Patents Examined by Sherrie Hsia
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Patent number: 11963668Abstract: An endoscope system includes a light source apparatus configured to cause light of a plurality of colors to be emitted at a first/second light amount ratio to generate first/second illumination light, an endoscope configured to generate an image pickup signal, and a processing apparatus including a processor. The processor causes the light source apparatus to emit light while switching light between the first/second illumination light, generates a first image signal from an image pickup signal related to the first illumination light, generates a second image signal from an image pickup signal related to the second illumination light and generates a corrected image signal in which color is enhanced based on the first and the second image signals. The second illumination light is light obtained by adjusting the second light amount ratio so that the second image signal related to a reference portion substantially indicates achromatic color.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11954897Abstract: An endoscope processor device generates first video signals. A recognition processing processor device generates second video signals by reflecting a result of recognition processing based on the first video signals. A display displays any one of the second video signals or the first video signals switched from the second video signals on the basis of first video switching signals from the recognition processing processor device. The display displays that a result display of the recognition processing is being stopped in a case where the result display of the recognition processing by the second video signals is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Shumpei Kamon
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Patent number: 11950759Abstract: A screen (70) of a display (7) includes a main screen (71), sub-screens (72) and (73), and an input list screen (74). During an examination using an endoscope (1), a control device (4) displays a plurality of types of information on the examination on the main screen (71) and the sub-screens (72) and (73), respectively. In addition, the control device (4) displays, on the input list screen (74), an option of the information to be displayed in a switching target information region included in the main screen (71) and the sub-screens (72) and (73). Moreover, the control device (4) switches the information to be displayed in the switching target information region based on a user operation of selecting the option.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Koji Shimomura
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Patent number: 11949930Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide for dynamic delay equalization of related media signals in a media transport system. Methods include receiving a plurality of related media signals, transporting the related media signals along different media paths, calculating uncorrected propagation delays for the media paths, and delaying each of the related media signals by an amount related to the difference between the longest propagation delay (of the uncorrected propagation delays) and the uncorrected propagation delay of the related media signal/media path. Calculating the uncorrected propagation delays and delaying the related media signals may be performed in response to a change to the propagation delay of at least one of the related media signals/media paths. Additionally or alternatively, calculating the uncorrected propagation delays and delaying the related media signals may be performed while transporting the related media signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLCInventors: Eugene Gurfinkel, Michael K. Davis, Charles H. Van Dusen
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Patent number: 11937023Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
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Patent number: 11936985Abstract: Provided is a technique capable of more accurately determining a solder protruding defect in an appearance inspection device that acquires an image of an inspection region of an inspection target and measures a height of a predetermined place in the inspection region with a height measurement device. The appearance inspection device includes: an imaging unit (3); a height measurement unit (20); a moving mechanism (5) that moves the imaging unit (3) and the height measurement unit (20). When a restricted region (M) in the inspection target is irradiated with the measurement light emitted from the height measurement unit (20), the determination unit restricts defect determination based on the information on the height of the predetermined place measured by the height measurement unit (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Hayashi, Daisuke Konishi
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Patent number: 11927738Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for assessing a biological sample. The methods include: characterizing a speckled pattern to be applied by a diffuser; positioning a biological sample relative to at least one coherent light source such that at least one coherent light source illuminates the biological sample; diffusing light produced by the at least one coherent light source; capturing a plurality of illuminated images with the embedded speckle pattern of the biological sample based on the diffused light; iteratively reconstructing the plurality of speckled illuminated images of the biological sample to recover an image stack of reconstructed images; stitching together each image in the image stack to create a whole slide image, wherein each image of the image stack at least partially overlaps with a neighboring image; and identifying one or more features of the biological sample. The methods may be performed by a near-field Fourier Ptychographic system.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Pathware Inc.Inventors: Rodger Michael Moore, Cordero Derrell Core, Jaron Nathaniel Nix, Thomas Karl, Samantha Hastings, Samir Yhann
