Patents Examined by Usman A Khan
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Patent number: 12382187Abstract: This application relates to the field of photographing technologies, and discloses an image processing method and an electronic device, so as to dynamically adjust LUTs in a process of photographing or visual recording, and enrich display effects of photographing or visual recording. The electronic device obtains a first image, where the first image is an image captured by a camera of the electronic device, and the first image includes a first shot object; the electronic device determines a first scenario corresponding to the first image, where the first scenario is used to identify a scenario corresponding to the first shot object; the electronic device determines a first LUT based on the first scenario; and the electronic device processes the first image based on the first LUT to obtain a second image, and displays the second image, where a display effect of the second image corresponds to the first LUT.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bin Xiao, Hantao Cui, Yu Wang, Congchao Zhu, Tao Shao, Shuhong Hu
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Patent number: 12375798Abstract: Generally, an artificial intelligence model is trained based on input from a user to identify preferences of the user for media content, such as images. Camera settings are automatically applied to media content based on the identified preferences of the user so that the user is automatically presented with media content displayed in accordance with his or her preferences.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2023Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Thiago Francisco Martins, Benicio Pereira Goulart, Boby Iyer
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Patent number: 12375784Abstract: A camera module includes: a first body including a substrate; an image sensor mounted on the substrate; a second body including a lens module; a ball bearing disposed between the first body and the second body to enable movement of the second body relative to the first body; and a driving member disposed between the first body and the second body to provide driving force to move the second body in at least one direction intersecting an optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2023Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hwan Kim, Ju Ho Kim, Sang Hyun Ji, Jung Hyun Park, Nam Keun Oh, Doo Seub Shin, Dong Hoon Lee, Jong Eun Park, Sangik Cho
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Patent number: 12363463Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes pixels each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and arranged in a matrix, and a control circuit that controls the pixels on row-by-row. Each pixel may output a first signal corresponding to charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion element and a second signal corresponding to charge generated by the first and second photoelectric conversion elements. The control circuit performs a first reset operation and a first readout operation for reading out the second signal on pixels in a first row, and performs a second reset operation, a second readout operation for reading out the first signal, and a third readout operation for reading out the second signal on pixels in a second row. The control circuit performs a third reset operation on pixels of any one of rows in a period one before a period during which the second reset operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Sato, Koichiro Iwata, Yu Arishima, Kentaro Tsukida
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Patent number: 12363422Abstract: Disclosed in various embodiments of the present disclosure are a method and an apparatus for providing an image in an electronic device. An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises a camera module, a display, a memory, and a processor, where the processor can display a preview image through the display, capture an image at least based on of the preview image in response to a user input while displaying the preview image, perform image analysis based on the captured image, identify at least one class related to the captured image based on the image analysis result, identify at least one user preference based on the identified class, and provide, through the display, at least one recommended image related to the at least one user preference.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Beomsu Kim, Wonjoon Do, Jihwan Choe
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Patent number: 12356065Abstract: An image capturing apparatus to be used in an image capturing system that includes a plurality of image capturing apparatuses includes a detection unit configured to detect a subject, an authentication unit configured to authenticate correspondence between the subject and identification information of a user, an obtainment unit configured to obtain shooting conditions associated with the subject authenticated by the authentication unit, an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of the subject under the shooting conditions, a count unit configured to count the number of captured images of the subject for each of the plurality of shooting conditions, and a notification unit configured to notify a controller of another image capturing apparatus included among the plurality of image capturing apparatuses of the number of counts counted by the count unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Go Togashi
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Patent number: 12348843Abstract: An integrated hands-free, point of view, action-sports, digital video camera (or camcorder) (10) includes: a rotary horizon adjustment controller (14) for adjusting the orientation of a horizontal image plane (16) recorded by an image sensor with respect to the orientation of a camera housing (22); a laser alignment system with laser sources (48) capable of projecting light to define a horizontal projection axis (52) that is coordinated with orientation of the horizontal image plane (16); a manually operable switch (80), which covers a microphone (90) whenever the switch (80) is in the OFF position, for controlling video data capture; and a “quick-release” mounting system (120) that retains a desired orientation of the camera (10).Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Contour IP Holding, LLCInventors: Jason Green, Marc Barros, David Thorpe, Chunshik Kim, Felix Ballerstedt, David Randall Knaub, Oved Valadez, Peter Kettenring, Margaret Novotny, Laura O'Donnell, Jeff Howard
