Patents Examined by Nhon Diep
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Patent number: 9813604Abstract: A log is recorded when an event occurs in an image forming apparatus, a video file recorded by a network camera is tagged at the point in time that the event occurred, and video tag information tagged to the recorded video file is registered in relation to a device serial ID of the image forming apparatus and an ID for uniquely identifying the log in the image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kotaro Matsuda
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Patent number: 9807381Abstract: In embodiments of imaging structure emitter calibration, an imaging unit includes an emitter structure that direct emits light, and optics direct the light along a light path in the imaging unit to illuminate a projection surface. A reflective panel reflects a portion of the light to illuminate a light sensor. An imaging application receives the sensor data from the light sensor, where the sensor data corresponds to emitted light output from the emitter structure. The imaging application can then initiate a calibration input to the emitter structure to adjust the emitted light output from the emitter structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rod G. Fleck, David D. Bohn
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Patent number: 9788012Abstract: Coding techniques for a video image compression system involve improving an image quality of a sequence of two or more bi-directionally predicted intermediate frames, where each of the frames includes multiple pixels. One method involves determining a brightness value of at least one pixel of each bi-directionally predicted intermediate frame in the sequence as an equal average of brightness values of pixels in non-bidirectionally predicted frames bracketing the sequence of bi-directionally predicted intermediate frames. The brightness values of the pixels in at least one of the non-bidirectionally predicted frames is converted from a non-linear representation.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventor: Gary A. Demos
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Patent number: 9783114Abstract: A video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly mountable at an interior portion of a vehicle and includes a mirror case and a reflective element. A video display device disposed at the mirror case. The video display device is operable to display video images that are viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an on-screen display controller operable to receive a video signal from a camera and, responsive to receipt of the video signal, the on-screen display controller is operable to generate a video feed to the video display device. The video feed generated by the on-screen display controller may include a graphic overlay.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: DONNELLY CORPORATIONInventors: Darryl P. De Wind, Mark E. Kramer, Andrew D. Weller, Peter J. Whitehead, Rodney K. Blank, Niall R. Lynam
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Patent number: 9769500Abstract: Approaches for processing video in a smart small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver. The smart SFP transceiver may dynamically assess characteristics of its environment, such as link bandwidth or video attributes. Thereafter, the smart SFP transceiver dynamically selects, from a plurality of codecs available to the smart SFP transceiver, an appropriate codec for use in processing the video prior to the video being transmitted over a link. The selection of the codec may be based, at least in part, on the assessed environmental attributes. The smart SFP transceiver may then use the codec selected by the smart SFP transceiver to process the video, e.g., the video may be encoded, compressed, or timing information generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Harmonic, Inc.Inventor: Brent Guy Leroux
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Patent number: 9759628Abstract: A solution for monitoring an area for the presence of a flame and/or a leak, such as from a pressurized fluid, is provided. An imaging device can be used that acquires image data based on electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths only corresponding to at least one region of the electromagnetic spectrum in which electromagnetic radiation from an ambient light source is less than the electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least one type of flame for which the presence within the area is being monitored. An acoustic device can be used that is configured to acquire acoustic data for the area and enhance acoustic signals in a range of frequencies corresponding to a leak of a pressurized fluid present in the area.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Zahid F. Mian, Ronald W. Gamache, Nicholas Glasser
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Patent number: 9762775Abstract: A method for producing a blended video sequence that combines a still image and a video image sequence comprising: designating a first face in the still image, designating a second face in the video image sequence; detecting a series of video frames in the video image sequence containing the second face; identifying a video frame in the detected series of video frames suitable for transitioning from the first face into the second face; using a data processor to automatically produce a transition image sequence where the first face transitions into the second face, and a first background transitions into a second background; and producing the blended video sequence by concatenating the transition image sequence, and a plurality of video frames from the video image sequence starting from the identified video frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Jiebo Luo, Thomas Joseph Murray, Minwoo Park
