Patents by Inventor Thomas Derbanne

Thomas Derbanne 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: 20200120252
    Abstract: Visual content is captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The image capture devices experiences change in position during the capture duration. The trajectory of the image capture device is smoothed based on a look ahead of the trajectory. A punchout of the visual content is determined based on the smoothed trajectory. The punchout of the visual content is used to generate stabilized visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Cesar Douady, Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin
  • Publication number: 20200092475
    Abstract: Multiple images may be combined to obtain a composite image. Individual images may be obtained with different camera sensors and/or at different time instances. In order to obtain the composite image source images may be aligned in order to produce a seamless stitch. Source images may be characterized by a region of overlap. A disparity measure may be determined for pixels along a border region between the source images. A warp transformation may be determined using a refinement process configured to determine displacement of pixels of the border region based on the disparity. Pixel displacement at a given location may be constrained to direction configured tangential to an epipolar line corresponding to the location. The warp transformation may be propagated to pixels of the image. Spatial and/or temporal smoothing may be applied. In order to obtain refined solution, the warp transformation may be determined at multiple spatial scales.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Antoine Meler, Thomas Derbanne
  • Publication number: 20200092451
    Abstract: Visual content is captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The image capture devices experiences change in position during the capture duration. The trajectory of the image capture device is smoothed based on a look ahead of the trajectory. A punchout of the visual content is determined based on the smoothed trajectory. The punchout of the visual content is used to generate stabilized visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: César Douady, Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin
  • Publication number: 20200092480
    Abstract: Visual content is captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The image capture devices experiences motion during the capture duration. The intentionality of the motion of the image capture device is determined based on angular acceleration of the image capture device during the capture duration. A punchout of the visual content is determined based on the intentionality of the motion of the image capture device. The punchout of the visual content is used to generate stabilized visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Cesar Douady, Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10593363
    Abstract: Video content may be captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The video content may include video frames that define visual content viewable as a function of progress through a progress length of the video content. Rotational position information may characterize rotational positions of the image capture device during the capture duration. Time-lapse video frames may be determined from the video frames of the video content based on a spatiotemporal metric. The spatiotemporal metric may characterize spatial smoothness and temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames. The spatial smoothness may be determined based on the rotational positions of the image capture device corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, and the temporal regularity may be determined based on moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames. Time-lapse video content may be generated based on the time-lapse video frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, César Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10587808
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, Cesar Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10587807
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view may be captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflecting the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device may be determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to the one portion of the observed trajectory may be determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of a capture field of view for the images with respect to the optical field of view of the images may be determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content may be generated based on visual content of the images within the capture field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, César Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10574894
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, César Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10536643
    Abstract: Visual content is captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The image capture devices experiences change in position during the capture duration. The trajectory of the image capture device is smoothed based on a look ahead of the trajectory. A punchout of the visual content is determined based on the smoothed trajectory. The punchout of the visual content is used to generate stabilized visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: César Douady, Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin
  • Publication number: 20190379834
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, César Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10498958
    Abstract: Multiple images may be combined to obtain a composite image. Individual images may be obtained with different camera sensors and/or at different time instances. In order to obtain the composite image source images may be aligned in order to produce a seamless stitch. Source images may be characterized by a region of overlap. A disparity measure may be determined for pixels along a border region between the source images. A warp transformation may be determined using a refinement process configured to determine displacement of pixels of the border region based on the disparity. Pixel displacement at a given location may be constrained to direction configured tangential to an epipolar line corresponding to the location. The warp transformation may be propagated to pixels of the image. Spatial and/or temporal smoothing may be applied. In order to obtain refined solution, the warp transformation may be determined at multiple spatial scales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Antoine Meler, Thomas Derbanne
  • Publication number: 20190356856
