Patents Examined by Luong T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11727716
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, a first detection unit configured to detect a specific object from the image, a second detection unit configured to detect a part of the specific object from the image, an exposure determination unit configured to determine a first exposure amount with respect to the specific object detected by the first detection unit, and to determine a second exposure amount with respect to the part of the specific object detected by the second detection unit, and a parameter determination unit configured to determine a parameter regarding at least one of the first detection unit, the second detection unit, and the exposure determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Omori, Toshiyuki Dobashi
  • Patent number: 11729512
    Abstract: An image capturing device, configured to illuminate an object by an illumination means and capture reflected light from the object as a reflection image by a capturing means, includes an irradiation angle range determination means. The irradiation angle range determination means determines, assuming that a group of pieces of unevenness existing at the same position on the surfaces of a plurality of individuals of an object is an unevenness group, an irradiation angle range for irradiating the object by the illumination means, on the basis of a statistic value of the inclination angles of the unevenness group in which variations in the inclination angles of the unevenness between individuals is larger than other unevenness groups, among the plurality of unevenness groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Kudo, Rui Ishiyama, Toru Takahashi, Kengo Makino
  • Patent number: 11714255
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, the lens driving device including: a housing; a bobbin disposed at an inner side of the housing; a first driving part disposed on the bobbin; a second driving part disposed on the housing and facing the first driving part; a first mounting part disposed on the bobbin; a second mounting part disposed on the bobbin and disposed at an opposite side of the first mounting part based on a center of the bobbin; a first magnet disposed on the first mounting part; a sensor part sensing a position of the first magnet; and a second magnet disposed on the second mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Sang Ok Park, Byung Wook Son, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11710205
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a capture part acquiring image data, and a display displaying an image on a display based on the image data. First information acquired includes at least either an azimuth angle or an elevation angle as a direction of the image and at least either an angle of view of the image or angle-of-view related information calculating the angle of view. When a second direction of a second image is included within a range of a first angle of view in a first direction of a first image, the second image is associated with the first image, and the first image is displayed within the display, and display is performed in a state in which the second image to be associated with the first image is overlapped on the first image within the display as the second image or second information indicating the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Okuyama, Ryuji Nishimura, Susumu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11710343
    Abstract: The image processing unit selects multiple subject areas from strobe-ON image data to be corrected, and, from the selected multiple subject areas, the image processing unit acquires a feature amount such as gloss information corresponding to each subject. Subsequently, from each subject area, the image processing unit selects a part of the subject area, based on the acquired feature amount. Then, regarding the partial area of each subject area, which is selected based on the feature amount, the image processing unit estimates the auxiliary light arrival rate corresponding to each subject, based on a pixel value of the strobe-ON image data and a pixel value of strobe-OFF image data. Thereafter, based on the estimated auxiliary light arrival rate, the image processing unit corrects the brightness of each subject area of the strobe-ON image data, in order to generate corrected image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Nakada
  • Patent number: 11706522
    Abstract: An image is analyzed, a scene of the image is recognized, imaging information regarding capturing in a case where the image is captured is acquired, and reproduction information in a case where the image is reproduced on a display is acquired. An image coincident with preference of a user of the imaging device from among images having the same scene is decided for each scene based on the reproduction information, and a preference parameter table in which the scene and imaging information of the imaging device in a case where the image coincident with the preference of the user is captured are stored in association with each other is created. Imaging information associated with a scene coincident with a scene of an image to be captured next by the user is selected from the preference parameter table, and an image is captured by using the imaging information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunari Nagai
  • Patent number: 11700450
