Patents Examined by Jason A Flohre
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Patent number: 11818449Abstract: A method for producing a camera module having a first part, preferably a housing part, and a second part, preferably a circuit board or a cover part, in which the two parts are connected in positive locking fashion. The positive lock is produced in that a connecting element connected to the first part in the form of a tongue, sleeve or a pin is guided through an opening of the second part, the first part is brought to abut on the second part and subsequently the end of the connecting element protruding beyond the second part is curled in a deforming process so that the curled end abuts on the second part in a pretensioned manner. A camera module is also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Michael Gockel, Andreas Moehrle, Nikolai Bauer
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Patent number: 11815793Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a chassis unit, a movable section rotatably held by the chassis unit, and a circuit board assembly on which circuit components including a tall electronic component are mounted. The chassis unit includes a pan driving unit that drives the movable section, and a pan position detection unit that detects an amount of rotation of the movable section. The chassis unit and the circuit board assembly are arranged such that they are opposed to each other in a first direction perpendicular to an installation surface of the electronic apparatus. The tall electronic component is mounted on a mounting surface, opposed to the chassis unit, of the circuit board assembly, and mounted at a location where in a projection view in the first direction, the tall electronic component does not overlap the pan driving unit and the panning detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Obana, Koichi Odagaki
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Patent number: 11812158Abstract: An image capture device includes an image capture circuit, a control unit, a determination unit, and a filter control unit. The image capture circuit is configured to capture an image formed by an image capture optical system. The control unit is configured to control exposure by determining an exposure time of each of pixel groups including one or more pixels on an image capture surface of the image capture circuit. The determination unit is configured to, on a basis of the exposure time, determine whether an image capture mode is to be a first mode in which a filter configured to attenuate infrared rays is inserted in an optical path of the image capture optical system or a second mode in which the filter is removed from the optical path. The filter control unit is configured to control insertion and removal of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Kawamoto, Takao Saito
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Patent number: 11812185Abstract: A video conferencing system and a method of removing an interruption thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A video conference is activated and a video stream is obtained through an image capturing device. A deep learning model is used to detect at least one first image object in a first video frame of the video stream. Whether the at least one first image object is an interruption object is determined. The at least one first image object is removed from the first video frame in response to the at least one first image object being determined to be the interruption object.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yu-Shan Ruan, Ling-Fan Tsao, Shu-Chun Liao, Sheng-Hsin Fan, Yu-Chieh Huang
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Patent number: 11803049Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for acquiring images of objects using an imaging device and a controllable mirror. The controllable mirror can be controlled to change a field of view for the imaging device, including so as to acquire images of different locations, of different parts of an object, or with different degrees of zoom.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: COGNEX CORPORATIONInventors: Torsten Kempf, Saul Sanz Rodriguez, Pepe Fernandez-Dorado, Laurens Nunnink
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Patent number: 11800234Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to set an exposure condition for each of regions on an image capturing plane and capture an image, an acquisition unit configured to acquire luminance information about each of the regions in the image captured by the image capturing unit, a calculation unit configured to calculate change information about an image to be acquired in next image capturing, and a determination unit configured to determine an exposure condition for the image capturing unit in the next image capturing for each of the regions based on the change information calculated by the calculation unit and the luminance information about each of the regions acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Kuroki
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Patent number: 11792531Abstract: A processing pipeline and method for mixed reality systems that utilizes selective auto-exposure for a region of interest in a scene based on gaze and that compensates exposure for the rest of the scene based on ambient lighting information for the scene. Images may be generated for display that provide an exposure-compensated, foveated high dynamic range (HDR) experience for the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Robert K Molholm
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Patent number: 11789338Abstract: The present invention comprises: a base; a housing disposed at one side of the base; a lens barrel disposed inside the housing; a cover disposed at one side of the housing; a first substrate disposed at the other side of the base; an image sensor which is installed on the first substrate, and disposed below the lens barrel; a diaphragm set which is movably supported inside the housing and which adjusts the amount of light incident to the lens barrel; a first drive unit comprising a first coil and a first magnet which enable the lens barrel and the diaphragm set to move together in the optical axis direction; and a second substrate which is attached to the housing and comprises a plurality of terminals which protrude to the outside as a result of the drive of the first drive unit, wherein the diaphragm set has a second drive unit for driving the diaphragms disposed therein, and the terminals are also connected to the second drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Keun Park, Tae Min Ha, Doo Shik Shin
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Patent number: 11790656Abstract: A computer-implemented method for scanning a side of an object to identify a region of interest is provided. The method can include determining, using one or more computing devices, a distance between a side of an object and an imaging device, determining, using the one or more computing devices, a scanning pattern for an imaging device that includes a controllable mirror, based on the distance between the side of the object and the imaging device, moving a controllable mirror according to the scanning pattern to acquire, using the one or more computing device and the imaging device, a plurality of images of the side of the object, and identifying, using the one or more computing devices, the region of interest based on the plurality of images.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Cognex CorporationInventors: Torsten Kempf, Saul Sanz Rodriguez, Pepe Fernandez-Dorado, Laurens Nunnink
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Patent number: 11785336Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Zhibin Zhang, Russell Douglas Patton, Peter Brook, Dunxu Hu
