Patents Examined by Diane Wills
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Patent number: 10062142Abstract: Data transfer techniques include transferring display surface data from a memory subsystem into a stutter buffer at a first rate until the stutter buffer is substantially full. The memory interface and/or memory of the memory subsystem may then be placed into a suspend state until the stutter buffer is substantially empty. The display surface data is transferred from the stutter buffer to display logic at a second rate even when the memory subsystem is in a suspend state. The second rate, which is typically the rendering rate of the display, is substantially slower than the rate at which data is transferred into the stutter buffer.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Rupesh Shah, Tyvis Cheung, Thomas Edward Dewey, Chris Cheng, Franciscus Sijstermans
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Patent number: 10062200Abstract: A visualization system for displaying volumetric renderings includes a display, a user input actuator that is movable over a first range, a second range, and a third range, and a processor. The second range is located between the first range and the third range. The processor is configured to generate a first volumetric rendering according to a first transfer function when the user input actuator is positioned in the first range, and generate the first volumetric rendering according to a second transfer function when the user input actuator is positioned in the third range. The second transfer function is different than the first transfer function. The processor is further configured to generate the first volumetric rendering according to a blending of the first transfer function and the second transfer function when the user input actuator is positioned in the second range, and display the first volumetric rendering on the display.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: DENTAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: David Albert Sebok, Michael Joseph Parma, George John Cocco
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Patent number: 10062353Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a system to compensate for visual impairment. The system may comprise, for example, a frame wearable by a user to which is mounted at least sensing circuitry and display circuitry. The sensing circuitry may sense at least visible data and depth data. Control circuitry may then cause the display circuitry to visibly present the depth to the user based on the visible data and depth data. For example, the display circuitry may present visible indicia indicating depth to appear superimposed on the field of view to indicate different depths in the field of view, or may alter the appearance of objects in the field of view based on the depth of each object. The system may also be capable of sensing a particular trigger event, and in response may initiate sensing and presentation for a peripheral field of view of the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Fai Yeung, John Wei, Murat Yener
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Patent number: 10062363Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same which can effectively reduce an afterimage phenomenon generated on a display unit. A control apparatus of a mobile terminal for reducing an afterimage of a display unit of the mobile terminal according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise: the display unit for displaying items in a turned-on state; and a control unit for turning off the display unit after displaying the items on the display unit, moving display locations of the items displayed on the display unit in the turned-on state in a state where the display unit is turned off, and displaying the items in the moved display locations when the display unit is turned back on.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jeonghoon Kang, Heesoo Kang, Taeyun Kim, Taejoo Kim, Doochan Cho
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Patent number: 10058280Abstract: A method for mapping painful zones, includes: on a first screen, displaying a first silhouette representing the rear face of a body; drawing at least one painful zone on the first displayed silhouette; indicating the location of a pain felt by a patient; determining a first number of pixels on the first screen corresponding to the painful zone; measuring a reference distance between two morphological reference points on the patient; converting the first number of pixels into a painful cutaneous surface, the reference distance being used as a parameter in the conversion.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: CENTRE HÔSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE POITIERSInventors: Philippe Rigoard, Farid Guetarni
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Patent number: 10026220Abstract: For occlusion handing in lightfield rendering, layered lightfields are created. Rather than use one lightfield for one camera position and orientation, multiple lightfields representing different depths or surfaces at different depths relative to that camera position and orientation are created. By using layered lightfields for the various camera positions and orientations, the camera may be located within the convex hull or scanned object. The depths of the layers are used to select the lightfields for a given camera position and location.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventor: Christoph Vetter
