Patents Examined by Sihar A Karwan
  • Patent number: 11381774
    Abstract: A microscope system includes a microscope with at least one microscope sensor. Each microscope sensor has a measurement device for recording sample signals; an analog-to-digital converter for converting recorded sample signals to digital data; a data compression device which produces a compressed data stream from the digital data; and a data output interface, which outputs the compressed data stream and a raw data stream that comprises digital data that were not compressed. The microscope system additionally includes a user computer to which the compressed data stream is transmitted and also a data memory to which the raw data stream is transmitted. The user computer calculates real-time images from the compressed data stream and reads and processes the raw data stream from the data memory for subsequent data analysis. In addition, a method for operating such a microscope system is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Kühm, Nico Presser
  • Patent number: 11358606
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle incorporates polling regarding the control of the motor vehicle, leading to an improvement in the working conditions of a plurality of evaluation units accessing sensor units of the motor vehicle. Control commands for controlling the motor vehicle are determined from this polling by a conflict checking unit. The conflict checking unit determines the feasibility of the control commands, taking into consideration predetermined verification criteria with regard to conflicts between the individual control commands and the practicability of the individual control commands. The conflict checking unit also determines a control specification for a vehicle control unit based on the feasibilities and certain decision criteria. Finally, the motor vehicle is controlled by use of the vehicle control unit in accordance with the control specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Merfels, Bernd Rech, Daniel Wilbers, Thilo Schaper, Constanze Hungar, Niklas Koch, Florian Haubner, Simon Seitle
  • Patent number: 11358629
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an MDPS system includes a driving information input unit configured to detect driving information generated during autonomous driving of an autonomous vehicle and input the same to an MDPS controller; a command information input unit configured to input a command for controlling the autonomous vehicle to the MDPS controller in consideration of a road or route along which the autonomous vehicle is to drive, the command being generated by a command information input unit; and the MDPS controller configured to provide a final output that is corrected using a weight (K) set depending on a preset vehicle speed based on the information inputted from the driving information input unit and the command information input unit when the autonomous vehicle switches an operation mode for MDPS control depending on a change in the vehicle speed while driving in an autonomous driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Hong Kim
  • Patent number: 11287830
    Abstract: A control method of a multipurpose rollable moving device may include monitoring the object docked at a docking portion, a docking portion and a driving device; identifying the object mounted on a mounting portion through an identifier element; determining whether or not a camera is mounted; determining whether or not a current mode is an object following mode when the camera is mounted; recognizing a following object when the current mode is the object following mode; determining a distance and a direction to the object; and executing a driving control and a posture control through the driving device depending on the distance and direction to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Nam Gyun Kim, Jae Suk Seo, Hong Gyun Lim, Joo Seon Yoo, Young A Jung, Yong Uk Seo, Kyung Ho Yoo
  • Patent number: 11262759
    Abstract: A system and method for localization of an autonomous vehicle based on 3D point cloud are disclosed. The system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory tangibly storing thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive an initial position of a vehicle; receive a data file representative of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud from a LIDAR scanning subsystem of the vehicle; divide the 3D point cloud into a plurality of tiles and compute a plurality of key points for each tile; generate an estimated low frequency 2D position and yaw angle for the vehicle based on a particle filter process and a dynamically downloaded 2D reference map; and generate a position and orientation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Ren, Bingbing Liu
  • Patent number: 11245829
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication device of a motor vehicle (X), comprising an imaging camera (2) of a scene image (11) connected to control electronics (1), to which a DMD (7) is connected, the mirror surface (70) of which is preceded by optics (3), whereby the mirror surface (70) is functionally associated with a secondary imaging unit (5) having an optical sensor (50) adapted to receive a selected part of the light (32) from the scene image (11) reflected by a selected part of the mirrors of the mirror surface (70) of the DMD (7). The DMD (7) is part of the vehicle lighting device (0) in which an illumination unit (4) is arranged towards the mirror surface (70) of the DMD (7), the illumination unit (4) being adapted to illuminate controllably at least a part of the mirror surface (70) of the DMD (7) and to emit the desired light output beam (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
    Inventor: Jan Kratochvil
  • Patent number: 11218677
