Patents Examined by Patrick P Galera
  • Patent number: 12683009
    Abstract: A cognitive load assistance method includes: providing a virtual environment comprising a route to complete a current task, and providing within the virtual environment one or more interactive elements not essential to the current task that may be encountered during normal performance of the current task, receiving an indication that cognitive load assistance is required, and reducing the interactivity of at least a first interactive element not essential to the current task in response to the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Rajeev Gupta, Jason Craig Millson, Mark Jacobus Breugelmans
  • Patent number: 12656795
    Abstract: A method of configuring a color to be displayed by a lighting device includes: in response to determining that a target color disc mode of a plurality of preset color disc modes is set by a user, obtaining one or more initial color points according to a preset color point selection strategy for the target color disc mode; generating a color disc based on the one or more initial color points, wherein the color disc comprises a plurality of color points, and each of the plurality of color points corresponds to a color; and performing color configuring on the lighting device by using the plurality of color points included in the color disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: APUTURE IMAGING INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rujian Wei, Guolin Huang
  • Patent number: 12602567
    Abstract: A system for rendering a virtual model-based interaction is provided. The system includes a processing subsystem which includes a virtual model generation module 40 which receives input(s), generates a learning model, and generates a virtual model. The processing subsystem also includes an event creating module 50 which creates an event. The processing subsystem also includes a relationship searching module 60 which receives multiple relationship-based details, and searches an account associated with the second user(s). The processing subsystem also includes a connection management module 70 which generates a connection request, establishes a connection between the first user and the second user(s), and provides multiple second user details to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Dineshkumar Premjibhai Bhanushali
  • Patent number: 12597184
    Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, a device and a readable storage medium are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. After acquiring a source image, an electronic device generates a grayscale image based on the source image, and performs Gaussian blur on the grayscale image to obtain a Gaussian blur image. Then, the electronic device generates a first sketch image by using the Gaussian blur image and the grayscale image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu Wang, Kai Liu
  • Patent number: 12586549
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an image conversion apparatus having timing reconstruction mechanism. A receiving circuit receives a first interface image signal having input display data and horizontal blanking signals. A horizontal synchronization reconstruction circuit generates horizontal synchronization signals according to timings of the horizontal blanking signals. A vertical synchronization reconstruction circuit selects a predetermined timing of a predetermined signal between a frame initial timing and a display initial timing of the input display data, determines a timing of one of the horizontal synchronization signals behind and closest to the predetermined timing and generates a vertical synchronization signal accordingly. An image reconstruction circuit generates output display data according to the input display data and the horizontal synchronization signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chan, Yu-Le Shen, Yan-Ting Ye
  • Patent number: 12579921
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part configured to movably engage with the first housing part between a retracted position and an extended position, a flexible display coupled to the first housing part and the second housing part such that a size of an area of the flexible display that is visible from a front side of the housing changes as the second housing part is moved between the retracted position and the extended position, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to while the second housing part is in the extended position, display, on a first area of the flexible display visible from the front side, a first message bubble and a second message bubble, while the first message bubble and the second message bubble are displayed on the flexible display, identify that the second housing part is moved from the extended position to the retracted position, and based on the secon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yein Kim
  • Patent number: 12491085
    Abstract: An interbody implant system for use in the spine includes a base comprising two or more bone contacting surfaces, at least one recess in at least one of the two or more bone contacting surfaces, the recess configured for containing a tooth, a deployable tooth to provide fixation between the base and the anatomy of a subject, a break-away bridge between the tooth and the base for providing a first relative position between the tooth and the base, and a locking mechanism for providing a second relative position between the tooth and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Carlsmed, Inc.
    Inventors: Niall Patrick Casey, Michael J. Cordonnier
  • Patent number: 12488426
    Abstract: An image processing device acquires a second image, obtained by subjecting a pixel of a first image, in which a hand is captured, to correction processing with a correction amount in accordance with a position of the pixel in the first image. The image processing device sets a reduction intensity of noise of the second image, on the basis of the correction amount of the correction processing to a position of the hand. The image processing device generates a third image in which the noise of the second image is reduced by the reduction intensity. The image processing device detects a region of the hand from the third image, and generates a composited image by compositing a CG image and an image of the region of the hand with the third image, with reference to information of the region of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12387427
    Abstract: A light field camera system and method of setting a baseline and a convergence distance of a multiple camera rig employ sample point depths to determine and set values with respect to a three-dimensional (3D) scene. A baseline and a convergence distance of a multiple camera rig is set by determining a plurality of sample point depths representing distances between the multiple camera rig and a plurality of sample points in the 3D scene within a field of view of the multiple camera rig. The convergence distance is set to be an average sample point depth of the plurality of sample point depths. The baseline is then set as a negative inverse of a difference between a minimum sample point depth of the plurality of sample point depths and the convergence distance. The light field camera system includes a multiple camera rig comprising a plurality of cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: LEIA SPV LLC
    Inventor: Arthur Z. Baney