Patents Examined by Joel W Fosselman
  • Patent number: 11663804
    Abstract: Methods and devices related to determining image sensor settings using LiDAR are described. In an example, a method can include receiving, at a processing resource via a LiDAR sensor, first signaling indicative of location data, elevation data, and/or light energy intensity data associated with an object, receiving, at the processing resource via an image sensor, second signaling indicative of data representing an image of the object, generating, based at least in part on the first signaling, additional data representing a frame of reference for the object, transmitting to a user interface third signaling indicative of the data representing the frame of reference for the object and the data representing the image of the object, and displaying, at the user interface and based at least in part on the third signaling, another image that comprises a combination of the frame of reference and the data representing the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Akshaya Venkatakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11665413
    Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a light emitter, and a circuit board. The circuit board includes first and second rigid printed wiring boards. A surface of the first rigid printed wiring board on which the imaging sensor is mounted has a holder which is configured to hold the second rigid printed wiring board in a state in which a surface of the second rigid printed wiring board on which the light emitter is mounted and the surface on which the imaging sensor is mounted face the same direction. The holder is arranged at a position which is different from the imaging sensor, and holds the second rigid printed wiring board at a height higher than the surface of the first rigid printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Machii
  • Patent number: 11659262
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that prevents hooking of a cable, coming-off of a connector, or the like without lowering insertion and extraction performance of a cable even when external connection terminals are arranged on inclined faces formed on a side surface of an apparatus main body in its width direction while reducing a size of the apparatus main body in the width direction. The inclined faces inclines such that ends of the respective inclined faces on a back side of the apparatus main body are inclined in a direction to come close to the optical axis. The inclined faces are arranged at positions so as not to overlap to each other when viewed from the width direction of the apparatus main body, and are arranged such that a part of the inclined faces overlap to each other when viewed from a direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11647147
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes an intelligent communication device detecting that a person is visible to a camera of the device, determining a first biometric characteristic of the person discernable by the device, associating the first biometric characteristic with a user identifier unique to the person, determining, while the person is identifiable based on the first biometric characteristic, a second biometric characteristic of the person discernable by the device, and associating the second biometric characteristic with the user identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric W. Hwang, Saurabh Mitra, Jeffrey Zhang, Alan Liu, Rahul Nallamothu, Samuel Franklin Pepose
  • Patent number: 11647150
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuji Aramaki
  • Patent number: 11640101
    Abstract: Introduced here are computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for determining reflectance of an image on a per-pixel basis. More specifically, a characterization module can initially acquire a first data set generated by a multi-channel light source and a second data set generated by a multi-channel image sensor. The first data set may specify the illuminance of each channel of the multi-channel light source (which may be able to produce visible light and/or non-visible light), while the second data set may specify the response of each sensor channel of the multi-channel image sensor (which is configured to capture an image in conjunction with the light). Thus, the characterization module may determine reflectance based on illuminance and sensor response. The characterization module may also be configured to determine illuminance based on reflectance and sensor response, or determine sensor response based on illuminance and reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: RINGO AI, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Weaver, Jay Hurley, Jeffrey Saake
  • Patent number: 11637952
    Abstract: A remote display system includes a screen display controller configured to perform a first screen switching process of switching a monitor screen to be displayed on a terminal display unit of a display terminal from a first monitor screen for displaying a first image range of a captured image by a robot camera to a second monitor screen for displaying a second image range different from the first image range of the captured image, in accordance with a predetermined screen switching condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Watanabe, Susumu Okubo
  • Patent number: 11632515
    Abstract: A system and method for handling data captured by a body worn camera are disclosed. The system may include a body worn camera, a docking station, and a recorder. The camera may include a local storage device. The docking station may include a data interface for connecting the local storage device to the docking station, and a first network interface for connecting the docking station to the recorder. The docking station may be physically separate from the recorder. The recorder may include a second network interface for connecting the recorder to the docking station, and a recorder storage device. The recorder may be arranged to retrieve the captured data from the camera and store it in the recorder storage device, and may include a third network interface for transfer of stored data to a data management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AXIS AB
    Inventor: Fredrik Hugosson
  • Patent number: 11620806
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to optical character detection. In some aspects, a user device may receive, from a vision sensor, a first image that is associated with a first optical character image. The user device may determine, using an image processing model, that the first image depicts the first optical character image. The user device may cause, based at least in part on determining that the first image depicts the first optical character image, a camera to capture a second image that is associated with a second optical character image. The user device may perform an action associated with the second image. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravishankar Sivalingam, Russell Gruhlke, Ravindra Vaman Shenoy, Donald William Kidwell, Jr., Evgeni Gousev, Kebin Li, Khurshid Syed Alam, Edwin Chongwoo Park, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Patent number: 11606504
    Abstract: A method for capturing a region of interest (ROI) by an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a plurality of ROIs in a preview frame, captured in a field of view of a plurality of image sensors of the electronic device. Further, the method includes assigning at least one first ROI from the plurality of ROIs to the at least one first image sensor from the plurality of image sensors and at least one second ROI from the plurality of ROIs to at least one second image sensor from the plurality of image sensors. Further, the method includes capturing at least one first media content of the at least one first ROI using the at least one first image sensor and at least one second media content of the at least one second ROI using the at least one second image sensor. Further, the method includes storing the at least one first media content and the at least one second media content in the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nakul Jain, Vinamra Gupta, Manoj Kumar Garg
  • Patent number: 11604726
