Patents Examined by Huy T. Nguyen
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Patent number: 10156977Abstract: A watch type terminal including a main body; a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display time information; and a controller configured to receive an input for selecting a specific time range included in the displayed time information, and display event information corresponding to at least one event associated with the specific time range on the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taeseong Kim, Yujune Jang, Jeongyoon Rhee
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Patent number: 10157317Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, a system and a device for security inspection, pertaining to the field of security inspection. The method includes: before a baggage enters a security inspection machine and/or after the baggage leaves the security inspection machine, acquiring information about the baggage and information about a subject person; while the baggage is inside the security inspection machine to be scanned, acquiring a scanned image of the baggage; and correlating the information about the baggage, the scanned image of the baggage and the information about the subject person in a storage system, wherein acquiring information about the baggage and information about a subject person includes analyzing a video.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Jin Cui, Hong Wang, Huabin Tan, Dongxu Ji, Wenjing Wang, Tingting Zhang
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Patent number: 10154247Abstract: A virtual reality communication system includes a first computing device and a second computing device. The first computing device includes a first camera configured to capture at least one image, and a connector. The second computing device includes a second camera configured to capture the at least one image, a docking connector configured to receive the connector of the first computing device, an image processor configured to combine the at least one image of the first camera with the at least one image of the second camera by correcting color to generate a three dimensional image, and a synchronizing module configured to synchronize the at least one image captured by the first camera with the at least one image captured by the second camera and adjust an intraocular distance between the first camera and the second camera.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: HASHPLAY INC.Inventor: Ingo Nadler
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Patent number: 10153996Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a Threaded Conversation User Interface (“TCUI”) on a display area of a computer used to connect a social network. The TCUI comprises a plurality of nested columns. First, second, and third nested columns of the plurality of nested columns includes first, second, and third comments, respectively. The first nested column is positioned at a left margin of the display area, the second nested column is indented a single indentation width from the display area's left margin, and the third nested column is indented multiple indentation widths from the display area's left margin. A type of input gesture is determined from a received input gesture and in response, the TCUI is scrolled. The scrolling is terminated with at least one of second, third, or another nested column positioned at the left edge of the display area, the termination being based at least on the determined input gesture.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: Ashoat Tevosyan
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Patent number: 10154233Abstract: Technologies for scene reconstruction include a compute system to determine a context of at least one image of a scene captured by a camera of the compute system and generate metadata for the at least one image based on the determined context such that the metadata identifies the determined context of the compute system. The compute system further anonymizes the metadata to generate anonymized data that maintains privacy of the compute system and transmits the anonymized data to a cloud server for multi-dimensional reconstruction of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Igor Tatourian, Rita Wouhaybi, Peter Brink, Peter Iskiyan
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Patent number: 10148918Abstract: A shelving system has at least one shelf, a camera fixed at a distance from the at least one shelf such that a field of view of the camera faces the at least one shelf and closely encompasses the at least one shelf, and a controller in communication with the camera. The controller has a processor adapted to receive images captured by the camera within the camera's field of view and to determine from the images whether a particular object has been placed on, moved, or removed from the at least one shelf.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: POSITION IMAGING, INC.Inventors: Alex Seiger, Shahzad Farooq Kirmani, Edward L. Hill
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Patent number: 10147160Abstract: An image management apparatus controls a display of a captured image, the apparatus being connected to a communication terminal through a network. The apparatus includes a receiver and circuitry. The receiver receives, from the communication terminal, an instruction for displaying a drawn image drawn by a user on a captured image while the captured image is being displayed to the user, the captured image being a full spherical panoramic image. The circuitry generates an attachment image containing the drawn image, and attaches the attachment image containing the drawn image to the captured image, the attachment image containing the drawn image being a planar image.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Mitsui, Tatsuya Nagafuchi
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Patent number: 10142541Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines whether a feature amount in a partial region of an image satisfies a preset condition, selects a second image to be combined with a first image from a plurality of images based on the result of the determination, and performs a composition process on the aligned first image and second image based on a motion vector between these images. From the plurality of images, the image processing apparatus selects as the second image at least any one of an image having a partial region with the feature amount determined to satisfy the preset condition and an image corresponding to a partial region out of a plurality of partial regions set in the first image with the feature amount determined to satisfy the preset condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hironori Kaida
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Patent number: 10129515Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a related content acquisition unit that acquires related content that relates to predetermined video content, and a display controller that applies control to display the related content after the predetermined video content is recorded.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Hideo Nagasaka, Shunji Yoshimura, Noboru Murabayashi, Tomonori Misawa, Nobuyoshi Miyokawa
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Patent number: 10126944Abstract: A method and system are provided for triggering display of an application. The method includes: in response to receiving a gesture denoting an approximate closed region or a closed region on a display screen, determining a non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen; displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region; and in response to a user selecting one of the shortcuts, launching an application corresponding to the selected shortcut, and displaying an interface of the application in the non-full-screen display region.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Wang, Yi Xiao, Guang Yang, Jia Zou
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Patent number: 10127464Abstract: A system mountable in a vehicle to provide object detection in the vicinity of the vehicle. The system includes a camera operatively attached to a processor. The camera is mounted externally at the rear of the vehicle. The field of view of the camera is substantially in the forward direction of travel of the vehicle along the side of the vehicle. Multiple image frames are captured from the camera. Yaw of the vehicle may be input or the yaw may be computed from the image frames. Respective portions of the image frames are selected responsive to the yaw of the vehicle. The image frames are processed to detect thereby an object in the selected portions of the image frames.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Yaniv Elimalech, Gideon Stein
