Observation Of Or From A Specific Location (e.g., Surveillance) Patents (Class 348/143)
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Patent number: 11418718Abstract: Disclosed is a video camera, comprising a lens assembly, an upper shell assembly and a lower shell assembly. The upper shell assembly covers the lens assembly. The lens assembly is fixedly connected to the upper shell assembly, and both the lens assembly and the upper shell assembly are provided on the lower shell assembly so as to be rotatable in P-direction. The upper shell assembly is provided with a first protrusion, and the lower shell assembly is provided with a second protrusion, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion are press-fitted to each other so as to limit the rotation of the lens assembly in P-direction relative to the lower shell assembly. The rotation adjustment of the lens in P-direction can be realized by directly detaching the first protrusion from the second protrusion without removing the upper shell assembly from the lens assembly, which is convenient to operate.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongjie Guan, Yan Wu
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Patent number: 11407359Abstract: Disclosed is a method of displaying content on a glass window of a vehicle, including capturing sight information of surrounding scenery of the vehicle during a first time period, by using at least one first image capturing device, identifying a request for displaying content related to the sight information from a user during a second time period after the first time period, and displaying the content related to the sight information on the glass window of the vehicle based on the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Inventors: Santosh Kumar, Milind Joshi, Arun Kumar Singh, Ravi Kumar
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Patent number: 11410415Abstract: A processing method that is performed by one or more processor is provided. The processing method includes determining a target video frame in a currently captured video; determining an object area in the target video frame based on a box selection model; determining a category of a target object in the object area based on a classification model used to classify an object in the object area; obtaining augmented reality scene information associated with the category of the target object; and performing augmented reality processing on the object area in the target video frame and the augmented reality scene information, to obtain the augmented reality scene.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTDInventors: Dan Qing Fu, Hao Xu, Cheng Quan Liu, Cheng Zhuo Zou, Ting Lu, Xiao Ming Xiang
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Patent number: 11409372Abstract: Disclosed are a reading support apparatus which can detect a user input (touch and/or drag) conducted on a real book by using one camera, and a user input detection method using the same. The reading support apparatus detects a finger from a target surface image as a detection target. When the location of the detection target is not changed for a preset time, the reading support apparatus detects this condition as a touch input, and performs an action corresponding to the touch input.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: WOONGJIN THINKBIG CO., LTD.Inventor: Jeonguk Park
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Patent number: 11408773Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing on-board electromagnetic radiation sensing using beam splitting in a radiation sensing apparatus. The radiation sensing apparatuses can include a micro-mirror chip including a plurality of light reflecting surfaces. The apparatuses can also include an image sensor including an imaging surface. The apparatuses can also include a beamsplitter unit located between the micro-mirror chip and the image sensor. The beamsplitter unit can include a beamsplitter that includes a partially-reflective surface that is oblique to the imaging surface and the micro-mirror chip. The apparatuses can also include an enclosure configured to enclose at least the beamsplitter and a light source. With the apparatuses, the light source can be attached to a printed circuit board (PCB). Also, the enclosure can include an inner surface that has an angled reflective surface that is configured to reflect light from the light source in a direction towards the beamsplitter.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Calumino Pty Ltd.Inventor: Gabrielle de Wit
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Patent number: 11410672Abstract: The managing of sensed signals used to sense features of physical entities over time. A computer-navigable graph of sensed features is generated. For each sensed feature, a signal segment that was used to sense that feature is computer-associated with the sensed feature. Later, the graph of sensed features may be navigated to that features. The resulting signal segment(s) may then be access allowing for rendering of the signal evidence that resulted in the sensed feature. Accordingly, the principles described herein allow for sophisticated and organized navigation to sensed features of physical entities in the physical world, and allow for rapid rendering of the signals that evidence that sensed features.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Vijay Mital, Olivier Colle, Robin Abraham
