Patents Examined by Joseph G. Ustaris
  • Patent number: 11985303
    Abstract: A context modeling method includes: determining, for a current block, whether a first preset condition is satisfied and whether a second preset condition is satisfied, where the first preset condition is a preset condition related to a first neighboring block neighboring to the current block in a first direction, the second preset condition is a preset condition related to a second neighboring block neighboring to the current block in a second direction; determining a subclass index of a context model of a first flag of the current block based on the height and the width of the current block; and determining the context model of the first flag of the current block based on a satisfaction status of the first preset condition, a satisfaction status of the second preset condition, and the subclass index of the context model of the first flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin Zhao, Lian Zhang, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11949856
    Abstract: A method of controlling intra prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor and includes obtaining intra prediction modes including directional modes respectively corresponding to angular prediction directions, a first amount of one or more of the directional modes being excluded from the intra prediction modes based on a second amount of the intra prediction modes and a third amount of most probable modes (MPMs). The method further includes selecting, as the MPMs, two or more of the intra prediction modes from which the one or more of the directional modes are excluded, and selecting, for decoding the video sequence, one of the intra prediction modes from which the one or more of the directional modes are excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu, Yiming Li, Zhenzhong Chen
  • Patent number: 11949865
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method using a pixel value range constituting an image is disclosed, wherein the image decoding method using a pixel value range constituting an image comprises the steps of: receiving a bitstream; acquiring information of a pixel value range forming a first unit image included in the received bitstream; and decoding the first unit image on the basis of the acquired information of the pixel value range. Therefore, compression efficiency can be improved in an image encoding or decoding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Ki Baek Kim, Je Chang Jeong
  • Patent number: 11949870
    Abstract: An example method includes determining a color component of a unit of video data; determining, based at least on the color component, a context for context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) a syntax element that specifies a value of a low-frequency non-separable transform (LFNST) index for the unit of video data; CABAC decoding, based on the determined context and via a syntax structure for the unit of video data, the syntax element that specifies the value of the LFNST index for the unit of video data; and inverse-transforming, based on a transform indicated by the value of the LFNST index, transform coefficients of the unit of video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alican Nalci, Hilmi Enes Egilmez, Vadim Seregin, Muhammed Zeyd Coban, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11943518
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes at least one processor operatively coupled to at least one memory that function as an input unit configured to receive an image signal of a visible light pixel and an image signal of a near-infrared pixel, output from a sensor that includes a visible light pixel component and a near-infrared pixel component, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an output signal of the near-infrared pixel is higher than a threshold and to produce a determination result, a detector configured to detect a saturated visible light pixel, and a switching unit configured to switch over saturation processing to be applied to the saturated visible light pixel on the basis of the determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11941778
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed including a method comprising, with one or more computer processors, associating geographic position data and orientation data of the one or more video capture devices with each video frame of a geographic area; analyzing the geographic position data and orientation data and the video frames to generate geo-referencing data for pixels of the video frames; determining a geographical boundary of the video frame from the geo-referencing data; receiving, one or more layers of geographic information system (GIS) data using the determined geographical boundary of the video frame; and determining overlay position of the geographic information system (GIS) data on the video frames in real time based at least in part on the geo-referencing data; and overlaying at least a portion of the geographic information system (GIS) data on the video frames based on the overlay position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventor: Stephen L. Schultz
  • Patent number: 11943520
    Abstract: A back-up camera for a vehicle incorporating a hood, a cover, nozzles for squirting water and air onto the surface of the camera lens, and an heating element for melting ice which accumulates on the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Brad Call
  • Patent number: 11909964
    Abstract: A depth value calculation unit (102) calculates, for an image divided into a plurality of blocks, a depth value (Da, Db) for determining presence or absence of processing of a deblocking filter and determining strength of the deblocking filter according to a division state of respective blocks adjacent to a block boundary (Bv). A filter processing execution determination unit (104) determines whether or not to cause the deblocking filter to operate on the block boundary (Bv) on the basis of the depth value (Da, Db). A filter strength setting unit (105) sets the strength of the deblocking filter to operate on the block boundary (Bv) on the basis of the depth value (Da, Db).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironari Sakurai, Masaru Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11895333
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for partitioning a block and a decoding device. A method for decoding an image comprises the steps of: partitioning one prediction unit, in which an intra prediction is performed in a predetermined intra prediction mode, into a plurality of transform units; and performing the intra prediction for each of the plurality of the transform units on the basis of the predetermined intra prediction mode. Thus, the invention increases the image encoding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungsun Kim, Seungwook Park, Jaewon Sung, Joonyoung Park, Byeongmoon Jeon, Jaehyun Lim, Yongjoon Jeon, Younghee Choi
  • Patent number: 11877001
    Abstract: A device for video decoding can be configured to obtain, from a syntax structure in a bitstream comprising an encoded representation of the video data, a syntax element indicating whether 6-parameter affine prediction is enabled for blocks corresponding to the syntax structure, wherein the blocks corresponding to the syntax structure comprise a first block; based on the syntax element indicating that the 6-parameter affine prediction is enabled for the blocks corresponding to the syntax structure, use the 6-parameter affine prediction to generate a predictive block for the first block; and use the predictive block and residual data to reconstruct the first block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Jianle Chen, Xin Zhao, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11843792
    Abstract: A method and system for managing transcoding of data in a stream that includes identifying an input source change for the stream with a new input source type, and adding a decoder for the new input source type, the decoder configured to output for a respective encoder in a transcoder pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ISTREAMPLANET CO., LLC
    Inventor: Adrian Miller
  • Patent number: 11830171
    Abstract: Images are captured with a sample object in various arrangements relative to lighting and a detector. The images are then combined image point by image point on the basis of a comparison of image point values of image points of said images. This achieves a reduction in interference, i.e. reflections and/or shadows can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventor: Lars Stoppe
  • Patent number: 11816856
    Abstract: A system for determining the absolute position of a first object with respect to a second object includes a scalar element attached to the first object and a measuring device attached to the second object. The scalar element comprises a series of coded regions. The coded region represents a number designating a position along an axis of the scalar element. The measuring device includes a two-dimensional optical sensor array configured to capture an image of a portion of the scalar element. The system also includes a processor configured to receive the image and determine an absolute position of the first object with respect to the second object based on at least one coded region of the series of coded regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sage Vision Inc.
