Patents by Inventor Christopher John ORLICK
Christopher John ORLICK 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).
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Patent number: 11937023Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
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Patent number: 11889233Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable-medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an image projector, cause the image projector to perform operations including receiving a first image data, determining a thermal state of the image projector based at least in part on a content of the first image data, generating a second image data based on the first image data and the thermal state; emitting light in response to the second image data, and projecting an image onto a screen based on the emitted light, wherein the first image data corresponds to a frame of a video, and the second image data corresponds to the frame of the video.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Christopher John Orlick, Jerome D. Shields
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Publication number: 20230276030Abstract: A novel projection system includes a light source, a phase modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities. The phase modulator spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator. The amplitude modulator spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller models the phase state of the phase modulator during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator is capable of switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. RICHARDS, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
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Publication number: 20230188685Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicants: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Juan P. PERTIERRA, Martin J. RICHARDS, Christopher John ORLICK, Clement LE BARBENCHON, Angelo M. PIRES ARRIFANO
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Patent number: 11659146Abstract: A novel projection system includes a light source, a phase modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities. The phase modulator spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator. The amplitude modulator spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller models the phase state of the phase modulator during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator is capable of switching.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
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Patent number: 11611727Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
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Publication number: 20220295029Abstract: A projector controller includes an object detector and control electronics, and is configured to protect audience members from intense light imposing an exclusion zone in front of a projector. The object detector is configured to optically sense a presence of an object in a detection region beneath the exclusion zone and above the audience members. The control electronics is configured to control the projector when the object detector indicates the presence of the object in the detection region. A method for protecting audience members from intense light imposing an exclusion zone in front of an output of a projector includes: (i) optically sensing a presence of an object in a detection region between the exclusion zone and the audience members, and (ii) controlling the projector when the presence of the object is sensed in the detection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: John Frederick ARNTSEN, Juan P. PERTIERRA, Martin J. RICHARDS, Barret LIPPEY, Christopher John ORLICK, Douglas J. GORNY
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Publication number: 20220239872Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable-medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an image projector, cause the image projector to perform operations including receiving a first image data, determining a thermal state of the image projector based at least in part on a content of the first image data, generating a second image data based on the first image data and the thermal state; emitting light in response to the second image data, and projecting an image onto a screen based on the emitted light, wherein the first image data corresponds to a frame of a video, and the second image data corresponds to the frame of the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher John ORLICK, Jerome D. SHIELDS
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Publication number: 20220217311Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicants: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Juan P. PERTIERRA, Martin J. RICHARDS, Christopher John ORLICK, Clement LE BARBENCHON, Angelo M. PIRES ARRIFANO
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Patent number: 11323669Abstract: An image projector includes an image data input, a controller, a light source, illumination optics, an imaging spatial light modulator (SLM), and imaging optics. The controller is coupled to receive the image data and is operative to determine a thermal state of the image projector. The controller also adjusts the image data depending on the thermal state of the image projector to generate thermally adjusted image data. The thermal state of facilitates adjustment of the imaging data, because the thermal state is indicative of changes in the lightfield incident on the SLM.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Christopher John Orlick, Jerome D. Shields
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Patent number: 11228740Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
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Publication number: 20220006984Abstract: A novel projection system includes a light source, a phase modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities. The phase modulator spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator. The amplitude modulator spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller models the phase state of the phase modulator during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator is capable of switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. RICHARDS, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
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Patent number: 11206380Abstract: A projector controller includes an object detector and control electronics, and is configured to protect audience members from intense light imposing an exclusion zone in front of a projector. The object detector is configured to optically sense a presence of an object in a detection region beneath the exclusion zone and above the audience members. The control electronics is configured to control the projector when the object detector indicates the presence of the object in the detection region. A method for protecting audience members from intense light imposing an exclusion zone in front of an output of a projector includes: (i) optically sensing a presence of an object in a detection region between the exclusion zone and the audience members, and (ii) controlling the projector when the presence of the object is sensed in the detection region.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: John Frederick Arntsen, Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Christopher John Orlick, Douglas J. Gorny
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Patent number: 11070774Abstract: A dual-modulation projection system (100) includes a light source (102), a phase modulator (104), an amplitude modulator (106), and a controller (110) having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities (114). The phase modulator (104) spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source (102) to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator (106). The amplitude modulator (106) spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller (110) models the phase state of the phase modulator (104) during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller (110) utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator (106) at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator (104) is capable of switching.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
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Publication number: 20210211624Abstract: A projector controller includes an object detector and control electronics, and is configured to protect audience members from intense light imposing an exclusion zone in front of a projector. The object detector is configured to optically sense a presence of an object in a detection region beneath the exclusion zone and above the audience members. The control electronics is configured to control the projector when the object detector indicates the presence of the object in the detection region. A method for protecting audience members from intense light imposing an exclusion zone in front of an output of a projector includes: (i) optically sensing a presence of an object in a detection region between the exclusion zone and the audience members, and (ii) controlling the projector when the presence of the object is sensed in the detection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: John Frederick ARNTSEN, Juan P. PERTIERRA, Martin J. RICHARDS, Barret LIPPEY, Christopher John ORLICK, Douglas J. GORNY
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Publication number: 20210112224Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicants: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
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Patent number: 10904495Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Christopher John Orlick, Clement Le Barbenchon, Angelo M. Pires Arrifano
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Publication number: 20200336713Abstract: A dual-modulation projection system (100) includes a light source (102), a phase modulator (104), an amplitude modulator (106), and a controller (110) having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities (114). The phase modulator (104) spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source (102) to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator (106). The amplitude modulator (106) spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller (110) models the phase state of the phase modulator (104) during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller (110) utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator (106) at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator (104) is capable of switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. RICHARDS, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
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Publication number: 20200288093Abstract: A novel high efficiency image projection system includes a beam-steering modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller. In a particular embodiment the controller generates beam-steering drive values from image data and uses the beam-steering drive values to drive the beam-steering modulator. Additionally, the controller utilizes the beam-steering drive values to generate a lightfield simulation of a lightfield projected onto the amplitude modulator by the beam-steering modulator. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulation to generate amplitude drive values for driving the amplitude modulator in order to project a high quality version of the image described by the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicants: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Juan P. PERTIERRA, Martin J. RICHARDS, Christopher John ORLICK, Clement LE BARBENCHON, Angelo M. PIRES ARRIFANO
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Publication number: 20200099903Abstract: An image projector includes an image data input, a controller, a light source, illumination optics, an imaging spatial light modulator (SLM), and imaging optics. The controller is coupled to receive the image data and is operative to determine a thermal state of the image projector. The controller also adjusts the image data depending on the thermal state of the image projector to generate thermally adjusted image data. The thermal state of facilitates adjustment of the imaging data, because the thermal state is indicative of changes in the lightfield incident on the SLM.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Christopher John ORLICK, Jerome D. SHIELDS