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Patent number: 11405593Abstract: An integrated accessory control system can integrate functionality (services) of multiple disparate accessories and provide a unified user interface for interacting with the system via a controller device. An integrated accessory control system can include one accessory that can detect an event or action and send a notification to the controller device and at least one other accessory, such as an Internet Protocol (IP) camera, that can be operated in response to the notification. In response to the notification, a controller device can generate an integrated user interface for interacting with the accessories in the integrated accessory control system. The interface can include a live feed from the IP camera, which can provide a media stream responsive to instructions from the controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Cyrus D. Irani, Kevin P. McLaughlin, Anush G. Nadathur, Arun G. Mathias, Vinay A. Ramaswamy, Christopher D. Soli, Patrick L. Coffman, Stephen O. Lemay
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Patent number: 11405212Abstract: A runtime application self protection (RASP) plug-in monitors for, and prevents, invocation of unacceptably weak cryptographic processing requested by an application. Since the RASP plug-in is linked to the application, the RASP plug-in has access to information regarding an execution state of the application logic, including interaction with shared libraries, to determine what component of the application requests use of unacceptable cryptographic techniques. Such enables owners/operators of an application to easily detect requests for unacceptable cryptographic techniques, even if such requests originate in a portion of the application that is not under the control of the owners/operators.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: IMPERVA, INC.Inventor: Kunal Anand
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Patent number: 11403901Abstract: An artificial intelligence entry management device for an entry and delivery system includes a camera, a microphone, a motion detector, a speaker, and a housing. The housing has an oval shape with a substantially open middle. The substantially open middle has a housing protrusion portion configured to house the camera, the microphone, the motion detector, and the speaker. The entry and delivery system may also include one or more robots that interface with the entry management device to monitor an area around an access point and to alert the user of activity. A robot may be an aerial robot that has a camera, a robot light, a speaker, a microphone and an actuator to enable picking and moving a package. Aerial robots may be configured around a perimeter of a building to monitor the building and may turn on a robot light when motion is detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: 1AHEAD TechnologiesInventor: Ronald Carter
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Patent number: 11399207Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for selecting images using motion data. Video data and motion metadata can be received from a camera. A frame in the video data can be selected using the motion metadata. An image can be generated using the selected frame. A user interface comprising an element based on the image can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Ganster, Craig Skinfill, James Miller
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Patent number: 11399143Abstract: An artificial intelligence display device is disclosed. The artificial intelligence display device includes a display, and a processor configured to generate a monitoring image by using a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras, respectively, and control the display to display the monitoring image, in which the plurality of images includes a first image and a second image adjacent to the first image, and the processor is configured to generate a first corrected image obtained by compressing a first overlapped region overlapping the second image in the first image, generate a second corrected image obtained by compressing a second overlapped region overlapping the first image in the second image, and connect the first corrected image and the second corrected image.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Chanyong Park, Yunsuk Kang, Wonseok Kang
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Patent number: 11398121Abstract: This invention relates to a method for provisioning a wireless control device with an information element allowing to identify visually at least one unauthorized user in a restricted area, the restricted area comprising a gateless control area being equipped with at least an image sensor and an electronic reader supporting a short range radio technology allowing to read data memorized into a wearable device carried by a user.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SAInventors: Jean-Paul Caruana, Pascal Leroy, Frédéric Martinez
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Patent number: 11393328Abstract: To synchronize, in a system in which a plurality of devices perform measurement, measurement timings with each other with a simple configuration. A sensing system includes a plurality of sensor devices. The sensor devices each include a trigger sensor and a target sensor. In the sensor device, the trigger sensor measures a signal value of a trigger signal. Also, in the sensor device, the target sensor starts to measure a physical quantity when the signal value measured by the trigger sensor satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventor: Ryoji Kadota
