Optical Patents (Class 235/454)
  • Patent number: 11928546
    Abstract: A code reader comprises a first imager and a second imager configured to capture an image with different field of views, a first illuminator and a second illuminator configured to project a different illumination pattern, and a processor operably coupled to the imagers and the illuminators. The processor configured to activate the first imager and the first illuminator as a receiver pair responsive to detecting a first condition, activate the second imager and the second illuminator as a receiver pair responsive to detecting a second condition, and decode an optical code using an image captured by the selected receiver pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Datalogic IP Tech, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Perugini, Kurt Vonmetz, Davide Bruni
  • Patent number: 11919512
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting a near future path for a vehicle. For predicting the near future path sensor data and vehicle driving data is collected. Road data is collected indicative of a roadway on the presently occupied road for the vehicle. The sensor data and the vehicle driving data is pre-processed to provide object data comprising a time series of previous positions, headings, and velocities of each of the objects relative the vehicle. The object data, the vehicle driving data, and the road data is processed in a deep neural network to predict the near future path for the vehicle. The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anders Movert, Anders Ödblom, Andrew Backhouse, Nasser Mohammadiha, Peter Hardå
  • Patent number: 11907800
    Abstract: A single piece light pipe is designed to provide dual-field, multi-color, multi-directional illumination. The light pipe is combined with a single PCB having a plurality of LEDs to create a compact illuminator that can selectively provide dark field and bright field with red, green, blue color, broad spectrum, or combination of any color in horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or combination of any direction. The single piece light pipe is compact in size and light in weight. The non-closed form option not only can further reduce the weight but also can allow arrange opening area clearance for: (1) visual aiming and alignment in application, especially for hand held application; (2) reducing illumination crosstalk to unwanted directions; and for (3) mechanical integration. The improvements allow the illuminator to read direct product marking (DPM) type of barcodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Chen Feng, Jie Ren, Yunxin Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11910083
    Abstract: A lens module assembly optimization method includes: in preparing a lens module including assembled N lenses respectively formed in cavities: receiving characteristic information of at least N lenses respectively formed in N cavity groups each including a respective plurality of cavities; and processing information for selecting N cavities from the N cavity groups, based on the characteristic information. A past cavity selection result, a fitness function configured based on data of the assembled N lenses or data of the prepared lens module according to the past cavity selection result, and a genetic algorithm are received or stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., KYONGGI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hye Geun Min, Ye Rim Choi, Yeon Bin Son, Sung Hoon Kim, Eun Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11861583
    Abstract: Methods of detecting scan avoidance events during decode sessions are disclosed herein. An example method includes during a timeout period at one or more processors of the symbology scanner, identifying and decoding a transaction affecting indicia on an object in one or more images to obtain a transaction affecting payload; during the timeout period at the one or more processors, identifying one or more visual features in the one or more images; and in response to identifying a non-transaction affecting indicia associated with the one or more visual features, and failing to identify or decode the transaction affecting indicia, determining a potential scan avoidance attempt and generating a scan avoidance alarm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Abhilash Gururaja, Christopher J. Fjellstad
  • Patent number: 11825182
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing with an opening and a portion that surrounds the opening, wherein the portion of the housing is transparent to near infrared (NIR) light. A fisheye lens is disposed within the opening such that a portion of the fisheye lens protrudes through the opening. An image sensor is disposed within the housing and optically coupled to the fisheye lens. The image sensor is sensitive to visible light and NIR light. A plurality of NIR light emitters is disposed within the housing. The NIR light emitters are configured to emit NIR light through the NIR-transparent portion of the housing. The NIR-transparent portion of the housing may include a light-diffusing structure, such as a pattern of microlenses formed on an inner surface of the NIR-transparent portion of the housing, to spread out the NIR light emitted by the NIR light emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Choon Ping Chng, Cheng-Han Wu, Scott Duncan
  • Patent number: 11796798
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems useful in imaging applications, especially biological imaging applications, and applications in the metrology, atmospheric, scientific and medical fields. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of imaging an object, including illuminating the object with incident radiation through one or more adaptive optical elements; receiving transmitted radiation from the object at a photodetector to provide a base image; and performing the following steps one or more times: adjusting the one or more adaptive optical elements, the adjustment including modifying an optical transfer function of the one or more adaptive optical elements, and receiving transmitted radiation from the object at the photodetector to provide an adjusted image; wherein the adjustment and receiving steps are performed until the adjusted image has substantially reduced aberrations compared to the base image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Juliet Gopinath, Mo Zohrabi, Victor M. Bright, Omkar Supekar, Robert H. Cormack, Emily Gibson, Connor McCullough
