Patents Examined by Mehrdad Dastouri
  • Patent number: 9921366
    Abstract: This display includes a light source portion, a first heat radiation member for radiating heat generated by the light source portion, a rear housing covering the first heat radiation member in a state in contact with the first heat radiation member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the rear housing so that the rear surface of the rear housing is partially exposed outward. The first heat radiation member is arranged on a region corresponding to a region of the rear housing exposed outward from the cover member as viewed from the side of the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Takahito Yamanaka, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 9908482
    Abstract: A useful, novel and non-obvious method and apparatus for creative photography of three-dimensional automotive vehicle interior images providing a 360 degree view of an entire interior of an automotive vehicle or car (vehicle and car will be used interchangeable) for simulation of a virtual reality of the entire automotive interior through a virtual reality display used in conjunction with a virtual reality image gathering medium and related software applications to provide a virtual reality head mounted display of the automotive interior in both three dimensions and with a 360 degree review of the entire automotive interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: EVOX Productions, LLC
    Inventors: David Falstrup, Ryan Murray, Alex McClain, Pat Hadnagy, Thom Denick, Claudia Nefately Ambriz
  • Patent number: 9910213
    Abstract: This display includes a light source portion, a first heat radiation member for radiating heat generated by the light source portion, a rear housing covering the first heat radiation member in a state in contact with the first heat radiation member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the rear housing so that the rear surface of the rear housing is partially exposed outward. The first heat radiation member is arranged on a region corresponding to a region of the rear housing exposed outward from the cover member as viewed from the side of the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Takahito Yamanaka, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 9909859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measurement system for calculating visual range using perspective and geometrical information of an image captured by a camera, CCTV, camcorder, or other imaging device and a method for measuring visual range from a non-linear function through pattern recognition on an image. The present measurement system and method may make up for uncertainty due to assumption that aerosol is evenly distributed and limit to measurement space in the optimal measurement method, thus offering more objective data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kyung Won Kim
  • Patent number: 9906769
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing multi-view 3D renderings of a scene, and collaboratively sharing information related to the renderings to facilitate producing synthetic viewpoints of the scene. In one example, a method of producing a 3D synthetic viewpoint of the scene includes receiving an image of the scene from a local camera, analyzing the image to determine a context of the scene and to extract at least one surface feature of the scene, developing an initial set of planar world coordinates for the image based on the at least one surface feature to estimate an initial local perspective projection matrix, and mapping image pixels of the image to a world plane to produce the 3D synthetic viewpoint of the scene by using the initial local perspective projection matrix to map image space coordinates to world coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventor: Darrell L. Young
  • Patent number: 9897808
    Abstract: A smart glass may include a glass having a transparent display function, a first camera obtaining a front image, a second camera obtaining an image of a user's eyes, and a controller which analyzes the front image and the image of the user's eyes, determines a specific object selected by the user's gaze from a plurality of objects included in the front image based on the result of an analysis, obtains information about the specific object, and displays the information about the specific object on a transparent display area of the glass. The smart glass may provide information about the specific object selected by the user's gaze, and/or may execute a specific function corresponding to user's eye gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Daewon Yoo
  • Patent number: 9900559
    Abstract: An endoscope system is provided with: an endoscope apparatus capable of recording a picked-up endoscopic image; a memory card attachable to and detachable from the endoscope apparatus, the memory card transmitting the picked-up endoscopic image; and a PC or a mobile terminal having a function of communicating with the memory card and recording the endoscopic image transmitted from the memory card. The endoscope apparatus, and the PC or the mobile terminal are connected via wireless communication. When freeze processing is executed, the endoscope apparatus transmits an endoscopic image from the endoscope apparatus to the PC or the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Doi
  • Patent number: 9888831
