System and method for managing spatiotemporal uncertainty
Provided herein are methods and systems for managing spatiotemporal uncertainty in image processing. A method can comprise determining motion from a first image to a second image, determining a latency value, determining a precision value, generating an uncertainty element based upon the motion, the latency value, and the precision value, and rendering the uncertainty element.
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, motion from a first image to a second image;
generating, by a computing device, an uncertainty element based upon the motion wherein the uncertainty element is generated based upon a transformed motion vector; and
causing, by a computing device, rendering of the uncertainty element, wherein the uncertainty element is an indicator comprising at least one of a meter, a gauge, a scale, and a color spectrum.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion is determined from a motion estimation algorithm.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion is determined from a block matching algorithm.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image is a current frame and the second image is a previous frame of a series of images.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising generating a motion vector directed from the current frame to the previous frame.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the motion vector is generated based upon the determined motion.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by a computing device, a latency value, wherein the uncertainty element is further based upon the latency value.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein rendering the uncertainty element comprises rendering an uncertainty region and a size of the uncertainty region is based upon the latency value.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the latency value is determined based upon one or more of a local latency, a network latency, and a jitter.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the uncertainty element includes an uncertainty region projecting from one or more of the vector and an inverse of the vector.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein a size of the uncertainty region is proportional to a magnitude of the vector.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein rendering the uncertainty element comprises rendering an uncertainty region.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the uncertainty region is rendered as one or more of a blur, a ghost, and a coloration.
14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium bearing instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, effectuate operations comprising:
determining a latency value;
determining a latency offset for a first image based upon the latency value;
locating a second image based upon the latency offset from the first image; and
generating a motion ghost overlaying the first image, wherein the motion ghost comprises at least a portion of the second image, and wherein the motion ghost has opacity that is distinct from an opacity of the first image.
15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the first image is a current frame and the second image is a previous frame of a series of images.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the latency value is determined based upon one or more of a network latency and a local latency.
17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium bearing instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, effectuate operations comprising:
determining motion from a first frame to a second frame;
determining an uncertainty factor based on determined motion;
generating an uncertainty element based on the uncertainty factor; and
causing the uncertainty element to be graphically rendered, overlaying a portion of the first frame, wherein the uncertainty element has opacity that is distinct from an opacity of the first frame.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the uncertainty factor comprises a motion vector.