Patents Examined by Thai Tran
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Patent number: 10048042Abstract: An adaptive masking method for an element in a field of operations. According to this method, at least one cover allowing to cover the element is implemented, the cover carrying at least one image generator network connected to an image synthesizer coupled to a camera. According to this method, the camera is positioned so as to cover both a portion of a background of the element and the entire cover, the image synthesizer controlling the at least one image generator network so as to minimize the contrast and optionally the frequency deviation between the background and the cover. The device implementing such a method is described.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: NEXTER SYSTEMSInventors: Sylvain Muller, Eric Petitpas
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Patent number: 10044933Abstract: A periphery monitoring device for a work machine includes imaging devices that capture an image of the surroundings of the work machine. An overhead view image is generated from the surroundings of the work machine based upon upper view-point images of the image devices. When generating an overhead view image of an overlap region of first and second upper view-point images relating to the images captured by the first and second imaging devices, the overhead view image generating unit, based upon a height of a virtual monitoring target, sets at least one of a first region in which the first upper view-point image is displayed and a second region in which the second upper view-point image is displayed, and also sets a third region in which a composite display image based upon the first and second upper view-point images is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moritaka Oota, Yoichi Kowatari, Yoshihiro Inanobe
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Patent number: 10045120Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for generating a model of the geometric relationships between various audio sources recorded by a multi-camera system. The spatial audio scene module associates source signals, extracted from recorded audio, of audio sources to visual objects identified in videos recorded by one or more cameras. This association may be based on estimated positions of the audio sources based on relative signal gains and delays of the source signal received at each microphone. The estimated positions of audio sources are tracked indirectly by tracking the associated visual objects with computer vision. A virtual microphone module may receive a position for a virtual microphone and synthesize a signal corresponding to the virtual microphone position based on the estimated positions of the audio sources.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventors: Balineedu Chowdary Adsumilli, Timothy Macmillan
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Patent number: 10042150Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating a fresh tissue sample, prepared as to fluoresce under illumination, during a medical procedure. A structured light source is configured to project a spatially patterned light beam onto the fresh tissue sample. An imaging system is configured to produce an image from fluorescence emitted from the illuminated fresh tissue sample. A system control is configured to provide a human-comprehensible clinically useful output associated with the medical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundInventor: Jonathon Quincy Brown
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Patent number: 10043550Abstract: A system and method of incorporating additional video objects into source video data to produce output video data. A method includes identifying segments of the source video data, selecting identified segments for the inclusion of additional video objects, creating an intermediate working version of the source video data including video material corresponding to the selected segments, creating metadata which identifies at least one frame within the source video data which corresponds to the selected segments, transmitting the intermediate working version to a remote system for the creation of additional video data including additional video objects to be included in the output video data, receiving video file data associated with the additional video data, obtaining the additional video data based on the video file data, retrieving metadata and incorporating the additional video data with the source video data on the basis of the retrieved metadata to produce the output video data.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Mirriad Advertising PLCInventors: Julien Fauqueur, Simon Cuff, Philip McLauchlan
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Patent number: 10044226Abstract: A first oscillator is configured to be switchable between a disabled state and an oscillation state in which a first clock signal CLK1 having a first frequency is generated. A second oscillator oscillates at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency, so as to generate a second clock signal. In (i) a power transfer phase in which electric power is transmitted to a wireless power receiving apparatus, a controller instructs the first oscillator to oscillate, and generates a first pulse signal for controlling a driver according to the first clock signal. In (ii) a selection phase in which the presence or absence of the wireless power receiving apparatus is detected, the controller generates a second pulse signal for controlling the driver at a predetermined time interval, which is measured based on the second clock signal, and during which the first oscillator is set to the disabled state.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: ROHM CO., LTDInventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Takeshi Nozawa, Tatsuya Iwasaki, Manabu Miyata
