For Receiving Images From A Plurality Of Remote Sources (epo) Patents (Class 348/E7.086)
  • Patent number: 11823467
    Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including a vehicle detector and a processor, in which the processor performs projection conversion for projecting the plurality of captured images onto a projection plane, performs a visual point conversion process for converting at least one of the plurality of captured images into an image viewed from a virtual visual point, and sets a ground height of the virtual visual point when the surrounding vehicle is not detected in a predetermined region to be lower than a ground height of the virtual visual point when the surrounding vehicle is detected in the predetermined region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Yuda, Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Patent number: 11818496
    Abstract: An audio/video stream recording, storage, and delivery system 10 utilizes an Internet-based browser connection. The system 10 includes recording software 20, storage memory 30, a code generator 40, and a user interface 50. Preferably, the recording software 20 is located on the host back end 60 where it processes and records audio and video material that originates from the user front end 70 and is streamed to the host back end. The storage memory 30, which is also located on the host back end 60, stores the recorded audio and video material. The user interface 50 to the system provides a user located at the user front end 70 with remote access to a virtual recording room. The user interface 50 further enables the user to record audio and video material streamed from the user front end 70 by activating the recording software 20 located on the host back end 60. This is accomplished without requiring recording functionality on the user front end 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Onstream Media Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Duane Ellis
  • Patent number: 11818454
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a controller and a control method capable of providing an imaging system which achieves cost reduction. A control unit controls a first imaging direction of a first imaging unit and a second imaging direction of a second imaging unit as a direction different from the first imaging direction in accordance with a situation of an object associated with a first image captured by the first imaging unit or a second image captured by the second imaging unit. For example, the present technology is applicable to a lecture capture system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Shimauchi, Hidetoshi Nagano
  • Patent number: 11818492
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus for communicating with a communication terminal, including circuitry that receives from the communication terminal pieces of designated-position information transmitted, each indicating a corresponding one of a plurality of designated positions in an area where the plurality of image capturing devices are provided, and transmits to the communication terminal identification information of a shareable image capturing device and pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device, the shareable image capturing device being an image capturing device for which distances from any two designated positions among the plurality of designated positions indicated by the pieces of designated-position information are shortest and which is capable of sharing images of the two designated positions, each of the pieces of predetermined-area information of the shareable image capturing device indicating a predetermined area in which a corresponding one of the two
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekuni Annaka, Kenichiro Morita, Kyohsuke Kaminushi, Hiroyuki Kanda, Tomonori Aikawa, Yuya Akimoto
  • Patent number: 11807188
    Abstract: Vehicles and a method for initiating, maintaining, and terminating an image capture session with an external image capture component. The method includes initiating an image capture session with an image capture component that is external to the vehicle, receiving, from the image capture component, an image, determining whether image data of the image includes identifying information associated with the vehicle, and instructing the image capture component to maintain the image capture session associated with the vehicle in response to determining that the image data includes identifying information associated with the vehicle. Additionally, the method includes terminating the image capture session with the image capture component in response to determining that the image data does not include the identifying information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11810386
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a communication unit that receives subject information about a subject captured by an external apparatus, and a control unit that controls the image capture apparatus based on a first operation mode in a case where the subject information does not include information about a main subject, or based on a second operation mode in a case where the subject information includes the information about the main subject. The first operation mode is an operation mode of searching for the main subject, and the second operation mode is an operation mode of capturing an image of the subject at an angle of view that is different from an angle of view of the external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hayato Takahashi, Kazunori Takayama, Soichiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11804046
    Abstract: A surveillance device includes an imaging unit configured generate full-quality image data from a captured image of a vehicle, an image filtering module that converts the full-quality image data to reduced-quality image data. The surveillance device also includes a subsector module that processes the reduced-quality image data to generate subsector data defining one or more sub sectors of the captured image, and an image processing module that identifies one or more specific vehicle characteristics within the one or more subsectors by applying image recognition processing on the full-quality image data only within the one or more subsectors. The reduced quality image data is insufficient for the image recognition processing to identify specific vehicle characteristics therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Rekor Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Anthony Hill, Alexandros Konstantinos Kouparoulis, Christopher Allen Kadoch