    Abstract: A projection system for projecting an image comprises: a visible light projector that projects the image with visible light; an invisible light projector that projects an invisible light image onto the object with invisible light; an imaging device that captures the invisible light image projected from the invisible light projector; and a controller that obtains information regarding reflected light from the object while obtaining three-dimensional measurements of the object to control the image, based on a capture image. The invisible light image includes a bright region and a dark region having a light amount less than the light amount of the bright region. The invisible light projector emits the invisible light to cause the light amount of the dark region in the invisible light image to be more than or equal to an offset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiharu Tsubota, Ryuji Fuchikami, Kazuhiro Minami
  • Patent number: 11196986
    Abstract: A method of displaying a three-dimensional (“3D”) image, the method includes determining a shutter electrode of an unit part included in a shutter panel as a left-eye electrode and a right-eye electrode, the unit part including ‘n’ shutter electrodes (herein, n is a natural number), selectively driving the left-eye electrode and the right-eye electrode as an opening part based on an image displayed on a display panel to transmit light through the opening part, and providing light transmitted through the opening part with an observer's two eyes through a lens plate, the lens plate including a plurality of lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Goro Hamagishi, Ryota Odake, Seung-Jun Yu, Sang-Min Jeon
  • Patent number: 11192549
    Abstract: An automotive adaptive cruise control system for a host motor vehicle configured to operate in at least two different operating modes comprising a first operating mode, in which a current speed of the host vehicle is controlled to maintain a cruise speed, and a second operating mode, in which the current speed of the host vehicle is controlled to maintain a cruise distance to a leading vehicle, wherein the system is configured to: detect approaching to a traffic light and determine a light signal emitted thereby, signal to the driver the presence of the detected traffic light and the determined light signal, if the traffic light emits a red or amber light signal, estimating a driver reaction time, determining a higher threshold distance and a lower threshold distance from the traffic light, and warning the driver of the host vehicle of the need to slow it down if, after the driver reaction time has elapsed: i) the host motor vehicle has not decreased its speed by more than a calibratable threshold, ii) the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: C.R.F. SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
    Inventor: Claudio Lanfranco
  • Patent number: 11197064
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a display device, a display control method, and a program that enable various states of the device to be expressed in a limited region. A television receiver set includes an indicator unit disposed at least in a part of a periphery of a display unit on which a predetermined image is displayed and including an indicator configured to be lit at a predetermined luminance, and a display control unit configured to perform control such that the predetermined image displayed on the display unit is associated with lighting of the indicator. The present invention can be applied to a display device such as a television receiver set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Masao Kondo, Ken Yano, Mayu Irimajiri
  • Patent number: 11165996
    Abstract: A display system includes a projector configured to project first image light based on first image information onto a projection surface, a detecting device configured to detect whether a person is present on a path on which the first image light passes, and a control device configured to cause, when the detecting device detects that a person is present on the path, the projector to project, instead of the first image light, second image light based on second image information different from the first image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Susumu Ota
  • Patent number: 11158216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display module for a temporary exhibition stand. The display module comprises LED screens, a display frame and a signal receiver; wherein the display frame comprises a front face, a first, second, third and fourth lateral face and fixing surfaces are arranged on the display frame, a first set installation holes is formed in the lateral faces and a second set installation holes is formed in the fixing surfaces, wherein panels of LED screens are arranged on the front face of the display frame, and the LED screens are connected with the signal receiver. Modular connections and quick assembling and disassembling of the display frame are completed by connectors. These connectors are similar as the connectors used for connecting frame modules. The LED screens enable to display moving and dynamic images on the surface of the wall of the temporary exhibition stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: BEMATRIX BVBA
    Inventors: Edwin Van Der Vennet, Tom Pardon
  • Patent number: 11122235
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a display configured to display at least one of an image and a text; a sensing unit configured to sense ambient illuminance; and a processor configured to gradually increase an output luminance value of the display, if a specific condition is satisfied based on the ambient illuminance sensed by the sensing unit and display attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-hee Choe, Min-woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11115631
