Patents Examined by Helen Shibru
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Patent number: 10638206Abstract: A customized video stream is provided. A second content is searched for that includes the plurality of entities, and a plurality of user data associated with the social media account. A hierarchy of additional content is generated based, at least in part, on the second content that is associated with the plurality of entities, and the user data associated with the social media account, wherein the hierarchy of additional content contains a plurality of second content. A customized video stream is generated based, at least in part, on the video stream and the hierarchy of additional content. The customized video stream is populated on a display screen of the user device, wherein the video stream is displayed on the display screen of the user device, and the hierarchy of additional content is displayed in a portion of the display screen and displayed concurrently with the video stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gray Cannon, Marco Aurelio Stelmar Netto, Vagner Figueredo De Santana
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Patent number: 10616492Abstract: Images of a scene are acquired from a moving carrier that is equipped with a sensor. The angular direction of the line of sight of the sensor is automatically controlled. The acquisition is carried out: for a first position of the carrier, with automatic control allowing an outward scan, combined with a scan in step-and-stare mode with a biaxial stare micro-movement, of a band of terrain of the scene to be carried out, a first strip of images thus being acquired, at least one other strip of images of the same zone of terrain being acquired by reiterating these scanning steps for at least one other position of the carrier, and each image of another strip being acquired with a preset degree of overlap with the images of the first strip.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: THALESInventor: Raphaël Horak
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Patent number: 10614553Abstract: The present invention provides a method for Spherical Camera Image Stitching. By using two fisheye lens to catch two fisheye images and then being developed into three pairs of flat figures based on Segmented Sphere Projection (SSP) method. Thereafter each corresponding pair is stitched based on a similar-edge method, and then three pairs are combined to form a panoramic image. At the end, the combined panoramic image is projected to a 3-D ball sphere space.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Shih Ching Wang, Hsueh Ming Hang, Shaw Hwa Hwang
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Patent number: 10573198Abstract: A video playback device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes, for plural respective videos, receiving designations of widths in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction within display regions of the videos, and adjusting the relative display sizes between the plural videos such that the display sizes of the widths designated for the plural respective videos are equivalent.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: RUN EDGE LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Oguchi, Masahiro Kihara, Shunsuke Kobayashi, Kazumi Doi
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Patent number: 10567701Abstract: A script synchronization interface system is disclosed for synchronizing a script, shot properties, and one or more video files by mapping associated metadata. The script synchronization interface system includes an interactive script section, an interactive video section, and an interactive shot section. The interactive script section includes synchronized script dialog that is selectable by an individual word linked to a video frame and a combination of “shot set-up” and “take” information associated with the selected word in the script dialog. The interactive video section includes a video player that plays a synchronized video. The synchronized video is linked to synchronized script dialog in the interactive script section and a combination of “shot set-up” and “take” information associated with the selected word in the script dialog. An interactive shot section may also be included that contains selectable vertical line segments, on-screen actor information, shot set-up information, and take numbers.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: PRIME FOCUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Patrick Macdonald-King, Ramki Sankaranarayan, Amer N. Saleem, Kristopher King, Venkata R. Garikapati
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Patent number: 10547915Abstract: The present invention provides a major innovative development in low latency live streaming at scale which includes a Viewer to transmit a series of requests for Media Segments ahead-of-time the Media Segment data is expected to exist and a Server capable of delivering Media Segment data, as it is being generated, to one or more Viewers. Specifically, the invention incorporates a method of embedding Playlist Data into Media Segment data to enhance ultra-low latency playback, while providing an immediate transferring of essential Playlist Data to the Viewer.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Look At Me, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan James Valliere
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Patent number: 10536671Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Musco CorporationInventors: Joe P. Crookham, Douglas L. Roorda
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Patent number: 10536683Abstract: Systems and methods for marking an event of interest within a spherical video segment are provided. The spherical video segment may define visual content viewable from a point of view. User input may designate an event of interest within the visual content. The user input may indicate a moment in time in the spherical video segment and a viewing angle of the event of interest. Tag information associated with the event of interest 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 an alert notification that the event of interest is outside a display field of view based on the viewing angle being outside the display field of view.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventors: Joven Matias, David Newman, Ha Phan, Timothy Bucklin, Daryl Stimm
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Patent number: 10529381Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for interactively identifying same individuals or objects present in video recordings is disclosed. When a thumbnail in a set of thumbnails is selected, new information is obtained. The new information may be that an individual or object is present in the portion of the video recording associated with the thumbnail. A search can be carried out for the individual or object based on the new information. The search generates new match likelihoods for each of displayed thumbnails within a user interface page. The displayed thumbnails are re-ordered based on the new match likelihoods.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Avigilon CorporationInventors: Moussa Doumbouya, Mahesh Saptharishi, Eric Sjue, Hannah Valbonesi
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Patent number: 10522187Abstract: In a method for tracking interactivity with a prerecorded video file superimposed into a video, presentation instructions for displaying a prerecorded video file are displayed on a display device of a mobile electronic device, the presentation instructions including display conditions for displaying the prerecorded video file. A video of a scene is displayed on the display device of the mobile electronic device. Responsive to detecting at least one display condition of the display conditions, the prerecorded video file is displayed on the display device of the mobile electronic device, such that the video is partially obscured by the prerecorded video file. Responsive to the displaying the prerecorded video file, a display instance for the prerecorded video file is logged.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Gfycat, Inc.Inventors: Richard Rabbat, Ernestine Fu