  • Patent number: 11803245
    Abstract: One or more embodiments include a direct message handler module executing on an endpoint device, such as a direct message handler device. The direct message handler module receives first sensor data via a first sensor. The direct message handler module receives, from a first coordinator, a command to perform a first operation, the first coordinator being selected from a plurality of endpoint devices that includes the first endpoint device. In response to receiving the command, the direct message handler module performs the first operation to extract a first feature from the first sensor data. The direct message handler module transmits a first message that includes data associated with the first feature to the plurality of endpoint devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventor: Srinath Arunachalam
  • Patent number: 11805229
    Abstract: Provided is a video search interfacing apparatus for efficiently searching for a plurality of recorded video channels by generating a search history by selecting cameras in a time series manner according to a traffic line of an object of interest on a map on which physical positions of a plurality or cameras are visually arranged, thereby searching for a plurality of recorded video channels more intuitively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: IDIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Kim, GyeongMin Park
  • Patent number: 11805225
    Abstract: A method of tracking a presenter during a videoconference, comprising: detecting, in a data stream, data indicating a presence of one or more persons at a videoconferencing endpoint, the data stream comprising a plurality of frames; detecting tracker initiation data (e.g., that a person is actively talking, or that a person has raised their hand, or both) in the data stream; determining a subject of interest responsive to the tracker initiation data, and tracking the subject of interest as they move while making a presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PLANTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hai Xu, Xi Lu, Yongkang Fan, Wenxue He, Hailin Song
  • Patent number: 11805202
    Abstract: A cloud-based real-time crime center with dispatch directed digital media payloads configured to support both emergency dispatchers and emergency responders responding to an incident requiring assistance. The new dispatch system is “cloud-based” in that it provides a central hub or repository for gathering live video streams and data streams that are processed to fuse them together to provide a map-based interface for the dispatcher to access via a desktop or other computing station at a central agency location and for the responders in the field to access via vehicle-mounted or portable client devices. The dispatch system processes the video and data streams to generate a dispatch directed payload that includes data and video relevant to the identified incident and that can be readily communicated (due to its reduced or controlled size) to field responders to make their response more effective and to increase both the safety of the responders and those involved in the incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: FUSUS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Lindenau, Anthony C. Baldoni, David A. Robinson, Sahil N. Merchant
  • Patent number: 11805163
    Abstract: A method for providing a media feed to a server. The method includes a client transmitting to the server over a transport layer connection a message comprising a header and a body, wherein the header of the message does not indicate the size of the body of the message. The method also includes the client storing in a transmit buffer media data corresponding to the media feed, wherein an encoding bitrate setting is used to generate the media data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Thorsten Lohmar, Ali El Essaili, Mohamed Ibrahim, Raphael Wagner
  • Patent number: 11794651
    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a video display screen and a video processor operable to process captured video image data captured by a rearward-viewing color video camera at the vehicle. The video display screen includes a left display region at a left portion, a right display region at a right portion, and a middle display region that spans between the left and right display regions. The video display screen (i) displays at the left display region video images derived from captured image data to display a scene occurring in a left side lane, (ii) displays at the right display region video images derived from captured image data to display a scene occurring in a right side lane and (iii) displays at the middle display region video images derived from captured image data to display a scene occurring rearward of the vehicle in the lane the equipped vehicle is travelling in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Baur, Rodney K. Blank, Mark L. Larson, Niall R. Lynam
  • Patent number: 11800230
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus communicates an image capture device having panning, tilting, and zooming function. A code area is detected by performing a matching process on a whole object image area acquired by photographing an area including a whole predetermined object on which codes are attached, by an image capture device. Grouped areas are generated by grouping detected code areas, based on an angle of view to be set when performing photographing with zooming. The image capture device performs panning, tilting, and zooming operations, such that the generated grouped areas are sequentially photographed at a zoom magnification setting value. An image processing area set with respect to a group image obtained by performing the panning, tilting, and zooming operations and photographing each of the generated grouped area. Information on each code area included in the set image processing area is read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuuya Miyake, Genki Cho, Hiroto Oka, Shunsuke Noami
  • Patent number: 11797008
    Abstract: An obstacle avoidance system for a camera arm configured to observe traffic to the rear of a vehicle, the vehicle having bodywork, includes: the camera arm having a camera; and a guide configured so as to extend from a lateral surface of the bodywork of the vehicle to a roof surface of the bodywork of the vehicle. The camera arm is arranged on the guide so as to be slidable along the guide back and forth between a position of rest on the roof surface and a working position on the lateral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Lukas Pape
