Patents Examined by Maria E Vazquez Colon
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Patent number: 11356586Abstract: A camera system including a first imaging sensor having a first imaging surface with a first diagonal length, a first lens arranged to guide a first image formation light flux toward the first imaging surface with the first image formation light flux having at the first imaging surface a width equal to or greater than the first diagonal length, a second imaging sensor having a second imaging surface with a second diagonal length, a second lens arranged to guide a second image formation light flux toward the second imaging surface with the second image formation light flux having at the second imaging surface a width equal to or greater than the second diagonal length. The first lens and the second lens are oriented in opposing directions, and the first imaging sensor, the first lens, the second imaging sensor, and the second lens are each mounted partially within an enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Ross Garrett Cutler
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Patent number: 11356599Abstract: A system includes a control station that enables efficient human collaboration with automated object tracking. The control station is communicatively coupled to an aerial vehicle to receive full motion video of a ground scene taken by an airborne sensor of the aerial vehicle. The control station spatially registers features of a movable object present in the ground scene and determines motion of the movable object relative to the ground scene. The control station predicts a trajectory of the movable objective relative to the ground scene. The control station tracks the movable object based on data fusion of: (i) the spatially registered features; (ii) the determined motion; and (iii) the predicted trajectory of the movable object. The control station presents a tracking annotation and a determined confidence indicator for the tracking annotation on a user interface device to facilitate human collaboration with object tracking.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Terry W. Stanard, Theus H. Aspiras, Vijayan K. Asari, Taleri L. Hammack
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Patent number: 11343540Abstract: A system for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence including a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. An extension presence signaling flag is read and used to determine whether flags signaling the performance of extension functions are to be read. The flags are only read if indicated by the extension presence signaling flag.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Yue Yu, Limin Wang
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Patent number: 11330283Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block from a coded video btstream. The prediction information indicates that a prediction of the current block is at least partially based on an inter prediction. Then, the processing circuitry reconstructs at least a sample of the current block as a combination of a result from the inter prediction and neighboring samples of the block that are selected based on a position of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Tencent America LLCInventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11317105Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence comprising a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading a first extension flag signaling a first extension function in the processing of the sequence and determining if the first extension flag has a first value. Further, the method reads a second extension flag signaling a second extension function in the processing of the sequence and performs the second extension function according to the read second extension flag only if the first extension flag has a first value.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Yue Yu, Limin Wang
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Patent number: 11317121Abstract: A system for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence including a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. An extension presence signaling flag is read and used to determine whether flags signaling the performance of extension functions are to be read. The flags are only read if indicated by the extension presence signaling flag.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Yue Yu, Limin Wang
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Patent number: 11310481Abstract: An imaging device for converting a first image into a plurality of second images, the imaging device comprising a light receiving unit having a first aperture configured to receive light of the first image, a light reflecting unit configured to reflect the light received by the light receiving unit along a number of paths having a predetermined number of reflections within the light reflecting unit according to a portion of the first aperture from which the light originated, and a light output unit configured to output at least a subset of the paths of light reflected by the light reflecting unit as a plurality of second images, the second images having a focal length associated with the predetermined number of reflections experienced by the corresponding paths of light through the light reflecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Springer, Thimo Emmerich, Zoltan Facius
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Patent number: 11303875Abstract: A rendering workload for an individual frame can be split between a head-mounted display (HMD) and a host computer that is executing an application. To split a rendering workload for a frame, the HMD may send head tracking data to the host computer, and the head tracking data may be used by the host computer to generate pixel data associated with the frame and extra data in addition to the pixel data. The extra data can include, without limitation, pose data, depth data, motion vector data, and/or extra pixel data. The HMD may receive the pixel data and at least some of the extra data, determine an updated pose for the HMD, and apply re-projection adjustments to the pixel data based on the updated pose and the received extra data to obtain modified pixel data, which is used to present an image on the display panel(s) of the HMD.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Valve CorporationInventor: Yasser Malaika
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Patent number: 11297303Abstract: A control apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display a virtual viewpoint image on a display unit, an identification unit configured to identify a selected reproduction mode from among a plurality of reproduction modes including a first reproduction mode in which a position of a virtual viewpoint corresponding to the virtual viewpoint image displayed on the display unit is determined regardless of a position of an object in an image-capturing region, and a second reproduction mode in which the position of the virtual viewpoint changes in accordance with the position of the object in the image-capturing region, and a control unit configured to change at least either one of a position and an orientation of the virtual viewpoint in response to a user operation. The change to be made in response to an identical user operation differs between the first reproduction mode and the second reproduction mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yuji Kato
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Patent number: 11290743Abstract: Systems and techniques for performing illumination compensation in processing video data include deriving one or more illumination compensation parameters for a block of a picture based on one or more tools which may be used for inter-prediction of the block. Illumination compensation can be selectively applied for the block based on whether bi-directional prediction is to be applied for the inter-prediction of the block. In some cases if it is determined that bi-directional prediction is to be applied for inter-prediction of the block, illumination compensation may be avoided for the block.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Vadim Seregin, Cheng-Teh Hsieh, Wei-Jung Chien, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 11265560Abstract: The present invention discloses a video decoding method performed by a video decoding device. The video decoding method according to an embodiment may include the steps of: obtaining NAL unit type information indicating a type of a current network abstraction layer (NAL) unit from a bitstream; and decoding, when the NAL unit type information indicates that the NAL unit type of the current NAL unit is an encoded data for an slice, the slice based on whether a mixed NAL unit type is applied to a current picture.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: ATINS INC.Inventor: Sun Young Lee
