Patents Examined by Sherrie Hsia
  • Patent number: 11711484
    Abstract: A system for stitching images together is disclosed. The images are sometimes referred to as frames, such as frames in a video sequence. The system comprises one or more imagers (e.g. cameras) that work in coordination with a matching amount of custom code modules. The system achieves image stitching using approximately one third the Field of View (FOV) of each imager (camera) and also by increasing the number of imagers to be above a predetermined threshold. The system displays these stitched images or frames on a computer monitor, either in a still-image context but also in a video-context. Normally these tasks would involve a great detail of computation, but the system achieves these effects while managing the computational load. In stitching the images together, it is sometimes necessary to introduce some image distortion (faceting) in the combined image. The system ensures no gaps in any captured view, and assists in achieving full situational awareness for a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Bevilacqua Research Corp
    Inventors: Robert Pilgrim, Roy Brown, Chuck Bryant, Lee Gay, Glenn Hembree
  • Patent number: 11711491
    Abstract: A video image de-interlacing method is provided. The method-includes: acquiring a single frame of original video image; extracting odd field data and even field data in an original video image; performing N-1 times of down-sampling on the odd field data to obtain N-1 odd field data with different resolutions and performing N-1 times of down-sampling on the even field data to obtain N-1 even field data with different resolutions; combining odd field data and even field data with the same resolution to obtain a down-sampled image; and inputting the original video image and the down-sampled image to the de-interlacing network for de-interlacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dan Zhu, Ran Duan
  • Patent number: 11695904
    Abstract: This reflective screen 10 reflects a part of image light beam projected from an image source LS, to display an image. The reflective screen 10 is provided with: a first optical shape layer 12 which has optical transparency and has a plurality of unit optical shapes 121 arranged on a rear surface thereof; and a reflective layer 13 which is formed in at least some of the unit optical shapes 121 and by which a part of incident light is reflected and at least the other part of the incident light is transmitted, wherein a light diffusing action in the direction in which the unit optical shapes 121 are arranged is larger than a light diffusing action in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Goto, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Kumiko Kambara, Tomoya Kawashima
  • Patent number: 11689795
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion, a first circuit board having an imager, a second circuit board in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board, and a rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to an electrical connection of a wire harness of a vehicle. The rear housing portion when joined with the front housing portion forms a camera housing. The connector of the rear housing portion includes a multi-pin connector having at least three terminals that, with the rear housing portion joined with the front housing portion, electrically connect to respective terminals of the electrical connector at the second circuit board. The connector includes an electrically conductive metallic clamping element that engages a metallic shield element at the electrical connector at the second circuit board to establish a ground path from the connector of the rear housing portion to the second circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan D. Conger
  • Patent number: 11665336
    Abstract: An estimation method suitable for a receiver and includes the following steps: calculating a relative signal-to-noise ratio, and determining whether the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than, lower than or within a threshold range; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as a first preset value, wherein the first preset value represents a best signal quality; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is higher than the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as a first preset value, wherein the first preset value represents a best signal quality; in response to determining that the relative signal-to-noise ratio is within the threshold range, estimating the signal quality indicator as an output value of a function according to a bit error rate, wherein an input value of the function is the relative signal-to-noise ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Yu Huang, Hsin-Pei Lee
  • Patent number: 11665327
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display having a plurality of pixels, and a controller, wherein the controller: calculates an average luminance value of a first frame of an image based on RGB data corresponding to the image; sets a criterion for determining an output level of the plurality of pixels according to the average luminance value of the first frame; controls the display to output a first frame group, including the first frame, according to the set criterion; calculates an average luminance value of a second frame of the image according to a predetermined cycle; resets a criterion for determining the output level of the plurality of pixels according to the average luminance value of the second frame; and controls the display to output a second frame group, including the second frame, according to the reset criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Vidya Bhagwath, Rajasekhar Gurram, Sachidanand Desai, Jaejun Lee
  • Patent number: 11652968