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Patent number: 10129474Abstract: An observation apparatus includes an imaging unit, a driving mechanism and a control unit. The imaging unit takes images of a target object. The driving mechanism moves the imaging unit to change an observation position of the target object. The control unit controls the driving mechanism and the imaging unit while switching between a first mode in which the imaging unit takes images while simultaneously being moved at a high speed by the driving mechanism, and a second mode in which the imaging unit takes images having a higher resolution than the images taken in the first mode while simultaneously being moved at a speed lower than that of the first mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Hiroki Amino, Katsuhisa Kawaguchi, Koji Aota, Osamu Nonaka
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Patent number: 10122999Abstract: A camera includes: a light source configured to emit an infrared (IR) signal; a receiver configured to receive a reflected IR signal, the reflected signal corresponding to the IR signal being reflected from an object; and a processor configured to generate an IR image based on the reflected IR signal, determine whether the IR image is saturated based on comparison between at least one pixel value of the IR image and a reference pixel value, and control an intensity of the IR signal emitted by the light source based on a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinmyoung Kim, Sunguk Bin, Namseop Kwon, Yonghwa Park, Myungjae Jeon
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Patent number: 10120522Abstract: A system and method for enhancing a controller interface is provided. In one embodiment, the system may include an input device, an input interface, a processor, and a display. The method is capable of associating input components on the input device with input options available for controlling the virtual characters. The method is further capable of associating the input components with origin points of a virtual representation of a user and target points of a virtual representation of an opponent. The method further allows a user to control a virtual character not representing the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Goma Systems CorporationInventor: Masoud Haghanegi
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Patent number: 10116999Abstract: A system and method that allows content to be broadcast without commercial interruption, yet lets the company or companies that sponsor the broadcast to offer advertisements and discounts and various special offers to the viewers at a later time. The amount of time a viewer spends watching a particular broadcast is recorded along with information about the sponsoring companies or organizations for the broadcast. The viewer later accesses a central database, which sends back to the viewer advertisements, coupons, discounts, contests, and other enticements to purchase products, based on the amount of time the viewer spent watching broadcasts or segments of broadcasts that were sponsored by the advertiser.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Firtiva CorporationInventor: Robert M Zeidman
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Patent number: 10115433Abstract: Video content can be analyzed to identify particular sections of the video content. Speech to text or similar techniques can be used to obtain a transcription of the video content. The transcription can be indexed (e.g., timestamped) to the video content. Information describing how users are interacting with or consuming the video content (e.g., social media information, viewing history data, etc.) can be collected and used to identify the particular sections. Once the particular sections have been identified, other services can be provided. For example, custom trailers and summaries of the video content can be generated based on the identified sections. Additionally, the video content can be augmented to include additional information relevant to the particular sections, such as production information, actor information, or other information. The additional information can be added so as not to interfere with the important sections.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: A9.COM, INC.Inventors: Jagadeshwar Reddy Nomula, Erick Cantu-Paz, Francois Huet
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Patent number: 10108144Abstract: A head-mounted display device comprises a rendering engine configured to generate a hologram representative of a three-dimensional object. The hologram includes depth information that causes the three-dimensional object to be rendered with a focus that is determined by the depth information. The device also includes a spatial light modulator that modulates light from a light source as indicated by the hologram. A switchable hologram comprises multiple stacked switchable gratings. Each of the stacked switchable gratings is associated with one or more resulting exit pupil locations on a viewing surface. The system also comprises an eye tracker configured to map a viewing direction of a user's eye to a viewing location on the viewing surface. A processor is configured to activate a particular switchable grating within the switchable transmission hologram that is associated with an exit pupil location that aligns with the viewing location.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven John Robbins, Andrew Maimone, Andreas Georgiou, Joel Steven Kollin
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Patent number: 10101572Abstract: An imaging system including a tunable acoustic gradient (TAG) lens is associated with a user interface including a live display of an extended depth of field (EDOF) image. The TAG lens is utilized to produce a raw EDOF image, which may include defocus blur (e.g., resulting in part from the periodically modulated optical power variation of the TAG lens). The live EDOF image is repetitively updated in the user interface based on a translation state signal at a current time (e.g., indicating a speed of translation of the workpiece across a field of view of the imaging system, etc.) In response to a current state of the translation state signal, a corresponding type of live EDOF image of the workpiece is displayed in the user interface corresponding to an EDOF image data set that is based on a corresponding level of image processing to remove defocus blur.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Mitutoyo CorporationInventors: Robert Kamil Bryll, Tatsuya Nagahama
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Patent number: 10101452Abstract: In a distance measuring device, a pixel G includes sub pixels Po and Pe in a row direction. Floating diffusion parts Fd1 to Fd4 detect charge quantities relating to reflected modulated light Lb in four terms which are delayed in start by every ¼ of a period of emitted modulated light La in order. A binning group Gv is configured by an array part that the two sub pixels Po and the two sub pixels Pe are adjacent to each other in a row direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryohei Ikeno, Hiroshige Goto
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Patent number: 10104424Abstract: A content moving device which enables providing content stored on a first user device, such as a DVR, in a first format and resolution to be provided to a second user device, such as a portable media player (PMP) in a second format and resolution. The content moving device identifies content on the first user device as candidate content which may be desired by the PMP and receives the candidate content from the DVR. The content moving device transcodes the candidate content at times independent of a request from the PMP for the content. The content moving device may provide a list of available transcoded content to the PMP for selection, and provide selected content to the PMP. The content moving device may also provide information relating to any protection schemes of the content provided to the PMP, such as DRM rights and decryption keys.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Ajay K. Luthra, Michael A. Grossman, Praveen N. Moorthy, Paul Moroney, Arjun Ramamurthy, Haifeng Xu