Patents Examined by Matthew Salvucci
  • Patent number: 9628947
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wearable electronic device having mapping and imaging functions are disclosed. The wearable electronic device may have a controller coupled to an annular touchscreen display and a plurality of sensors. The controller may be configured to execute mapping and imaging functions such that the results of those functions may be displayed on the touchscreen display relative to a user of the wearable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Glen J. Anderson, Francisco Javier Fernandez
  • Patent number: 9626780
    Abstract: Visualizing transactions in a transaction-based system includes displaying, on a display device, an x-y coordinate system including an x-axis and a y-axis, wherein the x-axis is demarcated in units of time and the y-axis is demarcated according to a transaction characteristic and formatting, using a processor, each of a plurality of transactions of a transaction system as a line having a start end representing a start of the transaction and a terminating end representing an end of the transaction. For each line representing a transaction, the start end of the line is located at a first x-coordinate corresponding to a start time of the transaction and a first y-coordinate of zero. For each line, the terminating end of the line is located at a second x-coordinate corresponding to an end time of the transaction and a second non-zero y-coordinate that is the same for each line. Each line is displayed on the display device using the processor in combination with the x-y coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Hua E. Yang, Patrick Lysaght, Paul R. Schumacher, Graham F. Schelle
  • Patent number: 9610043
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for creating and outputting a masked parametric map that reflects parameters in a first parametric map and second parametric map. First and second parametric maps are generated, and then a masked parametric map that reflects parameters in the first and second parametric maps is generated. The first parametric map may be based upon portions of two optoacoustic images created using differing wavelengths of light. The first parametric map is reflective of areas within the volume of tissue that have a differing response to the longer wavelength light event compared to the shorter one. The second parametric map is reflective of areas within the volume of tissue that have a stronger response to the longer and shorter wavelength light events than the surrounding areas. A masked parametric map is output which is reflective of a combination of information in the first and second parametric maps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SENO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Zalev, Bryan Clingman
  • Patent number: 9600922
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, an extracting unit extracts mutually the same region of interest from each of a plurality of pieces of three-dimensional image data corresponding to mutually-different time phases. Further, a position determining unit determines, on the basis of feature points included in the pieces of three-dimensional image data, a position used for superimposing together the regions of interest extracted by the extracting unit from the pieces of three-dimensional image data, in substantially the same position of a subject. After that, a display controlling unit changes a display format of each of the regions of interest extracted by the extracting unit from the pieces of three-dimensional image data so as to be mutually different and causes a superimposed image to be displayed by superimposing the regions of interest together in the position determined by the position determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Takashi Tsutsumi, Yasuko Fujisawa, Manabu Teshigawara, Akira Adachi
  • Patent number: 9524374
    Abstract: An electronic 3D model of at least a portion of a maxillary arch of a patient is displayed. Inputs indicating a tip of a mesiobuccal cusp of a maxillary first molar are received for both the patient's right and left sides. In addition, an electronic 3D model of at least a portion of a mandibular arch of a patient is displayed. Inputs indicating relevant points on the mandibular first molar are received for both the patient's right and left sides. Side scores are generated for the patient's right and left sides based on the indicated points. A final occlusion score for the patient is displayed. The final occlusion score is based on the side score for the right side and the side score for the left side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Inventor: Bruce W. Hultgren
  • Patent number: 9495718
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media are disclosed for responding to requests. A method of responding to requests may include receiving requests comprising callback functions. The one or more requests may be received in a first memory associated with processors of a first type, which may be CPUs. The requests may be moved to a second memory. The second memory may be associated with processors of a second type, which may be GPUs. GPU threads may process the requests to determine a result for the requests, when a number of the requests is at least a threshold number. The method may include moving the results to the first memory. The method may include the CPUs executing the one or more callback functions with the corresponding result. A GPU persistent thread may check the number of requests to determine when a threshold number of requests is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Lyashevsky
  • Patent number: 9472167
    Abstract: Activating a screen capture tool in a display adapter to capture information on a display. An operating system sends a command to the display adapter to initiate the capture of information from the graphical user interface of a display. The display adapter captures the information on the graphical user interface of the display. The information may be stored by the display adapter to a storage device that may be connected to the display adapter. The display is monitored for additional changes. Any changes that occur to the information on areas of the display may be captured and stored to the storage device. The operating system may enable the display adapter to retrieve the information stored in the storage device and/or play back the information retrieved to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Allan Thomas Chandler
  • Patent number: 9460557
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for best fitting a subject to a one of a plurality of object variations by capturing images of a user anatomical portion and a reference object from a plurality of angles using a mobile camera; creating a 3D model of the user anatomical portion from the images with dimensions based on dimensions of the reference object; and selecting a best-fit physical object from the plurality of object variations based on the 3D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventors: Bao Tran, Ha Tran
  • Patent number: 9444970
    Abstract: An apparatus for magnifying an image. The apparatus comprises magnification means arranged to magnify part of the image, to form a magnified image portion and an unmagnified image portion. Said magnified and unmagnified image portions together contain all the image information contained within the image. At least part of the magnified image portion and at least part of the unmagnified image portion are within a visible image portion and the magnified image portion does not obscure the unmagnified image portion. A method of magnifying an image is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Jason Sotiris Polychronopoulos, Alasdair Ferro
  • Patent number: 9430992