  • Patent number: 11790658
    Abstract: An investigation assist system includes a plurality of servers and an integration server communicatively connected to a terminal and the plurality of servers. In response to reception of a video captured by a plurality of cameras, each of the plurality of servers performs a video analysis of an object with respect to an incident, with the plurality of servers processing different objects, respectively. Based on an input of a plurality of different object feature elements from the terminal, the integration server sends a search request for corresponding objects to the respective servers corresponding to the object feature elements, receives and integrates search results of the corresponding objects from the respective servers, and causes the terminal to display an integrated search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: I-PRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Mori, Hideo Noguchi, Yoshitaka Fukushima, Hiroaki Ootake, Ryoji Koga
  • Patent number: 11768399
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes: a backlight module configured to provide a light source; a cover plate on a light-emitting side of the backlight module; a display module between the cover plate and the backlight module; and a photosensitive device configured to sense ambient light. The photosensitive device is between the cover plate and the backlight module, and at an edge of the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiujun Cai, Cuie Wang, Wenli Lan, Sa Li, Dong Wang, Dawei Wang
  • Patent number: 11763112
    Abstract: An indicia-reading system is provided that incorporates a hybrid approach to decoding indicia such as barcodes. An indicia-capturing subsystem acquires information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view. An indicia-decoding module decodes indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem. The indicia-decoding module includes a primary, basic signal processor for initially decoding indicia information, and a secondary, advanced signal processor for decoding indicia information that is not decoded by the primary, basic signal processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Meier, Ryan C. Belanger, Benjamin Hejl
  • Patent number: 11755861
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing unit, a position determiner that randomly determines a position where a first information code is to be set, a modifier that modifies print data for printing an image, the first information code, and a positional information code having recorded therein positional information at the time of printing that indicates the position determined by the position determiner so that the first information code is set at the position determined by the position determiner, an acquirer that acquires the position of the first information code on a print medium as positional information and acquires the positional information at the time of the printing from the positional information code, and a determiner that determines whether the printing result is a falsified matter based on comparison of the positional information after the printing with the positional information at the time of the printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ohashi, Shun Hara, Kenji Uchibori, Riku Maeda, Hirofumi Yanagisawa, Yu Tsumuraya, Kei Sadakuni
  • Patent number: 11745352
    Abstract: On the basis of a measured shape, which is a three-dimensional shape of a subject measured by means of a measuring unit using an image captured when an image capturing unit is disposed in a first position and a first attitude, a movement control unit determines a second position and a second attitude for capturing an image of the subject again, and sends an instruction to a movement mechanism. The three-dimensional shape is represented by means of height information from a reference surface. The movement control unit extracts, from the measured shape, a deficient region having deficient height information, and determines the second position and the second attitude on the basis of the height information around the deficient region of the measured shape. The position and attitude of the image capturing unit can be determined in such a way as to make it easy to eliminate the effects of shadows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Toyoo Iida
  • Patent number: 11748969
    Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an image processing method and apparatus. One specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring a target image, the target image being an image acquired by photographing content to be corrected; detecting the content to be corrected from the target image to acquire a polygonal frame surrounding the content to be corrected; acquiring a correction result of the content to be corrected, the correction result being used for representing whether the content to be corrected meets preset conditions; generating a correction mark corresponding to the correction result and matching the size of the polygonal frame; and outputting a target image comprising the generated correction mark in order to display the target image comprising the generated correction mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qichen Shen, Nan Hu
  • Patent number: 11731411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a layered structure containing at least one layer (i) comprising a thermoplastic material and at least one further layer (ii) comprising a thermoplastic material bearing at least one embossed hologram, to a process for producing such layer composites and to security documents, in particular identification documents, having the layered structure according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Georgios Tziovaras, Heinz Pudleiner, Kira Planken, Stefan Janke, Christoph Koehler
  • Patent number: 11734533