    Inventors: Elmar Swiegot, Alan Shinn, Chiko Fan, David King, Elias Elias
  • Patent number: 11812183
    Abstract: To promote a utilization of a moving image in a video call. An information processing apparatus includes: a correction module configured to correct the luminance of a first video data acquired by a camera; a recognition module configured to recognize a first moving image and a second moving image in a first video data whose luminance is corrected, the first moving image including at least a part of a user's face, the second moving image not including a face; a correction module configured to correct a recognized second moving image; a generation module configured to generate a second video data including a first moving image included in a first video data whose luminance is corrected and a corrected second moving image; and a providing module configured to provide a second video data to a video call application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Hanahara, Hironobu Yoshikawa, Nodoka Takahashi, Masato Kosukegawa
  • Patent number: 11785259
    Abstract: As part of bypass decoding syntax elements for a set of coefficients in response to reaching a maximum number of regular coded bins, a video decoder is configured to receive a prefix value for a transform coefficient; decode the prefix value using Golomb-Rice coding; in response to a length of the prefix value being equal to a threshold value, receive a suffix value for the transform coefficient; decode the suffix value using exponential Golomb coding; and determine a level value for the transform coefficient based on the decoded prefix value and the decoded suffix value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Muhammed Zeyd Coban, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11722651
    Abstract: An augmented reality glasses device including a pair of transmissive display sections and capable of displaying a path of a tool in a machine tool on the display sections includes a block acquisition section that acquires a program block causing the tool to move and operate, a path determination section that determines a path and a movement direction of the tool in a workpiece coordinate system in accordance with a plurality of the acquired successive time-series program blocks, and a display control section that causes the display sections to stereographically display the determined path and movement direction of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 11711496
    Abstract: A wireless camera network is disclosed. The wireless camera network includes a first camera and one or more other cameras. After an input is received by the first camera, the first camera records images or video, and the first camera wirelessly transmits a start signal to one or more other cameras to also start recording images or video and to also wirelessly transmit the start signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TACTACAM LLC
    Inventors: Ben Stern, Jeff Peel, Ben Thorud
  • Patent number: 11689787
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and apparatus for detecting a traffic violation. In one embodiment, a system for detecting a traffic violation comprises a context camera assembly and a license plate recognition (LPR) camera assembly. The context camera assembly can comprise a context camera housing containing a context camera, a context camera mount configured to mount the context camera housing to an interior of a carrier vehicle, and a context camera skirt coupled to and protruding outwardly from the context camera housing. The license LPR camera assembly can comprise an LPR camera housing containing one or more LPR cameras, an LPR camera mount configured to mount the LPR camera housing to the interior of the carrier vehicle, and one or more LPR camera skirts coupled to and protruding outwardly from the LPR camera housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. McGuire, Ahmad Lemar, Randal B. Chinnock, Joseph Virzi, Vaibhav Ghadiok
  • Patent number: 11665364
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines whether a current block in a current picture of a coded video sequence is a small block based on a block size threshold. The processing circuitry constructs a motion vector predictor list for the current block based on whether the current block is the small block. At least one redundancy check with a motion vector candidate in the motion vector predictor list is performed in the construction of the motion vector predictor list based on whether the current block is the small block. The current block is reconstructed based on the constructed motion vector predictor list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiaozhong Xu, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11649052
    Abstract: An aerial system, including a processing system, an optical system, an actuation system and a lift mechanism, includes an autonomous photography and/or videography system 70, implemented, at least in part, by the processing system 22, the optical system 26, the actuation system 28 and the lift mechanism 32. The autonomous photograph and/or videography system performs the steps of establishing a desired flight trajectory, detecting a target, controlling the flight of the aerial system as a function of the desired flight trajectory relative to the target using the lift mechanism and controlling the camera to capture pictures and/or video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mengqiu Wang, Lixin Liu, Tong Zhang, Jia Lu