Shape Generating Patents (Class 345/441)
  • Patent number: 11687232
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes circuitry to receive a handwriting input within a frame of a line displayed on a display. The handwriting input is corresponding to a part of a character string including one or more characters. The circuitry obtains, based on the handwriting input, a character size. The circuitry expands the frame in a direction of the handwriting input, based on the character size and space currently being left between the handwriting input and a side of the frame in the direction of the handwriting input to receive another handwriting input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Fumihiko Minagawa
  • Patent number: 11687176
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus that are directed to accepting a plurality of positional data with corresponding times of the motion, determining one or more continuous positional functions that together represent an approximation of path of the positional data, and determining, for each positional function, one or more time functions that together represent an approximation of the times for the positional data corresponding to the positional functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: IMMERSION NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Joshua Jersild
  • Patent number: 11636657
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, a video feed from a camera of a user device that depicts a face; receiving a request to add a 3D caption to the video feed; identifying a graphical element that is associated with context of the 3D caption; and displaying the 3D caption and the identified graphical element in the video feed at a position in 3D space of the video feed proximate to the face depicted in the video feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Goodrich, Samuel Edward Hare, Maxim Maximov Lazarov, Tony Mathew, Andrew James McPhee, Daniel Moreno, Wentao Shang
  • Patent number: 11628358
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having an information processing program stored therein that, in a game in which a predetermined condition is set as an achievement goal, makes it unnecessary to start the game over again even if the predetermined condition is not achieved. At least one game object selected from among game objects possessed by a user is arranged within a game space, and a score is calculated on the basis of the game object. If the score satisfies an achievement condition, an in-game effect corresponding to the achievement condition is caused. If the score does not satisfy the achievement condition but satisfies a sub-achievement condition that is not satisfied simultaneously with the achievement condition, change of a game state is performed so as to cause the in-game effect corresponding to the achievement condition in exchange for change of an exchange parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Sensui, Junpei Horita, Kei Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 11630504
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a handheld input device and an electronic system. The handheld input device includes a pen-shaped body, a flexible displacement sensor, and a processor. The flexible displacement sensor is disposed on the pen-shaped body, wherein the flexible displacement sensor deforms in response to a pressing force applied onto the flexible displacement sensor. The processor is coupled to the flexible pressure sensor and disposed in the pen-shaped body, wherein the processor is configured to perform: obtaining a specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor; determining a stroke size of a representative object in a virtual environment based on the specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor, wherein the representative object corresponds to the handheld device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Chang, Fu-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11631003
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting states may include: receiving data sets of counter values, wherein each counter values denotes a number of times a particular code flow point associated with the counter value is executed at runtime during a specified time period; receiving images generated from the data sets; labeling each of the images with state information, wherein first state information associated with a first image indicates that the first image is associated with a first error state of a system or an application; training a neural network using the images to recognize the first state; receiving a next image generated from another data set; and predicting, by the neural network and in accordance with the next image, whether the system or the application is expected to transition into the first state. In at least one embodiment, the foregoing processing may optionally use matrices generated from the data sets rather than images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Owen Martin, Benjamin A. Randolph, Scott J. Romano, Hani Zaitoun, Abhilash Sanap
  • Patent number: 11631204
    Abstract: In implementations of systems for generating candidate mirror snap points using determined axes of symmetry, a computing device implements a symmetry system to receive vector object data describing a set of points of a vector object. The symmetry system generates convex polygons that enclose the set of points and identifies a particular convex polygon that has a smallest area. A side of the particular convex polygon is determined as an axis of symmetry for the vector object. The symmetry system generates an indication for display in a user interface of a candidate snap point based on the axis of symmetry and a point of the set of points of the vector object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Jindal, Kush Pandey, Arushi Jain
  • Patent number: 11625869
    Abstract: Prior art digital painting applications create strokes by repeatedly applying a stamp at incremental positions along a path. Such applications led to uniform marks being made by the mark making tool along the stroke as the same process as applied by the software application at each point along the stroke. However, some areas of a painting involve repetitive strokes, which can take a lot of time for the user. Embodiments of the invention provide the user with automated methods and systems that maintain a level of control the user seeks or needs whilst removing the repetitive nature of the area filling thereby saving the user time whilst delivering high quality results. The invention fills the area to be filled to painted with actual, individual strokes, offering the advantages of overlapping strokes and mixing paint for an increased “natural” media look and feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Corel Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Bolt