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an end-to-end system for claiming and sharing non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). A machine-readable code (“MRC”) may be scanned and validated. Validating the MRC may ensure that instructions encoded in the MRC do not include malware. Validating the MRC may include validating a digital signature encoded in the scanned MRC. Validating the MRC may include locating a record stored on a distributed ledger that corresponds to the scanned MRC. After validating the instructions, processing the encoded instructions may trigger distribution of an NFT to the scanning device. The distributed NFT may be visualized on a webpage or used to gain access to a restricted venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: the dtx company
    Inventors: Neil Wayne Cohen, Andrew Duplessie
  • Patent number: 11706515
    Abstract: An imaging device with a compact design allows illumination with a light source and imaging with an image sensor. An imaging device includes a front case having a front surface including a window and a lens-holder receptacle aligned with each other in a width direction (X-direction), a lens holder including a lens and attachable inside the lens-holder receptacle in the front case, a first circuit board on which an image sensor to receive light through the lens in the lens holder is mounted, and a second circuit board on which an LED to emit light through the window in the front case is mounted. The first and second circuit boards extend entirely in the width direction. The second circuit board is located frontward from the first circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuta Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11704906
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for identifying emerging viewing patterns for visual media such as still images and videos. Emerging viewing patterns are identified by identifying visual tags for visual media viewed by users, selecting a subset of the tags by applying a taxonomy-based filter, generating pattern candidates from the subset, evaluating consumption metrics for each of the generated patterns, and ranking the generated pattern candidates responsive to the consumption metrics to identify emerging viewing patterns for the users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Vítor Silva Sousa, Lin Qiu, Nils Murrugarra-Llerena
  • Patent number: 11675986
    Abstract: An optical scanner captures a plurality of images from a plurality of image-capture devices. In response to the activation signal, an evaluation phase is executed, and in response to the evaluation phase, an acquisition phase is executed. In the evaluation phase, a first set of images is captured and processed to produce a virtual frame comprising a plurality of regions, with each region containing a reduced-data image frame that is based on a corresponding one of the plurality of images. Also in the evaluation phase, attributes of each of the plurality regions of the virtual frame are assessed according to first predefined criteria, and operational parameters for the acquisition phase are set based on a result of the assessment. In the acquisition phase, a second set of at least one image is captured via at least one of the plurality of image-capture devices according to the set of operational parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Datalogic IP Tech, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Federico Canini, Davide Bruni, Luca Perugini
  • Patent number: 11662438
    Abstract: An apparatus in the field of optics technology, can include a reflector, a reflector substrate, and an extinction component. The reflector can be mounted on the reflector substrate. The extinction component can be arranged on a front surface of the reflector substrate. The reflector can be configured to reflect incident light signals. The extinction component can be configured to reduce the scattered light produced by the incident light signal on the reflector substrate. An optical scanning device (for example, lidar) having such features may greatly reduce the scattered light inside the lidar, reduce the detection blind area caused by the stray light, and greatly improve the receiving and detecting capabilities of the lidar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Wang, Bin Tan, Wei Wei
  • Patent number: 11652628
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system obtaining and identity verification request that include a specification for one or more electronic identity documents including one or more requested document types to fulfill the identity verification request. One or more processors locate at least one electronic identity document including each of the requested document types. Each electronic identity document in the repository includes machine readable metadata that includes the document type of that document. The one or more processors perform a deterministic match to select one electronic identity document including each of the one or more requested document types to utilize in formulating a response to the identity verification request and formulate a response to the identity verification request, based on the selected electronic identity document(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventors: William F. Abt, Jr., Robert W. Harris, Jr., Asher C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11646112
    Abstract: An imaging and tracking device used for real-time health care inventory intelligence includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor captures images of inventory items stored within a furniture unit to which at least a portion of the imaging and tracking device is coupled. The processor processes the images captured using the image sensor to detect a physical retrieval of one of the inventory items from the furniture unit and to generate a signal including data associated with the retrieved inventory item. A software application running on a server device uses the signal to automatically update a database record associated with the retrieved inventory item within a database. Information associated with the updated database record is then transmitted to a client device in communication with the server device. The information may include instructions for rendering a graphical user interface of the software application at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TaskUnite Inc.
