Patents Examined by Nigar Chowdhury
  • Patent number: 11831699
    Abstract: Providing digital video having customized graphics whose appearance and operation are specified by a graphics template expressed using one or more web-based protocols. One or more software modules, executing on a media server, identify, for a particular digital video, a markup language document which describes or identifies a customized appearance of one or more graphics to be incorporated into a presentation of particular digital video and shown to an identified audience. The markup language document may be an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document or a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document. The media server streams the particular digital video having the one or more graphics to a member of the identified audience in accordance with the markup language document. An HTML rendering engine, executing on the media server, may pass through one or more audio streams to be incorporated into an output stream without re-encoding the one or more audio streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Harmonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Michael Warren, Jeremy C. Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 11831855
    Abstract: A 360-degree video data processing method performed by a 360-degree video reception apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving 360-degree video data; deriving metadata and information on an encoded picture for a specific viewing position in specific viewing space based on the 360-degree video data; decoding the encoded picture based on the information on the encoded picture; rendering the decoded picture based on the metadata; and displaying a viewport in a 360-degree video generated based on the rendering, wherein the viewport includes a mini-map representing the specific viewing space, and wherein a shape of the mini-map is derived as a shape corresponding to a shape type of the specific viewing space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunmook Oh, Sejin Oh
  • Patent number: 11790950
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for film-making using style transfer. One of the methods includes receiving an initial video comprising a sequence of initial video frames; receiving a selection of style images; for each initial video frame in the sequence of initial video frames, processing the initial video frame to generate a final video frame, the processing comprising: segmenting the initial video frame to generate a segmented video frame; generating a plurality of stylized video frames each according to a respective one of the style images; and generating a final video frame comprising, for each segment of the segmented video frame: determining a stylized video frame, extracting the respective segment from the determined stylized video frame, and inserting the extracted segment into the final video frame; and combining each generated final video frame in sequence to generate the final video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Salem Abraham
  • Patent number: 11792481
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for playback using pre-processed profile information and personalization. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a synchronizer to, in response to receiving a media signal to be played on a playback device, access an equalization (EQ) profile corresponding to the media signal; an EQ personalization manager to generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to modify playback of the media signal on the playback device based on a blended equalization generated based on the EQ profile and the personalized EQ setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Coover, Cameron Aubrey Summers, Joseph Renner, Markus Cremer, Warren Mansfield
  • Patent number: 11785410
    Abstract: The present technology relates a reproduction apparatus, a reproduction method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which can realize reproduction of highly flexible audio data while reflecting the intention of a content creator. A reproduction apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology acquires content including audio data of each of audio objects and rendering parameters of the audio data for each of a plurality of presumed listening positions, renders the audio data on the basis of the rendering parameters for a selected predetermined presumed listening position, and outputs an audio signal. The present technology can be applied to an apparatus that can reproduce object-based audio data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Tsuji, Toru Chinen, Mitsuhiro Hirabayashi, Keiichi Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11778209
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by automating the client-side transcoding of video data based on content. For example, an appropriate transcoding configuration can be selected for video data having complex motion or textures. Accordingly, video quality can be improve when complex motions or textures are present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Liu Liu, Chao Pang, Rong Yan
  • Patent number: 11776369
    Abstract: Systems and methods of non-line-of-sight passive detection and integrated early warning of an unmanned aerial system by a plurality of acoustic sensors are described. In some embodiments, the plurality of acoustic sensors is positioned within an intra-netted array in depth according to at least one of a terrain, terrain features, or man-made objects or structures. The acoustic sensors are capable of detecting and tracking unmanned aerial systems in non-line-of-sight environments. In some embodiments, the acoustic sensors may be in communication with internal electro-optical components or other external sensors, with orthogonal signal data then transmitted to remote observation stations for correlation, threat determination and if required, mitigation. The unmanned aerial systems may be classified by type and a threat level associated with the unmanned aerial system may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Serino, Mark J. McKenna, John Haas
  • Patent number: 11755646
    Abstract: Methods and processes for manufacture of an image product from a digital image. An object in the digital image is detected and recognized. Object metadata is assigned to the object, the object metadata linking sound to the object in the digital image which produced the sound. At least one cryptographic hash of the object metadata is generated, and the hash is written to a node of a transaction processing network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Eight Plus Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney Lake, Douglas Sturgeon, Anthony Sziklai
  • Patent number: 11755645
    Abstract: Methods and processes for manufacture of an image product from a digital image. An object in the digital image is detected and recognized. Object metadata is assigned to the object, the object metadata linking sound to the object in the digital image which produced the sound. At least one cryptographic hash of the object metadata is generated, and the hash is written to a node of a transaction processing network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Eight Plus Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney Lake, Douglas Sturgeon, Anthony Sziklai
  • Patent number: 11748406
    Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure relate to a method, comprising: obtaining, at a computing device, first video clip data including multiple sequential video frames, the multiple sequential video frames including at least a first video frame and a second video frame that occurs after the first video frame; inputting, at the computing device, the first video clip data into at least one trained model that automatically predicts, based on at least features of the first video frame and features of the second video frame, sound effect data corresponding to the second video frame; and determining, at the computing device, based on the sound effect data predicted for the second video frame, a first sound effect file corresponding to the second video frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC
    Inventors: Nicolas Tsingos, Scott Levine, Stephen Morris
  • Patent number: 11750914
