Patents Examined by Hung H. Lam
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Patent number: 11863880Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage mediums described herein are configured to fuse image frames captured by a camera to generate an image frame having high dynamic range and reduced amount of noise. For instance, after a shutter button of the camera is activated, one or more history image frames captured during a preview mode of the camera (e.g., before the shutter button is activated) are compared to a highlight recovery frame captured after the shutter button is activated to determine a level of similarity therebetween. The history image frame(s) may be captured with a first exposure value, and the highlight recovery frame may be captured with a second exposure value that is different than the first exposure value. History image frame(s) that are determined to be relatively similar to the highlight recovery frame are combined with the highlight recovery frame to generate the image frame having high dynamic range.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Tomi Marko Juhani Sokeila, Ari Väinö Johannes Partinen
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Patent number: 11863881Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media that support multi-frame depth-of-field (MF-DOF) for deblurring background regions of interest (ROIs), such as background faces, that may be blurred due to a large aperture size or other characteristics of the camera used to capture the image frame. The processing may include the use of two image frames obtained at two different focus points corresponding to the multiple ROIs in the image frame. The corrected image frame may be determined by deblurring one or more ROIs of the first image frame using an AI-based model and/or local gradient information. The MF-DOF may allow selectively increasing a depth-of-field (DOF) of an image to provide focused capture of multiple regions of interest, without causing a reduction in aperture (and subsequently an amount of light available for photography) or background blur that may be desired for photography.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wen-Chun Feng, Yu-Ren Lai, Hsin Yueh Chang
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Patent number: 11849203Abstract: A method for assembling an optical lens includes preparing a first lenses part including a first lens and a second lenses part including a second lens, capturing the first lenses part, and adjusting a posture of the first lenses part according to a distance measurement result, so that an included angle between a first end surface of the first lenses part and a second end surface of the second lenses part is less than a threshold of inclination angle. The method also includes adjusting the first lenses part at degree of freedom of linear movement to complete pre-positioning, performing an active alignment of a position of the first lenses part at the degree of freedom of linear movement according to an actual imaging result, and fixing the first and second lenses parts together, so that their relative positions are maintained at the relative positions determined by the active alignment.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTDInventors: Guangfu Zhou, Hui Li, Chao Ye, Ling Zhong, Ke Shi, Xiaoming Ding, Hailong Liao
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Patent number: 11838654Abstract: A remote driving system includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring operation information related to an operation of a steering wheel by a user who remotely drives the target vehicle; and a control unit for controlling a resolution and a frame rate of each camera mounted on the target vehicle. When an operation amount of the steering wheel is relatively small, at least one of the resolution and the frame rate of a camera that captures an image of a front region of the target vehicle in a traveling direction is maintained or improved. When the steering wheel has been rotated to one of right and left and the operation amount is relatively large, at least one of the resolution and the frame rate of a camera that captures an image of a region of the one of right and left of the target vehicle is maintained or improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kosuke Akatsuka, Yuki Murata, Shuichi Tamagawa, Rio Suda
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Patent number: 11838656Abstract: An imaging device (100) includes: an imaging element (112) including a pixel capable of detecting a depth; an image processing unit (120) configured to detect a depth using a signal obtained from the pixel and perform processing based on the depth; and a correction data generation unit (130) configured to generate, based on the signal, a correction map for correcting image height dependency of the depth in the image processing unit (120).Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoya Takeda
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Patent number: 11831851Abstract: The present invention discloses a multiple camera sensor system and a method for any application and for a large number of different fields. The present invention is solving certain problems related to existing camera technology issues by introducing the possibility of getting several different camera inputs from the same source or moving shots/images without physically moving any cameras. It will minimize the physical presence of existing camera technology, size, weight and design and also to large extent avoid physical laws like gravity, vibrations, acceleration, retardation and speed. This may be implemented by means of a software virtually moving camera using multiple cameras sensors mounted consecutively along some attachment solution. This attachment solution may include e.g. tape or strips. The invention can be utilized in areas like industry and production support, medical appliances, AV production, Video Conferencing, Broadcast, Surveillance and Security among others.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Muybridge ASInventors: Anders Tomren, Håkon Espeland
