of a resolution corresponding to a resolution higher than or equal to the predetermined resolution, and when it is determined that the resolution of the captured image is not higher than or equal to the predetermined resolution, transmits, to the external apparatus, a second request for an image of a resolution corresponding to a resolution lower than the predetermined resolution, performs control to sequentially receive images that are sequentially captured by the external apparatus, and performs control to combine the images that are captured by the external apparatus with the images that are sequentially generated by the image capturing, and sequentially display the combined images.

An image processing apparatus obtains image data and transmits the image data to an external apparatus. The image processing apparatus applies first image processing to the image data and receives a result of second image processing applied in the external apparatus to a part of the image data corresponding to a partial area of an entire image represented by the image data, prior to receiving a result of the second image processing applied in the external apparatus to the entirety of the image data corresponding to the entire image. The image processing apparatus, when causing a display apparatus to display the image data that has been transmitted to the external apparatus, causes the display apparatus to display the image data along with an indicator indicating a status of the second image processing being applied to the image data in the external apparatus.

An image processing apparatus acquires a plurality of pieces of image data sequentially outputted from an imager and, in accordance with reception of an image capturing instruction to capture a still image, specify as image data to be processed a plurality of pieces of image data in a period that includes a timing at which the still image is captured. The image processing apparatus, based on an action of a subject estimated using the image data to be processed, add information that indicates the action of the subject to data of the still image.

Provided are a photographing method and device, a mobile terminal and a storage medium. The method includes: responsive to detecting a photographing instruction, continuously acquiring a target number of frames of images meeting a preset photographing parameter, the target number being N and determined by a mobile terminal based on a present photographing scenario and N being a positive integer; and determining a target image according to image quality of the N frames of images and outputting the target image. Through the method, the mobile terminal is more intelligent.

A vehicle camera module may include: an image sensor; and an image transmission processor that may determine whether to compress or not compress an image captured through the image sensor according to the format of the image or a preset option, and output the compressed or non-compressed image to an external image output device. The image sensor and the image transmission processor may be implemented as an integrated module.

A data processing system includes a unit which executes predetermined data processing by linking first and second apparatuses, a communication control unit which establishes and maintains a communication connection between the apparatuses even if the connection is not in a predetermined operation state capable of executing data processing, a pairing unit which causes the apparatuses to transition to a pairing state, and a control unit which, if the apparatuses' transition to the pairing state is not in a predetermined operation state, causes transition to the operation state by transmitting predetermined signals between the apparatuses via the communication control unit. The execution unit causes the apparatuses to transition to a pairing state, and then executes data processing by linking them. The communication control unit judges whether to establish a communication connection between the apparatuses by referencing pairing states between them, and of a combination with another first or second apparatus.

An image sensor may include a pixel array having an N×M array of merged pixels arranged in a Bayer pattern, each merged pixel including an k*l matrix of unit pixels of a same color, where k and l are integers greater than two; and an image signal processor to process signals output by the pixel array in accordance with a normal mode or a zoom-in mode. In the zoom-in mode, signals from the pixel array may be remosaiced such that signals corresponding to the unit pixels are arranged in a p*q matrix of unit pixels of a same color, wherein p is a non-negative integer that is less than k and q is a non-negative integer less than 1, the p*q matrixes being arranged in a Bayer pattern.

Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a controller, configured to receive an input image signal captured by a camera device, perform a codec process on the input image signal to generate a processed file. The controller is further configured to perform privacy detection on the input image signal or the processed file. In response to the input image signal or the processed file being detected to include privacy information, the controller is further configured to encrypt the processed file to generate an encrypted file.

Systems and techniques for determining a list of geographic location candidates from an image of an environment are described. Open source data indicative of the earth's surface may be obtained and combined into grids to create region data to gain a representation of the earth's surface within each grid cell. An image of an environment may be obtained from an unknown camera. Image characteristics may be compared to the region data to determine error between the image characteristics and projections of the region data. A list of lowest error geographic location candidates may be determined and provided to the user.