    Abstract: A device displays a camera user interface for recording media images in a plurality of media recording modes. While displaying the camera user interface, the device captures media with one or more cameras. In response to capturing the media, in accordance with a determination that the captured media is consistent with a first media recording mode, the device displays a first prompt in the camera user interface that prompts a user to take one or more actions associated with the first media recording mode; and in accordance with a determination that the captured media is consistent with a second media recording mode, the device displays a second prompt in the camera user interface that prompts the user to take one or more actions associated with the second media recording mode, where the first media recording mode is different from the second media recording mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew I. Brown, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, William D. Lindmeier
  • Patent number: 11750784
    Abstract: A method and system for repairing a corrupted video file, includes creating, with a processor, a helper file in a storage device; storing, with the processor, static video and audio parameters in the helper file at a beginning of the recording of a video; storing audio sample sizes in the video file during the recording of the video; and prior to playing back the video, reconstructing, with the processor, an index of the corrupted video file using the static video and audio parameters stored in the helper file, video parameters stored in video file and the audio sample sizes stored in the video file; and appending the reconstructed index to the video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MediCapture, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Yurusov
  • Patent number: 11741804
    Abstract: Systems and methods for redundant storage among networked video cameras are described. Video data for a group of video cameras in a backup cluster determined from a network topology is received by a peer video camera. A backup order of the backup cluster is received. The peer video camera sends its source video data for to a backup storage device located at a target peer video camera of the group of video cameras according to the backup order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishwas Saxena, Mukesh Kumar P
  • Patent number: 11743439
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing content items are described. A content item may be separated into components, such as chroma components, luminance components, and audio components. For more efficient management of the content, including for storage and delivery of the content, the separate components may be stored at different locations. For example, chroma components may be stored on a central server, while luminance and audio components are stored at other locations, such as edge servers, or vice versa, to accommodate network efficiency considerations. When content is delivered to a player, two or more separate streams carrying different content components may be delivered to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Bay, David Leach
  • Patent number: 11729480
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing an enhanced viewing experience for one or more users of an interactive media program. One example method includes receiving, at a computing device, the interactive media program, wherein the interactive media program comprises a plurality of alternative segments followed by a common segment. A selection of a first alternative segment is received and is generated for output. A summary of at least one segment from the plurality of alternative segments is generated, and the summary is generated for output. The common segment of the interactive media program is generated for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Poovarasan Chitravel, Pawan Nagdeve, Gudimetla Baby, Sambeet Burma, Gyanveer Singh, Cato Yang
  • Patent number: 11729363
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that that modify audio of played back AV content based on context in accordance with some implementations. In some implementations audio-visual content of a physical environment is obtained, and the audio-visual content includes visual content and audio content that includes a plurality of audio portions corresponding to the visual content. In some implementations, a context for presenting the audio-visual content is determined, and a temporal relationship between one or more audio portions of the plurality of audio portions and the visual content is determined based on the context. Then, synthesized audio-visual content is presented based on the temporal relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shai Messingher Lang, Alexandre Da Veiga, Spencer H. Ray, Symeon Delikaris Manias
  • Patent number: 11710392
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for implementing a video surveillance system. In one or more examples, the improved system can include a video managing system that applies one or more watchlists, to video footage captured by surveillance cameras to apply one or more processing policies indicated by the one or more watchlists. In some embodiments, a watchlist may indicate a plurality of events of interest (e.g., specific classes of objects, a presence of one or more persons, or one or more persons of interest, etc.) that should be detected from video footage. Through these mechanisms, video processing can be increased since the types of events of interest that need to be detected within the video footage are reduced. Non-transitory storage requirements are reduced, and human labor requirements to monitor, analyze, and review video surveillance footage is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMIA National Security Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Marc Rene San Pedro, Brian Scott Swann, James Arville Loudermilk, II
  • Patent number: 11700408
    Abstract: A system and method for transmitting still images and a video feed from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a ground station is disclosed. The system includes an aircraft including a digital video camera to capture still images and video frames of an object. A video encoder is coupled to the camera to provide a video output including video packets. A file server is coupled to the camera to provide a still image output including image data packets. A multiplexer is coupled to the video output and the still image output. The multiplexer produces a data transmission including the video packets and the image data packets. A transmitter sends the data transmission to the ground station. The ground station receives the data transmission and demultiplexes the packets into separate video and image data packets. The ground control station may select the ratio the video stream images in relation to the still image to be transmitted from the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Szarek, Thomas Omer, Jefferson C. McBride
  • Patent number: 11694725
    Abstract: This information processing apparatus includes displaying video content on a first display region in a display section as a first video, displaying the above-mentioned video content on a second display region in the above-mentioned display section as a second video delayed from the above-mentioned first video by a predetermined time, and setting a first tag inputted by a user into the above-mentioned first video and a second tag inputted by the above-mentioned user into the above-mentioned second video as tags for the above-mentioned video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeo Nakatsuka, Masashi Wakatsuki, Tetsuo Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11690170
    Abstract: A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a housing and a lens having an axial end extending into the housing. A first printed circuit board (PCB) is connected to the housing. The first PCB has a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The rigid portion and the flexible portion extend along a common axis. An image sensor is mounted on the rigid portion of the PCB adjacent the axial end of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Active Safety and Electronic US LLC
    Inventors: Thomas E. Blake, III, Robert J. Newton