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Patent number: 11927737Abstract: The disclosure may relate to a method for the characterization of the 3D orientation of an emitting dipole within a specimen. The method comprises splitting a light beam emitted by the emitting dipole and exiting an objective lens into a first and a second beams; spatially filtering said first beam by using a spatial frequency filter; splitting each of said filtered first beam and said second beam into two beams linearly polarized using polarizing beam splitters; detecting with an optical detection unit four beams linearly polarized in a detection plane optically conjugated with the front focal plane of said microscope objective lens; determining, from four intensity images, in a predefined frame of the specimen, the mean orientation and the angular aperture of the distribution of the 3D orientation of the emitting dipole, during an acquisition time of said four intensity images.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: Université d'Aix-Marseille, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CENTRALE MARSEILLEInventors: Sophie Brasselet, Valentina Curcio
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Patent number: 11900574Abstract: The image processing system includes a scanner, a pixelated photon detector (PPD), and at least one processor. The at least one processor displays a setting screen on a display unit. The setting screen is a screen for setting an identification range that is a range of gradation to be identified. The at least one processor displays a second image obtained by converting a first image on the display unit. The second image is an image obtained by converting the first image based on at least the identification range. The first image is generated based on an intensity signal of light detected by a PPD and a scanning position by the scanner.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Evident CorporationInventors: Kanako Isono, Hirokazu Kubo
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Patent number: 11902714Abstract: An image projector employing a laser scanning illumination arrangement to illumination a spatial light modulator (SLM), where an angular beam spreader element, typically a diffuser or a micro-lens array (MLA), adjacent to, or in a conjugate plane with, the SLM, enhances filling of the exit aperture while minimizing impact on the precision of scanning of the laser illumination on the SLM. Also disclosed are various schemes for synchronous rolling update of the SLM during scanned illumination, and systems employing binary-switchable SLMs.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Lumus Ltd.Inventors: Yochay Danziger, Daniel Michaels
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Patent number: 11892613Abstract: A method of generating an image of a sample is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of photon detectors, scanning the sample with an excitation beam over a predetermined time period, the detectors receiving photons emitted by the sample due to the excitation during the time period. A plurality of intensity images associated with each of the detectors are generated, each being proportional to the mean number of photons detected per unit time. A plurality of correlation images associated with each combination of two of the detectors are generated, each of the correlation images being proportional to the variance of the distribution of detected photons per unit time. The image of the sample is generated using joint sparse recovery from the plurality of intensity and correlation images, wherein the intensity and correlation images have common support.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.Inventors: Dan Oron, Uri Rossman, Ron Tenne, Yonina C. Eldar
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Patent number: 11887327Abstract: A microscopic examination device includes: a camera that images an observation area of an examination subject observed with a microscope device so as to acquire an image of the observation area; and one or more processors including hardware, the one or more processors being configured to: align the image of the observation area with an area in a reference image, the area corresponding to the image of the observation area; generate a navigation map from the reference image by recording, on the reference image, a position of the image of the observation area in the reference image; calculate a direction of movement to an unobserved area in the navigation map, the unobserved area being an area where the position of the image of the observation area is not recorded; and present an access method to the unobserved area on a basis of the direction of movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Evident CorporationInventor: Yoko Abe
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Patent number: 11886766Abstract: A multi-panel video wall and system is disclosed having a computer with a memory or access to a public or private cloud containing a video file and a processor for executing the video file and a plurality of video display screens interconnected to one another and to the computer via wired or wireless transmission, each of the plurality of video display screens configured to work together to display a video content generated from the video file that extends across all of the plurality of video display screens. Upon user interaction or detection of a user, one or more of the plurality of video display screens seamlessly transitions away from the video content to display a separate video content for interaction with the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: PanoScape Holdings, LLCInventors: Jeremiah Fitzgerald, Matthew Mascheri, John Clarke
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Patent number: 11863913Abstract: A multiplexed light field projector device and a multiplexed light field display to output a light field image is described. The projector has a projector base with a projection optical system configured to output light rays to form a projected image, a collimating optical system configured for collimation of the projected image light rays to form a second projected image, which is directed to a display optical system to produce a light field image. Light field projector devices or alternative projector devices may be used individually or in combination with one or more other projectors which can be arranged to form a multiplexed direct projection light field display. The arrangement of projector devices may have an individual or shared display optical system.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Avalon Holographics Inc.Inventors: Jordan Peckham, Daniel Webber, Wally Haas
