Patents Examined by James M Anderson, II
  • Patent number: 10816322
    Abstract: A bonding apparatus having an optical system, an imaging element for acquiring an image formed by the optical system as a picture, an illumination unit for illuminating an electronic component, and a control part for processing the image acquired by the imaging element, the control part illuminating the electronic component through a first inclined optical path inclined with respect to the optical axis of a first portion of the optical system facing the electronic component and acquiring a first image, illuminating the electronic component through a second inclined optical path inclined toward the opposite side from the first inclined optical path with respect to the optical axis and acquiring a second image of the electronic component as a subject, and calculating an amount of variation from a reference height of the electronic component on the basis of the positional offset amount between the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SHINKAWA LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Hayata, Hiromi Tomiyama
  • Patent number: 10805620
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for deriving composite tracks. The disclosed apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a file that includes elementary track boxes respectively for elementary tracks. The elementary track box indexes a sequence of media samples in a time order that forms an elementary track. The processing circuitry is configured to construct a composite track box for a composite track. The composite track box identifies one or more elementary tracks, and a composite operation to form the composite track based on the one or more elementary tracks. The processing circuitry is further configured to generate a media presentation based on the composite track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Wang Lin Lai, Lulin Chen, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 10798288
    Abstract: A multi-camera electronic device and a control method thereof are proposed. The method includes the following steps. At least one camera of the electronic device is used for scene detection to generate photographing analysis information. All the photographing analysis information is collected, and joint photographing information including a joint target is generated through a communication process among all the cameras. An individual photographing parameter of each camera is generated according to the joint photographing information. Each camera is controlled to capture an image of the scene by using its individual photographing parameter to respectively generate a corresponding output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Altek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Hong-Long Chou, Shih-Yuan Peng, Hsin-Te Wang, Kai-Yu Tseng, Wen-Yan Chang
  • Patent number: 10798397
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video coding. In the method, a bit stream including syntax elements is received. The syntax elements correspond to residues of a transform block in a coded picture. A first maximum number of context-coded bins of the syntax elements of a first coefficient sub-block in the transform block is determined based on a frequency position of the first coefficient sub-block. Each of a number of bins of the syntax elements of the first coefficient sub-block is coded according to a context model and the determined first maximum number. Coded bits of the number of the bins of the syntax elements of the first coefficient sub-block are decoded based on the context models. Further, the first maximum number is different from a second maximum number of context-coded bins of the syntax elements of a second coefficient sub-block in the transform block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 10780990
    Abstract: A projection system of the present disclosure includes: a flying object having an exterior body, a flying device that causes the exterior body to fly, and an image capturing device that captures an image; a projection device that projects a capture-dependent image on the exterior body, the captured-dependent image depending on the image; and a controller that causes the projection device to project the capture-dependent image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Muramatsu, Yukinaga Seki, Masayuki Toyama, Hisao Sasai, Naoto Yumiki
  • Patent number: 10778931
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program capable of suppressing confusion that may arise in a case where a target person is identified when tracking a person. An image processing system includes: a camera control unit which accepts input video images captured by a plurality of video cameras; a tracked person registering unit capable of registering one or more persons appearing in the video images inputted from the camera control unit; and a display screen generating unit which displays switchable windows of the video images inputted from the video cameras for each person registered by the tracked person registering unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10771768
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed provide improved depth sensing for an imaging device. In some aspects, a plurality of transmitters including a first transmitter are configured to generate a structured light pattern with a first depth of field at a first resolution and a second structured light pattern with a second depth of field at the first resolution, wherein the second depth of field is wider than the first depth of field. A receiver, such as an imaging sensor, is configured to focus within the first depth of field to receive the first structured light pattern and capture a first image representing the first structured light pattern and to focus within the second depth of field to receive the second structured light pattern and capture a second image representing the second structured light pattern. An electronic hardware processor is configured to generate a depth map of the scene based on the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kalin Atanassov, Sergiu Goma, Stephen Michael Verrall
  • Patent number: 10771801
    Abstract: A method for video stream processing in a video chain is provided that includes transmitting a video stream in the video chain, receiving, by a first video node in the video chain, a region of interest (ROI) command from a second video node in the video chain, wherein the ROI command includes an ROI type indicator, and performing, by the first video node, the ROI command according to the ROI type indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Goksel Dedeoglu, Madhukar Budagavi
  • Patent number: 10750113
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program capable of suppressing confusion that may arise in a case where a target person is identified when tracking a person. An image processing system includes: a camera control unit which accepts input video images captured by a plurality of video cameras; a tracked person registering unit capable of registering one or more persons appearing in the video images inputted from the camera control unit; and a display screen generating unit which displays switchable windows of the video images inputted from the video cameras for each person registered by the tracked person registering unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10742987
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for analyzing a set of images of a video sequence with a view to performing a processing of the sequence. The method includes: determining, in the video sequence, a plurality of disjointed consecutive sub-sequences of at least one successive image according to the type of processing to be carried out and according to the content of the video sequence; and analyzing the images of each sub-sequence determined in the video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ATEME
    Inventor: Pierre Larbier
  • Patent number: 10739585
