Patents by Inventor Nicholas D. Woodman

Nicholas D. Woodman 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: 20160309064
    Abstract: A camera housing includes an integrated expansion module for providing expanded functionality to a camera (e.g., a display screen). Different embodiments of the housing include different expansion modules for adding a variety of features to the camera when the camera is placed in the housing. Thus, a user may modify features of a camera by swapping the housing. Furthermore, a user may add a feature to an existing camera without needing to purchase a new camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventor: Nicholas D. Woodman
  • Publication number: 20160259230
    Abstract: A camera mountable arm includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment includes a recess extending substantially along a length of the first segment, and is configured to detachably couple to a camera. The first segment is rotatably coupled to the second segment and the second segment is rotatably coupled to the third segment. The arm is operable in a plurality of positions, including: a folded position, where the first, second, and third segments are aligned to be mutually length-wise parallel such that the second segment is enclosed within the recess along the first segment, and the first and second segments are substantially flush with the third segment; and an outstretched position, where the first and second segments are separated by a first angular displacement and the second and third segments by a second angular displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Joshua Todd Druker
  • Publication number: 20160173767
    Abstract: A camera system captures an image in a source aspect ratio and applies a transformation to the input image to scale and warp the image to generate an output image having a target aspect ratio different than the source aspect ratio. The output image has the same field of view as the input image, maintains image resolution, and limits distortion to levels that do not substantially affect the viewing experience. In one embodiment, the output image is non-linearly warped relative to the input image such that a distortion in the output image relative to the input image is greater in a corner region of the output image than a center region of the output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Sumit Chawla, Loic Segapelli, Scott Patrick Campbell
  • Patent number: 9369614
    Abstract: A camera mountable arm includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment includes a recess extending substantially along a length of the first segment, and is configured to detachably couple to a camera. The first segment is rotatably coupled to the second segment and the second segment is rotatably coupled to the third segment. The arm is operable in a plurality of positions, including: a folded position, where the first, second, and third segments are aligned to be mutually length-wise parallel such that the second segment is enclosed within the recess along the first segment, and the first and second segments are substantially flush with the third segment; and an outstretched position, where the first and second segments are separated by a first angular displacement and the second and third segments by a second angular displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Joshua Todd Druker
  • Patent number: 9294671
    Abstract: A camera system captures an image in a source aspect ratio and applies a transformation to the input image to scale and warp the image to generate an output image having a target aspect ratio different than the source aspect ratio. The output image has the same field of view as the input image, maintains image resolution, and limits distortion to levels that do not substantially affect the viewing experience. In one embodiment, the output image is non-linearly warped relative to the input image such that a distortion in the output image relative to the input image is greater in a corner region of the output image than a center region of the output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Sumit Chawla, Loic Segapelli, Scott Patrick Campbell
  • Publication number: 20160050344
    Abstract: A camera mountable arm includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment includes a recess extending substantially along a length of the first segment, and is configured to detachably couple to a camera. The first segment is rotatably coupled to the second segment and the second segment is rotatably coupled to the third segment. The arm is operable in a plurality of positions, including: a folded position, where the first, second, and third segments are aligned to be mutually length-wise parallel such that the second segment is enclosed within the recess along the first segment, and the first and second segments are substantially flush with the third segment; and an outstretched position, where the first and second segments are separated by a first angular displacement and the second and third segments by a second angular displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Joshua Todd Druker
  • Publication number: 20150358671
    Abstract: A broadcast management system creates, manages, and streams a broadcast of an event from videos captured from multiple cameras. A video capture system comprising multiple cameras captures videos of the event and transmits the videos to a broadcast management server. The broadcast management server generates a website or other graphical interface that simultaneously displays the captured videos in a time-synchronized manner. A broadcast manager user creates a broadcast by selecting which video to output to the broadcast at any given time. A broadcast map is stored for each broadcast that includes all of the broadcast decisions made by the broadcast manager user such that the broadcast can be recreated at a later time by applying the broadcast map to the raw videos. Using a viewer client, viewers can browse or search for broadcasts and select a broadcast for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Nicholas D. Woodman
  • Patent number: 9204021
