Patents by Inventor Nico Alexander Becherer

Nico Alexander Becherer 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: 11490048
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards reframing videos from one aspect ratio to another aspect ratio while maintaining visibility of regions of interest. A set of regions of interest are determined in frames in a video with a first aspect ratio. The set of regions of interest can be used to estimate an initial camera path. An optimal camera path is determined by leveraging the identified regions of interest using the initial camera path. Sub crops with a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio of the video are identified. The sub crops are placed as designated using the optimal camera path to generate a cropped video with the second aspect ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Nicolas Huynh Thien, William Marino, Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Allison Breanne Walke
  • Patent number: 11244204
    Abstract: In implementations of determining video cuts in video clips, a video cut detection system can receive a video clip that includes a sequence of digital video frames that depict one or more scenes. The video cut detection system can determine scene characteristics for the digital video frames. The video cut detection system can determine, from the scene characteristics, a probability of a video cut between two adjacent digital video frames having a boundary between the two adjacent digital video frames that is centered in the sequence of digital video frames. The video cut detection system can then compare the probability of the video cut to a cut threshold to determine whether the video cut exists between the two adjacent digital video frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Markus Woodson, Federico Perazzi, Nikhil Kalra
  • Publication number: 20210365742
    Abstract: In implementations of determining video cuts in video clips, a video cut detection system can receive a video clip that includes a sequence of digital video frames that depict one or more scenes. The video cut detection system can determine scene characteristics for the digital video frames. The video cut detection system can determine, from the scene characteristics, a probability of a video cut between two adjacent digital video frames having a boundary between the two adjacent digital video frames that is centered in the sequence of digital video frames. The video cut detection system can then compare the probability of the video cut to a cut threshold to determine whether the video cut exists between the two adjacent digital video frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Markus Woodson, Federico Perazzi, Nikhil Kalra
  • Publication number: 20210218929
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards reframing videos from one aspect ratio to another aspect ratio while maintaining visibility of regions of interest. A set of regions of interest are determined in frames in a video with a first aspect ratio. The set of regions of interest can be used to estimate an initial camera path. An optimal camera path is determined by leveraging the identified regions of interest using the initial camera path. Sub crops with a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio of the video are identified. The sub crops are placed as designated using the optimal camera path to generate a cropped video with the second aspect ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas Huynh Thien, William Marino, Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Allison Breanne Walke
  • Patent number: 10986308
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards reframing videos from one aspect ratio to another aspect ratio while maintaining visibility of regions of interest. A set of regions of interest are determined in frames in a video with a first aspect ratio. The set of regions of interest can be used to estimate an initial camera path. An optimal camera path is determined by leveraging the identified regions of interest using the initial camera path. Sub crops with a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio of the video are identified. The sub crops are placed as designated using the optimal camera path to generate a cropped video with the second aspect ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Huynh Thien, William Marino, Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Allison Breanne Walke
  • Publication number: 20200304754
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards reframing videos from one aspect ratio to another aspect ratio while maintaining visibility of regions of interest. A set of regions of interest are determined in frames in a video with a first aspect ratio. The set of regions of interest can be used to estimate an initial camera path. An optimal camera path is determined by leveraging the identified regions of interest using the initial camera path. Sub crops with a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio of the video are identified. The sub crops are placed as designated using the optimal camera path to generate a cropped video with the second aspect ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas Huynh Thien, William Marino, Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Allison Breanne Walke
  • Patent number: 10199070
    Abstract: A digital medium environment includes an audio processing application that generates a user interface for editing audio data. Sound effects are displayed each with a single adjuster according to an ordered workflow based on a mix type of an audio clip, such as music, dialogue, etc. Adjustment of a single adjuster for a sound effect causes adjustment of multiple parameters of an effects processor underlying the sound effect. Furthermore, effects processors corresponding to selected sound effects are placed in an effects rack in a correct order, rather than in an order in which the sound effects are selected, thus correcting user mistakes. The techniques described herein allow users of varied skill levels to work on a same project, and provide a dynamic interface suitable to the user's skill level that also facilitates comparative testing with an audio effect disabled and subsequently enabled without dropouts in the rendered audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Nico Alexander Becherer, Hartmut Warncke, Falk Ferdinand Albrecht Oswald, Durin Gleaves
  • Publication number: 20180286462
    Abstract: A digital medium environment includes an audio processing application that generates a user interface for editing audio data. Sound effects are displayed each with a single adjuster according to an ordered workflow based on a mix type of an audio clip, such as music, dialogue, etc. Adjustment of a single adjuster for a sound effect causes adjustment of multiple parameters of an effects processor underlying the sound effect. Furthermore, effects processors corresponding to selected sound effects are placed in an effects rack in a correct order, rather than in an order in which the sound effects are selected, thus correcting user mistakes. The techniques described herein allow users of varied skill levels to work on a same project, and provide a dynamic interface suitable to the user's skill level that also facilitates comparative testing with an audio effect disabled and subsequently enabled without dropouts in the rendered audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Nico Alexander Becherer, Hartmut Warncke, Falk Ferdinand Albrecht Oswald, Durin Gleaves
  • Patent number: 9502017
    Abstract: A digital medium environment includes an audio editing application that remixes an original audio recording to play back over a target duration. An improved audio remixing method implemented by the audio editing application comprises segmenting the original audio recording into individual beats, computing costs for transitioning between different beats of the original audio recording, and creating a remixed audio recording using the transition costs and beats of the original audio recording. As the remixed audio recording is created, transition costs are updated by assigning penalties to transitions as the transitions are inserted into the remix. Using the beats of the original audio recording with updated transition costs ensures that a remix retains a quality and structure of the original audio recording while avoiding repetition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Nico Alexander Becherer