Patents Examined by Helen Shibru
  • Patent number: 11765317
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing method, including steps of: obtaining multimedia information; obtaining environmental information corresponding to the multimedia information. According to multimedia information and environmental information, determine the tactile feedback. When a tactile multimedia output operation is received, out multimedia information. At the same time, output the corresponding tactile feedback effect. The present invention can enable the user to experience not only visual and/or auditory information but also tactile information when listening to or watching multimedia information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai)Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bing Xie
  • Patent number: 11756302
    Abstract: A communication device provides selective subject-based presentation of a received segmented video feed. A processor receives the video feed from a video presentation session and determines that the video feed is a subject-based segmented video feed having a primary segment within which a primary subject is presented, and at least one secondary segment having at least one secondary subject. The segments can be individually selected for local presentation on a display device. The processor determines a user preference for local viewing options of the video presentation session from among (i) presenting the primary segment and the secondary segment, (ii) presenting only the primary segment, and (iii) presenting one or more of the at least one secondary segments, but not the primary segment. The processor provides a resulting video feed on the display device presenting only content of specific segments of the received video feed that correspond to the user preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Jeffrey S VanHoof, Bill Ryan, Daniel M Vacura
  • Patent number: 11756300
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for summarization of unsupervised video with efficient key frame selection reward functions. Frame-level visual features are extracted from an input video. An attention weight is computed and an importance score is represented as a frame tracking probability for selecting a key frame using the attention weight. A temporal consistency reward function and a representativeness reward function are obtained so as to select the key frame, based on a visual similarity distance and temporal distance between key frames, and an attention-based video summarization network is trained to predict an importance score for selecting a key frame of a video summary by using the temporal consistency reward function and the representativeness reward function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: INHA UNIVERISTY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Geun Sik Jo, Ui Nyoung Yoon, Myung Duk Hong
  • Patent number: 11741999
    Abstract: A video processing device includes: a frame number generating unit that generates frame numbers representing respective frames to which successively supplied video data belongs, the frame numbers differing between one frame and a next frame; a writing unit that writes a data block including a piece of the video data and the frame number corresponding thereto in a frame memory for every frame; a reading unit that reads out the data block written in the frame memory in the order of frames; and a video freezing determination unit that generates an abnormality determination signal that indicates video freezing when a current value of the frame number of the data block read stays the same as a previous value over a prescribed number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LAPIS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Imatoh
  • Patent number: 11706396
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that performs processing concerning the display of a stereoscopic image so as to improve the convenience of a user in viewing a stereoscopic image. A head mount display displays a stereoscopic image using image data including a plurality of images having different viewpoints. The image data is processed based on metadata attached to the image data. In a case where information indicating that the image data is associated with a file format which cannot cause the head mount display to perform display is included in the metadata, the image data is converted into a file format which can cause the head mount display to perform display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takehiro Yoshida, Takumi Uehara, Hiroki Ito, Kunihiro Shirai, Takuma Mikawa, Hiroshi Atobe
  • Patent number: 11696021
    Abstract: A video recording device includes: a first imaging unit (in camera) arranged on a same face as that of a display unit of a casing of the device; a second imaging unit (out camera) arranged on a face different from that of the display unit of the casing of the device; and an audio input unit that inputs a command voice giving an instruction for recording a video signal. A control unit sets a delay time until start of a recording process performed by the recording unit after input of the command voice to be different in accordance with the enabled imaging unit and sets a delay time of a case where the first imaging unit is enabled to be longer than a delay time of a case where the second imaging unit is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Hirohito Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 11671575
    Abstract: In one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes acquiring a first item of media content from a user, where the first item of media content depicts a subject, acquiring a second item of media content, where the second item of media content depicts the subject, compositing the first item of media content and the second item of media content to create, within a metaverse of immersive content, an item of immersive content that depicts the subject, presenting the item of immersive content on a device operated by the user, and adapting the presenting of the item of immersive content in response to a choice made by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Louis Alexander, David Gibbon, Wen-Ling Hsu, Tan Xu, Mohammed Abdel-Wahab, Subhabrata Majumdar, Richard Palazzo
  • Patent number: 11664053
    Abstract: A system and method for simple video editing and playback is disclosed. A platform implementing the described system and method allows users to edit videos including by clipping, combining and annotating, without requiring local video storage. Rather, edited videos are represented by metadata enabling playback of the edited videos directly from embedded video players. Playback directly accesses the original content owners' source files, increasing their video views and watch time, and minimizing risk of inadvertent copyright infringement. A control loop switches between identically located visible and hidden pre-loaded embedded video players in order to present seamless playback. A transparent annotation layer in a substantially identical location as the embedded video players allows for annotations to be mapped onto video playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Hashcut, Inc.
    Inventors: Murali Raju, Vijay Koduri
  • Patent number: 11663892
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a cloud-based video monitoring system comprising a camera and a network video recorder (NVR). During operation, the camera stores in a buffer last predetermined temporal segment of a video. The camera also stores a first video file in a local storage corresponding to an event detected by the camera. This first video file is non-overlapping with a second video file corresponding to the event and this second video file is stored in the NVR. The camera generates a third video file by pre-pending last predetermined temporal segment of a video prior to the event to the first video file and sends the third video file to the NVR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ubiquiti Inc.
