Patents Examined by Tung T. Vo
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Patent number: 11736678Abstract: A display screen with P screen points-of-view, P being an integer greater than or equal to 6, displays an autostereoscopic image at I image points-of-view, I being an integer greater than or equal to 2, less than or equal to P/3. The screen includes a matrix (10) of pixels arranged by rows and by columns; an optical array configured so that the P points-of-view of the screen can be perceived successively in lobes, each covering I times the average inter-pupillary distance of an observer (8), so that the screen points-of-view of each pair of points-of-view visible to the observer are separated by at least T buffer points-of-view, T being greater than or equal to 2, so that it is possible to display successively for each lobe, each of the I image points-of-view, each repeated P/I times, and that each point-of-view visible to the observer can be surrounded by at least 2 buffer points-of-view each displaying this same image point-of-view.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ALIOSCOPYInventors: Pierre Allio, Flavien Maingreaud, Gilles Marcellier
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Patent number: 11722655Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using at least one image obtaining sensor of an image capture device, image data; tracking, using a gaze detection sensor, a user's gaze on a display of the image capture device, wherein a plurality of lens tiles are disposed on the display and wherein each of the plurality of lens tiles cover a portion of the display; predicting, using a processor and based on the tracking, a subsequent gaze location on the display that the user's gaze is expected to be directed toward; transmitting, using a processor, additional image data to the display associated with the portion of the plurality of lens tiles the user is currently viewing and the another portion of the display associated with the new set of the plurality of lens tiles; and updating, responsive to identifying that the user's gaze has transitioned to the subsequent gaze location and using the additional image data, the image data associated with the another portion of the display corresponding to theType: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SOLIDDD CORP.Inventor: Neal Weinstock
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Patent number: 11708932Abstract: An example sewer preparation from the main (PFM) device provides for the inspection and preparation of the sewer pipe from the main sewer pipe. The PFM device provides for the insertion of one or more individual and separately controllable tools into the sewer pipe. The tools include a clean out tool and a camera.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: LIQUI-FORCE SERVICES (ONTARIO) INC.Inventors: Darcy Warren, Ron Bartel, Steve Bartel
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Patent number: 11706402Abstract: Provided is an image generation technology capable of suppressing unpleasantness associated with fluctuation in image quality caused by the viewer's viewpoint movement.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Makiguchi, Hideaki Takada
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Patent number: 11688089Abstract: A method and system for processing camera images is presented. The system receives a first depth map generated based on information sensed by a first type of depth-sensing camera, and receives a second depth map generated based on information sensed by a second type of depth-sensing camera. The first depth map includes a first set of pixels that indicate a first set of respective depth values. The second depth map includes a second set of pixels that indicate a second set of respective depth values. The system identifies a third set of pixels of the first depth map that correspond to the second set of pixels of the second depth map, identifies one or more empty pixels from the third set of pixels, and updates the first depth map by assigning to each empty pixel a respective depth value based on the second depth map.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: MUJIN, INC.Inventors: Russell Islam, Xutao Ye
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Patent number: 11679720Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a left side view camera attached to the left lateral side of the body and having a field of view in a rearward direction. A right side view camera is attached to the right lateral side of the body and has a field of view in a rearward direction. There is a right back up camera and a left back up camera. An optics module receives resulting video signals and produces light fields such that the light fields are reflected off of windows of the motor vehicle and are then visible to a driver of the motor vehicle as virtual images.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North AmericaInventor: Benjamin David Sweet
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Patent number: 11683525Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. In some embodiments, an encoder performs downscaling of an image frame prior to video encoding and a decoder performs upscaling of an image frame subsequent to video decoding.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Khaled Mammou, Yeping Su, Jungsun Kim, Valery G. Valentin, David W. Singer, Fabrice A. Robinet, Hsi-Jung Wu, Alexandros Tourapis
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Patent number: 11683462Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, causes a processor to perform operations to display a three-dimensional (3D) space. The methods may include, with an imaging device, capturing a first series of frames as the imaging device travels from a first location to a second location within a space, and capturing a second series of frames as the imaging device travels from the second location to the first location. The method may also include determining a first segment in the first series of frames that matches a second segment in the second series of frames to create a segmentation dataset, generating video clip data based on the segmentation dataset, the video clip data defining a series of video clips, and displaying the series of video clips.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Dierks Technology, Inc.Inventor: Eugene Herbert Dierks, III