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Patent number: 11393212Abstract: A system that tracks and visualizes objects in a surveillance area, when the system is in operation. The system includes a plurality of sensors and a server arrangement. The server arrangement includes a first module and a second module. The first module is configured to extract features to identify objects in the surveillance area based on acquired data from sensors, determine object type for identified objects based on extracted features, and generate a unique object identity based on the object type. The second module is configured to acquire the unique object identity for an object to be tracked, calculate a geospatial location of the object based on a position of sensors associated, determine a change in the geospatial location of the object to be tracked, and generate a virtual representation of the object indicative of movement of object to be tracked.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Darvis, Inc.Inventor: Ingo Nadler
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Patent number: 11394930Abstract: Architectures and techniques are presented that can record video data and wireless communication device data. Signals from sources outside a field of view of a camera recording the video data can be filtered. Such can affect a shielding technique in which a signal shielding apparatus is adjusted in orientation based on an orientation of a camera device. Techniques are further presented to synchronize, according to time, video data and device data. Such synchronization can allow for improved correlation between visual objects (e.g., recorded by the camera) and radio objects (e.g., recorded by a transceiver). For example, visual techniques can be employed to estimate distance/locomotion of a visual object, whereas signal strength metrics can be used to estimate distance/locomotion of a radio object, and the relationship between the two can indicate a strong correlation that a particular device ID is linked to a particular visual object and vice versa.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Stephen Francis Triano
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Patent number: 11393269Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) entry management (EM) security system includes a camera, a microphone, a motion detector, a speaker, a software platform and a smart electronic device. The smart electronic device is operable to interface with the software platform device to provide verification, receive alerts, and receive images, video and/or audio. The smart electronic device include one or more of a smart wearable device including smart watches, smart glasses, virtual reality devices, and augmented reality devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: 1AHEAD TechnologiesInventor: Ronald Carter
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Patent number: 11389083Abstract: A neuromuscular, physiological, biomechanical, or musculoskeletal activity monitoring system for a subject is provided. The system includes a wearable inertial measurement unit including at least one accelerometer and/or at least one gyroscope. The system also includes a controller in communication with an output component. The controller is configured to: receive and process information from the inertial measurement unit representative of one or more physical actions performed by the subject; generate an inertial data set for the one or more physical actions based on the received and processed information; compare the generated inertial data set to reference data stored on computer readable memory in communication with the controller; and cause the output component to provide feedback including predictive injury information. The predictive injury information is based, at least in part, on the comparison between the generated data set and the reference data.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Heather Bansbach, Timothy Crawford Sell
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Patent number: 11394932Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring captured images and/or video from one or more cameras are described herein. The systems may include one or more cameras, a video recorder, a mobile display device, and a location detection system. The location detection system may detect a proximity of the mobile display device relative to one or more cameras and determine when the proximity to a camera meets a predetermine proximity criteria. The mobile display device may display at least part of a recorded video stream that is captured by the camera when it is determined the proximity of the mobile display device to the camera meets the predetermined proximity criteria. In some cases, the displayed video may be displayed in a virtual reality or three dimensional format. Further, as the proximity of the mobile display device to the camera changes, a zoom level and/or direction of view of the displayed video may change.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Manu Thomas, Jitendra S. Chaurasia, Abhishek R. Sharma
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Patent number: 11386768Abstract: Systems and methods of (remotely) controlling aspects of pools and spas and of modifying water contained therein are detailed. Internet-enabled access to pool and spa controllers may happen without any need for users to create firewall ports or utilize static internet protocol addresses. Certain networking devices may be configured using a USB connection or SD card, avoiding any requirement for an Ethernet cable or supplying separate power to the devices during configuration. Time-varying data may be obtained in respect of one or more installations and analyzed for various information.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLCInventor: Dindo Uy
