Patents Examined by Michael E Teitelbaum
  • Patent number: 11405594
    Abstract: A wearable device according to various embodiments of the present invention is a wearable device wearable on a user's body, and may include a short-range communication module that recognizes the user's body and an object positioned within a predetermined area, a camera module that photographs an area adjacent to the wearable device to generate an image or a video related to at least one of movement of the user's body or the object, a control unit that determines whether or not to activate the camera module based on object information recognized through the short-range communication module, and a communication module that transmits information on the object recognized through the short-range communication module and the image or the video generated through the camera module to a management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: INHANDPLUS INC.
    Inventor: Hwiwon Lee
  • Patent number: 11403781
    Abstract: An illustrative image processing system identifies an object depicted in an image captured by a camera. The image processing system locates, within the image, a set of calibration points corresponding to features of the object. Based on the set of calibration points, the image processing system performs a calibration operation with respect to the camera. Additionally, the image processing system generates model data based on the image. The model data is representative of a model of the object depicted in the image. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Liang Luo, Elena Dotsenko, Tom Hsi Hao Shang
  • Patent number: 11399146
    Abstract: A method of correcting defects appearing in an image produced by an image sensor, the method comprising: receiving an image to be corrected, taken by the image sensor, receiving a temperature from the image sensor, acquired when the image to be corrected is taken by the image sensor, receiving an integration time applied by the image sensor when taking the image to be corrected, and for each pixel of the image to be corrected, subtracting from the pixel value a pixel-specific noise correction factor derived from a noise reduction model comprising a linear component dependent on the temperature of the image sensor, added to an exponential component depending on the temperature of the image sensor and multiplied by the integration time, the linear and exponential components depending on coefficients specific to the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: FIRST LIGHT IMAGING
    Inventor: Stéphane Lemarchand
  • Patent number: 11392014
    Abstract: A projection device comprises: a spatial light modulator having a display unit whereon a pattern corresponding to a display image is presented; a light source arranged to irradiate the display unit with emission light; a projection optical system arranged on the optical path of the reflected light of the emission light incident on the display unit and projecting projection light with the high order component included in the reflected light removed therefrom; and a projection control unit that causes the display unit to present a composite image that combines an image formed by a virtual lens that focuses the emission light incident on the display unit at a first focus position with the pattern corresponding to the display image, and controls the light source so that the display unit is irradiated with the emission light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Kyosuna, Hirofumi Tsuda, Satoshi Komatsu, Fujio Okumura
  • Patent number: 11394903
    Abstract: A first pixel group disposed in a first direction is read in the first direction. A second pixel group adjacent to the first pixel group is read in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11394918
    Abstract: A solid-state optical phase scanning array component is provided, including: a plurality of optical units, each of the optical units including a high dielectric constant layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode located on two sides of the high dielectric constant layer, the refractive index of each high dielectric constant layer being changeable as the power supply condition supplied to first and second electrodes is changed; and a lens unit, being disposed to face toward a light-exiting side of the plurality of optical units, and including a light-incident face and a light-exiting face, being configured to guide light beam incident from the light incident surface to the plurality of optical units to change the path of the light beam, and then the light beam emitting out from the light exiting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chun-Nien Liu, Tien-Tsorng Shih
  • Patent number: 11387779
    Abstract: The performance of photosensitive devices over time may be tested by configuring a photosensitive device test system that includes a light source plate that exposes photosensitive devices within a container to a specified light intensity. The light intensity may be adjusted by a programmable power source according to one or more thresholds. A test may last for a set duration with performance measurements being taken at predetermined intervals throughout the duration. Feedback from the photosensitive device test system may be recorded to determine whether to increase light intensity, to stop testing, to continue testing, and whether one or more environmental conditions should be altered. Measurements may be sent to a client for analysis and display to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CubicPV Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Irwin, Jerome Lovelace, Kamil Mielczarek
  • Patent number: 11385851
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a robot comprises: a case configured to form an external shape; a front cover configured to cover an internal space of the case on a front of the case; a projector arranged in the internal space and configured to project an image or a video to a display region of the front cover; a head display arranged in an opening formed at the front cover, and including a display; and a controller configured to output a visual content via at least one of the projector or the display, wherein the display region surrounds at least a portion around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungwoo Maeng, Zhimin Choo
  • Patent number: 11381787
    Abstract: The invention provides an image capturing apparatus including a terminal for input from an external device of a timecode signal synchronized with video frames, where the apparatus comprises a first synchronizing unit which executes synchronization with a timecode superimposed on the timecode signal input into the terminal, a second synchronizing unit which executes synchronization with horizontal and vertical synchronizing phases of the timecode signal and executes synchronization with the timecode superimposed on the timecode signal, and a control unit which executes synchronization processing by the first synchronizing unit or the second synchronizing unit in a case where a timecode signal input into the terminal is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nakatani, Takamichi Kosugi, Tokuro Nishida, Kazuya Kitamura, Tadanori Saito, Koji Ogaki
  • Patent number: 11372478
    Abstract: A head mounted display, including at least one display, an image capture device, a light beam generator, and an optical compensation element, is provided. The display has an open area and generates at least one image light beam. The image capture device is disposed by overlapping with the display corresponding to the open area. The image capture device is configured to capture a target area image through the open area. The light beam generator is configured to project at least one light beam to a target area. The target area reflects the light beam to generate at least one reflection light beam. The optical compensation element is configured to convert a transmission direction of the image light beam and enable the reflection light beam to be directly transmitted to the image capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Bo-Wen Xiao, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11375260
