Sony Corporation

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Scenera, Inc.

Munehiro Shimomura

Fumiyoshi Abe

Andrew Augustine Wajs

Takuji Himeno

Hiroki Matsui

Kenji Yamasaki

Hitoshi Ozawa

Masatsugu Ishiko

Takanobu Kobashiri

Akitaka Fukata

Yasuhiro Goto

Hironori Miyoshi

Kyosuke Asano

Aviram Cohen

Provided is a data distribution systemincluding one or more sensor devicesto acquire sensing data and a serverto accept a distribution request from one or more requestors requesting distribution of predetermined data capable of being generated from the sensing data.

Data distribution system, sensor device, and server

A network of nodes is organized into a data pipeline for one or more applications that require image understanding. The nodes are configurable to form different data pipelines, depending on the application. The process of configuring a data pipeline from the nodes may be standardized. In one implementation, the nodes have various capabilities, which may include sensor functions (e.g., image capture) and image understanding functions (e.g., object detection and recognition). Based on descriptions of the capabilities of the nodes, various nodes are selected for inclusion in the data pipeline and the interconnections between the selected nodes to form the data pipeline are also determined. Control data is transmitted to the selected nodes to form the data pipeline. The control data specifies the sensor and/or image understanding functions for the selected nodes according to each node's role in the data pipeline and also specifies the interconnections between the selected nodes.

Configuring data pipelines with image understanding

An image processing device includes: a detecting section configured to detect a plurality of objects by type from one input image; a generating section configured to generate image data on each of the objects detected by the detecting section as images of respective different picture frames by types of the objects; and a processing section configured to subject the images of the different picture frames, the images of the different picture frames being generated by the generating section, to processing according to one of a setting and a request.

Image processing device, image processing system, camera device, image processing method, and program

In starting a session, a block ID is assigned to the respective blocks in which session is divided into tasks in every function, and a task lookup table which is a quick reference table for the block ID and a task ID is formed. In performing a message communication, a transmitter task assigns a destination in the block ID and obtains the task ID with reference to the task lookup table. And then, the task ID of the destination is assigned and a transmission and reception of the message is performed by applying a message communication function in OS.

System for session management of resources and tasks having records in the lookup table for the session

When the head of a data pack that can be a start point of consecutive recording is included in an ECC (error correcting code) bank, data indicating this is set in an ECCTB (error correctly code two-B picture). When the head of a data pack that can be a start point of consecutive recording is not included in the ECC bank, data indicating this is set in the ECCTB. Thus, when performing consecutive recording, a recording apparatus refers to contents of the ECCTBs to detect a consecutive recording start, thereby allowing selection of the point closest to a point where a user desires to start consecutive recording, and the user starts the consecutive recording at the detected point.

Recording apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

In an STC generating step, STCs (STC_d) delayed a time 'System_delay' from STC (STC_medium) in compressed picture data read from a recording medium in the normal-speed reproduction mode is sequentially generated. In this STC generating step, there is set at shift from a variable-speed reproduction to normal-speed reproduction an STC initial value on the basis of results of comparison between PTS (PTS_s) in display picture data at the time of reproduction mode shift and {STC_medium at the shift&#x2212;(delay due to the shift (shift_delay)+System_delay)}. Thus, when shifting the reproduction mode from a variable-speed one to normal-sped one in compliance with the MPEG standard, pictures can smoothly be displayed in the normal-speed reproduction mode without skipping over any displayed pictures.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Munehiro Shimomura