Patents by Inventor Kirk SCHEPER

Kirk SCHEPER 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).

  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE
    Publication number: 20230222928
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a collision avoidance concept comprising emitting a modulated light beacon from an object, wherein a luminance of the light beacon is modulated based on a useful signal carrying information on a position of the object, detecting, by an event-based vision sensor of a vehicle, the modulated light beacon of the object and outputting an event signal in response to a detected change in luminance of the modulated light beacon, and estimating a distance between the object and the vehicle based on the event signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Henrik SCHÄFER, Kirk SCHEPER
  • AUTOFOCUS IMAGING CIRCUITRY, AUTOFOCUS IMAGING APPARATUS, AND AUTOFOCUS IMAGING METHOD FOR AN EVENT CAMERA
    Publication number: 20230171492
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to autofocus imaging circuitry, configured to: obtain, for a first adjusted focus, a first plurality of brightness change events from a brightness change event detection element; obtain, for a second adjusted focus, a second plurality of brightness change events from the brightness change event detection element; and determine a focus based on the first and the second plurality of brightness change events for autofocusing a scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk SCHEPER, Peter DÜRR, Oliver ERDLER