Patents by Inventor Katrina Passarella

Katrina Passarella 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).

  • Device, system and method to provide an auto-focus capability based on object distance information
    Patent number: 10027879
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for determining a configuration of the lens system. In an embodiment, respective distances from a reference are determined for each of a plurality of objects that are observable via the lens system. Based on the object distances, counts of in-focus objects are determined, each for a corresponding focal configuration of the lens system. Each such count of in-focus objects represents a total number of objects that are (or would be) in focus during the corresponding focal configuration, wherein a respective one of the plurality of objects is at a near depth of field of the corresponding focal configuration. In another embodiment, a preference of one focal configuration over another focal configuration is determined based on the counts of in-focus objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Katrina Passarella, Vlad Cardei
  • DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE AN AUTO-FOCUS CAPABILITY BASED ON OBJECT DISTANCE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20180139376
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for determining a configuration of the lens system. In an embodiment, respective distances from a reference are determined for each of a plurality of objects that are observable via the lens system. Based on the object distances, counts of in-focus objects are determined, each for a corresponding focal configuration of the lens system. Each such count of in-focus objects represents a total number of objects that are (or would be) in focus during the corresponding focal configuration, wherein a respective one of the plurality of objects is at a near depth of field of the corresponding focal configuration. In another embodiment, a preference of one focal configuration over another focal configuration is determined based on the counts of in-focus objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Katrina Passarella, Vlad Cardei