Patents Assigned to NOW TECHNOLOGIES (IP) TECHNOLOGIES
  • Publication number: 20220174338
    Abstract: Technologies relating to system and method of real-time video overlaying or superimposing display from multiple mutually synchronous cameras. are disclosed. An example method of real-time video overlaying includes the steps of: synchronizing frame rates of a depth data, a face meta data, and a video data of a first camera video output captured by a first camera; determining a first depth between a user face and the first camera; using a cutoff depth to determine a user body contour; generating a binary mask of the user body contour based on the first depth and the cutoff depth; smoothing an edge of the binary mask; merging the binary mask with the first camera video output and generating a merged first camera video output; and overlaying the merged first camera video output onto a second camera video output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: LOOP NOW TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Li CHEN, Yang-Cheng FAN, Ting Kwan LUK, Xinshuo ZHANG, WuHsi LI
  • Patent number: 11223855
    Abstract: Technologies relating to system and method of real-time video overlaying or superimposing display from multiple mutually synchronous cameras are disclosed. An example method of real-time video overlaying includes the steps of: synchronizing frame rates of a depth data, a face meta data, and a video data of a first camera video output captured by a first camera; determining a first depth between a user face and the first camera; using a cutoff depth to determine a user body contour; generating a binary mask of the user body contour based on the first depth and the cutoff depth; smoothing an edge of the binary mask; merging the binary mask with the first camera video output and generating a merged first camera video output; and overlaying the merged first camera video output onto a second camera video output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: LOOP NOW TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yang-Cheng Fan, Ting Kwan Luk, Xinshuo Zhang, WuHsi Li
  • Publication number: 20210084347
    Abstract: Technologies relating to system and method of real-time video overlaying or superimposing display from multiple mutually synchronous cameras are disclosed. An example method of real-time video overlaying includes the steps of: synchronizing frame rates of a depth data, a face meta data, and a video data of a first camera video output captured by a first camera; determining a first depth between a user face and the first camera; using a cutoff depth to determine a user body contour; generating a binary mask of the user body contour based on the first depth and the cutoff depth; smoothing an edge of the binary mask; merging the binary mask with the first camera video output and generating a merged first camera video output; and overlaying the merged first camera video output onto a second camera video output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: LOOP NOW TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Li CHEN, Yang-Cheng FAN, Ting Kwan LUK, Xinshuo ZHANG, WuHsi LI
  • Patent number: 10469601
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus configured to provide a chart of content items to a plurality of user devices. The apparatus is configured to enable individual users to temporarily access one or more content items listed in the chart. The apparatus comprises a user device interface configured to communicate with user device applications and a permissions module configured to define user access permissions, including temporary user access permissions, relating to individual ones of the one or more items of content. The apparatus also provides a distribution module configured to implement permissions defined in the permission module in relation to user devices by making available one or more items of content listed in the chart to at least one user device application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: NOW TECHNOLOGIES (IP) LIMITED
    Inventors: Marc Samuel Lewis, Christopher Simon Gorman, Nicholas R. C. G. Lycett
  • Publication number: 20140283140
    Abstract: A digital media content management apparatus and method for securely storing a content file on a computer readable medium and playing the content file from the computer readable medium is disclosed. The content file comprises control information readable by a content player and payload information including content data. The content file is deconstructed into at least one control information portion and at least one payload information portion being undetectable to a content player of a user device. The control information portion and the payload information portion are separately stored, and at least one of the portions is associated with packing data, and the packing data associated with at least one of the portions comprises a reference to the location of the other portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NOW TECHNOLOGIES (IP) LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Simon GORMAN, Nicholas Charles Geary LYCETT
  • Publication number: 20130331058
    Abstract: An emergency alert device is adapted to be worn by a user and to automatically make a cellular phone call to an emergency services center upon activation by a user. The device automatically transmits its current location—derived from GPS, cellular telephone triangulation, or otherwise—via text message, if the emergency services center is equipped to receive text messages, or via a synthesized voice if the emergency services center is not so equipped. The user does not need to dial any phone numbers to activate the call. The device may be attached to, or incorporated into, a wrist watch. A text message is also automatically sent to a recipient who is pre-designated by the user. The text message includes the current location of the user. Repeated text messages are sent if the user's position changes by more than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: HELP NOW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Rebecca S. Harvey
  • Publication number: 20130232189
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus configured to provide a chart of content items to a plurality of user devices. The apparatus is configured to enable individual users to temporarily access one or more content items listed in the chart. The apparatus comprises a user device interface configured to communicate with user device applications and a permissions module configured to define user access permissions, including temporary user access permissions, relating to individual ones of the one or more items of content. The apparatus also provides a distribution module configured to implement permissions defined in the permission module in relation to user devices by making available one or more items of content listed in the chart to at least one user device application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: NOW TECHNOLOGIES (IP) TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Marc Samuel Lewis, Christopher Simon Gorman, Nicholas R. C. G. Lycett
  • Publication number: 20130013496
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to provide a chart of content items to user devices. The apparatus is configured to enable individual users to temporarily access one or more content items listed in the chart. The apparatus includes a user device interface configured to communicate with user device applications and a permissions module configured to define user access permissions, including temporary user access permissions, relating to individual ones of the one or more items of content. The apparatus also provides a distribution module configured to implement permissions defined in the permission module in relation to user devices by making available one or more items of content listed in the chart to at least one user device application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: NOW TECHNOLOGIES (IP) LIMITED
    Inventors: Marc Samuel LEWIS, Christopher Simon GORMAN, Nicholas R.C.G. LYCETT
  • Patent number: D967124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LOOP NOW TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Ting Kwan Luk, Yufan Jiang, Yiyang Gu