Patents Examined by Lindsay Uhl
  • Patent number: 9113155
    Abstract: An 3D camera module includes a first and a second imaging units, a storage unit, a color separation unit, a main processor unit, an image processing unit, a driving unit, an image combining unit and two OIS units. The first and second imaging units capture images of an object(s) from different angles. The color separation unit separates the images into red, green and blue colors. The main processor unit calculates MTF values of the images and determines a shooting mode of the 3D camera module. The image processing unit processes the images to compensate for blurring of the images caused by being out of focus. The driving unit drives the first and second imaging units to optimum focusing positions according to MTF values. The image combining unit combines the images into a 3D image. The OIS units respectively detect and compensate for shaking of the first and second imaging units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Wcube Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Yuan Wu, Chang-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 9083957
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a first polarizing unit that has a first polarization region and a second polarization region to transmit different polarized light corresponding to different viewing point images, a second polarizing unit that includes a third polarization region to transmit only transmission light of the first polarization region, a fourth polarization region to transmit only transmission light of the second polarization region, and a total transmission region to transmit the total transmission light of the first polarization region and the second polarization region, an imaging element, and an image processing unit that executes signal processing with respect to an output signal of the imaging element. The image processing unit executes correction processing to generate a two-dimensional image and executes image conversion of the two-dimensional image to generate a left eye image and a right eye image for three-dimensional image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Hajime Hosaka
  • Patent number: 9008179
    Abstract: An apparatus used in video encoding comprising a processor configured to generate a prediction block for a current block, compute a difference between the current block and the prediction block to generate a residual block, wherein the residual block comprises a plurality of residual values, and if the plurality of residual values include at least one non-zero residual value comprising at least one sign and at least one residual level, perform entropy encoding on the at least one sign; and perform entropy encoding on the at least one residual level, wherein one non-residual value comprises one sign and one residual level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Gao, Gregory Cook, Mingyuan Yang, Jin Song, Haoping Yu