    Abstract: A method for implementing a synchronous rising, falling, or translation of a projection image along with the movement of a rollable screen is provided. After a system is powered on and started, a projection screen first reports a current position of a screen to a project host via a communication link. The projection host performs a preprocessing on a projection image according to the current screen position n0 obtained from the projection screen and an image is projected onto the projection screen. The projection host informs the projection screen via the communication link and confirms that the current projection image is aligned according to the current position of the projection screen. After the projection screen obtains confirmation information from the projection host, the projection screen is driven to reach the next position, and the projection host obtains the next specific position of the projection screen via the communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: JIANGSU SHUNHE INTERNET OF THINGS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunguang Bi, Yuehua Shi
  • Patent number: 11652966
    Abstract: A projector includes a projecting section configured to display an image, an image interface to which an image signal corresponding to a first image is input from a personal computer, an image processing section configured to generate a second image obtained by reducing visibility of the first image based on the image signal, and a first control section configured to, when a first condition is satisfied, cause the projecting section to display the second image and, when a second condition is satisfied, cause the projecting section to display the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corportation
    Inventor: Susumu Ota
  • Patent number: 11647148
    Abstract: A display system includes a conversion apparatus converting video luminance including a luminance value in a first luminance range and a display apparatus connected thereto and displaying the video. The conversion apparatus includes a first acquisition unit, a first luminance converter, a second luminance converter, a quantization converter, and an output unit outputting a third luminance signal to the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Terada, Masayuki Kozuka, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma
  • Patent number: 11647151
    Abstract: A video timing conversion method and a video timing conversion device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The video timing conversion method includes: analyzing an original timing signal in a form of a differential signal of an original video, to obtain original timing parameters; determining target timing parameters and a target clock signal parameter according to a format of a target video and the original timing parameters; wherein the target timing parameters include a data enabling period number, a field sync data valid row number and a refreshing frequency, which are the same as the data enabling period number, the field sync data valid row number and the refreshing frequency of the original timing parameters, respectively; generating a target timing signal in the form of the differential signal of the target video according to the target timing parameters and the target clock signal parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Congrui Wu, Lihua Geng, Xitong Ma, Yanfu Li, Tianmin Rao
  • Patent number: 11627295
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires first and second image data for projecting the image from the first and second projection units respectively; a superimposed region information acquisition unit that acquires information on a superimposed region between the projection range of the first projection unit and the projection range of the second projection unit; a first image processing unit that performs first image processing on a first portion in the first image data corresponding to the superimposed region; a second image processing unit that performs second image processing on a second portion in the second image data corresponding to the superimposed region; and an output unit that outputs the first image data after the first image processing as image data for the first projection unit and outputs the second image data after the second image processing as image data for the second projection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Masuda, Akihiro Ishizuka, Kazuki Inoue, Kazuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 11611727
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
  • Patent number: 11606589
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Gurfinkel, Michael K. Davis, Charles H. Van Dusen
  • Patent number: 11601617
    Abstract: A method for forming an image sequence that is an output sequence, from an input image sequence, is provided. The input image sequence has an input spatial resolution and an input temporal resolution. The output sequence has an output temporal resolution equal to the input temporal resolution and an output spatial resolution equal to a predetermined fraction 1/N of the input spatial resolution by an integer number N higher than or equal to 2. The method, implemented for a sub-sequence of the input frame sequence that is a current input sub-sequence and including a preset number of images, includes: obtaining a temporal frequency that is an image frequency, associated with the current input sub-sequence; processing the current input sub-sequence to obtain an output sub-sequence; and inserting the output sub-sequence and the associated image frequency into an output container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FONDATION B-COM
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Aubie, Wassim Hamidouche, Patrick Dumenil, Glenn Herrou
  • Patent number: 11595626
