Patents by Inventor Garrett Girod

Garrett Girod 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).

  • Depth-based image blurring
    Patent number: 10552947
    Abstract: An image such as a light-field image may be processed to provide depth-based blurring. The image may be received in a data store. At an input device, first and second user input may be received to designate a first focus depth and a second focus depth different from the first focus depth, respectively. A processor may identify one or more foreground portions of the image that have one or more foreground portion depths, each of which is less than the first focus depth. The processor may also identify one or more background portions of the image that have one or more background portion depths, each of which is greater than the second focus depth. The processor may also apply blurring to the one or more foreground portions and the one or more background portions to generate a processed image, which may be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Chia-Kai Liang, Kent Oberheu, Kurt Akeley, Garrett Girod, Nikhil Karnad, Francis A. Benevides
  • DEPTH-BASED IMAGE BLURRING
    Publication number: 20180082405
    Abstract: An image such as a light-field image may be processed to provide depth-based blurring. The image may be received in a data store. At an input device, first and second user input may be received to designate a first focus depth and a second focus depth different from the first focus depth, respectively. A processor may identify one or more foreground portions of the image that have one or more foreground portion depths, each of which is less than the first focus depth. The processor may also identify one or more background portions of the image that have one or more background portion depths, each of which is greater than the second focus depth. The processor may also apply blurring to the one or more foreground portions and the one or more background portions to generate a processed image, which may be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Kai Liang, Kent Oberheu, Kurt Akeley, Garrett Girod, Nikhil Karnad, Francis A. Benevides, JR.
  • Depth-based image blurring
    Patent number: 9858649
    Abstract: An image such as a light-field image may be processed to provide depth-based blurring. The image may be received in a data store. At an input device, first and second user input may be received to designate a first focus depth and a second focus depth different from the first focus depth, respectively. A processor may identify one or more foreground portions of the image that have one or more foreground portion depths, each of which is less than the first focus depth. The processor may also identify one or more background portions of the image that have one or more background portion depths, each of which is greater than the second focus depth. The processor may also apply blurring to the one or more foreground portions and the one or more background portions to generate a processed image, which may be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Lytro, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Kai Liang, Kent Oberheu, Kurt Akeley, Garrett Girod, Nikhil Karnad, Francis A. Benevides, Jr.
  • Depth-Based Image Blurring
    Publication number: 20170091906
    Abstract: An image such as a light-field image may be processed to provide depth-based blurring. The image may be received in a data store. At an input device, first and second user input may be received to designate a first focus depth and a second focus depth different from the first focus depth, respectively. A processor may identify one or more foreground portions of the image that have one or more foreground portion depths, each of which is less than the first focus depth. The processor may also identify one or more background portions of the image that have one or more background portion depths, each of which is greater than the second focus depth. The processor may also apply blurring to the one or more foreground portions and the one or more background portions to generate a processed image, which may be displayed on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Kai Liang, Kent Oberheu, Kurt Akeley, Garrett Girod, Nikhil Karnad, Francis A. Benevides, JR.