  • Patent number: 11800115
    Abstract: A method including: extracting a set of video features representing properties of a video segment; generating a set of bitrate-resolution pairs based on the set of video features, each bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs defining a bitrate and defining a resolution estimated to maximize a quality score characterizing the video segment encoded at the bitrate; accessing a distribution of audience bandwidths; selecting a top bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs; selecting a bottom bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs; selecting a subset of bitrate-resolution pairs in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs based on the distribution of audience bandwidths, the subset of bitrate-resolution pairs defining bitrates less than the top bitrate and greater than the bottom bitrate; and generating an encoding ladder for the video segment comprising the top bitrate-resolution pair, the bottom bitrate-resolution pair, and the subset of bitrate-resolu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Mux, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Chadwick, Adam Brown, Jon Dahl, Masroor Hasan, Ben Dodson
  • Patent number: 11789993
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies that facilitate effective use (e.g., indexing and searching) of non-text machine data (e.g., audio/visual data) in an event-based machine-data intake and query system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventor: Adam Oliner
  • Patent number: 11792507
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a primary camera sensor configured to capture images having a first resolution, a primary processing circuit configured to process images captured by the primary camera sensor, a secondary camera sensor configured to capture images having a second resolution, and a secondary processing circuit configured to process images captured by the secondary camera sensor. In response to a determination that a particular object of interest is included in a particular image, the secondary processing circuit may be further configured to cause the primary processing circuit and the primary camera sensor to exit a reduced power mode. The primary camera sensor may be further configured, in response to the exiting, to capture a different image. The primary processing circuit may also be configured to process the different image to validate the particular object of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Febbo, Chaminda N. Vidanagamachchi, Yohan Rajan, Anselm Grundhoefer
  • Patent number: 11783685
    Abstract: A setting assistance device includes an acquisition unit, a calculation unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires coordinates designated by a user for an image capturing a three-dimensional space. The calculation unit calculates coordinates of a position located at a predetermined distance from a position of a part of the three-dimensional space relating to the acquired coordinates. The determination unit determines a region set for the acquired coordinates based on the calculated coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasufumi Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 11785327
    Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a front housing member, an imaging sensor, a lens optically aligned with the imaging sensor, a rear housing member, and a circuit board. With the circuit board accommodated within the camera housing formed by the joined front and rear housing members, the imaging sensor is closer to a first side of the circuit board than to a second side of the circuit board. The rear housing member includes an electrical plug connector having a plurality of individual electrically-conductive pins that are configured to plug into respective individual pin-receiving sockets of an electrical socket connector disposed at the second side of the circuit board. Individual electrically-conductive pins of the plurality of individual electrically-conductive pins are plugged into and make electrical-conductive contact with corresponding individual pin-receiving sockets of the plurality of individual pin-receiving sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Steven V. Byrne, Ben Stickler, Richard Rieden, Matthew C. Sesti, Brian D. Brasier
  • Patent number: 11778198
    Abstract: A method including: extracting a set of video features representing properties of a video segment; generating a set of bitrate-resolution pairs based on the set of video features, each bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs defining a bitrate and defining a resolution estimated to maximize a quality score characterizing the video segment encoded at the bitrate; accessing a distribution of audience bandwidths; selecting a top bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs; selecting a bottom bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs; selecting a subset of bitrate-resolution pairs in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs based on the distribution of audience bandwidths, the subset of bitrate-resolution pairs defining bitrates less than the top bitrate and greater than the bottom bitrate; and generating an encoding ladder for the video segment comprising the top bitrate-resolution pair, the bottom bitrate-resolution pair, and the subset of bitrate-resolu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Mux, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Chadwick, Adam Brown, Jon Dahl, Masroor Hasan, Ben Dodson
  • Patent number: 11778327
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provides an image reconstruction method and device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU EZVIZ SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Du, Shijie Ma, Zhixiang Yang
  • Patent number: 11776275
