Patents by Inventor Vincent Vacquerie

Vincent Vacquerie 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: 11908111
    Abstract: Image analysis and processing may include a first sensor readout unit receiving first Bayer format image data corresponding to a first input image, a second sensor readout unit receiving second Bayer format image data corresponding to a second input image, a first Bayer-to-RGB unit obtaining first RGB format image data based on the first Bayer format image data, a second Bayer-to-RGB unit obtaining second RGB format image data based on the second Bayer format image data, a high dynamic range unit configured obtaining high dynamic range image data based on a combination of the first RGB format image data and the second RGB format image data, an RGB-to-YUV unit obtaining YUV format image data based on the high dynamic range image data, and a three-dimensional noise reduction unit obtaining processed image data based on the YUV format image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume Matthieu Guerin, Bruno Faure, Vincent Vacquerie, Bruno César Douady
  • Publication number: 20230283891
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for boot sequences in cold temperatures. For example, methods may include accessing a temperature measurement from a temperature sensor; responsive to the temperature measurement being below a threshold, setting a clock frequency for a clock signal used by an integrated circuit to a first frequency; and executing boot code in the integrated circuit using the clock signal at the first frequency, wherein the first frequency is lower than a second frequency that the integrated circuit is configured to use when executing the boot code at higher temperatures. In some implementations, an idle mode is used to heat up a device to achieve a temperature needed to support a use case for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Vincent Vacquerie, Stéphane Belardi
  • Publication number: 20230254593
    Abstract: Image processing using various video and still flows is described. The resolution and bit depth at each stage of the image processing are described. In some examples, image scalers are used to resize image resolution. In some examples, a warp engine is used to distort per frame images to apply image stabilization, zoom, or a user digital lens. An image processing pipeline includes a double data rate (DDR) memory buffer that supports lossy compression with a constant 50% compression. In some examples, the image processing pipeline includes a DDR memory buffer that is uncompressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Vincent Vacquerie
  • Patent number: 11539885
    Abstract: An image capture device may include one or more optical elements. One or more lens covers may be used to cover the optical element(s). Usage of the lens cover(s) with respect to the optical element(s) may be determined. The operation of the image capture device may be changed based on whether the lens cover(s) are on or off the optical element(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Vacquerie, César Douady
  • Publication number: 20220284554
    Abstract: Image analysis and processing may include a first sensor readout unit receiving first Bayer format image data corresponding to a first input image, a second sensor readout unit receiving second Bayer format image data corresponding to a second input image, a first Bayer-to-RGB unit obtaining first RGB format image data based on the first Bayer format image data, a second Bayer-to-RGB unit obtaining second RGB format image data based on the second Bayer format image data, a high dynamic range unit configured obtaining high dynamic range image data based on a combination of the first RGB format image data and the second RGB format image data, an RGB-to-YUV unit obtaining YUV format image data based on the high dynamic range image data, and a three-dimensional noise reduction unit obtaining processed image data based on the YUV format image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Guillaume Matthieu Guerin, Bruno Faure, Vincent Vacquerie, Bruno César Douady
  • Publication number: 20220217265
    Abstract: An image capture device may capture visual content through a front-facing optical element. The image capture device may determine whether a face is located within a field of view of the front-facing optical element. Responsive to the face being located within the field of view, preview of the visual content on a front-facing display may be activated. Responsive to the face not being located within the field of view, the preview of the visual content on the front-facing display may be deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Vincent Vacquerie
  • Patent number: 11341623
    Abstract: Image analysis and processing may include a first sensor readout unit configured to receive first Bayer format image data, a second sensor readout unit configured to receive second Bayer format image data, a first Bayer-to-RGB unit configured to obtain first RGB format image data based on the first Bayer format image data, a second Bayer-to-RGB unit configured to obtain second RGB format image data based on the second Bayer format image data, a high dynamic range unit configured to obtain high dynamic range image data based on a combination of the first RGB format image data and the second RGB format image data, an RGB-to-YUV unit configured to obtain YUV format image data based on the high dynamic range image data, and a three-dimensional noise reduction unit configured to obtain noise reduced image data based on the YUV format image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume Matthieu Guerin, Bruno Faure, Vincent Vacquerie, Bruno César Douady
  • Patent number: 11132773
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for image capture. For example, methods may include accessing a sequence of images from an image sensor; determining a sequence of parameters for respective images in the sequence of images based on the respective images; storing the sequence of images in a buffer; determining a temporally smoothed parameter for a current image in the sequence of images based on the sequence of parameters, wherein the sequence of parameters includes parameters for images in the sequence of images that were captured after the current image; applying image processing to the current image based on the temporally smoothed parameter to obtain a processed image; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady-Pleven, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Publication number: 20210250516
    Abstract: An image capture device may include one or more optical elements. One or more lens covers may be used to cover the optical element(s). Usage of the lens cover(s) with respect to the optical element(s) may be determined. The operation of the image capture device may be changed based on whether the lens cover(s) are on or off the optical element(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Vincent Vacquerie, César Douady
  • Patent number: 10999504
    Abstract: An image capture device may include one or more optical elements. One or more lens covers may be used to cover the optical element(s). Usage of the lens cover(s) with respect to the optical element(s) may be determined. The operation of the image capture device may be changed based on whether the lens cover(s) are on or off the optical element(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Vacquerie, César Douady
