Patents by Inventor Gabriel Molina

Gabriel Molina 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).

  • Patent number: 12243190
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Adeia Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Publication number: 20240331181
    Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Adeia Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Florian Ciurea, Kartik Venkataraman, Gabriel Molina, Dan Lelescu
  • Publication number: 20240302578
    Abstract: A lens with an adjustable surface profile can include an actuatable layer, an optical layer, and at least one actuator. The optical layer can include a deformable polymer, and the actuatable layer can have a surface profile that is configured to be adjustable using the at least one actuator. The optical layer, meanwhile, can be configured to deform when the at least one actuator actuates the actuatable layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Dongmin Yang, Yi Zhou, Yizhi Xiong, Fei Liu, Abhishek Dhanda, Michael Okincha, Linsen Bie, Honghong Peng, Zhaochun Yu, Lidu Huang, Shaomin Xiong, Gabriel Molina, Pablo Castillo Canales, Peng Chen, Danni Luo, Eddie Alex Azuma
  • Publication number: 20240297972
    Abstract: An augmented reality apparatus includes a plurality of transmission lines, plural signal-generating circuits, at least one additional transmission line, at least one signal-processing circuit, a multiplexer having a plurality of inputs and at least one output, a plurality of matching networks, and an additional matching network coupling the additional transmission line to the output of the multiplexer. Example AR/VR devices include a camera configured to receive light from the external environment of the device and to provide a camera signal. The camera may include a surface variable lens including a support layer, an optical layer, a membrane layer, and an actuator. A computer-implemented method for anatomical electromyography test design includes identifying a wearable device having a frame including a plurality of electrodes, and calibrating the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Hanqiao Zhang, Patrick Codd, Dongmin Yang, Yi Zhou, Yizhi Xiong, Fei Liu, Abhishek Dhanda, Michael Okincha, Linsen Bie, Honghong Peng, Zhaochun Yu, Lidu Huang, Shaomin Xiong, Gabriel Molina, Pablo Castillo Canales, Peng Chen, Danni Luo, Eddie Alex Azuma, Kong Boon Yeap, Dana Jensen, Cameron O'Neill, Guangwu Duan, Raffael Engleitner, David Xu, Yibo Liu, Ankur Verma, Lei Zhao, Yuecheng Li, Dawei Wang
  • Patent number: 12002233
    Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Adeia Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Florian Ciurea, Kartik Venkataraman, Gabriel Molina, Dan Lelescu
  • Publication number: 20240169483
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Adeia Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11941833
    Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Adeia Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Florian Ciurea, Kartik Venkataraman, Gabriel Molina, Dan Lelescu
  • Patent number: 11875475
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Adeia Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Publication number: 20230360566
    Abstract: Methods and systems for adjusting device functions based on ambient conditions or battery status are disclosed. When environmental or device conditions reach a threshold level, device function such as display brightness or display refresh rate may be adjusted. One such example, may include a method and system for image fusion with a wide camera and a second image from a narrow camera to create a composite image with unnoticeable blending between the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Suhas Gupta, Raunaq Naidu, Zhaonian Zhang, Scott Jeffrey Woltman, Joshua Miller, Sebastian Sztuk, Gabriel Molina, Josiah Vincent Vivona, Varun Nasery, Xiaofei Ma, Nan Jiang
  • Publication number: 20230308770
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating image modules via an artificial reality (AR) device. In various exemplary embodiments, an artificial reality device may initiate a first camera of the AR device to identify a picture region and may track at least one gaze via a second camera of the AR device or at least one gesture via the first camera. The AR device may be a head-mounted device, for example, including a plurality of inward and outward facing cameras. The AR device may determine a region of interest within the picture region based on the at least one tracked gaze or gesture and may focus on the region of interest via the first camera. The focusing operations may include at least one of an auto-exposure operation, an auto-focus operation, or a stabilizing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaoxing Li, Jun Hu, Yazhu Ling, Honghong Peng, Shan Tong, Gabriel Molina
  • Publication number: 20220414829
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11423513
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11348264
    Abstract: A communication system captures writing surface content in a physical space for transmittal to remote client devices participating in a communication session. During a communication session with one or more remote client devices, a communication system captures image data and depth data describing objects in a physical space of the communication system. Based on the captured data, the communication system identifies a writing surface in the physical space and captures content on the writing surface. The communication system may also identify objects occluding content on the writing surface based on the captured data and may modify image data to make an object occluding the content at least partially transparent. The communication system transmits the content to at least one of the remote client devices participating in the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Back, Gabriel Molina
  • Publication number: 20220109822
    Abstract: The disclosed camera system may include a primary camera and a plurality of secondary cameras that each have a maximum horizontal FOV that is less than a maximum horizontal FOV of the primary camera. Two of the plurality of secondary cameras may be positioned such that their maximum horizontal FOVs overlap in an overlapped horizontal FOV and the overlapped horizontal FOV may be at least as large as a minimum horizontal FOV of the primary camera. The camera system may also include an image controller that simultaneously activates two or more of the primary camera and the plurality of secondary cameras when capturing images from a portion of an environment included within the overlapped horizontal FOV. Various other systems, devices, assemblies, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Howard William Winter, Gabriel Molina, Stephen Mark Jeapes, Nan Jiang, Anthony Dodero, John Kramer, Honghong Peng, Jesse Tyler Walton, Andrea Colaco, Joseph Moak, Rex Crossen, Josiah Vincent Vivona
  • Publication number: 20210150748
    Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Florian Ciurea, Kartik Venkataraman, Gabriel Molina, Dan Lelescu
  • Publication number: 20210133927
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 10909707
    Abstract: Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Florian Ciurea, Kartik Venkataraman, Gabriel Molina, Dan Lelescu
  • Patent number: 10839485
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Dan Lelescu, Gabriel Molina, Kartik Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 10742621
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to receive registration data for a local network device, receive registration data for an electronic device, receive a request to pair the local network device and the electronic device, where the request to pair the devices includes a pairing code, and allow the pairing if the registration data for the local network device, the registration data for the electronic device, and the pairing code satisfies predetermined conditions. In an example, the pairing code was to the local network device and the electronic device requested and received the pairing code from the local network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: German Lancioni, Emiliano Gabriel Molina, Patricio A. Maller
  • Patent number: 10674138
    Abstract: Systems with an array camera augmented with a conventional camera in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In some embodiments, the array camera is used to capture a first set of image data of a scene and a conventional camera is used to capture a second set of image data for the scene. An object of interest is identified in the first set of image data. A first depth measurement for the object of interest is determined and compared to a predetermined threshold. If the first depth measurement is above the threshold, a second set of image data captured using the conventional camera is obtained. The object of interest is identified in the second set of image data and a second depth measurement for the object of interest is determined using at least a portion of the first set of image data and at least a portion of the second set of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FotoNation Limited
    Inventors: Kartik Venkataraman, Paul Gallagher, Ankit K. Jain, Semyon Nisenzon, Dan Lelescu, Florian Ciurea, Gabriel Molina