Patents by Inventor Frank Razavi
Frank Razavi 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: 9686469Abstract: A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Frank Razavi, Bruce H. Pillman, Kenneth A. Parulski
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Publication number: 20160373646Abstract: A digital camera for capturing an image containing the photographer, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image sensor; a processor for processing the output of the image sensor in order to detect the presence of one or more faces in a field of view of the digital camera; a feedback mechanism for providing feedback to the photographer while the photographer is included within the field of view, responsive to detecting at least one face in the field of view, and a means for initiating capture of a digital image of the scene containing the photographer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: John R. Fredlund, Kenneth A. Parulski, Robert M. Guidash, Kevin E. Spaulding, Frank Razavi
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Patent number: 9462181Abstract: A digital camera for capturing an image containing the photographer, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image sensor; a processor for processing the output of the image sensor in order to detect the presence of one or more faces in a field of view of the digital camera; a feedback mechanism for providing feedback to the photographer while the photographer is included within the field of view, responsive to detecting at least one face in the field of view, and a means for initiating capture of a digital image of the scene containing the photographer.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 83 LLCInventors: John R. Fredlund, Kenneth A. Parulski, Robert M. Guidash, Kevin E. Spaulding, Frank Razavi
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Publication number: 20160248976Abstract: A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Frank Razavi, Bruce H. Pillman, Kenneth A. Parulski
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Patent number: 9270882Abstract: A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Frank Razavi, Bruce H. Pillman, Kenneth A. Parulski
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Publication number: 20150189181Abstract: A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Frank Razavi, Bruce H. Pillman, Kenneth A. Parulski
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Publication number: 20150116503Abstract: A digital camera for capturing an image containing the photographer, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image sensor; a processor for processing the output of the image sensor in order to detect the presence of one or more faces in a field of view of the digital camera; a feedback mechanism for providing feedback to the photographer while the photographer is included within the field of view, responsive to detecting at least one face in the field of view, and a means for initiating capture of a digital image of the scene containing the photographer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: John R. Fredlund, Kenneth A. Parulski, Robert M. Guidash, Kevin E. Spaulding, Frank Razavi
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Patent number: 9013604Abstract: A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: designating a reference image containing a particular person; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a person recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the particular person; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the particular person; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Keith Stoll Karn, Bruce Harold Pillman, Aaron Thomas Deever, John Robert McCoy, Frank Razavi, Robert Gretzinger
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Patent number: 8970720Abstract: A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Frank Razavi, Bruce H. Pillman, Kenneth A. Parulski
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Patent number: 8957981Abstract: A digital camera for capturing an image containing the photographer, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image sensor; a processor for processing the output of the image sensor in order to detect the presence of one or more faces in a field of view of the digital camera; a feedback mechanism for providing feedback to the photographer while the photographer is included within the field of view, responsive to detecting at least one face in the field of view, and a means for initiating capture of a digital image of the scene containing the photographer.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: John R. Fredlund, Kenneth A. Parulski, Robert M. Guidash, Kevin E. Spaulding, Frank Razavi
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Publication number: 20140132796Abstract: A digital camera system, comprising: a digital image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene onto the digital image sensor; a global positioning system sensor; a processor-accessible memory system; and a processor. The processor performs the steps of: analyzing a signal from the global positioning system sensor to determine whether the digital camera system is indoors or outdoors; capturing an input digital image of the scene using the digital image sensor; processing the input digital image responsive to whether the digital camera system is indoors or outdoors; and storing the processed digital image in the processor-accessible memory system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert M. Guidash, Frank Razavi
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Publication number: 20140105500Abstract: A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: designating a reference image containing a particular person; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a person recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the particular person; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the particular person; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Keith Stoll Karn, Bruce Harold Pillman, Aaron Thomas Deever, John Robert McCoy, Frank Razavi, Robert Gretzinger
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Patent number: 8665345Abstract: A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: specifying reference data, wherein the reference data indicates a feature of interest; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a feature recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the feature of interest; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the feature of interest; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Keith Stoll Karn, Bruce Harold Pillman, Aaron Thomas Deever, John Robert McCoy, Frank Razavi, Robert Gretzinger
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Patent number: 8665340Abstract: A digital camera system, comprising: a digital image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene onto the digital image sensor; a global positioning system sensor; a processor-accessible memory system; and a processor. The processor performs the steps of analyzing a signal from the global positioning system sensor to determine whether the digital camera system is indoors or outdoors; capturing an input digital image of the scene using the digital image sensor; processing the input digital image responsive to whether the digital camera system is indoors or outdoors; and storing the processed digital image in the processor-accessible memory system.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert M. Guidash, Frank Razavi
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Patent number: 8643746Abstract: A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: designating a reference image containing a particular person; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a person recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the particular person; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the particular person; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Keith Stoll Karn, Bruce Harold Pillman, Aaron Thomas Deever, John Robert McCoy, Frank Razavi, Robert Gretzinger
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Publication number: 20120293686Abstract: A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: specifying reference data, wherein the reference data indicates a feature of interest; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a feature recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the feature of interest; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the feature of interest; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Keith Stoll Karn, Bruce Harold Pillman, Aaron Thomas Deever, John Robert McCoy, Frank Razavi, Robert Gretzinger
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Publication number: 20120293687Abstract: A digital video camera system that provides a video summary using a method that includes: designating a reference image containing a particular person; capturing a video sequence of the scene using the image sensor, the video sequence including a time sequence of image frames; processing the captured video sequence using a video processing path to form a digital video file; during the capturing of the video sequence, analyzing the captured image frames using a person recognition algorithm to identify a subset of the image frames that contain the particular person; forming the video summary including fewer than all of the image frames in the captured video sequence, wherein the video summary includes at least part of the identified subset of image frames containing the particular person; storing the digital video file in the storage memory; and storing a representation of the video summary in the storage memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Keith Stoll Karn, Bruce Harold Pillman, Aaron Thomas Deever, John Robert McCoy, Frank Razavi, Robert Gretzinger
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Publication number: 20120050754Abstract: A computer implemented method of rendering a print job comprises determining that a last page of a print job comprises insignificant text or no text. Modifying the print job in response to this determination is then performed, which can include deleting the last page, displaying a user interface for presenting options for implementing the step of modifying the print job, or reducing a margin of the text on the last page of the print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: John R. Fredlund, Frank Razavi, Robert P. Cloutier, Guy E. Light
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Publication number: 20120019687Abstract: A digital camera having a plurality of photography modes, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image capture control for initiating an image capture operation; a photography mode user interface for selecting between a plurality of photography modes, the photography modes having associated image capture and image processing settings; a power control for turning the digital camera on or off, wherein when the camera is in an off state and the power control is activated with a first activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a default photography mode and when the power control is activated with a second activation pattern the digital camera is turned on and set to operate in a previously selected photography mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventors: Frank Razavi, Bruce H. Pillman, Kenneth A. Parulski
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Publication number: 20110267492Abstract: A digital camera system, comprising: a digital image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene onto the digital image sensor; a global positioning system sensor; a processor-accessible memory system; and a processor. The processor performs the steps of analyzing a signal from the global positioning system sensor to determine whether the digital camera system is indoors or outdoors; capturing an input digital image of the scene using the digital image sensor; processing the input digital image responsive to whether the digital camera system is indoors or outdoors; and storing the processed digital image in the processor-accessible memory system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Wayne E. Prentice, Robert M. Guidash, Frank Razavi