Patents by Inventor Pierre Hughes Routhier
Pierre Hughes Routhier 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).
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Patent number: 9501815Abstract: Various implementations relate to processing pictures. In one particular implementation, a cropped picture is accessed. The cropped picture has been cropped, using a virtual camera window, from a picture in a sequence of pictures. Motion blur is generated for a feature in the cropped picture based on a motion of the virtual camera window and a motion of the feature. The generated motion blur is added to the feature in the cropped picture. In another particular implementation, a signal or signal structure includes a picture section for a cropped picture that has been cropped, using a virtual camera window, from a picture in a sequence of pictures. The signal or signal structure also includes a motion section for an indication of a motion of the virtual camera window.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: THOMSON LICENSINGInventor: Pierre Hughes Routhier
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Patent number: 9420243Abstract: Various implementations provide color images, including, for example, RGB images and/or HDR images. In one particular implementation, a color image is created using a first set of color values captured from multiple sensors. Multiple pixel locations of the color image have a color value for three colors that are captured from the multiple sensors. A lens assembly passes light to the multiple sensors. An HDR image is created using a second set of color values captured from the multiple sensors. Another implementation includes a lens assembly and multiple sensors arranged to receive light though the lens assembly. A first set of color values captured from the multiple sensors can be assembled to provide three color values for multiple pixel locations. A second set of color values captured from the multiple sensors can be interpolated to provide an HDR image.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Pierre Hughes Routhier, Thierry Borel
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Patent number: 9313475Abstract: Various implementations provide techniques to prevent excessive parallax, depth, or disparity from being passed through to a viewer. In one particular implementation, it is determined that a depth indicator for an object in a stereoscopic image pair of a video sequence is outside of a target range. One or more images of the stereoscopic image pair is modified so that the depth indicator for the object is within the target range. In other implementations, a depth transition between the object and another portion of the video sequence is smoothed. In further implementations, the stereoscopic image pair is replaced with a 2D image pair that includes the object. In yet further implementations, a resulting video sequence includes (i) one or more stereoscopic image pairs having non-zero disparity and for which the depth indicator is within the target range for the entire image pair, and (ii) one or more 2D image pairs.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Pierre Hughes Routhier, William Gibbens Redmann, Didier Doyen
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Patent number: 9230315Abstract: Automatic determination of the complexity associated with converting image content from 2-dimensions to 3-dimensions commences by first determining how many different scenes exist within the image content. Each scene then undergoes analysis to determine its complexity based on the motion, texture and occlusion within the scene. The scene complexities are added to the scene transition complexity and the total gets weighted to yield an overall indication of the complexity of converting of image content from 2-dimensions to 3-dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Timothy Alan Barrett, Pierre Hughes Routhier, Joan Llach, Ben Crosby
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Publication number: 20150178898Abstract: Various implementations relate to processing pictures. In one particular implementation, a cropped picture is accessed. The cropped picture has been cropped, using a virtual camera window, from a picture in a sequence of pictures. Motion blur is generated for a feature in the cropped picture based on a motion of the virtual camera window and a motion of the feature. The generated motion blur is added to the feature in the cropped picture. In another particular implementation, a signal or signal structure includes a picture section for a cropped picture that has been cropped, using a virtual camera window, from a picture in a sequence of pictures. The signal or signal structure also includes a motion section for an indication of a motion of the virtual camera window.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventor: Pierre Hughes Routhier
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Publication number: 20150172608Abstract: Various implementations provide color images, including, for example, RGB images and/or HDR images. In one particular implementation, a color image is created using a first set of color values captured from multiple sensors. Multiple pixel locations of the color image have a color value for three colors that are captured from the multiple sensors. A lens assembly passes light to the multiple sensors. An HDR image is created using a second set of color values captured from the multiple sensors. Another implementation includes a lens assembly and multiple sensors arranged to receive light though the lens assembly. A first set of color values captured from the multiple sensors can be assembled to provide three color values for multiple pixel locations. A second set of color values captured from the multiple sensors can be interpolated to provide an HDR image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Pierre Hughes Routhier, Thierry Borel
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Publication number: 20150071525Abstract: Various implementations provide techniques to prevent excessive parallax, depth, or disparity from being passed through to a viewer. In one particular implementation, it is determined that a depth indicator for an object in a stereoscopic image pair of a video sequence is outside of a target range. One or more images of the stereoscopic image pair is modified so that the depth indicator for the object is within the target range. In other implementations, a depth transition between the object and another portion of the video sequence is smoothed. In further implementations, the stereoscopic image pair is replaced with a 2D image pair that includes the object. In yet further implementations, a resulting video sequence includes (i) one or more stereoscopic image pairs having non-zero disparity and for which the depth indicator is within the target range for the entire image pair, and (ii) one or more 2D image pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Pierre Hughes Routhier, William Gibbens Redmann, Didier Doyen
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Publication number: 20130259318Abstract: Automatic determination of the complexity associated with converting image content from 2-dimensions to 3-dimensions commences by first determining how many different scenes exist within the image content. Each scene then undergoes analysis to determine its complexity based on the motion, texture and occlusion within the scene. The scene complexities are added to the scene transition complexity and the total gets weighted to yield an overall indication of the complexity of converting of image content from 2-dimensions to 3-dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Thomson LicensingInventors: Timothy Alan Barrett, Pierre Hughes Routhier, Joan Llach, Ben Crosey