Patents Examined by Fernando Alcon
  • Patent number: 12267565
    Abstract: A profile provider: (i) associates a primary online device (OD1) with a set-top box (STB); (ii) a location of OD1 at some point in time is estimated to be “near” the STB, thereby establishing a STB proxy location; (iii) one or more secondary online devices (OD2s) are observed to be located “near” the STB proxy location and are associated with the STB; and (iv) a television advertisement is selected to be directed to the STB, which selection is based at least in part on profile information linked to one of the associated OD2s. The method can be particularly advantageous in situations wherein: the STB is not connected to any computer network; the STB is not ever connected to the same local area network as OD1 or OD2; or television service (used by the STB) and online access (used by OD1 and OD2s) are provided by different service providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Intent IQ, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Shkedi, Dror Ben-Yishai
  • Patent number: 12256158
    Abstract: To provide an inspection apparatus capable of simultaneously picking up images of one side and the other side of an inspection item with an image pickup device. An inspection apparatus 1 includes a first conveyance unit 31 and a second conveyance unit 32 arranged with a predetermined gap G and inspects a workpiece W when the workpiece W passes over the predetermined gap G. The inspection apparatus 1 includes a first image pickup device 11 provided on one side with the predetermined gap G in a direction intersecting with a conveyance direction of the workpiece W, a second image pickup device 12 provided on the other side, a first light emission device 21 disposed at a position facing the first image pickup device 11, and a second light emission device 22 disposed at a position facing the second image pickup device 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Ishida, Hiroki Nakajima, Mikio Shibukawa
  • Patent number: 12250463
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method and arrangement for calibrating the camera of an eye tracking device and compensate for a potential angular offset of the camera. The method comprises: the steps of capturing an eye image of a user, wherein the eye image contains a plurality of glints created by a plurality of illuminators in the eye tracking system; detecting glints in the eye image; projecting illuminator positions onto the eye image to determine expected glint positions; determining an angular offset between expected glint positions and detected glint positions for corresponding pairs of expected and detected glint positions; determining the angular correction for the eye tracking camera using the determined angular offset angle; and applying the angular correction for the eye tracking camera to an eye tracker camera model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Simon Johansson, Mikael Rosell
  • Patent number: 12250472
    Abstract: A surveillance system for traffic on a road includes a number of surveillance units. Each of the surveillance units is mounted at height, and includes at least one road traffic detection sensor. The surveillance units are placed along the road alternately on a first side and on a second side of the road. The surveillance system can be used in an associated surveillance method for traffic on a road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: ALSTOM Holdings
    Inventors: Pascal Poisson, Vincent Bonnevay, Benedetto Carambia, Andrea Del-Chiaro, Antonio Malagutti, Andrea Malesci
  • Patent number: 12241825
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting microplastics based on optical technology, more particularly the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting microplastics, which is capable of detecting and analyzing microplastics of various sizes that exist in a fluid in real time regardless of transparency using a microfluidic chip based on optical technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seok Won Hong, Jae Hun Kim, Jiyun Han, Subeen Park
  • Patent number: 12242257
    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) while a media playback device of a vehicle is playing back content received on a first channel, generating, by the media playback device, a query fingerprint using second content received on a second channel; (ii) sending, by the media playback device, the query fingerprint to a server that maintains a reference database containing a plurality of reference fingerprints; (iii) receiving, by the media playback device from the server, identifying information corresponding to a reference fingerprint of the plurality of reference fingerprints that matches the query fingerprint; and (iv) while the media playback device is playing back the first content received on the first channel, providing, by the media playback device for display, at least a portion of the identifying information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Qin, Suresh Jeyachandran, Damon P. Fasching
  • Patent number: 12244973
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for motion detection. In various examples, a camera device may initiate execution of a non-computer vision-based motion detection process. In some examples, the camera device may initiate execution of a computer vision-based classification process during the execution of the non-computer vision-based motion detection process. In various examples, first result data may be determined by the non-computer vision-based motion detection process. In various examples, the execution of the computer vision-based classification process may be terminated based at least in part on the first result data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Julian Gorfajn, Hendrick Haataja
  • Patent number: 12235932
    Abstract: A system for refining an item identification model detects a triggering event at a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features from at least one of the images. The system identifies the item based on the set of features. The system receives an indication that the item is not identified correctly. The system receives an identifier of the item. The system identifies the item based on the identifier of the item. The system feeds the identifier of the item and the images to the item identification model. The system retrains the item identification model to learn to associate the item to the images. The system updates the set of features based on the determined association between the item and the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Patent number: 12238402
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: at least one camera; an encoder connected to the at least one camera through a first interface having a first number of signal lines; and a decoder connected to the encoder through a second interface having a second number of signal lines that is less than the first number. The encoder can provide, to the decoder through the second interface, data acquired from the at least one camera through the first interface and data encoded on the basis of identification information indicating each of the first number of signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jina Jeon, Doukyoung Song, Hyoungil Song
  • Patent number: 12238365
    Abstract: The methods and systems described herein provide personalized action items for content items. In one example, the methods and systems identify a plurality of content items, each of which is associated with at least one respective attribute. The system accesses profile information associated with a content consumption session. For each of the plurality of content items, the system determines at least one respective actionable item based on the at least one attribute and on the profile information. The system causes to be displayed the landing interface, which includes a plurality of simultaneously displayed content item identifiers associated with the plurality of content items, respectively, and proximate to each of the displayed content item identifiers, causing to be displayed at least one respective actionable item identifier associated with the at least one respective actionable item, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
    Inventors: Ankur Anil Aher, Charishma Chundi
  • Patent number: 12238375
