Patents by Inventor Nicolas Pierre Bonnier

Nicolas Pierre Bonnier 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).

  • Adaptive-Flash Photography, Videography, and/or Flashlight Using Camera, Scene, or User Input Parameters
    Publication number: 20230101548
    Abstract: A light source module includes an array of illumination elements and an optional projecting lens. The light source module is configured to receive or generate a control signal for adjusting different ones of the illumination elements to control a light field emitted from the light source module. In some embodiments, the light source module is also configured to adjust the projecting lens responsive to objects in an illuminated scene and a field of view of an imaging device. A controller for a light source module may determine a light field pattern based on various parameters including a field of view of an imaging device, an illumination sensitivity model of the imaging device, depth, ambient illumination and reflectivity of objects, configured illumination priorities including ambient preservation, background illumination and direct/indirect lighting balance, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bosheng Zhang, Angelo M. Alaimo, Noah D. Bedard, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Tongbo Chen, Paul M. Hubel, Farhan A. Baqai, Nicolas Pierre Bonnier, Bryan Dang