Patents Examined by Frank F Huang
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Patent number: 10448053Abstract: An example method of decoding video data includes determining, by a video decoder and based on syntax elements in an encoded video bitstream, a plurality of values for a current block of the video data; performing, by the video decoder, a multi-pass non-separable inverse transformation on the plurality of values to derive residual data that represents pixel differences between the current block of the video data and a predictive block of the video data; and reconstructing, by the video decoder, the current block of the video data based on the residual data and the predictive block of the video data. In some examples, performing a pass of the multi-pass non-separable inverse transformation includes performing a plurality of Givens orthogonal transformations.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Amir Said, Xin Zhao, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 10441178Abstract: Video monitoring device comprising a computing unit, a camera, a communication interface, and a volatile organic compounds sensor configured to measure at least a concentration of organic compounds in a room of interest, said computing unit being configured to record the concentrations of organic compounds reported by the volatile organic compounds sensor, and configured to send images taken by the camera and volatile organic compounds concentrations to a remote entity, such as a smartphone over a wireless link.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: WITHINGSInventors: David Campo, Stéphane Carpentier, Amaury Dumoulin, Nadine Buard, Eric Carreel
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Patent number: 10440363Abstract: An encoder that performs quantization based on a deadzone and a video processing system including the encoder are provided. The encoder includes: a domain transform unit configured to transform first image data of a spatial domain into second image data of a frequency domain including first to N-th pieces of frequency data (wherein N is an integer equal to or greater than 1); a deadzone determination unit including a human visual system (HVS) table including human visual frequency sensitivities and configured to determine, based on the HVS table, a deadzone regarding each of the first to N-th pieces of frequency data; and a quantization unit configured to perform, based on the deadzone, quantization regarding the second image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-beom Jung, Hyuk-jae Jang
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Patent number: 10426339Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a surgical microscope through which a user may view a surgical site. A display device in communication with the surgical microscope may output a graphical overlay into the field of view of the surgical microscope. The graphical overlay may display one or more configurable parameters associated with a surgical tool. A user may adjust the one or more configurable parameters with an input device while visualizing the field of view.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Novartis AGInventor: Michael James Papac
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Patent number: 10422986Abstract: An emitting section of a light projecting section is provided to surround an optical axis of an objective lens of a lens unit. The optical axis of the emitting section is substantially the same as the optical axis of the objective lens. Ring illumination is irradiated on the observation target from the emitting section and light from the observation target is received by an imaging section via the objective lens, whereby first original image data is generated. Directional illumination is irradiated on the observation target from the emitting section and the light from the observation target is received by the imaging section via the objective lens, whereby second original image data is generated. Image data for display indicating an image of the observation target that should be obtained when it is assumed that light in a specific emitting direction is irradiated on the observation target is generated.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Inomata, Shingo Matsumura
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Patent number: 10423837Abstract: An embodiment of a Wearable Computer apparatus includes a first portable unit for data gathering and communicating feedback and a second portable unit for processing the at least gathered data from the first unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Inventor: Masoud Vaziri
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Patent number: 10419670Abstract: An omnidirectional image capturing method and an apparatus performing the method are provided. An omnidirectional image processing apparatus includes: a plurality of image capturing units configured to generate a plurality of images for generating an omnidirectional image; and a processor configured to process the plurality of images, wherein the plurality of images are generated based on a plurality of image capturing lines of the plurality of image capturing units and the plurality of image capturing lines are imaginary lines vertically penetrating centers of a plurality of lenses included in the plurality of image capturing units, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LINKFLOW CO. LTDInventor: Yong Kuk Kim
