Abstract:
A method is described for reconstructing the map of an environment (20) surrounding a wireless device (100), said environment (20) being equipped with one or more radio frequency tags (1) set in a number dependent on the level of detail to be obtained in said reconstruction, said method comprising the steps of: - receiving identification and localization data of said one or more radio frequency tags (1) over a wireless connection by said at least one wireless reception means (3) of the wireless device (100); - storing the identification and localization data of said one or more radio frequency tags (1) into a filing and/or storage means (5,6) by a processing means (2) of the wireless device (100); - providing on said output means (7) of the wireless device (100) at least one map of said environment (20) built on the basis of the identification and localization data of the radio frequency tags (1).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving multimedia contents comprising at least two components (C1, C2); the reception method entails the reception of a first component (C1) from a first transmission medium (DVB) and the reception of a second component (C2) from a second transmission medium (IP), as well as the steps of: detecting (A4) a first "watermark" sequence from said first component (C1), detecting (A4) a second "watermark" sequence from said second component (C2), synchronizing (A5) said first and second components (C1, C2) on the basis of said first and second "watermark" sequences, and combining (A6) said synchronized first and second components (C1, C2) to form said multimedia content (MM); of course, said reception method provides the desired results if both components have been suitably and repeatedly marked prior to transmission.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an image capturing apparatus (600) comprising a body that can be freely inclined relative to a predetermined reference axis through the effect of a rotation about a certain axis of rotation, an optical sensor device (1) capable of capturing luminous radiation incident thereon and of converting it so that it can be stored into a physical medium in the form of a captured image, wherein the optical sensor device (1) is mechanically coupled to the body of the apparatus (600) in a manner such that it can be made capable of controllably rotating about the axis of rotation, inclination sensor means (60) adapted to detect the angular offset of the optical sensor device with respect to the predetermined reference axis, motor means (64) adapted to rotate the optical sensor device about said axis of rotation when it is made capable of controllably rotating about the axis of rotation by the motor means (64), processing and control means (62) associated with the inclination sensor means (60) and with the motor means (64) and adapted to change the inclination of the optical sensor device (1) through the motor means (64) depending on the angular offset detected by the inclination sensor means (60) with respect to the predetermined reference axis.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for processing a three-dimensional video content, wherein a video stream processor (2) is inputted with a video stream (Fi) comprising video images and/or data images arranged within single frames according to a determined transport configuration and adapted to produce a three-dimensional display, wherein said video stream processor (2) generates, in response to a control signal (8) sent by a control module (5), a video signal (9,13) reproduceable on an associated visualisation apparatus (4) comprising at least one portion of said images, as arranged in each single frame for at least one of said single frames, so as to support the user in recognising said determined transport configuration.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device for receiving and transmitting information in a mobile communication network. The device comprises means for making a voice call to a telephone number, a memory area for storing said telephone number and at least one identifier of the mobile network operator to which said telephone number belongs. The device further comprises means for retrieving said identifier through the mobile communication network. The latter means extract the network operator identifier of the called number from a message sent automatically when setting up said voice call. The invention also relates to a communication method for a mobile communication network.
Abstract:
A method for encoding digital images or video streams, comprises: - a receiving phase, wherein a portion of an image (f) is received; - a graph weights prediction (GWP) phase, wherein the elements of a weights matrix (W) associated to the graph related to the blocks of the image (predicted blocks) are predicted on the basis of reconstructed, de-quantized and inverse-transformed pixel values of at least one previously coded block (predictor block) of the image (f), the weights matrix (W) being a matrix comprising elements (wij) denoting the level of similarity between a pair of pixels composing said image (f), - a graph transform computation phase, wherein the graph Fourier transform of the blocks of the image (f) is performed, obtaining for said blocks a set of coefficients determined on the basis of the predicted weights; - a coefficients quantization phase, wherein said coefficients are quantized - an output phase wherein a bitstream comprising said transformed and quantized coefficients is transmitted and/or stored.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for encoding and/or decoding digital images or video streams, wherein the encoding apparatus (1100) comprises processing means (1110) configured for reading a portion of said image (f), computing difference values between pixel values of the image, quantizing such pixel difference values for obtaining a quantized weight map (W), computing an edge map (f') composed by elements (f'i) indicating whether a corresponding pixel of said portion of the image is an edge or not on the basis of the quantized weight map, determining a reconstructed weight map (W') on the basis of the edge map (f'), determining a graph transform matrix (U) on the basis of the reconstructed weight map (W'), computing transform coefficients (f^) on the basis of the graph transform matrix (U) and said portion of the image (f), transmitting the computed transform coefficients (f^) and the edge map (f').
Abstract:
A method is described for generating a three-dimensional video stream by starting from a sequence of video images, said sequence comprising a first view (V 0 ), at least one second view (V i ) of a scene, as well as a depth map (D 0 ) of said first view (V o ), or a disparity map of said at least one second view (V 1 ) with respect to the first view (V 0 ), the method comprising, for one image, the following steps: obtaining at least one occlusion image (O 1 ) comprising the occluded pixels of said second view (V 1 ) by starting from said depth map (D 0 ) or from said disparity map; generating a compacted occlusion image (OC 1 ) by spatially repositioning said occluded pixels of said at least one occlusion image (O 1 ), so as to move said pixels closer to one another; said three-dimensional video stream comprising, for one image, said first view (V 0 ), said depth map (D 0 ), or said disparity map, and said at least one compacted occlusion image (OC 1 ).
Abstract:
A method is described for managing a map (140) stored in a memory (130) associated with a personal navigation device (10), comprising a command and data entry unit (115) operable by a user, wherein said map (140) can be visualized on a display (115) and comprises a road network, wherein said method comprises the step of combining a first set of data about said road network, stored in said map (140), with a second set of data about at least one road not present in said road network or defined as not viable, in particular a new road, wherein said second data can be entered by the user by means of said command and data entry unit (115).
Abstract:
A cooperative localisation process is described for determining the absolute position of an apparatus to be localized, comprising a plurality of cooperating apparatuses able to cooperate, through the exchange of messages and data, in the localisation of said apparatus to be localized. The cooperating apparatuses are equipped with at least one direct, apparatus - to - apparatus radio transmission and reception system for messages and data, and means for estimating the distance between apparata of said set of cooperating apparatuses. The cooperating localisation apparatuses able to implement this process are also described.