Testing Of Image Reproducer Patents (Class 348/189)
  • Patent number: 11587233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for defect enhancement. According to the method, a plurality of proposed regions from a plurality of images taken for a display panel is obtained. Each of proposed region of the plurality of proposed regions include a suspected defect on the display panel. At least two proposed regions from the plurality of proposed regions that deserve to be superimposed based on a set of conditions is determined. The at least two proposed regions for acquiring an enhanced defect are superimposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: JingChang Huang, Sheng Nan Zhu, Fan Li, Peng Ji, Jian Xu, Wei Zhao, Jinfeng Li
  • Patent number: 11526072
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and method, and a projection imaging apparatus and an information processing method capable of suppressing an increase in processing amount of processing related to update of correction information used for geometric correction and the like, the information processing apparatus detecting, in regard to projection imaging apparatuses each having a projection unit that projects an image on a projection surface and an imaging unit that images the projection surface, a corresponding point between a pixel of the projection unit and a pixel of the imaging unit for a relation between one of the projection imaging apparatuses whose posture has changed and one of the projection imaging apparatuses whose posture has not changed, and estimating a relative posture of the projection imaging apparatus whose posture has changed with respect to the projection imaging apparatus whose posture has not changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohsuke Kaji, Naoki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11509861
    Abstract: The interactive and shared surface technique described herein employs hardware that can project on any surface, capture color video of that surface, and get depth information of and above the surface while preventing visual feedback (also known as video feedback, video echo, or visual echo). The technique provides N-way sharing of a surface using video compositing. It also provides for automatic calibration of hardware components, including calibration of any projector, RGB camera, depth camera and any microphones employed by the technique. The technique provides object manipulation with physical, visual, audio, and hover gestures and interaction between digital objects displayed on the surface and physical objects placed on or above the surface. It can capture and scan the surface in a manner that captures or scans exactly what the user sees, which includes both local and remote objects, drawings, annotations, hands, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sasa Junuzovic, William Thomas Blank, Bruce Arnold Cleary, III, Anoop Gupta, Andrew D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11463671
    Abstract: A video transmitting device according to embodiments of the present invention can comprise a pre-processor for processing video data, an encoder for encoding the pre-processed video data and a transmitting unit for transmitting the encoded video data. Additionally, the video transmitting device further comprises a projector for generating a picture and a projection parameter related to the picture by projecting the video data, and the pre-processor can view-select video data for a specific view from among the video data. Furthermore, the pre-processor of the video transmitting device can pack the video data into specific video data by view-analyzing the video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunmook Oh, Sejin Oh
  • Patent number: 11425366
    Abstract: A display device relates to a test image measuring device, and includes a housing including one side in which an opening is defined, and a reflector provided to be inclined by a predetermined angle from another side of the housing facing the opening, where a display device including a display unit and an imaging unit is provided above the opening, and a test image displayed from the display unit is photographed by the imaging unit through the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Seuk Yoo, Dong Joon Kwag, Hyung Jin Kim, Seong Heon Cho
  • Patent number: 11350030
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system receives one or more signals indicative of light intensities captured by one or more cameras. These signals are captured in a plurality of frames at a first frame rate. The computing system calculates light intensity metrics for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the one or more signals captured in the respective frames. The computing system detects one or more peaks based on the light intensity metrics associated with one or more frames of the plurality of frames. The one or more frames were captured in a predetermined time period. The computing system determines a likelihood of perceptible flicker based on the detected one or more peaks. The computing system generates a notification indicating the likelihood of perceptible flicker in response to a determination that the likelihood of perceptible flicker exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC.