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Patent number: 11856333Abstract: Disclosed are systems and a methods for monitoring a back seat in a transporter based on a head up display (HUD), the system a back seat display mounted on the back seat, and the HUD to display monitoring information selected by a user, image information filmed by a camera, and control information for an image displayed on the back seat display, and a processor configured to transmit and receive a control signal between the camera, the back seat display, and the HUD, and control zoom-in or zoom-out of a first area of the HUD where the monitoring information is displayed to not overlap a second area where driving control information is displayed, wherein the image information comprises an image content displayed on the back seat display, a reproduction time of the image content, and a number or a reproduction time of image contents after a point in time.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki Hee Park, Sung Sik Cho, June Seung Lee, Yeong Hun Park, Hyun Jun Lim
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Patent number: 11850678Abstract: The present invention relates to a plant for processing sheet metal, comprising a conveyor for moving sheet metal; at least one image acquisition apparatus placed above a horizontal plane defined by said conveyor. The apparatus in turn comprises a camera comprising a lens; first moving means for moving the camera parallel to the horizontal plane; an illuminator that is placed beneath the camera and is equipped with a plurality of light sources to illuminate a portion of said horizontal plane located beneath the camera. Said apparatus further comprises second moving means for moving said illuminator with respect to said camera perpendicularly to said horizontal plane supporting the sheet metal.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: DALLAN S.P.A.Inventor: Andrea Dallan
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Patent number: 11842815Abstract: Provided are an endoscope system, a processor, a diagnostic support method, and a computer program. A plurality of images are captured at different focal positions on an object, an evaluation value indicating a degree of focus is calculated for each of corresponding sub-regions among the plurality of captured images, a captured image including a sub-region having the highest degree of focus is determined among the plurality of captured images based on the calculated evaluation value, a distance to a region on the object corresponding to the sub-region is calculated, distance information is generated by calculating a distance to a plurality of regions on the object corresponding to the sub-region, a feature region is extracted from the captured image, diagnostic support information for the object is generated based on the distance information and a feature parameter associated with the feature region, and the generated diagnostic support information is output.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiko Nishide
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Patent number: 11843723Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a first light source to emit a first excitation light of a specific wavelength, a second light source to emit a second excitation light of a specific wavelength, a first planar wavelength conversion element to convert the first excitation light into a light of a different specific wavelength, and a second planar wavelength conversion element to convert the second excitation light into a light of a specific wavelength different from the specific wavelength of the first excitation light converted by the first planar wavelength conversion element. In the image projection apparatus, the first planar wavelength conversion element and the second planar wavelength conversion element are arranged at positions different from each other, and the first planar wavelength conversion element and the second planar wavelength conversion element have a first plane and a second plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Jun Mashimo, Kasumi Nakamura, Momotaro Yoshida
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Patent number: 11835734Abstract: A synthetic aperture optics (SAO) imaging method minimizes the number of selective excitation patterns used to illuminate the imaging target, based on the objects' physical characteristics corresponding to spatial frequency content from the illuminated target and/or one or more parameters of the optical imaging system used for SAO. With the minimized number of selective excitation patterns, the time required to perform SAO is reduced dramatically, thereby allowing SAO to be used with DNA sequencing applications that require massive parallelization for cost reduction and high throughput. In addition, an SAO apparatus optimized to perform the SAO method is provided. The SAO apparatus includes a plurality of interference pattern generation modules that can be arranged in a half-ring shape.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: REBUS BIOSYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Chun-Sheu Lee, Jong Buhm Park
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Patent number: 11838673Abstract: A video processing apparatus is provided, including an audio acquisition part; a video reception part; a video transmission time reception part receiving, from a video output device, a video transmission time, which is a time at which the video received by the video reception part is transmitted from the video output device; a video processing part; a video processing completion time acquisition part acquiring a video processing completion time, which is a time at which processing performed by the video processing part is completed; a delay time calculation part calculating a delay time, which is a time difference between the video processing completion time and the video transmission time; a delayed audio creation part creating delayed audio obtained by delaying the audio acquired by the audio acquisition part by the delay time; and an output part outputting the video processed by the video processing part and the delayed audio.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Roland CorporationInventor: Kenichi Matsumoto