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that distributes media guidance application operations between multiple devices based on one or more criteria associated with those devices. For example, the media guidance application may determine the plurality of operations performed by a target device and distribute the plurality of operations among devices near that target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Donn Smith
  • Patent number: 12229335
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor which, upon execution of the instructions, configures the at least one processor to function as: an estimation unit configured to estimate a gaze area of a user; a detection unit configured to detect one or more objects present in a gaze direction of the user; and a selection unit configured to select one object from the one or more objects on a basis of the gaze area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shiozaki
  • Patent number: 12225303
    Abstract: A method of operating a dynamic vision sensor system includes: obtaining event signals from a plurality of dynamic vision sensor pixels over a predetermined time period, wherein the event signals correspond to a measured change in light; obtaining original image data based on the event signals output by the plurality of DVS pixels and including a plurality of image pixels, wherein the plurality of image pixels respectively correspond to the plurality of dynamic vision sensor pixels; obtaining binary image data by binarizing pixel values of the plurality of image pixels; defining a plurality of pixel groups from the plurality of image pixels in the binary image data; and selecting a plurality of effective groups from among the plurality of pixel groups that represent the movement of an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., IUCF-HYU {INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Whoiyul Kim, Jeyeon Kim, Minsu Kim
  • Patent number: 12225250
    Abstract: In some embodiments, there is provided a system for remotely processing data streams including: at least one transmitter configured for transmission of at least two data streams, the at least two data streams including at least a lower quality preview stream and a higher quality content stream. A plurality of editor computing devices is configured for receiving at least the lower quality preview stream and facilitating processing and editing on the lower quality preview stream, generating a set of machine-readable instructions representative of the processing and editing. A plurality of routing computing devices located from the at least one transmitter is configured for receiving at least the higher quality content stream and the set of machine-readable instructions, processing the higher quality content stream by encoding the higher quality content stream based on the set of machine-readable instructions to generate an output content stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: DEJERO LABS INC.
    Inventors: David Sze, Jonathon Oberholzer, Todd Schneider, Bogdan Frusina
  • Patent number: 12208739
    Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a housing for mounting at a vehicular windshield, a processor printed circuit board (processor PCB) disposed in the housing, and an imager assembly. The imager assembly includes (i) a lens barrel accommodating a lens, (ii) an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB), and (iii) a flexible electrical ribbon cable that electrically connects the imager PCB to the processor PCB. An imager is disposed at a first side of the imager PCB. The imager PCB includes an imager portion at which the imager is disposed and attaching portions at respective outboard ends. At least one stress relieving portion is established at the imager PCB between the imager portion and each of the attaching portions. With the lens barrel received through an aperture of the housing, the attaching portions of the imager PCB are attached at the housing via respective fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Garret F. Achenbach, Martin J. Reckker, Steven G. Gebauer, Jianguo Wang
  • Patent number: 12208740
    Abstract: An embodiment safety exit assisting device of a vehicle includes a camera and a processor electrically connected to the camera, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a side-view image of the vehicle captured by the camera, determine whether a dangerous situation associated with a door of the vehicle occurs based on the side-view image, and control the door of the vehicle or an operation of the vehicle in response to a determination that the dangerous situation occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jeong Hun Ham
  • Patent number: 12192568
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for storing programs. For example, a media guidance application (e.g., executed on a server) may determine that a user has been watching a program (e.g., a movie) for longer than a particular time threshold (e.g., 20 minutes for a movie), and that the user has requested to access a different program (e.g., an episode of a series broadcast on another channel). In response to determining that the user has been watching the program (e.g., the movie) for longer than the particular time threshold (e.g., 20 minutes for the movie), and that the user has requested to access the different program (e.g., the episode of a series broadcast on another channel), the media guidance application may perform an action to store the initial program (e.g., the movie) before executing the request to access the different program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
    Inventor: David Gerald Wittke
  • Patent number: 12192561
    Abstract: A transmitting method for transmitting contents using a broadcast wave and a communication path comprises: including content information in application control information when transmitting the contents using both the broadcast wave and the communication path, the content information being information for synchronizing a content transmitted by using the broadcast wave with a content transmitted by using the communication path at a reception side that receives the contents and being related to the content transmitted by using the communication path; and transmitting the application control information by using at least the broadcast wave in the broadcast wave and the communication path. As a result, a contents transmitting method is provided for enabling a quick access to contents through communication when the contents are reproduced by a combination of broadcast and communication on the receiving side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Noritaka Iguchi, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 12192548
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a reception method in broadcast and broadband cooperation service, the reception method includes: receiving broadcast content transmitted through broadcast; receiving acquisition information through the broadcast, the acquisition information being information used to play back broadband content transmitted through broadband while the broadband content is synchronized with the received broadcast content, the acquisition information being information relating to acquisition of the broadband content; and acquiring the broadband content based on the received acquisition information. Therefore, the broadband content can properly be acquired in response to the reception of the broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Noritaka Iguchi, Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Hisaya Katou
  • Patent number: 12183093
    Abstract: A driver monitoring system (1) which includes at least one vision device (10). The at least one vision device (10) is positioned in or at an outer housing (7) and pointing to an outside of the outer housing (7). The outer housing (7) is defined by a housing cover (8) and a housing base (9). A housing (20) of the vision device (10) has a first spherical outer contour (21) and a second spherical outer contour (22). The first spherical outer contour (21) and the second spherical outer contour (22) provide in cooperation with the housing base (9) and in cooperation with a mounting element (40) a form and force fitting mount of the vision device (10) in the housing outer (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Catalin Padurariu, Adrian Homutescu