Patents Examined by Kathleen Walsh
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Patent number: 9848210Abstract: A hybrid error concealment method including: receiving an image including a source area and a restoration area to be restored by means of a decoder; determining a target patch in which a target pixel having the highest priority is at the center among pixels positioned in a boundary area of the restoration area by means of the decoder; and performing restoring by exemplar-based image inpainting for the target patch based on a difference between the target patch and the final source patch of the source area or performing spatial interpolation for the target pixel by means of the decoder.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: KONKUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION CORPInventors: Changhoon Yim, Byungjin Chung
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Patent number: 9843742Abstract: Various techniques are provided to capture one or more thermal image frames using an infrared sensor array that is fixably positioned to substantially de-align rows and columns of infrared sensors. In one example, an infrared imaging system includes an infrared sensor array comprising a plurality of infrared sensors arranged in rows and columns and adapted to capture a thermal image frame of a scene exhibiting at least one substantially horizontal or substantially vertical feature. The infrared imaging system also includes a housing. The infrared sensor array is fixably positioned within the housing to substantially de-align the rows and columns from the feature while the thermal image frame is captured.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: FLIR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Stanley H. Garrow, Nicholas Högasten, Theodore R. Hoelter, Katrin Strandemar, Pierre Boulanger, Barbara Sharp, Eric A. Kurth, Malin Ingerhed
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Patent number: 9836855Abstract: A technique determines a depth measurement associated with a scene captured by an image capture device. The technique receives at least first and second images of the scene, in which the first image is captured using at least one different camera parameter than that of the second image. At least first and second image patches are selected from the first and second images, respectively, the selected patches corresponding to a common part of the scene. The selected image patches are used to determine which of the selected image patches provides a more focused representation of the common part. At least one value is calculated based on a combination of data in the first and second image patches, the combination being dependent on the more focused image patch. The depth measurement of the common part of the scene is determined from the at least one calculated value.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: David Morgan-Mar, Tuan Quang Pham, Matthew R Arnison, Kieran Gerard Larkin
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Patent number: 9832367Abstract: An apparatus to capture and display an image of an object includes a frame, at least one optical sensor for capturing the image of the object, means for moving the frame relative to a surface of the object in a first direction, and means for moving the optical sensor relative to the frame in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Optelec Holding B.V.Inventors: Robert Auger, Johannes Jacobus Antonius Maria Vugts, Ivar Illing
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Patent number: 9796330Abstract: A working vehicle periphery monitoring system includes: image capturing devices attached to a working vehicle with a vessel and capturing the periphery of the working vehicle to output image information; a bird's eye image synthesizing unit synthesizing the image information to generate a bird's eye image information for displaying bird's eye images of the working vehicle and the periphery thereof; and a display control unit displaying at least one of a first bird's eye image obtained by superimposing a first vessel image including the vessel other than a part of the vessel at a rear side of the working vehicle on an area of the working vehicle in the bird's eye image and a second bird's eye image obtained by superimposing a second vessel image including all of the vessel on the area.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Mitsuta, Takeshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 9791687Abstract: A method for SPIM microscopy with a microscope winch includes (1) an illumination arrangement for illuminating a sample with a substantially planar light sheet, and (2) a detection arrangement for detecting light emitted by the sample with an objective. The sample is displaced through the light sheet in direction of the objective's optical axis, and the sample is illuminated under a first illumination angle and a second illumination angle. A plurality of sample planes are then detected at each illumination angle and stored as at least a first image stack and a second image stack. The image stacks are aligned relative to one another, and are combined in one image stack. A the three-dimensional image stack is projected into a two-dimensional rendering, sample features are aligned, a coordinate transformation is determined, and the coordinate transformation for alignment is applied to the combined image stack.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbHInventors: Stefan Schweinitzer, Philipp Sprengholz
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Patent number: 9784822Abstract: A time-of-flight sensor device generates and analyzes a high-resolution depth map frame from a high-resolution image to determine a mode of operation for the time-of-flight sensor and an illuminator and to control the time-of-flight sensor and illuminator according to the mode of operation. A binned depth map frame can be created from a binned image from the time-of-flight sensor and combined with the high-resolution depth map frame to create a compensated depth map frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Werner Adam Metz, Dong-Ik Ko
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Patent number: 9781422Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method that enable suppression of an increase in the amount of coding of a quantization matrix. An image processing device of the present disclosure includes an up-conversion unit configured to up-convert a quantization matrix limited to a size less than or equal to a transmission size that is a maximum size allowed for transmission, from the transmission size to a size that is identical to a block size that is a processing unit of quantization or dequantization. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an image processing device for processing image data.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Ohji Nakagami, Yoshitaka Morigami
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Patent number: 9762901Abstract: One video coding method includes at least the following steps: utilizing a visual quality evaluation module for evaluating visual quality based on data involved in a coding loop; and referring to at least the evaluated visual quality for performing de-blocking filtering. Another video coding method includes at least the following steps: utilizing a visual quality evaluation module for evaluating visual quality based on data involved in a coding loop; and referring to at least the evaluated visual quality for deciding a target coding parameter associated with de-blocking filtering.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Cheng-Tsai Ho, Chi-Cheng Ju, Ding-Yun Chen
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Method for determining color difference component quantization parameter and device using the method
Patent number: 9749632Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining a color difference component quantization parameter and a device using the method. Method for decoding an image can comprise the steps of: decoding a color difference component quantization parameter offset on the basis of size information of a transform unit; and calculating a color difference component quantization parameter index on the basis of the decoded color difference component quantization parameter offset. Therefore, the present invention enables effective quantization by applying different color difference component quantization parameters according to the size of the transform unit when executing the quantization.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Sung Chang Lim, Hui Yong Kim, Se Yoon Jeong, Jong Ho Kim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim -
