Patents by Inventor Felix Sauermann

Felix Sauermann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11933991
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium including: a lens and a focal reducer to receive a beam of image; a beam splitter to receive the beam of image from the focal reducer and split the beam of image into multiple directions. The system also includes a plurality of sensors coupled to the beam splitter. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to sense the beam of image within a particular band of frequencies. Further, the particular band of frequencies of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors does not overlap with the particular band of frequencies of a second sensor of the plurality of sensors. The focal reducer condenses and amplifies the beam of image to increase the sensitivity of each sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Felix Sauermann
  • Patent number: 11765309
    Abstract: Video capture of a subject, including: capturing video data of the subject using a first camera; capturing infrared (IR) video data of the subject using a second camera linked to the first camera, in such a manner that the first and second camera share the same field of view, wherein the second camera is sensitive to IR light for capturing the IP video data of the subject; illuminating the subject with at least one IR light source; and processing the video data from the first camera and the IR video data from the second camera to identify an outline of the illuminated subject in the video data using the IR video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Felix Sauermann
  • Publication number: 20220099987
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium including: a lens and a focal reducer to receive a beam of image; a beam splitter to receive the beam of image from the focal reducer and split the beam of image into multiple directions. The system also includes a plurality of sensors coupled to the beam splitter. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to sense the beam of image within a particular band of frequencies. Further, the particular band of frequencies of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors does not overlap with the particular band of frequencies of a second sensor of the plurality of sensors. The focal reducer condenses and amplifies the beam of image to increase the sensitivity of each sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Felix Sauermann
  • Patent number: 11064096
    Abstract: Video processing, including: generating first tracking information using a first tracking system coupled to a camera which moves during a video sequence forming a shot including multiple frames, wherein the first tracking information includes information about six degrees of freedom motion of the camera synchronized to the multiple frames in the shot; generating second tracking information using a second tracking system coupled to the camera which moves during the video sequence, wherein the second tracking information includes information about six degrees of freedom motion of the camera synchronized to the multiple frames in the shot; generating, by a tracking tool, a timeline with a first track for the first tracking information and a second track for the second tracking information, wherein the tracking tool is coupled to the first tracking system and the second tracking system, and receives the first tracking information and the second tracking information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventor: Felix Sauermann
  • Publication number: 20210185191
    Abstract: Video processing, including: generating first tracking information using a first tracking system coupled to a camera which moves during a video sequence forming a shot including multiple frames, wherein the first tracking information includes information about six degrees of freedom motion of the camera synchronized to the multiple frames in the shot; generating second tracking information using a second tracking system coupled to the camera which moves during the video sequence, wherein the second tracking information includes information about six degrees of freedom motion of the camera synchronized to the multiple frames in the shot; generating, by a tracking tool, a timeline with a first track for the first tracking information and a second track for the second tracking information, wherein the tracking tool is coupled to the first tracking system and the second tracking system, and receives the first tracking information and the second tracking information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Felix Sauermann
  • Publication number: 20210183138
    Abstract: Video rendering, including: tracking spatial coordinates of at least one camera during a video sequence forming a shot having multiple frames, wherein each of the at least one camera has a lens; creating a lens profile storing lens data corresponding to the lens of the at least one camera during the shot; encoding the lens data; sending the lens data to a render engine; retracing the movement of the at least one camera during the shot; recreating the lens and one or more characteristics of the lens during the shot; and replicating the shot in a virtual environment using the retraced camera movement and recreated lens characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Felix Sauermann, Johnny Patterson
  • Publication number: 20210185242
    Abstract: Video capture of a subject, including: capturing video data of the subject using a first camera; capturing infrared (IR) video data of the subject using a second camera linked to the first camera, in such a manner that the first and second camera share the same field of view, wherein the second camera is sensitive to IR light for capturing the IP video data of the subject; illuminating the subject with at least one IR light source; and processing the video data from the first camera and the IR video data from the second camera to identify an outline of the illuminated subject in the video data using the IR video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Felix Sauermann