H04N23/662

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND ACCESSORY AND ITS CONTROL METHOD
20220342283 · 2022-10-27 ·

An electronic apparatus to which an accessory is detachably attached, the electronic apparatus includes a receiving unit and a processing unit. In a case where a first accessory is attached to the electronic apparatus via a second accessory, the receiving unit receives, from the first accessory, first information indicating whether or not an operation of the first accessory attached to the electronic apparatus via the second accessory is to be permitted, and the processing unit makes different control over the operation of the first accessory in accordance with the first information.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM
20230085080 · 2023-03-16 ·

An information processing apparatus (10) includes: a deciding unit configured to decide alignment information to be used for alignment between a first image captured by a first imaging device and a second image captured by a second imaging device having an angle of view wider than an angle of view of the first imaging device, on the basis of imaging-related information related to imaging performed by the first imaging device; and an outputting unit configured to output the alignment information.

Systems and methods for three-dimensional data acquisition and processing under timing constraints
11481915 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A system for acquiring three-dimensional (3-D) models of objects includes a first camera group including: a first plurality of depth cameras having overlapping fields of view; a first processor; and a first memory storing instructions that, when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to: control the first depth cameras to simultaneously capture a first group of images of a first portion of a first object; compute a partial 3-D model representing the first portion of the first object; and detect defects in the first object based on the partial 3-D model representing the first portion of the first object.

Object Depth Estimation and Camera Focusing Techniques for Multiple-Camera Systems
20230081349 · 2023-03-16 ·

Various embodiments disclosed herein include techniques for operating a multiple camera system. In some embodiments, a primary camera may be selected from a plurality of cameras using object distance estimates, distance error information, and minimum object distances for some or all of the plurality of cameras. In other embodiments, a camera may be configured to use defocus information to obtain an object distance estimate to a target object closer than a minimum object distance of the camera. This object distance estimate may be used to assist in focusing another camera of the multi-camera system.

Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium
11637958 · 2023-04-25 · ·

A control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a rotation of the first imaging unit in the rotation direction and position information of a designated range designated on a first image imaged by the first imaging unit, a setting unit configured to set the second imaging range so as to include the designated range based on the information on the rotation and the position information, and a control unit configured to control the second imaging unit to instruct the second imaging unit to image the second imaging range and to acquire a second image by changing at least one of the imaging direction and the angle of view of the second imaging unit.

SPI-BASED DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
20230117027 · 2023-04-20 ·

An SPI-based data transmission system is provided. In the system, a master SPI apparatus enables a first slave SPI apparatus by using a combination of a first and a second chip select signal. In response to the master SPI apparatus driving the first chip select signal to be in an enable state and driving the second chip select signal to be in a disable state, the master SPI apparatus controls a second slave SPI apparatus to send data using a data line. The master SPI apparatus further receives data by using the data line, and the first slave SPI apparatus receives data using the data line. When the first chip select signal is in the enable state and the second chip select signal is in the disable state, the master SPI apparatus and the first slave SPI apparatus can simultaneously receive data transmitted by the second slave SPI apparatus.

MODIFYING CAPTURE OF VIDEO DATA BY AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE BASED ON VIDEO DATA PREVIOUSLY CAPTURED BY THE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE
20230110282 · 2023-04-13 ·

Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system may authorize client devices to exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. Additionally, a client device modifies captured video data based on users identified in the video data. For example, the client device changes parameters of the image capture device to more prominently display a user identified in the video data and may further change parameters of the image capture device based on gestures or movement of the user identified in the video data. The client device may apply multiple models to captured video data to modify the captured video data or subsequent capturing of video data by the image capture device.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
20230116612 · 2023-04-13 ·

There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to acquire information for identifying, based on a first image and a second image, a first object facing direction representing a direction in which a first object is facing in the first image, and a second object facing direction representing a direction in which a second object is facing in the second image; and to generate a combined image by superimposing at least a part of the first image including the first object on a position, in the second image, determined based on the acquired information.

Team photographing method and apparatus, and storage medium

A team photographing method can be applied to terminals. The terminals can include a main terminal and at least one member terminal. The method includes: forming a team including the main terminal and the at least one member terminal based on a team photographing instruction initiated by the main terminal; based on a target object to be photographed determined by the main terminal, determining the target object to be photographed of the at least one member terminal; and controlling, by the main terminal, the main terminal and the at least one member terminal to photograph the target object to be photographed cooperatively.

Request queue for shared control of camera device by multiple devices
11606491 · 2023-03-14 · ·

Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interface to facilitate a camera sharing session between two or more users. A camera sharing session is initiated based on session configuration information comprising a user identifier of a user permitted to control image capturing at a camera communicatively coupled to a first device. A trigger request is received from the second device and in response, an image capture, which results in at least one image, is triggered at the camera and the image is transmitted to the second device.