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Patent number: 11825181Abstract: Provided is a system with image sensors combination, including: a plurality of image sensors located in a same semiconductor chip package; and a controller for controlling the plurality of image sensors to operate in coordination, wherein each image sensor includes: a plurality of photosensitive pixel cells to be simultaneously exposed to generate analog photosensitive signals; an analog-to-digital converters for converting the analog photosensitive signals generated by the plurality of photosensitive pixel cells into image sensor signals; and a timing circuit for controlling the generation, readout, and transmission of electrical signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: RAYZ TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.Inventors: Ruxin Chen, Detao Du
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Patent number: 11825215Abstract: A multi-lens camera module making use of a single image sensor comprising first and second lens modules, an image acquisition module, a refracting module, and a shielding module. The refracting module refracts light from either the first lens module and/or the second lens module, the shielding module allowing light to enter only one of the first or second lens modules by masking the other. The first and second lens modules can share one image acquisition module, which saves cost and interior space of the camera module and thus of the electronic device using such camera module. An electronic device comprising the camera module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.Inventors: Chao-Yu Qin, Zhi-Wei Li
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Patent number: 11818472Abstract: Video or image capture device and method of operation of the capture device are described. One example apparatus includes a first sensor array comprising a first plurality image sensors, a second sensor array comprising a second plurality image sensors; a third sensor array comprising a third plurality image sensors; a fourth sensor array comprising a fourth plurality image sensors and a fifth sensor array comprising a fifth plurality image sensors. The second sensor array and the fourth sensor array are configured to be excluded from use for capturing images in a portrait format. The third sensor array and the fifth sensor array are configured to be excluded from use for capturing images in a landscape format. The first sensor array is configured to be used for capturing images in the portrait format and the landscape format.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventor: Donald Siu
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Patent number: 11818455Abstract: A first device sends a request to a second device to initiate a shared annotation session. In response to receiving acceptance of the request, a first prompt to move the first device toward the second device is displayed. In accordance with a determination that connection criteria for the first device and the second device are met, a representation of a field of view of the camera(s) of the first device is displayed in the shared annotation session with the second device. During the shared annotation session, one or more annotations are displayed via the first display generation component and one or more second virtual annotations corresponding to annotation input directed to the respective location in the physical environment by the second device is displayed via the first display generation component, provided that the respective location is included in the field of view of the first set of cameras.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
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Patent number: 11812180Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a video acquired by a photographing element; superimposing a special-effects animation on the video for display, wherein in the special-effects animation, a first special-effects material is generated at a first position in the video and starts to move from the first position, and when a second position to which the first special-effects material moves in the video is located at a feature point obtained by image edge detection in the video, the first special-effects material stays at the second position.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaoqi Li
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Patent number: 11812139Abstract: A method of controlling power usage in an image signal processor includes measuring an actual percentage of flat pixels in a digital image, adjusting a percentage threshold of flat pixels in the digital image, based on the measured actual percentage of flat pixels in the digital image; and processing the digital image by the image signal processor based on the percentage threshold of flat pixels. The percentage threshold of flat pixels is adjusted to reduce power used by the image signal processor in processing the digital image.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Gal Bitan, Tal Bernstein, Ilya Romm, Yoram Furth
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Patent number: 11800244Abstract: An embodiment of an image recording apparatus includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing a main scene image, and at least one second optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing an auxiliary scene image. The first and the second field of view of the user at least partially overlap. The image resolution of the main scene image is lower than the image resolution of the main scene image and the field of view of the main scene image is larger than the field of view of the auxiliary scene image. The image recording apparatus further includes at least one processor for receiving the main and the auxiliary scene images, and generating a modified resolution copy of the main scene image based on the auxiliary scene image.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Mojtaba Vaziri
