Patents by Inventor Joseph Steel

Joseph Steel 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).

  • Equatorial stitching of hemispherical images in a spherical image capture system
    Patent number: 11631155
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • Equatorial Stitching Of Hemispherical Images In A Spherical Image Capture System
    Publication number: 20220092729
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • Equatorial stitching of hemispherical images in a spherical image capture system
    Patent number: 11195253
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • EQUATORIAL STITCHING OF HEMISPHERICAL IMAGES IN A SPHERICAL IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200372604
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • Equatorial stitching of hemispherical images in a spherical image capture system
    Patent number: 10650487
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • EQUATORIAL STITCHING OF HEMISPHERICAL IMAGES IN A SPHERICAL IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190385274
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • Equatorial stitching of hemispherical images in a spherical image capture system
    Patent number: 10332237
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • EQUATORIAL STITCHING OF HEMISPHERICAL IMAGES IN A SPHERICAL IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190043160
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • Equatorial stitching of hemispherical images in a spherical image capture system
    Patent number: 10043237
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: GOPRO, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan
  • Equatorial Stitching of Hemispherical Images in a Spherical Image Capture System
    Publication number: 20170046820
    Abstract: Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Steel, Timothy Macmillan