Patents by Inventor Toivo Henningsson

Toivo Henningsson 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: 11765459
    Abstract: A method for image stabilization of a video stream captured by a panable and/or tiltable video camera the method comprising: generating a motor position signal, Y1, of a pan/tilt motor of the video camera; generating a gyro signal, Y2, of a gyroscopic sensor of the video camera; generating a reference signal from a predetermined movement curve of the pan/tilt motor of the video camera, the reference signal is a reference on how a pan/tilt operation of the video camera is made without shaking of the video camera; from the motor position signal, Y1, and the gyro signal, Y2, generating a combined signal, Y, according to: Y=F1*Y1+F2*Y2, wherein F1 is a low pass filter and F2 is a high pass filter; and performing image stabilization on the video stream based on a difference between the combined signal, Y, and the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Axis AB
    Inventors: Tor Nilsson, Johan Förberg, Toivo Henningsson, Johan Nyström
  • Publication number: 20230199183
    Abstract: An image processing device, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a method for dividing an array of pixels into slices and tiles, and a system for encoding the slices and tiles into a video stream by means of a first encoder arranged in a first image processing circuitry and a second encoder arranged in a second image processing circuitry are disclosed. The array of pixels consists of a first subset of pixels having pixel data stored in a first buffer arranged in the first image processing circuitry and a second subset of pixels having pixel data stored in a second buffer arranged in the second image processing circuitry, wherein a first border between the first subset of pixels and the second subset of pixels is tilted at a tilt angle in relation to the array of pixels. The array of pixels is divided into two or more slices, and each slice is divided into two or more tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Axis AB
    Inventors: Viktor EDPALM, Song YUAN, Toivo HENNINGSSON
  • Publication number: 20230171409
    Abstract: A and method encode a view area within a current image frame of a video into an encoded video area frame. The view area is a respective subarea of each image frame, each image frame comprising first and second image portions, and between previous and current image frames, the view area moves across a boundary between the first and second image portions. First and second encoders are encode image data of the first and second image portions, respectively. First, second and third portions of the view area are identified based on their respective location in the previous and current image frames. Image data of the first and third portions are inter-coded as first and third encoded slices/tiles. Image data of the second portion of the view area in the current image frame are intra-coded as a second encoded slice/tile. The encoded slices/tiles are merged into the encoded video area frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Axis AB
    Inventors: Viktor EDPALM, Song YUAN, Toivo HENNINGSSON, Johan PALMAEUS
  • Publication number: 20220182547
    Abstract: A method for image stabilization of a video stream captured by a panable and/or tiltable video camera the method comprising: generating a motor position signal, Y1, of a pan/tilt motor of the video camera; generating a gyro signal, Y2, of a gyroscopic sensor of the video camera; generating a reference signal from a predetermined movement curve of the pan/tilt motor of the video camera, the reference signal is a reference on how a pan/tilt operation of the video camera is made without shaking of the video camera; from the motor position signal, Y1, and the gyro signal, Y2, generating a combined signal, Y, according to: Y=F1*Y1+F2*Y2, wherein F1 is a low pass filter and F2 is a high pass filter; and performing image stabilization on the video stream based on a difference between the combined signal, Y, and the reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Axis AB
    Inventors: Tor NILSSON, Johan FÖRBERG, Toivo HENNINGSSON, Johan NYSTRÖM
  • Patent number: 10820010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of image encoding. In particular, it relates to methods and devices where the concept of auxiliary frames may be employed to reduce or remove the need of copying data, for reference encoding purposes, between encoders which encode different parts of an image frame. This purpose is achieved by spatially modifying (S104) original image data before encoding (S106, S108) it using the encoders, and using (S110) the encoded image data as image data of an auxiliary frame. The auxiliary frame is referenced by an inter frame comprising motion vectors corresponding to a restoration of the auxiliary frame image data back to a spatial arrangement of the original image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: AXIS AB
    Inventors: Björn Ardö, Toivo Henningsson
  • Publication number: 20200304825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of image encoding. In particular, it relates to methods and devices where the concept of auxiliary frames may be employed to reduce or remove the need of copying data, for reference encoding purposes, between encoders which encode different parts of an image frame. This purpose is achieved by spatially modifying (S104) original image data before encoding (S106, S108) it using the encoders, and using (S110) the encoded image data as image data of an auxiliary frame. The auxiliary frame is referenced by an inter frame comprising motion vectors corresponding to a restoration of the auxiliary frame image data back to a spatial arrangement of the original image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Axis AB
    Inventors: Björn ARDÖ, Toivo HENNINGSSON
  • Patent number: 10652523
    Abstract: There is provided a method performed in a multi-sensor video camera having a first and a second sensor with partly overlapping fields of view. A first and a second received video frame being simultaneously captured each has a non-overlapping portion and an overlapping portion. A frame of a first video stream is generated by joining together image data from the non-overlapping portions of the first and the second video frame with image data from the overlapping portion of the first video frame only, and a frame of a second video stream is generated to include image data from the overlapping portion of at least the second video frame. The frame of the first video stream and the frame of the second video stream are processed in parallel, wherein the processing of the frame of the second video stream includes preparing an overlay based on the image data from the overlapping portion of at least the second video frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Axis AB
    Inventors: Toivo Henningsson, Song Yuan
  • Publication number: 20180367789
    Abstract: There is provided a method performed in a multi-sensor video camera having a first and a second sensor with partly overlapping fields of view. A first and a second received video frame being simultaneously captured each has a non-overlapping portion and an overlapping portion. A frame of a first video stream is generated by joining together image data from the non-overlapping portions of the first and the second video frame with image data from the overlapping portion of the first video frame only, and a frame of a second video stream is generated to include image data from the overlapping portion of at least the second video frame. The frame of the first video stream and the frame of the second video stream are processed in parallel, wherein the processing of the frame of the second video stream includes preparing an overlay based on the image data from the overlapping portion of at least the second video frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Toivo Henningsson, Song Yuan