Patents Examined by Richard B Carter
  • Patent number: 11979608
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: receiving a bitstream including residual information; deriving a quantized transform coefficient for a current block on the basis of the residual information included in the bitstream; deriving a residual sample for the current block on the basis of the quantized transform coefficient; and generating a restoration picture on the basis of the residual sample for the current block, wherein the residual information includes position information for indicating the position of a transform coefficient, which is not the last 0 in a transform block, and the position information can be derived if a transform skip is not applied to the transform block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunmi Yoo, Seunghwan Kim, Jungah Choi, Ling Li, Jangwon Choi, Jin Heo
  • Patent number: 11953670
    Abstract: An imaging system is configured with an autofocus operation that refocuses multiple cameras of the imaging system on detected features of interest, instead of on the whole image of the sample. Focus measures are calculated on the detected features, and then aggregated to focus distances of actuator moving the camera array, the sample stage, or individual cameras based on a maximization of detected features to be in focus. After the refocus, the imaging system recaptures new images and analyzes features on the new images to generate statistical characterization of the sample based on the classification of the features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Harfouche, Gregor Horstmeyer, Robert Horstmeyer
  • Patent number: 11947099
    Abstract: Aspects of present disclosure relate to real-time image generation. An exemplary apparatus for real time image generation includes at least an optical system, a slide port configured to hold a slide, an actuator mechanism mechanically connected to a mobile element, a user interface comprising an input interface and an output interface, at least processor configured to: using the at least an optical system, capture a first image of the slide at a first position, modify the first image, using the output interface, display the first image to a user, using the input interface, receive a parameter set from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ganesh Ramamoorthy, Prasanth Perugupalli
  • Patent number: 11943445
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: receiving image information including residual information and an LFNST index from a bitstream; deriving a transform coefficient on the basis of the residual information; deriving a flag variable related to whether LFNST is applied to a current block on the basis of the LFNST index; and performing the LFNST on the basis of the flag variable and the transform coefficient, wherein the flag variable is derived for each color component of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jie Zhao, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11911240
    Abstract: Intraoral scanning systems for displaying 3D models of a patient's dental arch and near-IR images from the dental arch. These systems may include a wand with one or more image sensors and processors for processing the 3D models and near-IR information. The 3D models may include surface (e.g., color) information and the near-IR images may include information on internal structures, including enamel and dentin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sabina, Avi Kopelman, Eric Kuo, Gilad Elbaz, Assaf Weiss, Doron Malka, Ofer Saphier, Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Ido Tishel, Shai Ayal, Maayan Moshe
  • Patent number: 11917129
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention includes: a step for determining a reference sample line of a current block; a step for determining whether candidate intra-prediction modes identical to the intra-prediction mode of the current block exist; a step for deriving the intra-prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the determination; and a step for performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference sample line and the intra-prediction mode. Here, at least one of the candidate intra prediction modes may be derived by adding or subtracting an offset to or from the maximum value among the intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block that is above the current block and the intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block that is to the left of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11902530
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a chroma block as a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode on the basis of intra prediction mode information; updating the intra prediction mode of the chroma block on the basis of an intra prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block; when the chroma block is not square, remapping the updated intra prediction mode to a wide-angle intra prediction mode; and determining an LFNST set including LFNST matrices on the basis of the remapped intra prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11886642
    Abstract: A system including a first luminaire housing, a second luminaire housing, and a controller. The first luminaire housing includes a first light source configured to provide illumination to a first location, and a first I/O device configured to sense a first data set corresponding the first location. The second luminaire housing is separate from the first luminaire housing and includes a second light source configured to provide illumination to a second location, and a second I/O device configured to sense a second data set corresponding to the second location. The controller is configured to receive a portion of the first data set and a portion of the second data set, combine the portion of the first data set and the portion of the second data set to form a third data set corresponding to the first location and second location, and output the third data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Timothy Willis, Thomas Hill, III, Pritam Yadav
  • Patent number: 11882311
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method capable of reducing an increase in processing delay. A data path of a one-dimensional input signal array of residual data is switched in a forward direction or a reverse direction, and matrix operation of one-dimensional orthogonal transform is performed on the one-dimensional input signal array input via the switched data path. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image coding device, an image decoding device, a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission/reception device, an information processing device, an imaging device, a regeneration device, an electronic apparatus, an image processing method, an information processing method, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Tsukuba
  • Patent number: 11882295
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a block comprising pixels; encoding the pixels by: arranging the pixels in a sequence; generating a delta encoding of the pixels, the delta encoding comprising (a) a base value and (b) delta values having non-zero delta values and zero delta values, each delta value representing a difference between a corresponding pixel in the sequence and a previous pixel in the sequence; generating a symbol mask indicating whether each of the delta values is zero or non-zero; determining, based on magnitudes of the non-zero delta values, a symbol width for encoding each of the non-zero delta values; generating a sequence of symbols that respectively encode the non-zero delta values using the symbol width; generating a compression of the block by collating the symbol mask, the symbol width, and the sequence of symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nilanjan Goswami, Sonal Pinto
  • Patent number: 11871039
    Abstract: Several techniques for video encoding and video decoding are described. One example method includes performing a conversion between a video including a video unit and a bitstream of the video according to a rule, wherein the rule specifies whether a transform skip residual coding operation is enabled for the video unit, and wherein one or more syntax elements are included in the bitstream at a video segment level indicative of whether the transform skip residual coding operation is enabled for the video unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Ye-kui Wang, Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng
  • Patent number: 11852798
    Abstract: The present description relates to a system for microscopic analysis of a sample that includes a microscopic analysis path and a sighting path. The microscopic analysis path notably includes an illumination path that illuminates the sample through a microscope objective of given nominal numerical aperture in a given field of view and a detection path including the microscope objective, and that detects in the field of view and according to a detection pattern, a light beam emitted by the sample in response to the illumination of the sample. The sighting path includes the microscope objective, a device for full field illumination of the sample, a two-dimensional detector, one or more imaging elements forming, with the microscope objective, a full field imaging device that forms a surface reflection sighting image of the sample of a given effective field encompassing the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DAMAE MEDICAL
    Inventors: Jonas Ogien, Olivier Levecq
  • Patent number: 11843777
    Abstract: Lossy or lossless compression and transmission, comprising the steps of: (i) receiving an input image; (ii) encoding it to produce a y latent representation; (iii) encoding the y latent representation to produce a z hyperlatent representation; (iv) quantizing the z hyperlatent representation to produce a quantized z hyperlatent representation; (v) entropy encoding the quantized z hyperlatent representation into a first bitstream, (vi) processing the quantized z hyperlatent representation to obtain a location entropy parameter ?y, an entropy scale parameter ?y, and a context matrix Ay of the y latent representation; (vii) processing the y latent representation, the location entropy parameter ?y and the context matrix Ay, to obtain quantized latent residuals; (viii) entropy encoding the quantized latent residuals into a second bitstream; and (ix) transmitting the bitstreams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: DEEP RENDER LTD.