    Inventor: Bianca Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 11645483
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes a photodetector configured to generate a photodetector output pulse when the photodetector detects a photon from a light pulse having a light pulse time period, a TDC configured to monitor for the occurrence of the photodetector output pulse during a measurement time window that is within and shorter in duration than the light pulse time period, a PLL circuit for the TDC, and a precision timing circuit connected to the PLL circuit and configured to adjust, based on at least one signal generated within the PLL circuit, a temporal position of the measurement time window within the light pulse time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HI LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Field, Jacob Dahle, Rong Jin, Bruno Do Valle, Sebastian Sorgenfrei
  • Patent number: 11624813
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to determining whether an optical interferent is located on a sensor window and providing a way to identify and discard erroneous sensor data. An example system includes a housing, having a first sensor window and a second sensor window, a laser light source, and an optical sensor. The first window has a first property for deflecting water, and the second window has a second property for deflecting water different from the first property. The source is configured to generate a beam of light through the first window. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor data from the optical sensor and determine that an optical interferent is located on a surface of at least one of the first window and the sensor window based on a comparison between sensor data corresponding to the first window and sensor data corresponding to the second window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Peter Craig Lombrozo, Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera
  • Patent number: 11610396
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a logo picture processing method, apparatus, device and medium, and relates to technical field of image processing, and specifically to the technical field of artificial intelligence such as deep learning and computer vision. The logo picture processing method includes: obtaining a logo picture including: a current logo graph and current text information; performing text recognition on the logo picture to obtain the current text information; searching for a picture that matches both the current logo graph and the current text information, to obtain a matched picture. The present disclosure may improve the accuracy of the matched picture of the logo picture and thereby improve the logo picture recognition accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Cui, Kai Wei, Min Yang
  • Patent number: 11604933
    Abstract: There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ynjiun P. Wang
  • Patent number: 11598973
    Abstract: A system for forming a homogenized illumination line which can be imaged as a low-speckle line is disclosed. The system includes a laser configured to emit a collimated laser beam; and an illumination-fan generator that includes one or more linear diffusers. The illumination-fan generator is arranged and configured to (i) receive the collimated laser beam, (ii) output a planar fan of diffused light, such that the planar fan emanates from a light line formed on the distal-most one of the one or more linear diffusers, and (iii) cause formation of an illumination line at an intersection of the planar fan and an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Parrett, John F. Filhaber, Andrew Goodale, Laurent Belanger, Ronald Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11588964
    Abstract: A execution status indication method includes receiving a control instruction sent from a control device, the control instruction being configured to instruct an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform an operation; and controlling an indicator light at the UAV to indicate an execution status of the control instruction executed by the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuo Guo, Paul Pan
  • Patent number: 11574613
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image display method, an image processing method and related devices. The image display method includes: receiving and storing an original image from a processing terminal, the original image being an image rendered by the processing terminal; acquiring a first image from the original image; displaying the first image between a first time point and a second time point; acquiring a second image from the original image; and displaying the second image between the second time point and a third time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiyang Shao, Yuxin Bi, Ziqiang Guo, Yadong Ding, Jian Sun, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11562161
    Abstract: A method of activating an illumination assembly within a symbology reader is provided, the illumination assembly having a first illumination source and a second illumination source, the symbology reader having an imaging sensor configured to operate at a predetermined framerate where each frame includes an exposure period over which the imaging sensor is active to capture image data and a non-exposure period over which the imaging sensor is not active to capture image data, the method comprising: during a first frame, activating the first illumination source during at least a portion of the respective exposure period and activating the second illumination source over at least a portion of the respective non-exposure period; and during a second frame, activating the second illumination source during at least a portion of the respective exposure period and activating the first illumination source over at least a portion of the respective non-exposure period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Kowalewski, Darran Michael Handshaw, Robert W. DiGiovanna, Mark D. Anderson, Eugene B. Joseph, Mark Drzymala, Miguel Orlando Rodriguez Ortiz
