Patents Examined by Joon Kwon
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Patent number: 10924713Abstract: The present embodiments solve the problem of low-quality stored footage from video stream by storing copies of data packets at a local storage device of the A/V recording and communication device. The locally stored data is subsequently (e.g., after the live stream has terminated) uploaded to a remote storage device. If any data packets are lost during the upload process, those lost data packets can be re-sent from the local storage device to the remote storage device so that the complete recording can be stored at the remote storage device. The subsequent upload process may, in some embodiments, comprise a reliable data transfer protocol.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gluckman, Trevor Phillips, Joshua Roth
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Patent number: 10922824Abstract: A system, components, and methodologies are provided for image data processing and subsequent use to detect and/or identify objects and object movement in such image data to enable assistance, automation, control and/or documentation regarding transportation vehicle movement. An affine contour filter provides the ability to extract precise sub-pixel roots of contours that represent boundaries of blobs in an image that undergoes small affine changes such as translation, rotation and scale. Thereby lateral contour tracking may be performed wherein movement of an object may be tracked within the field of view of a camera by aligning the contours associated with the object in space-time. As a result, the size and shape of the object to be tracked need not be specified ahead of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Inventors: Edmund Dawes Zink, Douglas Allen Hauger, Lutz Junge, Jerramy L. Gipson, Joerg Christian Wolf, Qiang Liu
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Patent number: 10917624Abstract: Previously, users could not be notified when the 3D mode type of a program being received by a digital broadcast receiver was not compatible with the digital broadcast receiver. A reception device is provided with: a reception unit which receives program content including video information and identification information including information for distinguishing whether the program content is 2D program content or 3D program content; and a display control unit which controls the display so as to display whether the aforementioned program content is 2D program content or 3D program content in response to the received aforementioned identification information.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Otsuka, Sadao Tsuruga
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Patent number: 10905366Abstract: A method capturing eye movement data for detection of cognitive anomalies, includes a computer application displaying a frame on a display, capturing and displaying a video image of a user's face and eyes, while the user aligns the face to the frame, capturing and processing the face image to initiate an image eye movement capture process, outputting an indication on a display and moving the indication spatially to one of a plurality of images, capturing a video of each user eye, to track the position of the indication of the display, the image of each eye comprising a sclera portion, an iris portion, and a pupil portion, parsing the video to determine a reference images corresponding to eye positions, capturing the user's eyes while the user views familiar and novel images, and correlating the images of the user's eyes to the familiar or novel images using the reference images.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: NEUROTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Nick Bott, Alexander R. Lange, Rob Cosgriff, Roger Hsiao, Brad Dolin
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Patent number: 10911780Abstract: In a process of coding multi-viewpoint images, the process is performed at a high speed while the amount of data is suppressed. A distance estimating unit that estimates a distance from a camera array including a plurality of camera units up to a subject, a determination unit that determines the number of first camera units independently coding image data among the plurality of camera units and an arrangement of the first camera units in the camera array based on the distance estimated by the distance estimating unit, and a control unit that operates each of the camera units as the first camera unit or as a second camera unit coding image data of the own camera unit by referring to image data of the first camera unit based on the number and the arrangement of the first camera units determined by the determination unit are included.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koji Ishibashi
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Patent number: 10911742Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more processors and a display that is flexible. A louvered filter, which can be optionally configured in an electronic device attachment, as a first louvered filter and a second louvered filter, or otherwise, is then disposed along the flexible display. When the flexible display is deformed by one or more bends, the one or more processors can present a first image through a first portion of the louvered filter and a second image through a second portion of the louvered filter to present stereoscopic content without the need of special glasses.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Mark Frederick Valentine, Adrian Gheorghe Manea, Sen Yang