    Abstract: A camera mountable arm includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment includes a recess extending substantially along a length of the first segment, and is configured to detachably couple to a camera. The first segment is rotatably coupled to the second segment and the second segment is rotatably coupled to the third segment. The arm is operable in a plurality of positions, including: a folded position, where the first, second, and third segments are aligned to be mutually length-wise parallel such that the second segment is enclosed within the recess along the first segment, and the first and second segments are substantially flush with the third segment; and an outstretched position, where the first and second segments are separated by a first angular displacement and the second and third segments by a second angular displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Joshua Todd Druker
  • Publication number: 20150316205
    Abstract: The quick release bite mount comprises a quick release coupler portion and a malleable overmold that allows a user to bite down on the mount when a user holds the mount with a mouth. The overmold part of the mount can be a material such as rubber, plastic, or gel based structure. The overmold has an outer ridge that can hang from teeth of a user, allowing the user to relax their jaw during use. The plastic part of the mount has a thin, flexible area that the rubber part is overmolded over. This adds stiffness to the malleable area, while still allowing it to flex. The mount is configured to mechanically couple with a camera (or camera housing). The camera can be coupled to the mount such the camera can capture images in an unobstructed field of view when the mount is gripped in the mouth of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Eric McCallister Bennett, Travis Eastman Pynn, Nicholas D. Woodman
  • Publication number: 20150281305
    Abstract: A cloud video system selectively uploads a high-resolution video and instructs one or more client devices to perform distributed processing on the high-resolution video. A client device registers high-resolution videos accessed by the client device from a camera communicatively coupled to the client device. A portion of interest within a low-resolution video transcoded from the high-resolution video is selected. A task list is generated specifying the selected portion of the high-resolution video and at least one task to perform on the portion of the high-resolution video. Commands are transmitted to prompt the client device to perform the at least one task on the specified portion of the high-resolution video according to the task list. The specified portion of the high-resolution video is modified according to the task list and uploaded to the cloud. Example tasks include transcoding, applying edits, extracting metadata, and generating highlight tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Otto K. Sievert, Todd C. Mason, David A. Newman, Paul D. Osborne, Nicholas D. Woodman, Eric Wiggins, Jeffrey S. Youel, David Dudas
  • Publication number: 20150281710
    Abstract: A cloud video system selectively uploads a high-resolution video and instructs one or more client devices to perform distributed processing on the high-resolution video. A client device registers high-resolution videos accessed by the client device from a camera communicatively coupled to the client device. A portion of interest within a low-resolution video transcoded from the high-resolution video is selected. A task list is generated specifying the selected portion of the high-resolution video and at least one task to perform on the portion of the high-resolution video. Commands are transmitted to prompt the client device to perform the at least one task on the specified portion of the high-resolution video according to the task list. The specified portion of the high-resolution video is modified according to the task list and uploaded to the cloud. Example tasks include transcoding, applying edits, extracting metadata, and generating highlight tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Otto K. Sievert, Todd C. Mason, David A. Newman, Paul D. Osborne, Nicholas D. Woodman, Eric Wiggins, Jeffrey S. Youel, David Dudas
  • Patent number: 9142257
    Abstract: A broadcast management system creates, manages, and streams a broadcast of an event from videos captured from multiple cameras. A video capture system comprising multiple cameras captures videos of the event and transmits the videos to a broadcast management server. The broadcast management server generates a website or other graphical interface that simultaneously displays the captured videos in a time-synchronized manner. A broadcast manager user creates a broadcast by selecting which video to output to the broadcast at any given time. A broadcast map is stored for each broadcast that includes all of the broadcast decisions made by the broadcast manager user such that the broadcast can be recreated at a later time by applying the broadcast map to the raw videos. Using a viewer client, viewers can browse or search for broadcasts and select a broadcast for viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas D. Woodman
  • Patent number: D737879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Fred Bould, Kristen Beck, David Christophe Northway, David Andres Guasca, Karen Ann Baumgartner, Scott Patrick Campbell, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Fabrice Barbier, Evan L. Coons
  • Patent number: D740875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Fred Bould, Kristen Beck, Rudy Lucas Samuels, David Christophe Northway, Scott Patrick Campbell, Michael Zaven Demerjian, Marvin James Balaoro, Fabrice Barbier, Paul Douglas Osborne, Meghan Ann Laffey
  • Patent number: D740876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Fred Bould, Kristen Beck, Rudy Lucas Samuels, David Christophe Northway, Scott Patrick Campbell, Michael Zaven Demerjian, Marvin James Balaoro, Fabrice Barbier, Paul Douglas Osborne, Meghan Ann Laffey
  • Patent number: D746353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Joshua Todd Druker
  • Patent number: D751131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Fred Bould, Kristen Beck, David Christophe Northway, David Andres Guasca, Karen Ann Baumgartner, Scott Patrick Campbell, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Fabrice Barbier, Evan L. Coons
  • Patent number: D754081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Rudy Lucas Samuels, Fred Bould, Kristen Beck
  • Patent number: D754238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas D. Woodman
  • Patent number: D771734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Rudy Lucas Samuels, Joshua Todd Druker, Travis Eastman Pynn, Nicholas D. Woodman