  • Patent number: 11625508
    Abstract: The present invention includes an artificial intelligence device and a method for operating the same. The artificial intelligence device includes a communication unit that receives indoor area map data and indoor area image data from at least one external device, and a processor that generates first furniture placement map data in which a placement position of at least one piece of furniture is mapped, provides the first furniture placement map data to a furniture placement model, and obtains second furniture placement map data in which a placement position of at least one piece of furniture is changed, based on indoor area map data and indoor area image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kokeun Kim, Suyeon Kim, Kamin Lee, Seungah Chae
  • Patent number: 11620793
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of structures include, in one aspect, a method for producing, the method including: obtaining a polygonal control mesh for a smooth surface representing an object; subdividing the polygonal control mesh in one or more subdivisions to produce a refined control mesh, wherein the subdividing comprises: using data defining an eigen polyhedron around an extraordinary point in the polygonal control mesh to generate adjustment rules to determine positions of the extraordinary point, and face points and edge points for faces adjacent to the extraordinary point, and determining, according to the adjustment rules, the positions for the extraordinary point, the face points, and the edge points for the faces adjacent to the extraordinary point; and generating, by the computer graphics application, the smooth surface for output from the refined control mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin James Marshall, Nicholas Stewart North, Adam Michael Helps
  • Patent number: 11606363
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generation and implementation of location-based testing and verification is provided. In various implementations, location-based testing is generated and administered in response to a user requesting verification of an account with a location or other community trait. In various further implementations, location-based testing is improved by soliciting and utilizing digital representations of traits or locations to improve testing procedures. In various further implementations, machine learning and verified community feedback is employed to improve location-based testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NEXTDOOR, INC.
    Inventor: Justyn Harriman
  • Patent number: 11579076
    Abstract: Provided is a method of correcting an error of an optical sensor including a light source and an image sensor, the method including emitting light to a material by driving the light source, acquiring an image of the material by the image sensor, and correcting an error of a distance between the light source and the image sensor of the optical sensor based on a gradation of the acquired image of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Seok Moon, Sang Kyu Kim, Yoon Jae Kim, Jin Young Park, Sung Mo Ahn, Kun Sun Eom, Myoung Hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 11551547
    Abstract: A method for tracking a lane on a road is presented. The method comprises receiving, by one or more processors from an imaging system, a set of pixels associated with lane markings. The method further includes generating, by the one or more processors, a predicted spline comprising (i) a first spline and (ii) a predicted extension of the first spline in a direction in which the imaging system is moving. The first spline describes a boundary of a lane and is generated based on the set of pixels. The predicted extension of the first spline is generated based at least in part on a curvature of at least a portion of the first spline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Luminar, LLC
    Inventors: Pranav Maheshwari, Vahid R. Ramezani, Ismail El Houcheimi, Shubham C. Khilari, Rounak Mehta
  • Patent number: 11532393
    Abstract: A comprehensive health care data management system is provided. In an embodiment, a Medical Data Governance System records, secures, and provides appropriate access to all patient data. By concentrating all available relevant medical data into a single source, and providing a subset of data to each receiving subsystem with the correct source and time reference, the Medical Data Governance System becomes the True Source of Data and guarantees the data consistency through the use of block chain signatures. In another aspect of the invention, a system of servers is provided, which communicate data in real time with white boards stationed in the operating rooms of a healthcare facility. Medical personnel and healthcare facility staff members can view the formatted data on a white board and input new or revised data directly on the white board or at an input station near the white board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: OSSI
    Inventors: Harold Arkoff, Vedran Jukic
  • Patent number: 11533431
    Abstract: A method for generating a panoramic image is disclosed. The method includes receiving a three-dimensional model of a target space and an initial panoramic image of the target space, the initial panoramic image having a latitude span less than a preset latitude span; determining a first set of coordinate parameters of a camera associated with the initial panoramic image and with respect to a reference frame associated with the three-dimensional model; mapping, based on the first set of coordinate parameters of the camera, data points of the three-dimensional model to a camera coordinate system associated with the camera to obtain an intermediate panoramic image; and obtaining a final panoramic image by merging the initial panoramic image and the intermediate panoramic image, the final panoramic image having a latitude span greater than or equal to the preset latitude span.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Realsee (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tong Rao, Yonglin Yang, Mingyuan Wang, Yutong Chen
