Patents Examined by Richard A Hansell, Jr.
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Patent number: 11747141Abstract: Described are a system (200) and method arranged to provide improved geocoded reference data to a 3D map representation. The system comprises a storage (201) having stored thereupon a 3D map representation comprising a textured 3D representation provided with geocoded reference data and formed based on imagery, the imagery being associated to information relating to at least one imaging device which has captured the imaging. The system comprises further a processor (208) arranged to receive at least one new image associated to information related to an imaging device which has captured the new image, perform registration of the new image to the 3D map representation, determine corresponding points in the new image and the 3D map representation, and determine displacement data for a plurality of 3D positions in the 3D map representation based on the determined corresponding points in the new image and the 3D map representation.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MAXAR INTERNATIONAL SWEDEN ABInventors: Folke Isaksson, Ola Nygren
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Patent number: 11743457Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting an intra interpolation filter for multi-line intra prediction based on a reference line index for decoding a video sequence includes identifying a set of reference lines associated with a coding unit. A first type of interpolation filter is applied to reference samples included in a first reference line, of the set of reference lines, that is adjacent to the coding unit to generate a first set of prediction samples based on the first reference line being associated with a first reference line index. A second type of interpolation filter is applied to reference samples included in a second reference line, of the set of reference lines, that is non-adjacent to the coding unit to generate a second set of prediction samples based on the second reference line being associated with a second reference line index.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11736707Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for decoding a video signal including a current block based on an affine motion prediction mode (affine mode, AF mode), the method including: checking whether the AF mode is applied to the current block, the AF mode representing a motion prediction mode using an affine motion model; checking whether an AF4 mode is used when the AF mode is applied to the current block, the AF4 mode representing a mode in which a motion vector is predicted using four parameters constituting the affine motion model; generating a motion vector predictor using the four parameters when the AF4 mode is used and generating a motion vector predictor using six parameters constituting the affine motion model when the AF4 mode is not used; and obtaining a motion vector of the current block based on the motion vector predictor.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Jaeho Lee
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Patent number: 11736818Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a diagnostic substrate, comprising a baseplate, and a first plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the first plurality of image sensors are oriented horizontal to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a second plurality of image sensors on the baseplate, where the second plurality of image sensors are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle to the baseplate. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) on the baseplate, and a controller on the baseplate, where the controller is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of image sensors and the second plurality of image sensors by the PCB. In an embodiment, the diagnostic substrate further comprises a diffuser lid over the baseplate, the PCB, and the controller.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Upendra Ummethala, Philip Kraus, Keith Berding, Blake Erickson, Patrick Tae, Devendra Channappa Holeyannavar, Shivaraj Manjunath Nara, Anandakumar Parameshwarappa, Sivasankar Nagarajan, Dhirendra Kumar
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Patent number: 11722658Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information of a current block in a coded video bitstream. The prediction information comprises at least one reference picture index used in low delay inter bi-prediction for the current block. Each of the at least one reference picture index has a same value. The processing circuitry determines a first reference picture in a first reference picture list and a second reference picture in a second reference picture list based on the at least one reference picture index. The current block is coded using the low delay inter bi-prediction. The first reference picture list is identical to the second reference picture list. The first reference picture is identical to the second reference picture. The processing circuitry reconstructs the current block based on the first and second reference pictures.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Tencent America LLCInventors: Guichun Li, Xiang Li, Bin Zhu, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11705472Abstract: A biosensor is provided. The biosensor includes a substrate, a first photodiode, a second photodiode, an angle-sensitive filter, and an immobilization layer. The first photodiode and the second photodiode are disposed in the substrate and define a first pixel and a second pixel, respectively. The first pixel and the second pixel receive a light. The angle-sensitive filter is disposed on the substrate. The immobilization layer is disposed on the angle-sensitive filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hsin-Yi Hsieh, Chin-Chuan Hsieh