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Patent number: 10404972Abstract: A display assembly for showing perceived depth includes a display panel for displaying images and video. A lens extends parallel to and in a spaced relationship with the display panel to define a distal viewing area. An optically clear adhesive is partially disposed between the display panel and the lens to define a plurality of proximal viewing areas. The lens has a varying lens thickness for altering the presentation of the images and video displayed on the display panel in the proximal viewing areas relative to the presentation of the images and video displayed on the display panel in the distal viewing area to create a three dimensional appearance of the images and video. A controller is configured to tailor the images and video presented in the distal viewing area relative to the images and video in the proximal viewing areas to enhance the three dimensional appearance.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, INC.Inventors: Theodore Charles Wingrove, Michael Eichbrecht, Kyle Entsminger, Andrew DeScisciolo, James Joseph Kornacki
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Patent number: 10404992Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for encoding video data. For example, restrictions on certain prediction modes can be applied for video coding. A restriction can be imposed that prevents inter-prediction bi-prediction from being performed on video data when certain conditions are met. For example, bi-prediction restriction can be based on whether intra-block copy prediction is enabled for one or more coding units or blocks of the video data, whether a value of a syntax element indicates that one or more motion vectors are in non-integer accuracy, whether both motion vectors of a bi-prediction block are in non-integer accuracy, whether the motion vectors of a bi-prediction block are not identical and/or are not from the same reference index, or any combination thereof. If one or more of these conditions are met, the restriction on bi-prediction can be applied, preventing bi-prediction from being performed on certain coding units or blocks.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Krishnakanth Rapaka, Rajan Laxman Joshi, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 10397579Abstract: A position coordinate difference computing unit (5a to 5c) calculates position coordinate differences between position coordinates of the output digital signals and position coordinates of the input digital signals adjacent to the position coordinates. An FIR coefficient memory (13a to 13c) stores FIR coefficients of an FIR-LPF and outputs FIR coefficients corresponding to position coordinate differences between a fixed number of the output digital signals adjacent to the position coordinates of the output digital signals and the output digital signals. A control unit (11) supplies a group of the FIR coefficients and a group of the input digital signals corresponding to the respective position coordinate differences to the parallel FIR calculator (4) in predetermined order when the position coordinate differences corresponding to two or more different output digital signals are concurrently computed.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: NTT ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Koike, Yasuhiro Yamada
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Patent number: 10389920Abstract: An imaging device that includes an imaging unit included K imaging elements, a display unit included K display areas, an image signal generation unit that generates partial image signals based on imaging signals output from the imaging unit, and outputs image signals to the display unit, and a timing control unit that outputs a timing when the image processing generation unit outputs the image signal based on display output line information and image processing line information, and the image processing generation unit outputs an image signal indicating an image to be displayed in a display target line in a case where the display output line information and the image processing line information indicate the display target line.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Ryuichi Shiohara
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Patent number: 10390049Abstract: An electronic device for sending a message is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device determines whether a first picture is a Clean Random Access (CRA) picture. The electronic device also determines whether a leading picture is present if the first picture is a CRA picture. The electronic device further generates a message including a CRA discard flag and an initial CRA Coded Picture Buffer (CPB) removal delay parameter if a leading picture is present. The electronic device additionally sends the message.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
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Patent number: 10390087Abstract: A video processing device is configured to obtain, from a bitstream, one or more syntax elements indicating one or more partitioning schemes for an output layer set. For each respective partitioning scheme of the one or more partitioning schemes, the respective partitioning scheme specifies a division of the output layer set into one or more partitions. Each layer in the output layer set belongs to exactly one partition in the respective partitioning scheme. Additionally, the video processing device obtains, from a Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) message or video usability information (VUI) in a video parameter set (VPS), hypothetical reference decoder (HRD) parameters for each of the one or more partitioning schemes. For each respective partition of the respective partitioning scheme, the video processing device tests, based on the HRD parameters for the respective partitioning scheme, the respective partition for conformance to a video coding standard.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Adarsh Krishnan Ramasubramonian, Ye-Kui Wang, Fnu Hendry, Krishnakanth Rapaka