  • Patent number: 11527257
    Abstract: A method for detecting audio signal beat points of a bass drum, and a terminal. The method comprises: acquiring several intrinsic mode functions based on an inputted audio signal to be detected; calculating instantaneous signals, wherein the instantaneous signals includes instantaneous strength signals and instantaneous frequency signals corresponding to the several intrinsic mode functions; acquiring characteristic signals of the bass drum based on the instantaneous strength signals and the instantaneous frequency signals corresponding to the several intrinsic mode functions; performing peak detection on the characteristic signals to acquire a plurality of peak points; and acquiring the beat points of the bass drum based on the plurality of peak points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Fan Lou
  • Patent number: 11514201
    Abstract: Provided are a figure display method, a sever and a recording medium which make it possible to grasp comparatively with ease when seeing an area where a new figure is displayed that the new figure is created by executing what kind of mathematical processing thereon. The figure display method includes displaying a first figure in a first area which is set on a display screen of a display device, creating a second figure by executing mathematical processing which is specified on the first figure and displaying the created second figure in the first display area, and providing a mathematical processing display area which displays information on the mathematical processing which is executed on the first figure in the first display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11514214
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for forming a dataset configured for learning a neural network. The neural network is configured for inference, from a freehand drawing representing a 3D shape, of a solid CAD feature representing the 3D shape. The method includes generating one or more solid CAD feature includes each representing a respective 3D shape. The method also includes, for each solid CAD feature, determining one or more respective freehand drawings each representing the respective 3D shape, and inserting in the dataset, one or more training samples. Each training sample includes the solid CAD feature and a respective freehand drawing. The method forms an improved solution for inference, from a freehand drawing representing a 3D shape, of a 3D modeled object representing the 3D shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DASSAULT SYSTEMES
    Inventors: Fernando Manuel Sanchez Bermudez, Eloi Mehr
  • Patent number: 11474493
    Abstract: To smoothen a machining route more appropriately. A numerical controller of the present invention comprises: a machining program look-ahead unit that acquires a program for machining; a command route mathematization unit that expresses a machining route as a parametric line segment or curve on the basis of the program for the machining; and a smoothing processing unit that sets a range of smoothing for a target point of the smoothing along the parametric line segment or curve in an optional range from the target point, and performs the smoothing on the target point on the basis of the set range of the smoothing. The range of the smoothing set by the smoothing processing unit is a range in which a deviation between before the smoothing and after the smoothing on the target point is a set threshold or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Murakami
  • Patent number: 11467147
    Abstract: A method for estimating a mapping of the concentration of an analyte in an environment uses sensors distributed in the environment. Each sensor generates a measurement of the analyte concentration at various measurement instants, which measurements are carried out by each sensor at each measurement instant, forming an observation vector, each term of which corresponds to a measurement arising from a sensor. The environment is spatially meshed with a plurality of mesh cells. The analyte concentration at each mesh cell, at each measurement instant, forms a “state vector,” each term of which corresponds to an analyte concentration in a mesh cell. A “global bias” is determined and used to correct the state vector to obtain a “debiased state vector.” The state vector is also corrected by a local correction vector as a function of a correction vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ELICHENS
    Inventor: Franck Lascaux
  • Patent number: 11450005
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure can provide a method that is applied to an image with a rectangular shape. The method can include dividing the image into a plurality of areas based on right angles of the image, and establishing a corresponding rectangular coordinate system for the right angle within each of the plurality of areas. Further, an intersection of a first axis and a second axis is taken as an origin of the rectangular coordinate system and a quadrant where the right angle is located is taken as a first quadrant of the corresponding rectangular coordinate system. The method can further include determining whether a pixel in the image is located in the first quadrant, and, if it is determined that the pixel is located in the first quadrant of the rectangular coordinate system, performing an operation on the pixel, otherwise, performing no operation on the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Rui Li
  • Patent number: 11441900
    Abstract: Provided are a movable marking system, a method of controlling a movable marking apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium. The movable marking system is a movable marking system that includes a movable marking apparatus, and includes: a data receiving unit for receiving marking data regarding a working surface; a marking unit for performing a marking operation on the working surface in response to the marking data; a sensing unit for scanning space targeted for scanning; and a scan condition setting unit for setting a movement path of the movable marking apparatus corresponding to the marking data, setting a scan position for scanning the space targeted for scanning by taking into account reference map data corresponding to the space targeted for scanning, and setting a scan angle of the sensing unit at the scan position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: LANDOR ARCHITECTURE, INC.