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Patent number: 11386565Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method, a program, and a moving body that allow improvement of estimation accuracy for a self-position. One of a plurality of wavelengths of light is selected, and the light with the selected wavelength is projected. Reflected light of the projected light is received that is reflected from a reflector corresponding to an object having a reflectance higher than a predetermined reflectance, and the reflector is detected. This prevents interference of light projected by another vehicle, enabling appropriate detection of the reflector and improvement of estimation accuracy for a self-position. The present disclosure is applicable to an in-vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Keitaro Yamamoto, Shinichiro Abe, Masahiko Toyoshi, Shun Lee
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Patent number: 11386759Abstract: A television based alarm system provides video streams from multiple cameras produced at a first location that is transmitted via a radio transmitter to a secondary location. Detectors such as motion detector signals from a plurality of motion detectors at the first location are utilized to indicate when and which cameras are likely to see an intruder based on when and which detectors are tripped. In the encoder/decoder, the detectors are connected to LEDS and an encoder video camera at said first location for encoding into an encoder video. The encoder video is sent along with a plurality of videos to the second location. The decoder video is decoded at said second location utilizing photo electric cells. The LEDs produce three levels of brightness to indicate (1) not tripped but functioning, 2) tripped, or 3) malfunctioning for any particular motion detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventor: Herbert S Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11388373Abstract: A security system can include an electronic doorbell comprising a first camera configurable to capture an image of a first zone, a button configurable to enable a visitor to sound an electronic chime, and a first microphone configurable to capture sounds. The security system can also include an electronic garage door controller communicatively coupled to the electronic doorbell, the electronic garage door controller comprising a second camera configurable to capture an image of a second zone, and a second microphone configurable to capture sounds. The security system can also include a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller. The remote computing device can be configurable to display at least one of the image of the first zone and the image of the second zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLCInventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi
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Patent number: 11386656Abstract: A computing device for handling video content analysis, comprises a preprocessing module, for receiving a first plurality of frames and for determining whether to delete at least one of the first plurality of frames according to an event detection, to generate a second plurality of frames according to the determination for the first plurality of frames; a first deep learning module, for receiving the second plurality of frames and for determining whether to delete at least one of the second plurality of frames according to a plurality of features of the second plurality of frames, to generate a third plurality of frames according to the determination for the second plurality of frames; and a second deep learning module, for receiving the third plurality of frames, to generate a plurality of prediction outputs of the third plurality of frames.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Moxa Inc.Inventor: Wei-Yu Lee
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Patent number: 11388238Abstract: The present invention describes a computer implemented method for training a home monitoring system comprising of a plurality of occupational sensors, a plurality of computing devices, and a server network that communicate over a network. The plurality of occupational sensors can transmit information from the occupational sensors to the server; upon receiving the information from the plurality of occupational sensors, the server can generate and maintain a three-dimensional model of the environment. The server can then identify a first action performed by the special needs user based on the three-dimensional model of the environment and the information from the plurality of occupational sensors. Upon identifying the first action performed by the user, the server can determine a second action to be performed by a computing device; the server then transmits the second action to be performed to the computing device, which can then perform the second action.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Bestie Bot Inc.Inventor: Richard Everts
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Patent number: 11388775Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring blockages of emergency escape routes and emergency exits of a building include capturing a plurality of images which may correspond to an emergency escape route and/or an emergency exit of a building. The plurality of images may be analyzed to determine when a stationary object is present and at least partially blocking the emergency escape route and/or the emergency exit. If a blockage is detected, a user may be notified of the blockage.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Rajkumar Palanivel, Amit Kulkarni, Douglas Beaudet, Manjuprakash Rama Rao, Atul Laxman Katole, Aditya Narendrakumar Vora