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes accessing a live track list stored in memory. Each track of the live track list includes a coordinate of an object of interest captured by a physical sensor located within a physical environment and a unique ID. The method further includes comparing a new track to the live track list in order to determine if the new track matches any existing tracks. The method further includes merging the new track with the particular existing track when the new track matches a particular track in the live track list. The method further includes adding the new track to the live track list when the new track does not match any existing tracks. The method further includes displaying a virtual 3D environment that corresponds to the physical environment. The method further includes projecting virtual objects into the virtual 3D environment using the live track list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: WORLDS ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Ross Bates, Paul Aarseth, Ruben Luna, Nik Willwerth
  • Patent number: 11770501
    Abstract: A system and method for a remote state following device that includes an electronic device with a controllable operating state; an imaging device; and control system that when targeted at a control interface interprets a visual state from the control interface, and modifies the operating state in coordination with the visual state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11769260
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present provide a cross-camera obstacle tracking method, system and medium. The method includes: obtaining obstacle tracking results of images captured by at least two cameras, wherein each obstacle tracking result comprises results after identifying and tracking at least one obstacle in the image captured by each camera, and each obstacle is labeled with a local identifier for each camera; in response to a triggering condition of a main camera in the cameras to fusion of cross-camera obstacles being satisfied, establishing a mapping relation between local identifiers of the obstacles in the cameras and global identifiers according to the obstacle tracking result of each of the cameras; determining similarities of obstacles according to the obstacle tracking result of each of the cameras, and performing fusion of the global identifiers on the same obstacle according to the similarities; and obtaining final obstacle tracking results labeled with the global identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guo Li, Han Gao, Xun Sun, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11765223
    Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment includes at least one supplementary information processing apparatus and a main information processing apparatus. The main information processing apparatus is connected to each of the at least one supplementary information processing apparatus via a communication network. The supplementary information processing apparatus executes, on input information, arithmetic processing using a preceding network from an input layer to a boundary layer located at a predetermined position in a first neural network, and transmits intermediate information indicating an arithmetic result of the arithmetic processing using the preceding network, to the main information processing apparatus. The main information processing apparatus executes, on the intermediate information, arithmetic processing using a succeeding network from a layer subsequent to the boundary layer to an output layer in the first neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mizuki Ono
  • Patent number: 11757834
    Abstract: Systems and methods comprise a gateway that includes a processor coupled to a security system at a premises via a channel. The channel comprises a protocol of the security system that is a proprietary bus protocol of the control panel of the security system. A touchscreen at the premises is coupled to the gateway and presents user interfaces. The user interfaces include a security interface that provides control of functions of the security system and access to data collected by the security system, and a network interface that provides access to network devices. A camera is located at the premises and coupled to the gateway. A security server at a remote location is coupled to the gateway. The security server comprises a client interface through which remote client devices exchange data with the gateway and the security system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dawes, Marc Baum, Aaron Wood
  • Patent number: 11758251
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing comprising a through hole; a lens module disposed in the through hole; a connector penetrating the housing and extending to an outside from an inside of the housing; a first substrate unit located inside the housing and having an image sensor mounted thereon; a second substrate unit disposed inside the housing and connected to the connector; and a flexible substrate for electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate unit, wherein the flexible substrate is coupled to a lower surface of the first substrate unit and a side surface of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Wook Ahn, Sun Min Hwang, Je Kyung Park, Kyung Mok Yoon, Chul Ho Lee, Jong Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 11751560
    Abstract: An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind farm. The automated system may include an array of a plurality of image capturing devices independently mounted in a wind farm. The array may include a plurality of low resolution cameras and at least one high resolution camera. The plurality of low resolution cameras may be interconnected and may detect a spherical field surrounding the wind farm. A server is in communication with the array of image capturing devices. The server may automatically analyze images to classify an airborne object captured by the array of image capturing devices in response to receiving the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: IDENTIFLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Eric S. Wenger, Andrew G. Oliver, Victor L. Babbitt, Thomas R. Hiester
  • Patent number: 11748404
    Abstract: In a method of processing video images, a processor might obtain a video stream, select a set of processing pipelines from a plurality of processing pipelines, apply the set of processing pipelines to the video stream to obtain a data set of analytics data, wherein the pipeline analytics data for a processing pipeline of the set of processing pipelines comprises data about images of the video images, store the pipeline analytics data of each processing pipeline into a queryable data structure, receive queries from a user interface, and return portions of the video stream, or references thereto, in response to the queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Sighthound, Inc.