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Patent number: 12348842Abstract: An imaging system is an imaging system using a compressed sensing technology, and includes a filter array including types of filters different from one another in transmission spectrum, an image sensor that generates image data based on light that passes through the filter array, a processing circuit that generates hyperspectral image data including images corresponding to four or more bands included in a target wavelength region on the basis of the image data and a reconstruction table decided on the basis of a spatial distribution of the transmission spectra of the types of filters, and a light source that emits reference light used for calibration for correcting the reconstruction table and having a wavelength of at least one of the four or more bands, and the processing circuit corrects the reconstruction table on the basis of reference image data which the image sensor generates by detecting the reference light.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Kiyohara, Motoki Yako, Atsushi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 12328499Abstract: A system for controlling image capture includes a control apparatus including a main body, a dial located in a slot of a sidewall of the main body with a portion of a cylindrical sidewall of the dial being exposed to be turned by a finger of a user, a memory storing a computer program code, and a processor configured to execute the computer program code to: receive, from a movable device, an image of a target imaging area, control a motion attitude of the movable device according to an operation on a joystick of the control apparatus by the user holding the control apparatus, and adjust an attitude of a gimbal device configured on the movable device according to an operation on the dial configured on the control apparatus by the user while controlling the motion attitude of the movable device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2023Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Heli Zhong, Bingzhen Yang, Lifu Yu, Zhiyuan Zhang
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Patent number: 12328495Abstract: A display assistant device comprises a display, a camera, a speaker, microphones, a processor and memory. The memory stores programs comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, enable a plurality of modes of the display assistant device. The modes include a monitoring mode and an assistant mode. In the monitoring mode, the device is configured to perform a remote monitoring function in which first video captured by the camera is streamed to a remote server system for monitoring uses. The monitoring uses include transmission of the first video to remote client devices authorized to access the first video. In the assistant mode, the device is configured to perform a second plurality of functions that excludes the monitoring function and includes a video communication function in which second video captured by the camera is transmitted to second devices participating in a video communication with a first user of the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Michael Yang Liu, Jeffrey Ching Wang, Mohamed Mohy-Eldeen Abdelgany, John Jordan Nold, George Alban Heitz, III, Siddarth Raghunathan, Shayan Sayadi, Scott Mullins
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Patent number: 12316941Abstract: A periscopic camera module, including: a first reflective element including a first reflective surface and used to reflect incident light and make the incident light longitudinally turn; an optical lens used to receive the light reflected by the first reflective element and output an imageable light beam to an image space; a second reflective element including at least one second reflective surface and adapted to make the imageable light beam transversely turn at least once; and a photosensitive chip adapted to receive the transversely turned imageable light beam, wherein at least one of all optical surfaces of the first reflective element and the second reflective element is provided with a light blocking structure, and the light blocking structure is arranged at an edge region of the at least one optical surface; and the optical surface includes a reflective surface, an incident surface, or an exit surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTDInventors: Bojie Zhao, Lifeng Yao, Dongli Yuan, Sisi Yu, Zhen Huang
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Patent number: 12316949Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit; a detection unit configured to detect a posture of a head region of a user with respect to the imaging apparatus; a decision unit configured to decide, on the basis of the posture of the head region detected by the detection unit, a recording region to be clipped from a range of imaging by the imaging unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a displacement of the recording region in the imaging range is to be adjusted; and a notification unit configured to transmit, in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the displacement of the recording region is to be adjusted, a notification that encourages the adjustment of the displacement of the recording region to a display device that displays information related to the displacement of the recording region.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masahiro Satoh
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Patent number: 12302030Abstract: An image processing system includes: a receiving unit configured to receive an input of a plurality of image frames constituting a video from an imaging apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a feature point included in an image frame to be processed in the plurality of image frames; and an output unit configured to output an output image obtained by superimposing an image frame to be processed of an area detected as a feature point on a background image generated from at least some of a plurality of image frames.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo Kawai