    Inventors: Chri Besenbruch, Aleksandar Cherganski, Christopher Finlay, Alexander Lytchier, Jonathan Rayner, Tom Ryder, Jan Xu, Arsalan Zafar
  • Patent number: 11831885
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a block comprising pixels; encoding the pixels by: arranging the pixels in a sequence; generating a delta encoding of the pixels, the delta encoding comprising (a) a base value and (b) delta values having non-zero delta values and zero delta values, each delta value representing a difference between a corresponding pixel in the sequence and a previous pixel in the sequence; generating a symbol mask indicating whether each of the delta values is zero or non-zero; determining, based on magnitudes of the non-zero delta values, a symbol width for encoding each of the non-zero delta values; generating a sequence of symbols that respectively encode the non-zero delta values using the symbol width; generating a compression of the block by collating the symbol mask, the symbol width, and the sequence of symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nilanjan Goswami, Sonal Pinto
  • Patent number: 11825068
    Abstract: A system includes a projection device configured to project images onto a receiver surface of a viewing device. The viewing device includes a screen having the receiver surface and a viewing surface opposite the receiver surface. The screen is configured to permit transmission of the images through the screen, from the receiver surface, to the viewing surface such that the images are viewable on the viewing surface. The viewing device also includes a focusing lens configured to focus the images for a user when wearing the viewing device. Further, the system includes a tracking system configured to determine a location and orientation of the receiver surface of the viewing device. The projection device is configured to adjust image properties of the images based at least in part on the determined location and orientation of the receiver surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Chandler Jeromin
  • Patent number: 11813024
    Abstract: System and Method pertaining to the modification and integration of an existing consumer digital camera, for example, with an optical imaging module to enable point and shoot fundus photography of the eye. The auto-focus macro capability of existing consumer cameras is adapted to photograph the retina over an extended diopter range, eliminating the need for manual diopter focus adjustment. The thru-the-lens (TTL) auto-exposure flash capability of existing consumer cameras is adapted to photograph the retina with automatic flash exposure eliminating the need for manual flash adjustment. The consumer camera imaging sensor and flash are modified to allow the camera sensor to perform both non-mydriatic focusing of the retina using infrared illumination and standard color flash photography of the retina without the need for additional imaging sensors or mechanical filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Yates, Kenneth Tran
  • Patent number: 11812059
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving modified transform coefficients, wherein the step of deriving the modified transform coefficients comprises a step of setting an LFNST apply variable about whether to apply an LFNST on the basis of the tree type of the current block, a transform coefficient coding flag for each component of the current block, or a transform skip flag for each component of the current block, and can comprise a step of parsing an LFNST index on the basis of the value of the LFNST apply variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11805257
    Abstract: An image decoding method includes a step of deriving a modified transform coefficient, wherein the step of deriving the modified transform coefficient includes the steps of: deriving a first variable indicating whether the transform coefficient exists in an area excluding a DC location of the current block; parsing an LFNST index based on the derivation result; and deriving the modified transform coefficient based on the LFNST index and an LFNST matrix, and based on the fact that the current block is divided into a plurality of sub-partition blocks, the LFNST index can be parsed without deriving the first variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11800115
    Abstract: A method including: extracting a set of video features representing properties of a video segment; generating a set of bitrate-resolution pairs based on the set of video features, each bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs defining a bitrate and defining a resolution estimated to maximize a quality score characterizing the video segment encoded at the bitrate; accessing a distribution of audience bandwidths; selecting a top bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs; selecting a bottom bitrate-resolution pair in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs; selecting a subset of bitrate-resolution pairs in the set of bitrate-resolution pairs based on the distribution of audience bandwidths, the subset of bitrate-resolution pairs defining bitrates less than the top bitrate and greater than the bottom bitrate; and generating an encoding ladder for the video segment comprising the top bitrate-resolution pair, the bottom bitrate-resolution pair, and the subset of bitrate-resolu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Mux, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Chadwick, Adam Brown, Jon Dahl, Masroor Hasan, Ben Dodson
  • Patent number: 11792395
    Abstract: According to a disclosure of the present document, information associated with a deblocking filter for performing deblocking filtering may include chroma component filter parameter information associated with deblocking parameter offsets that are applied to a chroma component. The chroma component filter parameter information may be selectively signaled on the basis of a chroma tool offset presence flag. Therefore, an effect of increasing overall coding efficiency may be derived by signaling chroma component filter parameter information only in the case of not a monochrome color format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jangwon Choi, Jungah Choi, Jin Heo, Sunmi Yoo