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Patent number: 11249031Abstract: The invention relates to a method for analysing defects in transformer laminations using an inspection system, and to an inspection system (24), wherein the inspection system comprises a detection unit (26), a conveyance device (27) and a processing device, wherein the detection unit includes an optical detecting device (31), wherein the conveyance device is used to continuously transport a plurality of transformer laminations (25) relative to the detecting device, wherein the detecting device is arranged transversely, preferably orthogonally, to a direction of movement of a transformer lamination, wherein a velocity of movement of a transformer lamination relative to the detecting device is measured via a measurement device (40) of the detection unit, wherein an image of a contour of a transformer lamination is captured with the detecting device, wherein images of a transformer lamination are assembled into a combined image of the transformer lamination via the processing device while considering the velocitType: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: HEINRICH GEORG GMBH MASCHINENFABRIKInventors: Arian Zeppenfeld, Günter Klappert, Jost Friedrich, Volker Loth
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Patent number: 11228715Abstract: A video surveillance system includes: a detection unit that detects a predetermined event on the basis of an image captured by a first imaging apparatus; and a control unit that controls a second imaging apparatus such that the second imaging apparatus captures an image of a predetermined position after the detection of the predetermined event.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichiro Ida, Hiroshi Kitajima, Ryoma Oami
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Patent number: 11218707Abstract: By allowing video to be reproduced without causing any image loss or delay, the present invention provides a video streaming apparatus and video streaming system that allow a user to accurately control a mechanism of a machine while watching video taken of the machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignees: Cyberstep, Inc.Inventor: Shinnosuke Asahara
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Patent number: 11212525Abstract: An encoding device 1 includes: a transformation unit 13 configured to calculate an orthogonal transform coefficient by performing an orthogonal transformation process on a residual image indicating a difference between the input image and a predicted image of the input image; a quantization unit 14 configured to generate a quantization coefficient by quantizing the orthogonal transform coefficient on the basis of a quantization parameter; an entropy encoding unit 24 configured to generate encoded data by encoding the quantization coefficient; an image decoding unit 10 configured to restore an orthogonal transform coefficient from the quantization coefficient on the basis of the quantization parameter and generate a reconstructed image by adding the predicted image to a residual image restored by performing inverse orthogonal transformation on the orthogonal transform coefficient; and a deblocking filtering unit 18 configured to perform a filtering process on the reconstructed image, wherein the deblocking filType: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAIInventors: Atsuro Ichigaya, Shunsuke Iwamura
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Patent number: 11206375Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing past events by identifying and delivering specific imagery data that was collected and stored locally by a plurality of on-road vehicles. A plurality of on-road vehicles capture visual records of areas surrounding locations visited by the vehicles, in which the visual records are stored locally onboard the vehicles, thereby resulting in a corpus of imagery data that is stored distributively onboard the vehicles. Upon a request to analyze a past event associated with a certain location and a certain time, the system finds and retrieves from the vehicles those of visual records that were captured by the respective vehicles at about said certain time and in vicinity of said certain location. The visual records found and retrieved are used by the system to analyze the past event and to determine additional times and locations that may be relevant for further analysis the past event.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Inventors: Gal Zuckerman, Moshe Salhov
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Patent number: 11190677Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for a headset system that includes a transducer, a camera configured to capture image data of a subject, and a controller configured to detect one or more fiducial markers placed on the subject using the captured image data, and register the transducer with respect to the subject based on the detected fiducial markers.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.Inventors: Michael Costa, Trevor Dunlop, Roman Flores, II, Matthew Hutter, Michael O'Brien, Ilyas Patanam, Mina Ranjbaran, Gerard Salinas, Fabien Scalzo, Lane Stith, Matthew Sylvester, Justin White, Jan Zwierstra
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Patent number: 11190767Abstract: The present invention relates to video encoding/decoding methods and device, wherein the video encoding method according to the invention comprises the following steps: acquiring information of peripheral blocks; setting the information about a current block based on the information of the peripheral blocks; and encoding the current block based on the set information, wherein the current block and the peripheral blocks may be a CU (coding unit).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sung Chang Lim, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Jae Gon Kim, Sang Yong Lee
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Patent number: 11190786Abstract: In one example, a processing system including at least one processor may obtain viewport information of a mobile computing device associated with a panoramic video, map the viewport information to a plurality of blocks of a frame of the panoramic video in accordance with a cube map projection of the frame, encode the plurality of blocks into a projected frame, and transmit the projected frame to the mobile computing device. In another example, a processing system of a mobile computing device including at least one processor may obtain viewport information of the device associated with a panoramic video, transmit to a server the viewport information, obtain from the server a projected frame of the panoramic video comprising a plurality of blocks of a frame of the panoramic video that are associated with the viewport information in accordance with a cube map projection of the frame, and buffer the projected frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Bo Han, Zhengye Liu, Shu Shi
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Patent number: 11185004Abstract: A system that includes an agricultural tractor that includes a steering mechanism for steering at least one surface-engaging member so as to cause changes in a direction of movement of the agricultural tractor; and an agricultural implement that is towed behind the agricultural tractor. The system further includes at least one forward sensor for sensing one or more objects or conditions located forwardly of the agricultural tractor and at least one lateral sensor for sensing one or more objects or conditions that when sensed are located laterally of the agricultural tractor or implement. The system further includes a controller that acts in dependence on at least one output of the at least one lateral sensor to take account of a presence of the one or more objects or conditions sensed by the at least one lateral sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Joachim Boydens, Thomas Debbaut, Didier Verhaeghe