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Patent number: 12287491Abstract: The invention relates to an optical imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: AKMIRA OPTRONICS GMBHInventor: Alexander Knüttel
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Patent number: 12289524Abstract: An image sensor driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly includes a circuit component. The circuit component includes a circuit main body and a movable suspension arm. The circuit main body is configured to hold an image sensor. The movable suspension arm is elastically connected to the circuit main body and the fixed assembly. The image sensor is electrically connected to the fixed assembly via the circuit component. The image sensor extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis. The drive assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The movable suspension arm includes a section that extends in a different direction than the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chen-Chi Kuo, Yi-Ho Chen, Sin-Jhong Song
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Patent number: 12284435Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a display, a memory, a location positioning circuitry, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the camera, the display, the memory, and the location positioning circuitry, wherein the at least one processor may determine a first position and a first direction of a user through the location positioning circuitry, obtain surrounding information about the first position from a map database, generate scan request information including a reference target from the map database on the basis of the surrounding information, display a capture guide on the display such that a capture target corresponding to the reference target is captured with the camera by using the scan request information, determine a second position and a second direction by using the capture target and the reference target, and display the second position and the second direction on the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jaemyeon Lee
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Patent number: 12279049Abstract: An information processing apparatus that displays a captured image captured by an imaging apparatus on a display unit, the information processing apparatus includes a display controller configured to perform display control to display an image of a region of interest included in the captured image, on the display unit, wherein, the display controller displays, in a case where the region of interest is in an angle of view of a frame of the captured image, the image of the region of interest included in the frame, and displays, in a case where the region of interest is off from the angle of view of the frame of the captured image, the image of the region of interest included in a preceding frame preceding the frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanao Yokoyama
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Patent number: 12267596Abstract: A camera system that captures an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image with an improved burst duration time and faster frame rate. The camera system determines a set of different exposure settings for creation of an HDR image. The camera system provides the set of exposure settings to the camera sensor in a series of sequential timing windows. A sensor of the camera system outputs a plurality of stale frames in sequential timing windows for receiving the set of different exposure settings. The plurality of stale frames are followed by a set of image frames in sequential timing windows, with each image captured at a different exposure setting of the set of different exposure settings. The camera system may generate a HDR image using the captured sequence of images.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Robert Phillips, III, Jiangtao Kuang
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Patent number: 12250453Abstract: Proposed is an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of improving convenience of a user regarding photographing performed for calculating a head-related transfer function. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not the size of an area occupied by a side face of a user in a photographing area is within a threshold value; a photographing unit that photographs the side face of the user in a case where it is determined that the size of the area occupied by the side face of the user is within the threshold value; and a photographing control unit that presents a function of manually photographing to the user in a case where the side face of the user has not been photographed within a predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Tamaki, Yukihiro Isono
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Patent number: 12250456Abstract: A video processing method and an electronic device, wherein the method includes: running a camera application program on an electronic device; displaying a first image, where the first image is an image captured when the electronic device is in a first shooting mode; obtaining audio data, where the audio data is data captured by the at least two pickup apparatuses; obtaining a switching instruction based on the audio data, where the switching instruction is used to instruct the electronic device to switch from the first shooting mode to a second shooting mode; and displaying a second image, where the second image is an image captured when the electronic device is in the second shooting mode. Based on the technical solution of this application, video recording can be completed without requiring a user to switch shooting modes of the electronic device, thereby improving shooting experience of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Beijing Honor Device Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhenyi Liu, Jianyong Xuan, Guozhi Cao