Patents by Inventor Linchao BAO

Linchao BAO 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).

  • Publication number: 20190281214
    Abstract: A method of image processing includes obtaining depth information respectively corresponding to one or more objects in an image frame captured by an imaging system based on spatial configuration of the imaging system, calculating one or more rendering parameters associated with one of the one or more objects in the image frame based on at least the depth information of the one or more objects, and rendering the image frame using the one or more rendering parameters to obtain a processed image frame. The processed image frame includes an in-focus region and an out-of-focus region relative to the one of the one or more objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Pan HU, You ZHOU, Linchao BAO, Xuyang FENG, Chenglin MAO, Zisheng CAO, Cong ZHAO, Jiaqi YAN
  • Patent number: 10397493
    Abstract: A system includes an optical element configured to separate light into a first light beam and a second light beam, a first lens module configured to focus the first light beam, a second lens module configured to focus the second light beam, a first sensor having a first sensor size and configured to capture a first image from the first light beam focused by the first lens module onto the first sensor, a second sensor having a second sensor size different from the first sensor size and configured to capture a second image from the second light beam focused by the second lens module onto the second sensor, and one or more processors configured to modify the first image or the second image based on the first sensor size and the second sensor size to generate a modified image and generate a combined image based on the modified image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zisheng Cao, Mingyu Wang, Linchao Bao
  • Publication number: 20190244050
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method for determining camera pose information of a camera of a mobile terminal. The method includes: obtaining a first image, a second image, and a template image; performing feature point detection on a first feature point of the template image and a second feature point of the second image, to obtain a first homography; determining a first target homography according to a first optical flow feature point in the first image and a second optical flow feature point in the second image, and determining a second homography according to the first target homography and a second target homography; and performing complementary filtering processing on the first homography and the second homography, to obtain camera pose information of the camera. In the embodiments of this application, complementary filtering processing may be performed on two homographies obtained in a camera pose tracking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Xiangkai LIN, Linchao BAO, Wei LIU
  • Publication number: 20190178436
    Abstract: A method for controlling a gimbal includes obtaining an image recorded by an image sensor that is carried by the gimbal, extracting a reference object from the image, determining an offset attitude angle of the image sensor according to position information of the reference object in a preset coordinate system, and adjusting the attitude of the image sensor by the gimbal according to the offset attitude angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Chenglin MAO, Linchao BAO, Pan HU, Zisheng CAO
  • Publication number: 20190068879
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image of a scene and attitude information that is used by an imaging device to capture the image of the scene, and stitching the received image of the scene to a panorama image of the scene built on a compositing surface based on the attitude information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Linchao BAO, Pan HU, Zisheng CAO, Mingyu WANG
  • Publication number: 20190045132
    Abstract: System and method can support photography. A controller can configure a carrier to move an imaging device along a moving path. Furthermore, the controller can apply a time-dependent configuration on the imaging device, and use the imaging device for capturing a set of image frames along the moving path based on the one or more time-dependent parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhou GUO, Guanhua SU, Ye TAO, Zisheng CAO, Linchao BAO, Mingyu WANG
  • Publication number: 20180359419
    Abstract: A method of image stabilization includes obtaining movement data for an imaging device mounted to a mobile platform, adjusting an input image acquired by the imaging device according to the movement data to obtain a stabilized image, and displaying the stabilized image according to a selected viewport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Pan HU, Linchao BAO, Zisheng CAO, Chenglin MAO, Zihan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180302548
    Abstract: A system for supporting imaging includes an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images for a substantially same scene using respective imaging configurations, a stabilization device configured to stabilize the imaging device on a mobile platform during the capturing of the plurality of images, and a controller communicating with at least one of the imaging device or the stabilization device and configured to control an operation of the mobile platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Linchao BAO, Lifu YU, Zisheng CAO, Mingyu WANG
  • Patent number: 10104300
    Abstract: System and method can support photography. A controller can configure a carrier to move an imaging device along a moving path. Furthermore, the controller can apply a time-dependent configuration on the imaging device, and use the imaging device for capturing a set of image frames along the moving path based on the one or more time-dependent parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuo Guo, Guanhua Su, Ye Tao, Zisheng Cao, Linchao Bao, Mingyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20180278976
    Abstract: A method of video synchronization includes comparing image data from a reference frame sequence with corresponding image data of a search frame sequence and aligning the search frame sequence with the reference frame sequence based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Chenglin MAO, Zisheng CAO, Linchao BAO
  • Publication number: 20180234636
    Abstract: A system includes an optical element configured to separate light into a first light beam and a second light beam, a first lens module configured to focus the first light beam, a second lens module configured to focus the second light beam, a first sensor having a first sensor size and configured to capture a first image from the first light beam focused by the first lens module onto the first sensor, a second sensor having a second sensor size different from the first sensor size and configured to capture a second image from the second light beam focused by the second lens module onto the second sensor, and one or more processors configured to modify the first image or the second image based on the first sensor size and the second sensor size to generate a modified image and generate a combined image based on the modified image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Zisheng CAO, Mingyu WANG, Linchao BAO
  • Patent number: 9967477
    Abstract: Imaging systems having multiple optical modules are provided. The FOVs, focal lengths, and/or sensors of the multiple optical modules may be designed to generate high quality images and images with arbitrary magnifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zisheng Cao, Mingyu Wang, Linchao Bao
  • Patent number: 9894276
    Abstract: System and method can support three-dimensional display. The system can receive a plurality of image frames, which are captured by an imaging device on a movable object. Furthermore, the system can obtain state information of the imaging device on the movable object, and use the state information to configure a pair of image frames based on the plurality of image frames for supporting a three-dimensional first person view (FPV). Additionally, an image frame selected from the plurality of image frames can be used for a first image frame in the pair of image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zisheng Cao, Linchao Bao, Pan Hu, Mingyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20170195549
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for setting camera parameters are provided. In one aspect, a system for imaging a target object using an imaging device carried by a movable object comprises: one or more sensors configured to detect motion information for the movable object; and one or more processors configured to: receive, from the one or more sensors, the motion information for the movable object; determine, based on the motion information, a change in a spatial relationship between the movable object and the target object; and modify one or more parameters of the imaging device based on the determined change in the spatial relationship between the movable object and the target object such that the imaging device is focused on the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Zisheng Cao, Linchao Bao, Paul Pan, Chenglin Mao
  • Publication number: 20170078587
    Abstract: System and method can support photography. A controller can configure a carrier to move an imaging device along a moving path. Furthermore, the controller can apply a time-dependent configuration on the imaging device, and use the imaging device for capturing a set of image frames along the moving path based on the one or more time-dependent parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuo GUO, Guanhua SU, Ye TAO, Zisheng CAO, Linchao BAO, Mingyu WANG
  • Publication number: 20170070722
    Abstract: System and method can support three-dimensional display. The system can receive a plurality of image frames, which are captured by an imaging device on a movable object. Furthermore, the system can obtain state information of the imaging device on the movable object, and use the state information to configure a pair of image frames based on the plurality of image frames for supporting a three-dimensional first person view (FPV). Additionally, an image frame selected from the plurality of image frames can be used for a first image frame in the pair of image frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zisheng CAO, Linchao Bao, Pan Hu, Mingyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20170041553
    Abstract: Imaging systems having multiple optical modules are provided. The FOVs, focal lengths, and/or sensors of the multiple optical modules may be designed to generate high quality images and images with arbitrary magnifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Zisheng CAO, Mingyu WANG, Linchao BAO