Patents Examined by MD Haque
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Patent number: 9485546Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques relevant to HTTP streaming of media data. According to these techniques, a server device may signal a byte range for at least one intra-decodable (I-frame) of a video fragment. According to the techniques of this disclosure, a client device may communicate a request to a server device to retrieve the at least one I-frame based on the signaled byte range, and use the retrieved I-frame to provide a high speed version of a video presentation that includes the at least one I-frame. A high speed version of a video presentation may be a trick mode of the video presentation, such as a fast forward or fast rewind version of the video presentation.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ying Chen, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 9485399Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. In one form, the lighting apparatus includes a frame supporting lights that are non-centrally placed such that no lights are supported above a middle portion of the billiard table surface. So configured, the frame can have an attractive profile and further mount additional items above the billiard table surface to enable a variety of other features. For example, the frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
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Patent number: 9473712Abstract: Systems and methods prevent friendly fire using infrared object recognition. An IR projector projects a beam of IR radiation at a first wavelength onto the object and an IR detector, having a field of view of the object, detects IR fluorescence from the object, where a wavelength of the fluorescence is a function of the first wavelength. The system includes a memory for storing software having machine readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the steps of: (a) controlling the IR projector to generate IR at the first wavelength; (b) controlling the IR detector to capture the object fluorescence; and (c) identifying the object as friendly or non-friendly based upon the object fluorescence. The system further includes an inhibitor for preventing firing of a gun or missile when the object is identified as friendly.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Waba Fun, LLCInventors: David C. McCloskey, Jeffrey L. Barnett, Stanley R. James
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Patent number: 9462271Abstract: When generating a prediction image of a color difference signal, an intra prediction unit 4 carries out an intra prediction process on a target block to be encoded of a color difference signal by using the same intra prediction parameter as that which the intra prediction unit 4 uses when carrying out an intra prediction process on a target block to be encoded of a luminance signal, or carries out the intra prediction process on the target block to be encoded of the color difference signal by applying an average prediction to the target block to be encoded. A variable length encoding unit 13 variable-length-encodes a flag showing whether the intra prediction unit 4 uses the same intra prediction parameter as that used for the luminance signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshimi Moriya, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto, Ryoji Hattori
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Patent number: 9445130Abstract: In one example, a method for encoding video data includes determining a first value for a line of a first plurality of lines, wherein the first plurality of lines are perpendicular to a first edge of a block of the video data; in response to determining that the value satisfies at least one threshold: determining a second value for the line of the first plurality of lines; and determining a second value for a line of a second plurality of lines, wherein the second plurality of lines are perpendicular to a second edge of the block of video data; determining, based on the second value for the line of the first plurality of lines and the second value for the line of the second plurality of lines, an average value; and determining, based on the average value, whether or not to encode one or more deblocking parameter offsets.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Geert Van der Auwera, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 9420311Abstract: Sampled data is packaged in checkerboard format for encoding and decoding. The sampled data may be quincunx sampled multi-image video data (e.g., 3D video or a multi-program stream), and the data may also be divided into sub-images of each image which are then multiplexed, or interleaved, in frames of a video stream to be encoded and then decoded using a standardized video encoder. A system for viewing may utilize a standard video decoder and a formatting device that de-interleaves the decoded sub-images of each frame reformats the images for a display device. A 3D video may be encoded using a most advantageous interleaving format such that a preferred quality and compression ratio is reached. In one embodiment, the invention includes a display device that accepts data in multiple formats.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Alexandros Tourapis, Walter J. Husak, Peshala V. Pahalawatta, Athanasios Leontaris
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Patent number: 9414051Abstract: An immersive video system includes a display, a sensor that provides information about a user's location relative to the display, a projector capable of projecting images onto the user, and a processor in communication with the display, the sensor, and the projector. The processor manipulates the images projected onto the user based on user location data from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Memory Engine, IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Ward, Jonathan Brill, Brian Chasalow
