Patents by Inventor Robin Brian JENKIN

Robin Brian JENKIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230336875
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques for reliable image data capture are disclosed herein. A system includes a sensor configured to receive light reflected off one or more objects in an environment. The sensor includes a first set of sensor pixels configured to detect a portion of the received light having wavelengths in the visible light spectrum. The sensor further includes a second set of sensor pixels configured to detect an additional portion of the received light having wavelengths in an infrared spectrum. The system further includes a filter component configured to reduce an intensity of the portion of the received light detected by the first set of sensor pixels while maintaining at least a minimum intensity of the additional portion of the received light detected by the second set of sensor pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin, Haifeng Li, Niranjan Avadhanam
  • Publication number: 20230291890
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system receives pixel data from a pair of regions of an image generated by an imaging device, the pair of regions includes a first region and a second region, where the first region includes a first plurality of pixels and the second region includes a second plurality of pixels. The system determines a plurality of pixel pairs, where a pixel pair includes a first pixel from the first plurality of pixels and a second pixel from the second plurality of pixels. The system calculates a plurality of contrasts based on the plurality of pixel pairs. The system determines a contrast distribution based on the plurality of contrasts. The system calculates a value representative of a capability of the imaging device to detect contrast based on the contrast distribution. The system determines a reduction in contrast detectability of the imaging device based on the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Patent number: 11758120
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system determines pixel data from a pair of regions of an image generated by an imaging device, the pair of regions includes a first region and a second region, where the first region includes a first plurality of pixels and the second region includes a second plurality of pixels. The system determines a plurality of pixel pairs of the image, where a pixel pair includes a first pixel from the first plurality of pixels and a second pixel from the second plurality of pixels. The system calculates a plurality of contrasts based on the plurality of pixel pairs, where a contrast is calculated between the first pixel and the second pixel. The system determines a contrast distribution based on the plurality of contrasts. The system calculates a value representative of a capability of the imaging device to detect contrast based on the contrast distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Patent number: 11652982
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system receives pixel data from a pair of regions of an image generated by an imaging device, the pair of regions includes a first region and a second region, where the first region includes a first plurality of pixels and the second region includes a second plurality of pixels. The system determines a plurality of pixel pairs, where a pixel pair includes a first pixel from the first plurality of pixels and a second pixel from the second plurality of pixels. The system calculates a plurality of contrasts based on the plurality of pixel pairs. The system determines a contrast distribution based on the plurality of contrasts. The system calculates a value representative of a capability of the imaging device to detect contrast based on the contrast distribution. The system determines a reduction in contrast detectability of the imaging device based on the value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Patent number: 11637998
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to receive, at one or more processors associated with an image signal processing (ISP) pipeline for a camera, an image generated using an image sensor of the camera, wherein the image comprises a plurality of channels associated with color information of the image; process, by the one or more processors, the plurality of channels of the image to generate a plurality of luminance and/or radiance values; generate, by the one or more processors, an updated version of the image using the plurality of luminance and/or radiance values; and output the updated version of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Publication number: 20220141449
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system determines pixel data from a pair of regions of an image generated by an imaging device, the pair of regions includes a first region and a second region, where the first region includes a first plurality of pixels and the second region includes a second plurality of pixels. The system determines a plurality of pixel pairs of the image, where a pixel pair includes a first pixel from the first plurality of pixels and a second pixel from the second plurality of pixels. The system calculates a plurality of contrasts based on the plurality of pixel pairs, where a contrast is calculated between the first pixel and the second pixel. The system determines a contrast distribution based on the plurality of contrasts. The system calculates a value representative of a capability of the imaging device to detect contrast based on the contrast distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Publication number: 20220141450
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system receives pixel data from a pair of regions of an image generated by an imaging device, the pair of regions includes a first region and a second region, where the first region includes a first plurality of pixels and the second region includes a second plurality of pixels. The system determines a plurality of pixel pairs, where a pixel pair includes a first pixel from the first plurality of pixels and a second pixel from the second plurality of pixels. The system calculates a plurality of contrasts based on the plurality of pixel pairs. The system determines a contrast distribution based on the plurality of contrasts. The system calculates a value representative of a capability of the imaging device to detect contrast based on the contrast distribution. The system determines a reduction in contrast detectability of the imaging device based on the value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Patent number: 10616536
    Abstract: An imaging device may have a monochrome image sensor and a bi-chromatic image sensor. A beam splitter may split incident light between the two image sensors. The monochrome image sensor may have an array of broadband image sensor pixels that generate broadband image signals. The bi-chromatic image sensor may have an array of red and blue image pixels that generate red and blue image signals. The image sensors may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs processing operations on only the broadband image signals to produce monochrome images, or on the red, blue, and broadband image signals to produce color images. Processing operations used to produce color images may include chroma-demosaicking and/or point filter operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul James Kane, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Publication number: 20190222813
    Abstract: An imaging device may have a monochrome image sensor and a bi-chromatic image sensor. A beam splitter may split incident light between the two image sensors. The monochrome image sensor may have an array of broadband image sensor pixels that generate broadband image signals. The bi-chromatic image sensor may have an array of red and blue image pixels that generate red and blue image signals. The image sensors may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs processing operations on only the broadband image signals to produce monochrome images, or on the red, blue, and broadband image signals to produce color images. Processing operations used to produce color images may include chroma-demosaicking and/or point filter operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul James KANE, Robin Brian JENKIN