Patents Examined by Rowina J Cattungal
  • Patent number: 11831916
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11831915
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11823467
    Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including a vehicle detector and a processor, in which the processor performs projection conversion for projecting the plurality of captured images onto a projection plane, performs a visual point conversion process for converting at least one of the plurality of captured images into an image viewed from a virtual visual point, and sets a ground height of the virtual visual point when the surrounding vehicle is not detected in a predetermined region to be lower than a ground height of the virtual visual point when the surrounding vehicle is detected in the predetermined region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Yuda, Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Patent number: 11818396
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11802422
    Abstract: An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling. a door status device is at the dwelling. The door status device is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at the door. The lock device is coupled to the door status device and includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A camera is coupled to or part of the intelligent door lock system. The camera is configured to record in response to door lock status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: August Home, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Johnson, Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur, Tejash Unadkat, Christopher Dow, Christopher Kim
  • Patent number: 11794635
    Abstract: A lamp controller interlocking system of a camera built-in headlamp inventive concepts includes a headlight module integrated with a camera and a light source, a camera controller generating a single frame image by composing an image captured in a short exposure section, in which a shutter opening time of the camera is relatively short, and an image captured in a long exposure section, in which the shutter opening time of the camera is relatively long, and a lamp controller controlling the light source to emit more light in the long exposure section more than in the short exposure section in synchronization with timings of the long exposure section and the short exposure section of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Sub Lim, Myeong Je Kim, Han Seong Yu
  • Patent number: 11788399
    Abstract: A supervisory control system for a well construction rig operable to perform well construction operations to construct a planned well at a wellsite. The supervisory control system may be installable in association with the well construction rig. The supervisory control system may comprise a supervisory controller communicatively connectable with a central controller of a rig control system of the well construction rig. The rig control system may be communicatively connected with and operable to control well construction equipment of the well construction rig. The supervisory controller may be operable to control the well construction equipment via the rig control system to cause the well construction equipment to perform the well construction operations. The central controller may be operable as an I/O interface for matching inputs and outputs of the supervisory controller with corresponding inputs and outputs of at least one piece of the well construction equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Njaal Aarsland, Shunfeng Zheng, Anstein Jorud, Jason Bryant, Loic Hoarau
  • Patent number: 11792455
    Abstract: A system comprising a smart security device and a communication device. The smart security device may be configured to capture pixel data to generate video frames, capture audio, analyze the video frames and the audio, detect an event in response to the analysis, communicate the video frames and the audio and communicate a notification. The communication device may be configured to receive the video frames, the audio and the notification, display the video frames and the notification and playback the audio and override a do not disturb mode of the communication device in response to an emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: KUNA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sai-Wai Fu, Harold G. Sampson, Murali Sharma
  • Patent number: 11785232
    Abstract: A user of a storage system can upload files for a media asset, which can include a high quality media file and various related files. As part of the upload process, the storage system can extract metadata that describes the media asset. The user can specify one or more lifecycle policies to be applied for storage of the asset, and a rules engine can ensure the application of the one or more policies. The rules engine can also enable the use of simple media processing workflows. A filename hashing approach can be used to ensure that the segments and files for the asset are stored in a relatively random and even distribution across the partitions of the storage system. As part of the lifecycle for the asset, the high quality media file can be moved to less expensive storage once transcoding of the asset or another such action occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah M. Dunham, Andrew Tunall, Benjamin Black, Kristopher Kosmatka, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Jason LaPier, Justin Abrahms
  • Patent number: 11778144
    Abstract: A monitoring system is configured to monitor a property. The monitoring system includes a property sensor that is configured to generate property sensor data that reflects an attribute of the property. The monitoring system includes a vehicle sensor that is configured to generate vehicle sensor data that reflects an attribute of a vehicle associated with the property. The monitoring system includes a monitor control unit that is configured to analyze the property sensor data and the vehicle sensor data. The monitor control unit is further configured to, based on analyzing the property sensor data and the vehicle sensor data, determine that an event associated with the vehicle has likely occurred. The monitor control unit is further configured to, based on determining that the event associated with the vehicle has likely occurred, determine a monitoring system action. The monitor control unit is further configured to perform the monitoring system action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen Nodder
