Patents by Inventor Anders Aronsson

Anders Aronsson 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).

  • Publication number: 20160048943
    Abstract: A digital photograph is processed by receiving a communication related to the digital photograph from an application external to an image storage device that stores the digital photograph. Parameters related to the application are processed. The digital photograph is changed based on the parameters related to the application. Related methods, devices, and/or computer program products are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Isberg, Par-Anders Aronsson, Ola Thorn, Olivier Moliner, Hakan Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20150365591
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method implemented by a computing device is disclosed. Images from a sequence of images that depicts a scene are displayed on an electronic display. User input is received that selects an image from the sequence to be used as a base image. User input is also received that selects an object from the sequence of images. A movement trajectory of the selected object is determined from the sequence of images. The selected object is repositioned based on user input that drags the selected object along the determined movement trajectory from an initial position to a new position. A new image is created by combining the base image and the repositioned object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, Håkan Jonsson, Lars Nord, Ola Thörn
  • Patent number: 9129442
    Abstract: An apparatus and method generate a three-dimensional image by determining, using a light-field camera, a depth map corresponding to an environment. The depth map represents how light falls in the environment. The method also includes determining a parallax occlusion map of the environment and creating, using the depth map and the parallax occlusion map, a three-dimensional image representing the environment. In some embodiments, the method includes taking a first picture of the environment with a first flash intensity and a second picture of the environment with a greater second flash, determining differences between the first picture of the environment and the second picture of the environment, determining one or more properties of the environment based at least in part on the determined differences and dynamically re-lighting the three-dimensional image using the depth map, the parallax occlusion map, and one or more of the determined properties of the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communicaions AB
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, Martin Ek, Magnus Jendbro, Magnus Landqvist, Pär Stenberg, Ola Thörn
  • Publication number: 20150177804
    Abstract: A first aspect provides in a supply voltage control module, a method of providing instructions for setting a supply voltage comprising obtaining information on a supply voltage need of a load and based on that information, determining a supply voltage that is to be provided to the load. Subsequently, an instruction is sent to a power supply module to supply the determined supply voltage to the load. A need for a supply voltage of a load, like an integrated circuit, may not only depend on design of the load, but also on parameters of the manufacturing process and the level of activity of the load. By obtaining information on a supply voltage need of the load and using that information to determine a supply voltage to be provided to the load, a feedback loop is created by instructing a point of load power supply to provide the supply voltage determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Björn Olsson, Anders Aronsson, Per Ingelhag, Fredrik Larsson
  • Patent number: 9057943
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a sound recording arrangement comprising a sound recording arrangement and a method in the sound recording arrangement for amplifying sounds in a primary gaze direction of the user of the sound recording arrangement. The method comprises the actions of recording sounds arriving at a sound recording unit from objects in the field of view of the user, and recording a first set of images of the head and/or the eyes of the user, and determining a primary gaze direction of the user based on the first set of images, and amplifying sounds arriving in the primary gaze direction compared to sounds arriving from other directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Pär Stenberg, Karl Ola Thörn, Magnus Jendbro, Pär-Anders Aronsson, Magnus Landqvist, Martin Ek
  • Patent number: 8994672
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for transferring content between electronic devices via skin input. An exemplary method includes detecting, by an interface device, an input received on a user's skin, wherein the interface device is in electronic communication with at least one of the first device or the second device; in response to detecting the input, determining the type of input; and at least one of: in response to determining the type of input is a first type of input, initiating transmission of content from the first device to the second device; or in response to determining the type of input is a second type of input, initiating reception of content at the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Ola Thörn, Henrik Bengtsson, Håkan Jonsson, Linus Mårtensson, Pär-Anders Aronsson
  • Publication number: 20150029094
    Abstract: A system includes a processing logic and output logic. The processing logic is configured to receive information identifying points of interest, identify at least one of location or distance information from each of the points of interest to the system, and sort the points of interest based on the location or distance information. The output logic is configured to project information identifying the points of interest onto a surface, wherein the projected information is displayed in accordance with the sorting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, Henrik Sven Bengtsson, Håkan Jonsson, Linus Mårtensson, Ola Thörn
  • Patent number: 8941722
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing focus control for an image-capturing device. An exemplary method includes capturing an image frame using an image-capturing device and recording video tracking data and gaze tracking data for one or more image frames following the captured image frame and/or for one or more images frames prior to the captured image frame. The exemplary method additionally includes calculating a focus distance and a depth of field based at least partially on the recorded video tracking data and recorded gaze tracking data. The exemplary method additionally includes displaying the captured image frame based on the calculated focus distance and the calculated depth of field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, David de Léon, Håkan Jonsson, Gunnar Klinghult, Ola Thörn
  • Publication number: 20140354514
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for gaze tracking. An exemplary method includes directing light into an eye using a projector; detecting, using an image-capturing module, a reflection from a surface associated with the eye; and determining a line of sight associated with the eye based on the detected reflection. In some embodiments, the light comprises infra-red light. In some embodiments, the projector comprises a laser. In some embodiments, the projector comprises a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) chip. In some embodiments, the surface associated with the reflection is at least one of the cornea, the iris, or the retina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Pär-Anders Aronsson
  • Publication number: 20140198189
    Abstract: An apparatus and method generate a three-dimensional image by presenting, using a stereoscopic display, a representation of a scene comprising one or more objects, tracking a gaze of the user to determine a direction of gaze within the scene, determining depths associated with one or more objects in the scene, and determining which of the objects in the scene are inside and which are outside a comfort zone based at least in part on the direction of gaze of the user and the depths associated with the one or more objects in the scene. In some embodiments, the method includes identifying one or more objects proximate the direction of gaze of the user, determining depths associated with the one or more identified objects, determining a range of depths based at least in part on the depths associated with the one or more identified objects, and establishing the comfort zone based at least in part on the range of depths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, Martin Ek