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Patent number: 11677921Abstract: A system for generating high-resolution de-warped omni-directional stereo image from captured omni-directional stereo image by correcting optical distortions using projection patterns is provided. The system includes a projection pattern capturing arrangement, a projector or a display, and a de-warping server. The projection pattern capturing arrangement includes one or more omnidirectional cameras to capture projection patterns from the captured omni-directional stereo image from each omni-directional stereo camera. The projector or the display displays the projection patterns. The de-warping server obtain the projection patterns and processes the projection patterns to generate high resolution de-warped omni-directional stereo image by correcting optical distortions in the captured omni-directional stereo image and mapping the captured omni-directional stereo image and the high resolution de-warped omni-directional stereo image.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: DREAMVU INC.Inventors: Rajat Aggarwal, Anoop M Namboodiri, Parikshit Sakurikar
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Patent number: 11677928Abstract: A captured scene captured of a live action scene while a display wall is positioned to be part of the live action scene may be processed. To perform the processing, image data of the live action scene having a live actor and the display wall displaying a first rendering of a precursor image is received. Further, precursor metadata for the precursor image displayed on the display wall and display wall metadata for the display wall is determined. An image matte is accessed, where the image matte indicates a first portion associated with the live actor and a second portion associated with the precursor image on the display wall Image quality levels for display wall portions of the display wall in the image data is determined, and pixels associated with the display wall in the image data are adjusted to the image quality levels.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Unity Technologies SFInventors: Kimball D. Thurston, III, Peter M. Hillman, Joseph W. Marks, Luca Fascione, Millicent Lillian Maier, Kenneth Gimpelson, Dejan Momcilovic, Keith F. Miller
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Patent number: 11677923Abstract: A captured scene captured of a live action scene while a display wall is positioned to be part of the live action scene may be processed. To perform the processing, image data of the live action scene having a live actor and the display wall displaying a first rendering of a precursor image is received. Further, precursor metadata for the precursor image displayed on the display wall and display wall metadata for the display wall is determined. An image matte is accessed, where the image matte indicates a first portion associated with the live actor and a second portion associated with the precursor image on the display wall in the live action scene. Pixel display values for a replacement wall image of higher resolution than the precursor image is determined, and the image data of the captured scene is adjusted using the pixel display values and the image matte.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Unity Technologies SFInventors: Kimball D. Thurston, III, Peter M. Hillman, Joseph W. Marks, Luca Fascione, Millicent Lillian Maier, Kenneth Gimpelson, Dejan Momcilovic, Keith F. Miller
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Patent number: 11677802Abstract: A client device adaptively streams a 360-degree video. A first segment is displayed based on a first viewing direction at a first time, where the first viewing direction is associated with a first viewport. The client requests a first base buffer segment based on the first viewport. The first base buffer segment has a presentation time after the first segment. At a second time, the viewing direction changes to a second viewing direction associated with a second viewport. The client requests, prior to the presentation time, a first viewport buffer segment based on the second viewport, with the same presentation time. The client device displays a second segment at the presentation time, wherein the second segment is either the first viewport buffer segment or the first base buffer segment. The client provides reports on viewport switching latency and on the most-requested segments.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Vid Scale, Inc.Inventors: Yong He, Yan Ye, Srinivas Gudumasu, Eduardo Asbun, Ahmed Hamza, Ali C. Begen
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Patent number: 11647195Abstract: An image coding device is provided with a determination unit which determines whether to apply an orthogonal transform to a transform block obtained by dividing a prediction difference signal indicating a difference between an input image and a predicted image or perform a transform skip by which the orthogonal transform is not applied, and an orthogonal transform unit which performs processing selected on the basis of the determination, the image coding device comprising a quantization unit which, when the transform skip is selected on the basis of the determination, quantizes the transform block using a first quantization matrix in which the quantization roughnesses of all elements previously shared with a decoding side are equal, and when the orthogonal transform is applied to the transform block on the basis of the determination, quantizes the transform block using the first quantization matrix or a second quantization matrix that is transmitted to the decoding side.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAIInventors: Atsuro Ichigaya, Shunsuke Iwamura, Yasuko Morita, Shinichi Sakaida
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Patent number: 11641459Abstract: A viewing system provides a viewing user with an experience of viewing a content that presents a character whose behaviors are controlled based on physical motions of a performer, the content being a binocular stereopsis content that presents staging in a 3D space in which a first character associated with a first performer and a second character associated with a second performer are arranged. The first character is arranged in a first region in the space, a viewpoint associated with the viewing user and the second character are arranged in a second region in the space. The system controls behaviors of the first character based on first motion information of the first performer, and controls behaviors of the second character based on at least one of second motion information of the second performer and information of an operational input performed by the viewing user.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: VARK Inc.Inventors: Takuya Kato, Norinaga Ishikawa, Takashi Ookaki
