Patents Examined by Michael E Teitelbaum
  • Patent number: 12256171
    Abstract: A data transfer device includes: a video transmission circuit 24, transmitting video data from a first device 10 to a second device 50 during a video period as a timing of transmitting the video data; a transmission part 32, 72, transmitting non-video data between the first device 10 and the second device 50 during a video blanking period as a timing of transmitting the non-video data; and a monitoring part 30, 70, during the video blanking period, controlling the transmission part 32, 72 to stop transmission of the non-video data from the second device 50 to the first device 10 in response to presence of a signal from the first device 10 and stop transmission of the non-video data from the first device 10 to the second device 50 in response to presence of a signal from the second device 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Takenoshita, Tomoyuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 12238416
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor, and a memory connected to or built in the processor, in which the processor performs first distance measurement of measuring a distance to an imaging region based on an irradiation timing at which a light irradiator emits light to the imaging region and a light-receiving timing at which a light receiver receives reflected light of the light from the imaging region, performs second distance measurement of measuring the distance to the imaging region based on a first image obtained by imaging the imaging region by an imaging apparatus, and executes a specific process in a case in which a first distance measurement result obtained by performing the first distance measurement and a second distance measurement result obtained by performing the second distance measurement are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Masuda, Kenkichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12238443
    Abstract: The photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of columns, a plurality of AD conversion circuits provided corresponding to the plurality of columns, and a control circuit configured to control the AD conversion circuits. The plurality of pixels includes an OB pixel arranged in a first column and an effective pixel arranged in a second column. The plurality of AD conversion circuits each include a first AD conversion circuit including a first comparator receiving a signal of the OB pixel, and a second AD conversion circuit including a second comparator receiving a signal of the effective pixel. The control circuit controls the first and second comparators such that the result of the AD conversion by the first AD conversion circuit is determined earlier than the result of the AD conversion by the second AD conversion circuit for signals of the same level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12236767
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for machine learning based monitoring. Image data from a camera is received. On the hardware accelerator, a person detection model based on the image data is invoked. The person detection model outputs first classification result. Based on the first classification result, a person is detected. Second image data is received from the camera. In response to detecting the person, a fall detection model is invoked on the hardware accelerator based on the second image data. The fall detection model outputs a second classification result. A potential fall based on the second classification result is detected. An alert is provided in response to detecting the potential fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Bilal Muhsin, Richard Priddell, Valery G. Telfort, Naoki Kokawa, Ammar Al-Ali, Mohammad Usman
  • Patent number: 12229995
    Abstract: A method and system for calibration parameter validation. The method includes performing a camera calibration generating a calibration result, applying a coarse pass-fail criteria to the calibration result and rejecting the camera if the calibration result does not pass the coarse pass fail-criteria. The method further includes applying a fine pass-fail criteria based upon at least information stored at a central repository to the calibration result if the calibration result passes the coarse pass-fail criteria, rejecting the camera if the calibration result does not pass the fine pass fail-criteria, accepting the camera if the calibration result passes the fine pass fail-criteria, and entering the calibration result into the central repository. The information stored at the central repository includes key performance indicator/key performance metric information for one or more measured parameters of the calibration result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Edge 3 Technologies
    Inventors: Tarek El Dokor, Jordan Cluster, Milind Subhash Gide
  • Patent number: 12219295
    Abstract: Used is a display device having: a support; first and second image light source units mounted on the support; a first half mirror mounted on the support and having a first reflecting surface inclined with respect to an emitting direction of light of the first image light source unit; and a second half mirror mounted on the support and having a second reflecting surface inclined with respect to an emitting direction of light of the second image light source unit. The light emitted from the first image light source unit is reflected by the first reflecting surface and irradiated in a first direction, and the light emitted from the second image light source unit is reflected by the second reflecting surface and irradiated in a second direction different from the first direction. The same image or a different image can be simultaneously displayed at the first and second display regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichi Takemasa
  • Patent number: 12212882
    Abstract: A video frame interpolation processing method and apparatus thereof, and a non-transitory readable storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a target video; acquiring a first frame number set, based on the target video; acquiring at least one speech fragment of a target audio; acquiring a second frame number set, based on the at least one speech fragment of the target audio and the target video; performing frame interpolation on the target video, based on the first frame number set and the second frame number set. The method can avoid the deformation problem caused by picture switch in frame interpolation processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mengdi Sun
  • Patent number: 12211108
    Abstract: A system and method for conducting a short duration interactive video introduction session between a requesting user and an unknown person of interest is provided. One embodiment receives a user request to conduct a short duration interactive video introduction with the unknown person of interest who is a member of a social media site, communicates a short duration interactive video introduction invitation with a selectable link to an electronic device of the unknown person of interest, communicatively couples the electronic device of the requesting user and the electronic device of the unknown person of interest in response to receiving an acceptance of the short duration interactive video introduction invitation by the unknown person of interest, conducts the short duration interactive video introduction between the requesting user and the unknown person of interest, and ends the short duration interactive video introduction session upon expiration of a predefined duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventor: Lori Grimmer
  • Patent number: 12200287
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a remote control device including a user input interface including a wheel button, a memory including a key buffer, a wireless communication interface, and a processor configured to receive a wheel input signal for the wheel button, generate a wheel input control signal corresponding to the wheel input signal, output the generated wheel input control signal through the wireless communication interface, store a wheel repeat control signal in the key buffer when the wheel input signal is continuously input, and output the wheel repeat control signal stored in the key buffer through the wireless communication interface at each predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Baek, Sangjin Ahn, Gwanhui Seo
  • Patent number: 12181652
    Abstract: A method for image generation by means of a microscope includes: locating a sample to be imaged in an object space of the microscope for the image generation using specified image generation parameters; firstly detecting a movement or an intended movement of the sample; and thereupon automatically changing at least one image generation parameter during the movement of the sample depending on a movement variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
