Patents Examined by Sherrie Hsia
  • Patent number: 11399163
    Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a first light source section for emitting first light in a first wavelength band, a first polarization split element for transmitting the first light polarized in a first polarization direction and reflecting the first light polarized in a second polarization direction, a second polarization split element for reflecting the first light with the first polarization direction, a diffusion element for diffusing the first light from the first polarization split element, a wavelength conversion element for emitting second light in a second wavelength band, a second light source section for emitting third light in a third wavelength band, a first optical element for reflecting the third light, and a second optical element for separating the second light into fourth light in a fourth wavelength band and a fifth light in the third wavelength band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11394939
    Abstract: A projection system includes an invisible light projector, an imaging unit, an image generator, and a visible light projector. The invisible light projector projects a predetermined invisible light image onto the object via invisible light. The imaging unit captures an image of the invisible light projected from the invisible light projector. The image generator measures a shape of the object based on the image captured by the imaging unit to generate image data showing image content for projection onto the object in accordance with the measured shape. The visible light projector projects the image content shown by the image data onto the object via visible light. The invisible light projector emits pulsed invisible light to project the measurement pattern. The image generator generates the image data based on an image captured in accordance with a timing for the pulsed light emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Minami
  • Patent number: 11388363
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a TV backlight control method, which includes the following operations: acquiring current first ambient brightness information and a user type in a space where a TV set is located; determining a backlight adjustment value according to the first ambient brightness information and the user type. The brightness value of the TV backlight is reduced according to the backlight adjustment value. The present disclosure further discloses a control device, a TV set and a readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SKYWORTH-RGB ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jilei Qin
  • Patent number: 11385510
    Abstract: A two-piece LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) projector optical system includes a LCD light valve with red and green sub-pixels, a black and white LCD light valve, an illumination device with a red-green combined beam, an illumination device with a blue beam, a beam combiner, a projection lens and a light valve electric driver. The emitted red-green combined beam passes through the LCD light valve and then is transmitted to the beam combiner; the emitted blue beam passes through the black and white LCD light valve and then is transmitted to the beam combiner; the beam combiner combines the beams from the LCD light valve and the black and white LCD light valve, and then the combined beam is transmitted to the projection lens. The optical system lengthens a service life of the projector, improves an output brightness of the projector, and increases satisfaction of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NANHUA INTELLIGENT PRECISION MACHINE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hanwen Guo
  • Patent number: 11368656
    Abstract: A device has memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry generates a resonant axis drive signal to drive a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) mirror system at a resonance frequency, and generates a linear axis drive signal to drive the MEMS mirror system at a linear frequency corresponding to a video frame rate. Generating the linear axis drive signal includes generating, using interpolation, a current set of shape values based on a stored set of shape values and an indication of the video frame rate. The linear axis drive signal is generated using the current set of shape values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Molinari, Daniele D'Elia
  • Patent number: 11368659
    Abstract: A video processing system is provided for reducing distortion in video signals. The system includes a first transfer function that applies a transfer function to a received video signal to generate a gamma corrected video signal in a first color space; and a first matrix component that transforms the gamma corrected video signal in the first color space to a gamma corrected signal in a second color space, and extracts a luminance component from the gamma corrected signal in the second color space. Moreover, the system includes a second transfer function that generates a gamma corrected downsampled video signal in the first color space, and a second matrix component that transforms the gamma corrected video signal in the first color space to a gamma corrected video signal in the second color space, and extracts the chroma component in the second color space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GRASS VALLEY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jeffery R. Butters
  • Patent number: 11363216
    Abstract: A video processing circuit outputs a video signal from an imaging device for imaging a scene outside a vehicle. A processing circuit generates an image from vehicle information and outputs the image to the video processing circuit. The video processing circuit superimposes the image from the main processing circuit on the video signal from the imaging device and outputs a resultant video. The processing circuit is capable of outputting a video signal from a source other than the imaging device to the video processing circuit. The processing circuit outputs an instruction signal for setting an image blending function to be on or off to the video processing circuit. In a case of outputting the video signal from the source other than the imaging device to the video processing circuit, the processing circuit outputs the instruction signal for setting the image blending function to be off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuho Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11363217
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a text information extraction unit that extracts character information from a video including characters, a text coincidence detection unit that detects character information included in dialogue information that is data of a dialogue associated with the video data from the extracted character information, a text translation unit that translates the character information, a display position calculation unit that calculates a display position of translated text information in the video data on the basis of a text region information that indicates a region in which a video corresponding to the character information is displayed in the video data and on the basis of the translated text information, and a subtitle synthesizing unit that adds, as a subtitle, the translated text information on the basis of display position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Akinori Suyama
  • Patent number: 11353691
    Abstract: A method to capture microscopy images from multiple image sensors and to relay them to one or more central processing units with high frame rates can include preprocessing the image data from the image sensors to reduce the sizes of the captured images, before sending the image data to a central processing station for analysis. Using multiple image sensors and an image reduction process, large image frames of over 20 megapixels and up to 1 gigapixel or more can be obtained at high imaging frame rates of 30 or more to up to hundreds or thousands of frames per second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Ramona Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Harfouche, Jaehee Park, Gregor Horstmeyer, Veton Saliu
  • Patent number: 11343476
