Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Darling

Benjamin A. Darling 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: 20220394180
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed to provide techniques for distortion compensation in images that are subject to video image stabilization (VIS), e.g., electronic image stabilization (EIS). In some embodiments, the techniques comprise: obtaining a first image captured by a first image capture device; determining a first set of image parameters configured to apply a first distortion operation (e.g., an un-distortion operation) to the first image; determining a second set of image parameters configured to apply a first stabilization operation to a first version of the first image that has already had the first distortion operation applied; determining a third set of image parameters configured to apply a second distortion operation (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Zejing Wang, Florian Ciurea, Benjamin A. Darling
  • Publication number: 20170358101
    Abstract: Depth determination includes obtaining a first image of a scene captured by a camera at a first position, obtaining a second image of the scene captured by the camera at a second position directed by an optical image stabilization (OIS) actuator, determining a virtual baseline between the camera at the first position and the second position, and determining a depth of the scene based on the first image, the second image, and the virtual baseline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas E. Bishop, Benjamin A. Darling, Kevin A. Gross, Marius Tico, Paul M. Hubel, Todd S. Sachs
  • Publication number: 20170070731
    Abstract: Camera calibration includes capturing a first image of an object by a first camera, determining spatial parameters between the first camera and the object using the first image, obtaining a first estimate for an optical center, iteratively calculating a best set of optical characteristics and test setup parameters based on the first estimate for the optical center until the difference in a most recent calculated set of optical characteristics and previously calculated set of optical characteristics satisfies a predetermined threshold, and calibrating the first camera based on the best set of optical characteristics. Multi-camera system calibration may include calibrating, based on a detected misalignment of features in multiple images, the multi-camera system using a context of the multi-camera system and one or more prior stored contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Darling, Thomas E. Bishop, Kevin A. Gross, Paul M. Hubel, Todd S. Sachs, Guangzhi Cao, Alexander Lindskog, Stefan Weber, Jianping Zhou