    Abstract: A motion analysis device, a motion analysis method and a motion analysis program that make it possible for an operator to improve his or her motions more smoothly are provided. The motion analysis device includes an acquisition part that relates to motions of a plurality of parts of an operator and acquires time-series data relating to an operation performed by an operator and; an analysis part analyzing the time-series data and generating motion data indicating a type of elemental motion and an execution time of the elemental motion from start to end thereof; an evaluation part evaluating the elemental motion performed by the plurality of parts based on an execution timing of the elemental motion; and a display control part performing control to differentiates periods corresponding to different elemental motions and display the evaluation together with the motion data on a display part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Miyazaki, Hirotaka Wada
  • Patent number: 11699280
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject formed on a surface having an array of a plurality of pixels, an acceptance unit configured to accept a designation of a pixel or a region including a plurality of pixels on the surface, a determination unit configured to determine an exposure of the pixel or the accepted region to have a predetermined luminance, and to determine an exposure of other pixels or other regions according to a distance from the pixel or the accepted region on the surface, and an output unit configured to output an image signal captured by the imaging unit at the determined exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11696036
    Abstract: A device includes a processor that is configured to detect that a first image is captured by the device; configure the device to capture images in a first resolution after detecting that the first image was captured; start a timer; restart the timer when a second image is captured before the timer expires; detect an event indicative of a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution; and configure the device to capture images in the second resolution after detecting the event indicative of the second resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Ojas Gandhi, Naveen Chinya Krishnamurthy
  • Patent number: 11689817
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for automatically detecting and suppressing fringes, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes the following steps: an image shot by a camera is acquired, and a fringe of the image is recognized; at least one fringe action parameter is acquired among shooting parameters of the camera based on a recognition result obtained by recognizing the fringe of the image; and a parameter adjustment is performed on the acquired fringe action parameter by adopting a parameter adjustment strategy matched with the acquired fringe action parameter, to perform fringe suppression on the image shot by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Qiong Xu, Wenping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11681116
    Abstract: A lens driving device is provided, the lens driving device including: a housing; a bobbin disposed at an inner side of the housing; a first driving part disposed on the bobbin; a second driving part disposed on the housing and facing the first driving part; a first mounting part disposed on the bobbin; a second mounting part disposed on the bobbin and disposed at an opposite side of the first mounting part based on a center of the bobbin; a first magnet disposed on the first mounting part; a sensor part sensing a position of the first magnet; and a second magnet disposed on the second mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Taek Lee, Sang Ok Park, Byung Wook Son, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11671690
    Abstract: A camera module of an embodiment may comprise: a first holder in which a filter is mounted; a lens barrel that is provided to be vertically movable in a first direction with respect to the first holder; a lens operating device that comprises a terminal and moves the lens barrel in the first direction; a first circuit board that is disposed under the first holder and on which an image sensor is mounted; a soldering portion for electrically connecting the terminal of the lens operating device to the first circuit board; and a coupling reinforcement portion that is disposed to face the soldering portion and couples the lens operating device and the first circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Chung, Sung Il Lee
  • Patent number: 11665434
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus which accepts designation of a first image category from among a plurality of image categories including a visible light image, an infrared light image, and a composite image, accepts designation of a second image category different from the first image category from among the plurality of image categories, displays an image of the accepted first image category in a display region of a display unit, and accepts designation of a region in the image of the first image category displayed in the display region, wherein an image of the accepted second image category is displayed in the accepted region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 11659133
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally relate to methods and video system components that have integrated background differentiation capabilities that allow for background replacement and/or background modification. In some embodiments, undesired portions of video data generated in a video environment are separated from desired portions of the video data by taking advantage of the illumination and decay of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, provided from an illuminator, over a distance. Due to the decay of intensity with distance, the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the undesired background has a lower intensity when received by the sensor than the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the desired foreground. The difference in the detected intensity at the one or more wavelengths can then be used to separate and/or modify the undesired background from the desired foreground for use in a video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.
