Patents Examined by Thai Q. Tran
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Patent number: 11689690Abstract: A method for audio and video synchronization, includes: receiving audio data sent by the video player, wherein the audio data includes more than one audio sampling points; obtaining a network delay change between the audio player and the video player, wherein the network delay change refers to a time difference between the network delay monitored for the first time and the network delay monitored for the last time; determining a total amount of audio data to be adjusted according to the network delay change; and adding audio sampling points to the received audio data or deleting audio sampling points from the received audio data according to the total amount of audio data to be adjusted and a preset adjustment strategy, so that the audio player is synchronized with the video player, and playing the added or deleted audio data.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD., BEIJING XIAOMI PINECONE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Lingsong Zhou, Xiaoming Li
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Patent number: 11683451Abstract: A self-healing video surveillance system is described. The self-healing video surveillance system includes one or more surveillance cameras that are configured to store configuration data of a network video recorder in operable communication with the surveillance cameras. The network video recorder includes configuration data, and a module configured to store the configuration data on the surveillance cameras and/or retrieve configuration data stored on the surveillance cameras. A new network video recorder introduced into the network retrieves the stored configuration data to self-configure with minimal or no human interaction. In embodiments, configuration data is distributed among a plurality of surveillance cameras, and may be stored in encrypted format.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventor: James Carey
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Patent number: 11683453Abstract: In various examples, cloud computing systems may store frames of video streams and metadata generated from the frames in separate data stores, with each type of data being indexed using shared timestamps. Thus, the frames of a video stream may be stored and/or processed and corresponding metadata of the frames may be stored and/or generated across any number of devices of the cloud computing system (e.g., edge and/or core devices) while being linked by the timestamps. A client device may provide a request or query to dynamically annotate the video stream using a particular subset of the metadata. In processing the request or query, the timestamps may be used to retrieve video data representing frames of the video stream and metadata extracted from those frames across the data stores. The retrieved metadata and video data may be used to annotate the frames for display on the client device.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Milind Naphade, Parthasarathy Sriram, Farzin Aghdasi, Shuo Wang
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Patent number: 11673519Abstract: A hub rotation imaging control system, includes a power management unit, which can output required direct current for other units; a parameter monitoring unit, which can monitor surrounding environment data of the hub and vehicle driving data; a main control management unit, which can receive the environment data and vehicle driving data monitored by the parameter monitoring unit, and generate video data and control instructions according to the environment data and vehicle driving data; and a data processing unit, which can receive the video data and control instructions generated by the main control management unit, and output drive signals to drive hub imaging.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shiwen Xu, Minglei Li, Yao Dai, Shaoqian Wang, Weidong Liu, Xi Li
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Patent number: 11678030Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying personalized preview images during trick-play operations of a media asset based on user profile data and an importance of frames of the media asset. A request from a user to move a slider of a progress bar associated with a media asset is received while the media asset is being generated for display. A scene from the media asset that contains a play position indicated by the slider is identified and a frame that best matches user profile data of the user and importance data for the scene is identified. The identified frame is generated for display as an overlay over the displayed media asset.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Vikram Makam Gupta, Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Reda Harb
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Patent number: 11670338Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for seamless audio melding between audio items in a playlist are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Michele Covell, Shumeet Baluja
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Patent number: 11671582Abstract: A scanner includes a camera, a light source for generating a probe light incorporating a spatial pattern, an optical system for transmitting the probe light towards the object and for transmitting at least a part of the light returned from the object to the camera, a focus element within the optical system for varying a position of a focus plane of the spatial pattern on the object, unit for obtaining at least one image from said array of sensor elements, unit for evaluating a correlation measure at each focus plane position between at least one image pixel and a weight function, a processor for determining the in-focus position(s) of each of a plurality of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, or each of a plurality of groups of image pixels for a range of focus plane positions, and transforming in-focus data into 3D real world coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: 3SHAPE A/SInventors: Rune Fisker, Henrik Öjelund, Rasmus Kjaer, Mike Van Der Poel, Arish A. Qazi, Karl-Josef Hollenbeck
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Patent number: 11670340Abstract: A computer readable storage medium has stored thereon a prerecorded video experience container. The prerecorded video experience container includes a prerecorded video file that displays visual content, an executable experience which upon execution enables presentation of additional content associated with the prerecorded video file, and an interactive region of the prerecorded video file, wherein the interactive region of the prerecorded video file is associated with the executable experience such that a user interaction with the interactive region executes the executable experience. The prerecorded video file is displayed in response to a selection of the prerecorded video experience container. The executable experience associated with the prerecorded video file is executed in response to identifying an interaction with the interactive region. The additional content associated with the prerecorded video file is displayed in response to executing the executable experience.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Richard Rabbat, Ernestine Fu
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Patent number: 11665220Abstract: A monitoring and surveillance system arranged for processing video data associated with a vehicle, wherein said system is arranged to operate in at least two operating modi, a first modus of said two modi being associated with a first latency requirement for said video data and a second modus of said two modi being associated with a second latency requirement, said system comprising a camera unit, arranged to be installed in said vehicle, wherein said camera unit is arranged for capturing video data; a streaming unit, arranged to be installed in said vehicle, and arranged for receiving said video data and for transmitting said video data over a telecommunication network to a video processing server; said video processing server arranged for selecting a modus of said at least two operating modi, and for communicating said selected modus, over said telecommunication network, to said camera unit such that said streaming unit can be tuned to said selected modus.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Thorsten Lohmar, Ali El Essaili, Mohamed Ibrahim
