Patents by Inventor Ying Chiu Herbert Lee

Ying Chiu Herbert Lee 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: 11861876
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) video reconstruction method, an encoder and a decoder are provided, comprising obtaining a list of video content screens or video content frames of an object from the 3D video; obtaining a list of depth screens of the 3D video; adding a shape screen to each video frame of the 3D video; superimposing each of the video content screens or video content frames with the depth screen and the shape screen to form a shape identification library; and storing the shape identification library at a header of a compressed file for unmasking of the object. The shape recognition list format may significantly reduce the storage size and increase the compression ratio by replacing the original shape with the identifications, and help improve the rendering quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Marvel Research Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Chang Yuen Chan
  • Publication number: 20220230411
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) video reconstruction method, an encoder and a decoder are provided, comprising obtaining a list of video content screens or video content frames of an object from the 3D video; obtaining a list of depth screens of the 3D video; adding a shape screen to each video frame of the 3D video; superimposing each of the video content screens or video content frames with the depth screen and the shape screen to form a shape identification library; and storing the shape identification library at a header of a compressed file for unmasking of the object. The shape recognition list format may significantly reduce the storage size and increase the compression ratio by replacing the original shape with the identifications, and help improve the rendering quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Marvel Research Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert LEE, Chang Yuen CHAN
  • Publication number: 20220210375
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a method and a system for monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles based on three-dimensional light field technology. Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring method based on three-dimensional light field technology, comprising: beginning unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring; by means of a light field camera, acquiring low resolution video image information; determining whether the acquired video image information is an unmanned aerial vehicle; performing graphic reconstruction on an unmanned aerial vehicle image therein; and acquiring reconstructed light field image depth and position information to monitor the unmanned aerial vehicle and emitting an alert. The method and the system for monitoring in the present invention are able to acquire a clear stereoscopic image, thus raising efficiency and accuracy in the process of unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring or detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Li-Hua Lilly Li
  • Publication number: 20220172380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light field technology-based unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring system. Said unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring system comprises: a first camera, configured to continuously obtain image information in a monitored area; a second camera, the second camera being a light field camera including a compound eye lens, and being configured to obtain, when it is determined that the obtained image information is of an unmanned aerial vehicle, light field information of the unmanned aerial vehicle; a vertical rotating platform and a horizontal rotating platform arranged perpendicular to each other, wherein the first camera and the second camera can rotate synchronously under the control of the vertical rotating platform and the horizontal rotating platform; and a computer processor, configured to calculate depth information of the unmanned aerial vehicle by means of the obtained light field information so as to obtain the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Li-Hua Lilly Li
  • Patent number: 10715711
    Abstract: An adaptive 3D imaging system comprising an imaging part and a lens part detachably connected thereto; the imaging part comprising a sensor and a reflector configured to transmit a plurality of captured light field images to the sensor; wherein the lens part comprising a first camera lens positioned at a first end of the lens part, a second camera lens positioned at a second end of the lens part, an entrance pupil plane and matching device positioned between the first camera lens and the second camera lens and being adaptive to different focal lengths of the second camera lens, an internal reflection unit positioned between the first camera lens and the entrance pupil plane and matching device and configured to decompose the captured light field images and refract them into a plurality of multiple secondary images with different angular offsets. Methods and uses involving the 3D imaging system are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Marvel Research Ltd.
    Inventor: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee
  • Patent number: 10634823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical area of lens, particularly discloses a lens for focusing or collimating light emitted from an extended light source, which comprises a front surface facing towards the extended light source and a back surface facing away from the extended light source, wherein at least one of the surfaces comprises a central section and a plurality of annular sections concentrically surrounding the central section; and wherein each of the annular section corresponds to a small portion of the extended light source. A method of designing the above lens is also disclosed. Additionally, the present invention provides a cost-effective lens design with high precision and more particularly, a lens design which meets the transmittance requirement for extended light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MARVEL DIGITAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam
  • Patent number: 10595006
    Abstract: A method, system and medium for improving the quality of 2D-to-3D automatic conversion in a computing device by using machine learning techniques is provided, comprising: receiving new 2D image from user input; recognizing multiple objects in the new 2D image by machine learning algorithm; obtaining the hierarchical relations among objects according to the features of the said objects; improving the quality of 3D image according to the hierarchical relations. The implementation of this invention provides a more distinct classification of objects in a 2D image, thereby improving the 2D-to-3D conversion in the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Marvel Digital Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam, Tin Wai Grace Li
  • Publication number: 20190141226
    Abstract: An adaptive 3D imaging system comprising an imaging part and a lens part detachably connected thereto; the imaging part comprising a sensor and a reflector configured to transmit a plurality of captured light field images to the sensor; wherein the lens part comprising a first camera lens positioned at a first end of the lens part, a second camera lens positioned at a second end of the lens part, an entrance pupil plane and matching device positioned between the first camera lens and the second camera lens and being adaptive to different focal lengths of the second camera lens, an internal reflection unit positioned between the first camera lens and the entrance pupil plane and matching device and configured to decompose the captured light field images and refract them into a plurality of multiple secondary images with different angular offsets. Methods and uses involving the 3D imaging system are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Marvel Research Ltd.