  • Patent number: 11536951
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a micromachined mirror assembly. The micromachined mirror assembly includes a micro mirror configured to tilt around an axis and a first and a second torsion beam each having a first and a second end. The second end of the first torsion beam and the second end of the second torsion beam are mechanically coupled to the micro mirror along the axis. The micromachined mirror assembly also includes a first DC voltage applied to the first end of the first torsion beam and a second DC voltage, different from the first DC voltage, is applied to the first end of the second torsion beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sae Won Lee, Youmin Wang, Qin Zhou
  • Patent number: 11531111
    Abstract: A LIDAR system that scans a beam in a full 360° FOV without any moving parts. The system includes a transmitter sub-system having a tunable laser beam source, an SPPR responsive to the laser beam, and a conical mirror receiving the output beam and directing the output beam into a desired FOV. The system also includes a receiver sub-system responsive to a reflected beam that is reflected off of an object that receives the output beam from the mirror, where the receiver sub-system includes a plurality of detector modules each including a receiver detector and arranged so that at least one detector module receives the reflected beam from any direction. The system further includes a signal processor sub-system that tunes the frequency of the laser beam generated by the laser source to change the angle orientation of the output beam and scan the output beam in the 360° FOV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yisa S. Rumala
  • Patent number: 11501555
    Abstract: Provided are an under-screen biometric identification apparatus and an electronic device. The under-screen biometric identification apparatus includes: a lens disposed under a display screen for receiving an optical signal formed by reflection of a human finger on the display screen, where the optical signal is used to detect biometric information of the finger; a lens barrel, where the lens is fixed in the lens barrel; and a support, where the support is connected to the lens barrel by means of threaded connection for supporting the lens barrel. An under-screen biometric identification apparatus and an electronic device provided in embodiments of the present application can improve the efficiency of under-screen biometric identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Jiang, Zhongbo Luo, Zhiming Hou, Jun Cai
  • Patent number: 11475265
    Abstract: An NFC QR code label according to the present invention comprises: a rectenna for receiving a radio frequency signal from a terminal device and converting the signal into DC power; a ring oscillator activated by receiving the DC power supplied from the rectenna, and producing an oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency; and a light-emitting QR code flickering in response to the oscillation signal. The light-emitting QR code includes a QR code pattern formed by means of gravure printing using a nonconductor ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gyou Jin Cho, Jun Feng Sun, Hye Jin Park, Kiran Shrestha, Gyan Rajkoirala, You Shin Kim, Pravesh Yadav, Sajjan Parajuli, Welsey Prince Vanaraj, Amol Marotrao Kale, Jinhwa Park, Sunggeun Lee
  • Patent number: 11455031
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for eye illumination for eye position tracking. An illuminator for eye tracking includes a substrate configured to be placed in front of an eye of a user and a light source positioned on a surface of the substrate. The light source is configured to be positioned within a field of view of the eye of the user. A maximum dimension of the light source in a plane parallel to an emission surface of the light source is less than 500 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robin Sharma, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Matthew E. Colburn, Qi Zhang, Giuseppe Calafiore, John Goward, Karol Constantine Hatzilias, Matthieu Charles Raoul Leibovici, Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, Selso Luanava
  • Patent number: 11448811
    Abstract: An optical system for displaying a projected image to an observer includes a light-guide optical element having two major parallel surfaces and configured for guiding illumination corresponding to a projected image collimated to infinity by internal reflection at the major parallel surfaces from a coupling-in region to a coupling-out region where at least part of the illumination is coupled out towards an eye of the observer, and a projector configuration associated with the coupling-in region of the light-guide optical element. The projector configuration includes a number of adjacent optical arrangements, each including collimating optics deployed for projecting a subset of the illumination. The adjacent optical arrangements cooperate to provide an entirety of the projected image to the coupling-out region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LUMUS LTD.
