Patents Examined by Zaihan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11541752
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of alcohol detection, and particularly to an intelligent identity-authentication alcohol detector. One technical solution comprises an intelligent identity-authentication alcohol detector, comprising a base, a mounting seat, and a connecting arm; the mounting seat is provided on the base, and a face information acquiring module is provided on the mounting seat; the connecting arm is rotatably provided on the base, and a breathing opening for alcohol detection is provided on the connecting arm; and the connecting arm is used for driving the breathing opening for alcohol detection to a position where the face information acquiring module acquires the face information of a subject. According the technical solution of the present application, the face information acquiring module can constantly acquire the face information of a subject when the subject breathes into the breathing opening for alcohol detection, thereby preventing the subject from cheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Well Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi Chen, Dong Chen, Zebin Chen, Yung Chan
  • Patent number: 11543523
    Abstract: A time of flight (ToF) system includes a light source, a photosensor, a signal generator and a processor. The signal generator outputs a reference signal corresponding to a modulation function for modulated light and a modified transmitted light signal corresponding to a phase shift of the reference signal. The light source outputs the modified transmitted light signal and pixels in the photosensor receives its reflections off the scene. The reference signal is applied to the pixels and the processor determines a depth map for the scene based on values recorded by the pixels. In some examples, the phase shift is implemented using a phase locked loop controller. One or more component phases of the phase shift and an exposure time for each component phase are determined and output by the phase locked loop controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Venkata Subhash Chandra Sadhu, Bharath Patil, Nithin Jose, Shubham Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11539871
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first image sensor that outputs a first image produced by photographing a first viewing angle; a second image sensor that outputs a second image produced by photographing a second viewing angle that overlaps a portion of the first viewing angle; a third image sensor that outputs a third image produced by photographing a third viewing angle; and a processor that performs object detection on an object included in an image. The processor generates disparity information indicating a separation degree of a feature point of the first and second images, transforms the third image based on the disparity information, and performs object detection on the transformed third image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangsoo Ko, Kyoungyoung Kim, Byeoungsu Kim, Sanghyuck Ha
  • Patent number: 11536557
    Abstract: A volume measuring apparatus is disclosed and includes a body having a working part and a holding part extended downward from the bottom of the working part, a processor arranged in the body, a first camera, a second camera, and a barcode capturing unit arranged on a front end of the working part, a first button arranged on one side of the holding part, and a second button arranged on a top of the working part. The first button and the second button are different types of button. By respectively operating the first button and the second button, the processor is controlled to perform a measuring action of the volume of a target box or to perform a decoding action of a target barcode based on the image captured by at least one of the first camera, the second camera, and the barcode capturing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: CHAMPTEK INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kuo-Chun Wang, Shu-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 11523118
    Abstract: There is provided a method for encoding and decoding a signal. The input signal (1000) is processed by at least converting the input signal (1000) from a high-dynamic range—HDR-signal to a standard dynamic range—SDR-signal, to produce a first processed signal. The first processed signal is encoded by a first encoding module (1004) to generate a first encoded signal (1012). The first encoded signal (1012) is decoded to generate a first decoded signal. The first decoded signal is processed together with the first processed signal by a second encoding module (1006) to generate a second encoded signal (1014). The second encoded signal (1014) is decoded and the result is combined with the first decoded signal (1012) to generate a second decoded signal. The second decoded signal is processed at least by converting the second decoded signal from a SDR signal to a HDR signal, to produce a second processed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Simone Ferrara, Guido Meardi
  • Patent number: 11523140
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for video processing are described. In an exemplary aspect, a method for video processing includes encoding a video unit of a video as an encoded video unit; generating reconstruction samples from the encoded video unit; performing a clipping operation on the reconstruction samples, wherein a clipping parameter used in the clipping operation is a function of a clipping index and a bit-depth of the reconstruction samples or a bit-depth of samples of the video unit; applying a non-linear adaptive loop filter to an output of the clipping operation; and generating a coded representation of the video using the encoded video unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11516451
