Patents by Inventor Adrian J. Hill

Adrian J. Hill has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10712582
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20180373051
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
  • Patent number: 9872007
    Abstract: Teleconferencing is performed between two telecommunication devices having a display device and a stereoscopic pair of cameras positioned outside opposed sides of the display device at the same level partway along those sides. The separation between the centers of the cameras is in a range having a lower limit of 60 mm and an upper limit of 110 mm to improve the perceived roundness in a displayed stereoscopic image of a head. In captured stereo images that are video images, a head is segmented and the segmented backgrounds are replaced by replacement images that have a lower degree of perceived stereoscopic depth to compensate for non-linear depth perception in the displayed stereo images. Images are shifted vertically to position an eye-line of a detected face at the level of the stereoscopic pair of cameras of the telecommunication device where the images are displayed, improving the naturalness of the displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Adrian J. Hill
  • Patent number: 9740034
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the luminous intensity of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer. Further an optical window control system may comprise detection of an observer's hand. An image control system may comprise a method to provide an image that can be switched from a first mode with a first brightness into a second mode with a high brightness region and low brightness region, where the brightness of the second low brightness region is matched to the first brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20170150134
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
  • Patent number: 9541766
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20160316188
    Abstract: Teleconferencing is performed between two telecommunication devices having a display device and a stereoscopic pair of cameras positioned outside opposed sides of the display device at the same level partway along those sides. The separation between the centers of the cameras is in a range having a lower limit of 60 mm and an upper limit of 110 mm to improve the perceived roundness in a displayed stereoscopic image of a head. In captured stereo images that are video images, a head is segmented and the segmented backgrounds are replaced by replacement images that have a lower degree of perceived stereoscopic depth to compensate for non-linear depth perception in the displayed stereo images. Images are shifted vertically to position an eye-line of a detected face at the level of the stereoscopic pair of cameras of the telecommunication device where the images are displayed, improving the naturalness of the displayed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20160252759
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the luminous intensity of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer. Further an optical window control system may comprise detection of an observer's hand. An image control system may comprise a method to provide an image that can be switched from a first mode with a first brightness into a second mode with a high brightness region and low brightness region, where the brightness of the second low brightness region is matched to the first brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Adrian J. Hill
  • Patent number: 9407868
    Abstract: Teleconferencing is performed between two telecommunication devices having a display device and a stereoscopic pair of cameras positioned outside opposed sides of the display device at the same level partway along those sides. The separation between the centers of the cameras is in a range having a lower limit of 60 mm and an upper limit of 110 mm to improve the perceived roundness in a displayed stereoscopic image of a head. In captured stereo images that are video images, a head is segmented and the segmented backgrounds are replaced by replacement images that have a lower degree of perceived stereoscopic depth to compensate for non-linear depth perception in the displayed stereo images. Images are shifted vertically to position an eye-line of a detected face at the level of the stereoscopic pair of cameras of the telecommunication device where the images are displayed, improving the naturalness of the displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20140368602
    Abstract: Teleconferencing is performed between two telecommunication devices having a display device and a stereoscopic pair of cameras positioned outside opposed sides of the display device at the same level partway along those sides. The separation between the centers of the cameras is in a range having a lower limit of 60 mm and an upper limit of 110 mm to improve the perceived roundness in a displayed stereoscopic image of a head. In captured stereo images that are video images, a head is segmented and the segmented backgrounds are replaced by replacement images that have a lower degree of perceived stereoscopic depth to compensate for non-linear depth perception in the displayed stereo images. Images are shifted vertically to position an eye-line of a detected face at the level of the stereoscopic pair of cameras of the telecommunication device where the images are displayed, improving the naturalness of the displayed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20130321599
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guiding valve apparatus including an imaging directional backlight, an illuminator array and an observer tracking system arranged to achieve control of an array of illuminators which may provide a directional display to an observer over a wide lateral and longitudinal viewing range, wherein the number of optical windows presented to the observer as viewing windows is controlled dependent on the lateral and longitudinal position or speed of an observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: REALD INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Miller H. Schuck, Adrian J. Hill
  • Publication number: 20120281514
    Abstract: Methods and systems for equalizing a holographic image page and for compensating nonlinearity of a holographic data storage channel are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for equalizing a holographic image page includes receiving the holographic image page and dividing the holographic image page into a plurality of local image regions. The method further includes generating a local alignment error vector for each local image region, computing a local finite impulse response kernel for each local image region according to the corresponding local alignment error vector, and adjusting misaligned pixels of each local image region using the corresponding local finite impulse response kernel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: INPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: MARK R. AYRES, Adrian J. Hill
  • Patent number: 8275216
    Abstract: Methods and systems for equalizing a holographic image page and for compensating nonlinearity of a holographic data storage channel are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for equalizing a holographic image page includes receiving the holographic image page and dividing the holographic image page into a plurality of local image regions. The method further includes generating a local alignment error vector for each local image region, computing a local finite impulse response kernel for each local image region according to the corresponding local alignment error vector, and adjusting misaligned pixels of each local image region using the corresponding local finite impulse response kernel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: InPhase Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Ayres, Adrian J. Hill