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Patent number: 10042153Abstract: A microscope for high-resolution imaging of a sample in a depth direction and transversely thereto has an excitation beam path for illuminating a sample,—an imaging beam path with an objective and two detectors,—and a phase element. The phase element is situated in a pupil of the imaging beam path and has a different influence on two halves of the pupil cross section. The imaging beam path is split into two partial imaging beam paths downstream of the pupil as seen in the imaging direction, which partial imaging beam paths each lead to one of the two detectors. The two partial imaging beam paths have imaging lengths that differ by a specific wavelength difference such that the two detectors record images of the sample from two different focal planes, which are spaced apart by a distance in the depth direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbHInventor: Thomas Kalkbrenner
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Patent number: 10036716Abstract: A solar power panel failure search and detect system to search and detect malfunctioning or failed sites of a solar power panel. A search unit is installed in a remotely controllable aerial vehicle. The search unit maintains a constant distance between a solar panel and a failure detector, and maintains the failure detector at an optimum angle. A control unit controls a flight path and a flight angle of the aerial vehicle and controls/regulates an angle of the failure detector, a receiver, a processor, and the search unit. The search unit has an angle sensor, the failure detector, an angle adjuster and an imaging device. The control unit has a transmitter to transmit the search result data.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: SKYROBOT INC.Inventors: Ryohei Uetaki, Daisuke Kaio
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Patent number: 10038329Abstract: A method and module for monitoring a voltage of a power cell, sampling and holding a voltage of the power cell, and balancing a voltage of the power cell. In accordance with an embodiment, an interface circuit is capable of operation in a plurality of operating modes. In accordance with another embodiment, the interface circuit is coupled to a filter section.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Bart De Cock, Bernard Gentinne
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Patent number: 10038893Abstract: An electronic device (100) includes a depth sensor (120), a first imaging camera (114, 116), and a controller (802). The depth sensor (120) includes a modulated light projector (119) to project a modulated light pattern (500). The first imaging camera (114, 116) is to capture at least a reflection of the modulated light pattern (500). The controller (802) is to selectively modify (1004) at least one of a frequency, an intensity, and a duration of projections of the modulated light pattern by the modulated light projector responsive to at least one trigger event (1002). The trigger event can include, for example, a change (1092) in ambient light incident on the electronic device, detection (1094) of motion of the electronic device, or a determination (1096) that the electronic device has encountered a previously-unencountered environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Johnny Lee
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Patent number: 10032481Abstract: Provided is a system for efficiently creating snippets or clips from media assets without re-encoding the entire portion of already encoded media content falling within the snippet boundaries. The system partitions and encodes the original media asset as set of slices with each slice encoding a different temporal chunk of the media asset. The system identifies a first slice that encodes a duration of the media asset spanning the snippet start time, and a second slice that encodes a duration of the media asset spanning the snippet end time. The system produces a snippet start slice from decoding, clipping, and re-encoding the first slice and a snippet end slice from decoding, clipping, and re-encoding the second slice. The system generates the snippet from the snippet start slice, an unmodified subset of the set of slices between the first slice and the second slice, and the snippet end slice.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Verizon Digital Media Services Inc.Inventors: Calvin Ryan Owen, Tyler Willey, David Frederick Brueck
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Patent number: 10032485Abstract: A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, a complete index that can be used to locate each data chunk in each of these tracks and an abridged index that can enable the location of a subset of the data chunks in each track, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: DIVX, LLCInventors: Abou Ul Aala Ahsan, Stephen R. Bramwell, Brian T. Fudge
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Patent number: 10032484Abstract: A digital video builder system with methodology for designer-controlled user interaction is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method comprises receiving, from interactive controls on a graphical user interface, configuration of a storyboard block of a storyboard of a target digital video to be created. The storyboard block represents a scene of the target digital video, comprises a media element slot and a scene parameter for configuring the media element slot, and corresponds to a scene specification having a plurality of scene variants for rendering the scene of the target digital video. The received configuration comprises a setting for the scene parameter. Based on the scene parameter setting, the method further includes automatically selecting one of the plurality of scene variants for use in rendering as part of the scene of the target digital video.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Animoto Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Clifton, Stephen J. Clifton, Tim Wharton, Krister Wombell, Brian Rhee, Peter Sharp