    Inventors: Han Seok Nam, Dongjun Lee
  • Patent number: 11423515
    Abstract: The technique of the present disclosure can add a gloss to image data according to the hair flow of a subject. An image data obtaining unit obtains input image data, and a characteristic amount calculating unit calculates characteristic amounts for the input image data. The characteristic amount calculating unit obtains a degree to which directions of hair flow are concentrated to a predetermined direction (a degree of alignment) in a predetermined range based on the directions of hair flow, and sets this as a characteristic amount indicative of the degree of alignment of the directions of hair flow. A determining unit estimates the state of the hair flow of the entire input image data based on the characteristic amounts thus calculated, and determines whether to correct the input image data. A correcting unit performs a gloss adding correction to the input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki Kaneko, Daiki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11410340
    Abstract: Provided is a method for compressing texture data of a three-dimensional model, including: acquiring data of polygonal surfaces constituting a contour of a target three-dimensional model, and data of a texture image and a phase plane of the contour; acquiring the texture data of texture points in a texture point group corresponding to each polygonal surface, the texture points in the texture point group including first and second texture points; assigning a weight to each texture point in each texture point group according to the texture data of the first texture points in the texture point group; calculating a sum of weights of each texture point in each texture point group; and compressing the texture data, according to a target compressed data amount, and the texture data and the sum of weights of the texture point whose sum of weights is not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yaoyu Lv, Hongzhen Xue, Fuqiang Ma, Guixin Yan, Lili Chen, Hao Zhang, Zhanshan Ma, Yachong Xue
  • Patent number: 11410361
    Abstract: Procedural model digital content editing techniques are described that overcome the limitations of conventional techniques to make procedural models available for interaction by a wide range of users without requiring specialized knowledge and do so without “breaking” the underlying model. In the techniques described herein, an inverse procedural model system receives a user input that specifies an edit to digital content generated by a procedural model. Input parameters from these candidate input parameters are selected by the system which cause the digital content generated by the procedural model to incorporate the edit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Vojtech Krs, Radomir Mech, Mathieu Gaillard, Giorgio Gori
  • Patent number: 11386575
    Abstract: A method for locating a target relative to a vehicle is disclosed. The target includes at least one three-dimensional external component presenting a quadratic surface. The method includes the steps of capturing an image of the target having an area of interest in which the external component of the target is visible in the form of an elliptical contour, for each of the pixels of the area of interest in the image, calculating an intensity gradient of the image around the pixel, and determining, based on the intensity gradient, the parameters of a line presenting a direction normal to the gradient at the pixel, selecting, among the set of determined lines, a set of lines that are tangents to the elliptical contour, and estimating the parameters of the elliptical contour on the image based on the parameters of the tangents to the elliptical contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Falcoz
  • Patent number: 11376502
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for adjudicating incidents between players within a simulation environment (e.g., a gaming environment). For example, systems disclosed herein involve training an adjudication model trained to evaluate player data from a plurality of player states over time to determine whether one or more players are at fault for an identified incident within the simulation environment. The systems disclosed herein can maintain a dynamic circular buffer that provides a snapshot of the player data over a predetermined period of time and which provides a scalable and computationally efficient mechanism for evaluating player data for multiple players to determine whether one or more players are violating rules within the simulation environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Devin Leslie Carraway, Dan Reuben Weisman, Rob Martin Neir, Michael Grodin, Mera Belay Tegene
  • Patent number: 11352855
    Abstract: Orthogonal unstructured grids are automatically constructed for a field or reservoir model with two types of internal boundaries: complex wells and faults, or other discontinuities. The methodology is used to constructed simulation grids for reservoirs or fields which contains both complex fault planes and multi-lateral wells. A hierarchical grid point generation, prioritization, conflict point removal system is provided enabling the use of unconstrained Delaunay triangulation. High-quality orthogonal unstructured grids are produced with good convergence properties for reservoir simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Larry Siu-Kuen Fung, Xiang Yang Ding, Ali H. Dogru
  • Patent number: 11341693
    Abstract: Prior art digital painting applications create strokes by repeatedly applying a stamp at incremental positions along a path. Such applications led to uniform marks being made by the mark making tool along the stroke as the same process as applied by the software application at each point along the stroke. However, some areas of a painting involve repetitive strokes, which can take a lot of time for the user. Embodiments of the invention provide the user with automated methods and systems that maintain a level of control the user seeks or needs whilst removing the repetitive nature of the area filling thereby saving the user time whilst delivering high quality results. The invention fills the area to be filled to painted with actual, individual strokes, offering the advantages of overlapping strokes and mixing paint for an increased “natural” media look and feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Corel Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Bolt
