Patents by Inventor Frank Moesle
Frank Moesle 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: 9832398Abstract: A camera system is described, particularly for a vehicle, the camera system having at least: a camera which has an image sensor and a filter mask, and a control and evaluation device which receives image signals output by the image sensor, the image sensor having an array of sensor pixels outputting pixel signals, and the filter mask having an array of filters which are disposed in front of the sensor pixels and have different wavelength-selective transmission response, a portion of the filters being attenuation filters, and sensor pixels, in front of which in each case one of the attenuation filters is disposed, outputting attenuation pixel signals. The attenuation filters advantageously attenuate white light more strongly than the other filters of the filter mask; in particular, they are blue pixels.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Frank Moesle, Daniela Weiss, Paul Ruhnau, Dimitrios Bariamis
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Patent number: 9721171Abstract: A method for detecting variable message traffic signs for a vehicle, includes: reading in a vehicle position, comparing the vehicle position to position information of at least one variable message traffic sign in order to determine a presence of a variable message traffic sign in a predefined area around the vehicle and in response to provide a proximity information, and varying a detection instruction of information of a variable message traffic sign in response to the proximity information to detect a variable message traffic sign.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Frank Moesle, Daniela Weiss, Paul Ruhnau, Dimitrios Bariamis
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Patent number: 9681124Abstract: In a method for testing an image sensor having (i) regular pixels and test pixels, of which each is interconnected with one of two predefined voltage values, and (ii) a signal processing unit for providing digital signal values for output voltages of the pixels and test pixels, the following steps are performed: receiving digital signal values of the test pixels; and using the signal values of at least one proper or improper subset of the test pixels for testing the image sensor, all test pixels of the subset being interconnected with a first of the two voltage values. Using the test pixels for testing allows testing during ongoing operation, i.e., during reception of regular image signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Frank Moesle, Hans-Georg Drotleff, Marc Geese, Ulrich Seger, Uwe Beutnagel-Buchner
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Patent number: 9444977Abstract: The present invention relates to method of adaptive noise measurement of a video signal comprising a sequence of images.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Frank Moesle, Paul Springer, Gregor Schewior
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Patent number: 9311927Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a corresponding method for audible transient noise detection in an audio signal. To avoid the detection of false positives or at least reduce the number of detected false positives a device is proposed comprising a detector configured to detect a set of transient noise candidates in time or frequency domain among a plurality of samples of said audio signal, and a selector configured to select audible transient noise candidates from said set of transient noise candidates by use of one or more selection criteria, wherein the selection criteria used for said selection are selected and/or whose parameters are at least partly set based on characteristics of said audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Zhichun Lei, Paul Springer, Frank Moesle, Ryota Isozaki, Thimo Emmerich
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Publication number: 20160042544Abstract: A method is provided for creating a recording of an object which lights up in a pulsed manner for a vehicle. The method includes a step of reading in of two images, the object being depicted at least in one section of each of the two images, a step of determining an apparent motion of the object between two recording times of the two images, a step of transforming at least one of the two images using the apparent motion in order to obtain two adapted images, in which the object is represented in the same size, and a step of merging the two adapted images, the object being superimposed in a congruent manner during merging, in order to create the recording of the object which lights up in a pulsed manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Frank MOESLE, Daniela WEISS, Paul RUHNAU, Dimitrios BARIAMIS
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Publication number: 20160044307Abstract: In a method for testing an image sensor having (i) regular pixels and test pixels, of which each is interconnected with one of two predefined voltage values, and (ii) a signal processing unit for providing digital signal values for output voltages of the pixels and test pixels, the following steps are performed: receiving digital signal values of the test pixels; and using the signal values of at least one proper or improper subset of the test pixels for testing the image sensor, all test pixels of the subset being interconnected with a first of the two voltage values. Using the test pixels for testing allows testing during ongoing operation, i.e., during reception of regular image signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Frank MOESLE, Hans-Georg Drotleff, Marc Geese, Ulrich Seger, Uwe Beutnagel-Buchner
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Publication number: 20150302262Abstract: A method for detecting variable message traffic signs for a vehicle, includes: reading in a vehicle position, comparing the vehicle position to position information of at least one variable message traffic sign in order to determine a presence of a variable message traffic sign in a predefined area around the vehicle and in response to provide a proximity information, and varying a detection instruction of information of a variable message traffic sign in response to the proximity information to detect a variable message traffic sign.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Frank Moesle, Daniela Weiss, Paul Ruhnau, Dimitrios Bariamis
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Publication number: 20150208005Abstract: A camera system is described, particularly for a vehicle, the camera system having at least: a camera which has an image sensor and a filter mask, and a control and evaluation device which receives image signals output by the image sensor, the image sensor having an array of sensor pixels outputting pixel signals, and the filter mask having an array of filters which are disposed in front of the sensor pixels and have different wavelength-selective transmission response, a portion of the filters being attenuation filters, and sensor pixels, in front of which in each case one of the attenuation filters is disposed, outputting attenuation pixel signals. The attenuation filters advantageously attenuate white light more strongly than the other filters of the filter mask; in particular, they are blue pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Frank MOESLE, Daniela WEISS, Paul RUHNAU, Dimitrios BARIAMIS
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Patent number: 8885969Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a corresponding apparatus for detecting coding artifacts in an image. The proposed apparatus comprises an edge position detector that detects an edge position of an edge in said image, a border position detector that detects a border position of a border between a texture area and a flat area in said image, and an artifact position defining unit that defines the area between said edge position and said border position as artifact area potentially comprising coding artifacts.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Paul Springer, Frank Moesle, Zhichun Lei, Matthias Brueggemann