    Abstract: There is provided with an image processing apparatus. A setting unit sets a display magnification on the display surface for the captured image data. A generating unit generates the display image data from the captured image data, based on a relationship between a first direction from an observer viewpoint toward a position on the display surface at which an object is displayed when display is provided based on the captured image data in accordance with the display magnification and a second direction from an capturing viewpoint of the captured image data toward the object, such that an image of the object in the second direction from the capturing viewpoint of the captured image data is displayed at a position on the display surface in the first direction from the observer viewpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Nakada
  • Patent number: 11102444
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method that are capable of performing reliable display control with no caption display interruption of the TTML caption data. Specifically, when a set value of the caption display end time specification attribute of the TTML caption data is the continuous display instruction value, memory storing and display processing of caption data currently displayed are continued even after reproduction end timing of an image file, and switching processing of TTML caption data files is performed. When a set value of the caption display start time specification attribute of the TTML caption data is the continuous display instruction value, whether or not there is a text string, display processing of the text string is continued, is determined, and when there is the text string, the displayed text is continuously displayed. With the processing, it is possible to achieve display control with no caption display interruption of the TTML caption data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Dewa, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Jun Kitahara
  • Patent number: 11089342
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for displaying of thumbnails of content to be played after viewing of a video advertisement. A method includes generating a thumbnail associated with video content, the video content to be provided for playback after playback of a video advertisement, and presenting the thumbnail during the playback of the video advertisement to inform a user of the video content, wherein a skip counter indicative of time left until skipping of the video advertisement is enabled is provided, and wherein the time left is less than a remaining playing time of the video advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Nicola Ann Crane, Jamieson Kerns, Shiva Jaini, Thomas James Broxton, Ramesh Sarukkai
  • Patent number: 11082637
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods for processing video in virtual reality environments are disclosed. An example virtual reality display device to process video in a virtual reality environment includes a video analyzer to detect unsmooth video data in the stream of video data and a video library to provide alternative video data. The example device also includes a selector to receive the stream of video data, an indication of the unsmooth video data, and the alternative video data. The selector is to select the alternative video data to replace the unsmooth video data based on the indication of the unsmooth video data and output a modified stream of video data including the stream of video data with the alternative video data in place of the unsmooth video data. The example device also includes an output display to display the modified stream of video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sharon Talmor Marcovici, Michael Glik, Yaniv Frishman, Elad Levy, Shani Ben-Haim
  • Patent number: 11074715
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method that can improve accuracy of corresponding point detection. A plurality of predetermined feature points included in a captured image obtained by capturing a projected image including the feature points are detected, a single or a plurality of dots included in a captured image obtained by capturing a projected image including a dot pattern including the dots are detected, and corresponding points between the projected image and the captured image are detected by identifying the detected feature points on the basis of an appearance pattern of the detected dots in a time direction corresponding to the feature points. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, a projection apparatus, an imaging apparatus, a projection imaging apparatus, a control apparatus, a projection imaging system, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohsuke Kaji
  • Patent number: 11072284
    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a vehicle camera docking station disposed at a vehicle, a trailer camera docking station disposed at a rear of a trailer, and a camera operable to capture image data and to communicate captured image data to a data receiving device at the vehicle. When the trailer is not hitched to the vehicle, the camera is disposed at the vehicle camera docking station so as to have a field of view rearward of the vehicle. When the trailer is hitched to the vehicle, the camera is removed from the vehicle camera docking station and disposed at the trailer camera docking station so as to have a field of view rearward of the trailer. The camera captures image data and communicates captured image data to the data receiving device, which receives the communicated image data. A display device displays video images derived from the received image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joshua G. Windeler, Krishna Koravadi
  • Patent number: 11062478
    Abstract: A device for calibrating a camera system of a vehicle is configured to calibrate the camera system during movement of the vehicle through a factory environment without specially arranged targets, by using a database including features of the factory environment and accompanying position information. The database can be updated with each calibration of a camera system. Relaying the database between such devices allows for successive improvement of the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Aless Lasaruk, Thomas Ruland