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Patent number: 9965239Abstract: Provided is a linked display system capable of improving availability of information having different scales and amounts of information, a linked display method, and a program. A mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 101 that displays operation display information I1, a range setting unit 105 that sets a predetermined range A containing a specified position in accordance with an operation to specify any position P over operation display information and a communication unit 109 that transmits the predetermined range to a TV set 200.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9947124Abstract: Techniques are proposed for animating a deformable object. A geometric mesh comprising a plurality of vertices is retrieved, where the geometric mesh is related to a first rest state configuration corresponding to the deformable object. A motion goal associated with the deformable object is then retrieved. The motion goal is translated into a function of one or more state variables associated with the deformable object. A second rest state configuration corresponding to the deformable object is computed by adjusting the position of at least one vertex in the plurality of vertices based at least in part on the function.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Robert Sumner, Stelian Coros, Sebastian Martin, Bernhard Thomaszewski
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Patent number: 9892555Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing the amount of texture cache memory needed to store a texture atlas by using uniquely grouped refined triangles to create each texture atlas.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATIONInventors: Zitao Xu, Venkatraman Viswanathan, Scott Senften, Charles Sembroski, Ya Sun, Mary Cole
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Patent number: 9875566Abstract: At a first device there is received from a second device (i) a native pixilated image and (ii) interactive filter data associated with the image. The filter data corresponds to an interactive filter applied to the image. A first representation of the image is displayed in accordance with the interactive filter data on the display. All or a first subset of the pixels of the image are obscured in the first representation. Responsive to user input, for a period of time specified by the filter, a second representation of the image is displayed in place of the first representation. None or a second subset of the pixels of the image is obscured in the second representation, where the second subset is less than the first subset. Then there is displayed on the display, after the limited period of time has elapsed, the first representation in place of the second representation.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Glu Mobile, Inc.Inventors: Sourabh Ahuja, Liang Wu, Michael Mok, Lian A. Amaris
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Patent number: 9857966Abstract: An electronic device and a method for converting an image format object to a text format object are provided. The method includes selecting a region within an object displayed on a first screen; converting an image format object included inside the selected region to a text format object; and displaying the converted text format object on a second screen as an object that is inputtable to an input window of the second screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Geon-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9836865Abstract: Embodiments provide a split screen display for simultaneously viewing different portions of a field of view corresponding to an image, or a portion of an image, of a biological specimen. An image panel in the split screen display may include or be split into two or more sub-panels for displaying two or more contiguous portions of the field of view, so that each sub-panel displays a different portion of the field of view and so that the collection of sub-panels cooperatively displays the entire field of view. The portions of the field of view seamlessly and contiguously aligned at boundaries of the sub-panels. Different display types may be used to display the portions of the field of view in the sub-panels. Images may be recorded on a local or remote storage device or storage media for use in a report.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: GE HEALTHCARE BIOSCIENCES CORP.Inventor: Jasen Dobson
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Patent number: 9824490Abstract: In one embodiment, an augmented view is generated that accounts for dynamically changing terrain surface at a site. A sensor captures live georeferenced terrain surface topography for the site. A camera captures an image of the site. Further, a tracking system determines a georeferenced camera pose of the camera. An augmented reality application aligns a georeferenced three-dimensional (3-D) model for the site with the live georeferenced terrain surface topography. Then, using at least the captured image, the georeferenced camera pose, the georeferenced 3-D model and live georeferenced terrain surface topography, the augmented reality application creates an augmented view of the site that shows graphical representations of subsurface features. At least a portion of the graphical representations are dynamically conformed to the contours of the terrain surface in the image based on the live georeferenced terrain surface topography.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Bentley Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Stéphane Côté, Ian Létourneau, Jade Marcoux-Ouellet