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Patent number: 10899277Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a rear backup camera that is operable to capture image data. The rear backup camera is configured to be disposed at the vehicle so as to have a rearward field of view. The rear backup camera has an imager and a wide angle lens, which is disposed at the imager with its center axis offset from a center region of the imager so as to be disposed at and to image at an upper region of the imager. A distant central horizon region is imaged at the upper region of the imager and a closer region is imaged at the center region and the lower region of the imager. Video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera are displayed on a video display for viewing by a driver of the vehicle during the reversing maneuver of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Frank Goseberg, Ruediger Boegel
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Patent number: 10902593Abstract: A biological analysis system and an associated method are provided. The method is used for recovering off scale data in an image produced by a camera in a capillary electrophoresis instrument. The method comprises the steps of identifying bins of the image where electron counts exceed a maximum number of counts; setting an off-scale flag for the identified bins; and processing the image to obtain a recovered dye signal, based on the flag set for each bin, and using a dye matrix.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Life Technologies CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Marks, David Woo, Wallace George
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Patent number: 10893279Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decoding apparatus and a decoding method and a coding apparatus and a coding method capable of adjusting a compression rate of a lowest limit. A decoding unit decodes a bit stream coded according to an H.265/HEVC standard having a profile in which a lowest compression rate at the time of coding an image is set for each of a main tier and a high tier in units of Coding Units (CU) that are recursively divided. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to a decoding apparatus of an High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) system and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Teruhiko Suzuki, James Gamei
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Patent number: 10887492Abstract: An apparatus (IP) and a method to generate temporally-aligned image frames for image-streams (LS, RS) in a multi-channel (CR, CL) imaging system (100). The apparatus (IP) allows reducing or removing temporal distance artifacts that occur when processing the frames into combined image material. The apparatus can also be used to improve signal-to-noise ratio of the frames. The multi-channel imaging system (100) may be a stereoscopic imager.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Heidrun Steinhauser, Alexander Johannes Admiraal, Robin Pieter De Paus, Markus Johannes Harmen Den Hartog, Frans Henk Kremer
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Patent number: 10869020Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing images of a preferably structured surface of an object, using at least one line-scan camera for scanning the surface, wherein the surface is illuminated in a structured manner and wherein for reconstruction of the surface a time-oriented evaluation and/or spatial evaluation of acquired images is effected optionally taking into account a relative movement between the line-scan camera and the surface. Said method is carried out by a device for capturing images of a preferably structured surface of an object.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: INB Vision AGInventors: Wolfram Schmidt, Bernd Michaelis, Robert Wagner, Tilo Lilienblum, Erik Lilienblum
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Patent number: 10868992Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an endoscope including a cable and a sensor and a processor. The endoscope includes a differential amplifying section configured to differentially amplify an output signal from the sensor. The processor includes a power supply circuit configured to generate a reference voltage supplied to the differential amplifying section. The reference voltage generated by the power supply circuit of the processor is supplied to the differential amplifying section of the endoscope via the cable. An output signal of the differential amplifying section is detected by the processor via the cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Sho Nakamura
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Patent number: 10863170Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided in which a set of valid motion vector values for encoding and decoding may depend on a reference picture used. A current block of a frame is selected for encoding, and a reference block for the current block is selected. On the basis of the selected reference block a reference type is determined. On the basis of the reference type and the reference block a motion vector for the current block is determined. Motion vector information is encoded and decoded on the basis of the determined motion vector.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Dmytro Rusanovskyy, Miska Matias Hannuksela, Jani Lainema
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Patent number: 10855986Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for compressing data in a neural network. For example, output data can be obtained from a node of the neural network. Re-arranged output data having a re-arranged scanning pattern can be generated. The re-arranged output data can be generated by re-arranging the output data into the re-arranged scanning pattern. One or more residual values can be determined for the re-arranged output data by applying a prediction mode to the re-arranged output data. The one or more residual values can then be compressed using a coding mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: In Suk Chong, Xianglin Wang, Cheng-Teh Hsieh