    Inventor: Mariano Jos Jaimez Tarifa
  • Patent number: 11336876
    Abstract: A projection system and an image uniformity compensation method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A test image is projected onto a projection surface by a projection device. When the test image is projected, a plurality of color measurement devices is used to perform measurement on the projection surface to acquire a plurality of test color data corresponding to a plurality of measurement positions respectively. An estimated image is established by using the plurality of test color data. Uniformity compensation information of each pixel is updated according to a target value and each piece of pixel information of the estimated image. An initial image is compensated according to the uniformity compensation information to generate a uniformized image, which is then projected by the projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Pei-Chi Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11290697
    Abstract: An example calibration device includes a projector to project a first image onto a touch screen. The first image includes a first set of four corner coordinates. A processor is to perform a first perspective transformation of the first image into a second image for projection onto the touch screen by the projector. The second image includes a second set of four corner coordinates. The processor is to receive at least one touch signal associated with a second set of four corner coordinates associated with the second image from the touch screen. The processor is to perform a second perspective transformation of the second image using the second set of four corner coordinates to resize the second image based on the first set of four corner coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Lin, Santiago Reyero, Elissa Melor Berver
  • Patent number: 11284052
    Abstract: Method for automatically restoring a calibrated state of a projection system, allowing simple and error-free alignment of a projection system in an original error-free state of the system. A calibrated state of a projection system is automatically restored by calculating a position and orientation of at least one camera within the projection system, using fixed points, subsequently m times n markers (9?) are projected onto the projection area, using the markers by cameras to determine a reduced number, compared with the calibration, of second measurement points (QI?) that have one X, Y and Z coordinate each, the reduced number of second measurement points (QI?) is used to perform a calculation of the differences between the second measurement points (QI?) and the associated first measurement points (QI?), a displacement vector is formed, the association between the projector coordinates and 3D coordinates is adapted with the displacement vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Domeprojection.com GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Beier, Danilo Gulamhussene, Christoph Bode, Christian Steinmann
  • Patent number: 11238831
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and an operating method thereof. The electronic device includes a display, a plurality of optical sensor units arranged to respectively correspond to a plurality of regions divided on the display, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, in which the processor is further configured to, by executing the one or more instructions, determine an intensity and a direction of external light incident to each of the plurality of regions divided on the display, by using the plurality of optical sensor units, determine a shadow region on the display, based on the determined intensity and direction of the external light corresponding to each of the plurality of regions, and control the display to provide a shadow effect on the determined shadow region, overlappingly with an image that is currently displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ohin Kwon
  • Patent number: 11202044
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to image processing apparatus and method configured so that degradation of invisibility of a pattern can be reduced. According to the luminance of a contents image, a luminance difference between two pattern images projected in a superimposed state on the contents image, having an identical shape, and having patterns in opposite luminance change directions is adjusted. The present disclosure is, for example, applicable to an image processing apparatus, an image projection apparatus, a control apparatus, an information processing apparatus, a projection image capturing system, an image processing method, a program, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yugo Katsuki, Naoki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11176694
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided for recovering a depth map from an observed infrared (IR) image. Speckles are illuminated in an IR spectrum by a projector of the electronic device. Speckles on a horizon image are captured by an IR camera of the electronic device. Projector distortion is estimated based on speckle locations in the horizon image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: William Mantzel, Dongwoon Bai, Jungwon Lee
  • Patent number: 11138936
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a controller for dividing the display panel into a plurality of regions, compensating for image data provided from the outside based on a data compensation value set with respect to each of the plurality of regions, and providing the compensated image data to the display panel, and an initialization power supply for supplying an initialization power supply voltage to the display panel, wherein the data compensation value is set with respect to each of the plurality of regions of the display panel based on a difference between a target initialization power supply voltage and the initialization power supply voltage, wherein the target initialization power supply voltage is a voltage that is configured to allow any region to emit light at a target luminance with respect to image data for sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyun Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11115634