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Patent number: 11627297Abstract: A captured scene captured of a live action scene while a display wall is positioned to be part of the live action scene may be processed. To perform the processing, stereoscopic image data of the live action scene is received, and display wall metadata of the precursor image is determined. Further, a first portion of the stereoscopic image data comprising the stage element in the live action scene is determined based on the stereoscopic image data and the display wall metadata. A second portion of the stereoscopic image data comprising the display wall in the live action scene with the display wall displaying the precursor image is also determined. Thereafter, an image matte for the stereoscopic image data is generated based on the first portion and the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Unity Technologies SFInventors: Kimball D. Thurston, III, Peter M. Hillman, Joseph W. Marks, Luca Fascione, Millicent Lillian Maier, Kenneth Gimpelson, Dejan Momcilovic, Keith F. Miller
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Patent number: 11616940Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel configured to display a parallax image including a first image to be viewed by a first eye of a user and a second image to be viewed by a second eye of the user; and an optical member including a plurality of optical elements arranged along a predetermined direction which includes a component in a parallax direction of the first eye and the second eye. A beam direction of the parallax image is defined by the plurality of optical elements. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels including a plurality of minipixel. Each of the minipixels included in the plurality of subpixels is configured to be able to display different images.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kaoru Kusafuka
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Patent number: 11611738Abstract: A 2D/3D conversion interface component is configured to override the video processing capabilities associated with a conventional 2D display, re-formatting an incoming 3D video stream into a version compatible with a 2D display while preserving the 3D-type of presentation. An incoming “side-by-side” (SBS) 3D video stream is re-formatted into a “frame sequential” (serialized) format that appears as a conventional video stream input to the 2D display. The interface component also generates as an output a timing signal (synchronized with the converted frames) that is transmitted to a 3D viewing device (e.g., glasses). Therefore, as along as the 3D viewing device remains synchronized with the sequence of frames shown on the 2D display, the user will actually be viewing an interactive 3D video.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Saras-3D, Inc.Inventors: Bipin D. Dama, Soham Pathak, Ankita Shastri, Kalpendu Shastri
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Patent number: 11601637Abstract: An image transmission device of a multifocal display system is described, for transmitting a set of N composite images based on a set of N primary images to an image reception device. N is greater or equal 2, and each of the N primary images has a focus distance associated therewith. The image transmission device includes processing circuitry configured to partition each of the N primary images into image portions and generate the N composite images by placing each image portion of each of the N primary images into one of the N composite images such that each of the N composite images comprises image portions from two or more of the N primary images. A communication interface transmits the N composite images to the image reception device (103).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atanas Boev, Panji Setiawan, Bogdan Cihodariu Ionita
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Patent number: 11601633Abstract: A system and method for creating an improved three-dimensional image includes several steps. One step includes providing one or more adjacent viewing zones, where each of the adjacent viewing zones includes several views of content, and where the adjacent viewing zones include central subset zones that include centrally located views within the adjacent viewing zones, and transition subset views that include views at edges of the adjacent viewing zones. Another step includes inserting at least one of the views from the central subset views into the transition zone to create an expanded transition zone. A further step includes removing at least one transition subset view from the adjacent viewing zone and replacing the removed at least one transition subset view with the inserted at least one of the views from the central subset views.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Magnetic Media Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Zerega, John Martin Bracciante, Jr., Zachary Bennett
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Patent number: 11599259Abstract: A method is performed at a client device with a display screen, processor(s), and memory storing program(s) for execution by the processor(s). The method comprises obtaining alert events from smart devices at a physical location. The smart devices include a camera located at or in proximity to the physical location. The method further comprises displaying in a scrollable list a chronological sequence of camera event items. Each of the camera event items includes a thumbnail image, a time of the alert event, and one or more activity alert indicators corresponding to predefined activity alert types. The method further comprises receiving a user selection of a first thumbnail image corresponding to a first one of the camera event items, and responsive to the user selection, enabling playback of a video of a first alert event in a video player interface while maintaining display of the scrollable list.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Melissa Mclean, Michael Mizono, Lauren Von Dehsen, Joe Delone Venters, Tracy Kuwatani, Zachery Kennedy