    Abstract: The imaging device includes an image sensor that includes a plurality of pixels that generate an image signal from an object image that is formed by an imaging optical system, a scaling section that performs a scaling process on an original image that includes image signals that correspond to the plurality of pixels, and an output section that outputs an image after the scaling process as a scaled image, the scaling section performing the scaling process using a different scaling factor corresponding to the position of a pixel of interest within the scaled image, and the image sensor including pixels in a number larger than the number of pixels of the scaled image as the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Yoshino
  • Patent number: 9892340
    Abstract: A method for formulating a knowledge database of object images acquired by an imaging device furnished with a sensor, including defining N classes each including a set of objects represented by a label and a set of characteristics, learning decision rules associated with these classes, definition of K contextual information cues regarding image background fk, with k varying from 1 to K and K>1, association of one of these information cues regarding image background fk with each object, allotting of the objects into M new classes, with N<M?K×N, each including a set of objects represented by a new label including an old label and one of said information cues regarding image background fk and the set of characteristics of these objects, definition for each background fk of a subset Qk of these M classes associated with this image background, learning of decision rules for each of these subsets Qk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Jerome Fournier, Alain Simon, Etienne Payot, Gilles Henaff
  • Patent number: 9894326
    Abstract: 1. An embodiment of an attention monitoring eye-view image and attention recording apparatus includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing an image corresponding to a field of view of a user, and at least one second optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for tracking movement of at least one eye of the user to determine a direction within the field of view to which the at least one eye is directed. The eye-view image recording apparatus further includes at least one accelerometer to track the head movement of the user and at least one processor to determine the user's mental attention level and the direction within the field of view to which the at least one eye is directed, and generating a subset of the captured image based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Masoud Vaziri
  • Patent number: 9876997
    Abstract: An endoscope includes: an image sensor including: pixels for receiving light to generate image signals, and reading circuits sharing predetermined number of pixels with one another; a format converter configured to convert the image signals output from the image sensor into a predetermined format corresponding to a processing device for performing image processing on the image signals; and a connector including the format converter and configured to be connected to the processing device. The image sensor includes a color filter of a Bayer array in which a red filter for passing a red component and a first green filter for passing a green component are alternately arranged in even lines of horizontal lines of the pixels, and a second green filter for passing a green component and a blue filter for passing a blue component are alternately arranged in odd lines of the horizontal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Hanawa, Shinji Yamashita, Yasunori Matsui, Yuzuru Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9877049
    Abstract: Provided are entropy encoding and entropy decoding for video encoding and decoding. The video entropy decoding method includes: determining a bin string and a bin index for a maximum coding unit that is obtained from a bitstream; determining a value of a syntax element by comparing the determined bin string with bin strings that is assignable to the syntax element in the bin index; storing context variables for the maximum coding unit when the syntax element is a last syntax element in the maximum coding unit, a dependent slice segment is includable in a picture in which the maximum coding unit is included, and the maximum coding unit is a last maximum coding unit in a slice segment; and restoring symbols of the maximum coding unit by using the determined value of the syntax element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tammy Lee, Byeong-doo Choi
  • Patent number: 9866757
    Abstract: A system including at least first and second wearable mobile devices and optionally one or more smartphones or other computing devices for allowing a wearable mobile device wearer, an on-site observer, and a remote observer to research and test usability of products in mobile settings, mobile applications, mobile devices, and wearable mobile devices, desktop usability settings, and other settings and devices. The devices nm a software application for generating first-person video and third-person video, transmitting the video to the other devices, marking the videos with time stamps, and allowing the remote observer to send messages and other information to the other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Wichita State University
    Inventors: Jibo He, Barbara Chaparro
  • Patent number: 9866873