  • Patent number: 8781514
    Abstract: A system and method for establishing a communication session between at least two parties that are located in a common context (e.g., location) without sufficient knowledge to establish a communication session in a conventional manner. In one embodiment, a request to establish a communication session between two devices is received at a remote server. The request includes user information and location information associated with the first device and the request includes data corresponding to a physical feature of the user of the second device. The request is processed to obtain network information related to the second device, by searching a plurality of user profilers stored on the server based on the received location information and the data corresponding to the physical feature of the associated user of the second portable communication. If a suitable user profile is found, a communication session is established between the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Anders Isberg, Par-Anders Aronsson
  • Patent number: 8718610
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes a transceiver and a controller. The transceiver receives electronic messages from another communication terminal. The controller responds to receipt of each of the messages by examining content of the message according to at least one defined rule and to control sound characteristics of an alert tune that is played through a speaker responsive to the examined message content. The controller may attempt to match text from the message to a stored list of words and/or phrases, and to control the sound characteristics of the alert tune in response to an outcome of the matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Erik Johan Vendel Backlund, Andreas Kristensson, Pär-Anders Aronsson
  • Publication number: 20140104392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating an image information. According to the method, a light field information of an environment (13) is captured (31) and a gaze information (20) indicating a position on a display unit (17) a user (19) is gazing at is detected (32). Based on the light field information and the gaze information and image information is generated (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Ola Thörn, David De Léon, Linus Martensson, Andreas Kristensson, Pär-Anders Aronsson
  • Publication number: 20140085422
    Abstract: Methods and devices (20) are provided which provide, for example capture with a camera (22, 23), at least one intermediate image of a scene. Colors of the at least one intermediate image are modified based on depth information (210, 28), and a final image is provided based on the at least one intermediate image with modified colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, Martin Ek, Magnus Jendbro, Magnus Landqvist, Pär Stenberg, Ola Thörn
  • Publication number: 20140010391
    Abstract: One or more devices may receive, from a media presentation device worn by a user, sensory data comprising at least information describing orientation of the media presentation device. The one or more devices may also determine an approximate direction of a gaze of the user in a three dimensional audio space based on the information describing the orientation of the media presentation device, identify a sound source at which the user gazes based on the approximate direction of the gaze of the user in the three dimensional audio space, obtain audio data associated with the sound source based on an identity of the identified sound source, determine an action to perform on the audio data associated with the sound source, and perform the determined action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Martin Ek, Per Magnus Landqvist, Par-Anders Aronsson, Ola Thorn, Gert Magnus Jendbro, Par Stenberg
  • Publication number: 20130329081
    Abstract: A portable electronic equipment comprises a first sensor to record media and at least one second sensor to capture data representing a physical condition of a user of the portable electronic equipment, the at least one second sensor being configured to capture the data in response to the first sensor recording the media. A processing device is interfaced with the at least one second sensor. The processing device is configured to retrieve the data captured by the at least one second sensor, to generate metadata for the recorded media based on the data, the metadata being indicative of the physical condition, and to cause the metadata to be stored in association with the recorded media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Par-Anders Aronsson, Hakan Jonsson, David De Leon, Ola Thorn, Gunnar Klinghult
  • Publication number: 20130283162
    Abstract: A dynamic content modification system dynamically modifies content playback based on a user reaction so as to provide an individualized entertainment experience. The system includes a sensor module configured to receive a plurality of sensor measurements of at least one user, and a user model database including a plurality of user models associated with content preferences. A controller is configured to receive the sensor measurements and apply the sensor measurements to at least one user model to determine a prediction of a user reaction to content. The controller further is configured to determine a content modification to a playback of to the content based on the prediction, and to a cause a content reproduction device to play back the content in a manner that incorporates the determined content modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, David de Léon, Håkan Jonsson, Gunnar Klinghult, Ola Thörn
  • Publication number: 20130268240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for classifying an activity of an object, the method comprising: receiving a sound signal from a sensor, determining type of sound based on said sound signal, and determining said activity based on said type of sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Ola Karl Thörn, Linus Mårtensson, Henrik Bengtsson, Pär-Anders Aronsson, Håkan Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20130265437
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for transferring content between electronic devices via skin input. An exemplary method includes detecting, by an interface device, an input received on a user's skin, wherein the interface device is in electronic communication with at least one of the first device or the second device; in response to detecting the input, determining the type of input; and at least one of: in response to determining the type of input is a first type of input, initiating transmission of content from the first device to the second device; or in response to determining the type of input is a second type of input, initiating reception of content at the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Ola Thörn, Henrik Bengtsson, Håkan Jonsson, Linus Mårtensson, Pär-Anders Aronsson
  • Publication number: 20130169754
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing focus control for an image-capturing device. An exemplary method includes capturing an image frame using an image-capturing device and recording video tracking data and gaze tracking data for one or more image frames following the captured image frame and/or for one or more images frames prior to the captured image frame. The exemplary method additionally includes calculating a focus distance and a depth of field based at least partially on the recorded video tracking data and recorded gaze tracking data. The exemplary method additionally includes displaying the captured image frame based on the calculated focus distance and the calculated depth of field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Pär-Anders Aronsson, David de Léon, Håkan Jonsson, Gunnar Klinghult, Ola Thörn