  • Patent number: 11337029
    Abstract: Embodiments include apparatus and method for collecting observation data for updating a geographic database. An initial observation is collected by a first mobile device, a first vehicle, or a first sensor. Along with the geographic position, data indicative of the first observation is send to a server. The central server may analyze of the initial observation data to determine if additional observations should be made and define a bounding box from the geographic position of the first mobile device and the analysis of the initial observation data. A request for additional observations is generated and sent to at least one second mobile device, second vehicle, or second sensor based on the bounding box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Dannenbring, Sanjay C. Sood, Vladimir Boroditsky
  • Patent number: 11334691
    Abstract: A methods and computer systems can automatically identify and fill gaps in a computer aided design. One method includes identifying a first set of points on a first solid in a CAD design. The method includes identifying a second set of points on the second solid in the CAD design. The method also includes determining a volume of the gap between the first solid and the second solid based on a Delaunay tetrahedralization of the first set of points and the second set of points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp.
    Inventors: Samrat Goswami, Gennady Burenkov
  • Patent number: 11321425
    Abstract: A first reference line that is a regression line obtained from data within a predetermined range including a starting point of a peak detected from data of a graph showing changes in intensity with respect to a parameter, a second reference line that is a regression line obtained from data within a predetermined range including a ending point of the peak, and a third reference line connecting the starting and ending points, and one or more intermediate control points in a triangle defined by the first, second, and third reference lines are determined; and a Bezier curve between the starting point and the ending point is created to be determined to be a baseline of the peak, the Bezier curve being determined by control points of the starting point, the one or more intermediate control points, and the ending point in order on a parameter axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Kanazawa, Hiroaki Kozawa
  • Patent number: 11314815
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein use a tag for collecting data associated with a content object of a content page. The tag may be a universal tag which can provide a single point of data collection and thereby reduce the number of network requests due to piggyback tags. The data collected from the content page may be communicated to a stream management system which can process the data and split the data into multiple data streams to be fed to a downstream system. The downstream system can further process the data and communicate to another downstream system. In some embodiments, the stream management system can access the repositories of its downstream system and veto the data flows created by the downstream system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Tealium Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher B. Slovak
  • Patent number: 11297354
    Abstract: The present invention provides an encoding apparatus including a setting section that partitions each of images included in a video to be encoded into a plurality of tiles and sets a partial region including one or more of the plurality of tiles for the image, an encoding section that encodes each image on a per-tile basis to generate an encoded stream, and a transmission control section that controls transmission of the encoded stream to a decoding apparatus that decodes the video. The setting section sets out-of-tile reference for motion compensation for the tiles within the partial region to be prohibited, and the transmission control section restricts, upon detection of a loss or an absence of encoded information at the decoding apparatus, the transmission such that only an encoded stream corresponding to the tiles within the partial region is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuji Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 11282595
    Abstract: A multi-label heat map generating system is operable to receive a plurality of medical scans and a corresponding plurality of global labels that each correspond to one of a set of abnormality classes. A computer vision model is generated by training on the medical scans and the global labels. Probability matrix data, which includes a set of image patch probability values that each indicate a probability that a corresponding one of the set of abnormality classes is present in each of a set of image patches, is generated by performing an inference function that utilizes the computer vision model on a new medical scan. Heat map visualization data can be generated for transmission to a client device based on the probability matrix data that indicates, for each of the set of abnormality classes, a color value for each pixel of the new medical scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Enlitic, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Yao, Jordan Prosky, Eric C. Poblenz, Kevin Lyman, Lionel Lints, Ben Covington, Anthony Upton
  • Patent number: 11276219
    Abstract: Various examples of cross-application systems and methods for authoring, transferring, and evaluating rigging control systems for virtual characters are disclosed. A first application, which implements a first rigging control protocol, can provide an input associated with a request for a behavior from the rig for the virtual character. The input can be converted to be compatible with a second rigging control protocol that is different from the first rigging control protocol. One or more control systems can be evaluated based on the input to determine an output to provide the requested behavior from the virtual character rig. The one or more control systems can be defined according to the second rigging control protocol. The output can be converted to be compatible with the first rigging control protocol and provided to the first application to manipulate the virtual character according to the requested behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wedig, James Jonathan Bancroft
