Patents by Inventor Paul Winer

Paul Winer 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: 11733648
    Abstract: Techniques related to generating holographic images are discussed. Such techniques include application of a hybrid system including a pre-trained deep neural network and a subsequent iterative process using a suitable propagation model to generate diffraction pattern image data for a target holographic image such that the diffraction pattern image data is to generate a holographic image when implemented via a holographic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexey Supikov, Qiong Huang, Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Paul Winer, Ronald T. Azuma, Ofir Mulla
  • Patent number: 11736677
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques related to projecting dynamic feature patterns onto a scene for use in stereoscopic imaging are discussed. Such techniques may include implementing a dynamic transmissive element in an optical path between a projector and the scene to modify a static pattern emitted from the projector to illuminate the scene with a dynamic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Akihiro Takagi, John N. Sweetser, Paul Winer
  • Publication number: 20220357704
    Abstract: Techniques related to generating holographic images are discussed. Such techniques include application of a hybrid system including a pre-trained deep neural network and a subsequent iterative process using a suitable propagation model to generate diffraction pattern image data for a target holographic image such that the diffraction pattern image data is to generate a holographic image when implemented via a holographic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexey Supikov, Qiong Huang, Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Paul Winer, Ronald T. Azuma, Ofir Mulla
  • Patent number: 11435695
    Abstract: Techniques related to generating holographic images are discussed. Such techniques include application of a hybrid system including a pre-trained deep neural network and a subsequent iterative process using a sui table propagation model to generate diffraction pattern image data for a target holographic image such that the diffraction pattern image data is to generate a holographic image when implemented via a holographic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexey Supikov, Qiong Huang, Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Paul Winer, Ronald T. Azuma, Ofir Mulla
  • Patent number: 11330199
    Abstract: Techniques related to a method and system of adaptable exposure control and light projection for cameras are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Winer, Richmond Hicks
  • Publication number: 20220011470
    Abstract: Optic pieces having multiple lens arrays are disclosed. A disclosed example optic piece for use within a projection system includes a body extending between a first side of the body and a second side of the body that is opposite the first side, the body at least partially transparent, a first array of lenses on the first side of the body, ones of the first array of lenses having a respective first surface area, and a second array of lenses on the second side of the body, ones of the second lenses having a respective second surface area that is larger than the first surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Akihiro Takagi, Paul Winer, John Sweetser
  • Publication number: 20210325828
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to calibrate spatial light modulators are disclosed. Examples include processor circuitry to execute and/or instantiate instructions to provide a greyscale image to a spatial light modulator (SLM) to define voltages to be applied to individual pixels of the SLM. The voltages associated with pixel values in the greyscale image. The pixel values arranged in a double-slit grating pattern. The SLM to produce an interference pattern based on the double-slit grating pattern. The processor circuitry is to determine a phase difference between first and second gratings of the double-slit grating pattern based on the interference pattern. The processor circuitry is to generate a phase curvature based on the phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Paul Winer, Alexey Supikov
  • Publication number: 20210058606
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques related to projecting dynamic feature patterns onto a scene for use in stereoscopic imaging are discussed. Such techniques may include implementing a dynamic transmissive element in an optical path between a projector and the scene to modify a static pattern emitted from the projector to illuminate the scene with a dynamic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Akihiro Takagi, John N. Sweetser, Paul Winer
  • Publication number: 20200304731
    Abstract: Techniques related to a method and system of adaptable exposure control and light projection for cameras are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Winer, Richmond Hicks
  • Patent number: 10771767
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques related to projecting dynamic feature patterns onto a scene for use in stereoscopic imaging are discussed. Such techniques may include implementing a dynamic transmissive element in an optical path between a projector and the scene to modify a static pattern emitted from the projector to illuminate the scene with a dynamic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Akihiro Takagi, John N. Sweetser, Paul Winer
  • Patent number: 10756510
    Abstract: A failsafe pulsed laser driver and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a laser array having a plurality of lasers; and a laser driver coupled to the laser array, wherein the laser driver comprises a current limiter to provide a maximum current at or below a threshold current of lasers in the laser array or at a current level to meet laser safety requirements under circuit failure conditions; one or more capacitors coupled to current limiter and the laser array, the one or more capacitors to be charged in response to current from the current limiter; and a switch coupled to the one or more capacitors operable to cause current from the one or more capacitors to flow through the laser array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Winer, Krishna Swaminathan
  • Patent number: 10721420
    Abstract: Techniques related to a method and system of adaptable exposure control and light projection for cameras are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Winer, Richmond Hicks
  • Patent number: 10656511
