Patents Examined by Heather R. Jones
  • Patent number: 11967346
    Abstract: An image capture device may experience motion while capturing a video. A video clip may be generated from the video. The beginning of the video clip may be identified based on acceleration of the image capture device during capture of the video, while the ending of the video clip may be identified based on speed of the image capture device during capture of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Téo Marcin, Charles Laroche
  • Patent number: 11962833
    Abstract: A source device for providing audio data and video data on one or more digital media interfaces is described, wherein the source device is configured to automatically adjust a time alignment between a provision of audio data and a provision of video data based on an information about a latency of an audio path and based on an information about a latency of a video path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Kraegeloh, Thomas Heller, Rinat Zeh, Herbert Thoma
  • Patent number: 11956527
    Abstract: Image processing can include storing a first image and a second image in response to a first command. The first image can be captured by a first camera and comprise first pixels and have a first field of view. The second image can be captured by a second camera and comprise second pixels and have a second field of view. A second command can be received and the first image can be edited based on the second command. The edited image can have a third field of view and comprise pixels based on the first pixels and the second pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cullum James Baldwin, Pasi Johannes Parkkila
  • Patent number: 11936962
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device includes a receiving unit that receives a segment file having a plurality of segments and a setting file in which a group to which the segment file belongs is set, and an extraction unit that extracts one or more MP4 samples included in a segment of the segment file and adds attribute information including a reproduction start time of the MP4 sample to the MP4 sample. The information processing device further includes a determination unit that determines a switching position at which the segment file belonging to the group after switching is output in units of the MP4 samples on the basis of an accepted switching operation of the group and the attribute information, and an output unit that outputs an output signal generated from the segment file belonging to the group after the switching from the switching position to an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Toshiya Hamada
  • Patent number: 11927747
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a camera module, a monitoring system and a vehicle camera, the camera module includes a lens barrel, a first lens and a heating element, the lens barrel includes a light entrance, the first lens is disposed at the light entrance, the first lens includes an image side surface, the heating element directly acts on the image side surface to heat the first lens. By directly applying the heating element to the image side surface of the first lens, the heating element can directly transmit heat energy to the first lens, thereby achieving the effect of defogging and defrosting automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGXI LIANCHUANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobai Hong, Kemin Wang, Xihuang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11917251
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining that a plurality of user profiles, stored in the memory, are associated with an account of a media application; generating for presentation a media asset during a first consumption session associated with the account; generating for presentation a selectable option to associate a current progress point of the media asset with one or more of the plurality of user profiles associated with the account; receiving a selection of one or more of the plurality of user profiles via the selectable option; during a second consumption session, receiving a request for accessing the media asset; and in response to determining that the second consumption session is associated with the selected one or more user profiles, resuming the media asset from the progress point associated with the selectable option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Ishan Dhanwal, Simranjeet Gill, Anjum Makkar, Vivek Sehgal, Reda Harb
  • Patent number: 11914134
    Abstract: A microscope system for imaging at least one region of a sample includes: an image generating unit for microscopic imaging of a section of a sample region to be imaged acquired in an observation beam path; a movement unit for moving the section to be imaged into the observation beam path of the image generating unit; a graphic user interface displayed on a display for establishing a movement range corresponding to the sample region to be imaged by way of at least one user input, the graphic user interface displaying a coordinate system and, after input of at least one point in the displayed coordinate system, the movement range is established as a defined movement volume; and a control unit for activating the movement unit as a function of the defined movement volume so as to approach a set of sections corresponding to the defined movement volume in succession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH, LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Stefan Fabris, Jozsef Attila Gombos
  • Patent number: 11910049
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing supplemental content to a group of users when the group of users is disinterested in content from a live content stream. When users are disinterested in a segment of the live content, the users will be provided with supplemental content to consume during the not interesting portion of the live content while other users that are viewing the live content will continue to receive the live content stream. After the segment of the live content is completed, the group of users will resume consumption of the live content stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Matthew Wondra, Jean Michelle Somlo, Michaela Schlocker Logan, Mario Miguel Sanchez, William L Thomas
  • Patent number: 11900633
    Abstract: A system and a method include an imaging device configured to capture one or more images of a first vehicle. A control unit is in communication with the imaging device. A model database is in communication with the control unit. The model database stores a three-dimensional (3D) model of the first vehicle. The control unit is configured to receive image data regarding the one or more images of the first vehicle from the imaging device and analyze the image data with respect to the 3D model of the first vehicle to determine a pose of the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Robert M. Cramblitt
  • Patent number: 11902681
    Abstract: An imaging system according to the present disclosure includes: an imaging device that is mounted in a vehicle, and captures and generates an image of a peripheral region of the vehicle; and a processing device that is mounted in the vehicle, and executes processing related to a function of controlling the vehicle on the basis of the image. The imaging device includes: a first control line, a first voltage generator that applies a first voltage to the first control line, a first signal line, a plurality of pixels that applies a pixel voltage to the first signal line, a first dummy pixel that applies a voltage corresponding to the first voltage of the first control line to the first signal line in a first period, a converter including a first converter that performs AD conversion on the basis of a voltage of the first signal line in the first period to generate a first digital code, and a diagnosis section that performs diagnosis processing on the basis of the first digital code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kawazu, Atsushi Suzuki, Junichiro Azami, Yuichi Motohashi
  • Patent number: 11895376