    Inventors: Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Jeffrey Phillip Fisher, Ting Chia Hsu
  • Patent number: 11653101
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an image sensor configured to obtain first image data, based on a received light; and a processing circuit configured to determine an operating mode of the image sensor, among a first mode and a second mode, based on an illumination and a dynamic range corresponding to the obtained first image data. The image sensor includes a first sub-pixel configured to sense a target light corresponding to a target color, in the first mode, convert the target light sensed during a first exposure time, into a first signal, and in the second mode, convert the target light sensed during a second exposure time longer than the first exposure time, into a second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeongguk Lee, Yunseok Choi, Jaeseong Yu, Sangwoo Lee, Yongchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11653113
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel including a reset circuit and a floating diffusion node, and outputting a pixel signal that is generated based on a voltage at the floating diffusion node, the pixel signal including a reset output that is generated based on the voltage at the floating diffusion node being reset by the reset circuit. The image sensor further includes a sampler sampling the output pixel signal to generate a sampling signal having a time interval corresponding to a magnitude of the output pixel signal, and a counter counting the generated sampling signal, based on a counter clock, to generate a counting value corresponding to the time interval of the sampling signal. The sampler samples the reset output of the output pixel signal n times to generate first to n-th reset sampling signals, where n is an integer of 2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moo Young Kim, Hyeok Jong Lee
  • Patent number: 11653097
    Abstract: A method for switching between a first lens and a second lens in an electronic device includes displaying, by the electronic device, a first frame showing a field of view (FOV) of the first lens; detecting, by the electronic device, an event that causes the electronic device to transition from displaying the first frame to displaying a second frame showing a FOV of the second lens; generating, by the electronic device and based on the detecting the event, at least one intermediate frame for transitioning from the first frame to the second frame; and switching, by the electronic device and based on the detecting the event, from the first lens to the second lens and displaying the second frame, wherein the at least one intermediate frame is displayed after the displaying the first frame and before the displaying the second frame while the switching is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ravi Prasad Mohan Kini, Gururaj Bhat, Pavan Sudheendra, Girish Kulkarni, Vineeth Thanikonda Munirathnam, Sanjay Narasimha Murthy, Balvinder Singh
  • Patent number: 11641532
    Abstract: A time-of-flight device comprises a pixel array including an array of pixel circuits, wherein a column of the array includes: a first pixel circuit including a first photodiode, a first capacitor and a second capacitor coupled to the first photodiode, and a second pixel circuit including a second photodiode, a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor coupled to the second photodiode, a first signal line coupled to the first capacitor, a second signal line coupled to the second capacitor, a third signal line coupled to the third capacitor, a fourth signal line coupled to the fourth capacitor, a first switch circuitry, a second switch circuitry, a first comparator coupled to the first signal line and the third signal line through the first switch circuitry, and a second comparator coupled to the second signal line and the fourth signal line through the second switch circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Zvika Veig, Golan Zeituni, Kei Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11641528
    Abstract: An image capture device may include an image sensor, a processor, and memory. The image sensor may be configured to obtain an image. The processor may be configured to: generate a grid on the image forming tiles; determine a fringing level of each vertex of the vertices; sort all of the tiles based on the fringing level of each tile so that the tiles are sorted in a descending order from the tile with a highest of the fringing levels to the tile with a lowest of the fringing levels; and apply a fringing compensation to a subset of the sorted tiles to obtain a processed image. The memory may be configured to store the processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady, Guillaume Matthieu Guérin, Eric Chasseur
  • Patent number: 11637957
    Abstract: A method for switching between a first lens and a second lens in an electronic device includes displaying, by the electronic device, a first frame showing a field of view (FOV) of the first lens; detecting, by the electronic device, an event that causes the electronic device to transition from displaying the first frame to displaying a second frame showing a FOV of the second lens; generating, by the electronic device and based on the detecting the event, at least one intermediate frame for transitioning from the first frame to the second frame; and switching, by the electronic device and based on the detecting the event, from the first lens to the second lens and displaying the second frame, wherein the at least one intermediate frame is displayed after the displaying the first frame and before the displaying the second frame while the switching is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ravi Prasad Mohan Kini, Gururaj Bhat, Pavan Sudheendra, Girish Kulkarni, Vineeth Thanikonda Munirathnam, Sanjay Narasimha Murthy, Balvinder Singh