    Abstract: A projection image adjustment system includes: a pattern generator decomposes a projection test pattern into binary test patterns individually corresponding to first attributes to be expressed in a binary manner; a projection display apparatus projects a projection image and the binary test patterns; a pattern combining unit generates binary captured images by individually binarizing captured images generated by capturing the projected binary test patterns and combines the binary captured images into a combined captured image; and a calculator transforms the projection image by using a relationship between positions of feature points in the combined captured image and positions of the feature points in the projection test pattern. The projection test pattern includes divided regions, each of the regions includes a second attribute to be expressed by a combination of the first attributes, and each of the feature points is a point shared three or more adjacent regions among the regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinao Sugiura
  • Patent number: 11109007
    Abstract: A method for controlling a projector includes projecting a projection image representing a first mark and a second mark on a projection surface, generating captured image data representing a captured image by causing the imaging section to capture an image of the projection image displayed on the projection surface, and detecting the position of the first mark and the position of the second mark based on the captured image data. The first mark and the second mark are so located in the captured image that a first distance between the first mark displayed on the projection surface and the imaging section is longer than a second distance between the second mark displayed on the projection surface and the imaging section. The size of the first mark is greater than the size of the second mark in the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichieda
  • Patent number: 11100674
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects overlapping between a first image and a second image. The first image and the second image are formed in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kengo Tokuchi
  • Patent number: 11050983
    Abstract: A system and method for recalibrating a projector system. The system includes one or more cameras, a projector, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to execute stored instructions to project one or more patterns on to a work surface via the projector, capture images of the projected one or more patterns via the one or more cameras, perform analysis on the captured images of the one or more patterns, determine projector calibration parameters based at least in part on the performed analysis on the captured images, and recalibrate the projector system such that an image is projected onto the work surface by the projector at a correct position based on the determined projector calibration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sascha Korl, Vinod Khare, Yujia Zhang
  • Patent number: 10969597
    Abstract: A display panel inspection equipment includes: a panel support on which a display panel is supported; and an imaging device which faces the panel support, wherein the imaging device has an optical path and includes: a lens unit which is provided on a side of the optical path and causes light to enter the imaging device; a sensing unit which is provided on the other side of the optical path and includes a Bayer filter; and a light splitting unit which overlaps at least a part of the optical path, is provided between the lens unit and the sensing unit, and splits the light entering the imaging device into a plurality of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Young Kim, Kyu Seok Kim, Hyo Jin An, Young Nam Yun, Go Eun Lee, Min Tak Lee
  • Patent number: 10963097
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for touch-region calibration. The method includes controlling a switch of a camera assembly in an electronic device to turn off an infrared filtering function of an infrared filter of the camera assembly, according to a calibration instruction; detecting a plurality of calibrated objects using the camera assembly; and determining a range of a touch region on the electronic device according to the plurality of calibrated objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huan Wang
  • Patent number: 10902822
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first memory storing mura correcting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of reference pixels, each of the plurality of reference pixels comprising (n×m) pixels, the mura correcting data configured to correct mura of a reference pixel (‘n’ and ‘m’ are natural numbers being equal to or more than 2); a first correction controller configured to generate mura correcting data of a pixel using the mura correcting data of the reference pixel stored in the first memory; a second memory storing spot correcting data respectively corresponding to a plurality of spot-muras; a second correction controller configured to output the spot correcting data from the second memory based on a position data of the spot-mura; and an operation part configured to correct pixel data of the pixel using the mura correcting data and the spot correcting data of the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Lid.
