Methods, systems, and apparatus for camera detection of human activity with co-occurrence are disclosed. A method includes detecting a person in an image captured by a camera; in response to detecting the person in the image, determining optical flow in portions of a first set of images; determining that particular portions of the first set of images satisfy optical flow criteria; in response to determining that the particular portions of the first set of images satisfy optical flow criteria, classifying the particular portions of the first set of images as indicative of human activity; receiving a second set of images captured by the camera after the first set of images; and determining that the second set of images likely shows human activity based on analyzing portions of the second set of images that correspond to the particular portions of the first set of images classified as indicative of human activity.

The invention relates to a transportable recording apparatus for recording data for a localized panoramic image of a street for detachable mounting in and/or on a vehicle. The transportable recording apparatus has a computing unit, a buffer accumulator, a switch-mode power supply, a camera for recording a continuous film and a fastening device for the camera. Moreover, a device for satellite-based position and time determination as well as an electric power supply device for the electric power supply of the components are provided. The camera, the fastening device and the device for satellite-based position and time determination are designed separately and spatially apart from the computing unit. The transportable recording apparatus can be dismantled into individual parts. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle with the transportable recording apparatus.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for adjusting camera settings based on event data. An example method can include obtaining, via an image capture device of a mobile device, an image depicting at least a portion of an environment; determining a match between one or more visual features extracted from the image and one or more visual features associated with a keyframe; and based on the match, adjusting one or more settings of the image capture device.

The LED and/or laser projection light device has three major project parts including (a) light source (b) image-forming-unit (c) project/refractive lens to make desired enlarge projected image, patterns or light beams. The project light has at least one of inner optics-lens or optics-elements rotating to create the splendid lighted image or patterns or light-beam to emit to outer-cover. Further, The project light preferred have at least one of additional-functions built-in project light device select from (i) 2.sup.nd light source for preferred illumination function(s), (ii) glow, back light, (iii) 2.sup.nd or more project assemblies in one light device, (iv) other light functions, (v) candle light illumination, (vi) bulb illumination, (vii) desk top or floor light illumination, (viii) having battery or rechargeable battery or built-in/outside AC-to-DC circuit to get power source, (ix) apply the USB port or adaptor or connector or AC-plug wire to get power source, (x) steady, rotating, replaceable, detachable, movable 3 major project parts.

A distance measurement accuracy is improved without increasing power consumption of an image processing apparatus that performs distance-measuring processing. In one embodiment, an image processing apparatus for calculating distance information on an image has a reliability calculation unit 113 configured to calculate reliability in accordance with contrast for each pixel of the image and a distance calculation unit 116 configured to calculate distance information on each of the pixels based on reliability of each of the pixels. The distance calculation unit 116 calculates the distance information about a second pixel group whose reliability is lower than that of a first pixel group by using a collation area whose size is larger than a predetermined size in a range in which an amount of calculation in a case where a collation area of the predetermined size is used for all the pixels of the image is not exceeded.

A communication apparatus includes a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external apparatus, a speaker, a memory, and a control unit, wherein in a case where an operation is executed to change the communication apparatus to a predetermined mode in which a sound is not output from the speaker, the control unit performs control such that the communication apparatus is changed to the predetermined mode, wherein in a case where identification information about the external apparatus is stored in the memory, the control unit enables a wireless communication function in response to the execution of the operation to change the communication apparatus to the predetermined mode, and wherein in a case where the identification information about the external apparatus is not stored in the memory, even if the operation to change the communication apparatus to the predetermined mode is executed, the wireless communication function is not enabled.

A method for using cameras in an augmented reality headset is provided. The method includes receiving a signal from a sensor mounted on a headset worn by a user, the signal being indicative of a user intention for capturing an image. The method also includes identifying the user intention for capturing the image, based on a model to classify the signal from the sensor according to the user intention, selecting a first image capturing device in the headset based on a specification of the first image capturing device and the user intention for capturing the image, and capturing the image with the first image capturing device. An augmented reality headset, a memory storing instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to cause the augmented reality headset as above are also provided.

A mobile device includes an application processor and an image sensor. The application processor includes an imaging subsystem configured to process high resolution image data through a first interface and a sensor hub configured to process sensor data through a second interface. The image sensor operates in one of first and second modes. The image sensor is configured to capture the high resolution image data in response to a request from the imaging subsystem and the imaging subsystem is configured to access the high resolution image data using the first interface for performing a first operation, during the first mode. The image sensor is configured to capture low resolution image data and the sensor hub is configured to access the low resolution image data using the second bus for performing a second operation, during the second mode.

The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for detecting motion and persons. In one aspect, a method is performed at a smart home system that includes a video camera, a server system, and a client device. The video camera captures video and audio, and wirelessly communicates, via the server system, the captured data to the client device. The server system: (1) receives and stores the captured data from the video camera; (2) determines whether an event has occurred, including detected motion; (3) in accordance with a determination that the event has occurred, identifies video and audio corresponding to the event; and (4) classifies the event. The client device receives information indicative of the identified events, displays a user interface for reviewing the video and audio stored by the remote server system, and displays the at least one classification for the event.

The present disclosure relates to a comparator, an AD converter, a solid-state image pickup device, an electronic device, a method of controlling the comparator, a data writing circuit, a data reading circuit, and a data transferring circuit, capable of improving the determining speed of the comparator and reducing power consumption. The comparator includes: a differential input circuit configured to operate with a first power supply voltage, the differential input circuit configured to output a signal when an input signal is higher than a reference signal in voltage; a positive feedback circuit configured to operate with a second power supply voltage lower than the first power supply voltage, the positive feedback circuit being configured to accelerate transition speed when a compared result signal indicating a compared result between the input signal and the reference signal in voltage, is inverted, on the basis of the output signal of the differential input circuit; and a voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the output signal of the differential input circuit into a signal corresponding to the second power supply voltage. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a comparator of a solid-state image pickup device.