    Inventor: Patric Pelzer
  • Patent number: 12185019
    Abstract: The present disclosure is intended to provide a smart television and a method for displaying a graphical user interface of a television screen shot. The method includes while a display device is displaying currently-played content, in response to receiving an input instruction for capturing a screen shot, acquiring a screen shot image comprising at least one object; and while the display device continues playing, displaying a screen shot content display layer on the display device. The screen shot content display layer is configured to present the screen shot image. The method further includes in response to receiving an input for selecting an object or a keyword matched with the object, displaying recommended content related to the object; in response to receiving a selection for a different object on the screen shot image by moving a focus frame, updating presentation of recommended content based on the selected different object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yansong Fu, Hu Song, Shanjuan Bao, Yanmei Yu, Sitai Gao, Zhitao Yu, Shan Zhou
  • Patent number: 12178402
    Abstract: An endoscope system includes circuitry configured to set a plurality of evaluation areas in an endoscope image captured by an image sensor via a scope, adjacent ones of the plurality of evaluation areas being spatially separated from one another, calculate an evaluation value for each of the plurality of evaluation areas, compare an evaluation value of the plurality of evaluation areas, and adjust an image processing on the endoscope image in accordance with a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Murakita
  • Patent number: 12183864
    Abstract: An electronic device including a substrate, an electronic unit, a data line, a control unit, a test pad and a test switch element is provided by the present disclosure. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface includes an active area. The electronic unit is disposed on the substrate and located in the active area. The data line is disposed on the substrate. The control unit is disposed on the substrate and located in the active area, and the control unit is electrically connected between the electronic unit and the data line. The test pad is disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The test switch element is disposed on the substrate and located in the active area, and the test switch element is electrically connected between the data line and the test pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventor: Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 12183073
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure include receiving an aerial image that includes a view of property (e.g., real property, personal property, or other types of property), automatically identifying the property included in the aerial image, automatically determining one or more characteristics of the property based at least in part on the aerial image, and automatically adjusting an insurance policy term for an insurance policy relating to the property based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the property. Certain embodiments include automatically determining the one or more characteristics of the property also based at least in part on data received from one or more smart home devices associated with the property, one or more public records relating to the property, a supplemental image accessed from a camera located in or around the property, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Theresa Marie Matowitz, Michael Kyne, Michael Hertz, Ramsey Devereaux, Amber K. Buehrie, Steven Robert Seigler
  • Patent number: 12177526
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for operating a group watching session. In particular, group communications for a group watching session displaying a media content item to multiple users is initiated, one or more communication clusters for the group communication is generated, a user preference of a first user of the multiple users participating in the group communication is determined, and, based on the user preference, the first user is assigned to a first communication cluster of the one or more communication clusters for communication with another of the multiple users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
    Inventors: Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Madhusudhan Seetharam, Harshith Kumar Gejjegondanahally Sreekanth, Harsha Neerakani, Reda Harb
  • Patent number: 12165276
    Abstract: Obtaining input video data depicting footage of an object, obtaining current values of a set of adjustable parameters of an object representation model comprising a neural network and arranged to generate animated representations of the object using the neural network in which a geometry of the object is controllable by the set of adjustable parameters. For a plurality of iterations, using the object representation model to generate a video layer comprising an animated representation of the object in which the geometry of the object corresponds to the current values of the set of adjustable parameters, presenting composite video data comprising the video layer overlaid on the object in the input video data, and updating the current values of the set of adjustable parameters in response to user input via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Flawless Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Scott Mann, Hyeongwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 12167154
    Abstract: A disclosed comparator includes a comparison circuit including a differential unit that compares an input signal with a reference signal and changes a level of a signal output to a first node in accordance with a result of comparison and an amplifier unit that includes a load element and outputs a signal in accordance with a potential of the first node to a second node, and a positive feedback circuit that is connected to the second node and a third node and changes a level of a signal at the third node at a rate higher than a change rate of a level of a signal at the second node in accordance with a change in a level of a signal at the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo Kobayashi, So Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12165564
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pluggable display system, including a host subsystem and a panel subsystem. The host subsystem includes a first board connector, a master control module, and a plugging detection circuit. The panel subsystem includes a power supply module and an interface module. The interface module includes a second board connector. The plugging detection circuit is configured to detect a connection relation between the first board connector and the second board connector and send a detection result to the master control module. The master control module is configured to determine whether a start-up condition is satisfied according to the detection result of the plugging detection circuit if a standby signal is received, and send a power enable signal to the power supply module if the start-up condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xinyi Cheng
  • Patent number: 12167175
    Abstract: A hybrid projector architecture combines steered light with unsteered light. In some embodiments the steered light is narrowband light and the unsteered light is broadband light. Splitting between the steered and unsteered light may be determined based on luminance level. For example, the unsteered light may contribute a large proportion of the light for luminance levels up to a threshold. The steered light may contribute an increasing proportion of the light as luminance values rise above the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: MTT INNOVATION INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Gerwin Damberg
  • Patent number: 12160683
    Abstract: In aspects of personal content managed during extended display screen recording, a screen recording system includes a wireless device that provides digital image content for display on an extended display device, and a screen recording session on the wireless device captures the digital image content and audio data. The wireless device implements a content control module that can determine the screen recording session would capture personal content associated with a user of the wireless device. The content control module can initiate a private screen review mode in which the personal content is displayable on a display screen of the wireless device and is prevented from visual display on the extended display device. The content control module can also generate a shareable screen recording that includes the audio data and the digital image content displayed on the extended display device, without including the personal content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Gautham Prabhakar Natakala, Shuang Wu