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Patent number: 11694323Abstract: Non-contact sensors include an image sensor configured to capture image data of a portion of a surface of a rotatable shaft and an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the image sensor. The electronic control unit is configured to receive image data having a plurality of frames from the image sensor and store the image data in a memory component of the electronic control unit, determine a transformation in image space between one or more surface features that appear in a first frame of the image data and the same one or more surface features that appear in a second frame of the image data, determine a rotational position of the rotatable shaft at a time of capture of the second frame of the image data based on the transformation and a quantitatively characterized relationship between image space and object space, and store the rotational position of the rotatable shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: CAMX Power LLCInventor: Michael Rutberg
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Patent number: 11677910Abstract: The present disclosure presents a computer implemented system and method of tracking objects and motion in video, detecting and analyzing periodic motion, and identifying motion characteristics of an activity or event using periodic motion data.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeInventors: Supratik Mukhopadhyay, Saikat Basu, Malcolm Stagg, Robert Dibiano, Manohar Karki, Jerry Weltman
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Patent number: 11677988Abstract: A method of decoding video data by a device is provided. Level values corresponding to a chroma coding block are received. The chroma coding block is one of chroma coding blocks resulting from partitioning a chroma coding tree block. A luma coding tree block corresponding to the chroma coding tree block is partitioned into luma coding blocks which are organized into quantization groups such that luma quantization parameters are determined for the luma coding tree block. One of the luma quantization parameters that is mapped to the chroma coding block is identified. A predictive quantization parameter is derived by using a value derived from the identified luma quantization parameter. A chroma quantization parameter is determined by adding a delta quantization parameter associated with each of the chroma coding blocks to the predictive quantization parameter. Transform coefficient values are generated based on the determined chroma quantization parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Jie Zhao, Seung-Hwan Kim, Kiran Mukesh Misra, Christopher Andrew Segall
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Patent number: 11651981Abstract: A system and method for defect detection in a hole array on a substrate is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for defect detection in a hole array on a substrate, includes: scanning a substrate surface using at least one optical detector, generating at least one image of the substrate surface; and analyzing the at least one image to detect defects in the hole array on the substrate surface based on a set of predetermined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiao-Rou Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Chuang, Cheng-Kang Hu, Hsu-Shui Liu, Jiun-Rong Pai, Shou-Wen Kuo
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Patent number: 11647621Abstract: A component feeding system including: a stage configured to support components in a scattered state; a holding tool configured to pick up and hold the component scattered on the stage; an imaging device configured to image the components scattered on the stage; and a control device configured to acquire, based on image data of the imaging device, a pickup possible component quantity that is a quantity of components that can be picked up by the holding tool from among the components scattered on the stage.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Nakayama
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Patent number: 11647217Abstract: A transmission device according to an embodiment includes one or more processors. The processors divide a plurality of pieces of transmission data to be transmitted into first data and second data. The processors transmit the first data to a server device configured to distribute the transmission data to a reception device. The processors store the second data in storage. The processors receive, from the reception device or the server device, a request for transmission of the second data. The processors transmit the second data to the server device in accordance with the request for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shunichi Gondo, Takumi Kurosaka
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Patent number: 11615521Abstract: A light 2 for reflected light that emits visible light for reflected light onto a front side of a veneer 6, a light 32 for invisible light that emits near-infrared light for transmitted light onto a back side of the veneer 6, and an image processing device 1 that detects defects of the veneer 6 by analyzing a captured image generated by a line sensor camera 4 are provided. Defects of the veneer 6 are discriminated on the basis of a set of shading and shapes in an infrared-transmitted-light image based on the transmitted light, and colors in a visible-light image based on the reflected light. Consequently, even if a defect has a small color difference from a normal part in the visible-light image, difference of shading between the defective part and the normal part appears in the infrared-transmitted-light image, and a defect that is difficult to detect by seeing only a color difference in a visible-light image can be relatively easily detected.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: MEINAN MACHINERY WORKS, INC.Inventor: Koji Morita
