Patents Assigned to Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12658158
    Abstract: An eye-protection method, paper-like display method, device, and computer readable storage medium. The eye-protection method includes: acquiring and normalizing composite sensing data in an environment and image data in a multimedia content; and performing a fusion calculation on normalized image data in the multimedia content by normalized composite sensing data in the environment to obtain an image eye-protection guiding parameter, wherein the image eye-protection guiding parameter has a mapping relationship with the normalized composite sensing data in the environment and the normalized image data in the multimedia content; and adjusting the image data in the multimedia content based on the image eye-protection guiding parameter to allow the multimedia content to form a multimedia image having an eye-protection effect. This invention leverages the power of fusion computing and deep learning to develop an algorithm that enhances the eye-protection features of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanzhao Ma, Jinfa Lin, Yunshu Chen
  • Patent number: 12541877
    Abstract: A structured-light projector, a camera assembly, and an electronic device are provided. The structured-light projector includes: a first light source, configured to emit a first light beam; a diffractive optical element, provided on a light-emitting side of the first light source and configured to generate structured light based on the first light beam incident on the diffractive optical element; an optical steering element, provided between the first light source and the diffractive optical element; and a second light source, wherein the second light source includes a light emitter, configured to emit a second light beam, the second light beam comprising infrared light. Via the structured-light projector, a scattered image and an infrared image of the target object can be acquired simutaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang Ni, Jiang Han
  • Patent number: 12518351
    Abstract: An image processing method, an image processing device, and an electronic device are provided. The image processing method includes: acquiring images to be processed based on captured images; correcting the images to be processed in a horizontal direction to obtain first corrected images; rotating the first corrected images by 90 degrees along a first direction to obtain second corrected images; and correcting the second corrected images in the horizontal direction to obtain third corrected images. In the present technical solution, the software algorithm is optimized for binocular image stitching while fully utilizing hardware resources, thereby effectively reducing hardware performance requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingpei Liu, Kaihui Huang, Liudiming Lin
  • Publication number: 20260004393
    Abstract: A panoramic stitching method, a panoramic stitching apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The panoramic stitching method comprises acquiring captured images from cameras in a same scene; obtaining a remapping lookup table and a fusion lookup table generated based on a stitching model; and mapping and fusing the captured images based on the remapping lookup table and the fusion lookup table to obtain a panoramic stitched output image. The stitching model comprises a hemisphere and a cylinder, and an origin of a virtual camera coordinate system associated with the cameras is located at a center of a bottom surface of the hemisphere. The bottom surface is where the hemisphere is in contact with the cylinder. This method effectively reduces camera parallax and alignment errors, significantly enhancing the quality of panoramic stitching, which is particularly well-suited for open horizontal scenes, delivering exceptional visual stitching results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Da XU, Yangming XIE
  • Patent number: 12483709
    Abstract: An intelligent encoding method, an intelligent encoding system, and an electronic device are provided. The intelligent encoding method comprises obtaining intelligent encoding information, wherein the intelligent encoding information comprises a maximum target bit rate, a minimum target bit rate, a motion complexity, a texture complexity, and a region of interest; and encoding an input source of an encoder based on the intelligent encoding information. The above intelligent encoding method has strong flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Delong He, Zhichao Yu, Yongzhen Yu, Zhihua Wang
  • Patent number: 12445734
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a high-dynamic-range image, storage medium, and electronic device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanxin Shen, Ning Luo, Huimin Song
  • Patent number: 12389026
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for outputting image data, and an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a first parameter setter, an image signal processor, and an encoder, wherein the first parameter setter sets a first configuration parameter for the image signal processor based on a complexity associated with an input image frame, wherein the image signal processor performs an image signal processing on at least one image frame to generate processed image data based on the first configuration parameter, wherein the encoder performs encoding processing on the processed image data to generate encoded image data. The apparatus and the method for outputting image data, and the electronic device of the present disclosure adjust parameters of the image signal processor and the encoder according to the complexity associated with an input image frame, thereby effectively improving the overall performance of image processing, encoding and compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhichao Yu, Delong He, Zhihua Wang, Yongzhen Yu
  • Patent number: 12322138
    Abstract: A corner marking method, a parameter calibration method, and an electronic device are provided. The corner marking method includes: acquiring a target image, the target image including at least a portion of a target chessboard; detecting corners in the target image; performing a chessboard reconstruction based on detected corners to acquire a reconstructed chessboard; if the reconstructed chessboard contains one or more of tagging squares, acquiring one of the tagging squares of the reconstructed chessboard as a reference square; acquiring an identification and orientation of the reference square based on a tag of the reference square; marking corners in the reconstructed chessboard based on the identification and orientation of the reference square. Even if the target image does not contain a complete target chessboard, the corner marking method described in the present disclosure is still capable of marking corners in the target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Da Xu, Jihui Xie
  • Patent number: 12299935
    Abstract: An image processing method, and electronic device are provided. The image processing method includes: obtaining a raw RGBW image by an RGBW sensor; processing the raw RGBW image by a pre-processor to obtain a raw RGB image; processing the raw RGB image by an image signal processor to obtain a target image. By adopting the image processing method of the present disclosure, conventional image processing modules are compatible with RGBW sensors without modification, and thus do not need to be replaced in practical applications, which saves hardware costs and facilitates product upgrades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiangyun Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240428377
    Abstract: An image processing method, an image processing device, and an electronic device are provided. The image processing method includes: acquiring images to be processed based on captured images; correcting the images to be processed in a horizontal direction to obtain first corrected images; rotating the first corrected images by 90 degrees along a first direction to obtain second corrected images; and correcting the second corrected images in the horizontal direction to obtain third corrected images. In the present technical solution, the software algorithm is optimized for binocular image stitching while fully utilizing hardware resources, thereby effectively reducing hardware performance requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingpei LIU, Kaihui HUANG, Liudiming LIN
