Patents Examined by Jean W. Désir
-
Patent number: 10439641Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to processing signals including data exhibiting characteristics that facilitate assessment of transmission errors. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, parameters are generated based signal transmission characteristics and are indicative of a different types of signal characteristics, including an amount of error correction that has been carried out on the signal. Two or more of the parameters are selected based on properties of signal disturbance under different reception conditions for the signal, and a degree of disturbance in the signal is predicted based on the selected parameters and signal conditions for the respective parameters at which the signal cannot be corrected. An output generated with the signal is then controlled, based on the predicted degree of disturbance and a threshold degree of disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Martin Kessel, Sebastian Bohn, Jörg Andreas Siemes
-
Patent number: 10419732Abstract: A sealing unit has a case including an opening portion having an attachment surface, a seal member including an annular flat plate portion and an annular rib portion provided to rise from one flat plate surface of the annular flat plate portion and made of an elastic material, an attachment member including an annular attachment surface, a fixing member, and a fastening member, and an outer circumferential surface of the annular rib portion is brought into abutment with the attachment surface of the opening portion, an inner circumferential surface of the annular rib portion is brought into abutment with the attachment surface of the attachment member, the fixing member comes into abutment with the other flat plate surface of the seal member and is fixed to the attachment member, and the fastening member comes into abutment with the other flat surface and is fixed to the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Osamu Jobi
-
Patent number: 10417754Abstract: An inspection system is provided with an inspection device configured to examine the external features of an object; and a control device for controlling the inspection device; the inspection device including: a substantially column-shaped first barrel that includes a first through hole configured for an object to pass therethrough; and a plurality of imaging units provided on the inner peripheral surface which forms the first through hole in the first barrel; and the control device including: an image processing unit configured to process an image captured and output by each of the imaging units for the purpose of inspection.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yuki Kimura, Akira Matsui, Shingo Inazumi
-
Patent number: 10412353Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a processing section acquiring a position in which a card is placed, and a rendering control section controlling projection of an image by a projection apparatus. On the basis of the position in which the card is placed, the rendering control section causes the projection apparatus to project the image associated with the card onto the card in a manner larger than the card. An image projecting method includes acquiring a position in which a card is placed, and on the basis of the position in which the card is placed, causing a projection apparatus to project an image associated with the card onto the card in a manner larger than the card.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Takuya Kuji, Takeshi Yamagishi, Jun Sakamoto
-
Patent number: 10412815Abstract: A lighting system and a multi-mode lighting device thereof are provided. The multi-mode lighting device includes a wireless communication unit, a lighting unit, a projection unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the wireless communication unit, the lighting unit, and the projection unit. The processing unit is configured to selectively operate in one of multiple modes, wherein the multiple modes include a lighting mode and a projection mode. The processing unit is adapted to control the lighting unit to provide illumination light when the processing unit operates in the lighting mode. The processing unit is adapted to receive a video signal provided by an electronic device via the wireless communication unit and control the projection unit to project an image based on the video signal when the processing unit operates in the projection mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chih-Chen Chen, Pei-Yu Li, Kuei-Chin Lai
-
Patent number: 10404936Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a video signal are provided. The method for processing a video signal includes: performing image processing of the video signal which contains no odd-even field information, and acquiring processed field image data; identifying and acquiring corresponding odd-even field information based on first field image data and second field image data continuous in time among the processed field image data; and performing deinterlace processing of the processed field image data based on the corresponding odd-even field information, thereby acquiring frame image data. In this way, the odd-even field information is identified from the image data in real time; the displaying effect of the video image will not be affected even though the fields are discarded, and the cost is low.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: AUTOCHIPS INC.Inventor: Chao Liu
-
Patent number: 10390738Abstract: Various patient monitoring systems can include a sensor configured to collect three dimensional information. The systems can identify a location of a patient support surface based on the three dimensional information. The systems can set a two dimensional planar threshold based on the patient support surface. The systems can identify a patient location above the patient support surface based on the three dimensional information and compare the patient location to the two dimensional planar threshold. Exceeding the threshold can be indicative of a high risk of a patient fall. An alert can be generated based on the threshold being exceeded. The systems can repeat the identification of the patient support surface location and the setting of the threshold to account for changes in the patient area.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: CareView Communications, Inc.Inventors: Matt Clark, Derek del Carpio, Kenneth Chapman
-
Patent number: 10367281Abstract: A camera for a vehicular vision system includes a front housing portion, a circuit board and a rear housing portion. The front housing portion includes a lens and the rear housing portion includes a coaxial connecting element for electrically connecting to a vehicle cable. The coaxial connecting element includes a first coaxial cable connector at a first end of the coaxial connecting element that extends outward from the outer side of the rear housing portion and a second coaxial cable connector at a second end of the coaxial connecting element that extends inward from the inner side of the rear housing portion. The circuit board has a third coaxial cable connector established thereat. As the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion, the second coaxial cable connector engages the third coaxial cable connector to electrically connect the coaxial connecting element with circuitry at the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jonathan D. Conger, Steven V. Byrne, Nazar F. Bally, Achim Newiger, Christian Mai
-