    Inventor: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee
  • Patent number: 10230935
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating depth information associated with an image. The system comprises a segmentation module arranged to identify a plurality of objects represented by the image, wherein each object adjacent to another object are identified by an edge arranged to substantially separate the object and the adjacent object; and a processing module arranged to generate the depth information by assigning a depth value for each of the plurality of objects, wherein the depth value is arranged to represent a distance between the object and a reference point in a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Marvel Digital Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Wai Keung Cheung
  • Publication number: 20180109776
    Abstract: A method, system and medium for improving the quality of 2D-to-3D automatic conversion in a computing device by using machine learning techniques is provided, comprising: receiving new 2D image from user input; recognizing multiple objects in the new 2D image by machine learning algorithm; obtaining the hierarchical relations among objects according to the features of the said objects; improving the quality of 3D image according to the hierarchical relations. The implementation of this invention provides a more distinct classification of objects in a 2D image, thereby improving the 2D-to-3D conversion in the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Marvel Digital Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam, Tin Wai Grace Li
  • Publication number: 20180103243
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating depth information associated with an image. The system comprises a segmentation module arranged to identify a plurality of objects represented by the image, wherein each object adjacent to another object are identified by an edge arranged to substantially separate the object and the adjacent object; and a processing module arranged to generate the depth information by assigning a depth value for each of the plurality of objects, wherein the depth value is arranged to represent a distance between the object and a reference point in a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Wai Keung Cheung
  • Patent number: 9918175
    Abstract: Method, equipment and apparatus for acquiring a spatial audio direction vector, the method including: determining a position of a sound source in a multi-sound system; setting a parameter comprising: a human response time ?t and a tolerance percentage ?; acquiring a sound signal from the sound source; and processing the sound signal by using the parameter and acquiring a corresponding spatial audio direction vector {right arrow over (E)} within each time interval ?t. A proportional constant D is determined according to a modulus of a spatial audio direction vector {right arrow over (E)}, and provides spatial information of depth for a virtual image corresponding to a multi-tone audio signal. A vector angle ?E the spatial audio direction vector {right arrow over (E)} provides spatial information of direction for the virtual image corresponding to the multi-tone audio signal, to improve viewer's viewing experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Marvel Digital Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam, Tin Wai Grace Li
  • Publication number: 20170357034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical area of lens, particularly discloses a lens for focusing or collimating light emitted from an extended light source, which comprises a front surface facing towards the extended light source and a back surface facing away from the extended light source, wherein at least one of the surfaces comprises a central section and a plurality of annular sections concentrically surrounding the central section; and wherein each of the annular section corresponds to a small portion of the extended light source. A method of designing the above lens is also disclosed. Additionally, the present invention provides a cost-effective lens design with high precision and more particularly, a lens design which meets the transmittance requirement for extended light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Marvel Digital Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam
  • Publication number: 20170289726
    Abstract: Method, equipment and apparatus for acquiring a spatial audio direction vector, the method including: determining a position of a sound source in a multi-sound system; setting a parameter comprising: a human response time ?t and a tolerance percentage ?; acquiring a sound signal from the sound source; and processing the sound signal by using the parameter and acquiring a corresponding spatial audio direction vector {right arrow over (E)} within each time interval ?l. A proportional constant D is determined according to a modulus of a spatial audio direction vector {right arrow over (E)}, and provides spatial information of depth for a virtual image corresponding to a multi-tone audio signal. A vector angle ?E the spatial audio direction vector {right arrow over (E)} provides spatial information of direction for the virtual image corresponding to the multi-tone audio signal, to improve viewer's viewing experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam, Tin Wai Grace Li
  • Patent number: D798857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Marvel Digital Limited
    Inventors: Ying Chiu Herbert Lee, Ho Sang Lam