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Patent number: 11607995Abstract: A vehicular display system includes a rearward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle and a controller that includes a processor for processing image data captured by the rearward viewing camera. A display device is disposed in the vehicle for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. Image data captured by the rearward viewing camera is processed at the controller, which generates an output representative of an image having three image panes including a central image pane derived from a central subset of captured image data and two side image panes derived from respective side subsets of captured image data. Each of the side image panes are shaped and arranged with respect to the central image pane to have non-parallel upper edges and non-parallel lower edges. The display device, responsive to the output generated by the processing system, displays the image for viewing by the driver of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Steven V. Byrne, Yuesheng Lu
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Patent number: 11611759Abstract: An example device for coding video data determines for a first block of the video data whether to use a sub-block merge mode. Based on the determination not to use the sub-block merge mode for the first block, the device determines whether to use a merge mode with blending for the first block. Based on the determination to use the merge mode with blending for the first block, the device codes the first block with the merge mode with blending.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Han Huang, Wei-Jung Chien, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 11593912Abstract: A method includes generating a set of sub-images of a subsurface formation based on measurement values acquired by a plurality of sensors corresponding to one or more signals that have propagated through the subsurface formation, wherein each of the set of sub-images correspond to one of the plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors are on a tool in a borehole, wherein each of the plurality of sensors are at different spatial positions with respect to each other. The method also includes generating a combined image by aligning the set of sub-images based on the measurement values, wherein the aligning of the set of sub-images is independent of acceleration of the tool during tool motion.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Ahmed Elsayed Fouda
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Patent number: 11589046Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and devices. A video method of coding implemented by a decoding device, comprising: when a prediction mode of a current coding block is intra prediction, and the current coding block is processed by using Intra sub-partition coding mode, determining whether a width of a current transform block is larger than or equal to a first threshold or not, and whether the width of the current transform block is smaller than or equal to a second threshold or not, the current transform block corresponding to the current coding block; when the width of the current transform block is larger than or equal to the first threshold and the width of the current transform block is smaller than or equal to the second threshold, performing transform process on the current transform block, wherein a transform core based on DST 7 is used on horizontal direction transform.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Han Gao, Semih Esenlik, Biao Wang, Anand Meher Kotra, Jianle Chen
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Patent number: 11580833Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for camera detection of human activity with co-occurrence are disclosed. A method includes detecting a person in an image captured by a camera; in response to detecting the person in the image, determining optical flow in portions of a first set of images; determining that particular portions of the first set of images satisfy optical flow criteria; in response to determining that the particular portions of the first set of images satisfy optical flow criteria, classifying the particular portions of the first set of images as indicative of human activity; receiving a second set of images captured by the camera after the first set of images; and determining that the second set of images likely shows human activity based on analyzing portions of the second set of images that correspond to the particular portions of the first set of images classified as indicative of human activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Object Video Labs, LLCInventors: Narayanan Ramanathan, Allison Beach, Gang Qian, Donald Gerard Madden
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Patent number: 11563921Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention acquires a first image and a second image in a first image acquisition mode, or a second image acquisition mode in which a second image acquisition ratio is higher than in the first image acquisition mode, on the basis of a detection result of a specific target (whether or not a specific target has been detected, what type of specific target). For example, in accordance with whether or not a specific target has been detected and the type of specific target, the first image and the second image can be acquired in the first image acquisition mode in a case where the necessity for acquiring the second image is low, whereas the first image and the second image can be acquired in the second image acquisition mode, in which the second image acquisition ratio is high, in a case where the necessity for acquiring the second image is high.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Shumpei Kamon
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Patent number: 11563980Abstract: A method of processing video data comprises performing a bitstream conformance process that determines whether a bitstream that comprises an encoded representation of the video data conforms to a video coding standard, wherein the bitstream conformance process determines that the bitstream does not conform to the video coding standard when at least one of: a chroma-related constraint flag is equal to 0 and when there are no chroma components for pictures in the bitstream, or an inter prediction-related constraint flag is equal to 0 when all slices of the bitstream are I slices.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yao-Jen Chang, Vadim Seregin, Yong He, Muhammed Zeyd Coban, Marta Karczewicz