    Inventors: R J Burnham, Daniel Evers, Markus Hahn, Syed Zain Masood, Brent Richardson, Jonathan Taylor
  • Patent number: 11744441
    Abstract: Medical software tools platform utilizes a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or tools, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon or surgical team, with a surgery. In particular, an optical sensor located within an endoscopic camera may register subtle differences in color characteristics reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit the information to a medical image processing system. Moreover, the new tools are intended to help surgeons better determine the boundaries between healthy and diseased regions during surgical procedures. Various tools are intended to be used in procedures where indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent dye is used. Intraoperative fluorescence imaging is commonly used during minimally invasive procedures to enable surgeons to visualize tissue perfusion and anatomical structures. The term perfusion refers to the passage of blood and tissue fluid through the capillary bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Jack Wade
  • Patent number: 11744668
    Abstract: Medical software tools platforms utilize a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist surgeons or surgical team in performing various procedures. In particular, an endoscopic camera may register the momentary rise in the optical signature reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit it to a medical image processing system which can also receive patient heart rate data and display relevant anomalies. Changes in various spectral components and the speed at which they change in relation to a source of stimulus (heartbeat, breathing, light source modulation, etc.) may indicate the arrival of blood, contrast agents or oxygen absorption. Combinations of these may indicate various states of differing disease or margins of tumors, and so forth. Also, changes in temperatures, physical dimensions, pressures, photoacoustic pressures and the rate of change may indicate tissue anomalies in comparison to historic values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Jack Wade
  • Patent number: 11745818
    Abstract: The present invention provides a straddle type vehicle, comprising: a taillight disposed in a rear portion of a vehicle and configured to emit light to rearward of the vehicle; a license plate disposed at the rear portion of the vehicle; and a detection unit configured to detect surrounding conditions behind the vehicle, wherein the detection unit is connected to a vehicle body frame via a support stay and is disposed to be lower than the taillight and higher than the license plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Hagimoto, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Kiyoshi Katagiri, Hiroshi Maeda, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka
  • Patent number: 11738705
    Abstract: A vehicular safety system includes a rearward-viewing camera, a forward-viewing camera and an interior-viewing camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle. Image data captured by the forward-viewing camera is processed for (i) headlamp control, (ii) lane departure warning and/or (iii) object detection. Image data captured by the interior-viewing camera is processed for internal cabin surveillance. Responsive at least in part to processing of image data captured by at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) the rearward-viewing camera, (ii) the forward-viewing camera and (iii) the interior-viewing camera, and when reverse gear of the vehicle is not engaged, and responsive to determination of a potential collision involving the vehicle, a safety feature of the vehicle is triggered before actual collision occurs. If actual collision does not occur, the triggered safety feature returns to its condition that existed prior to determination of the potential collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Ove J. Salomonsson
  • Patent number: 11741718
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor may receive images from a camera mounted on a vehicle. The processor may generate a disparity image based on features in at least one of the images. In addition, the processor may determine at least one region in a first image of the received images that has a brightness that exceeds a brightness threshold. Further, the processor may determine at least one region in the disparity image having a level of disparity information below a disparity information threshold. The processor may determine a region of light interference based on an overlap between at least one region in the first image and at least one region in the disparity image, and may perform at least one action based on the region of light interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Molly Lamoreau Felner, Kota Irie
  • Patent number: 11743800
    Abstract: A modular intelligent transportation system, comprising an environmentally protected enclosure, a system communications bus, a processor module, communicating with said bus, having a image data input and an audio input, the processor module analyzing the image data and/or audio input for data patterns represented therein, having at least one available option slot, a power supply, and a communication link for external communications, in which at least one available option slot can be occupied by a wireless local area network access point, having a communications path between said communications link and said wireless access point, or other modular components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: The Wilfred & Louisette Lagassey Irrevocable Trust
    Inventor: Paul J. Lagassey
  • Patent number: 11734874