  • Patent number: 11768385
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 3D display device, includes: a display panel; a lens layer arranged on a light exit side of the display panel, and including a plurality of convergent lenses arranged in an array; a human eye tracker provided on a side of the lens layer away from the display panel, the human eye tracker being used to determine spatial positions of one or more viewers' eyes relative to the display panel when facing the display panel; and a controller electrically connected to the display panel and the human eye tracker, the controller being used to receive the spatial positions and control subpixels of the display panel corresponding to the spatial positions to display image slices corresponding to the spatial positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junxing Yang, Tao Hong, Sen Ma
  • Patent number: 11761766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of localisation for devices. More particularly, it relates the use of both local and remote resources to provide substantially real time localisation at a device. According to an aspect, there is provided a method of determining a location of a device having one or more sensors comprising the steps of: sending a localisation request to a server system, the localisation request comprising at least a portion of data from the one or more sensors; receiving localisation data from the server system in response to the localisation request; and determining a location of the device from the received localisation data. Optionally, the method includes the further step of estimating a location of the device based on data from the one or more sensors and wherein the step of determining a location of the device includes determining the location of the device using the estimated location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Vision Labs UK Limited
    Inventors: Peter Ondruska, Lukas Platinsky
  • Patent number: 11758101
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory receives a plurality of frames of a scene captured from a camera array. The processor selects a first frame and a second frame from the plurality of frames. The processor also rectifies and aligns the first frame and the second frame to a reference frame, where a blank region of the second frame has a greater area than a blank region of the first frame. The processor further transforms the first frame to have near-optimal superposition to the second frame. The processor inserts a patch from the transformed first frame into the blank region of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Indranil Sinharoy, Hossein Najaf-Zadeh
  • Patent number: 11758188
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11758119
    Abstract: A system for displaying a stereo image is disclosed. The system includes a stereoscopic head up display (HUD) that includes a combiner and a display configured to display a stereo image. The system further includes either a head tracking sensor or an eye tracking sensor configured to generate a tracking dataset. The system further includes a processor and a memory with instructions that cause the processor to receive the tracking dataset, generate a distortion map based on the tracking dataset and a distortion function, receive a media stereo image, generate a stereo signal based on the distortion map and the media stereo image, and transmit the stereo signal to the display. The system is capable of conveying an image to an operator in the absence of a relay lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Brown, Ian J. Bull, Tracy J. Barnidge, Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 11758191
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11752951
    Abstract: A virtual visor system is disclosed that includes a visor having a plurality of independently operable pixels that are selectively operated with a variable opacity. A camera captures images of the face of a driver or other passenger and, based on the captured images, a controller operates the visor to automatically and selectively darken a limited portion thereof to block the sun or other illumination source from striking the eyes of the driver, while leaving the remainder of the visor transparent. The virtual visor system advantageously detects whether the driver of other passenger is performing particular head gestures and updates the optical state of the visor using suitable modified procedures that accommodate the intent or goals of the driver or other passenger that are inferred from the predefined head gesture. In general, the modified procedures reduce distracting or frustrating updates to the optical state of the visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jason Zink, Jolene Castillo, Ryan Todd, Sarah Maynard
  • Patent number: 11758190
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11758189
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: B1 INSTITUTE OF IMAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11758165
    Abstract: An approach for reconstructing a current Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) unit for video decoding using at least one processor includes determining the current NAL unit to be an Intra Random Access Picture (IRAP) NAL unit; determining whether a previous NAL unit decoded immediately before the current NAL unit indicates an end of a coded video sequence (CVS); based on determining that the previous NAL unit indicates the end of the CVS, decoding the current NAL unit as one from among an Instantaneous Decoder Refresh (IDR) NAL unit or a Broken Link Access (BLA) NAL unit; and based on determining that the previous NAL unit does not indicate the end of the CVS, decoding the current NAL unit as a Clean Random Access (CRA) NAL unit, and reconstructing the decoded current NAL unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Stephan Wenger, Shan Liu