    Inventors: Byoung Seok Yoo, Hoi Sik Moon, Jeongwoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10834447
    Abstract: A satellite digital broadcast systems transmits signals from a geosynchronous satellite to a plurality of geographically dispersed receivers. Each receiver measures a receive signal level and transmits a value representing the level to a data center. The data center analyses data received from a plurality of receivers in order to determine a size, shape, and velocity of propagation of an obstruction. The data center then predicts which receivers will experience signal disruptions based on the obstruction and the velocity of propagation of the obstruction. The data center transmits instructions to receivers that will be affected by the obstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas Nicas, Todd Andrew Fryer, Douglas Medina
  • Patent number: 10742943
    Abstract: A projector includes an image projection section, an imager, a calibration processor that performs calibration, an information acquirer that acquires information on the state in which the projector is installed, and an image generator that generates a calibration image corresponding to the state in which the projector is installed, and the calibration processor causes the image projection section to project the calibration image generated by the image generator to perform the calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiko Tamura
  • Patent number: 10715770
    Abstract: A projection device including a processor circuit is provided. A reverse-warped image is generated by the processor circuit according to an input image and a second mapping table. The projection device is adapted to project the reverse-warped image onto the projection screen. The second mapping table is converted from a first mapping table according to a plurality of warped feature points caused according to a first calibration pattern and a second calibration pattern. A projection system and an image calibration method are also provided. Therefore, an undistorted and a non-warped image may be formed on a curved projection screen and be viewed by a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Pei-Chi Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10687035
    Abstract: A projection method is provided, and includes the following steps: projecting a first image according to an original image; capturing the first image; correcting the first image based on the original image to generate a corrected image; comparing the corrected image with the original image to obtain a difference area; generating a second image according to the original image and the difference area, wherein the second image has a dark region associated with the difference area; and projecting according to the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Lin, Yaw-Huei Chiou
  • Patent number: 10643099
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems and methods described herein are directed towards training an artificial neural network to identify color values of a sample by providing image data obtained through multiple image capture devices under a plurality of lighting conditions. The present invention also includes using a pre-trained neural network to identify the color values of a sample having an unknown color value by capturing an image of an unknown color sample and known color reference samples under any illumination or hardware configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DATACOLOR INC.
    Inventor: Zhiling Xu
  • Patent number: 10636383
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method, an apparatus, a device for adjusting screen color, and a storage medium. The method includes obtaining target optical parameters for representing a color space of a screen; calculating a target set of R, G, B components of a target white point based on the target optical parameters; comparing the target set of R, G, B components with a current set of R, G, B components of a current white point of the screen; obtaining adjustment data for the current set of R, G, B components, respectively, based on the comparison; and when the screen is displaying, adjusting the current set of R, G, B components of the screen based on the adjustment data for the current set of R, G, B components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10636345
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of compensating in a display panel, comprising: determining a displaying state according to a displaying state parameter of the display panel; acquiring a reference compensation parameter and a correction coefficient for a target displaying state, in response to determining that the displaying state is the target displaying state; determining a corrected compensation parameter for the target displaying state, based on the reference compensation parameter and the correction coefficient for the target displaying state; and compensating display brightness of pixels on the display panel, by using the corrected compensation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qun Jia, Yong Yu, Chuanyan Lan
  • Patent number: 10623218
    Abstract: A demodulator circuit receives an envelope signal for comparison against a switched reference signal that is generated as a function of the envelope signal and as a function of an output signal of the demodulator circuit. The switched reference signal is filtered by an RC filter prior to comparison. The output signal is dependent on a difference between the filtered switched reference signal and the envelope signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
    Inventors: Vinko Kunc, Albin Pevec, Kosta Kovacic
  • Patent number: 10594975