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Patent number: 11659214Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) accessing a first media data object and a different, second media data object that, when played back, each render temporally sequenced content, (2) comparing first temporally sequenced content represented by the first media data object with second temporally sequenced content represented by the second media data object to identify a set of common temporal subsequences between the first media data object and the second media data object, (3) identifying a set of edits relative to the set of common temporal subsequences that describe a difference between the temporally sequenced content of the first media data object and the temporally sequenced content of the second media data object, and (4) executing a workflow relating to the first media data object and/or the second media data object based on the set of edits. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Netflix, Inc.Inventors: Yadong Wang, Chih-Wei Wu, Kyle Tacke, Shilpa Jois Rao, Boney Sekh, Andrew Swan, Raja Ranjan Senapati
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Patent number: 11643047Abstract: A plurality of images of an imaging subject are captured by using a plurality of cameras. The plurality of images are synthesized to generate a synthesized image viewing the imaging subject from a virtual perspective. The synthesized image is displayed on a screen. When a user operation for changing the position of the virtual perspective is detected, the position of the virtual perspective in the synthesized image is changed.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Yasuyoshi Sawada
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Patent number: 11647262Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to provide one or more content summaries for one or more media assets, wherein it is determined that consumption associated with a profile of a media asset will begin at a first time and at a second time that is a period of time prior to the first time, it is caused to be provided one or more content summaries for the one or more media assets, wherein the one or more content summaries are selected based at least on a duration of the content summary, such that a duration of the content summary is not greater than the period of time.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Rovi GuidesInventors: Vikram Makam Gupta, Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah
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Patent number: 11647294Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes: generating a tracking plane image of a next video frame by using reference polar coordinates of a central position of a play plane image of a current video frame as a center based on a panoramic image of the next video frame in a spherical polar coordinate system; determining updated polar coordinates of a central position of a target object in the tracking plane image of the next video frame in the spherical polar coordinate system based on an object feature of the target object; and using the updated polar coordinates as the reference polar coordinates to re-perform the generating a tracking plane image of a next video frame by using reference polar coordinates as a center based on a panoramic image of the next video frame in a spherical polar coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Bilibili Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yihan Pan
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Patent number: 11647260Abstract: In one implementation, consumption of media content (such as video, audio, or text) is supplemented with an immersive synthesized reality (SR) map based on the media content. In various implementations described herein, the SR map includes a plurality of SR environment representations which, when selected by a user, cause display of a corresponding SR environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Ian M. Richter, Daniel Ulbricht, Eshan Verma
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Patent number: 11641445Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and computer-readable media to automatically crop videos using personalized parameters. Some implementations include a computer-implemented method that comprises obtaining an input video, determining a per-frame crop score for one or more candidate crop regions in each frame of the input video, generating a face signal for the one or more candidate crop regions, adjusting each per-frame crop score based on the face signal, determining a minimal cost path that represents crop region locations based on motion cost and the adjusted per-frame crop score, generating crop keyframing corresponding to the crop region locations along the minimal cost path, wherein the crop keyframing includes a start frame, an end frame, and crop region location, and outputting a modified video that has one or more of an output aspect ratio or an output orientation that is different than a corresponding aspect ratio or an orientation of the input video.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Colvin Pitts
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Patent number: 11641443Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire from a storing unit a target image that is obtained by photographing a target and stored in the storing unit and a processing image that is stored in the storing unit so as to be consecutive to the target image and indicates an instruction for processing on the target image, and perform control such that the processing indicated by the processing image is performed on the target image.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Masafumi Chikyu
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Patent number: 11633255Abstract: An image capturing and illumination system comprises a headband, a camera head mounted on the headband and having a camera lens defining a focal point, and a fiber-optic lens assembly for transmitting light therefrom. The fiber-optic lens assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced-apart lenses flanked on opposite sides of the camera lens for directing beams of light toward the focal point.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SUNOPTIC TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Walter Orozco, Frank Robson, Brandon Closson
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Patent number: 11632522Abstract: The video recording system comprises a video recorder and one or more cameras which is specially designed to record video on the exterior and interior of a locomotive. The system is capable of withstanding the railroad environment, and has been designed to maximize safety and to minimize liability. The video recording system is capable of recording video on at least two drives (same video or different video on at least two drives) thereby creating redundancy in case one of the videos is unclear and/or damaged.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventor: Joseph Donnan
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Patent number: 11623566Abstract: The driving support system includes an imaging section installed to a vehicle capable of executing a driving support state, and the imaging section being capable of imaging a imaging subject positioned in surroundings of the vehicle, and a processor connected to the imaging section. The processor is configured to generate image data, determine whether or not a predetermined recording condition has been satisfied, cause the image data to be recorded in the memory in cases in which the recording condition has been determined to have been satisfied, determine whether or not the vehicle is in any of the driving support states, and change the recording condition to a specific recording condition that is the recording condition corresponding to the driving support state of the vehicle in cases in which the vehicle has been determined to be in any of the driving support states.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryo Shirai
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Patent number: 11626140Abstract: An audio data processing method, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided, which are related to the field of data processing. The method includes: receiving sound production requests respectively sent by a plurality of sound production applications, wherein respective sound production requests include information of ports corresponding to respective sound production applications; acquiring audio data and sound mixing parameters corresponding to the respective sound production applications through the ports corresponding to the respective sound production applications; and mixing respective audio data according to the sound mixing parameters for the respective sound production applications, to generate audio data to be played.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: APOLLO INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xinxue Lei, Shubin Liu, Wenhuan Zhou