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Patent number: 10033989Abstract: A synchronization controller for a multi-sensor camera device includes a detection circuit and a control circuit. The detection circuit detects asynchronization between image outputs generated from the multi-sensor camera device, wherein the image outputs correspond to different viewing angles. The control circuit controls an operation of the multi-sensor camera device in response to the asynchronization detected by the detection circuit. In addition, a synchronization method applied to a multi-sensor camera device includes following steps: detecting asynchronization between image outputs generated from the multi-sensor camera device, wherein the image outputs correspond to different viewing angles; and controlling an operation of the multi-sensor camera device in response to the detected asynchronization.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Tung-Hai Wu, Wei-Cheng Ku, Chung-Hung Tsai, Yuan-Chung Lee
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Patent number: 10033983Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for view generation based on a video coding scheme. A bitstream is received that is encoded based on the video coding scheme. The bitstream includes video, quantized warp map offsets, and a message of a message type specified by the video coding scheme. Depth samples decoded from the first bitstream are interpreted as quantized warp map offsets, based on a first syntax element contained in the message. Warp maps are generated based on the quantized warp map offsets and a second syntax element contained in the message. Views are generated using image-domain warping and based on the video and the warp maps.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Aljosa Smolic, Nikolce Stefanoski
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Patent number: 10027129Abstract: Methods and platforms may include a common bus, and a set of redundant power supply modules coupled to the common bus. Each power supply module can have a conversion circuit, an AC fault detector coupled to the conversion circuit, and a DC fault detector coupled to the conversion circuit. The platform may also include a system coupled to the common bus.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Viktor D. Vogman
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Patent number: 10026440Abstract: A recording medium includes a video stream of a standard-luminance range and a video stream of high-luminance range, which are used selectively in accordance with a playback environment. The recording medium also includes a subtitle stream of the standard-luminance range and a subtitle stream of the high-luminance range, which are used selectively in accordance with the playback environment. A playlist file includes a management region where playback control information relating to a main stream is stored, and includes an extended region. The management region stores first playback control information specifying playing of the video stream of the high-luminance range and the subtitle stream of the high-luminance range in combination. The extended region stores second playback control information specifying playing of the video stream of the standard-luminance range and the subtitle stream of the standard-luminance range in combination.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tadamasa Toma
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Patent number: 10024922Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving a selection of a first device under test. Connecting the first device under test to a load based at least on a closed high-side driver relay and a closed low-side driver relay for a first switch, from a plurality of devices under test. Closing at a first rate a high-side driver relay of a first switch based at least on the received selection. Closing at a second rate a low-side driver relay of the first switch based at least on the received selection, wherein the first rate and second rate are different.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLCInventors: David C. Robertson, Panagiotis D. Prezas, Lee K. Walker
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Patent number: 10027242Abstract: A vehicle power conversion device includes a two-level converter, a three-level converter and one cooling device. The two-level converter includes a capacitor, first switching devices and second switching devices. The three-level converter includes two capacitors, third switching devices, fourth switching devices and a bidirectional switch. The first and second switching devices are embedded in first power modules, and the third and fourth switching devices are embedded in second power modules. The second power modules have dielectric strength voltages at least equal to a voltage applicable to any one of the two capacitors connected in series included in the three-level converter, and the first power modules have dielectric strength voltages at least equal to a sum of a voltage applicable to any one of the two capacitors connected in series included in the three-level converter and a voltage applicable to the capacitor included in the two-level converter.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yuusuke Kouno, Masayuki Nogi, Nobumitsu Tada, Yuuki Tsukinari, Yosuke Nakazawa, Tomoyuki Makino
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Patent number: 10026574Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a first number of loads connected in series. Each of a second number of drive units is coupled to at least one of the first number of loads, and is configured to assume a first operation state or a second operation state. A current source circuit is coupled in series with the first number of loads and is configured to control a load current.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Michael Lenz, Rolf-Peter Goeser, Cristi-Stefan Zegheru