    Abstract: A projector includes an illumination system that outputs illumination light containing white light, which is visible light, and infrared light, an image formation section that forms image light from the illumination light, a projection system that projects the image light on a projection surface and radiates the infrared light onto the projection surface, and a detection section that detects a pointing element based on reflected light formed of the radiated infrared light. The image formation section includes a light-exiting-side polarizer that transmits the visible light in such a way that the light-exiting-side polarizer transmits light formed of one polarization component and blocks light formed of another polarization component, and the light-exiting-side polarizer transmits the infrared light in such a way that the light-exiting-side polarizer transmits the two polarization components of the infrared light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 10582171
    Abstract: A display system includes: a video display apparatus; and a mobile terminal that communicate with each other. The video display apparatus includes: a measurement pattern generator that generates a plurality of measurement patterns; a projection unit that projects the measurement patterns; a first transceiver that communicates with the mobile terminal to receive information regarding distortion correction of video; and a distortion corrector that corrects the distortion. The mobile terminal includes: a camera unit that photographs the projected measurement patterns; a controller that generates the distortion correction information based on the photographed measurement patterns; and a second transceiver that communicates with the first transceiver to transmit the distortion correction information to the video display apparatus. The measurement pattern generator adds a common pattern to each measurement pattern, which indicates a reference position of each of the measurement patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Nakajima, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Haruhiko Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10565909
    Abstract: A test method of a display panel and a test device are disclosed. The test method includes outputting a data signal of a preset test image to the display panel to cause plural light emitting elements to emit light according to the preset test image; outputting a starting signal to a scan circuit in the display panel to cause the scan circuit to output an active level of a switching circuit to the plural rows of first scan lines as connected, successively, according to a preset timing sequence; receiving a sensing signal from a sensor circuit, including voltage value information of a first terminal of every light emitting element; comparing the voltage value information of the first terminal of every light emitting element with the preset test image to obtain a test result. The test method solves the problem of missing detection of Mura.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Pan Xu, Guangcai Yuan, Yongqian Li, Dongxu Han
  • Patent number: 10477176
    Abstract: A service information processing unit acquires, from service information of content, current information that indicates luminance information of a video at a current time point and preannouncement information that indicates luminance information of the video after a given time from the current time point, a level control unit, when a luminance range indicated by the preannouncement information changes from a luminance range of the video at the current time point, changes a luminance range more gently compared to a change of the luminance range, and a display unit displays the video in the luminance range defined by the level control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoji Sakurai, Shigeki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 10437546
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driver which receives an input image data (RGB), generates a compensation image data (RGBD) by compensating the input image data according to an equation 1, and generates a final image data by comparing the compensation image data to a maximum grayscale ? RGB D = RGB * D , wherein ? ? ? D = ( 100 decreasing ? ? ratio ? ? of ? ? luminance ) 1 ? , ? ? wherein ? ? ? ? ? is ? ? a ? ? gamma ? ? value , and ? ? decreasing ? ? ratio ? ? of ? ? luminance = real ? ? luminance target ? ? luminance * 100 ; ? equation ? ? 1 ? and a display panel which includes a plurality of unit pixels and displays an image based on the final image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Jong Jun, Sanghyun Lee, Jinseob Byun
  • Patent number: 10341626
    Abstract: A target color is set on the basis of a first captured image obtained by capturing, with an imaging section, at least a part of a first image projected by a projection optical system of a projector. First correction data for correcting a color of a projected image of another projector to the target color is calculated on the basis of a second captured image obtained by capturing, with the imaging section, at least a part of a second image projected by the projection optical system of the other projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Oike, Takashi Toyooka, Shiki Furui
  • Patent number: 10339088
    Abstract: A serial interface comprises a receiver including a first input compensation module with a first setting that selects a first value from among a plurality of first values for a first input characteristic of the receiver, a memory to store a first blacklist value from among the first values, and a control module to select each of the first values, except for the first blacklist value, to evaluate an indication of a performance level of the receiver for each of the selected first values, and to select a particular first value based upon the indications of the performance level of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Stuart Allen Berke, Bhyrav M. Mutnury
  • Patent number: 10334242
