Patents by Inventor Brett Stuart Foster

Brett Stuart Foster 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).

  • Apparatus, and associated method, for stabilizing a video sequence
    Patent number: 8947546
    Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating stabilization of a recorded video sequence, formed of captured image frames. Captured image frames are cropped by a frame cropper. Cropping of an image is dependent upon lighting conditions. Upon the occurrence of a low-light, lighting condition, the amount of cropping is altered. And, when acceptable lighting conditions return, the amount of cropping is again altered, all in a manner to facilitate video stabilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Brett Stuart Foster, Bryan Andrew Krawetz, Mark David Rushby, Gael Jaffrain, Sung Ho Hong, Joshua Lucien Daigle, Gang Xue
  • APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR STABILIZING A VIDEO SEQUENCE
    Publication number: 20120281106
    Abstract: An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating stabilization of a recorded video sequence, formed of captured image frames. Captured image frames are cropped by a frame cropper. Cropping of an image is dependent upon lighting conditions. Upon the occurrence of a low-light, lighting condition, the amount of cropping is altered. And, when acceptable lighting conditions return, the amount of cropping is again altered, all in a manner to facilitate video stabilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Brett Stuart Foster, Bryan Andrew Krawetz, Mark David Rushby, Gael Jaffrain, Sung Ho Hong, Joshua Lucien Daigle, Gang Xue