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Patent number: 10515544Abstract: An arrangement for determining at least one feature of a vehicle moving along a traffic lane, having a light sensitive sensor for recording an image of the vehicle and having an evaluation device for determining the at least one feature on the image, as well as a method for determining at least one feature of a vehicle moving along a traffic lane, especially by means of such an arrangement, wherein an image of the vehicle is recorded with a line scan camera and the image is evaluated for determining at least one feature of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: VITRONIC Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbHInventors: Andreas Jung, Marco Bartiromo
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Patent number: 10515277Abstract: In a method for analyzing the distribution of objects in a free queue, proceeding from position information, firstly a monitoring region comprising the free queue is subdivided into a plurality of positions. Proceeding from the position information, objects assigned to the free queue are identified. Said objects are subsequently tracked. At least for a portion of the identified objects, a current waiting time in the free queue is tracked. At least for a portion of the positions of the monitoring region, the current waiting time of one or a plurality of the identified objects situated at the corresponding positions is assigned. Furthermore, the positions with assigned waiting times are classified into a plurality of classes, wherein each of the classes corresponds to a continuous waiting time range.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: XOVIS AGInventors: Cyrill Gyger, Markus Herrli Anderegg, David Studer
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Patent number: 10511890Abstract: Systems and methods are described for indicating progress within a media asset. An illustrative method retrieves a content preference from a database, identifies a plurality of segments of a media asset that match the content preference, each segment of the plurality of segments having a respective duration. The method further calculates a first sum of the respective durations of the plurality of segments of the media asset that match the content preference, determines which of the plurality of segments that match the content preference precede an output position of the media asset, calculates a second sum of the respective durations of the segments determined to precede the output position of the media asset, and generates for display a progress indicator of the media asset based on the second sum as a percentage of the first sum.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.Inventor: Shwetha Ramesh
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Patent number: 10511757Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Hirohito Kuriyama
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Patent number: 10504382Abstract: A video playback device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: for each of plural videos, receiving designations of positions in display regions of the videos; and adjusting a placement position in the display regions of the plural videos such that the positions designated for each of the plural videos are aligned at the same position in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: RUN.EDGE LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Oguchi, Masahiro Kihara, Shunsuke Kobayashi, Kazumi Doi
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Patent number: 10506198Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide for video stream encoding system with live crop editing and recording. In one implementation, the method comprises receiving, by a camera device, an input video stream depicting an image. A first video stream and a second video stream are generated based on the input video stream. A crop instruction associated with the image is received based on user input. A region of interest in the first stream is determined based on the crop instruction. The first stream depicts a full field of view of the image associated with the input video stream. A cropped view presentation of the full field of view is generated to associate with the second stream in accordance with the region of interest. Thereupon, a portion of the cropped view presentation of the second stream is provided for display at a network device.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Livestream LLCInventors: Sergii Maliuk, Philip Tomasz Worthington, Jimmy S. An, Shi Gang Yuan, Jesse H. Hertzberg, Maxime G. G. Haot
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Patent number: 10477102Abstract: A driver assistance system (1) for a vehicle includes environment sensors (2), which sense a vehicle environment of the vehicle, and a data processing unit (4), which evaluates sensor data of the environment sensors (2) to detect obstacles (H) in the vehicle environment. In accordance with detected obstacles (H), concealed regions (VB) in the vehicle environment of the vehicle are determined, which concealed regions are concealed by the obstacles (H) and restrict a field of view (FOV) of optical environment sensors (2) of the driver assistance system (1).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbHInventors: Markus Friebe, Felix Loehr
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Patent number: 10477262Abstract: A broadcast management system creates, manages, and streams a broadcast of an event from videos captured from multiple cameras. A video capture system comprising multiple cameras captures videos of the event and transmits the videos to a broadcast management server. The broadcast management server generates a website or other graphical interface that simultaneously displays the captured videos in a time-synchronized manner. A broadcast manager user creates a broadcast by selecting which video to output to the broadcast at any given time. A broadcast map is stored for each broadcast that includes all of the broadcast decisions made by the broadcast manager user such that the broadcast can be recreated at a later time by applying the broadcast map to the raw videos. Using a viewer client, viewers can browse or search for broadcasts and select a broadcast for viewing.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventor: Nicholas D. Woodman
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Patent number: 10477120Abstract: A system for acquiring images in color and near-infrared, comprising: a matrix sensor, which comprises first, second, and third types of pixels sensitive to respective visible colors and a fourth type of panchromatic pixels sensitive in the near-infrared; and a signal processing circuit configured to reconstruct first and second sets of monochromatic images, a panchromatic image, a color image from the images of the first set and from the panchromatic image, and at least one image in the near-infrared from the images of the second set and from the panchromatic image. A visible-near-infrared bispectral camera comprises such an acquisition system and method implemented by means of such a camera.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: THALESInventors: Raphaël Horak, Yves Courcol, Ludovic Perruchot
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Patent number: 10462443Abstract: Methods, systems, and software are provided herein that allow for storing a data file in a storage device. The storage system splits a video data file into a plurality of data segments, generates a plurality of recovery headers for the data segments, and combines ones of the recovery headers with ones of the data segments to form a plurality of storage packets.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: VERINT AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Mortimer Hubin, Sylvain Ouellet