Patents Examined by Pankaj Kumar
  • Non-disruptive sweep measurement using coherent detection
    Patent number: 10601465
    Abstract: Non-disruptive sweep measurements using low power coherent signals overcome the limitations of prior art frequency response systems for cable networks. Modulated or unmodulated, e.g. continuous wave (CW), test signals are transmitted into the network at a first or input point (input point is in the head end for forward sweep; input point is in the field for reverse sweep). The test signals are transmitted continuously at multiple frequencies, so as a composite they form a wideband, OFDM-like (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) waveform. A receiver at a second or output point generates power reading measurements, from which the frequency response of the network is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Ben Maxson, Koji Okamoto
  • Neural network based content distribution in an online system
    Patent number: 10602207
    Abstract: An online system receives content items from a third party content provider. For each content item, the online system inputs an image into a neural network and extracts a feature vector from a hidden layer of the neural network. The online system compresses each feature vector by assigning a label to each feature value representing whether the feature value was above a threshold value. The online system identifies a set of content items that the user has interacted with and determines a user feature vector by aggregating feature vectors of the set of content items. For a new set of content items, the online system compares the compressed feature vectors of the content item with the user feature vector. The online system selects one or more of the new content items based on the comparison and sends the selected content items to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianshi Gao, Xiangyu Wang, Ou Jin, Yifei Huang, Vignesh Ramanathan
  • Method and apparatus for rapidly rotating imaging with a super large swath width
    Patent number: 10598488
    Abstract: There is proposed a method and an apparatus for rapidly rotating whiskbroom imaging with a super large breadth. The method includes: step 1 of calculating a breadth L1 of a flight direction; step 2 of setting a critical value of a distance L2 between centers of an optical axis of the detector on a track of the subsatellite point on a surface of the earth at two times of imaging as being the breadth L1 of the flight direction; and step 3 of calculating a spin velocity threshold of the detector in the direction along the orbit and setting spin velocity of the detector in the direction along the orbit as being larger than or equal to the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xibin Cao, Guang Jin, Feng Wang, Wei Xu
  • Receiving apparatus, transmitting apparatus, and data processing method
    Patent number: 10594419
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving apparatus, a transmitting apparatus, and a data processing method which are capable of providing detailed information of emergency information that is to be announced in case of emergency. The receiving apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal, and performs a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the digital broadcast signal and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kitahara, Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Taketoshi Yamane
  • Texture evaluation apparatus, texture evaluation method, and computer-readable recording medium
    Patent number: 10593031
    Abstract: A texture evaluation apparatus includes a projector, an imager, and an evaluator. The projector is configured to project a two-dimensional pattern having an edge element onto an object. The imager is configured to capture an image of a surface of the object. The evaluator is configured to calculate an amount of shape change of a virtual image of the two-dimensional pattern in the image, and evaluate texture of the object based on the amount of shape change and sensory evaluation information obtained in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Watanabe, Takuroh Sone, Hideyuki Kihara, Takashi Soma, Akihiro Iwamatsu, Naoki Nakamura, Takayuki Gotoh
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in multimedia system
    Patent number: 10595080
    Abstract: A method of operating a transmitting apparatus in a multimedia system is provided. The method includes transmitting a data unit of a multimedia service including event information related to an event, wherein the event includes notification to an application, the notification indicating that an action is to be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., KYONGGI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hyun-Koo Yang, Byoung-Dai Lee, Young-Sun Ryu
  • Imaging systems with pulse detection for search and rescue
    Patent number: 10587824
    Abstract: An imaging method includes imaging a scene having a pulsed light source and associating a symbol with the light source. The image is enhanced by inserting a symbol into the image indicative of location of the pulsed light source in the scene. The symbol overlays the image in spatial registration with the location of the pulsed light source in the scene to augment indication of the location provided by the pulsed light source. Imaging systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: Curt Dvonch, Albert P. Allard
  • RF system for distribution of over the air content for in-building applications
    Patent number: 10587913
    Abstract: A system is described for distributing over the air (OTA) channels within buildings and homes. The system can implement one or more active multi-mode antennas for improved performance and reliability. The system can be configured as a mesh network where multiple nodes are distributed to improve the probability of channel capture across the VHF and UHF frequencies used for over the air TV distribution. A node consists of a beam steering antenna that operates at the VHF and UHF frequencies for TV signal reception, a receiver and demodulation circuit, a transcoder to convert the received information for re-distribution, and a transceiver capable of operation at a secondary frequency band for use in re-distributing the information to communication devices in proximity of the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desclos, Vahid Manian, Jeffrey Shamblin
  • Interactive user interface for television applications
    Patent number: 10587930
    Abstract: An iTV user interface includes a navigable menu area through which a user can select from among a variety of services and a content display area in which formatted data associated with a selected menu service are displayed to the user. The formatted data is displayed in a rotating or ticker fashion having both a passive mode, in which the formatted data is displayed in a sequence independent of any selection operations by a television viewer, and active mode, in which the formatted data is displayed in a sequence that depends on selection operations by the television viewer. Advertisements and/or promotions may be interspersed among the content items. The navigable menu area and the content display area may be displayed to the viewer at the same time as television programming is displayed on the television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventors: Lena D. Chane, Matt Marenghi, Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Alex Chung, Prakash Hegde, Samuel Moreau, Darrell Haber
  • Apparatus and method for managing a personal channel
    Patent number: 10587931
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (100), a video system, a method and a corresponding computer program and a computer readable medium for managing a personal channel (210) of a user (200). The apparatus (100) is configured to control a search engine (300) with a specified search string (132) that the apparatus (100) has generated by combining a predefined search string (122) and a metadata piece (214). Thereby, the apparatus (100) retrieves a non-linear content (314) item being similar to a specific linear content item being referenced by the metadata piece and causes a recommendation (152) to the user (200) to add the retrieved non-linear content item to his personal channel (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: FUNKE DIGITAL TV GUIDE GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Korst, Mauro Barbieri, Serverius Petrus Paulus Pronk