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Patent number: 9413469Abstract: An apparatus includes a link receiver having a detector array configured to receive radiation from a remote communication device, where the detector array includes multiple detectors. Each detector includes a horn receiver configured to capture the radiation using an antenna positioned in or proximate to a throat of the horn receiver, where the antenna is coupled to an antenna load. Each detector also includes a bolometer electrically isolated from the antenna load and in thermal contact with the antenna load. The link receiver could include a terahertz camera. The detector array can be located at a focal plane of an optical system configured to receive the radiation through a specified far-field solid angle. The apparatus could also include a link transmitter configured to generate and transmit second radiation to the remote communication device and/or a communication transmitter/receiver configured to communicate with the remote communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Inventor: Dayton D. Eden
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Patent number: 9369730Abstract: When an encoding mode corresponding to one of blocks to be encoded into which an image is divided by a block dividing part 2 is an inter encoding mode which is a direct mode, a motion-compensated prediction part 5 selects a motion vector suitable for generation of a prediction image from one or more selectable motion vectors and also carries out a motion-compensated prediction process on the block to be encoded to generate a prediction image by using the motion vector, and outputs index information showing the motion vector to a variable length encoding part 13, and the variable length encoding unit 13 variable-length-encodes the index information.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yusuke Itani, Shunichi Sekiguchi, Kazuo Sugimoto
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Patent number: 9363525Abstract: The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is “no_residual_data_flag”.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sun Patent TrustInventors: Hisao Sasai, Takahiro Nishi, Youji Shibahara, Toshiyasu Sugio, Kyoko Tanikawa, Toru Matsunobu
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Patent number: 9351009Abstract: A method for video coding is described. Signaling of a maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction is obtained. A sub-layer non-reference picture is also obtained. It is determined whether a value of a temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction minus 1. The sub-layer non-reference picture is marked as “unused for reference” if the value of the temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction minus 1. In some cases a sub-layer non-reference picture is also obtained. It is determined whether a value of a temporal identifier of the sub-layer non-reference picture is greater than the maximum number of sub-layers for inter-layer prediction.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
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Patent number: 9300961Abstract: A motion vector calculation method which attains a higher compression rate, includes: a selection step of selecting one of at least one reference motion vector of a reference block; and a calculation step of calculating a motion vector of a current block to be processed, using the one reference motion vector selected in the selection step, and in the selection step, when the reference block has two reference motion vectors, one of the two reference motion vectors is selected based on whether the reference block is located before or after the current block in display time order, and when the reference block has only one reference motion vector, the one reference motion vector is selected.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Toshiyasu Sugio, Takahiro Nishi, Youji Shibahara, Hisao Sasai
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Patent number: 9300925Abstract: A method or system for multi-user access of a facility including multiple controlled locations is disclosed. In one step, an image of a person is obtained from a data store. An image capture device is correlated to a controlled location. An image is received for the controlled location. One or more sub-images of the image are determined. At least one of the sub-images is compared with the image of the person. Information is retrieved for the person and a control rule is retrieved for the controlled location. The system determines whether the person is allowed to access the controlled location. Depending on the determination, the system then sends a signal indicating access availability to the controlled location for the person.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Inventor: Jack Ke Zhang
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Patent number: 9300972Abstract: Provided are a video encoding method and apparatus using a low-complexity transformation and a video decoding method and apparatus using a low-complexity inverse transformation. The video encoding method includes: receiving image data of an input picture in predetermined data units; generating coefficients of the predetermined data units by performing a low-complexity transformation on the image data; and outputting the generated coefficients. The low-complexity transformation includes at least one of a selective frequency-domain transformation that uses a transformation basis for a predetermined frequency-domain, a sub data unit transformation that performs a transformation by respectively selecting and applying transformation bases for a plurality of sub data units divided from the image data, and a scale-down transformation that uses a scale-down rectangular transformation basis that is a combination of a rectangular matrix and a square matrix.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Su Cheon, Il-Koo Kim, Tammy Lee