    Abstract: A side head-up display system is provided. The side head-up display system has an image generator configured to emit a generated image to create a virtual image for viewing by a vehicle occupant. In some forms, a side display surface is disposed along a vehicle side of the motor vehicle, and the virtual image is viewable through the side display surface. In some versions, a controller is provided and configured to cause the generated image to be generated intermittently while the first motor vehicle is running so that the image generator is off at least part of the time while the motor vehicle is running. The controller may be configured to cause the image generator to create the generated image to show information about another vehicle outside of the motor vehicle, such as speed information and/or distance and location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Luis Ernesto Quiroz de la Mora
  • Patent number: 10723265
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an imaging display system includes an imaging device, a display device, and a processing device. The imaging device includes a rolling shutter image sensor that takes an image. The display device displays the image. The processing device performs image processing on the image. The imaging display system is mounted on a movable body that moves in a certain direction on a reference plane. The imaging device is arranged at an angle with respect to a moving direction of the movable body on the reference plane. An imaging scanning direction of the image on the image sensor is horizontal with respect to the reference plane. A display scanning direction of the image displayed on the display device coincides with the imaging scanning direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Harada, Akira Sakaigawa, Fumitaka Gotoh
  • Patent number: 10721455
    Abstract: A three dimensional outline information sensing system includes a variable focus image capturing device, and a processing unit. The variable focus image capturing device is configured to continuously capture a plurality of two dimensional images of an object at a plurality of focal lengths. The processing unit is configured to remove out-of-focus parts of the plurality of two dimensional images and keep on-focus parts of the plurality of two dimensional images, and obtain three dimensional outline information of the object by stacking the on-focus parts of the plurality of two dimensional images according to corresponding focal lengths of the plurality of two dimensional images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: LEADOT INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventor: Justin Wang
  • Patent number: 10708603
    Abstract: A method for adaptive loop filtering is provided that includes determining a coefficient value for each coefficient position of an adaptive loop filter, applying the adaptive loop filter to at least a portion of a reconstructed picture using the coefficient values, and entropy encoding coefficient values into a compressed bit stream using predetermined short binary codes, wherein the short binary code used depends on the coefficient position of the coefficient value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Madhukar Budagavi
  • Patent number: 10686969
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for detecting a shot change in a video. The technique includes calculating a first plurality of difference values for pixel blocks included in a first video frame and a second video frame and calculating a first cumulative distribution function (CDF) based on the first plurality of difference values. The technique further includes calculating a second plurality of difference values for pixel blocks included in a first plurality of video frames that is contiguous with the first video frame and calculating a second CDF based on the second plurality of difference values. The technique further includes comparing the first CDF to the second CDF to detect a shot change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: NETFLIX INC.
    Inventors: Rohit Puri, Adithya Prakash, Shinjan Tiwary
  • Patent number: 10678041
    Abstract: This information processing apparatus includes: a search image acquisition unit that acquires enlarged images at focal positions different from each other; a first feature amount calculation unit that obtains, for each of the multiple captured enlarged images, a first feature amount based on a direct current component and a dynamic range of an alternating current component of pixel values for each of blocks forming each of the enlarged images; and an in-focus position determination unit that determines an in-focus position of each enlarged image based on the first feature amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Oshima
  • Patent number: 10666961
    Abstract: A method of transporting media data includes, by a file-based protocol sending unit of a source device, receiving a stream of data comprising Segments of media data from a segmenter of the source device that forms the Segments, each of the Segments comprising a respective individually retrievable file associated with a unique uniform resource locator (URL), determining locations of media delivery events (MDEs) in the stream of media data, wherein the MDEs include data for at least a portion of one of the Segments, determining one or more transmission time requirements for the MDEs representing times at which the MDEs are to be sent to a client device, and providing the MDEs and data representing the transmission time requirements to a physical layer sending unit of the source device according to available delivery slots for the physical layer sending unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Gordon Kent Walker, Thomas Stockhammer
  • Patent number: 10659738
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a total pixel value calculator that sums pixel values by each color arranged in one direction and other direction, an occurrence start point detector that determines whether a pixel of interest is an axial chromatic aberration occurrence start point or not based on the calculation result or the pixel value of the pixel of interest and detects the start point, an area determining section that determines an area around the start point as an axial chromatic aberration area, a color space information calculator that calculates color space information, a color space difference calculator that calculates the difference of the color space information between the one direction and the other direction, a correction amount calculator that calculates the correction amount of axial chromatic aberration in accordance with the difference, and a corrector that corrects the axial chromatic aberration area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Fukutomi, Ayako Asakura
  • Patent number: 10659766
    Abstract: Provided is a confidence generation apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a depth image signal which includes depth information representing a depth to an object in each of a plurality of pixels; and a generation unit configured to generate global confidence which represents confidence in a global region of the depth image signal. The generation unit includes: a first generation processing unit configured to generate local confidence which represents the confidence in the depth information in each of the plurality of pixels; a region division processing unit configured to divide the depth image signal into a plurality of regions based on the depth information; and a second generation processing unit configured to generate the global confidence in each of the plurality of regions based on the local confidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Nobayashi, Takashi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10656406
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second image groups in different first and second directions; a flatness calculation unit configured to calculate first flatness representing a gradient of a shading component in the first direction and calculate second flatness representing a gradient of a shading component in the second direction; a flat area detection unit configured to detect an area, as a flat area, including a position having a minimum gradient of a shading component in an image based on the first and second flatness; and a correction gain calculation unit configured to calculate a correction gain for correcting shading in an image with reference to a correction gain in the flat area by using a luminance ratio in the common area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunichi Koga