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor; a signal processing unit repeatedly performing processing different from each other in a given number of sequential frames to imaging signals obtained by the image sensor to thereby obtain image data of respective frame; and an image data output unit sequentially outputting the image data of respective frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Oba
  • Patent number: 11516516
    Abstract: An image decoding method, a decoder and a storage medium are porovided. The method includes: receiving code stream data, and parsing the code stream data to obtain a coding tree unit corresponding to the code stream data; parsing an i-th node of i-th layer corresponding to the coding tree unit to obtain i-th state parameter and i-th flag parameter corresponding to the i-th node; performing detection processing on the i-th node according to the i-th state parameter and the i-th flag parameter to obtain an i-th detection result; acquiring a (i+1)th node of a (i+1)th layer corresponding to the coding tree unit; continuing to perform detection processing on the (i+1)th node, and traversing all the nodes corresponding to the coding tree unit until all the coding unit data corresponding to the coding tree unit is obtained; and generating a decoded image corresponding to the code stream data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanzhuo Ma, Junyan Huo, Qiang Gao, Fuzheng Yang, Shuai Wan
  • Patent number: 11509870
    Abstract: An image acquisition system includes: a first narrowband light source that emits first narrowband light for exciting a luminescent agent that exists in an observation target and emits light having a wavelength belonging to a visible light wavelength band; a second narrowband light source that emits second narrowband light in a wavelength band of ±30 nm of a peak light emission wavelength of the luminescent agent; a broadband light source that emits broadband light for illuminating the observation target; a first image sensor on which an image of light in a light emission wavelength band including a wavelength corresponding to light emitted from the luminescent agent is formed; and a second image sensor including one or more image sensors on which an image of light in a wavelength band other than the light emission wavelength band is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Oki, Satoshi Nagae
  • Patent number: 11508089
    Abstract: A method of wheel encoder to camera calibration, including receiving a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) signal, receiving a camera signal, receiving a wheel encoder signal, calibrating the camera signal to the LiDAR signal, calibrating the wheel encoder signal to the LiDAR signal and calibrating the camera signal to the wheel encoder signal based on the calibration of the camera signal to the LiDAR signal and the wheel encoder signal to the LiDAR signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Black Sesame Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Huang, Ruihui Di, Zheng Qi, Jizhang Shan
  • Patent number: 11503276
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current coded picture. The prediction information indicates an intra block copy (IBC) prediction mode used for the current block, an index to select a block vector predictor candidate from a block vector predictor candidate list for the current block, and whether a non-zero residue exists for the current block. The processing circuitry constructs the block vector predictor candidate list for the current block in a same sequence of candidates, no matter whether the no-zero residue exists for the current block. The processing circuitry selects a block vector predictor candidate from the constructed block vector predictor candidate list based on the index indicated in the prediction information and reconstructs the current block according to the selected block vector predictor candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu, Xiang Li
  • Patent number: 11503252
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern a system for monitoring a patient in a bed, the system comprising a camera, a user interface comprising a screen, and a computing system. The computing system can be configured to monitor, with the camera, for motion within each of a plurality of zones, the plurality of zones comprising a one or more inner zones extending adjacent along the bed, one or more outer zones extending adjacent along the one or more inner zones, and one or more end zones. Motion within the inner zones can trigger a fall alert while motion within the outer or end zones can suspend one or more functions to prevent the fall alert from being issued. The end zones can comprise a bottom zone and one or more top zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CareView Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Clark, Derek del Carpio
  • Patent number: 11494942
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires feature information of a target depicted in images; a storage unit that stores registration information containing feature information of registered targets; and a distinction unit that distinguishes, on a basis of a result of identification of the feature information acquired by the acquisition unit and the feature information contained in the registration information, one registered target of the registered targets, the one registered target corresponding to the target in the images. The registration information contains zip codes of sites relating to the registered targets. The distinction unit identifies a zip code of a site relating to the target in the images and zip codes contained in registration information with each other, and distinguishes one registered target corresponding to the target in the images using the result of identification of the feature information and using the identification of the zip codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: PATIC TRUST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Maruyama, Yoshikazu Kato