  • Publication number: 20210073956
    Abstract: Image analysis and processing may include a first sensor readout unit configured to receive first Bayer format image data, a second sensor readout unit configured to receive second Bayer format image data, a first Bayer-to-RGB unit configured to obtain first RGB format image data based on the first Bayer format image data, a second Bayer-to-RGB unit configured to obtain second RGB format image data based on the second Bayer format image data, a high dynamic range unit configured to obtain high dynamic range image data based on a combination of the first RGB format image data and the second RGB format image data, an RGB-to-YUV unit configured to obtain YUV format image data based on the high dynamic range image data, and a three-dimensional noise reduction unit configured to obtain noise reduced image data based on the YUV format image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Guillaume Matthieu Guerin, Bruno Faure, Vincent Vacquerie, Bruno César Douady
  • Publication number: 20200388009
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for image capture. For example, methods may include accessing a sequence of images from an image sensor; determining a sequence of parameters for respective images in the sequence of images based on the respective images; storing the sequence of images in a buffer; determining a temporally smoothed parameter for a current image in the sequence of images based on the sequence of parameters, wherein the sequence of parameters includes parameters for images in the sequence of images that were captured after the current image; applying image processing to the current image based on the temporally smoothed parameter to obtain a processed image; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the processed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady-Pleven, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Patent number: 10743002
    Abstract: Image signal processing may include obtaining a first portion of a first input image, the first portion having a defined width, a defined height, and a defined portion size, which is a product of multiplying the defined width by the defined height, the first portion of the first input image including a first set of image elements in raster order and having a cardinality of the defined portion size. Image signal processing may include sequential in-place blocking transposition of the first input image, which may include using a buffer, omit using another buffer, and has linear complexity, and may include buffering the first set of image elements using the buffer, the buffer having a defined buffer size within twice the defined portion size, and outputting the first set of image elements from the buffer in block order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady-Pleven, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Patent number: 10657627
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for image capture. For example, methods may include accessing a sequence of images from an image sensor; determining a sequence of parameters for respective images in the sequence of images based on the respective images; storing the sequence of images in a buffer; determining a temporally smoothed parameter for a current image in the sequence of images based on the sequence of parameters, wherein the sequence of parameters includes parameters for images in the sequence of images that were captured after the current image; applying image processing to the current image based on the temporally smoothed parameter to obtain a processed image; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the processed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady-Pleven, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Publication number: 20190228505
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for image capture. For example, methods may include accessing a sequence of images from an image sensor; determining a sequence of parameters for respective images in the sequence of images based on the respective images; storing the sequence of images in a buffer; determining a temporally smoothed parameter for a current image in the sequence of images based on the sequence of parameters, wherein the sequence of parameters includes parameters for images in the sequence of images that were captured after the current image; applying image processing to the current image based on the temporally smoothed parameter to obtain a processed image; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the processed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady-Pleven, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Publication number: 20180255307
    Abstract: Image signal processing may include obtaining a first portion of a first input image, the first portion having a defined width, a defined height, and a defined portion size, which is a product of multiplying the defined width by the defined height, the first portion of the first input image including a first set of image elements in raster order and having a cardinality of the defined portion size. Image signal processing may include sequential in-place blocking transposition of the first input image, which may include using a buffer, omit using another buffer, and has linear complexity, and may include buffering the first set of image elements using the buffer, the buffer having a defined buffer size within twice the defined portion size, and outputting the first set of image elements from the buffer in block order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady-Pleven, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Patent number: 8254380
    Abstract: The system for managing messages transmitted in an interconnect network connecting blocks on a chip comprises agents linked by point-to-point links able to transmit, by static routing, messages comprising a priority information item quantified on N levels. The system comprises at least one agent initiating request messages to at least one recipient agent. A request message comprises a header and, where appropriate, content data. The system comprises means of generating a priority message, to a recipient agent, to which at least on request message has previously been transmitted with no response message received in return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Arteris
    Inventors: Philippe Boucard, Vincent Vacquerie
  • Publication number: 20070297404
    Abstract: The system for managing messages transmitted in an interconnect network connecting blocks on a chip comprises agents linked by point-to-point links able to transmit, by static routing, messages comprising a priority information item quantified on N levels. The system comprises at least one agent (1) initiating request messages to at least one recipient agent (2). A request message comprises a header and, where appropriate, content data. The system comprises means (5) of generating a priority message, to a recipient agent (2), to which at least one request message has previously been transmitted with no response message received in return.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Philippe Boucard, Vincent Vacquerie