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to a message system. In some implementations, a method includes detecting activation of a screen saver that is displayed on a user interface associated with a television platform. The method further includes determining one or more messages to be displayed on the user interface in response to the detecting of the activation of the screen saver. The method further includes displaying the one or more messages on the user interface based on one or more predetermined policies. The method further includes removing the one or more messages from the user interface based on the one or more predetermined policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Brant Candelore
  • Patent number: 11375141
    Abstract: An endoscopic camera system having a camera that captures and outputs an image; a camera controller coupled to the camera; a user input device coupled to the camera or the camera controller, wherein the user input device is usable to select a region of interest in the image, the region of interest being a sub-part of the image; and wherein the camera controller: computes a measured luminance value for the region of interest; and adjusts an exposure in response to a comparison of the measured luminance value with a target luminance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Dominik Steiner
  • Patent number: 11368633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a video switching method based on multi-channel decoding and comprising: starting the intelligent device to accomplish an initialization operation of a system file; closing the display of an image layer, decoding and displaying an obtained boot video on the video layer; after a system desktop launcher is started, displaying a main interface on the image layer in a transparent form; after a system is started, the intelligent device creates and displays a display layer on the image layer, wherein a display area of the display layer is smaller than that of the image layer; and decoding and displaying remotely obtained video data on the display layer. The invention avoids the issue of waiting for the loading of the video data of the online video for playing after the boot video ends, resulting in a relatively long waiting time and lowering the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Qian, Yingwei Long
  • Patent number: 11356656
    Abstract: To enable detection of occurrence of abnormality in a more preferable manner when the abnormality occurs in signal processing applied to pixel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Koizumi, Masaki Murozuka, Masakatsu Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11351931
    Abstract: A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a bracket connectable with a vehicle window. The bracket has a body portion and a camera viewing window in the body portion. A camera in the body portion has a field of view through the camera viewing window. A heat sink contacts the camera and is configured to contact the vehicle window. The heat sink extends about a periphery of the camera viewing window so that heat generated by the camera is transferred through the heat sink to an area of the vehicle window that surrounds the camera's field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Sri Mutyala, Darryl Edwards, Kevin Maddalena, Larry Schester, Harsh Shah
  • Patent number: 11356634
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of processing video data. The method of processing video data includes obtaining a frame of video including M numbers of first pixel groups along a first direction, each of the M numbers of first pixel groups including N numbers of pixels along a second direction, M and N being positive integers; determining Q numbers of first pixel sets for each respective one of the M numbers of first pixel groups; assigning Q numbers of pixels values respectively to the Q numbers of first pixel sets for each respective one of the M numbers of first pixel groups; generating M numbers of second pixel groups respectively for the M numbers of first pixel groups; and obtaining a processed frame of video including the M numbers of second pixel groups along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuang Wei
  • Patent number: 11348262
    Abstract: A camera assembly for depth sensing of a local area. The camera assembly includes a projector, a sensor and a controller. The projector emits, into the local area, a structured light (SL) pattern at multiple phases. The sensor images the local area using multiple augmented pixels. Each augmented pixel has multiple gates and at least some of the gates have a respective local storage location. Each capture phase of the augmented pixel is divided into a respective plurality of time bins associated with a respective subset of the gates. Each local storage location of the subset of gates stores image data during a respective time bin, the image data based on portions of the SL pattern emitted at a respective phase and reflected from the local area. The controller determines depth information for the local area based on the image data stored during at least one capture phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fengqiang Li, Zihe Gao, Michael Hall
  • Patent number: 11341756
    Abstract: Related methods are provided for establishing a baseline value to represent an eyelid opening dimension for a person engaged in an activity, where the activity may be driving a vehicle, operating industrial equipment, or performing a monitoring or control function; and for operating a system for monitoring eyelid opening values with real time video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Florin Nanu, Stefan Petrescu, Florin Oprea, Emanuela Haller
  • Patent number: 11335300
    Abstract: A projector and a projection method that effectively protect a to-be-protected object existing in a sensing area are provided. The projector includes a first sensor, a second sensor, an optical engine and a processor. The optical engine includes a light source. The first sensor receives a first sensed signal, generates a first signal corresponding to the first sensed signal and transmits the first signal to the processor. The second sensor receives a second sensed signal different from the first sensed signal, generates a second signal corresponding to the second sensed signal and transmits the second signal to the processor. The processor determines whether the first signal and the second signal fall into their respective pre-determined ranges. The processor transmits a light adjusting signal to control a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Hong, Wen-Hsin Chang, An-Kuo Liu, Yu-Sheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11323594
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and terminal device for synchronous exposure applicable to a primary camera in a multi-camera system is provided. The method includes: after receiving an instruction for synchronous exposure, obtaining a plurality of initial hardware time codes by acquiring an initial hardware time code of each camera in the multi-camera system, determining a synchronization reference value according to the plurality of initial hardware time codes and, based on the synchronization reference value and the initial hardware time code of each camera, determining a frame compensation value corresponding to each camera, and transmitting the frame compensation value of each secondary camera to the corresponding secondary camera, such that when the primary camera adjusts an image length according to the corresponding frame compensation value, each secondary camera adjusts an image length of the image according to the corresponding frame compensation value, to synchronize exposure time of all cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yongtai Cui, Zhe Yan