Patent number: 9743064Abstract: A checkerboard subsampled image is packed in a format to remove shifts that would otherwise result in jagged edges where edges that were not jagged used to exist when checkerboard subsampling is used to reduce video bandwidth. The packing format places alternate rows of a checkerboard subsampled image row by row or places alternate columns of a checkerboard image line by line. By removing the shift and jagged edges, high frequency components that are difficult to compress and that display as annoying artifacts are eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventor: Kuriacose Joseph
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Patent number: 9712802Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of generating a color image of a display viewpoint using a color image and a depth image of a predetermined viewpoint. The viewpoint generation information generation unit generates viewpoint generation information used to generate a color image of a display viewpoint in accordance with a generation method of the color image of the display viewpoint obtained by performing warping processing using multi-viewpoint corrected color images and multi-viewpoint depth images. The multi-viewpoint image encoding unit encodes the multi-viewpoint corrected color images and the multi-viewpoint depth images, and transmits them with the viewpoint generation information. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a multi-viewpoint image processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshitomo Takahashi, Shinobu Hattori, Hironari Sakurai
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Patent number: 9674547Abstract: To stabilize video (an image sequence), reconstructed block data and decoding information of a video frame are received by unit of macroblock from a decoding circuit. Global affine parameters are determined and provided based on the reconstructed block data and the decoding information, and the global affine parameters represent an affine transform of a frame. Stabilized block data are provided based on the global affine parameters by compensating the reconstructed block data for an affine motion corresponding to the affine transform.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nyeong-Kyu Kwon, Yo-Won Jeong, Hideki Yamauchi, Woong-Hee Lee, Young-Beom Jung
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Patent number: 9667950Abstract: An image projecting system and a synchronization method for use in the image projecting system are provided. The image projecting system comprises a projector, a pair of stereoscopic glasses and a light meter. The projector projects a left-right eye test image according to a timing, and generates a plurality of left-right eye synchronization signals according to the timing. The light meter, electrically connected to the projector, measures a plurality of left-lens brightness values and a plurality of right-lens brightness values through a left lens and a right lens of the pair of stereoscopic glasses, respectively. The projector calculates a plurality of left-lens light leakage values and a plurality of right-lens light leakage values corresponding to the left-right eye synchronization signals according to the left-lens brightness values and the right-lens brightness values, respectively, so as to choose one of the left-right eye synchronization signals as an adjusted left-right eye synchronization signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: Chung-Yi Yang
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Patent number: 9648351Abstract: Error control in multi-stream visual dynamic range (VDR) codecs is described, including for a case of a layer-decomposed (non-backward compatible) video codecs. Error control can be provided by concealing lost and/or corrupted data in data frames of a decoded VDR bitstream prior to rendering a corresponding VDR image. Various algorithms and methods for concealing lost and/or corrupted data are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Guan-Ming Su, Xi Xu, Sheng Qu
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Patent number: 9635354Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method that enable suppression of an increase in the amount of coding of a quantization matrix. An image processing device of the present disclosure includes an up-conversion unit configured to up-convert a quantization matrix limited to a size less than or equal to a transmission size that is a maximum size allowed for transmission, from the transmission size to a size that is identical to a block size that is a processing unit of quantization or dequantization. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an image processing device for processing image data.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Ohji Nakagami, Yoshitaka Morigami
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Patent number: 9615079Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of generating a color image of a display viewpoint using a color image and a depth image of a predetermined viewpoint. The viewpoint generation information generation unit generates viewpoint generation information used to generate a color image of a display viewpoint in accordance with a generation method of the color image of the display viewpoint obtained by performing warping processing using multi-viewpoint corrected color images and multi-viewpoint depth images. The multi-viewpoint image encoding unit encodes the multi-viewpoint corrected color images and the multi-viewpoint depth images, and transmits them with the viewpoint generation information. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a multi-viewpoint image processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshitomo Takahashi, Shinobu Hattori, Hironari Sakurai
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Patent number: 9591313Abstract: A transform size determination module includes a transform size preprocessor configured to process residual data from a picture of the video data to evaluate a plurality of transform block sizes and to generate candidate transform size data that indicates a selected non-null proper subset of the plurality of transform block size. A final transform size determination processor generates final transform block size data that indicates a final transform block size, based on the candidate transform size data.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: VIXS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Ying Li, Xu Gang Zhao
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Patent number: 9578339Abstract: In one example, a device for coding video data includes a video coder configured to code a value for a syntax element representative of whether any two reference layer samples, collocated with two respective enhancement layer picture samples within a common enhancement layer tile, must be within a common reference layer tile, and code the enhancement layer picture samples based at least in part on the value of the syntax element.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Krishnakanth Rapaka, Xiang Li, Jianle Chen, Ye-Kui Wang, Wei Pu
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Patent number: 9531951Abstract: In the case of a camera system for recording images consisting of at least one single camera, a solution is intended to be provided which allows a good sharp image to be recorded. This is achieved by virtue of the single cameras (1) each being arranged in different directions such that they record a continuous overall image, with the overall image comprising the frames from the single cameras (1), and are being a central control unit (3) which can be used to capture the motion profile of the camera system by means of at least one sensor (2) and to ascertain the trigger times of the single cameras (1) on the basis of a prescribed target function, said camera system moving autonomously over the entire time progression.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: PANONO GMBHInventor: Jonas Pfeil