Patents by Inventor Phil Johnston, II

Phil Johnston, II 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).

  • Multi-camera time synchronization
    Patent number: 9848132
    Abstract: Video clips and images captured by one device (e.g., a camera) are associated with one or more synchronization labels such as synchronization device labels and synchronization time labels determined by the device. Synchronization device labels can be used to identify devices that are synchronized. Synchronization time labels indicate relative timing between the devices that are synchronized. When a device is on, it transmits a synchronization signal and receives another synchronization signal transmitted by another device in response to receiving the synchronization signal it has transmitted. The two devices each calculate a synchronization device label and a synchronization time label using the synchronization signals and associate the synchronization device label and synchronization time label with video frames and images captured. Video clips and images can subsequently be aligned using the associated synchronization device labels and the synchronization time labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Newman, Phil Johnston, II
  • Multi-Camera Time Synchronization
    Publication number: 20170150236
    Abstract: Video clips and images captured by one device (e.g., a camera) are associated with one or more synchronization labels such as synchronization device labels and synchronization time labels determined by the device. Synchronization device labels can be used to identify devices that are synchronized. Synchronization time labels indicate relative timing between the devices that are synchronized. When a device is on, it transmits a synchronization signal and receives another synchronization signal transmitted by another device in response to receiving the synchronization signal it has transmitted. The two devices each calculate a synchronization device label and a synchronization time label using the synchronization signals and associate the synchronization device label and synchronization time label with video frames and images captured. Video clips and images can subsequently be aligned using the associated synchronization device labels and the synchronization time labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Newman, Phil Johnston, II