  • Guaranteed delivery of video content items based on received constraints
    Patent number: 10582236
    Abstract: An online system presents a video from a third party system based on a video view value generate by the online system. Based on a target audience specification from the third party system, the online system selects a plurality of online system users as the audience of the video. The online system presents the video the selected users in a duration of time equal to a video presentation period received from the third party system. A play of the video by a selected user constitutes a historical view. The online system generates a video view value for the video based on historical views of the video by the selected users. The online system further applies the generated video view value for pacing delivery of the video by the online system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhengyong Zhu, Vishal Jain, Marcin Zajac
  • Display expansion from featured applications section of android TV or other mosaic tiled menu
    Patent number: 10582264
    Abstract: For each network or type of content in an Android TV application, a main icon may be presented on a display, and when the screen cursor is positioned over a main icon, 3-5 sub-icons are presented under the main icon. Moving the screen cursor to another main icon causes the first sub-icons to disappear and new sub-icons relating to the new main icon to appear under the new main icon. Each sub-icon represents content associated with the main icon either using trending information, automatic content recommendation (ACR), time of day, etc. The user may select a sub-icon to show the related content. Thus, for each Android TV application, the most important, trending, live, or personal content is made available through the sub-icons such that a limited number of live content subsets is presented to choose from for that network at that moment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Richman
  • System for establishing communications with a mobile device server
    Patent number: 10582273
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a message transmitted from a web server application operating in a mobile device and inserting an identifier of a gateway device into the message to produce a modified message. The modified message includes a request to invoke a software application in the mobile device. The modified message is forwarded to a remote server to allow the server to establish communications with a media processor based on the identifier of the gateway device. The media processor invokes the software application in the mobile device based on an address supplied by the web server application allowing the mobile device to execute the software application and to establish media communication services with the media processor responsive to executing the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Broadcast receiving device, method of operating broadcast receiving device, linking device for linking to broadcast receiving device, and method of operating linking device
    Patent number: 10582255
    Abstract: A companion device and a broadcast reception device are provided for receiving a broadcast service. The companion device may include a communication device and a controller. The communication device discovers the broadcast reception device and connects the companion device with the broadcast reception device. The controller receives signaling information and to perform a function related to the signaling information. The signaling information includes emergency alert information. The emergency alert information includes an identifier (ID) for identifying an emergency alert message and information indicating a category of the emergency alert message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinwon Lee, Seungryul Yang, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong, Minsung Kwak, Kyoungsoo Moon, Seungjoo An
  • System and method for synchronization of audio and closed captioning
    Patent number: 10582268
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing audio from a program source with closed captioning data includes a caption encoder having a video-audio delay line. The caption encoder with the delay line is adapted to delay the programming source by a settable amount of time so that the program audio can be synchronized with closed caption data received from a remote live captioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Philip T. McLaughlin
  • On-demand captioning and translation
    Patent number: 10582271
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for a live and/or on-demand captioning service. A system may include a caption management server, and a source captioning device. The source captioning device may generate a request to initiate captioning service, transmit the request to the caption management server, transmit the audio content to a captioning service provider as determined by the caption management server, and receive, via the caption management server, caption data from the captioning service provider. The caption management server may determine a type of captioning service requested, and determine the captioning service provider for the source captioning device to transmit the audio content based, at least in part, on the type of captioning service requested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: VZP Digital
    Inventor: Victor Z. Perez
  • Dynamic transport stream monitoring device
    Patent number: 10575034
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a monitoring device for determining one or more characteristics of one or more scheduled programs within one or more packetized elementary streams of one or more transport streams. The monitoring device receives the one or more transport streams from a service provider system and de-encapsulates the one or more packetized elementary streams from the one or more transport streams. The monitoring device determines the one or more characteristics of the one or more scheduled programs from the one or more packetized elementary streams. The one or more characteristics can be used by the monitoring device to adapt on a dynamic, real-time, or near real-time, basis to changes to the one or more transport streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Muscara, Louis Maniscalco, Igor Astakhov
  • Apparatus and method for focal length adjustment and depth map determination
    Patent number: 10574970
    Abstract: A method for focal length adjustment includes capturing scene images of a scene using a first imaging device and a second imaging device of an imaging mechanism, determining a distance between an object of interest in the scene and the imaging mechanism based on the scene images of the scene, and automatically adjusting a focal length of the imaging mechanism according to the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhu, Cong Zhao
  • Systems and methods for adjusting image transmission based on device properties
    Patent number: 10574776
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can store a set of image portions that forms an image at a specified resolution. A request for the image can be acquired from a client device. The request can include information about one or more properties associated with the client device. A subset of image portions can be selected out of the set of image portions based on the one or more properties associated with the client device. The subset of image portions can be transmitted to the client device in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Georges Edouard Maurice Berenger
  • Image calibration inspection tool and endoscope system
    Patent number: 10574971
    Abstract: An image calibration inspection tool includes: a plurality of substantially rectangular markers, two orthogonal sides of which are connected by an arc-shaped curve; and a calibration chart in which the plurality of markers are formed on a metal plate through machining, laser marking, or the like, wherein two of the markers in a diagonal direction are separated by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takanori Ushijima