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Patent number: 11381781Abstract: A method for displaying video streams involves detecting multiple video events, and displaying multiple video streams on a display. Display windows for displayed video streams define an ordered sequence of display windows. When a new event is detected, the display of one or more of the video streams is shifted to respective next one or more display windows in an ordered sequence of display windows.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: AVIGILON CORPORATIONInventors: Tulio de Souza Alcantara, Roger David Donaldson, David Flanagan, Zachary Lang, Quan Pan, Brenna Randlett, Brady James Schnell
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Patent number: 11373427Abstract: Methods of evaluating populations of deer are disclosed that include receiving a series of images containing deer; utilizing artificial intelligence object detection to identify deer from the series of images; utilizing spatial relationships between points to create an image scale; identifying a set of metrics associated with the deer; evaluating the gender of the deer; and utilizing a repeat matching technique to evaluate if the deer is a likely reappearance of a previously identified deer.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: WISEEYE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Harold Monk, Jason Ray, Darryl Monk
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Patent number: 11375160Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking compartment having a loading opening and a cooking compartment door for closing off the loading opening, with the cooking compartment door including a viewing window. A camera is directed into the cooking compartment for recording an image in the cooking compartment. Coupled to the camera is an image processing facility which is configured to anonymize an image region in the image recorded by the camera.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Hans-Jürgen Bauer, Helmut Schlagberger
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Patent number: 11373408Abstract: A state acquisition unit (2020) acquires a state of a monitoring target in a captured image captured by a camera (3040). A monitoring point acquisition unit (2040) acquires, from a monitoring point information storage unit (3020), a monitoring point corresponding to the state of the monitoring target acquired by the state acquisition unit (2020). The monitoring point indicates a position to be monitored in the captured image. A presentation unit (2060) presents the monitoring point on the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoma Oami, Hiroyoshi Miyano, Yusuke Takahashi, Hiroo Ikeda, Yukie Ebiyama, Ryo Kawai, Takuya Ogawa, Kazuya Koyama, Hiroshi Yamada
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Patent number: 11367518Abstract: A controlled substance fraud prevention method preferably includes a camera, a database of faces with names, facial recognition software, a database of medicines prescribed to each face and a portable medicine safe. A patient goes to a doctor for some medical issue. The doctor will issue a prescription for a controlled substance, after photographing a face of the patient; and uploading the facial image to a computer server. The first computer server contains a database of faces and names. Facial recognition software will compare the uploaded face to other faces to determine if there are other names with the same face. A photograph of the patient's face is taken at the pharmacy and the image is uploaded to the computer server by pharmacist for facial recognition. The pharmacist also checks a database of names and medicines, before providing the prescription through a portable pill or liquid medicine safe.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventors: Billy Cannon, James M. Moran
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Patent number: 11368747Abstract: Methods for generating an AV bitstream (e.g., an MPEG-2 transport stream or bitstream segment having adaptive streaming format) such that the AV bitstream includes at least one video I-frame synchronized with at least one audio I-frame, e.g., including by re-authoring at least one video or audio frame (as a re-authored I-frame or a re-authored P-frame). Typically, a segment of content of the AV bitstream which includes the re-authored frame starts with an I-frame and includes at least one subsequent P-frame. Other aspects are methods for adapting such an AV bitstream, audio/video processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method, and audio/video processing units which include a buffer memory which stores at least one segment of an AV bitstream generated in accordance with any embodiment of the inventive method.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Michael Donald Hoffmann, Christof Fersch, Marvin Pribadi, Holger Hoerich
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Patent number: 11367331Abstract: A mounting device for a monitoring sensor that can be affixed to any wall, or walls, or ceiling or ceilings or ceilings and walls, and can be affixed to any corner or any wall-ceiling interface regardless of the included angle. The invention has four different mounting assemblies for different mounting locations and different sizes of monitoring sensors. Each of the four mounting assemblies is available in a single orifice design and a multiple orifice design. Each embodiment shares the same attachment method of a ferro-magnetic mounting plate to a magnetic mount, each with double faced adhesive tape on one of their faces. The mounting plates are affixed to the building structure with the double sided tape and the magnetic mount is affixed to the monitoring sensor with double sided tape.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventor: Graham Speier Hausler
