Patents Examined by Richard B Carter
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Patent number: 11039139Abstract: A method of controlling residual coding for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor and includes determining whether to replace a transform type of Multiple Transform Selection (MTS) by using Identity transform (IDT), based on whether either one or both of a block height and a block width meet a predetermined condition; and based on either one or both of the block height and the block width meeting the predetermined condition, replacing the transform type of MTS by using the IDT and keeping a syntax of the MTS unchanged, and the IDT is a linear transform process using an N×N transform core in which each coefficient is non-zero along a diagonal position, and wherein N is an integer.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11032545Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for processing 360-degree video data by obtaining at least one 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture; detecting a projection boundary in the at least one 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture; disabling at least one of an in-loop filtering, an intra-prediction, or an inter-prediction, based on detecting the at least one 360-degree rectangular formatted projected picture comprises the projection boundary; and generating an encoded video bitstream.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Geert Van Der Auwera, Muhammed Coban, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 11013581Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11013406Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: University of Virginia Patent FoundationInventors: Paul Andrew Yates, Kenneth Tran
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Patent number: 11012693Abstract: An encoding method which allows reduction in the amount of codes is provided. The encoding method includes: setting step S11 for setting a quantization matrix set; quantization step S12 for performing quantization on a target block using the selected quantization matrix; and encoding step S13 for encoding, in a mutually associated manner, the target block which has been subjected to the quantization and identification information for identifying the quantization matrix set which has been set. In setting step S11, a quantization matrix set selected from a plurality of quantization matrix sets is set as the quantization matrix set to be used to perform the quantization on the target block, the plurality of quantization matrix sets including a custom quantization matrix set which is arbitrarily specified and a plurality of defined quantization matrix sets which have been respectively defined in advance.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Yoshikawa, Takahiro Nishi, Kengo Terada
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Patent number: 10986334Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry can decode coding information of a coefficient block from a coded video bitstream. The coding information can indicate a size of the coefficient block. The processing circuitry can determine, based on the size of the coefficient block, an order in which inverse horizontal and inverse vertical transforms of an inverse primary transform are to be performed on transform coefficients of the coefficient block to obtain residual data of a residual block. When the size of the coefficient block satisfies a condition, the inverse vertical transform is performed after the inverse horizontal transform is performed on the transform coefficients of the coefficient block. The processing circuitry can reconstruct a sample in the residual block based on the residual data.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Tencent America LLCInventors: Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 10970860Abstract: A character-tracking system is provided. The system includes a plurality of cameras, a first computing server, a second computing server, and a third computing server. The cameras are configured to capture scene images of a scene with different shooting ranges. The first computing server performs body tracking on a body region in the scene image to generate character data. The third computation server obtains a body region block from each scene image according to the character data for facial recognition to obtain user identity. The first computing server further performs person re-identification on different body regions to link the body regions with its person tag belonging to the same user. The first computing server further represents the linked body regions and their person tags with a corresponding user identity.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventors: Po-Shen Lin, Shih-Wei Wang, Yi-Yun Hsieh
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Patent number: 10972657Abstract: A spherical image capture device may include two lenses, which may be protected by lens covers. During capture of visual content, usage of the lens covers may be checked to determine whether one or both of the lenses are covered by lens covers. Based on one or both of the lenses being covered by lens covers, an alarm may be generated to notify the user about the lens covers.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventor: Shiva Kumar Belavadi Mallegowda
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Patent number: 10972685Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for illuminating and capturing scenes. In one aspect, a video camera assembly includes: (1) one or more processors configured to operate the video camera assembly in a day mode and in a night mode; (2) an image sensor having a field of view of a scene and configured to capture video of a first portion of the scene while in the day mode of operation and in the night mode of operation, the first portion corresponding to the field of view of the image sensor; (3) one or more infrared (IR) illuminators configured to provide illumination during the night mode of operation while the image sensor captures video; and (4) an IR reflector component configured to: (i) substantially restrict the illumination onto the first portion of the scene, and (ii) illuminate the first portion in a substantially uniform manner across the field of view of the image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Rafat Mehdi, Benjamin Niewood, Jason Evans Goulden, Amber Luttmann Volmering, Cheng-Jung Lee, Jeffrey Boyd, Adam Scott Kilgore
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Patent number: 10965884Abstract: The present invention provides a novel head-mounted display on which a video image received through wireless communication at a predetermined frequency is displayed, a display controlling apparatus, a display controlling method, and a program. A video image receiving section (94) receives a video image from an entertainment apparatus (14) through wireless communication at a predetermined frequency. A display controlling section (96) causes the video image received through the wireless communication at the predetermined frequency to be displayed on a display section of an HMD (12) in the case where it is decided that a user mounts the HMD (12).Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventor: Yoshio Miyazaki
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Patent number: 10965906Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided and includes by at least one processor, obtaining an available bandwidth on the network communications link over a predetermined period of time in the future based on a measured present bandwidth and historical bandwidth measurements, determining required bandwidths for each of one or more of video sources over the predetermined period of time in the future, partitioning the calculated available bandwidth among the one or more video sources in proportion to the required bandwidths of each of the one or more video sources, and selecting one or more of a plurality of video streams from each of the one or more video sources based on a partition assigned to each of the one or more video sources. The selecting of the one or more video streams causes the one or more video streams to be transmitted over the network communications link.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Vega Systems, Inc.Inventor: Thejaswi Bharadwaj Madapushi