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view may be captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflecting the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device may be determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to the one portion of the observed trajectory may be determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of a capture field of view for the images with respect to the optical field of view of the images may be determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content may be generated based on visual content of the images within the capture field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, César Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Publication number: 20190356857
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, Cesar Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Publication number: 20190348075
    Abstract: Video content may be captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The video content may include video frames that define visual content viewable as a function of progress through a progress length of the video content. Rotational position information may characterize rotational positions of the image capture device during the capture duration. Time-lapse video frames may be determined from the video frames of the video content based on a spatiotemporal metric. The spatiotemporal metric may characterize spatial smoothness and temporal regularity of the time-lapse video frames. The spatial smoothness may be determined based on the rotational positions of the image capture device corresponding to the time-lapse video frames, and the temporal regularity may be determined based on moments corresponding to the time-lapse video frames. Time-lapse video content may be generated based on the time-lapse video frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, César Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10432864
    Abstract: Visual content is captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The image capture devices experiences change in position during the capture duration. The trajectory of the image capture device is smoothed based on a look ahead of the trajectory. A punchout of the visual content is determined based on the smoothed trajectory. The punchout of the visual content is used to generate stabilized visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Douady, Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 10341564
    Abstract: Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, Cesar Douady, Maxim Karpushin
  • Publication number: 20180262685
    Abstract: Multiple images may be combined to obtain a composite image. Individual images may be obtained with different camera sensors and/or at different time instances. In order to obtain the composite image source images may be aligned in order to produce a seamless stitch. Source images may be characterized by a region of overlap. A disparity measure may be determined for pixels along a border region between the source images. A warp transformation may be determined using a refinement process configured to determine displacement of pixels of the border region based on the disparity. Pixel displacement at a given location may be constrained to direction configured tangential to an epipolar line corresponding to the location. The warp transformation may be propagated to pixels of the image. Spatial and/or temporal smoothing may be applied. In order to obtain refined solution, the warp transformation may be determined at multiple spatial scales.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Antoine Meler, Thomas Derbanne
  • Patent number: 9973696
    Abstract: Multiple images may be combined to obtain a composite image. Individual images may be obtained with different camera sensors and/or at different time instances. In order to obtain the composite image source images may be aligned in order to produce a seamless stitch. Source images may be characterized by a region of overlap. A disparity measure may be determined for pixels along a border region between the source images. A warp transformation may be determined using a refinement process configured to determine displacement of pixels of the border region based on the disparity. Pixel displacement at a given location may be constrained to direction configured tangential to an epipolar line corresponding to the location. The warp transformation may be propagated to pixels of the image. Spatial and/or temporal smoothing may be applied. In order to obtain refined solution, the warp transformation may be determined at multiple spatial scales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Antoine Meler, Thomas Derbanne
  • Patent number: 8818083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (1) of remotely controlled drones (10, 12) fitted with respective cameras (14) enabling a virtual shot from an assailant drone (12) at a target drone (10) to be validated by recognizing the target drone (10) in a video image (17) supplied by the camera (14) of the assailant drone (12) while firing a virtual shot. The recognition means comprise a beacon (15, 16) arranged on the target drone (10) and covered in two first strips (18) of a first color reflecting light at a first wavelength lying in the range 590 nm to 745 nm, situated on either side of at least one second strip (19, 20) of a second color reflecting light at a second wavelength, lying in a range 445 nm to 565 nm. It is thus possible to identify very reliably drones flying in an open space whether outdoors or indoors, in spite of the very great variety of interfering details present in the background images that are likely to be picked up by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventors: Claire Jonchery, Thomas Derbanne, Martin Lefebure
  • Patent number: 8498447
    Abstract: The method operates by estimating the differential movement of the scene picked up by a vertically-oriented camera. Estimation includes periodically and continuously updating a multiresolution representation of the pyramid of images type modeling a given picked-up image of the scene at different, successively-decreasing resolutions. For each new picked-up image, an iterative algorithm of the optical flow type is applied to said representation. The method also provides responding to the data produced by the optical-flow algorithm to obtain at least one texturing parameter representative of the level of microcontrasts in the picked-up scene and obtaining an approximation of the speed, to which parameters a battery of predetermined criteria are subsequently applied. If the battery of criteria is satisfied, then the system switches from the optical-flow algorithm to an algorithm of the corner detector type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventor: Thomas Derbanne