  • Patent number: 11481926
    Abstract: A vehicle analysis environment includes one or more display screens, such as a display screen wall or an array of display screens. While a vehicle is in the vehicle analysis environment, a vehicle analysis system renders and displays one or more vehicle sensor calibration targets and/or one or more simulated events on the one or more display screens. Vehicle sensors of the vehicle capture sensor data while in the vehicle analysis environment. The sensor data depict the vehicle sensor calibration targets and/or the simulated events that are displayed on the one or more display screens. The vehicle can output actions based on the simulated event and/or can calibrate its vehicle sensors based on the vehicle sensor calibration targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Johnson, Kevin Keogh
  • Patent number: 11483547
    Abstract: A camera system and method are disclosed. The camera includes a memory, a camera, and a processor. The memory stores an adaptively subsampled look-up table. The adaptively subsampled look-up includes varying levels of subsampling across the adaptively subsampled look-up table. The camera captures an image, and the captured image is distorted based on varying distortions within an optical system of the camera. The processor receives the captured image from the camera, corrects the distorted captured image based on the adaptively subsampled look-up table to create a correct image, provides the corrected image, and executes a safety feature based on the corrected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharath Subramanya Naidu, Michael Andreas Staudenmaier, Ajit Singh, Leonardo Surico
  • Patent number: 11475605
    Abstract: An encoder is configured to compress spatial information for points included in a three-dimensional (3D) volumetric content representation using an octree, predictive tree, or other geometric compression technique. For points of the 3D volumetric content that are spatially located as same or similar locations in 3D space, such duplicated points, may be signaled using a duplicate point count. The duplicate point count may be used instead of explicitly signaling (duplicated) spatial information in the predictive tree for the duplicated points, as an example. Similarly a decoder is configured to generate a reconstructed three-dimensional representation of the volumetric content that includes the duplicate points, wherein the reconstructed 3D representation is generated from a bit stream including one or more duplicate point counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: David Flynn
  • Patent number: 11473906
    Abstract: A method for aligning a calibration device for calibrating a vehicle environmental sensor of a vehicle, and a device for carrying out such a method. The method includes: measuring a temporal curve of at least one measurement point using the camera, determining the geometrical driving axis from the temporal curve of the at least one measurement point, measuring a first and a second lateral distance value of the vehicle using the distance sensors at a measurement time, determining a center of a vehicle axle at the measurement time on the basis of the ascertained lateral distance values, correlating the geometrical driving axis to the center of the vehicle axle at the measurement time and determining an axially centric geometrical driving axis, and aligning the calibration device in correspondence to the ascertained axially centric geometrical driving axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Uffenkamp
  • Patent number: 11445081
    Abstract: A slide rack determination system for a digital slide scanning apparatus. In an embodiment, a motor drives a slide rack at a known rate toward an engagement surface. The elapsed time until engagement may be used to detect the presence or absence of the slide rack and/or the height of the slide rack. In addition, one or more sensors may detect one or more features of the slide rack, and these feature(s) may be used to determine the presence or absence of a slide rack, whether usage of the slide rack is supported or unsupported by the digital slide scanning apparatus, the orientation of the slide rack, and/or the manufacturer and/or model of the slide rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Newberg, Prentash Djelosevic
  • Patent number: 11445161
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising predicting a viewpoint within a volumetric video based on a movement input provided by a viewer, resulting in a predicted viewpoint at a future time, retrieving a cell occupancy bitmap for a point cloud of the volumetric video for the future time, determining visible cells based on the cell occupancy bitmap and the predicted viewpoint, where the visible cells are not obscured by points in other cells, and retrieving points of the point cloud that are within the visible cells prior to the future time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bo Han, Jackson Jarrell Pair, Cheuk Yiu Ip
  • Patent number: 11438601
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image, according to the present invention, can comprise the steps of: drawing out a vector predictor of a block vector for indicating a reference block with respect to a current block to be predicted within a current picture; drawing out the block vector on the basis of the vector predictor and a vector differential value corresponding to a different value of the block vector and the vector predictor; and generating a prediction block with respect to the current block on the basis of the block vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Byeung Woo Jeon, Seung Ha Yang, Hiuk Jae Shim, Da Hee Lee