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Patent number: 11792538Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing array cameras configured to perform super-resolution processing to generate higher resolution super-resolved images using a plurality of captured images and lens stack arrays that can be utilized in array cameras are disclosed. An imaging device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one imager array, and each imager in the array comprises a plurality of light sensing elements and a lens stack including at least one lens surface, where the lens stack is configured to form an image on the light sensing elements, control circuitry configured to capture images formed on the light sensing elements of each of the imagers, and a super-resolution processing module configured to generate at least one higher resolution super-resolved image using a plurality of the captured images.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Adeia Imaging LLCInventors: Kartik Venkataraman, Amandeep S. Jabbi, Robert H. Mullis, Jacques Duparre, Shane Ching-Feng Hu
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Patent number: 11792510Abstract: A memory device can be configured to receive data, via a first port, from an image sensor coupled thereto. The memory device can be further configured to perform an image processing operation on the data. The image processing operation can be performed using logic circuitry of the memory device. The memory device can be configured to transmit operated-on data from the memory device to image signal processing (ISP) circuitry via a second port of the memory device. Pulling data directly from an image sensor, via a memory device, can reduce data transfers, reduce resource consumption, and offload workloads from ISP circuitry, a host device, and/or a host processing device, for example.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Poorna Kale, Richard C. Murphy, Amit Gattani
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Patent number: 11778305Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for image processing. An imaging system can include an image sensor that captures image data. An image signal processor (ISP) of the imaging system can demosaic the image data. The imaging system can input the image data into one or more trained machine learning models, in some cases along with metadata associated with the image data. The one or more trained machine learning models can output settings for a set of parameters of the ISP based on the image data and/or the metadata. The imaging system can generate an output image by processing the image data using the ISP, with the parameters of the ISP set according to the settings. Each pixel of the pixels of the image data can be processed using a respective setting for adjusting a corresponding parameter. The parameters of the ISP can include gain, offset, gamma, and Gaussian filtering.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Hau Hwang, Shusil Dangi
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Patent number: 11778132Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: an output unit configured to perform video output to an external apparatus; a switching unit configured to switch an operation mode of the information processing apparatus between a first mode in which the video output by the output unit is performed and a second mode in which the video output by the output unit is not performed; and a synchronization control unit configured to, in the video output by the output unit, control whether or not to perform Genlock based on an external synchronization signal inputted from an external unit. The synchronization control unit, in a case where an instruction for performing Genlock has been received while operating in the first mode and not performing Genlock, prevents start of Genlock while operating in the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomonori Tanaka
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Patent number: 11778311Abstract: A camera for capturing an image comprising: an image sensor configured to generate image sensor data in response to received light; a processing resource configured to process the image sensor data to obtain image data and communication data, wherein obtaining the communication data comprises performing a demodulation process in respect of at least part of the image sensor data, wherein the processing resource is further configured to transmit the communication data and the image data to at least one further processing resource.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: pureLiFi LimitedInventor: Angelos Spanos
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Patent number: 11770545Abstract: A method of encoding a video stream for the provision of prunable video data, comprising: receiving, in an encoder, a video stream in which each image frame of the video stream is divided into a number of subviews, providing each subview with an assigned category based on a content of the particular subview, monitoring the evolution of category assigned for each subview, and encoding the video stream using a hierarchical P-frame encoding structure, in such manner that each change in category for a subview starts a new hierarchical P-frame structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Axis ABInventors: Sebastian Hultqvist, Viktor Edpalm, Axel Keskikangas, Anton Eliasson
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Patent number: 11770623Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a camera sensor associated with an information handling device, image data from a plurality of imaging ports, wherein the plurality of imaging ports are positioned around the information handling device; determining, using a processor, a primary imaging port from the plurality of imaging ports, wherein image data captured at the primary imaging port shows a front view of a user; and broadcasting, responsive to the determining, the image data from the primary imaging port. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Arnold Weksler, John C Mese, Nathan Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, Mark Delaney