Patents Examined by Helen Shibru
  • Patent number: 9514784
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes obtaining, via a camera of the mobile terminal, an image of a user; playing a video on a display unit of the mobile terminal; determining, via a controller of the mobile terminal, if the user is viewing the video being played based on the obtained image; storing, in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, video viewing information indicating when the user is viewing the video being played and when the user is not viewing the video being played for a specific playback section in an entire playback section of the video being played; receiving an input requesting the video viewing information be displayed; and displaying the video viewing information as a progressive bar on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewoon Kim, Hyobeom Lee, Kyueun Yi, Yoonji Kim, Seungjae Lee
  • Patent number: 9509907
    Abstract: An example of an information processing device displays a moving image on at least one display device. The information processing device first acquires moving image data which includes at least one piece of data of panorama moving image including panorama images each representing an image of a range wider than the range displayed on the display device and also includes at least one piece of data of non-panorama moving image including non-panorama images each representing an image of a range substantially the same as the range displayed on the display device. The information processing device reproduces the at least one piece of data of panorama moving image and the at least one piece of data of non-panorama moving image in an order defined by the moving image data during a time duration from a start to an end of the moving image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9508385
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein enable a user to generate an audio-visual project. Certain embodiments enable a user to use one of a plurality of predefined templates to generate a project easily and quickly. Other embodiments enable a user to generate a custom project that gives more control to the user, compared to if the user selected one of the predefined templates. Each project includes one or more segments, which may be specified by a user directly, or may be specified by the template selected by the user. An effect is applied to each segment, wherein the effect specifies how many video and audio slots are included in the segment, if any, and can specify one or more other properties of the segment. Projects generated using embodiments disclosed herein can be saved and shared with other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Mondelore, Brian Stone, Tim Ackroyd, David Millard, James Shepherd, Kyle Lampe
  • Patent number: 9491451
    Abstract: A camera calibration system for calibrating cameras of a vehicle includes at least one reconfigurable calibration target established or disposed at a ground area at which a vehicle is positioned for a camera calibrating procedure. The camera calibration system is operable, responsive to an input indicative of a type or size of the vehicle positioned at the ground area, to reconfigure the at least one reconfigurable calibration target to adapt the calibration target for the particular type or size of the vehicle positioned thereat. The camera calibration system may reconfigure at least one of a size of the target and a location of the target. The camera calibration system may reconfigure the target via a covering element that selectively exposes a portion of the reconfigurable calibration target and covers another portion of the reconfigurable calibration target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sebastian Pliefke
  • Patent number: 9484066
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display device including a display unit for playing video and a control method thereof, and the method may include selecting at least one of characters contained in video, searching at least one region containing the selected character within the entire region of a frame using at least one frame provided in the video, extracting a major playback section containing the selected character based on at least one of the size and location of the retrieved at least one region, and playing the extracted major playback section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eulina Ko, Donho Choi, Sungil Kang
  • Patent number: 9484063
    Abstract: A method of joint generation of a mosaic of scenes. The method comprises selecting by each of a plurality of users one of a plurality of characters which are imaged in a plurality of media content items, alternately selecting by the plurality of users a plurality of expression indications, each the expression indication is selected during another of a plurality of user interactions which are held alternately with the plurality of users using a plurality of client terminals, sequentially selecting a plurality of scenes which are extracted from the plurality of media content items, each the scene is selected in another of the plurality of user interactions according to a respective the expression indication and images a respective character from the plurality of characters, and automatically generating a scene mosaic which comprises the plurality of scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Quadmanage Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoav Degani, Shlomo Shor
  • Patent number: 9472238
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a multi-stream composite video. A first mobile device is linked with a second mobile device so that the first mobile device and the second mobile device are time synchronized. A video stream is captured using the first mobile device. Interactions with a user interface are captured using the second mobile device. A composite video is generated based on the captured video stream and the captured interactions based on the time synchronization of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Panopto, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Burns
  • Patent number: 9438842
    Abstract: A reproduction control apparatus that enables a user to perform fast forward and fast rewind of a moving image by an intuitive operation, and provides good operability. The reproduction apparatus controls reproduction of a moving image including a plurality of frames. A controller detects selection of an area including an object by a user's touch operation during reproduction of the moving image. The size of an object is detected for each of the plurality of frames. The controller searches for a frame including the object, which corresponds in size to the size of the selected area, and the frame found by the search is reproduced and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoyuki Murakami
  • Patent number: 9424350
    Abstract: A video processing device includes a metadata authoring device, that generates time-coded metadata in response to content recognition data and in accordance with at least one time stamp of a video signal. A metadata association device generates a processed video signal from the video signal, wherein the processed video signal includes the time-coded metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: VIXS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Indra Laksono, John Pomeroy, Sally Jean Daub
  • Patent number: 9426410
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of controlling distribution of content can include: sending authentication instructions from a server to a disc player having a disc inserted therein, where the disc includes media content without a plurality of files that are required by the disc player for playback of the media content; determining if the disc in the disc player is valid by comparing information received from the disc player against information stored in a database; receiving viewer verification information from the disc player to determine if the viewer is authorized to view the playback of the media content on the disc; sending an error indication if the disc is not valid and/or the viewer is not authorized; and sending the plurality of files that are required for the playback of the media content from the server to the disc player if the viewer is authorized and the disc is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SONY DADC US Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Stewart, Timur Insepov
  • Patent number: 9418703