  • Publication number: 20240411517
    Abstract: A data processing device, a data processing method, and a chip are provided. The data processing device includes a multiplying accumulator. The multiplying accumulator is configured to obtain an input tensor and a sparse weight tensor. The sparse weight tensor is obtained by performing a sparse processing on at least one of a first dimension and a second dimension of an original weight tensor. The multiplying accumulator is further configured to perform a multiply-accumulate (MAC) operation on the sparse weight tensor and the input tensor. The present disclosure enhances the computational power of the data processing device without increasing the number of multiplying accumulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fei ZENG
  • Publication number: 20240171751
    Abstract: An intelligent encoding method, an intelligent encoding system, and an electronic device are provided. The intelligent encoding method comprises obtaining intelligent encoding information, wherein the intelligent encoding information comprises a maximum target bit rate, a minimum target bit rate, a motion complexity, a texture complexity, and a region of interest; and encoding an input source of an encoder based on the intelligent encoding information. The above intelligent encoding method has strong flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Delong HE, Zhichao YU, Yongzhen YU, Zhihua WANG
  • Patent number: 11984461
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image sensor, which may include a driving layer, a negative electrode layer formed in the driving layer, a N-region layer formed above the negative electrode layer. The N-region layer includes multiple cylindrical structures formed of semiconductor materials. The image sensor may also include a light absorption layer formed above the N-region layer. The light absorption layer is composed of a multi-layer structure including a P-region layer formed using quantum dot semiconductor materials. The image sensor may further include a positive electrode layer formed above the light absorption layer and configured to receive incoming light signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huabing Xu, Qiang Ni, Gang Wang, Chuyi Chen, Fayao Zheng, Da Xu, Mingpei Liu
  • Publication number: 20240155248
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a high-dynamic-range image, storage medium, and electronic device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanxin SHEN, Ning LUO, Huimin SONG
  • Publication number: 20240129513
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for outputting image data, and an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a first parameter setter, an image signal processor, and an encoder, wherein the first parameter setter sets a first configuration parameter for the image signal processor based on a complexity associated with an input image frame, wherein the image signal processor performs an image signal processing on at least one image frame to generate processed image data based on the first configuration parameter, wherein the encoder performs encoding processing on the processed image data to generate encoded image data. The apparatus and the method for outputting image data, and the electronic device of the present disclosure adjust parameters of the image signal processor and the encoder according to the complexity associated with an input image frame, thereby effectively improving the overall performance of image processing, encoding and compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhichao YU, Delong HE, Zhihua WANG, Yongzhen YU
  • Patent number: 11956452
    Abstract: An H.265 encoding device is described. The encoding device may include a preprocessing module; a coarse selection module; and a precise comparison module. The preprocessing module is configured to divide a current frame from an original video into multiple CTU blocks. The coarse selection module is configured to divide a CTU block based on multiple partition modes, and perform inter-prediction and intra-prediction and generate a prediction information corresponding to the partition modes. The precise comparison module is configured to perform cost comparison, select a partition mode with the lowest cost, generate entropy coding information and reconstruction information based on the selected partition mode and its corresponding encoding information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shanxu Zhang, Hengming Chen, Shengqin Zhang, Delong He
  • Publication number: 20240071333
    Abstract: An eye-protection method, paper-like display method, device, and computer readable storage medium are provided. The eye-protection method includes: acquiring and normalizing composite sensing data in an environment and image data in a multimedia content; and performing a fusion calculation on normalized image data in the multimedia content by normalized composite sensing data in the environment to obtain an image eye-protection guiding parameter, wherein the image eye-protection guiding parameter has a mapping relationship with the normalized composite sensing data in the environment and the normalized image data in the multimedia content; and adjusting the image data in the multimedia content based on the image eye-protection guiding parameter to allow the multimedia content to form a multimedia image having an eye-protection effect. This invention leverages the power of fusion computing and deep learning to develop an algorithm that enhances the eye-protection features of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanzhao MA, Jinfa LIN, Yunshu CHEN
  • Patent number: 11677386
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adaptive adjustment circuit in a computer chip having a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a processor. The adaptive adjustment circuit comprises a frequency difference acquisition module to generate a frequency difference signal based on a first difference between an oscillation frequency of the VCO and a target frequency. The adaptive adjustment circuit also includes a power module to supply a working voltage to the VCO and the processor, adjust the working voltage based on the frequency difference signal, and supply the adjusted working voltage to the VCO and the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fayao Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230017619
    Abstract: A structured-light projector, a camera assembly, and an electronic device are provided. The structured-light projector includes: a first light source, configured to emit a first light beam; a diffractive optical element, provided on a light-emitting side of the first light source and configured to generate structured light based on the first light beam incident on the diffractive optical element; an optical steering element, provided between the first light source and the diffractive optical element; and a second light source, wherein the second light source includes a light emitter, configured to emit a second light beam, the second light beam comprising infrared light. Via the structured-light projector, a scattered image and an infrared image of the target object can be acquired simutaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang NI, Jiang HAN
  • Publication number: 20220294431
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adaptive adjustment circuit in a computer chip having a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a processor. The adaptive adjustment circuit comprises a frequency difference acquisition module to generate a frequency difference signal based on a first difference between an oscillation frequency of the VCO and a target frequency. The adaptive adjustment circuit also includes a power module to supply a working voltage to the VCO and the processor, adjust the working voltage based on the frequency difference signal, and supply the adjusted working voltage to the VCO and the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fayao Zheng