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Patent number: 10816783Abstract: When an observation target is enabled to be observed by a plurality of types of measuring methods having different principles, to make it possible switch an illuminating method in a plurality of ways to increase types of observation targets that can be observed. An observation target SP is illuminated by at least one of coaxial epi-illumination 24 and non-coaxial epi-illumination 25. A focus search is performed on the basis of an image acquired by a first light receiving element 50. The observation target SP is illuminated by a light source 26. The focus search is performed on the basis of a signal acquired by a second light receiving element 51.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATIONInventors: Jumpei Yamashita, Takashi Nakatsukasa
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Patent number: 10798405Abstract: An image encoding method includes: determining N encoded units from adjacent encoded units of a to-be-encoded unit according to a first preset rule, where a motion prediction mode of the N encoded units is the same as that of the to-be-encoded unit; generating an nth motion vector group by using a first preset algorithm and based on a motion vector of an nth encoded unit; determining, from obtained N motion vector groups according to a second preset rule, one motion vector group as an optimal motion vector group; determining a prediction sample value of each sample unit in the to-be-encoded unit by using a second preset algorithm and based on the optimal motion vector group; and encoding a prediction residual of each sample unit and an index identifier of the optimal motion vector group, to obtain a bitstream corresponding to the to-be-encoded unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Haitao Yang
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Patent number: 10791333Abstract: The present disclosure relates to encoding visual data comprising a plurality of layers using one or more hierarchical algorithms. According to an aspect, there is provided a method of encoding visual data using a plurality of layers wherein each layer encodes a different representation, and wherein one or more of the plurality of layers comprises one or more hierarchical algorithms, the method comprising the steps of: extracting one or more samples within each of the plurality of layers; and processing within each layer the one or more samples extracted in the layer; wherein in at least one of the plurality of layers the step of processing comprises applying the one or more hierarchical algorithms to the samples extracted in the layer in relation to any inter-layer prediction; and wherein the step of processing reduces a predetermined mathematical distortion between samples of a first layer and samples of a second layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Magic Pony Technology LimitedInventors: Sebastiaan Van Leuven, Zehan Wang, Robert David Bishop
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Patent number: 10757433Abstract: A method of inserting additional data into a moving image stream, according to some embodiments of the present invention, includes receiving a first coded bitstream, electing a first picture PA into which additional data is to be inserted from the first coded bitstream, generating a first picture PA? by inserting the additional data into the selected first picture PA, selecting a second picture PB directly referring to the first picture PA, generating a second picture PB? by transforming and coding the selected second picture PB in a manner that decoding the second picture PB? obtains the second picture PB with reference to the first picture PA? and generating a data sequence based on the first picture PA? and the second picture PB.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: MARKANY INC.Inventors: So Won Kim, Min Soo Park, Ji Seop Moon, Kun Tae Kim, Euee Seon Jang
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Patent number: 10757375Abstract: A display control device includes: a detection unit that detects a condition of a moving body; and a control unit that controls a display mode of a display unit having a transmissive mode in which a landscape outside the moving body is displayed on at least a part of a display screen, on the basis of a detection result of the detection unit. The display unit has the transmissive mode and a non-transmissive mode in which a content movie is displayed by superimposing the content movie onto at least a part of the landscape outside the moving body or on the entire display screen, and the control unit sets the display unit to either the transmissive mode or the non-transmissive mode according to a detection result of the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuma Yoshii, Yoshinori Nasada, Koji Nagata, Takehiko Tahira, Sho Tanaka
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Patent number: 10741087Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for cataloging objects in a property using a drone. In some implementations, a system monitors a property that includes a drone configured to survey the property. A control unit accesses data identifying items and provides instructions to the drone to locate the items. The control unit receives data identifying a location of a portion of the items, image data associated with each identified items, and data indicating remaining items not located. In response, the data identifying the remaining items and data indicating that the drone did not locate the remaining portion of the items are transmitted to a client device. The control unit receives data indicating a location within the property of a first group of the remaining portion of the items and data indicating that a second group of the remaining portion of the items are not located within the property.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Robert Nathan Picardi, Matthew Daniel Correnti