Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Edward Theodore Winter

Gary Lyons

Sean Kennedy

Fredrik Carpio

Jong Hwa Lee

Gareth White

Antti Myllykoski

Nikolaos Georgis

Paul Jin Hwang

Adrian Crisan

Brent Faust

Michael Nientse Chang

Gary Robert Lyons

Jianfei Max Chen

Andrew Lee Lawton

Christopher Mark Ohren

Rommel Garay

Marc Steven Birnkrant

Arvind Knudsen

An electronic device including circuitry is provided. The circuitry generates a synchronization signal. The circuitry controls drive of one or more light-emitting devices based on the synchronization signal to generate a pattern of alternating light pulses. The circuitry further acquires a plurality of videos of the pattern of alternating light pulses from a plurality of imaging devices. The one or more light-emitting devices are positioned in a field of view of each of the plurality of imaging devices. The circuitry determines a frame in each video of the plurality of videos that includes a specific portion of the pattern of alternating light pulses. The determined frame in each of the plurality of videos corresponds to the same time instant. The circuitry synchronizes the plurality of videos based on the determination.

Electronic device and method for synchronization of videos

A system is provided that stores a neural network model trained on a training dataset which indicates an association between first graphic information associated with one or more first objects and corresponding first plurality of depth images. The system receives second graphic information that corresponds to the one or more first objects. The system further applies the trained neural network model received on the second graphic information. The system predicts a first depth image from the first plurality of depth images based on the application of the trained neural network model on the received second graphic information. The system extracts first depth information from the predicted first depth image. The first depth information corresponds to the one or more first objects indicated by the second graphic information.

Neural network model based depth estimation

A system for generation of training dataset is provided. The system controls a depth sensor to capture, from a first viewpoint, a first image a first depth value associated with the first object. The system receives tracking information from a handheld device associated with the depth sensor, based on a movement of the handheld device and the depth sensor in a 3D space. The system generates graphic information corresponding to the first object based on the received tracking information. The graphic information includes the first object from a second viewpoint. The system calculates a second depth value associated with the first object, based on the graphic information. The system generates, for a neural network model, a training dataset which includes a first combination of the first image and the first depth value, and a second combination of second images corresponding to the graphic information and the second depth value.

Training dataset generation for depth measurement

An electronic device for programmable rig control for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is provided. The electronic device controls a first image sensor to capture a first image of a first scene which includes a set of subjects. The electronic device further feed a first input to a neural network. The electronic device further receives a first output from the neural network based on the fed first input. The electronic device further selects one or more image sensors based on the received first output. The electronic device further controls a first set of structures associated with the selected one or more image sensors to re-arrange a rig around a three-dimensional (3D) physical space. The electronic device further controls a first set of image sensors, in the re-arranged rig, to capture one or more images for generation of one or more three-dimensional (3D) models of a first subject in the 3D physical space.

Programmable rig control for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction

A computer establishes a wireless wide area network (WWAN) account simply by entering his telephone number in a user interface (UI) which is sent to an Internet server and correlated with the user's telephone account. A utility notes when a usage limitation for a period is approaching and in response disables wireless updates and automatically executes the updates when a landline connection is sensed.

Simplified activation and management of wireless wide area network (WWAN) account

A method and apparatus for temporal tagging of videos in response to identification of locations on the video where persons in a contact list of a user are identified in response to facial recognition. The temporal tags can be retained within the video, or contained separately in a metadata file having fields to indicate time locations in the video and identified persons seen at those locations. Use of the temporal tags allows for automatic distribution of content relevant to the recipient, based on their presence in the video, or of persons in the video of which they are interested.

Temporal video tagging and distribution

A method of managing content related to a plurality of social networking websites. The method comprises accessing a first account that stores user's authentication information of the plurality of the networking websites and connecting to the plurality of social networking websites. Content associated with a second account is obtained from each of the plurality of social networking websites and service capabilities of each of the plurality of social networking websites are tracked. The obtained content from all the social networking websites is displayed on a single page and service information applicable to content is provided.

Method and system for content distribution management

A user of a user computer whose hard disk drive (HDD) is 'fried' can press a special key to cause BIOS to automatically gather location information about the computer from its GPS receiver and gather information about the HDD, activate a WWAN transceiver, and automatically send the location and HDD information over the WWAN to a service computer, which may return a location of a nearest service center to the user computer and any other advice including recovery advice for the HDD that the service center might be able to divine from the information sent to it by the user computer.

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Edward Theodore Winter