  • Patent number: 11256510
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to fetching items from a compute command stream that includes compute kernels. In some embodiments, stream fetch circuitry sequentially pre-fetches items from the stream and stores them in a buffer. In some embodiments, fetch parse circuitry iterate through items in the buffer using a fetch parse pointer to detect indirect-data-access items and/or redirect items in the buffer. The fetch parse circuitry may send detected indirect data accesses to indirect-fetch circuitry, which may buffer requests. In some embodiments, execute parse circuitry iterates through items in the buffer using an execute parse pointer (e.g., which may trail the fetch parse pointer) and outputs both item data from the buffer and indirect-fetch results from indirect-fetch circuitry for execution. In various embodiments, the disclosed techniques may reduce fetch latency for compute kernels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Havlir, Jeffrey T. Brady
  • Patent number: 11250817
    Abstract: A display driver is disclosed. The display driver includes: a memory configured to store control points defining a curve associated with a display panel; and shape calculation circuitry configured to: determine, based on the control points, a first intersection point of the curve and a width of a first line associated with the display panel; and modify image data of an image based on the first intersection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tomoo Minaki, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
  • Patent number: 11250241
    Abstract: A face image processing method includes: performing face detection on an image to be processed, and obtaining at least one face region image included in the image to be processed and face attribute information in the at least one face region image; and for the at least one face region image, processing an image corresponding to a first region and/or an image corresponding to a second region in the face region image at least according to the face attribute information in the face region image, wherein the first region is a skin region, and the second region includes at least a non-skin region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SENSETIME TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiong Yan, Zhanpeng Zhang, Tianhan Wei, Xu Bao, Guijie Wang, Jianbo Liu, Canbin Wang, Ligen Dai, Wenhui Wu
  • Patent number: 11234287
    Abstract: A system and method provide for receiving, at a radio access network (RAN), a radio resource connection (RRC) connection request from user equipment (UE) in a disconnected/idle state; allocating signaling radio bearer (SRB) resources to the UE; sending an initial UE message to a core network; receiving an initial context set-up from the core network; establishing an RRC session with the UE in an RRC connected state; storing the context information; detecting inactivity in the RRC session while the UE is in the RRC connected state; suspending the RRC session and transitioning the UE device from the RRC connected state to an RRC inactive state based on the inactivity; determining a congested/overloaded state in the RAN; receiving an RRC resume request from the UE; and determining, using the stored context information, whether the UE is to be granted prioritized access to the RAN and transitioned to the RRC connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Amir Saghir, Frank Jager
  • Patent number: 11231776
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for predicting an intention acquires a gaze sequence of a user, acquires an input image corresponding to the gaze sequence, generates a coded image by visually encoding temporal information included in the gaze sequence to the input image, and predicts an intention of the user corresponding to the gaze sequence based on the input image and the coded image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungin Park, Hyong Euk Lee
  • Patent number: 11222448
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a measurement of a two-dimensional (2D) pattern receives a plurality of points in a space in which a 2D pattern of clothing is displayed, determines an attribute of an area in which the points are included, measures a length of a line segment using the points based on the determined attribute of the area, and outputs the length of the line segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CLO Virtual Fashion Inc.
    Inventors: Hohyun Lee, Yeji Kim
  • Patent number: 11212425
    Abstract: An image capture device may include an image sensor, a processor, and a memory. The image sensor may be configured to obtain an image. The processor may be configured to generate a grid on the image. The grid may include one or more vertices. The one or more vertices may be used to form tiles. The processor may be configured to determine a flare level of each vertex. The processor may be configured to assign a maximum flare level for each tile of the image. The processor may be configured to sort the tiles. The tiles may be sorted based on the maximum flare level of each tile. The processor may be configured to apply a flare compensation to a subset of the tiles to obtain a processed image. The processed image may have reduced flare artifacts or no flare artifacts. The processed image may be stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno César Douady, Guillaume Matthieu Guérin, Eric Chasseur
  • Patent number: 11200902
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for detecting a source of speech sound in a dialogue. A visual signal acquired from a dialogue scene is first received, where the visual signal captures a person present in the dialogue scene. A human lip associated with the person is detected from the visual signal and tracked to detect whether lip movement is observed. If lip movement is detected, a first candidate source of sound is generated corresponding to an area in the dialogue scene where the lip movement occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DMAI, INC.