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Patent number: 9756279Abstract: A data-encoding system includes a source of unencoded data, and a first encoder interoperably coupled to the source, wherein the first encoder is adapted to receive the unencoded data, encode the unencoded data, and output encoded data at a first data rate. The data encoding system further includes a second encoder interoperably coupled to the source, wherein the second encoder is adapted to receive the unencoded data, encode the unencoded data, and output encoded data at a second data rate in which the second data rate exceeds the first data rate. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Enforcement Video, LLCInventors: Robert V. Vanman, Simon C. Goble
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Patent number: 9734673Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM) is proposed having a control panel (CP) that has elements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) arranged therein that are provided for users of the automated teller machine (ATM) and that has a camera (CAM) to detect manipulation attempts on the automated teller machine (ATM). The camera (CAM) is mounted in a housing section of the automated teller machine (ATM) surrounding the control panel (CP) and aligned in such a way that the camera (CAM) captures images of at least two of the elements (1, 2) arranged in the control panel (CP). In particular, the camera (CAM) captures image of the money dispensing compartment (1) and the keypad (2) in order to unequivocally detect any overlays installed there and similar manipulation or skimming attempts.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Wincor Nixdorf International GmbHInventors: Steffen Priesterjahn, Dinh-Khoi Le, Michael Nolte, Alexander Drichel
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Patent number: 9729788Abstract: A characteristic point extraction unit extracts a characteristic point in an overlapping region of a plurality of component images picked up using a camera built in portable equipment and having pan angles or elevation angles different from each other. A self-position estimation unit estimates three-dimensional coordinate values of the characteristic point and three-dimensional coordinate values of a camera position, which are associated with each other, at the same time in two component images in which the camera positions are displaced from each other. A panoramic image generation unit adjusts, based on the estimated three-dimensional coordinate values of the camera position, the three-dimensional coordinate values of the characteristic point of the component image to correct the component image and combine a plurality of component images having pan angles or elevation angles different from each other to generate a synthesis image.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Kyoko Furumura, Shinichi Hirata, Takeshi Yamagishi
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Patent number: 9729869Abstract: A partition subset selection module selects a subset of available partitions for a macroblock pair of the plurality of macroblock pairs, based on motion search motion vectors generated by a motion search section, and further based on a macroblock adaptive frame and field indicator. A motion refinement module generates refined motion vectors for the macroblock pair, based on the subset of available partitions for a macroblock pair.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: ViXS Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jiao Wang, Avinash Ramachandran, Wilf Zhao
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Patent number: 9712803Abstract: A receiving system and a method of processing data are disclosed herein. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a system information processor, a decoding unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including a 3D content and system information associated with the 3D content. The system information processor extracts identification information from the system information. Herein, the identification information may identify that the broadcast signal being received by the receiving unit includes the 3D content. The decoding unit decodes the received 3D content based upon transmission format information of the 3D content. Herein, the transmission format information may be included in the extracted identification information. And, the display unit displays the 3D content decoded by the decoding unit as a 3D image based upon a display method of a display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, Jong-Yeul Shu, Seung Jong Choi, Jung Eun Lim, Jeong Hyu Yang, Jin Seok Im, Wern Bae Kil
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Patent number: 9706200Abstract: Techniques described herein are related to harmonizing the signaling of coding modes and filtering in video coding. In one example, a method of decoding video data is provided that includes decoding a first syntax element to determine whether PCM coding mode is used for one or more video blocks, wherein the PCM coding mode refers to a mode that codes pixel values as PCM samples. The method further includes decoding a second syntax element to determine whether in-loop filtering is applied to the one or more video blocks. Responsive to the first syntax element indicating that the PCM coding mode is used, the method further includes applying in-loop filtering to the one or more video blocks based at least in part on the second syntax element and decoding the one or more video blocks based at least in part on the first and second syntax elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rajan Laxman Joshi, Geert Van der Auwera, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 9706224Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus includes a motion estimation unit (101) for performing motion estimation by fixing the one of two reference pictures as a reference picture indicated by an inputted default reference picture number DefRefNo and a variable length coding unit (107) for performing variable length coding on coded residual data ERes, a prediction type PredType, a reference picture number RefNo2 and motion vectors MV1, MV2 on a block-by-block basis, and outputting them as coded moving picture data Str.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1Inventors: Makoto Hagai, Shinya Kadono, Satoshi Kondo, Kiyofumi Abe