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Patent number: 9288449Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method for maintaining objects within a camera field of view include identifying constraints to be enforced, each constraint relating to an attribute of the viewed objects, identifying a priority rank for the constraints such that more important constraints have a higher priority that less important constraints, and determining the set of solutions that satisfy the constraints relative to the order of their priority rank such that solutions that satisfy lower ranking constraints are only considered viable if they also satisfy any higher ranking constraints, each solution providing an indication as to how to control the camera to maintain the objects within the camera field of view.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Nicholas R. Gans, Warren Dixon
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Patent number: 9270993Abstract: Codecs may be modified to consider weighting and/or illumination compensation parameters when determining a deblocking filter strength that is to be applied. These parameters may be useful for recording illumination changes, such as fades, cross-fades, flashes, or light source changes, which allows these illumination changes to displayed during playback using the same reference frame data which different weighting and/or illumination compensation parameters applied. In different instances, the parameters may be considered when setting a deblocking filter strength to ensure that these effects are properly displaying during playback while minimizing the appearance of blocking artifacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexandros Tourapis, Athanasios Leontaris
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Patent number: 9261463Abstract: A visual inspection apparatus 10 performing a visual inspection of an electronic component 13 including opposing sides 11, 11a and opposing sides 12, 12a, the apparatus 10 including an optical-path adjusting means 30 changing a traveling direction of a light and setting an appearance of the side 11a of the electronic component 13 temporarily stopped at a first inspection point in an image of the side 11 of the electronic component 13 captured by a first imaging means 31, and an optical-path adjusting means 34 setting an appearance of the side 12a of the electronic component 13 temporarily stopped at a second inspection point in an image of the side 12 of the electronic component 13 captured by a second imaging means 35, thereby performing a visual inspection of the sides 11, 11a, 12, 12a.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: UENO SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazunari Shiraishi
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Patent number: 9225986Abstract: The present invention provides a unique intra prediction process which improves the efficiency of video coding. H.264/AVC uses reference pixels in a horizontal boundary located immediately above a target block to be predicted and reference pixels in a vertical boundary located immediately left of the target block. In the present invention, at least some of one of an array of horizontal boundary pixels and an array of vertical boundary pixels are retrieved. Then, the retrieved pixels are added to the other boundary pixels to extend the array thereof. Intra prediction is performed, based solely on the extended array of boundary pixels.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Frank Jan Bossen, Thiow Keng Tan
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Patent number: 9215981Abstract: The present invention provides a device for collecting information from face and the tongue for Chinese medicine, which includes a tank, a light source and a shooting structure. The light source and the shooting structure are positioned inside the tank, the shooting structure contains a guide column, a lifting component, a shooting component and an electrical component. The guide column and the electrical component are fixed in the tank, the shooting component fixed on the lifting component, the lifting component fixed on the guide column, which can achieve adjustment of the relative to the guide column by the electrical component. The present invention also provides a method for collecting information collection from face and tongue for Chinese medicine, which includes: 1. collect the information of the face with the camera lens perpendicular to the face plane; 2. tilt forward the camera's position while raising to the vertical plane with the tongue, collect the further information of the tongue.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SHANGHAI DAOSHENG MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhe Pan, Huilin Zhou, Yue Pan, Yiqin Wang
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Patent number: 9218648Abstract: A method and system for estimating motion blur of an image associated with a moving object. The direction of one-dimensional motion blur may be estimated by inspecting a power spectrum associated with the image. A radon transform with respect to the image power spectrum is computed in the direction of the motion blur. A family of kernels with respect to the one-dimensional motion blur may then be defined utilizing a shutter triggering sequence associated with an image capturing device. The family of kernels may be modeled utilizing a modulation transfer function (MTF). Each modulation transfer function may be compared with the radon transform of the power spectrum associated with the image via a correlation function. The kernel with highest correlation with respect to the radon transform of the image power spectrum may be employed for de-blurring the image.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Scott McCloskey, Yuanyuan Ding, Kwong Wing Au