    Abstract: An airframe maintenance-inspection system includes imaging devices, a transmitter, and a display device. The imaging devices are to be disposed in an aircraft and are configured to respectively capture images of a maintenance-inspection target during a flight of the aircraft. The transmitter is configured to transmit the plurality of images captured by the imaging devices. The display device is configured to display a shape of the maintenance-inspection target in a three-dimensionally viewable state based on the images transmitted by the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki Asai
  • Patent number: 11731590
    Abstract: A vehicular cleaner system (1) for cleaning a to-be-cleaned object (100), wherein: the vehicular cleaner system (1) is provided with a tank (11) that accommodates a cleaning liquid, a pump (12) that pressure-feeds the cleaning liquid inside the tank (11), a high-pressure-air generation unit (2) that generates high-pressure air, a first ejection port that sprays the cleaning liquid toward a cleaning surface of the to-be-cleaned object (100), a second ejection port that sprays the high-pressure air toward the cleaning surface, and a controller (4) and vehicle ECU (40) that control the spraying of the cleaning liquid and the spraying of the high-pressure air; and the controller (4) and the vehicle ECU (40) perform control so as to initiate the spraying of the high-pressure air from the second ejection port after spraying of the cleaning liquid from the first ejection port has been initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kawamura, Masayuki Kondo, Hikaru Nagai, Akinobu Kubota, Yasuhiro Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11721029
    Abstract: A sensor calibration system configured to receive a first frame of one or more markers on a repositionable platform at a first location within a space from a sensor. The system is further configured to determine pixel locations in the first frame for a first marker and a second marker from among the one or more markers. The system is further configured to receive distance information that corresponds with a distance between the platform and distance measuring devices. The system is further configured to determine (x,y) coordinates for the first marker and the second marker based on the distance information. The system is further configured to generate a homography based on the (x,y) coordinates and pixel locations of the first marker and the second marker. The homography includes coefficients that translate between pixel locations in the first frame of the sensor and (x,y) coordinates in the global plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Dalal, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Patent number: 11722645
    Abstract: The present technology relates to, for example, an image-capturing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to suppress an increase in costs. A controller performs an extraction control for extracting a first image and a second image from a captured image captured by an image sensor that performs image-capturing, the first image being displayed on a first display section, the second image being displayed on a second display section. A data amount adjuster adjusts data amounts of the first image and the second image according to vehicle information acquired from a vehicle. For example, the present technology is applicable to a viewing system that displays an image of a region behind a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Go Yamanaka, Takuya Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Yukawa
  • Patent number: 11716544
    Abstract: A device includes at least one camera, a transmitter, and a main controller. The at least one camera is configured to collect an image and obtain an image signal. The transmitter includes a first signal end and a second signal end. The first signal end includes a first quantity of connection channels electrically connected to the photographing module, and the second signal end includes a second quantity of connection channels electrically connected to the main controller. The first quantity is greater than the second quantity. The image signal is transmitted from the first signal end to the second signal end. The main controller module is configured to receive and process the image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Huang, Peng Zha, Weihua Mao
  • Patent number: 11709890
    Abstract: A method for searching a video and equipment with a video search function are provided. The method for searching a video includes constructing a video DB by analyzing continuity of a tag given to an appearing object and extracting section information about the tag, and detecting video information. An object may be recognized, a video database may be constructed, and a video may be searched on the basis of analysis based on an artificial intelligence (AI) model through a 5G network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Young Han Kim, Sang Hyun Jung
  • Patent number: 11711499
    Abstract: A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, a streaming device, and a control device. The projection device includes a first image input port and a second image input port. The streaming device is electrically connected to the first image input port of the projection device and is coupled to the projection device in a detachable manner. The control device is communicatively connected to the streaming device. The control device transmits a first command signal to the streaming device, so that the projection device projects image data from the streaming device. The projection method may be executed by the projection system. The projection system and the projection method of the disclosure provide a user with more convenient operation environment and operation interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-Tai Chen, Chen Hsiang Shih, Chen-Yi Hong, Yu-Sheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11708032
