Circuits For Processing Color Signals (epo) Patents (Class 348/E9.037)
  • Patent number: 11955094
    Abstract: In a head-mounted display 100, an input information acquisition unit 140 receives selection of content by a user. A frame rate information acquisition unit 144 acquires information relating to a frame rate of the content, and a luminance adjustment unit 146 determines display luminance according to the frame rate. A content reproduction unit 142 reproduces an image of the content, and a display unit 150 displays the image at the determined luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Akio Ohba
  • Patent number: 11936995
    Abstract: An event-based vision sensor system comprises an event-based pixel array including pixels that detect light, a readout circuit for reading out events associated with light received by each pixel and with the position it occupies in the array, and a memory controller that enables writing of each event, or event-related data, associated with a certain pixel to a certain address in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Advanced Visual Sensing AG
    Inventors: Raphael Berner, Christian Brandli, Massimo Zannoni
  • Patent number: 11930209
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for encoding and decoding are provided. The method for intra predicting a chroma sample of a block by applying cross-component linear model includes: obtaining reconstructed luma samples; determining maximum and minimum luma sample values based on the reconstructed luma samples; obtaining a difference of the maximum and minimum luma sample values. The method also includes: fetching a value out of a lookup table (LUT) by using a set of bits as an index, the set of bits following a position of the most-significant bit; obtaining linear model parameters based on the fetched value; and calculating a predicted chroma sample value by using the obtained linear model parameters. The efficiency to fetch the value out of the LUT is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexey Konstantinovich Filippov, Vasily Alexeevich Rufitskiy, Jianle Chen, Xiang Ma
  • Patent number: 11902709
    Abstract: A controller for calibrating a videoconferencing system is disclosed. The system includes a first codec connected to a second codec through a videoconferencing connection. The controller includes an output in communication with the first codec for controlling the first codec to transmit a videoconferencing signal to the second codec through the videoconferencing connection, and an input for receiving a calibration adjustment value from another controller over a network, where the other controller is in communication with the second codec. The controller is configured to adjust a signal level setting of the first codec using a level adjustment command of the first codec, and the level adjustment command is determined according to the calibration adjustment value transmitted by the other controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Zeller Digital Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin McArdle
  • Patent number: 11882311
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method capable of reducing an increase in processing delay. A data path of a one-dimensional input signal array of residual data is switched in a forward direction or a reverse direction, and matrix operation of one-dimensional orthogonal transform is performed on the one-dimensional input signal array input via the switched data path. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image coding device, an image decoding device, a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission/reception device, an information processing device, an imaging device, a regeneration device, an electronic apparatus, an image processing method, an information processing method, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Tsukuba
  • Patent number: 11877091
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device, and a method for adjusting a position of a video chat window. The method includes: when a video chat window is floating on a playing image for display, acquiring the position of the video chat window and a position of the focus when an instruction for moving a focus is received; determining, according to the position of the video chat window and the position of the focus, whether the video chat window blocks the focus; and in response to the video chat window blocking the focus, moving the video chat window from a current position to a first target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiyan Jia, Zhikui Wang
  • Patent number: 11861791
    Abstract: A tetrahedral interpolation calculation method and apparatus, a gamut conversion method and apparatus, and a medium are provided, the tetrahedral interpolation calculation method comprising: obtaining coordinates of an interpolation point in a sampling space, a side length of a cube formed of nearby eight sampling points surrounding the interpolation point in the sampling space, and mapping values of four vertices of a tetrahedron surrounding the interpolation point, wherein the four vertices are four out of the eight sampling points; calculating a volume of the tetrahedron, and volumes of four sub-tetrahedrons formed of the interpolation point and arbitrary three vertices in the tetrahedron, based on coordinates of the interpolation point in the sampling space, and the side length of the cube formed of nearby eight sampling points surrounding the interpolation point in the sampling space; and obtaining an interpolation value of the interpolation point, based on a tetrahedral interpolation theorem formula, th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiali Shen, Xiaowei Luo, Fuhuei Lin
  • Patent number: 11823363
    Abstract: The present invention provides an infrared and visible light fusion method, and belongs to the field of image processing and computer vision. The present invention adopts a pair of infrared binocular camera and visible light binocular camera to acquire images, relates to the construction of a fusion image pyramid and a significant vision enhancement algorithm, and is an infrared and visible light fusion algorithm using multi-scale transform. The present invention uses the binocular cameras and NVIDIATX2 to construct a high-performance computing platform and to construct a high-performance solving algorithm to obtain a high-quality infrared and visible light fusion image. The present invention constructs an image pyramid by designing a filtering template according to different imaging principles of infrared and visible light cameras, obtains image information at different scales, performs image super-resolution and significant enhancement, and finally achieves real-time performance through GPU acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Risheng Liu, Xin Fan, Jinyuan Liu, Wei Zhong, Zhongxuan Luo
  • Patent number: 11823417
    Abstract: An image compression camera module, an image processing system, and a method of compressing each of a plurality of pixel groups forming image data are provided. The method includes detecting a bad pixel among a plurality of pixels in a pixel group, generating a flag indicating position information about the bad pixel, calculating a first difference between a pixel value of a pixel among the plurality of pixels excluding the bad pixel and a reference pixel value, and generating a bitstream including the flag and the first difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonseok Lee, Seongwon Jo, Yunseok Choi
