Patents by Inventor Michael Wish Tao

Michael Wish Tao 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).

  • Patent number: 10755426
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises circuitry implementing a depth map enhancer. The depth map enhancer obtains an initial depth map corresponding to a scene and an image of the scene. The depth map enhancer generates a refined depth map corresponding to the scene using an optimizer, the initial depth map and the image. The refined depth map includes estimated depth indicators corresponding to at least a first depth-information region, identified based at least in part on a first criterion, of the initial depth map. Input based on the refined depth map is provided to an image processing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Norman Lester Jouppi, Michael Wish Tao, Eric Bujold, Stephane Simon Rene Ben Soussan, Volker Roelke, Geoffrey T. Anneheim, Julio Cesar Hernandez Zaragoza, Florian Ciurea
  • Publication number: 20190362511
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises circuitry implementing a depth map enhancer. The depth map enhancer obtains an initial depth map corresponding to a scene and an image of the scene. The depth map enhancer generates a refined depth map corresponding to the scene using an optimizer, the initial depth map and the image. The refined depth map includes estimated depth indicators corresponding to at least a first depth-information region, identified based at least in part on a first criterion, of the initial depth map. Input based on the refined depth map is provided to an image processing application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Norman Lester Jouppi, Michael Wish Tao, Eric Bujold, Stephane Simon Rene Ben Soussan, Volker Roelke, Geoffrey T. Anneheim, Julio Cesar Hernandez Zaragoza, Florian Ciurea
  • Patent number: 9240048
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for depth map estimation using three-dimensional epipolar data structures. The image manipulation application receives image data depicting an image space from a multiple perspectives. The image manipulation application generates at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure from the image data. The at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure includes data describing the difference in position of at least one object between the perspectives. The at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure corresponds to at least one region of the image space. The image manipulation application generates a depth map based on the at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Wish Tao, Sunil Hadap
  • Patent number: 9214025
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for depth map estimation using normalized displacement of image pairs. In one embodiment, an image manipulation application identifies image pairs from an input image. Each of the image pairs includes an image portion from a first perspective and the image portion from a second perspective. The image manipulation generates displacement vectors for the image pairs. Each of the displacement vectors represents at least one of a horizontal displacement and a vertical displacement of the image portion from the first perspective to the second perspective. The image manipulation application generates normalized displacement vectors corresponding to the displacement vectors. Each of the normalized displacement vectors is generated by transforming a respective orientation of a corresponding one of the displacement vectors to a common reference direction. The image manipulation application generates a depth map based on the normalized displacement vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Wish Tao, Sunil Hadap
  • Publication number: 20140153783
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for depth map estimation using normalized displacement of image pairs. In one embodiment, an image manipulation application identifies image pairs from an input image. Each of the image pairs includes an image portion from a first perspective and the image portion from a second perspective. The image manipulation generates displacement vectors for the image pairs. Each of the displacement vectors represents at least one of a horizontal displacement and a vertical displacement of the image portion from the first perspective to the second perspective. The image manipulation application generates normalized displacement vectors corresponding to the displacement vectors. Each of the normalized displacement vectors is generated by transforming a respective orientation of a corresponding one of the displacement vectors to a common reference direction. The image manipulation application generates a depth map based on the normalized displacement vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Wish Tao, Sunil Hadap
  • Publication number: 20140152647
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for depth map estimation using three-dimensional epipolar data structures. The image manipulation application receives image data depicting an image space from a multiple perspectives. The image manipulation application generates at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure from the image data. The at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure includes data describing the difference in position of at least one object between the perspectives. The at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure corresponds to at least one region of the image space. The image manipulation application generates a depth map based on the at least one three-dimensional epipolar data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Wish Tao, Sunil Hadap