    Abstract: A light pattern projector with a pattern mask to spatially modulate an intensity of a wideband illumination source, such as an LED, and a projector lens to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto regions of a scene that is to be captured with an image sensor. The projector lens may comprise a microlens array (MLA) including a first lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene, and a second lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene. The MLA may have a fly's eye architecture with convex curvature over a diameter of the projector lens in addition to the lenslet curvature. The pattern mask may be an amplitude mask comprising a mask pattern of high and low amplitude transmittance regions. In the alternative, the pattern mask may be a phase mask, such as a refractive or diffractive mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, John Sweetser, Akihiro Takagi, Paul Winer, John Woodfill
  • Publication number: 20200004126
    Abstract: A light pattern projector with a pattern mask to spatially modulate an intensity of a wideband illumination source, such as an LED, and a projector lens to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto regions of a scene that is to be captured with an image sensor. The projector lens may comprise a microlens array (MLA) including a first lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene, and a second lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene. The MLA may have a fly's eye architecture with convex curvature over a diameter of the projector lens in addition to the lenslet curvature. The pattern mask may be an amplitude mask comprising a mask pattern of high and low amplitude transmittance regions. In the alternative, the pattern mask may be a phase mask, such as a refractive or diffractive mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, John Sweetser, Akihiro Takagi, Paul Winer, John Woodfill
  • Publication number: 20190317451
    Abstract: Techniques related to generating holographic images are discussed. Such techniques include application of a hybrid system including a pre-trained deep neural network and a subsequent iterative process using a sui table propagation model to generate diffraction pattern image data for a target holographic image such that the diffraction pattern image data is to generate a holographic image when implemented via a holographic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexey Supikov, Qiong Huang, Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Paul Winer, Ronald T. Azuma, Ofir Mulla
  • Publication number: 20190221996
    Abstract: A failsafe pulsed laser driver and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a laser array having a plurality of lasers; and a laser driver coupled to the laser array, wherein the laser driver comprises a current limiter to provide a maximum current at or below a threshold current of lasers in the laser array or at a current level to meet laser safety requirements under circuit failure conditions; one or more capacitors coupled to current limiter and the laser array, the one or more capacitors to be charged in response to current from the current limiter; and a switch coupled to the one or more capacitors operable to cause current from the one or more capacitors to flow through the laser array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Winer, Krishna Swaminathan
  • Publication number: 20190200001
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques related to projecting dynamic feature patterns onto a scene for use in stereoscopic imaging are discussed. Such techniques may include implementing a dynamic transmissive element in an optical path between a projector and the scene to modify a static pattern emitted from the projector to illuminate the scene with a dynamic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, Akihiro Takagi, John N. Sweetser, Paul Winer
  • Patent number: 10310362
    Abstract: A light pattern projector with a pattern mask to spatially modulate an intensity of a wideband illumination source, such as an LED, and a projector lens to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto regions of a scene that is to be captured with an image sensor. The projector lens may comprise a microlens array (MLA) including a first lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene, and a second lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene. The MLA may have a fly's eye architecture with convex curvature over a diameter of the projector lens in addition to the lenslet curvature. The pattern mask may be an amplitude mask comprising a mask pattern of high and low amplitude transmittance regions. In the alternative, the pattern mask may be a phase mask, such as a refractive or diffractive mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, John Sweetser, Akihiro Takagi, Paul Winer, John Woodfill
  • Publication number: 20190041736
    Abstract: A light pattern projector with a pattern mask to spatially modulate an intensity of a wideband illumination source, such as an LED, and a projector lens to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto regions of a scene that is to be captured with an image sensor. The projector lens may comprise a microlens array (MLA) including a first lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene, and a second lenslet to reimage the spatially modulated emission onto a first portion of a scene. The MLA may have a fly's eye architecture with convex curvature over a diameter of the projector lens in addition to the lenslet curvature. The pattern mask may be an amplitude mask comprising a mask pattern of high and low amplitude transmittance regions. In the alternative, the pattern mask may be a phase mask, such as a refractive or diffractive mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Grunnet-Jepsen, John Sweetser, Akihiro Takagi, Paul Winer, John Woodfill
  • Patent number: 10193304
    Abstract: A failsafe pulsed laser driver and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a laser array having a plurality of lasers; and a laser driver coupled to the laser array, wherein the laser driver comprises a current limiter to provide a maximum current at or below a threshold current of lasers in the laser array or at a current level to meet laser safety requirements under circuit failure conditions; one or more capacitors coupled to current limiter and the laser array, the one or more capacitors to be charged in response to current from the current limiter; and a switch coupled to the one or more capacitors operable to cause current from the one or more capacitors to flow through the laser array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Winer, Krishna Swaminathan