    Inventors: Nishant Shukla, Ashwin Dharne
  • Patent number: 11185774
    Abstract: A computer application for performing a method for creating a panoramic view port about a nodal point, which includes positioning an image-capturing mobile device at a nodal point, capturing a first digital image having a focal point within the image's left, right, top and bottom image borders, pivoting the mobile device about the nodal point, either vertically or horizontally, until the focal point of a subsequent image moves outside an image border of a previous image, in which an application indicator then displays on a preview image aiding in adjacent border alignment subsequent to image capture. Thereafter, there is a conjoining of the subsequent image with the one or more previous images into a sphere segment and looping through the process of pivoting the image-capturing mobile device, and conjoining subsequent captured images with the sphere segment, until a desired spherical view port about a nodal point has been created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Gil-ad Goldstein
  • Patent number: 11164355
    Abstract: Systems and methods for editing an image based on multiple constraints are described. Embodiments of the systems and methods may identify a change to a vector graphics data structure, generate an update for the vector graphics data structure based on strictly enforcing a handle constraint, a binding constraint, and a continuity constraint, adjust the vector graphics data structure sequentially for each of a plurality of sculpting constraints according to a priority ordering of the sculpting constraints, generate an additional update for the vector graphics data structure based on strictly enforcing the binding constraint and the continuity constraint and approximately enforcing the handle constraint and the sculpting constraints, adjust the vector graphics data structure sequentially for each of a plurality of sculpting constraints, and display the vector graphic based on the adjusted vector graphics data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Ankit Phogat, Kevin Wampler, Wilmot Li, Matthew David Fisher, Vineet Batra, Daniel Kaufman
  • Patent number: 11164389
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes obtaining an image of an area of a property from an augmented reality device, identifying the area of the property based on the image obtained from the augmented reality device, determining that the area of the property corresponds to an event at the property or a configuration of a monitoring system of the property, and providing, in response to determining that the area of the property corresponds to the event or the configuration, information that represents the event or the configuration and that is configured to be displayed on the augmented reality device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ObjectVideo Labs, LLC
    Inventor: Donald Madden
  • Patent number: 11151905
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of providing location-based information with respect to a topological map. A method may include (a) receiving a query for location-related information, (b) optionally generating data representing the topological map, (c) accessing the location-related information in a map-to-scale, (d) optionally determining an association between one or more points (or links) in the map-to-scale and one or more corresponding points (or links) in a topological map, (e) identifying one or more points (or links) in the map-to-scale that relate to the location-related information and that correspond to one or more points (or links) in the topological map, (f) optionally determining a relative position of the location-related information with respect to the identified one or more map-to-scale points (or links), and (g) displaying the location-related information with respect to the corresponding one or more points (or links) in the topological map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: William N. Gale, Joseph P. Mays, Frank J. Kozak
  • Patent number: 11126388
    Abstract: A measurement instrument identification system is described for identifying one measurement instrument, wherein the identification system includes a sensor unit, a receiving unit for receiving a signal assigned to the measurement instrument, a processing unit, and an augmented reality unit for displaying at least a representative and/or a symbol assigned to the measurement instrument. The processing unit is further configured to select the one measurement instrument out of the plurality of measurement instruments based on the received signal assigned to the at least one measurement instrument and the signal received from the sensor unit. The processing unit is further configured to control the augmented reality unit to display a representative and/or a symbol assigned to the measurement instrument. Further, a method for finding a particular measurement instrument is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Chow Han Ding
  • Patent number: 11093478
    Abstract: A device configured to link correlithm objects to string correlithm objects in a correlithm object processing system includes a string correlithm object generator configured to output a string correlithm object comprising a plurality of sub-string correlithm objects. Each sub-string correlithm object is adjacent in n-dimensional space to a preceding sub-string correlithm object and a subsequent sub-string correlithm object. A node is configured to receive a plurality of non-string correlithm objects, each non-string correlithm object representing data. A memory is configured to store a node table that associates sub-string correlithm objects with non-string correlithm objects such that a first sub-string correlithm object is associated with a first non-string correlithm object and a second sub-string correlithm object is associated with a second non-string correlithm object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick N. Lawrence