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a content structure that can then be used as a content design building block. Specifically, new content can be automatically generated by combining, replacing or mixing and matching objects, actions, settings, effects, audio, etc., from any number of previously stored content structures to create a new content structure, which is then rendered as a new content segment. Content segments are then stitched together to generate a finished content stream. In this way, new and original content can be created without the traditionally expensive and labor-intensive filming or computer animation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Waterman
  • Patent number: 11889978
    Abstract: An intubation system includes an intubation instrument for capturing an image, wherein the intubation instrument has a first interface for providing an image signal representing the captured image, a display device with a second interface for receiving the image signal, wherein the display device is provided and designed to display the image captured by the intubation instrument, and a cable with a third interface at a first end of the cable and with a fourth interface at a second end of the cable. The first, second, third, and fourth interfaces are designed such that the first interface at the intubation instrument is connectable directly to the second interface at the display device and is alternatively connectable directly to the third interface at the cable, and such that the second interface at the display device is connectable directly to the first interface at the intubation instrument and is alternatively connectable directly to the fourth interface at the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Merz, Eugenia Fuhr, Toralf Popp, Urs Vogel
  • Patent number: 11877086
    Abstract: A method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Knorr, Daniel Kurz
  • Patent number: 11863835
    Abstract: An interaction method, an interaction apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining, in response to detecting a predefined size transformation operation, target transformation information of a target video based on whether a current size of the target video is a preset anchor point size, where the target video is a video played in a video play area; and transforming the target video based on the target transformation information, and playing the transformed target video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DOUYIN VISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anni Wu, Xiaolin Li, Hongyu Yang, Yupeng Chen, Yingjie Sun, Panyi Yang
  • Patent number: 11841224
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air-ground integrated landslide monitoring method and device. The monitoring method comprises the following steps: step one, performing high-precision (centimeter-level) vertical aerial photogrammetry and oblique photogrammetry on a monitored area by using an unmanned aerial vehicle, and quickly generating a digital topographic map, a digital orthographic map and a digital surface model; step two, performing accurate and intensive monitoring on the monitored area through a monitoring device; and step three, finally sending obtained data to a processor, and after the monitoring data are processed by the processor, sending the data to a remote-control center, so that real-time transformation and spatialization of dynamic landslide monitoring information are achieved. The present disclosure also provides a landslide monitoring device. The landslide monitoring device comprises a control box, a bottom plate and an unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Yaru Zhu, Bingzhe Tang, Shuyue Ma
  • Patent number: 11838492
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed are for detecting moving objects that are in a field of view of a head-mountable device (HMD). In various implementations, the HMD includes a display, an event camera, a non-transitory memory, and a processor coupled with the display, the event camera and the non-transitory memory. In some implementations, the method includes synthesizing a first optical flow characterizing one or more objects in a field of view of the event camera based on depth data associated with the one or more objects. In some implementations, the method includes determining a second optical flow characterizing the one or more objects in the field of view of the event camera based on event image data provided by the event camera. In some implementations, the method includes determining that a first object of the one or more objects is moving based on the first optical flow and the second optical flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Peter Meier
  • Patent number: 11838593
    Abstract: A system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. The software code is executed to receive a content selection input identifying audio-video (AV) content from a user, and determine a user preferred playback mode for a core video component of the AV content using one or more of (x) a media consumption profile of the user, (y) a playback mode selection input received from the user, or (z) a playback mode supported by a user device. The software code also obtains a media package containing multiple versions of the core video component and metadata identifying a default playback mode, and streams the AV content to the user device using: the user preferred playback mode when a version of the core video component corresponding to the user preferred playback mode is contained in the media package, or the default playback mode otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Krone, Matthew Jankowski, Rishi Bandopadhay, David Kesler, Jared Wolinsky, Kevin Fuhrman, Stephen Horbelt
  • Patent number: 11838604
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automatically and programmatically generating crowdsource trailers. In an embodiment, interactions with streaming content performed by a plurality users who consumed the content are received. A value is assigned to each of the interactions. A plurality of windows of content are identified within the streaming content. The values of the interactions for each of the landing frames within each of the plurality of windows are accumulated. A particular one of the plurality of windows with a highest accumulated value is selected. A trailer for the content is generated based on the selected particular window and provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher James Tegethoff, Abhijit Pol, Anthony Wood
  • Patent number: 11818445
    Abstract: A method includes identifying a plurality of media content items for a playlist, each of the plurality of media content items having an introductory segment, one or more main segments, and an ending segment; determining a length of an ending segment of a first media content item and a length of an introductory segment of a second media content item; selecting an interstitial to be added to the playlist between one or more main segments of the first media content item and one or more main segments of the second media content item; and responsive to determining that a length of the interstitial is less than a combined length of the ending segment and the introductory segment, adjusting an overlap on the interstitial of the ending segment of the first content media item and the introductory segment of the second media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Abhiram Kasina
  • Patent number: 11796647
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for detecting an object, especially an object remotely placed in a field of view (FOV) using optical pulses with non-uniform pulse power, without exceeding the Accessible Emitted Limit (AEL) A plurality of optical pulses including two or more levels of pulse power may be emitted to detect an object in the FOV. Information related to the object may be generated from the returning optical pulses. The optical pulses with non-uniform pulse power may result in increased probability of detection associated with the pulses returning from the remotely located object, and therefore the density of point clouds associated with the remotely located object may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiping Jiang, Ali Ahmed Ali Massoud