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Patent number: 9699281Abstract: A hands-free wireless wearable GPS enabled video camera and audio-video communications headset, mobile phone and personal media player, capable of real-time two-way and multi-feed wireless voice, data and audio-video streaming, telecommunications, and teleconferencing, coordinated applications, and shared functionality between one or more wirelessly networked headsets or other paired or networked wired or wireless devices and optimized device and data management over multiple wired and wireless network connections. The headset can operate in concert with one or more wired or wireless devices as a paired accessory, as an autonomous hands-free wide area, metro or local area and personal area wireless audio-video communications and multimedia device and/or as a wearable docking station, hot spot and wireless router supporting direct connect multi-device ad-hoc virtual private networking (VPN).Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: eyeCam, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Eugene Fisher, Bryan Jonathan Davis, Bradley Brian Bushard, Mark Joseph Meyer, James Fisher, Nitin Patil, Ben Young, Daniel Johnson
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Patent number: 9693051Abstract: A predictive video coder performs gradient prediction based on previous blocks of image data. For a new block of image data, the prediction determines a horizontal gradient and a vertical gradient from a block diagonally above the new block (vertically above a previous horizontally adjacent block). Based on these gradients, the encoder predicts image information based on image information of either the horizontally adjacent block or a block vertically adjacent to the new block. The encoder determines a residual that is transmitted in an output bitstream. The decoder performs the identical gradient prediction and predicts image information without need for overhead information. The decoder computes the actual information based on the predicted information and the residual from the bitstream.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Barin Geoffry Haskell, Atul Puri, Robert Lewis Schmidt
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Patent number: 9686513Abstract: The invention relates to the forest video monitoring. A method and system are provided for automatically binding a video camera to the absolute coordinate system and determining changes in the video camera binding. In one aspect, the method comprises the steps of: in each of at least two predetermined time moments, aiming the video camera at an object a position of which in the absolute coordinate system centered in a point in which the video camera resides is known at said moment, and determining an orientation of the video camera in a native coordinate system of the video camera; and, based on the determined orientations of the video camera and positions of the object, calculating a rotation of the native coordinate system of the video camera in the absolute coordinate system. The calculated rotation of the video camera's native coordinate system is used to recalculate coordinates of an observed object from the video camera's native coordinate system into the absolute coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: DISICONInventors: Ivan Sergeevich Shishalov, Oleg Andreevich Gromazin, Yaroslav Sergeevich Solovyev, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Romanenko, Ivan Vasilievich Esin
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Patent number: 9674522Abstract: An apparatus configured to code (e.g., encode or decode) video information includes a memory unit and a processor in communication with the memory unit. The memory unit is configured to store video information associated with a video layer comprising one or more temporal sub-layers. The processor is configured to determine presence information for a coded video sequence in a bitstream, the presence information indicating whether said one or more temporal sub-layers of the video layer are present in the bitstream. The processor may encode or decode the video information.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Krishnakanth Rapaka, Jianle Chen, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 9667951Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a test pattern on a display device associated with a client device, the test pattern comprising a stereoscopic image having first and second images and depth characteristics associated with an offset between the first and second images; adjusting the offset between the first and second images in response to inputs received from a user of the client device viewing said stereoscopic image from at least one viewing position; and storing the adjusted offset in a storage device.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Thierry Gruszka, Damien Alliez
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Patent number: 9661335Abstract: A method for coding includes; segmenting an image into blocks; grouping blocks into a number of subsets; coding, using an entropy coding module, each subset, by associating digital information with symbols of each block of a subset, including, for the first block of the image, initializing state variables of the coding module; and generating a data sub-stream representative of at least one of the coded subsets of blocks. Where a current block is the first block to be coded of a subset, symbol occurrence probabilities for the first current block are determined based on those for a coded and decoded predetermined block of at least one other subset. Where the current block is the last coded block of the subset: writing, in the sub-stream representative of the subset, the entire the digital information associated with the symbols during coding of the blocks of the subset, and implementing the initializing sub-step.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Dolby International ABInventors: Felix Henry, Stephane Pateux, Gordon Clare