    Abstract: Provided are entropy encoding and entropy decoding for video encoding and decoding. The video entropy decoding method includes: determining a bin string and a bin index for a maximum coding unit that is obtained from a bitstream; determining a value of a syntax element by comparing the determined bin string with bin strings that is assignable to the syntax element in the bin index; storing context variables for the maximum coding unit when the syntax element is a last syntax element in the maximum coding unit, a dependent slice segment is includable in a picture in which the maximum coding unit is included, and the maximum coding unit is a last maximum coding unit in a slice segment; and restoring symbols of the maximum coding unit by using the determined value of the syntax element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tammy Lee, Byeong-doo Choi
  • Patent number: 9866850
    Abstract: Decoding a symbol may include decoding a binary codeword from an encoded video stream and decoding a symbol from the binary codeword, wherein the binary codeword is a binary codeword generated by an encoder for the symbol by determining a truncated rice prefix for a symbol, the symbol having a parameter variable, in response to a determination that the parameter variable is greater than zero, determining a truncated rice suffix for the symbol and concatenating the end of the truncated rice prefix with the truncated rice suffix to determine a main prefix, and in response to a determination that the main prefix is the same as a comparison string, wherein the comparison string is a bin string with each bin set to “1”, determining a main suffix for the symbol by concatenating the end of the main prefix with the main suffix to determine the binary codeword for the symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Jian Lou, Limin Wang
  • Patent number: 9866874
    Abstract: Provided are entropy encoding and entropy decoding for video encoding and decoding. The video entropy decoding method includes: determining a bin string and a bin index for a maximum coding unit that is obtained from a bitstream; determining a value of a syntax element by comparing the determined bin string with bin strings that is assignable to the syntax element in the bin index; storing context variables for the maximum coding unit when the syntax element is a last syntax element in the maximum coding unit, a dependent slice segment is includable in a picture in which the maximum coding unit is included, and the maximum coding unit is a last maximum coding unit in a slice segment; and restoring symbols of the maximum coding unit by using the determined value of the syntax element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tammy Lee, Byeong-doo Choi
  • Patent number: 9842267
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a driver status in a terminal which interworks with a vehicle head unit through local wireless communication includes receiving vehicle proceeding direction information from the vehicle head unit. Whether or not a driver's gaze deviates from a gaze stability area is determined using the vehicle proceeding direction information. A driver's gaze deviation warning message is transmitted to the vehicle head unit, upon determining that the driver's gaze deviates from the gaze stability area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Keun Hang Heo
  • Patent number: 9838672
    Abstract: A stereo preview apparatus has an auto-stereoscopic display, an input interface, a motion detection circuit, and a visual transition circuit. The input interface receives at least an input stereo image pair including a left-view image and a right-view image generated from an image capture device. The motion detection circuit evaluates a motion status of the image capture device. The visual transition circuit generates an output stereo image pair based on the input stereo image pair, and outputs the output stereo image pair to the auto-stereoscopic display for stereo preview, wherein the visual transition circuit refers to the evaluated motion status to configure adjustment made to the input stereo image pair when generating the output stereo image pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Cheng, Po-Hao Huang, Yuan-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 9832457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3D image display device and includes an image display panel for displaying a 3D image, a control unit for controlling a viewpoint image, and a viewer position tracking system for determining the position of a viewer's pupil and transmitting positional information to the control unit, wherein the image display panel provides multiple viewpoints such as four or more viewpoints, and the intersection of the viewing zone for any one of the multiple viewpoints with the field of view of an adjacent viewpoint is at least 85% of the maximum brightness of one viewpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sung Kyu Kim, Ki Hyuk Yoon
  • Patent number: 9826253
    Abstract: Provided are entropy encoding and entropy decoding for video encoding and decoding. The video entropy decoding method includes: determining a bin string and a bin index for a maximum coding unit that is obtained from a bitstream; determining a value of a syntax element by comparing the determined bin string with bin strings that is assignable to the syntax element in the bin index; storing context variables for the maximum coding unit when the syntax element is a last syntax element in the maximum coding unit, a dependent slice segment is includable in a picture in which the maximum coding unit is included, and the maximum coding unit is a last maximum coding unit in a slice segment; and restoring symbols of the maximum coding unit by using the determined value of the syntax element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tammy Lee, Byeong-doo Choi