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Patent number: 11364933Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a terminal configured to be carried by a user; and a control device configured to execute remote autonomous moving processing to move a vehicle from an initial position to a stop position. The terminal includes: a touch panel configured to display an acceptance area that accepts a prescribed repetitive operation performed for continuing traveling of the vehicle and to display a suspension icon that accepts an operation performed for stopping the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to make the touch panel display the suspension icon at a part where the repetitive operation has been performed when the repetitive operation is stopped. When the control device or the processing unit determines that the suspension icon is operated or that the repetitive operation is not resumed within a prescribed period after the repetitive operation has been stopped, the control device stops the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Junpei Noguchi, Masahiro Kowada, Tomonobu Goto, Miki Tsujino
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Patent number: 11367203Abstract: A cross-sensor object-attribute analysis method for detecting at least one object in a space by using cooperation of a plurality of image sensing devices, the method including: the image sensing devices sending raw data or attribute vector data of sensed multiple images to a main information processing device, where the raw data and attribute vector data all correspond to a time record; and the main information processing device generating one or more of the attribute vectors according to the raw data of each of the images and using each of the one or more of the attribute vectors to correspond to one of the at least one object, or the main information processing device directly using the attribute vector data to correspond to the at least one object.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: QNAP SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Kung-Han Chen, Peng-Yan Sie, Jian-Kai Wang, Yun-Tao Chen
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Patent number: 11363241Abstract: An apparatus acquires a video image from a surveillance camera 2 and displays an image based on the video image on a display 3. The apparatus 1 records the video image acquired from the surveillance camera 2 in a recording unit 105. The apparatus 1 includes an abnormality detection unit 106 configured to detect an abnormality from the video image, an attention period determination unit 107 configured to determine an attention period based on a period from a start to an end of a detected abnormality, and a displaying unit 102 configured to display a video image acquired from the surveillance camera 2 as it is on a display 3 until the abnormality being detected ends, and, when the abnormality being detected ends, acquire, from a recording unit 105, a recorded video image recorded in a period corresponding to the attention period and play back the acquired recorded video image.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunsuke Sato, Hirotaka Hachiya, Yusuke Mitarai
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Patent number: 11361448Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus comprising: one or more memories that store a set of instructions; and one or more processors that execute the instructions to obtain a plurality of inputted images that are contiguously captured, perform determination of a first region based on the obtained inputted images, the first region being formed from pixels each having a change in pixel value below a predetermined threshold in a predetermined period, the determination being performed in each of a plurality of the continuous predetermined periods, determine a second region based on a plurality of the first regions determined in the plurality of the continuous predetermined periods, respectively, determine a third region by subjecting image data representing the determined second region to image processing, and update a background image based on the obtained inputted images and any of the determined third region.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kiwamu Kobayashi, Akihiro Matsushita
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Patent number: 11363519Abstract: The invention provides a method for selecting a parent node in a mesh network: for one or more other nodes found through scanning, a first node filtering out, from the one or more other nodes, nodes that are not in a same organization, not of a same version, or not in the same network; filtering out, from the one or more other nodes, leaf child nodes at a deepest level, and nodes with a maximum number of connections reached; filtering out, from the one or more other nodes, free nodes, all child nodes of the first node, and nodes in a looped list of the first node; filtering out, from the one or more other nodes, nodes with a signal strength unable to maintain normal communication; and according to preset weights, for each of remaining nodes in the one or more other nodes after filtering, calculating a rank collectively based on a signal strength value of the node, a level of the node, and an existing number of connections of the node, and selecting a node with a highest rank among the remaining nodes as the pType: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Espressif Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuexia Qi, Jiangjian Jiang
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Patent number: 11354907Abstract: A method for security and/or automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving image data associated with an area via an image sensor, receiving sound data associated with an object via an audio sensor, analyzing the image data in relation to the sound data, detecting an object's presence based at least in part on the analyzing, and identifying at least one characteristic relating to the object based at least in part on the detecting.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: VIVINT, INC.Inventors: Jason C. Flint, Christopher Lee Harris, Craig Matsuura