  • Patent number: 11808957
    Abstract: A display system including a backlight including a housing receiving light emitting elements to generate and project light from the backlight and reflective portions disposed on the housing is described. A first display unit is disposed proximate the backlight and may include an upper substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a lower substrate disposed opposite the upper substrate. A reflective polarizer may cooperate with one or more of the upper substrate and the lower substrate of the first display unit. A second display unit is disposed proximate the first display unit. The second display unit may include an upper substrate, a thin-film transistor (TFT) display layer cooperating with the upper substrate and a lower substrate disposed opposite the upper substrate that cooperates with the TFT display layer. A linear polarizer may cooperate with one or more of the upper substrate and the lower substrate of the second display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf
  • Patent number: 11758135
    Abstract: An encoder system may include an analyzer that analyzes a current image area in an input video to select a transform. A selectable residue transformer, controlled by the analyzer, may perform the selectable transform on a residue image generated from the current image area and a predicted current image area, to generate a transformed residue image. An encoder may encode the transformed residue image to generate output data. The analyzer controls the encoder to encode information to identify the selectable transform and to indicate that the selectable transform for the current image area is different from a transform of a previous image area of the input video. A decoder system may include components appropriate for decoding the output data from the encoder system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Alexandros Tourapis
  • Patent number: 11716433
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a derivation unit configured to derive a target luminance characteristic based on a viewing condition of an image and a print luminance characteristic predicted based a reflection characteristic corresponding to data thereon; a unit configured to generate print image data on an image by converting input image data by using a tone conversion characteristic that is set based on these characteristics, in which the derivation unit derives, in a case where a reproduction range of an illumination intensity in the print luminance characteristic is different, the target luminance characteristic so that a liner area of an output luminance in a case where the reproduction range is relatively large becomes large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yanai, Hisashi Ishikawa, Satoshi Wada, Takeshi Yazawa, Tetsuya Suwa, Hidetsugu Kagawa
  • Patent number: 11652116
    Abstract: A light detection apparatus has an array of first light detectors arranged at a first interval and configured to convert reception light into first signals, second light detectors having a first crosstalk rate and configured to convert reception light into second signals, wherein surfaces of the second light detectors are shielded from light, third light detectors having a second crosstalk rate different from the first crosstalk rate and configured to convert reception light into third signals, wherein surfaces of the third light detectors are shielded from light, and control circuitry configured to control an operation point of the array based on the second signals and the third signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tuan Thanh Ta, Akihide Sai, Hidenori Okuni, Toshiki Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11636323
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a neuron built with posits are described. An example system may include a memory device and the memory device may include a plurality of memory cells. The plurality of memory cells can store data including a bit string in an analog format. A neuromorphic operation can be performed on the data in the analog format. The example system may include an analog to digital converter coupled to the memory device. The analog to digital converter may convert the bit string in the analog format stored in at least one of the plurality of memory cells to a format that supports arithmetic operations to a particular level of precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay S. Ramesh, Richard C. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11574386
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide away to blend two or more of the scene surfaces based on the focus area and an offload threshold. More particularly, systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to blend, by a display engine, two or more of the focus area scene surfaces and blended non-focus area scene surfaces. The systems, apparatuses and methods may include a graphics engine to render the focus area surfaces at a higher sample rate than the non-focus area scene surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joydeep Ray, Travis T. Schluessler, John H. Feit, Nikos Kaburlasos, Jacek Kwiatkowski, Abhishek R. Appu, Balaji Vembu, Prasoonkumar Surti
  • Patent number: 11539917
    Abstract: A controller for calibrating a videoconferencing system is disclosed. The system includes a first codec connected to a second codec through a videoconferencing connection. The controller includes an output in communication with the first codec for controlling the first codec to transmit a videoconferencing signal to the second codec through the videoconferencing connection, and an input for receiving a calibration adjustment value from another controller over a network, where the other controller is in communication with the second codec. The controller is configured to adjust a signal level setting of the first codec using a level adjustment command of the first codec, and the level adjustment command is determined according to the calibration adjustment value transmitted by the other controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Zeller Digital Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin McArdle
  • Patent number: 11513241
    Abstract: Detection substrate, detection panel and photoelectric detection device are provided. The detection substrate includes: a detection region and a non-detection region surrounding the detection region, wherein the detection region includes a plurality of detection units in an array and a plurality of bias voltage lines; each of the detection units includes: a driving circuit, and a photoelectric conversion circuit electrically connected with the driving circuit; wherein the bias voltage lines are electrically connected with the photoelectric conversion circuits; the non-detection region comprises: input terminals electrically connected with the bias voltage lines, and voltage compensation circuits electrically connected between the input terminals and the bias voltage lines; and the voltage compensation circuits are configured to offset a voltage generated by the photoelectric conversion circuits under ambient light in a manufacturing process of the detection substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Sensor Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunjing Chung, Xuecheng Hou
