Patents Assigned to SMPL Inc.
  • Patent number: 11265479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an end-to-end photography model for setting the light and exposure in a digital photography device with an external lighting system. The present disclosure is for a system and a method for automatically setting one or more image parameters for improved photography and image aesthetics. Specifically, the present invention is for automatically setting light and exposure which can be implemented on a personal electronic device with an integrated image capturing device having integrated and/or external illumination system. The embodiments described herein in general relate to a system and method for analyzing and controlling image parameters to set precise light and exposure for the electronic image capturing device, particularly for a personal electronic device, such as smartphone and tablet, with an integrated image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SMPL INC
    Inventors: Mark Hennings, Charles Alicea
  • Patent number: 11112679
    Abstract: A system for evenly-scattered adaptable subject lighting for mobile device photography, comprising a case configured to enclose and securely fasten a mobile device and an illuminating portion, the illuminating portion configured to produce light based on input received from a plurality of sensors. The system further comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device, and configured to direct the operation of the illuminating portion comprising at least a sensor processor and an image capture device, wherein the sensor processor adjusts the illuminating portion based on preconfigured thresholds to provide evenly-scatter lighting for capturing images of subjects via the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Hennings, Jeremy Cox
  • Patent number: 10705409
    Abstract: A system for evenly-scattered adaptable subject lighting for mobile device photography, comprising a case configured to enclose and securely fasten a mobile device and an illuminating portion, the illuminating portion configured to produce light based on input received from a plurality of sensors. The system further comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device, and configured to direct the operation of the illuminating portion comprising at least a sensor processor and an image capture device, wherein the sensor processor adjusts the illuminating portion based on preconfigured thresholds to provide evenly-scatter lighting for capturing images of subjects via the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Hennings, Jeremy Cox
  • Patent number: 10367987
    Abstract: A system and method for sensor-driven automatic device interaction, comprising a sensor aggregator that receives a plurality of sensor data from a plurality of hardware sensors, analyzes at least a portion of the sensor data, determines a sensor threshold, iteratively compares the results of the analysis to the sensor threshold, and directs the operation of a camera based on the results of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Thomas Hennings
  • Patent number: 10114271
    Abstract: A system for evenly-scattered adaptable subject lighting for mobile device photography, comprising a case configured to enclose and securely fasten a mobile device and an illuminating portion, the illuminating portion configured to produce light based on input received from a plurality of sensors. The system further comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device, and configured to direct the operation of the illuminating portion comprising at least a sensor processor and an image capture device, wherein the sensor processor adjusts the illuminating portion based on preconfigured thresholds to provide evenly-scatter lighting for capturing images of subjects via the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Hennings, Jeremy Cox
  • Patent number: 10082724
    Abstract: A system for evenly-scattered adaptable subject lighting for mobile device photography, comprising a case configured to enclose and securely fasten a mobile device and an illuminating portion, the illuminating portion configured to produce light based on input received from a plurality of sensors. The system further comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device, and configured to direct the operation of the illuminating portion comprising at least a sensor processor and an image capture device, wherein the sensor processor adjusts the illuminating portion based on preconfigured thresholds to provide evenly-scatter lighting for capturing images of subjects via the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Hennings, Jeremy Cox
  • Patent number: D785637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Hennings, Jeremy Cox
  • Patent number: D794036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SMPL Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Hennings, Jeremy Cox