    Inventors: Anton N. Obukhov, Huan T. Vu, Jude Lee, Chung-Ming Lo, Robert J. Pera
  • Patent number: 11654829
    Abstract: A camera system includes an image capturing device configured to capture a rear image of a vehicle, a sensor configured to measure a speed of the vehicle, a direction, a height, and an inclination angle of the image capturing device, an image processor configured to convert the rear image by using information measured by the sensor, an attachment mount that is attachable to various locations connected to the vehicle, and a communication device configured to transmit the converted rear image to an audio video navigation (AVN) system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION ;
    Inventor: Jeong Seok Han
  • Patent number: 11641514
    Abstract: Techniques for user state for user image in media content are described and are implementable to enable a user state of a user to be determined and to control whether a user image is included in media content based on the user state. Generally, the described implementations enable different user states to be defined and utilized to control inclusion of user images with media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rahul B. Desai, Amit Kumar Agrawal, Mauricio Dias Moises
  • Patent number: 11631252
    Abstract: A server includes a processor programmed to: acquire first metadata of a first media file recorded by a first mobile device; acquire second metadata of a second media file recorded by a second mobile device; determine that the first media file and the second medial file are likely recordings of the same event when a similarity exceeds a first threshold. The processor is further programmed to, when the first media file and the second medial file are likely recordings of the same event: determine, based on a comparison between the first media file and the second media file, which of the first media file and the second media file is a higher quality recording of the same event; and when the first media file is the higher quality recording, send a link to the first media file to the second mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Lawrence Repper
  • Patent number: 11620828
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for editing and generating a short video based upon a long video. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of short source video clips as candidate video clips; obtaining attributes of each short source video clip; obtaining a plurality of target base videos according to a target genre, processing the plurality of target base videos by splitting each target base video into a plurality of short target base video clips, and obtaining attributes of each short target base video clip; selecting short target video clips from the plurality of short source video clips, based on distribution of the attributes obtained for the plurality of the short source video clips and the plurality of short target base video clips; and editing and combining the short target video clips selected from the plurality of short source video clips, to obtain a target video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: KWAI INC.
    Inventors: Jiayi Liu, Huayan Wang
  • Patent number: 11615815
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for modifying a subsection of uploaded media are presented. An instruction component receives a media file and a media enhancement instruction that includes enhancement data and media interval data for a first segment of the media file. A processing component modifies the first segment of the media file associated with the media interval data based on the enhancement data to generate an edited first segment of the media file. A finalization component generates an edited version of the media file that includes the edited first segment of the media file and at least a second segment of the media file that is not modified based on the enhancement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Matthew Patierno, Reed Morse, Jason Toff
  • Patent number: 11610402
    Abstract: System and method for crowdsourcing a video summary for creating an enhanced video summary are disclosed. The method includes receiving videos, analysing the videos, creating the video summary of the videos using a building block model, storing the video summary in a video library database, crowdsourcing the video summary to at least one of the plurality of users, enabling the at least one of the plurality of users to review the video summary and identify at least one new characteristic, enabling the at least one of the plurality of users to share the at least one new characteristic on the platform, comparing at least one existing characteristic of the building block model with the corresponding new characteristic, reconciling the video summary along with at least one inserted new characteristic, creating a new building block model, editing the video summary for creating the enhanced video summary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CLIPr Co.
    Inventors: Humphrey Chen, Cindy Chin, Aaron Sloman
  • Patent number: 11594258
    Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for automated, context sensitive and non-intrusive insertion of consumer-adaptive content in video. It assesses ‘context’ in the video that a consumer is viewing through multiple modalities and metadata about the video. The method and system described herein analyzes relevance for a consumer based on multiple factors such as the profile information of the end-user, history of the content, social media and consumer interests and professional or educational background, through patterns from multiple sources. The system also implements local-context through search techniques for localizing sufficiently large, homogenous regions in the image that do not obfuscate protagonists or objects in focus but are viable candidate regions for insertion for the intended content. This makes relevant, curated content available to a user in the most effortless manner without hampering the viewing experience of the main video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: PES UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gowri Srinivasa, Atmik Ajoy, Dhanya Gowrish, Chethan U Mahindrakar
  • Patent number: 11558679
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for submitting video evidence. A request is received from a user of a security device to submit an identified video clip as video evidence to an agency, and the identified video clip and corresponding metadata is retrieved from a database of video clips. Additional information about content of the video clip is interactively collected from the owner and a digital signature is received from the owner. A video evidence file is generated to include the content of the identified video clip, information regarding capture of the video clip based upon the metadata, the additional information, and the digital signature. The video evidence file is then communicated to the agency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Quinton Choice Nixon, Michael Robert Harris, Alyssa Ainna Manlapig
  • Patent number: 11546566
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tagging portions a spherical video segment are provided. The spherical video segment may include visual content. User input indicating a moment in time in the spherical video segment and a viewing angle corresponding to the moment in time may be received. Tag information for the spherical video segment may be generated. The tag information may identify the moment in time and the viewing angle such that a subsequent presentation of the spherical video segment, proximate to the moment in time, includes a notification that the viewing angle is outside a display field of view based on the viewing angle being located outside the display field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Joven Matias, David Newman, Ha Phan, Timothy Bucklin, Daryl Stimm
  • Patent number: 11532160
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a summarizing unit (2040) and a display control unit (2060). The summarizing unit (2040) obtains a video (30) generated by each of a plurality of cameras (10). Furthermore, the summarizing unit (2040) performs a summarizing process on the video (30) and generates summary information of the video (30). The display control unit (2060) causes a display system (20) to display the video (30). Here, the display control unit (2060) causes the display system (20) to display the summary information of the video (30) in response to that a change in a display state of the video (30) the display system (20) satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Kawai
  • Patent number: 11516439
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a system for achieving a unified flow control system for multiple camera devices. The system provides inline and offline streams to share resources by converting the streams into one another. The resource sharing is performed by using different time interval to process inline and offline streams. The system also includes a STALL & REDO operation to keep whole image un-broken and shut down the write stream from ISP right away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Black Sesame Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Zhou, Zheng Qi, Chengyu Xiong