Patents by Inventor Luke William GANE

Luke William GANE 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AUTOFOCUS OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20230225594
    Abstract: A method for performing auto-focus in a camera is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a tracking system for tracking a position of a medical instrument, a signal; determining, based on the received signal, that the medical instrument is removed from a field of view of the camera; in response to determining that a continuous auto-focus mode for the camera is enabled: retrieving, from a database, a first focus distance value representing a focus distance that was most recently set with intent for the camera; and automatically updating a focus distance of the camera to the first focus distance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Luke William GANE, David Bruce GALLOP
  • Systems and methods for controlling autofocus operations
    Patent number: 11627868
    Abstract: A method for performing auto-focus in a camera is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a tracking system for tracking a position of a medical instrument, a signal; determining, based on the received signal, that the medical instrument is removed from a field of view of the camera; in response to determining that a continuous auto-focus mode for the camera is enabled: retrieving, from a database, a first focus distance value representing a focus distance that was most recently set with intent for the camera; and automatically updating a focus distance of the camera to the first focus distance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: Luke William Gane, David Bruce Gallop
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AUTOFOCUS OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20210113071
    Abstract: A method for performing auto-focus in a camera is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a tracking system for tracking a position of a medical instrument, a signal; determining, based on the received signal, that the medical instrument is removed from a field of view of the camera; in response to determining that a continuous auto-focus mode for the camera is enabled: retrieving, from a database, a first focus distance value representing a focus distance that was most recently set with intent for the camera; and automatically updating a focus distance of the camera to the first focus distance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Luke William GANE, David Bruce GALLOP