Patents Examined by Eric James Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 12657674
    Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an image, calculating a luminance component of the received image, estimating an illuminance component of the image by using the luminance component, calculating a gamma value, based on the luminance component and the illuminance component, and calculating the luminance component with an improved dynamic range using a conversion ratio based on the gamma value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seunghoon Jee, Moongi Kang, Haegeun Lee
  • Patent number: 12639830
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for stabilizing a laser on a moving platform with multiple modes of frequency generation using multiple sensors for sensing different frequencies of motion of the laser on the moving platform. The systems and methods use a processor to provide a plurality of feedback loops, comparisons, and/or combinations of data from the multiple sensors to create a set of correction data that is used to direct the laser output via a laser pointing correction system to achieve one or more output effects for tracking a target, guiding a vehicle or a munition and/or illuminating a scene in a particular manner while the platform is moving, including by using a combination of open loop and closed loop processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Arete Associates
    Inventors: Andrew E. Paul, Kelly V. Hillman, Christopher R. Hornberg
  • Patent number: 12632938
    Abstract: An image restoration method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium are provided. The method comprises: evaluating, by an unsharpness evaluation network, an image to be processed, to generate an unsharpness feature map: inputting said image to be processed and the unsharpness feature map into a blur elimination main network; and iteratively processing, by the blur elimination main network, the image to be processed for a set number of times according to the unsharpness feature map to output a restored image. In the above-mentioned technical solution, an unsharpness feature of an image to be processed is extracted by using an unsharpness evaluation network, and iterative processing is performed on said image to be processed by using a blur elimination main network, where the networks are trained networks having corresponding functions, such that automatic restoration of an image can be realized, and image restoration efficiency and quality are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Hefei Innovation Research Institute of Beihang University
    Inventors: Jicong Zhang, Hua Wang, Jingfei Hu, Zhaohui Cao, Guang Wu
  • Patent number: 12597157
    Abstract: A device and a method for correcting an error in position information of an external device recognized by internal circuits in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first camera disposed in a first region of an inner space of the housing, a position estimation device disposed in a second region, different from the first region, in the inner space, and a processor operatively connected to the first camera and the position estimation device, wherein the processor can identify a first distance between the first camera and the position estimation device, estimate the position of the external device through the position estimation device, and correct, on the basis of the estimated position of the external device and the first distance, the position of an object related to the external device in image information acquired through the first camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Muyeol Lee, Eunsoo Park, Changwoo Son, Hyunsuk Choi
  • Patent number: 12569329
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a medical image related to the pancreas. The processing circuitry is configured to extract a pancreas region included in the medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to extract at least one tubular structure region from the inside of the pancreas region. The processing circuitry is configured to identify a first end part and a second end part related to the pancreas on the basis of the pancreas region. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate a primary pancreatic duct centerline of the pancreas on the basis of the tubular structure region, the first end part, and the second end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Hattori, Yasuko Fujisawa, Takuya Sakaguchi