Patents by Inventor Roelof F. Botha

Roelof F. Botha 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).

  • Using synchronous recording by front and back smartphone cameras for creating immersive video content and for video conferencing
    Patent number: 11792355
    Abstract: Creating a video presentation includes obtaining a first front-camera video stream and a first back-camera video stream that are recorded synchronously using a first device having a front-camera and a back-camera and extracting a first image of a first presenter from the first front-camera video stream. Creating a video presentation also includes obtaining a second front-camera video stream and a second back-camera video stream that are recorded synchronously and extracting a second image of a second presenter from the second front-camera video stream. It is determined whether that the first back-camera video stream and the second back-camera video stream are complimentary views. Creating a video presentation also includes constructing a panoramic view by combining the first back-camera video stream and the second back-camera video stream and superimposing the first image of the first presenter and the second image of the second presenter onto to the panoramic view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: mmhmm inc.
    Inventors: Phil Libin, Roelof F. Botha