    Abstract: A test system for audio-video device comprises an output control circuit, a sensing circuit, a storage medium and a processor. The sensing circuit detects the sensible conditions of the AVDUT (Audio-Video Device Under Test). The storage medium stores a test script and a verification data set related to the AVDUT, wherein the test script comprises a plurality of test instructions, and each of the test instructions comprises a plurality of test signals. The processor is configured to generate a test sequence related to the test instructions, and outputs a plurality of control signals to the AVDUT through the output control circuit according to the test sequence, and the processor determines whether an abnormal event occurs in the AVDUT according to said sensible conditions, when the abnormal event occurs, the processor determines whether to update the test script according to a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo Chih Lo, Tung Hsun Tsou, Chin Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 10276133
    Abstract: A projector includes: a projecting section that projects an image onto a projection surface; an imaging section that captures the image projected on the projection surface and a person located between the projecting section and the projection surface, and obtain a captured image; a specifying section that specifies a split position of the projection surface based on a position of the person in the captured image; and a display control section that splits the projection surface into a plurality of areas at the split position specified by the specifying section and controls the projecting section so as to project different images in the plurality of areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinya Uema
  • Patent number: 10276083
    Abstract: A compensation method of mura phenomenon of a curved liquid crystal panel is provided, including first, obtaining image mura compensation data of the curved liquid crystal panel according to a collected image of a camera, the image mura compensation data including: a mura compensation value and a compensation point location corresponded with the mura compensation value, the compensation point location being a location of a compensation point in the collected image of the camera; then implementing correction to the compensation point location in the obtained image mura compensation data to acquire a compensation point location after correction, which is employed to replace the compensation point location in the image mura compensation data to obtain plane mura compensation data of the curved liquid crystal panel; and finally, implementing mura compensation to the curved liquid crystal panel according to the plane mura compensation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 10262626
    Abstract: An electronic interactive system and a setting method thereof. The electronic interactive system includes a wireless transmission unit respectively connected with an electronic terminal device and an electronic whiteboard, where the wireless transmission unit is configured to transmit data signals from the electronic terminal device to the electronic whiteboard in a wireless form and transmit touch signals from the electronic whiteboard to the electronic terminal device in the wireless form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianzi He, Jianting Wang, Junning Su, Peng Cheng
  • Patent number: 10134443
    Abstract: To allow a better coordination between an image creation artist such as a movie director of photography and the final viewer, via a receiving-side display and its built-in image processing, a method of adding image defining information to an input image signal (I) comprises receiving descriptive data (D) that includes at least luminance value information on the one hand, and a regime descriptor (rd) on the other hand; and encoding into an output description data signal (DDO), relatable to an output image signal (O) based upon an input image signal (I), of the descriptive data (D) in a technical format standardized to be intended for use by a receiving-side display to control its image processing for changing the color properties of its rendered images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Mark Jozef Willem Mertens
  • Patent number: 10121402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compensation method of Mura phenomenon of a curved liquid crystal panel. First, obtaining image Mura compensation data of the curved liquid crystal panel according to a collected image of a camera, and the image Mura compensation data comprises: a Mura compensation value and a compensation point location corresponded with the Mura compensation value, and the compensation point location is a location of a compensation point in the collected image of the camera, and then implementing correction to the compensation point location in the obtained image Mura compensation data to acquire a compensation point location after correction, which is employed to replace the compensation point location in the image Mura compensation data to obtain plane Mura compensation data of the curved liquid crystal panel, and finally, implementing Mura compensation to the curved liquid crystal panel according to the plane Mura compensation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hua Zhang
  • Patent number: 10089913
    Abstract: Provided is a picture conversion method capable of, when displaying a picture obtained from identical video data on a display device at different display luminances, converting the picture so that appearances of the picture visually come close to each other. The method includes a step of converting the picture by setting gradation characteristics when displaying the picture at a second luminance so that an inter-close gradation JND corresponding value difference at the second display luminance comes close to an inter-close gradation JND corresponding value difference at a first display luminance in a target gradation range which is at least part of an entire gradation range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: EIZO Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Yoshida, Akinori Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10069578