    Inventor: Tsion Eisenfeld
  • Patent number: 11433475
    Abstract: An ultrasonic machining device (1) for machining a workpiece. At least one component, selected from the group including a generator (11), a converter (12), a booster (13), a sonotrode (14), a HV cable (15), a machine frame (16) and a receiving device for the workpiece (17), is/are assigned an identifier (18). The identifier (18) characterizes at least one individual parameter of the component. The device (1) is assigned an input interface (19) which reads in the identifier (18) or generated data from the identifier. The device (1) is assigned a data processing arrangement (20). By way of the data processing arrangement (20), based on the read-in identifier (18) or the data generated from the identifier (18), at least one parameter of the device (1) is determined in such a way that the device (1) is operated in a target operating state, e.g., a resonant vibrating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TELSONIC HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Mustafa Ayabakan
  • Patent number: 11397306
    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a circuit board having an imager disposed at a first side of the circuit board. A lens barrel includes a lens assembly having a plurality of lens elements spaced apart along the lens barrel by respective lens spacers, each lens spacer formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 10 ppm/° C. or less. The circuit board is positioned at the lens holder, and the lens barrel is positioned at a lens holder so as to optically align the lens and the imager. The lens barrel is formed of a material having a CTE that matches within ten percent of the CTE of the material that forms the lens holder, with the CTEs of the lens barrel and lens holder materials being greater than the CTE of the material of the lens spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Zhongyao Liu, Steven V. Byrne, Yuesheng Lu
  • Patent number: 11373450
    Abstract: Authentication of a user is based on an electronic contact lens that contains a retinal scanner. The retinal scanner captures a retinal scan, which is used to authenticate the user (i.e., what a person is). The contact lens itself may also be used in the authentication process (i.e., what a person has). Authentication based on these two factors are used to control access to assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Tectus Corporation
    Inventor: Morrison Ulman
  • Patent number: 11363208
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image capturing apparatus, acquires a first image generated by performing an image capture process at a first zoom magnification, sets a division condition for dividing a detection range included in the first image, divides the detection range into a plurality of divided areas in accordance with the division condition, controls the image capturing apparatus to change an image capture direction on the basis of each position of the respective divided areas of the detection range and performs an image capture process at a second zoom magnification greater than the first zoom magnification so as to sequentially generate second images, acquires each of the second images, and performs a data reading process for each of the second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chiaki Mikawa, Tomoya Asanuma, Yuuya Miyake
  • Patent number: 11354525
    Abstract: An optical information reader includes a main body portion in which a reading opening is formed; and a grip portion that is connected to a section of the main body portion other than a section in which the reading opening is formed, and is gripped by a user. The reader further includes a light-receiving sensor that captures an image of a predetermined imaging area AR through the reading opening; and a control circuit that performs an interpreting process of a code image of an information code imaged by the light-receiving sensor. An extending portion that extends towards the information code side is provided in a periphery of the reading opening. An opened portion is formed in a section of the extending portion other than a section on the grip portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Kenryo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11347987
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of making an optically readable element, the method comprising: providing one or more optically readable structures in or on a body, a strain being applied to the one or more optically readable structures as a result of an interaction between the body and the one or more optically readable structures; the one or more optically readable structures each having an intrinsic band structure prior to application of the strain, and wherein the applied strain changes that intrinsic band structure; and wherein the interaction is such that the strain is maintained, after the element has been made, without the need for an external influence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Quantum Base Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Robinson, Robert James Young
  • Patent number: 11350499
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for controlled illumination of LEDs. An example system comprises: a plurality of LEDs; an LED controller; a current buffer adapted to receive an input bias level signal from the LED controller, wherein a set of LEDs to be controlled together are connected in parallel with each other in a circuit with the current buffer; and at least one current limiting resistor connected in the circuit with the plurality of LEDs and the current buffer. The systems and methods are adapted to control the illumination of the LEDs by applying a constant voltage to the circuit based upon the input bias level signal, thereby controlling the illumination of the light-emitting diodes without the use of pulse width modulation. Crosstalk interference with RFID components due to pulse width modulation is thereby avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: David Jung, Jason L. Lee
  • Patent number: 11341801
    Abstract: A system evaluates currency in an area using image processing. In some examples, the system receives an image of an area from an image sensor, processes the image to identify at least one item of currency in the area, determine a value of the currency irrespective of validity, and counts the currency. In various examples, the system receives an image of an area from an image sensor; processes the image to identify at least one item of currency in the area; determines whether the currency has an error condition; and when the currency is determined to have the error condition, provides output on the error condition. In a number of examples, the system receives an image of an area from an image sensor; processes the image to identify at least one item of currency in the area; determines whether the currency is valid; and when the currency is determined to be suspect, provides output on the currency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Pechinko