  • Patent number: 11508039
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including a first correction unit configured to acquire a first corrected pixel using the covariance matrix, a determination unit configured to determine whether the first corrected pixel is abnormal, a second correction unit configured to acquire a second corrected pixel by performing a second correction on a pixel at a position of the first corrected pixel determined to be abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yosuke Takada
  • Patent number: 11503236
    Abstract: An image-sensing system for the efficient detection of defective pixels is shown. An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) determines a defective pixel candidate of an image sensor based on the first frame captured by the image sensor, performs a lower-part comparison on the defective pixel candidate based on the first frame, and performs an upper-part comparison on the defective pixel candidate based on the second frame captured by the image sensor. The defective pixel candidate is confirmed to be defective based on the first frame as well as the second frame. Only limited pixel data is buffered for the defective pixel detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SILICON OPTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Chun-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 11503188
    Abstract: In a document represented by CMYK process colors, a color that a user wishes to remove is prevented from remaining without being removed by specified color removal, and even a color that the user does not wish to remove by rights is prevented from being removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidekazu Nakashio
  • Patent number: 11445146
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and specifically, to a video conference terminal and a video conference system. The video conference terminal is provided with a content receiving module (101), an audio and video processing module (102), and a display module (103). To be specific, the video conference terminal (100) has a video conference function, so that the video conference terminal can serve as both an audio conference terminal and a video conference terminal, thereby enriching functions of the video conference terminal. Compared with a conventional conference terminal, the video conference terminal provided in embodiments of the present disclosure has easy deployment, low costs and high utilization as it can serve as a video conference terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: YEALINK (XIAMEN) NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingkun Chu, Yun Liao, Huirong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11431869
    Abstract: A color parameter generation apparatus includes a hardware processor that generates color parameters to be used for printing a sample image based on a read image, in which the hardware processor determines a flare degree at a predetermined position of the read image, and executes predetermined processing for correcting the color parameters in the predetermined position based on the determined flare degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Kouyo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11425281
    Abstract: Techniques of color image processing involve performing a transformation for each color channel that mixes intensity values from other channels to produce a new intensity value for that channel. The new intensity values, representing the effect of overlapped response spectra of the S, M, and L cones, then provide values of the sensitivities of the photoreceptors of each of the cones. These values of the sensitivities form the basis of more accurate color image processing. For example, compression ratios of gamma-compressed color images may be increased when more the sensitivities are more accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Obryk, Jyrki Antero Alakuijala
  • Patent number: 11412164
    Abstract: A method, an image processing apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with software for residual row noise removal in digital images are provided. The residual row noise is removed by dividing color plane images into vertical stripes and for each vertical stripe masking out the stripe pixels, determining a row means profile, determining a smoothed row means profile, determining row offset values for each of the horizontal stripe rows, determining corrected row offset values for horizontal stripe rows based on corresponding row offset values of adjacent vertical stripes and subtracting the corrected row offset value from the stripe pixel values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventor: David Abreu
  • Patent number: 11397594
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and product including a software agent configured to monitor and interact with a Document Object Model (DOM) of a page of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system; a runtime infrastructure that is loaded, dynamically, in the page in a first iframe; an EHR-specific EHR adapter that is loaded, dynamically, in the page; and an extending application that is loaded, dynamically, in the page in a second iframe, wherein the EHR-specific EHR adapter is configured to receive EHR-specific instructions from the software agent and communicate converted cross-EHR instructions to the runtime infrastructure, wherein the runtime infrastructure is configured to communicate the converted cross-EHR instructions to the extending application and receive cross-EHR instructions from the extending application, wherein the EHR-specific EHR adapter is configured to obtain the cross-EHR instructions and communicate converted EHR-specific instructions to the software agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: VIM INC.
    Inventors: Asaf David, Nicolas Mendzylewski, Moran Shemesh, Chen Rozenes
  • Patent number: 11393078
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a camera, at least one communication module; at least one memory; and at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changsu Han, Youngjo Kim, Hyunhee Park, Hongseok Yang, Sungjun Lim, Kihuk Lee
  • Patent number: 10262441
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for using color measurement features at multiple scales for a Color Transfer technique. In one embodiment, the functions implemented include: resizing a ground truth image target frame to a plurality of different scales; selecting one or more color measurement features from the ground truth image target frame at each of the plurality of different scales; making a color measurement for each color measurement feature in the ground truth image target frame; and adjusting colors of a virtual object in an augmented frame based at least in part on the color measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Erick Mendez Mendez, Daniel Wagner, Michael Gervautz