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a memory management method, and belongs to the technical field of networks. The method includes: allocating a first memory address to video frame data based on a memory multiplexing queue, wherein the memory multiplexing queue records a memory address of video frame data that has been rendered; storing the video frame data in a memory space indicated by the first memory address; and adding the first memory address to the memory multiplexing queue after performing rendering based on the video frame data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Feng Xu
  • Patent number: 11606477
    Abstract: A camera has two or more color elements that are removable and replaceable. The color elements may include a lens, a color filter with a filter data interface, and an image sensor. A security processor includes a private key, firmware, and has storage room for one or more vegetation indices. The security processor securely decrypts, stores, and uses the indices. Firmware checks license terms and installed filters required in a selected index, and analyzes images based on a formula in the index, thresholds for the index value, and thresholds for an object's height above ground level. A positioning receiver (e.g. GPS) determines time and position, which the firmware uses for the license check and for the height AGL calculation. Differences in camera position allow determining a parallax calculation on correlated groups of pixels. The camera provides on-the-fly analysis, and tags and stores images for which alert conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado
    Inventors: Eduardo Rodrigues de Lima, Lucas Diogo de Mendonca
  • Patent number: 11606491
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interface to facilitate a camera sharing session between two or more users. A camera sharing session is initiated based on session configuration information comprising a user identifier of a user permitted to control image capturing at a camera communicatively coupled to a first device. A trigger request is received from the second device and in response, an image capture, which results in at least one image, is triggered at the camera and the image is transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Anthony Smith, Rajan Vaish
  • Patent number: 11601577
    Abstract: The disclosure is generally related to an apparatus is configured to mount an optical device to a phone and align the optical device with the camera of the phone. The apparatus includes a first body having an arcuate shape, the first body having an inner side, an outer side, a top, a bottom, a first end, and a second end. The bottom includes a first recess and a second recess positioned within the first recess. The apparatus includes a second body connected to the inner side of the first body. The second body is movable inwards and outwards with respect to the inner side of the first body. The apparatus includes a strap connected to the first body to connect an optical device. The apparatus includes a magnet positioned within the second recess. The magnet connects the apparatus to a ferrous element connected to the back of phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Full Frame Outdoors LLC
    Inventors: Keaton Cody Quinn, Jennifer Irene Mehrhoff
  • Patent number: 11595562
    Abstract: An autofocus (AF) frame integration unit generates at least two groups, each group including at least one focus detection area based on a comparison between a plurality of focus detection results, the plurality of focus detection results to be obtained corresponding to a specific time. A movement determination unit determines whether an object corresponding to a first group and a second group is moving, based on a focus detection result corresponding to the first group, generated based on a focus detection result corresponding to a first time, and a focus detection result corresponding to the second group, generated based on a focus detection result corresponding to a second time later than the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryotaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11586001
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a first optical module with a first light-entering hole, a second optical module with a second light-entering hole, and a third optical module with a third light-entering hole. The second light-entering hole is close to the first light-entering hole and the third light-entering hole. The focal length of the second optical module is different from the focal length of the first optical module and the focal length of the third optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Che-Wei Chang, Liang-Ting Ho, Sin-Jhong Song, Hsin-Yen Wu
  • Patent number: 11582387
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the pre-processing of image data so as to enhance quality of subsequent encoding and rendering. In one embodiment, a capture device is disclosed that includes a processing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium have one or more instructions stored thereon. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processing apparatus, are configured to: receive captured image data (such as that sourced from two or more separate image sensors) and pre-process the data to enable stabilization of the corresponding images prior to encoding. In some implementations, the pre-processing includes combination (e.g., stitching) of the captured image data associated with the two or more sensors to facilitates the stabilization. Advantageously, undesirable artifacts such as object “jitter” can be reduced or eliminated. Methods and non-transitory computer readable apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: David Newman
  • Patent number: 11575841
    Abstract: There is provided with an information processing apparatus. An acquisition unit acquires a captured image. A human body detection unit detects a human body area from the image. A first exposure determination unit determines exposure based on luminance of the human body area detected by the human body detection unit. A face detection unit detects a face area from an image captured at the exposure determined by the first exposure determination unit. A second exposure determination unit determines exposure based on luminance of the face area detected by the face detection unit and to maintain the exposure until a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Dobashi, Keiichi Yamamoto, Seiya Ohta, Shunsuke Chino
  • Patent number: 11570378
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for metadata-based cinematography, production effects, shot selection, and/or other content augmentation. Effective cinematography conveys storyline, emotion, excitement, etc. Unfortunately, most amateur filmmakers lack the knowledge and ability to create cinema quality media. Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, rendering media based on instantaneous metadata. Unlike traditional post-processing techniques that rely on human subjectivity, some of the various techniques described herein leverage the camera's actual experiential data to enable cinema-quality post-processing for the general consuming public. Instantaneous metadata-based cinematography and shot selection advisories and architectures are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GOPRO, INC.
    Inventor: David A. Newman
  • Patent number: 11563925
    Abstract: Image analysis and processing may include a multiple-tone-control (MTC) unit configured to obtain a tone-control gain lookup table, a plurality of MTC gain lookup tables, wherein the input image is divided into a plurality of blocks and wherein the plurality of MTC gain lookup tables includes a respective MTC gain lookup table corresponding to each respective block from the plurality of blocks, MTC grid parameters, MTC weighting parameters, a tone-control gain based on the tone-control gain lookup table, a MTC gain based on at least one MTC gain lookup table from the plurality of MTC gain lookup tables, the MTC grid parameters, and the MTC weighting parameters, and an output value based on the tone-control gain and the MTC gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume Matthieu Guérin, Violaine Marie Mong-lan Sudret