Patents Examined by Daquan Zhao
  • Apparatus and method for recording and storing video
    Patent number: 10869012
    Abstract: A video recording device includes an image capturing module, a storage unit and a processing unit. The image capturing module is configured to capture a raw video in a first video format. The processing unit is configured to convert video session(s) other than the lately captured video content from the first video format into a second video format. The second video format is inferior than the first video format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: Mindtronic AI Co., Ltd., Shanghai XPT Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mu-Jen Huang, Ya-Li Tai, Yu-Sian Jiang
  • Digital information recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus and transmitting apparatus
    Patent number: 10854237
    Abstract: A digital information recording apparatus includes a recording circuit for recording information of a retention period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be held in the recording medium, starting with a time at which the digital information is recorded on the recording medium; and information of a playback permission period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be played back starting with a time at which the information is reproduced initially following recording of the digital information on the recording medium, permitting temporary recording or copying for the information permitted for “copy never” or “copy one generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroo Okamoto, Hitoaki Owashi, Atsushi Yoshioka
  • Selective dynamic color management for user interface components of a media player
    Patent number: 10853976
    Abstract: A user interface adaptation module identifies a dominant color of a portion selection of a frame of a video and, based on the dominant color, generates colors for components of a user interface in which the video is displayed. The colors of the user interface components are set based upon the generated colors and upon context information such as a playing state of the video. The setting of the component colors in this way allows the user interface to adjust to complement both the played content of the video and the video's context. In one embodiment, the dominant color is identified by partitioning individual pixels of the portion selection based on their respective colors. In one embodiment, a set of primary color variants is generated based on the dominant color, and different colors are generated for each type of user interface component based on the different primary color variants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eunjoo Lee, Nicholas Michael Kruge, Yong Hoon Kim
  • Media application backgrounding
    Patent number: 10841359
    Abstract: A media application is disclosed. The media application provides a playback of a media item that includes a video portion and an audio portion. The media application stops the playback of the video portion of the media item while continuing to provide the audio portion of the media item. The media application resumes the playback of the video portion of the media item in synchronization with the audio portion being provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Oliver John Woodman, Matt Doucleff
  • Proficiency based tutorial modification
    Patent number: 10831516
    Abstract: In implementations of proficiency based tutorial modification, a computing device implements a tutorial system to receive a user modification of a digital image. A difference between the user modification and an application modification of the digital image is determined. The tutorial system generates a proficiency score for an editing tool based on the difference between the user modification and the application modification, and the proficiency score indicates the user's proficiency in using the editing tool. The tutorial system generates a pre-modified input image for a tutorial depicting a modification applied to an input image to be modified in the tutorial using the editing tool based on the proficiency score for the editing tool being greater than a proficiency threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Subham Gupta, Somya Jain
  • Playback device, playback method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 10832737
    Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium is provided that is reproduced by a playback device having an attribute reader, a decoder, and an outputter. The recording medium has recorded therein a video stream that is encoded video information, and a management information file correlated with the video stream. The management information file includes first attribute information, indicating whether a dynamic range of luminance of the video stream is a first dynamic range or a second dynamic range that is wider than the first dynamic range. In a case where the first attribute information indicates the second dynamic range, the first attribute information also indicates a type of the second dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tadamasa Toma, Tomoki Ogawa
  • Video endoscope
    Patent number: 10823953
    Abstract: An endoscope (1) with an endoscope shaft (3) in which an illumination device (11) and a rotatably mounted image sensor (12) are arranged in a distal region (8) is provided, and includes a handle (2) in which a rotatably mounted heat sink (16) is arranged, wherein the image sensor (12) is thermally connected to the heat sink (16), for conjoint rotation therewith, via a heat transmission element (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Kuhn, Massimo Kubon, Jochen Dietrich, Maximilian Gotz, Johannes Wickersheim, Patrick Spring, Harald Haigis, Mateusz Cichosz