Patent number: 10356298Abstract: A board inspection apparatus is disclosed, which includes a surface-side irradiator irradiating a surface of each inspection area of a board, a surface-side camera taking a surface-side image of the surface, a rear face-side irradiator irradiating a rear face of each inspection area, a rear face-side camera taking a rear face-side image of the rear face, and a controller moving the surface-side irradiator and the surface-side camera to a position corresponding to the surface of each inspection area, moving the rear face-side irradiator and the rear face-side camera to a position corresponding to the rear face of each inspection area, and inspecting the surface and the rear face of each inspection area based on the surface-side image and the rear face-side image, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: CKD CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Umemura, Akira Kato, Tsuyoshi Ohyama, Norihiko Sakaida
-
Patent number: 10348452Abstract: Video data transmission in a communication system is provided. A method for operating a transmitting node includes generating a packet comprising data selected from compressed data and raw data based on a data size, and transmitting the packet.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jae-Hyon Kim, Myung-Ha Kuh
-
Patent number: 10343606Abstract: A camera system for a vehicle that includes a camera unit having a serializer and a control unit having a deserializer connected to the serializer is provided. The deserializer includes a plurality of data contacts for parallel data output. One or more of the data contacts are data contact general purpose inputs/outputs (GPIO) pins that communicates with GPIO pins of a data processing unit of the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Connaught Electronics Ltd.Inventors: Mutlu Aydin, Ganapathi Ramachandra, Mohammed Nasr
-
Patent number: 10334241Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting defective camera arrays, optic arrays and/or sensors are described. One embodiment includes capturing image data using a camera array; dividing the captured images into a plurality of corresponding image regions; identifying the presence of localized defects in any of the cameras by evaluating the image regions in the captured images; and detecting a defective camera array using the image processing system when the number of localized defects in a specific set of image regions exceeds a predetermined threshold, where the specific set of image regions is formed by: a common corresponding image region from at least a subset of the captured images; and any additional image region in a given image that contains at least one pixel located within a predetermined maximum parallax shift distance along an epipolar line from a pixel within said common corresponding image region within the given image.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: FotoNation LimitedInventors: Jacques Duparre, Andrew Kenneth John McMahon, Dan Lelescu, Kartik Venkataraman, Gabriel Molina
-
Patent number: 10311716Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joseph Lee Haughawout, Patrick H. Hayes
-
Patent number: 10306200Abstract: A method including: receiving 16 10-bit Y samples stored in respective 16-bit words; logically ORing the 16 10-bit Y samples with the lowest 5-bits corresponding to each of the next 16 10-bit U samples; receiving the first consecutive 16 10-bit Y samples stored in respective 16-bit words; logically ORing the next consecutive 16 10-bit Y samples with the highest 5-bits corresponding to each of the next 16 10-bit U samples; receiving the second consecutive 16 10-bit Y samples stored in respective 16-bit words, logically ORing the second consecutive 16 10-bit Y samples with the lowest 5-bits corresponding to each of the next 16 10-bit V samples; receiving the third consecutive 16 10-bit Y samples stored in respective 16-bit words; and logically ORing the third consecutive 16 10-bit Y samples with the highest 5-bits corresponding to each of the next 16 10-bit V samples.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Arturo A. Rodriguez, Benjamin Lorne Walton
-
Patent number: 10298780Abstract: A digital image is captured. The captured digital image includes a calibration pattern. The calibration pattern includes displayed information about the calibration pattern. The displayed information is read to obtain calibration information about the captured digital image.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Pixameter Corp.Inventor: Mansoor Ghazizadeh
-
Patent number: 10297144Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joseph Lee Haughawout, Patrick H. Hayes
-
Patent number: 10298907Abstract: A method of sharing documents is provided. The method includes capturing first image data associated with a document, detecting content of the document based on the captured first image data, capturing second image data associated with an object controlled by a user moved relative to the document, determining a relative position between the document and the object, combining a portion of the second image data with the first image data based on the determined relative position to generate a combined image signal that is displayed, and emphasizing a portion of the content in the displayed combined image signal, based on the relative position.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Patrick Chiu, Sven Kratz, Shingu Jun, Laurent Denoue
-
Patent number: 10264209Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, suitable for outputting a portion of a video or text information by maintaining a play ratio in response to a size change of a video play region in case of playing the video in the course of multitasking execution.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Younhwa Choi, Yoojin Choi, Huran Choi
-
Patent number: 10250857Abstract: An electronic device including an optical module, a method of operating the electronic device including the optical module, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method. The electronic device includes an optical module configured to project content on a projection surface and a processor configured to determine whether the electronic device is positioned within a predetermined range of a projection surface and control the optical module to project the content onto the projection surface based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-hyung Kim, Myung-su Kang, Ji-hyun Kim, Hyo-jung Kim, Hee-Kyung Kim, Bo-ram Namgoong, Jung-chul Park, Se-jun Song, Sung-kwang Yang, Yoon-gi Lee
-
Patent number: 10218947Abstract: A display system includes a display screen, a plurality of subsystems, and a control system. The plurality of subsystems each generate an excitation beam that carries image information and a servo beam. For each subsystem, a servo feedback detector receives feedback light of the servo beam, detects the servo feedback mark, and produces a monitor signal. For each subsystem, a control unit is operable to adjust optical energies carried by the excitation beam using a scaling factor. Two adjacent subsystems of the plurality of subsystems are configured such that in operation the areas scanned by the excitation beams of the two subsystems overlap in an overlap region. The control system is configured to determine a range of the overlap region based on the monitor signals from the servo feedback detectors of the adjacent subsystems, and to determine the scaling factors for the excitation beams for the overlap region.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Prysm, Inc.Inventor: Jahja Trisnadi