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Patent number: 8842128Abstract: A method of processing image data that includes identifying picture elements of a first image portion having a first hue and a first saturation assigned to the first hue, the first hue lying in a first critical hue interval, identifying picture elements a second image portion having a second hue and a second saturation assigned to the second hue, the second hue lying in a second critical hue interval, and changing the first saturation by an amount delta S, at least one of the first and the second hues not being changed, and the delta S varying for picture elements lying in the first image portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: SONY CorporationInventors: Frank Mösle, Dong Zhou, Zhichun Lei
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Patent number: 8538163Abstract: A method for detecting edges within an image. An edge strength indicator for each pixel within the image is determined and the edge strength indicator is classified into at least three classes to generate a map having one value associated to each class. The classified map is then separated into individual maps depending on the classification. A dilation process is applied to at least a part of the individual maps. The processed and/or individual maps are finally combined by logical operation to obtain a final map indicating edges without nearby texture.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Frank Moesle, Paul Springer
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Patent number: 8456570Abstract: A method for a motion detection in an interlaced field sequence includes selecting two initial fields from the interlaced field sequence. Each of the two initial fields have different scan lines. The method also includes interpolating each of the two initial fields to generate two respective new fields. The new fields have raster lines that are congruent. The method further includes generating a value of a pixel of each new field using pixel values of at least two scan lines of a corresponding initial field surrounding the pixel. Further, the method includes performing a motion detection based on the new fields.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventor: Frank Moesle
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Patent number: 8437572Abstract: A method for sharpness enhancing digital image data (ID), including: generating an intermediate processed image (IPI), in which uniform sections of the digital image data (ID) are cleaned from noise and in which at least one of a group consisting of contours, edges, wedges, structures and textures are detected, wherein the uniform section each fulfil a predefined uniformity criterion, which is descriptive for at least one of a group consisting of uniformity, flatness, structure, and noise content; deriving a blend value b for each pixel (Pbjkab) from the intermediate processed image (IPI) with b ranging between 0 corresponding to flatness and 1 corresponding to texture; two-dimensional sharpness enhancing the digital image data (ID) to generate processed digital image data (PID); and generating output data (outD) by pixelwise blending the digital image data with the processed digital image data.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventor: Frank Moesle
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Publication number: 20120293530Abstract: A method of processing image data comprises identifying picture elements of a first image portion having a first hue and a first saturation assigned to the first hue, the first hue lying in a first critical hue interval, identifying picture elements a second image portion having a second hue and a second saturation assigned to the second hue, the second hue lying in a second critical hue interval, and changing the first saturation by an amount delta S. According to an embodiment, at least one of the first and the second hues is not changed. According to a further embodiment, delta S varies for picture elements lying in the first image portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: SONY CorporationInventors: Frank Mösle, Dong Zhou, Zhichun Lei
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Publication number: 20120201390Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a corresponding method for audible transient noise detection in an audio signal. To avoid the detection of false positives or at least reduce the number of detected false positives a device is proposed comprising a detector configured to detect a set of transient noise candidates in time or frequency domain among a plurality of samples of said audio signal, and a selector configured to select audible transient noise candidates from said set of transient noise candidates by use of one or more selection criteria, wherein the selection criteria used for said selection are selected and/or whose parameters are at least partly set based on characteristics of said audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Zhichun LEI, Paul SPRINGER, Frank MOESLE, Ryota ISOZAKI, Thimo EMMERICH
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Patent number: 8224126Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interpolating a subpixel at an interpolation position, which is situated in the chronological order between two source frames. Thereby the calculation of the interpolated subpixel's value is based on the value of the pixels of the two source frames and additional weighting coefficients, which are based on the motion vectors correlating the two source frames.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Piergiorgio Sartor, Volker Freiburg, Frank Moesle, Oliver Erdler
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Patent number: 8166274Abstract: A method for writing data in a system with alignment restriction, where first destination data generated from first source data located in a storage range starting at a first source position is written in a storage range starting at a non-aligned position. The method includes the steps of extracting second source data from a storage range starting at a second source position preceding the first source position, the second source data including the first source data, generating second destination data from the second source data, the second destination data including the first destination data, writing the second destination data in a storage range starting at an aligned position, where the second source position is set such that the first destination data is written in a storage range starting at the non-aligned position.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Frank Moesle, Piergiorgio Sartor
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Publication number: 20120019667Abstract: The present invention relates to method of adaptive noise measurement of a video signal comprising a sequence of images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Frank MOESLE, Paul Springer, Gregor Schewior
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Publication number: 20110235921Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a corresponding apparatus for detecting coding artifacts in an image. The proposed apparatus comprises an edge position detector that detects an edge position of an edge in said image, a border position detector that detects a border position of a border between a texture area and a flat area in said image, and an artifact position defining unit that defines the area between said edge position and said border position as artifact area potentially comprising coding artifacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Paul SPRINGER, Frank MOESLE, Zhichun LEI, Matthias BRUEGGEMANN