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Patent number: 11353848Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing video controlled adjustment of light conditions at a property. A monitoring system obtains video data from a video recording device at the property and uses the video data to determine a location of a person at the property as well as a location of an electronic window treatment at the property. Using the video data, the system identifies an attribute of light entering a window at the property. The system determines an adjustment setting for the electronic window treatment at the property based on the attribute of the light and the location of the person at the property. Based on the adjustment setting, a command is provided to perform a first adjustment action that adjusts the position of the electronic window treatment located at the window.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: ObjectVideo Labs, LLCInventor: Donald Madden
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Patent number: 11356599Abstract: A system includes a control station that enables efficient human collaboration with automated object tracking. The control station is communicatively coupled to an aerial vehicle to receive full motion video of a ground scene taken by an airborne sensor of the aerial vehicle. The control station spatially registers features of a movable object present in the ground scene and determines motion of the movable object relative to the ground scene. The control station predicts a trajectory of the movable objective relative to the ground scene. The control station tracks the movable object based on data fusion of: (i) the spatially registered features; (ii) the determined motion; and (iii) the predicted trajectory of the movable object. The control station presents a tracking annotation and a determined confidence indicator for the tracking annotation on a user interface device to facilitate human collaboration with object tracking.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Terry W. Stanard, Theus H. Aspiras, Vijayan K. Asari, Taleri L. Hammack
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Patent number: 11356639Abstract: This invention is directed to improving communication among people at remote locations, accomplished at low cost, by communication schemes involving “portal” structures, “channels” and “phonos.” The portal structures are mobile and easily deployed to the remote locations, for quick assembly and use, creating an audio-visual immersive communication experience for its users. A portal network architecture includes a plurality of portals located in different remote locations, configured to provide identical spaces that facilitate audio-video, immersive conferencing among users at the various portal sites. The portal interiors include favorable lighting and camera configurations to facilitate display of life-size, realistic, and planar images of the users while maintaining eye contact between them.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Shared Space Studios LLCInventor: Amar Chopra Bakshi
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Patent number: 11344791Abstract: Systems and methods for providing ultraviolet (UV) sterilization, disinfection and decontamination of electronic gaming machines (EGMs), gaming chips, dice, playing cards, currency, TITO tickets, etc. The ultraviolet sterilization, disinfection and decontamination may include a singular or plurality of UV lamps of any type or style or UV LEDs or RGB-UV LEDs or any type or style of UV LEDs of at least such wavelengths to be effective in at least partially reducing or eliminating viruses or the like. The UV sources are mounted on, in or proximate to a variety of gaming devices or equipment such as EGMs, mechanical gaming machines, chip trays, chippers, dice holders, automatic card shufflers, bill validators, currency counting devices, currency dispensing devices, printers, magnetic card readers, playing card and currency sterilization, disinfection or decontamination storage mechanisms, ATMs, redemption machines, promotional kiosks, etc., or similar devices used in other industries.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Inventors: David Colvin, Eric D. Colvin, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Sassoun Sarhadian
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Patent number: 11349707Abstract: This application is directed to an electronic device that operates as both a sound component for a doorbell and a component of a security system. For instance, the electronic device may receive a signal from the doorbell. The electronic device may then output a sound associated with the doorbell. Additionally, the electronic device may receive data from one or more sensors associated with the security system. Based on the data, the electronic device may perform one or more functions. For instance, if the electronic device sets a specific mode of the security system, the electronic device may output a sound representing an alarm of the security system. Additionally, the electronic device may send data to another electronic device, such as a server or a client device, that indicates that the one or more sensors detected an event.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Gerstberger, Michael Robert Harris