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for optically remapping projected pixels to maximize the utilization and to optimize the distribution of remapped projection pixels to achieve optimal visual performance (generally uniform resolution and luminance). A device interposed between a projector and an imaging surface for optically remapping projected pixel locations with minimal aberration. When this device is interposed between a projector and an imaging surface, it changes the terminal location of each focused pixel such that it maximally coincides with the imaging surface, which is often a surface of complex curvature and very different from the native focal surface of the projector. One implementation of the technology includes a device that uses multiple optical surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: David Michael Emig, Brock Alan Ebert, Terry Richard Linn
  • Patent number: 11595614
    Abstract: Intelligent reframing techniques are described in which content (e.g., a movie) can be generated in a different aspect ratio than previously provided. These techniques include obtaining various video frames having a first aspect ratio. Various objects can be identified within the frames. An object having the highest degree of importance in a frame can be selected and a focal point can be calculated based at least in part on that object. A modified version of the content can be generated in a second aspect ratio that is different from the first aspect ratio. The modified version can be generated using the focal point calculated based on the object having the greatest degree of importance. Using these techniques, the content can be provided in a different aspect ratio while ensuring that the most important features of the frame still appear in the new version of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hooman Mahyar, Arjun Cholkar
  • Patent number: 11589013
    Abstract: An automatic display system for a gaze area has a video input unit, an object detection unit and a gaze area setting unit that sets an area containing a part or the whole of the object detected by the object detection unit, or a predetermined area in the entire video as the gaze area. A control signal corresponding to the set gaze area information is received, and a gaze area acquisition unit acquires the gaze area from the entire video according to the control signal. A video output unit outputs a video of the acquired gaze area. The video input unit, a control signal receiving unit, and the gaze area acquisition unit are disposed in the input terminal; the gaze area setting unit and the video output unit are disposed in the output terminal; and information is transmitted between the input terminal and the output terminal by wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Norifumi Kameshiro, Keisuke Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11589036
    Abstract: A bidirectional media communication channel testing platform includes an HDMI testing device including a video input port and an audio output port; a plurality of media streaming devices, each including a video transmission channel and an audio return channel; and a bidirectional switch including a video path and an audio path. The video path is configured to selectively couple the video input port of the HDMI testing device to a video transmission channel of a selected one of the plurality of media streaming devices, and the audio path is configured to concurrently couple the audio output port of the HDMI testing device to the audio return channel of each of the plurality of media streaming devices, regardless of a switching state of the video path of the bidirectional switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Che-Ming Lin, Qi-Sheng Liu, Weiming Liu
  • Patent number: 11582403
    Abstract: A system for stitching images together is disclosed. The images are sometimes referred to as frames, such as frames in a video sequence. The system comprises one or more imagers (e.g. cameras) that work in coordination with a matching amount of custom code modules. The system achieves image stitching using approximately one third the Field of View (FOV) of each imager (camera) and also by increasing the number of imagers to be above a predetermined threshold. The system displays these stitched images or frames on a computer monitor, either in a still-image context but also in a video-context. Normally these tasks would involve a great detail of computation, but the system achieves these effects while managing the computational load. In stitching the images together, it is sometimes necessary to introduce some image distortion (faceting) in the combined image. The system ensures no gaps in any captured view, and assists in achieving full situational awareness for a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bevilacqua Research Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Pilgrim, Roy Brown, Chuck Bryant, Lee Gay, Glenn Hembree
  • Patent number: 11582428
    Abstract: The on-board information processing apparatus executes: detecting an object ahead of the vehicle from an image acquired by an on-board camera; compressing the image to generate a compressed image; transmitting first data including the compressed image and an image acquisition time of the image before compression; and transmitting second data including an object detection result and an image acquisition time of the image used for object detection. The remote monitoring server executes: receiving the first data to store it in a memory; receiving the second data to store it in the memory; extracting the compressed image and the object detection result whose image acquisition times are the same time from the memory in time series; and superimposing an extracted object detection result on a restored image acquired by restoring an extracted compressed image to display the restored image on which the object detection result is superimposed on a monitoring screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: WOVEN PLANET HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Toshinobu Watanabe