One method includes receiving information identifying multiple products or services offered by one or more vendors and a set of criteria for each vendor, identifying base content to be presented to a user, selecting one or more of the products or services based on the criteria and the base content, and sending supplemental content associated with the selected product(s) or service(s) to an endpoint associated with the user for display with the base content. Another method includes receiving a request from a vendor associated with an e-commerce website and issuing a sub-account of a merchant processing account to the vendor in response to the request. The e-commerce website is associated with a merchant having the merchant processing account allowing the merchant to perform electronic transactions with a merchant processor, and the sub-account allows the vendor to transact directly with customers and to perform electronic transactions with the merchant processor.

The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method, computer program and apparatus for classifying object insertion opportunities in a video by identifying at least one object insertion opportunity in a scene of the video, identifying a focus of attention in the scene, determining a proximity value for each of the at least one object insertion opportunity based at least in part on the object insertion opportunity and the focus of attention, wherein the proximity value is indicative of a distance between the respective at least one object insertion opportunity and the focus of attention in the scene, and classifying each of the at least one object insertion opportunity based at least in part on the proximity value determined for each respective at least one object insertion opportunity.

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for producing background separated product images for print and on-line display. An image formation system provides lighting of a product to facilitate acquiring images that can be automatically processed to generate high resolution item-only images free of quality defects and imaging artifacts. Image processing programs accurately detect an outline of an item in a set of digital images taken using the image formation system and automatically store processed images in an image library. The images in the library may be repurposed for print, sales display, transmission to a user, on-line customer support, and the like. A user display configured with an adaptable user interface facilitates user interaction with images in the library.

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire viewpoint information for identifying a movement path of a virtual viewpoint relating to generation of a virtual viewpoint image, the virtual viewpoint image being generated based on captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras that performs imaging from a plurality of directions, and a control unit configured to determine a display area of a virtual object to be inserted into the virtual viewpoint image, wherein the control unit determines the display area of the virtual object in the virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a virtual viewpoint at a first point in time on the movement path identified from the acquired viewpoint information, based on the virtual viewpoint at the first point in time, and a virtual viewpoint at a second point in time on the movement path.

A method for video processing based on augmented reality comprises: acquiring an image; recognizing a target object in the image; obtaining a video file associated with the target object; recognizing a foreground portion and a background portion of a video frame in the video file; configuring alpha channel values for pixels corresponding to the foreground portion and pixels corresponding to the background portion of the video frame, to make the background portion of the video frame transparent; determining a position of the foreground portion of the video frame in the image; and synthesizing the video frame with the image based on the position of the foreground portion of the video frame in the image to obtain a synthesized video frame.

A browsing system includes an image distribution apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The image distribution apparatus includes a memory configured to store and register a presentation pattern of a plurality of display positions, including at least a first display position and a second display position, set within a wide-angle image; and first circuitry configured to transmit the wide-angle image and the presentation pattern of the plurality of display positions. The information processing apparatus includes second circuitry configured to receive the wide-angle image and the presentation pattern from the image distribution apparatus, and to display the wide-angle image on a display connected with the information processing apparatus, using the plurality of display positions by applying the received presentation pattern.

Methods and apparatuses to deliver at least a portion of an advertisement to a viewer at normal playback speeds after receiving a command from the viewer to fast-forward through an advertisement faster than normal playback speeds are described. In one example, a portion of the advertisement may be delivered to be played at normal playback speeds, and the remaining portion may be delivered to be played at a playback speed that is faster than the specified playback speed so that the combination of the portions delivered at normal and faster playback speeds is delivered to the user at the specified playback speed. In another example, at least a portion of the first advertisement may be delivered at normal playback speeds, and one or more other advertisements may be delivered to the viewer simultaneously with the first advertisement with the audio information muted based on the specified playback speed.

A method and electronic device for displaying an augmented reality (AR) object recognized by the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a memory including stored instructions, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is coupled with the memory and the display. The at least one processor is configured to execute the stored instructions so as to identify a first object on a preview acquired from a first camera, and display a first AR object related with the first object on the preview, and in response to obtaining an input for converting from the first camera to a second camera, store information about the first AR object, and display a second AR object which is related with a second object comprised in a preview of the second camera and the information about the first AR object, on the preview of the second camera.

An imaging system for producing mixed-reality images for display apparatus. The imaging system includes a camera and a processor communicably coupled to the camera. The processor is configured to control the camera to capture image of real-world environment; analyze the image to identify surface that displays visual content; compare the visual content displayed in the image with reference image of the visual content to determine size, position and orientation of the surface with respect to the camera; process the reference image of the visual content to generate processed image of the visual content; and replace the visual content displayed in the image with the processed image to generate mixed-reality image, wherein resolution of the processed image is higher than resolution of the visual content displayed in the image.

A method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.