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Patent number: 11348426Abstract: Electronic Article Surveillance in which a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogation signal is transmitted, over a first window of time, into an RFID interrogation zone of the EAS system. A plurality of response signals are detected from a first RFID tag of the EAS system responding to the interrogation signal. Over a second window of time overlapping at least in part with the first window of time, image data is captured within a field of view. The field of view and the RFID interrogation zone overlap to form a zone of interest. Movement of a non-tag object is characterized during the first window of time based on the image data. Whether the first RFID tag is associated with the characterized non-tag object is determined based on a comparison of the detected plurality of response signals and the characterized movement of the non-tag object.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Adam S. Bergman, Manuel A. Soto
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Patent number: 11347192Abstract: The invention relates to detecting commissioning errors in a commissioned sensor system, wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensor devices installed so as to cover an area. The sensor devices capture sensor data from the area whilst at least one entity moves through the area. A computer system of the sensor system processes the sensor data to generate a set of location data, which identifies locations traversed by the at least one moving entity. A discrepancy in the set of location data in detected, the discrepancy caused by at least one of the sensor devices having been incorrectly commissioned. Based on this detection, a modification can be made to the sensor system to compensate for or correct the incorrect commissioning of the at least one sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: David Ricardo Caicedo Fernandez, Ashish Vijay Pandharipande, Roger Peter Anna Delnoij, Marco Haverlag, Peter Deixler, Hugo Jose Krajnc
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Patent number: 11350039Abstract: Described is a system for contrast and entropy-based perception adaption to optimize perception. The system is operable for receiving an input image of a scene with a camera system and detecting one or more objects (having perception data) in the input image. The perception data of the one or more objects is converted into probes, which are then converted into axioms using probabilistic signal temporal logic. The axioms are evaluated based on probe bounds. If the axioms are within the probe bounds, then results are provided; however, if the axioms are outside of the probe bounds, the system estimates optimal contrast bounds and entropy bounds as perception parameters. The contrast and entropy in the camera system are then adjusted based on the perception parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLCInventors: Hyukseong Kwon, Amir M. Rahimi, Amit Agarwal, Rajan Bhattacharyya
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Patent number: 11349978Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication interface connecting to an external device, an input interface receiving a user input, a memory storing at least one application, a display displaying an image, and a processor electrically connected to the communication interface, the input interface, the memory, and the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donggoo Kang, Para Kang, Joohee Park, Sohmin Ahn, Eunyoung Lim, Gulji Chung, Sangchul Yi, Chouljun Hwang, Cheolho Cheong
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Patent number: 11341669Abstract: A people flow analysis apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire positions of persons from each of a plurality of images captured by a plurality of image capturing devices, a counting unit configured to integrate the positions of the persons in each of the plurality of images and count the number of persons on a region-by-region basis, and a display unit configured to display on a map an image expression based on the number of persons counted on the region-by-region basis.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kotaro Yano, Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Yasuo Bamba
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Patent number: 11341827Abstract: A mesh network-based environmental data capture system and method for providing communication between a base system having at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and other ICD(s), wherein the ICD(s) are capable of smart cross-communication with each other and remote access to their inputs via a server computer, including the steps of providing this base system; at least one user accessing the ICDs and inputs remotely via a user interface through a remote server computer and/or electronic device communicating with it, for providing a secure surveillance system with extended inputs range and wireless smart cross-communication for monitoring a target environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventor: Martin A. Renkis
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Patent number: 11343473Abstract: The disclosure includes a doorbell system having a doorbell, a doorbell housing, a visitor detection system, and a chime. The visitor detection system can be coupled to the doorbell housing and can include at least one of a camera and a motion detector. The doorbell can also comprise a first low-energy transceiver and a first high-energy transceiver that can be coupled to the doorbell housing. The first and second low-energy transceivers and the first and second high-energy transceivers can be configured to transmit data.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLCInventors: Joseph Frank Scalisi, Jeremy Norberg, Seton Paul Kasmir