  • Patent number: 11342797
    Abstract: A wireless power transmitter system for directing a high energy beam towards receivers fitted with identifying signs. One type of the identifying signs may have asymmetric shape properties, such that their mirror image cannot be matched to their actual shape, even after the image is rotated, tilted or otherwise geometrically manipulated. The system can thus determine whether a detected image of a sign is a true image received directly from said receiver, or is received after the imaged beam has undergone a reflection between the receiver and the transmission system. In the latter case, the system can prevent high power transmission from being directed to a location other than a real receiver, which could be a safety hazard. Other types of identifying signs may be located in or on the borders of different zones of a transmission space, to identify zones where transmission may be allowed or prohibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Wi-Charge Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoav Biderman, Ortal Alpert, Ori Refael Mor, Omer Nahmias, Lior Golan, Ran Sagi, Zohar Levin, Alexander Slepoy, Yan Rosh, Eyal Conforti
  • Patent number: 11334736
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of reading DPM codes on objects therewith are provided. An apparatus includes a housing and a first imaging assembly housed within the housing and includes a first image sensor. The apparatus also has a second imaging assembly housed within the housing and includes a second image sensor. The apparatus also includes an illumination assembly configured to provide an illumination light having a central illumination axis. At least two of a FOV central axis of the first imaging assembly, a second FOV central axis of the second imaging assembly, and the central illumination axis pass through a plane within a first distance of no greater than about 40 mm of each other. The plane being (i) normal to the first FOV central axis and (ii) a second distance between about 0 to about 5 inches from a nose of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Barkan, Darran Michael Handshaw, Mark Drzymala
  • Patent number: 11328141
    Abstract: An apparatus and assembly for redirecting the central illumination axis of an illumination assembly towards the central field of view (FOV) axis of an imaging assembly using an optical element that provides an optical magnification of less than 1.5×, where the central illumination axis at the point of the illumination assembly is non-parallel to the central FOV axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Drzymala, Edward Barkan, Igor Vinogradov
  • Patent number: 11314100
    Abstract: A system for forming a homogenized illumination line which can be imaged as a low-speckle line is disclosed. The system includes a laser configured to emit a collimated laser beam; and an illumination-fan generator that includes one or more linear diffusers. The illumination-fan generator is arranged and configured to (i) receive the collimated laser beam, (ii) output a planar fan of diffused light, such that the planar fan emanates from a light line formed on the distal-most one of the one or more linear diffusers, and (iii) cause formation of an illumination line at an intersection of the planar fan and an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Parrett, John F. Filhaber, Andrew Goodale, Laurent Belanger, Ronald Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11315102
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose a mobile device system for displaying contactless payment options to a user of a mobile device. A location of the device may be detected. The location may be transmitted to a payment services provider, and information indicating that the location corresponds to a merchant having contactless payment options may be received. In response, graphical depictions of payment options associated with a plurality of payment sources are displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the mobile device. A selection of one of the graphical depictions is received, and in response, one or more transceivers of the mobile device, such as one or more NFC transceivers, may be activated. The activation may cause the transceivers to transmit a personal account number to a point-of-sale terminal. Thus, the user is presented with contactless payment options based on a geographical location, and may be presented with a suggested payment source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Adhish N. Vyas
  • Patent number: 11309299
    Abstract: An image sensor package includes a substrate, an image sensor, a light-emitting element, and a package body. The substrate includes a plurality of first conductive contacts and a plurality of second conductive contacts. The image sensor is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the corresponding first conductive contacts. The light-emitting element is close to the image sensor, disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the corresponding first conductive contacts. The package body is filled between the image sensor and the light emitting element. The above-mentioned image sensor package can achieve miniaturization, provide uniform illumination, and increase light utilization efficiency. An endoscope including the above-mentioned image sensor package is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIMAGING INTEGRATED SOLUTION, INC.
    Inventors: Shangyi Wu, Mingche Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11301655
    Abstract: A vision system for imaging feature sets on an object surface, including a first imaging system having at least a first image sensor and first optics, the first imaging system defining a standard, on-axis configuration having a system optical axis. A second imaging system defines an extended-depth of focus (DOF) configuration with second optics. A vision system processor receives and processes image data from the first imaging system and the second imaging system. A primary aimer assembly and a secondary aimer assembly that each project a discrete beam of structured light onto the surface in a relative relationship that indicates a focus distance with respect to the first imaging system and indicates an approximate center of the field of view of the second imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Esther Oteo Lozano, Laurens Nunnink, Tony Depre