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The IC includes: an RF transmitter configured to generate an RF signal when the IC has entered a test mode; an RF receiver configured to receive the RF signal in the test mode; and a computation unit having a plurality of processing units that are parallelized to perform a test procedure of the IC according to the received RF signal to determine one or more test results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Tsai, Chun-Hsien Peng
  • Patent number: 9930307
    Abstract: An example system for projector image alignment. The system for projector image alignment can include a processor to compare a first calibration-pattern image projected by a first projector and at least a portion of a second calibration-pattern image projected by a second projector and generate a geometric model of an aligned image for display by both the first projector and the second projector. The processor can also send a first projector portion of the aligned image to the first projector based on the geometric model of the aligned image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko Kursula, Veli-Pekka Vatula, Marko Bonden
  • Patent number: 9864004
    Abstract: Embodiments for diagnosing failure locations in one or more electronic circuits. Embodiments may include generating a plurality of core instances of at least one core, for each electronic circuit, with one or more outputs and compressing the outputs of each instance into primary output pins based upon compression equations. Embodiments may include applying test patterns to the plurality of core instances and identifying failures based upon compressed test patterns received at the primary output pins. Embodiments may include performing fault selection on a single core instance for each failure associated with the plurality of core instances and performing fault simulations on the single core instance for each candidate faults associated with the plurality of core instances. Embodiments may include generating fault signatures for each detected fault based upon the instances associated with each detected fault and analyzing each fault signature to determine failure locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sameer Chakravarthy Chillarige, Brion L. Keller, Joseph Michael Swenton, Sharjinder Singh, Anil Malik
  • Patent number: 9851773
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method for allocating resources and settings in order to optimize application satisfaction in view of hardware resources and adjustable software configurations. As applications are executed on a computing device, usage data is tracked, adjustable settings are identified, and power consumption of each application under different settings is measured. The usage data is then compiled, an optimal configuration setting is assessed for each application, and the setting is conveyed and applied to one or more applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Su Liu, Eric J. Rozner, Chin Ngai Sze, Yaoguang Wei
  • Patent number: 9838971
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a computer system and computer program product for allocating resources and settings in order to optimize application satisfaction in view of hardware resources and adjustable software configurations. As applications are executed on a computing device, usage data is tracked, adjustable settings are identified, and power consumption of each application under different settings is measured. The usage data is then compiled, an optimal configuration setting is assessed for each application, and the setting is conveyed and applied to one or more applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Su Liu, Eric J. Rozner, Chin Ngai Sze, Yaoguang Wei
  • Patent number: 9787978
    Abstract: There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for testing a display. In some embodiments an image sensor captures a rendered image from the display to form a captured image, the image sensor having a second resolution greater than the first resolution. The captured image is analyzed to find difference of orientation of the rendered image with respect to an orientation of the image sensor. A rotated image is formed on the basis of the analyzed difference of orientation to obtain orientation for the rotated image to correspond with the orientation of the image sensor. The rotated image is resampled to form a resampled image having the first resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OptoFidelity Oy
    Inventors: Kimmo Jokinen, Hans Kuosmanen, Tommi Niemi
  • Patent number: 9591301
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating a camera comprises a camera; an input unit configured to receive a segmentation diagonal ratio of the environment quadrangle; a memory configured to store a program; and a processor configured to perform camera calibration based on the program, wherein the program is configured to: extract diagonal parameters of a centered quadrangle from the image; estimate length of a projection center line; estimate a projection angle; estimate an angle between diagonals of a projection quadrangle; estimate a projection center point; and estimate extrinsic and intrinsic parameters of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Joo-Haeng Lee
  • Patent number: 9564074
    Abstract: A system and a method for luminance correction that can remove luminance spots of a display device. The system includes a display device, an image detection unit, and a luminance correction device. The display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels including first sub-pixels and corresponding second sub-pixels. The image detection unit is configured to measure respective luminance values of the first sub-pixels. The luminance correction device is configured to supply test data so that only the first sub-pixels emit light, and to calculate correction values corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixels based on difference values between the respective luminance values measured by the image detection unit and one or more target luminance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Geun Jun, Min-Cheol Kim, In-Hwan Kim, An-Su Lee