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Patent number: 9811161Abstract: A device for improving readability of content displayed to a viewer is provided. The device has a screen for displaying the content, a motion sensor for measuring a displacement, and an eye tracker for measuring a change in gaze of the viewer when gazing at the screen. The device is operative to adjust the displayed content so as to improve its readability in response to determining that the change in gaze and the displacement of the device are out-of-sync. The out-of-sync condition may be determined by deriving a phase difference between the measured change in gaze and the measure displacement of the device, and comparing the derived phase difference to a threshold value. The displayed content is adjusted by at least one of increasing a font size of displayed text, enlarging one or more displayed graphical objects, and increasing a zoom level of the displayed content.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Tomas Jönsson, Tommy Arngren, Stefan Wänstedt, Peter Ökvist
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Patent number: 9804257Abstract: A portable virtual reality and/or augmented reality system enabling the projection and tracking of a user in a simulated environment is described. A system of motion capture cameras, computing, and tracking devices is provided in a portable package. Each tracking device is configured with one or more emitters which may generate a distinctive, repetitive pattern. The virtual reality and/or augmented reality system once assembled, provides for motion tracking and display of a one or more users in a simulated environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: WorldViz LLCInventors: Matthias Pusch, Masaki Miyanohara, John T. Roessler, Andrew C. Beall
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Patent number: 9805514Abstract: Dynamic haptic retargeting can be implemented using world warping techniques and body warping techniques. World warping is applied to improve an alignment between a virtual object and a physical object, while body warping is applied to redirect a user's motion to increase a likelihood that a physical hand will reach the physical object at the same time a virtual representation of the hand reaches the virtual object. Threshold values and/or a combination of world warping a body warping can be used to mitigate negative impacts that may be caused by using either technique excessively or independently.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Hrvoje Benko, Mark Hancock, Andrew D. Wilson, Eyal Ofek, Mahdi Azmandian
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Patent number: 9792712Abstract: A multi view display is a display capable of simultaneously showing different images to viewers that see the display from different locations. Viewers do not see the images intended for other viewers at other locations. A multi view display forms images via a collection of multi-view pixels. A multi-view pixel is able to emit different light in different directions; in each direction, parameters of emitted light such as brightness, color, etc., can be controlled independently of the light emitted in other directions. Embodiments of the present invention comprise a computational pipeline and architecture for efficiently distributing image data to the multi-view pixels of a multi-view display.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Misapplied Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Albert Han Ng, Paul Henry Dietz, David Steven Thompson
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Patent number: 9767620Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for gesture-based editing of three-dimensional (3D) models of real targets, for example, for use in planning hair transplantation procedures. According to some embodiments of the methodology disclosed, a 3D control points on an initial default model are matched automatically with the drawing of an outline of a target feature that a user wishes to define and deformed appropriately to quickly and accurately modify and update the initial default model into a resulting fitting model of the real target.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC.Inventors: Steven X Li, Hui Zhang, Ognjen Petrovic, Gabriele Zingaretti
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Patent number: 9741151Abstract: An animated visualization of data on an electronic device having a limited display area (such as a mobile device with a touch screen input) is disclosed. The limited display area is partitioned into a thumbnail view of a full data set and an expanded view of a subset of the data that is highlighted within the thumbnail. The views are correspondingly animated such that the highlighted data appears to progressively slide across the thumbnail view such that the full set of data is ultimately displayed in the expanded view. The data displayed in the expanded view is kept in context by dynamically highlighting the corresponding data within the thumbnail view. Various actions are also disclosed, such as pausing/re-starting the animation, selectively pinning data and consolidating coupled data elements—in each case at any time during the animation.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Alireza Pourshahid, Maria Gabriela Sanches
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Patent number: 9728004Abstract: A method for identifying and measuring a feature on tessellated geometry may include providing an image of a part on a display using an electronic representation of the part. The part may include a tessellated geometry. The electronic representation of the tessellated geometry of the part may include a collection of triangles defined by vertices of each triangle. The method may also include receiving selection of a feature on the tessellated geometry of the part. A first triangle of the collection of triangles that is associated with the selected feature is chosen and at least a first vertex and a second vertex of the first triangle are determined. A predefined normal to each of the vertices is also determined. The predefined normals from at least two of the vertices are used to identify and measure the feature of the part.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Max N. Jensen