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Patent number: 10963729Abstract: A biological image presentation device includes: an acquisition unit; a determination unit determining an image as a standard and an image for comparison; an extraction unit extracting, from the image as a standard, a position where a change of luminance value equal to or larger than a defined value is present; a detection unit detecting a position corresponding to the position extracted from the image for comparison; a division unit dividing the image as a standard on the basis of the position extracted; a mapping unit mapping the image for comparison to an area corresponding to each divided area of the image as a standard while modifying so as to conform to the shape of the divided area; and a display control unit switching and displaying an image for display in a display area by using the image as a standard and an image mapped by the mapping unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeatsu Yoshioka, Gakuho Fukushi
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Patent number: 10949657Abstract: A person's behavior monitoring device includes a processor for acquiring a captured image of each of a plurality of cameras, acquiring information relating to a person requiring special attention by analyzing the captured image, and generating a monitoring image including the information, in which the processor determines, for each of the cameras, whether or not a person detected from the captured image is a long-time stayer who stays for a long-time in a capturing area of one of the cameras based on a result of tracking the person, and superimposes and displays a person rectangle that enables identification of a degree of stay on the captured image in correspondence with a person corresponding to the long-time stayer.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Sato, Takeshi Fujimatsu, Masamoto Tanabiki
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Patent number: 10939120Abstract: A method of improved use of available bandwidth involves capturing, by a camera of an audio/video (A/V) device, live video of a scene that includes a plurality of frames. A first frame of the plurality of frames is a first amount of data. The method also includes determining a data bandwidth between a computing device and the A/V recording and communication device. The method further involves determining that a first portion of the first frame includes a first object, such as a human face, wherein the first frame includes a second portion that does not include the first portion. Additionally, the method involves modifying the first frame to reduce at least a quality of the second portion, wherein the size of the data of the modified frame does not exceed the data bandwidth. The method also involves transmitting the modified frame to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: James Siminoff
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Patent number: 10939092Abstract: A multiview image display apparatus is disclosed. A multiview image display apparatus includes: a depth adjuster configured to adjust a depth of an input image; a renderer configured to render a multiview image based on the image in which the depth is adjusted; a display configured to display the multiview image in a preset arrangement pattern; and a controller configured to control the depth adjuster in order to extract a saliency region of a user from the input image and adjust a depth value of an object included in the saliency region to a depth value of a preset range.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-ryong Han, Chang-yeong Kim, Ho-young Lee
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Patent number: 10884230Abstract: A phase object visualization apparatus includes: an illumination optical system 11 that illuminates a phase object; an image formation optical system 12 that forms an image from light from sample S that corresponds to the phase object; and light blocking unit 10 for blocking light, the light blocking unit 10 being disposed between the sample S and an image plane formed by the image formation optical system 12, and including an aperture at a position decentered from the optical axis of the image formation optical system 12. The position of the aperture is such that an area occupied on the aperture by 0-order diffraction light from the sample S illuminated by the illumination optical system 11 becomes smaller than the total area of the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi Ishiwata
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Patent number: 10884228Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) microscope includes various insertable components that facilitate multiple imaging and measurement capabilities. These capabilities include Nomarski imaging, polarized light imaging, quantitative differential interference contrast (q-DIC) imaging, motorized polarized light imaging, phase-shifting interferometry (PSI), and vertical-scanning interferometry (VSI).Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: KLA-Tencor CorporationInventors: James Jianguo Xu, Ken Kinsun Lee, Rusmin Kudinar, Ronny Soetarman, Hung Phi Nguyen, Zhen Hou
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Patent number: 10880562Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving image data and outputting an image stream including an initial group of pictures and a next group of pictures according to the image data. The initial group of pictures includes a first initial frame and at least one first non-initial frame. The next group of pictures includes a second initial frame and at least one second non-initial frame. The image processing method further includes obtaining a first ideal frame count of the next group of pictures according to a ratio relationship of frame sizes of the first initial frame and the at least one first non-initial frame of the initial group of pictures in a predetermined frame segment or a predetermined time segment and setting a frame count of the next group of pictures according to the first ideal frame count.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: VIVOTEK INC.Inventor: Jen-Chih Wu
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Patent number: 10841508Abstract: Various techniques are provided to monitor electrical equipment. In some implementations, a monitoring system for a cabinet may include an infrared camera and a non-thermal camera. The infrared camera may be configured to capture one or more thermal images of at least a portion of electrical equipment positioned in an interior cavity of the cabinet. The non-thermal camera may be configured to capture one or more non-thermal images such as visible light images of the portion of electrical equipment. In some implementations, combined images may be generated that include characteristics of the thermal images and the non-thermal images for viewing by a user. In some implementations, the cameras may receive electrical power through a physical coupling to an electrical connector within the cabinet and/or through electromagnetic energy harvesting techniques. Other implementations are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Thomas J. Scanlon, Michael Fox, Nicholas Högasten, Theodore R. Hoelter, Katrin Strandemar, Pierre Boulanger, Barbara Sharp, Mark Nussmeier, Eric A. Kurth
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Patent number: 10821900Abstract: An image processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a first image based on captured image data output from an image capturing unit that captures a surrounding situation of a vehicle; an intermediate image generating unit that generates a second image by executing an intermediate image generating process of executing a viewpoint converting process of converting the first image from a viewpoint of the first image into a viewpoint of a final image displayed on a display area of a display device and changing a number of pixels of the converted image to a second number of pixels larger than a final number of pixels of the final image; and a final image generating unit that executes a reduction process such that the second number of pixels is set to the final number of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuya Watanabe