  • Log scaling system and related methods
    Patent number: 10825192
    Abstract: An automated log scaling system and associated methods are disclosed. In the system and methods, one or more imagers may capture depictions of respective first ends and/or second ends of a plurality of logs, and use the captured depictions to scale the plurality of logs. A diameter value for each end of the log may be determined using the captured depictions. Relative location values for each captured end may be determined and used to form a length of each log. Information captured in the images is used to identify the type of tree or species of tree for each log. At least one of the diameter values may be multiplied by the determined log length, and the resulting product value may be compared to values in a log scaling chart to determine a value for the log. The value of multiple logs may be used to form a load of logs for distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Datalog, LLC
    Inventor: David Stroble
  • Compensation in vehicle sensor calibration for sloped vehicle calibration environment
    Patent number: 10818036
    Abstract: Sensors coupled to a vehicle are calibrated using a dynamic scene with sensor targets around a motorized turntable that rotates the vehicle to different orientations. The sensors capture data at each vehicle orientation along the rotation. The vehicle's computer identifies representations of the sensor targets within the data captured by the sensors, and calibrates the sensor based on these representations, for example by comparing these representations to previously stored information about the sensor targets and generating a correction based on differences, the correction applied to post-calibration sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Lee, Ankit Rohatgi, Adam Cadien
  • Chunk header incorporating binary flags and correlated variable-length fields
    Patent number: 10803113
    Abstract: Playback and distribution systems and methods for multimedia files are provided. The multimedia files are encoded with flags associated with the content data of the multimedia files. Through the use of the flags, playback of the content is enhanced without significantly increasing the file size of the multimedia file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Shaiwal Priyadarshi, Jason Braness, Roland Osborne, William Frantz, Jerome Vashisht-Rota, Daniel Salmonsen, John Funnell, Michael Floyd
  • Vehicle sensor calibration system using dynamic scene
    Patent number: 10796453
    Abstract: Sensors coupled to a vehicle are calibrated using a dynamic scene with sensor targets around a motorized turntable that rotates the vehicle to different orientations. The sensors capture data at each vehicle orientation along the rotation. The vehicle's computer identifies representations of the sensor targets within the data captured by the sensors, and calibrates the sensor based on these representations, for example by generating a transformation based on mapping positions of these representations in the data to known positions of the sensor targets, such as to correct lens distortion, the transformation applied to post-calibration sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Zhichang (Henry) Yan, Zhizhong (Joe) Yan, Daniel Lee, Adam Cadien, Nicholas Semansky, Elisha Ross Atkins, Radu Raduta
  • Recording medium, playback device, and playback method
    Patent number: 10789988
    Abstract: At least one video stream that is encoded video information, and a management information file indicating attributes relating to the entire recording medium, are recorded in a recording medium. The management information file includes attribute information indicating whether the dynamic range of luminance of an initial video stream, which is played first out of the at least one video stream when the recording medium is inserted into a playback device, is a first dynamic range, or a second dynamic range that is broader than the first dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tadamasa Toma
  • Screencast recording method, screencast playing method, screen recording terminal, and playing terminal
    Patent number: 10785541
    Abstract: A screencast recording method, a screencast playing method, a screen recording terminal, and a playing terminal. The recording method includes obtaining an operation performed by a screen recording user on a screen recording terminal, and determining screen content and event content that are corresponding to the operation. The method further comprises generating video data and a screen recording operation intelligent playback part based on the screen content and the event content. The method further comprises generating a screen recording file that includes the video data and the screen recording operation intelligent playback part. The playing method further includes obtaining a screen recording file. The method further includes receiving an intelligent playback instruction. The method further includes performing at least one operation according to the intelligent playback instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongqi Ma
  • Guide railing for precise vehicle positioning within dynamic scene for vehicle sensor calibration
    Patent number: 10785474