    Abstract: A method of and system for automatic compilation of crowdsourced digital media productions is presented. A system for automated compilation of a digital media program includes interfaces that receive audio/video information, associated temporal information, associated digital device metadata, and media characteristic preference information. The system includes a repository for the digital media input and associated digital device metadata. The system further includes a module that analyzes digital device metadata associated with individual digital media inputs from at least two different recording devices and selects between overlapping portions of the media inputs based on comparing digital device metadata associated with the individual digital media inputs with the media characteristic preference information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Mindset Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Peter Abbate, Michael Francis Conway, Robert Earl Lamm, Steven Philip Nickel
  • Patent number: 9406153
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for positioning point-of-interest (POI) data in a planar panorama image, generated from a plurality of relatively sequential images. First POI data with a first geo-location and second POI data with a second geo-location can be received for the planar panorama image, and first and second data tags can be created that respectively comprise at least some of the first and second POI data. A cluster geo-location may be identified for the first and second data tags based at least upon the first and second geo-locations, and the first and second data tags can be clustered at the cluster geo-location in the planar panorama image. The first and second data tags can be re-clustered (e.g., moved around) and displayed at different locations within the planar panorama image in response to a zoom operation, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Williams, Timothy Wantland, Gonzalo Ramos, Peter G. Sibley
  • Patent number: 9405978
    Abstract: Prioritizing facial recognition matches includes obtaining identification information and a facial image for each visitor entering the monitored environment, the monitored environment having a plurality of cameras at known locations including entry and exit points; obtaining itineraries of the visitors. Itineraries of the visitors are obtained, and based on the entry points and the itineraries of the visitors, likely routes of the visitors are determined through the monitored environment. Responsive to receiving an image captured by a first camera at a first location at an image capture time, the database records are sorted for facial recognition matching with the image from the first camera based on the visitors whose routes are likely to place the visitors in proximity to the first camera at the time of image capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Paula Besterman, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
  • Patent number: 9402050
    Abstract: In some embodiments an apparatus includes a processor included within a compute device, operatively coupled to a memory, and is configured to execute an application module and a recording module. The application module is configured to receive, at a compute device, an indication of a user selection of a video request from a list of video requests. The video request is associated with a list of characteristics and is associated with a video request identifier. The application module is configured to, based on the video request identifier, define a video recording environment in accordance with the list of characteristics. The recording module is configured to record, during a time and using a camera integrated with the compute device, a video such in accordance with the list of characteristics. The application module is configured to associate the video with a relationship indicator indicative of the relationship between the video and the video request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: SnipMe, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Anthony Recchia, Robert E. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9402064
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product according to one embodiment includes initiating a request by a first recording device to record a contiguous television program; sending the request to a local recording system; storing the representation of at least a portion of the contiguous television program on the local recording system; outputting an indication of the television program on a list of recorded programs; receiving a request to upload the television program to the first recording device via selection of the indication from the list; and uploading the representation of at least a portion of the contiguous television program from the local recording system to the first recording device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Dominic M. Kotab
  • Patent number: 9368155
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for updating a video tutorial. In accordance with an embodiment, the method includes the steps of determining a number of users of a video tutorial that have performed a set of actions that are different than a set of actions displayed in the video tutorial, determining that the number of users of the video tutorial that have performed the set of actions that are different meets a threshold condition, and identifying a segment of the video tutorial to remove, wherein the identified segment includes the set of actions displayed in the video tutorial that are different. The method may further include creating an updated video tutorial by replacing the identified segment of the video tutorial with a video of the set of actions that are different than the set of displayed actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Liam Harpur, Vaishnavi Nori, John Rice, Nithinkrishna Shenoy
  • Patent number: 9363441
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for controlling camera aiming and operation through a convenient and intuitive interface using correlative touch and feel, which allows a camera operator to primarily pay attention to a game or event, while simultaneously controlling a still or video camera in three control dimensions, with a high degree of accuracy or quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Joe P. Crookham, Douglas L. Roorda
  • Patent number: 9349057
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object detection device basically includes a three-dimensional object detection unit, a natural object assessment unit and a control unit. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects three-dimensional objects based on image information of a rear of a vehicle from a camera. The natural object assessment unit assesses that a detected three-dimensional object is a natural object, such as a plant or snow, based on an irregularity evaluation value calculated based on a first pixel number of first pixels representing a first predetermined differential in the differential image containing the detected three-dimensional object and a second pixel number of second pixels corresponding to the three-dimensional object and representing a second predetermined differential greater than the first predetermined differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikao Tsuchiya, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Shinya Tanaka, Osamu Fukata
  • Patent number: 9324373
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for updating a video tutorial. In accordance with an embodiment, the method includes the steps of determining a number of users of a video tutorial that have performed a set of actions that are different than a set of actions displayed in the video tutorial, determining that the number of users of the video tutorial that have performed the set of actions that are different meets a threshold condition, and identifying a segment of the video tutorial to remove, wherein the identified segment includes the set of actions displayed in the video tutorial that are different. The method may further include creating an updated video tutorial by replacing the identified segment of the video tutorial with a video of the set of actions that are different than the set of displayed actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Liam Harpur, Vaishnavi Nori, John Rice, Nithinkrishna Shenoy
  • Patent number: 9253463
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying identifiers for one or more series of recordable events is described. A system, such as the system of a digital video recorder, may receive a set of recordable events data, such as a listing of all television shows to be broadcast over a two-week period. The system analyzes the set of recordable events data for determining one or more sets of recordable events, where each set includes recordable events having the same title. The system analyzes each set of recordable events to determine sub-sets of recordable events based on relationships between the recordable events of each sub-set. The system displays an identifier for each sub-set of a given set of recordable events when the given set of recordable events is selected for display. A user may select to record a sub-set of recordable events by selecting the identifier that represents the sub-set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Goodwin, Deborah E. Rodgers