Patents Examined by William C. Vaugh, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10873683
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a camera system includes a plurality of cameras, a camera controller configured to control the plurality of cameras, a control signal line configured to facilitate an exchange of at least one control signal between the camera controller and the plurality of cameras and a synchronization signal line commonly connected to the plurality of cameras, and configured to transmit at least one transmission synchronization signal for synchronizing at least two cameras among the plurality of cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Joong Kim, Jeong A Jo
  • Patent number: 9277166
    Abstract: A method of displaying an interactive geographical representation associated with a video content item is described. The method includes: playing the video content item, wherein the video content item includes at least one scene; requesting relevant metadata associated with the at least one video scene, the relevant metadata including a geographical representation and geolocation metadata associated with the at least video scene; receiving the relevant metadata; and displaying an interactive geographical representation along with at least one visual indication, wherein the at least one visual indication is associated with the at least one video scene and positioned at a location indicated by the geolocation metadata. Related systems, apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Prat, Laurent Gardes, Olivier Lacour, Berangere Lallemant
  • Patent number: 9185363
    Abstract: An imaging system is provided for a vehicle. The imaging system includes: an imager configured to image a forward external scene of the controlled vehicle and to generate image frame data corresponding to each frame of a series of acquired image frames; and a processor configured to receive and analyze the image frame data to detect a dominant scene motion and to determine relative motion of objects as compared to the dominant scene motion, and wherein the analysis of the image frame data performed by the processor includes categorizing objects detected in the image frame data using the relative motion of those objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sergio E. Murillo Amaya, David M. Falb
  • Patent number: 8879619
    Abstract: A system encoding and decoding video that uses a parallel encoding and decoding technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Segall, Jie Zhao
  • Patent number: 8447169
    Abstract: A process for creating an edited video media, utilizing a computer software system, which comprises the steps of, (a) obtaining some raw video footage, and uploading the footage into the computer software system, if necessary converting the raw video into digital form; (b) cataloguing the raw video footage in a database on the computer; (c) having an operator edit the raw video footage, following a predetermined and standard procedure to create a plurality of video clips; (d) having an operator edit the video clips, following a predetermined and standard procedure to create a plurality of selected shorter segments showing the highlights from at least some of the clips from step (c), and combined as another clip; (e) having an operator add a musical sound track, to the clips of steps (c) and (d); and (f) assembling the clips into a movie, adding standard titles before each clip, and a possibly a standard menu that indexes each clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Philip Charles Lewis
  • Patent number: 7925754
    Abstract: Described is a method to provide sync notifications to a client device. The invention maintains a notion of the state of the device. When an event of interest occurs for the mobile device, the server decides whether or not the device needs to be prompted to sync. A parameter that indicates whether an event of interest renders the device no longer up to date from the perspective of the server or whether an event of interest occurs and the device has not contacted the server for a certain period of time is compared to a last known parameter for a device. If the parameters match and the current time is greater than a timeout value, a sync notification is sent. If the parameters don't match, the sync notification is sent. The method is repeated for each event of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Paul Limont, Srinivasa R. Manda
  • Patent number: 7454495
    Abstract: Disclosed is a remote computer or server management system for coupling a series of remote computers to one or more user workstations allowing for efficient location, error detection and/or general status indication of the remote computers or servers. In particular, computer interface modules connected to the remote computers or servers include a signaling circuit to emit an audible or visual signal upon detection of a problem or upon receipt of a signal command from a user trying to locate a particular remote computer. Alternatively, the signaling circuit may transmit a message to the user workstation to inform the user of a problem, general status (e.g., of firmware upgrade), etc., which may be displayed on the user's video monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Raritan America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Chen, David Hsieh, Tomy Kan
  • Patent number: 7441014
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and system for serving data on broadcast media that uses low-level data objects to reduce repetition of common data, that uses indirect naming and machine-readable names to provide easy access to a large part of the broadcast spectrum, and that obtains a data object in a single cycle with no loss, or in two cycles with moderate loss. A user can request a desired data object, such as a web page, which comprises one or more low-level objects. The bandwidth used for each low-level object can be separately set. Two desired data objects can include the same low-level object. The method allows the content creator flexibility in assigning bandwidth used and response time for specific request objects and is easy to implement. Objects can be broadcast across alternate protocols. A dynamic list of desired data objects (the “First-level Name Table”) is maintained that references the low-level objects that compose them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: TVWorks, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Bulkowski