    Abstract: Sensors coupled to a vehicle are calibrated using a dynamic scene with sensor targets around a motorized turntable that rotates the vehicle to different orientations. The sensors capture data at each vehicle orientation along the rotation. The vehicle's computer identifies representations of the sensor targets within the data captured by the sensors, and calibrates the sensor based on these representations, for example by comparing these representations to previously stored information about the sensor targets and generating a correction based on differences, the correction applied to post-calibration sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Nick Semansky
  • Methods and apparatus for deriving composite tracks with track grouping
    Patent number: 10778993
    Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to derive a composite track. Three-dimensional video data includes a plurality of two-dimensional sub-picture tracks associated with a viewport. A composite track derivation for composing the plurality of two-dimensional sub-picture tracks for the viewport includes data indicative of the plurality of two-dimensional sub-picture tracks belonging to a same group, placement information to compose sample images from the plurality of two-dimensional tracks into a canvas associated with the viewport, and a composition layout operation to adjust the composition if the canvas comprises a composition layout created by two or more of the plurality of two-dimensional sub-picture tracks composed on the canvas. The composite track derivation can be encoded and/or used to decode the three-dimensional video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Lulin Chen, Shuai Zhao
  • System and method for supporting selective backtracking data recording
    Patent number: 10771734
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus can include a data processor that is associated with a data capturing device on a stationary object and/or a movable object. The data processor can receive data in a data flow from one or more data sources, wherein the data flow is configured based on a time sequence. Then, the data processor can receive a control signal, which is associated with a first timestamp, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first time. Furthermore, the data processor can determine a first data segment by applying the first timestamp on the data flow, wherein the first data segment is associated with a time period in the time sequence that includes the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheldon Schwartz, Tao Wang, Mingyu Wang, Zisheng Cao
  • Medical observation apparatus
    Patent number: 10743743
    Abstract: A medical observation apparatus includes: a display unit that displays thereon an observation image corresponding to a result of examination on a subject; a first camera that performs imaging of plural persons surrounding the subject, and outputs a surrounding image; a selecting unit that selects, based on the surrounding image, an indicator from the plural persons; a line of sight detecting unit that detects a line of sight of the indicator; and a display control unit that causes the display unit to display thereon a superimposed image having a pointer superimposed on the observation image, the pointer being at a position according to a destination of the line of sight of the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Sumihiro Uchimura
  • Control of dynamic scene motion by vehicle based on vehicle sensor capture
    Patent number: 10742969
    Abstract: Sensors coupled to a vehicle are calibrated using a dynamic scene with sensor targets around a motorized turntable that rotates the vehicle to different orientations. The sensors capture data at each orientation along the rotation. The vehicle's computer identifies representations of the sensor targets within the data captured by the sensors, and calibrates the sensor based on these representations. The motorized turntable may confirm that rotation has stopped to the vehicle to trigger sensor capture, and the vehicle may communicate completion of sensor capture at an orientation to the motorized turntable to trigger further rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Ankit Rohatgi, Jun-Wei Hew, Adam Cadien, Haven Lau, Nick Semansky, Zhichang Yan, Zhi Yuan Sherwin Lau
  • Menu navigation mode for media discs
    Patent number: 10741221
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reordering and/or bypassing certain informational content or menus that are conventionally presented prior to playback of media content stored on physical media discs. Upon initial use of a physical media disc, certain information content or menus may be presented to a user or viewer, for example, piracy warnings, language selection menus, etc. However, upon subsequent use of the physical media disc, such informational content or menus may be bypassed. The user or viewer is given an option to immediately begin consuming the media content stored on the physical media disc. Conventional content, such as trailers are not played prior to playback of the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Kwan, David M. Jessen, James J. Madden
  • Recording medium, playback device, and playback method
    Patent number: 10741219
    Abstract: At least one video stream that is encoded video information, and a management information file indicating attributes relating to the entire recording medium, are recorded in a recording medium. The management information file includes attribute information indicating whether the dynamic range of luminance of an initial video stream, which is played first out of the at least one video stream when the recording medium is inserted into a playback device, is a first dynamic range, or a second dynamic range that is broader than the first dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tadamasa Toma