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Patent number: 10380782Abstract: A method for transmitting and displaying an object tracking information includes steps of capturing an image by a camera, wherein an object exists in the image; analyzing the image by the camera to obtain a 3D world coordinate information of the object; transmitting a projection matrix and the 3D world coordinate information to a display device by the camera; using the projection matrix to convert the 3D world coordinate information into a 2D image coordinate information by the display device; and displaying a pattern corresponding to the object according to the 2D image coordinate information by the display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Liu, Szu-Mo Chang, Kuan-Yu Lin
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Patent number: 10372967Abstract: A parasite analysis system includes a pressure vessel configured to store a biological sample, an imaging cell connected to the pressure vessel, and a waste depository connected to the imaging cell. An input valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the pressure vessel into the imaging cell and an output valve controls whether biological sample can flow from the imaging cell into the waste depository. The parasite analysis system also includes a camera that captures a chronological set of images of a portion of the biological sample in the imaging cell and an image analysis system that analyzes the chronological set of images to generate an estimate of a number of parasites in the portion of the biological sample. Estimates for multiple portions of the biological sample may be generated and sampling techniques used to estimate the number of parasites in the entire biological sample.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Intervet Inc.Inventors: Pavel Vácha, Petr Jankuj, Richard J. Marhoefer, Václav Belák, Jind{hacek over (r)}ich Soukup, Brunhilde Schölzke, Britta von Oepen
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Patent number: 10368067Abstract: Methods and apparatus of processing cube face images are disclosed. According to embodiments of the present invention, one or more discontinuous boundaries within each assembled cubic frame are determined and used for selective filtering, where the filtering process is skipped at said one or more discontinuous boundaries within each assembled cubic frame when the filtering process is enabled. Furthermore, the filtering process is applied to one or more continuous areas in each assembled cubic frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Hung-Chih Lin, Jian-Liang Lin, Chia-Ying Li, Chao-Chih Huang, Shen-Kai Chang
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Patent number: 10368083Abstract: In general, this disclosure described techniques for pruning a list of motion vector prediction candidates based on picture order count (POC) values. A video coding device may be configured to generate the list of motion vector prediction candidates for a prediction unit (PU) of video data. The video coding device may prune a first motion vector prediction candidate from the list of motion vector prediction candidates when a POC value for a reference picture identified by the first motion vector prediction candidate is equal to a second POC value of a reference picture identified by a second motion vector prediction candidate in the list of motion vector prediction candidates. The video coding device may code the PU using the pruned list.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wei-Jung Chien, Sungwon Lee, Li Zhang, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 10368051Abstract: A 3D-HEVC inter-frame information hiding method based on visual perception includes steps of information embedding and information extraction. In the step of information embedding, the human visual perception characteristic is considered, stereo salient images are obtained by a stereo image salient model, and the stereo salient images are divided into salient blocks and non-salient blocks with an otsu threshold. The coding quantization parameters are modified according to different modulation rules for different regions. Then, based on the modified quantization parameters, the coding-tree-units are coded to complete the information embedding. In the step of information extraction, no original video is needed, no any side information needs to be transmitted, and the secret information can be blindly extracted.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Ningbo UniversityInventors: Gangyi Jiang, Jing Wang, Fen Chen, Yongqiang Bai, Yang Wang
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Patent number: 10354146Abstract: An embodiment of an Eye Tracking Wearable Computer apparatus includes a first portable unit for data gathering and communicating feedback and a second portable unit for processing the at least gathered data from the first unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Inventor: Masoud Vaziri
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Patent number: 10341652Abstract: An image coding method includes: performing Sample SAO processing on Y signal, Cb signal, and Cr signal which are included in a target block; performing arithmetic coding on a first flag indicating whether or not an SAO parameter, which indicates details of the SAO processing, of the target block is identical to an SAO parameter for a left neighboring block immediately left of the target block; and performing arithmetic coding on the SAO parameter for the target block, when the SAO parameter for the target block is different from the SAO parameter for the left neighboring block. In the arithmetic coding on the first flag, a single context is used to perform the arithmetic coding on the first flag for the luminance signal, the chrominance Cb signal, and the chrominance Cr signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUSTInventors: Kengo Terada, Youji Shibahara, Kyoko Tanikawa, Hisao Sasai, Toshiyasu Sugio, Toru Matsunobu