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a light source device, an image data processing module, a light modulating device and an image synthesizing device. The light source device is configured to emit first light and second light. The image data processing module is configured to receive original image data of an image to be displayed, wherein the original image data of the image to be displayed is based on image data within a second color gamut range and comprises original control signal values of m colors of each pixel; the second color gamut range covers a first color gamut range and has a portion that exceeds the first color gamut range. The image data processing module is further configured to map the original control signal values of the m colors into m corrected control signal values corresponding to the first light and n corrected control signal values corresponding to the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Xin Yu, Fei Hu, Zu-Qiang Guo, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11340856
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: PanoScape, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremiah Fitzgerald, Matthew Mascheri, John Clarke
  • Patent number: 11343552
    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: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Gurfinkel, Michael K. Davis, Charles H. Van Dusen
  • Patent number: 11336874
    Abstract: An image display method includes according to image information of a current image frame to be displayed, adjusting the brightness of a first light source (11) having a first light field, and steering light of a second light source (12) to form a second light field, so as to enable the first light field provided by the second light source (11) and the second light field provided by the second light source (12) to work in concert to satisfy displaying of display partitions of the image frame to be displayed. The image display method implements high-dynamic range display of images, and facilitates improvement of dark field detail expression of images to be displayed. Also provided are an image display apparatus and a projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Xin Yu, Chao Wu, Fei Hu, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11336875
    Abstract: The wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a wavelength conversion layer which has a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface, and which includes a scattering element no higher than 5% in volume ratio, and which is configured to convert light in a first wavelength band into light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, and a plurality of protruding parts which is disposed so as to be opposed to the first surface, and which includes a first protruding part and a second protruding part adjacent to each other. A height of the plurality of protruding parts is no smaller than 1 ?m, and a distance between a vertex of the first protruding part and a vertex of the second protruding part in a direction along the first surface is no smaller than 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Yotsuya, Tetsuo Shimizu, Ryuta Koizumi, Mizuha Hiroki
  • Patent number: 11323670
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a first light source, a first angle converter, a second angle converter, and a diffuser that is provided on a light incident or exiting side of the first angle converter and diffuses the first light. The first angle converter includes a first light incident section on which the first light is incident, a first light exiting section via which the first light exits out of the first angle converter, and a first reflection section that reflects the first light incident via the first light incident section toward the first light exiting section. The second angle converter includes a second light incident section on which the first light having exited is incident, a second light exiting section via which the first light exits, and a second reflection section that reflects the first light incident via the second light incident section toward the second light exiting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidefumi Sakata
  • Patent number: 11323673
    Abstract: A method for operating a control apparatus that controls a projector includes causing the projector to project a first image on a display surface, generating brightness information based on captured image data generated by causing an image sensor to capture an image of the first image on the display surface via a bandpass filter, and generating color correction data for correcting the colors of an image projected by the projector based on the brightness information. The bandpass filter includes a first bandpass filter that transmits the red light, a second bandpass filter that transmits the green light, and a third bandpass filter that transmits the blue light, and the wavelength region of the light that the first bandpass filter transmits, the wavelength region of the light that the second bandpass filter transmits, and the wavelength region of the light that the third bandpass filter transmits are separate from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takumi Oike
  • Patent number: 11323671
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus for projecting and displaying image light onto a projection plane includes an image light generator that generates the image light, a projection optical system including a projection lens that projects the image light onto the projection plane, a focus controller that controls focusing of the projection lens, and a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the projection display apparatus. The focus controller operates to, calculate a plurality of focus deviation amounts which correspond respectively to a plurality of component groups based on first information obtained from the image light generator and second information obtained from the temperature sensor, the plurality of component groups being classified depending on kinds of components constructing the projection optical system, calculate a focus correction amount according to the plurality of focus deviation amounts calculated, and control the focusing based on the focus correction amount calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Natsumi Akaiwa, Nao Morishita, Teruto Tanaka, Kyousuke Nishihata
  • Patent number: 11303858
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Avalon Holographics Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Peckham, Daniel Webber, Wally Haas
  • Patent number: 11297292
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source; a spatial light modulator; a signal processing unit that includes a tone map unit that performs a luminance gradation conversion of an input video data according to a tone map indicating a relationship of an output luminance with respect to an input luminance; a luminance acquiring unit that obtains a maximum luminance of a projection surface of the modulated light; and a control unit that controls an amount of light of the light source and sets the tone map. When the maximum luminance of the projection surface is equal to or greater than a first threshold value indicating a maximum luminance of the input video data, the control unit sets, to the tone map unit, a tone map in which a maximum value of the output luminance is set to be the first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Aoyanagi
  • Patent number: 11297215
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion having a lens, a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, and a rear plastic housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to a connector end of a wire harness of the vehicle when the camera is disposed at the vehicle. The rear plastic housing portion includes internal wall structure. The connector of the rear plastic housing portion includes a video signal terminal and a ground-connect terminal. An electrically conductive metallic shield element is disposed within the rear plastic housing portion and corresponds with the internal wall structure of the rear plastic housing portion. The video signal terminal is electrically connected to the circuitry of the circuit board, and the ground-connect terminal is electrically connected to the electrically conductive metallic shield element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jonathan D. Conger