    Abstract: A first look-up table (10) outputs a result of dividing a horizontal component of a pixel address in the block by number of pixels in a horizontal component of the cell. A second look-up table (12) outputs a result of dividing a vertical component of a pixel address in the block by number of pixels in a vertical component of the cell. A third look-up table (14) outputs a residue as a result of dividing a horizontal component of a pixel address in the block by number of pixels in a horizontal component of the cell. A fourth look-up table (16) outputs a residue as a result of dividing a vertical component of a pixel address in the block by number of pixels in a vertical component of the cell. The output values of the first and second look-up tables (10,12) are addresses of the cell for burst access to the memory. The output values of the third and fourth look-up tables (14,16) are used as pixel addresses in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NTT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamada, Norihiko Nagai
  • Patent number: 9432589
    Abstract: A method determines a pixel value in a high dynamic range image from two images of different brightness by obtaining corresponding input pixel intensities from the two images, determining combination weights, and calculating the pixel value in the high dynamic range image as a weighted average of the input pixel intensities. Another method determines a pixel value in a high dynamic range image from more than two images by forming pairs of corresponding input pixel intensities, determining relative combination weights for the input pixels intensities for each pair, applying a normalization condition to determine absolute combination weights, and calculating the pixel value in the high dynamic range image as a weighted average of the input pixel intensities. Systems for generating high dynamic range image generation from two or more input images include a processor, a memory, a combination weight module, and a pixel value calculation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiangtao Kuang, Donghui Wu, Jizhang Shan
  • Patent number: 9424688
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for displaying a virtual world in which the avatar of a user of a virtual reality service evolves, said method being operative to use a standard mode for displaying said virtual world, to identify objects visible to the avatar within the displayed virtual world, and, for at least one of said identified objects, to determine whether a relationship exists within the virtual reality service's social network between said object and the user, and if so, to determine a display mode to apply to said object depending on said relationship, the display of said object being altered by applying said determined mood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Abderrahmane Maaradji, Abdelkrim Hebbar, Hakim Hacid
  • Patent number: 9418628
    Abstract: A method for displaying image data from a plurality of images on a display monitor, where at least some of the images are acquired from different locations, includes displaying the image data from the images on the display monitor. The image data may be displayed from a perspective center associated with the different locations from which the images are acquired. A primary image is determined based on a portion of the image data from the primary image that is displayed on the display monitor compared to portions of the image data from other images that are displayed on the display monitor. Thereafter, the image data on the display monitor is displayed from a perspective center of the primary image. A stacking order of the plurality of images is arranged so that the primary image is on top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventor: Troy Brown
  • Patent number: 9418624
    Abstract: An image output apparatus, according to the present invention, for outputting images to a display apparatus including an image processing unit capable of performing image quality adjustment processing differently depending on types of images, comprises a selection unit that selects images to be output to the display apparatus according to a user operation, and a control unit that gives a predetermined notice when the number of types of images selected by the selection unit is greater than a maximum adjustable number, which is the number of types of images on which the image processing unit can perform image quality adjustment processing in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirofumi Urabe
  • Patent number: 9396568
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of: providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium including computer readable code configured to run on a computer and to perform a process to replace a comp with a corresponding asset; running the computer readable code on the computer; selecting the comp to replace with the corresponding asset; retrieving by computer an asset file of the corresponding asset from an asset server based on an identification code of the comp; replacing by computer the comp with the asset; and redrawing by computer the drawing including the corresponding asset in place of the comp. A system to perform the method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Corel Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Mereu, Paul Legomski, Neville Ko
  • Patent number: 9390520
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system to provide an improved signal representation of non-destructive test/inspection instruments by proper color display, in order to emulate as closely as possible, the visual rendering effect of those seen in the traditional non-electronic testing, including penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing. The foregoing object of the invention is preferably realized by providing an eddy current or phased array instrument with a color palette module that allows the deployment of an array of color representation system typically used in traditional non-electronic testing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS AMERICAS INC.
    Inventor: Tommy Bourgelas
  • Patent number: 9373155
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating search results with structured image sizes. According to one exemplary implementation, a process includes the operations of determining an initial height and an initial width of an image that is associated with a search result, wherein the image is to be displayed in the search result in line with text associated with the search result, and wherein the search result includes an in-line image region for displaying the image in line with the text, and a text region for displaying the text, and determining an initial height of the text region of the search result based at least on (i) the text associated with the search result, and (ii) an initial width of the text region. The process also includes outputting the scaled image for display in the search result in line with the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Jeromy William Henry
  • Patent number: 9361693
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: display marine electronics data on a screen of a multi function display unit; receive a request to adjust the parameter of the marine electronics data; and display an object configured to adjust the parameter. The object includes a default value of the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: NAVICO HOLDING AS
    Inventor: Paul Butterworth
  • Patent number: 9342631
    Abstract: A collaborative method of generating a design representation of an object between a first user and a second user is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Digital Forming Ltd.
    Inventors: Siavash Haroun Mahdavi, Assa Ashuach, Nicolas De Cordes