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Patent number: 11778333Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element, and disposed in matrix on a light-receiving surface; a plurality of light-receiving lenses provided one by one for each of the plurality of pixels in the plurality of pixels; and a control section that controls exposure times of the plurality of pixels. The control section controls the exposure times of the plurality of pixels to allow exposure times of at least two of the pixels, of the plurality of pixels corresponding to each of the light-receiving lenses, to be the same, and exposure times of at least two of the pixels, of the plurality of pixels corresponding to each of the light-receiving lenses, to be different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Takuma Nagata
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Patent number: 11778296Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, a filter, a l holder, and a lens assembly. A receiving groove is recessed from a surface of the circuit board. The photosensitive chip is received in the receiving groove. The holder is mounted on the surface of the circuit board and covers the photosensitive chip. The filter is mounted in the holder and spaced from the photosensitive chip. The lens assembly is mounted on the holder and located at a side of the filter facing away from the photosensitive chip. A dustproof layer is laid on the surface of the circuit board facing the filter and surrounds the photosensitive chip. An electronic device having the camera module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.Inventors: Jing-Wei Li, Ding-Nan Huang, Jian-Chao Song, Yu-Shuai Li
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Patent number: 11765832Abstract: A printed circuit board includes an electronic component including a first land, a printed wiring board including a resist portion and a second land, and a connecting portion interconnecting the first land and the second land. An opening larger than the first land in plan view from the electronic component side is defined in the resist portion. In plan view from the electronic component side, the first land is disposed inside the opening, the second land including a body portion disposed inside the opening and a protruding portion protruding from the body portion, the body portion being disposed further on an inside than an outer edge of the first land, and at least part of the protruding portion protruding further to an outside than the first land.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Kunihiko Minegishi
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Patent number: 11765472Abstract: A system and methods for implementing a transflective mirror as a rolling shutter sensor. The method includes. The method includes a controller setting a current state of an obfuscator to a transmissive state at a first point in time, the first point in time being a time when all pixels of an imaging sensor are in an active state. An imaging sensor then obtains an image of an object in a field of view of the imaging sensor. The image is obtained at a time when the obfuscator is in the transmissive state. The controller then sets the current state of the obfuscator to an obfuscative state at a point in time before a single pixel of the plurality of pixels is switched to an inactive state, wherein the active state of a pixel is a state in which a pixel is an active optical detector, and the inactive state is a state in which a pixel is not an active optical detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw
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Patent number: 11758277Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining semi-synchronous exposure parameters and an electronic device. The method in the embodiments of the present invention comprises: acquiring first exposure parameters corresponding to each lens; if it is determined that a preset EV limit value is not satisfied according to the first exposure parameters of each lens and adjacent lenses, respectively calculating exposure control parameters of each lens; calculating second exposure parameters corresponding to each lens according to the exposure control parameters of each lens and the first exposure parameters corresponding to each lens; if it is determined that the preset EV limit value is satisfied according to the second exposure parameters of each lens and adjacent lenses, determining the second exposure parameters corresponding to each lens to be semi-synchronized exposure parameters of each lens.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: ARASHI VISION INC.Inventors: Kun Tan, Yibin Guo
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Patent number: 11745657Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a lens assembly and a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The circuit board has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). An imager is disposed at the first side of the circuit board and optically aligned with the lens assembly. A bend-countering element is disposed at the second side of the circuit board. The bend-countering element has a second CTE that is greater than the first CTE of the circuit board. The bend-countering element counters temperature-induced bending of the circuit board. With the camera disposed at the vehicle, temperature-induced bending of the bend-countering element is in an opposite direction from temperature-induced bending of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yuesheng Lu, Steven V. Byrne
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Patent number: 11743570Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a camera is provided herein. During operation a microphone will identify an object by receiving the sound emitted by the object. Once the object has been identified, a main frequency component of the received sound is determined, and camera parameters are adjusted based on the value of the main frequency component.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Haim Kahlon, Jacob Shem Tov
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Patent number: 11736787Abstract: Welding cameras, welding helmets, welding masks, and associated display systems are described herein that utilize darkening or attenuating filters in conjunction with long-exposure imaging to capture flicker-free video of a welding process. Example embodiments include one or more of a darkening filter, an image sensor to capture long-exposure images as frames of a video, an optical image stabilization subsystem, a data storage to store video, and an electronic display to display the video. For example, captured images may be displayed on an electronic display within the welding mask without risk of overexposure of ultraviolet radiation to the operator. In some examples, dual electronic displays are used to display different images to each eye of the operator to provide a stereoscopic video feed.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: Collin Stoner
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Patent number: 11736785Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, a bracket arranged on the circuit board, and at least one electronic component embedded in the bracket and/or arranged on an inner side wall of the bracket. The electronic component is electrically coupled to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.Inventor: Ming-Hsun Lee
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Camera system, camera, interchangeable lens, and compatibility determination method of camera system
Patent number: 11722766Abstract: Provided are a camera system, a camera, an interchangeable lens, and a compatibility determination method of a camera system capable of simply and quickly determining compatibility between the camera and the interchangeable lens. An eleventh contact (CC11) provided in a camera (10) and an eleventh contact (LC11) provided in an interchangeable lens (100) are composed of contacts in which an open drain output is possible. In a case where the camera (10) supports a specific function, the eleventh contact (CC11) on a camera-side is set to a first polarity. In a case where the camera (10) does not support the specific function, the eleventh contact (CC11) on the camera side is set to a second polarity. In a case where the interchangeable lens (100) supports the specific function, the eleventh contact (LC11) on an interchangeable lens-side is set to the first polarity.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Kenshi Imamura