    Abstract: Provided is a driving support device configured to: generate a bird's-eye view image around an own vehicle from periphery images acquired from a plurality of periphery monitoring cameras, and generate a cropped bird's-eye view image by cropping an image of a cropping range including a blind spot range from the generated bird's-eye view image; generate a rear-lateral side converted image by converting a rear-lateral side direction image acquired from a rear-lateral side monitoring camera into an image in which left and right are inverted; and generate a combined image in which the generated cropped bird's-eye view image and the generated rear-lateral side converted image are arranged, and control a display device such that the generated combined image is displayed by the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Taniguchi, Noritaka Kokido, Nariaki Takehara
  • Patent number: 11704936
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul C Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11703743
    Abstract: A surveillance camera assembly includes an upper portion providing a mounting feature for the surveillance camera assembly. A ball-shaped head portion of the camera assembly is coupled to the upper portion. A camera lens module is positioned within the head portion and movable relative to the upper portion to pan about a pan axis and tilt about a tilt axis. An illuminator module is movable to pan and tilt with the camera lens module, the illuminator module including laterally opposed arrays of lighting elements supported on distal ends of a bifurcated cooling duct having a central inlet opening coupled to the discharge outlet of a first blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Theodore L. Jones, Devin F. Moore, Luke D. Grim
  • Patent number: 11704605
    Abstract: A method of managing change in a complex system begins with identifying an unsatisfied need to be met by the system. To satisfy the need a proposed change to the system to satisfy the need is represented a high-level representation of the proposed change. The high-level representation is mapped to a low-level executable semantic model, which is used to validate the proposed change and ensure the proposed change meets the identified and does not require additional changes to the system. On a condition that the validating steps determines that additional changes are required the additional changes are represented in the high-level representation of the system; the high-level change is mapped to the low-level executable semantic model and the additional changes are re-validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: SIEMENS CORPORATION, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Georgi Markov, Jon Hall, Lucia Rapanotti
  • Patent number: 11704782
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method allows a wait time to be determined automatically for a queue area. The queue is part of an environment and includes defined entrance and exit areas. A series of images showing the environment are received over time. A wait time associated with the queue area is determined by detecting a location of a object corresponding to a person in a first one of the images; associating the object with an identifier uniquely identifying the object in the first one of the images matching objects in later images; and determining the wait time based on times associated with an image in which an object associated with the identifier enters the queue area through the defined entrance area and later one of the images in which an object associated with the identifier exits the queue area through the defined exit area. An indication of the wait time is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Matta Wakim, Dexter Lamont Fichuk, Sophia Dhrolia, Christopher Michael Dulhanty
  • Patent number: 11706050
    Abstract: A polling method for server sensors, a polling system for server sensors, and a computer-readable memory medium. The polling method includes: when a BMC is activated, acquiring attribute information of sensors (S101); classifying the sensors according to polling cycles in the attribute information (S102); adding the sensors with the same polling cycle into a same preset data structure (S103); and polling the sensors in the preset data structure using a thread (S104). According to the method, the problem of low polling efficiency caused by polling sensors with different cycles using a single thread may be solved, and each sensor may be polled independently while minimizing influences between polling of the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhili Hou
  • Patent number: 11697372
    Abstract: A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle including combination tractor and a trailer. The method includes locating a plurality of cameras on the trailer of the vehicle. Each camera is equipped with a camera wash system including a wash nozzle, dryer, and defroster. The cameras are operatively connected to a local area user network via an onboard access point. The onboard access point communicates with a data bus of the vehicle. At vehicle start-up, the cameras are automatically paired with a computing device located inside the tractor. The computing device includes a display screen and graphical interface with icon tabs representing each of the connected cameras. Using the icon tabs rendered on the display screen of the computing device, a selected camera and associated camera wash system can be manually activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Spirited Eagle Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry K. Hubbell, Alan C. Lesesky