Camera, System And Detail Patents (Class 348/207.99)
  • Patent number: 12243198
    Abstract: An image processing method includes generating a first image by inputting a captured image, which has been acquired by imaging using an optical system, into a machine learning model, acquiring information on optical performance of the optical system, and generating a second image based on the captured image, the first image, and first weight information. The first weight information is generated based on the information on the optical performance and information on a saturated area in the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu Kobayashi, Norihito Hiasa
  • Patent number: 12244962
    Abstract: Positions of an image capture device may be used to determine a position-based time-lapse video frame factor. Apparent motion between pairs of images may be used to determine a visual-based time-lapse video frame rate factor. A time-lapse video frame rate for a time-lapse video may be determined based on the position-based time-lapse video frame factor and the visual-based time-lapse video frame rate factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin, Nicolas Rahmouni
  • Patent number: 12231793
    Abstract: An image capturing device may include a ramp generator circuit that may be used in performance of analog-to-digital conversion of image signals from pixels of an image sensor. The ramp generator circuit may generate a voltage having one or more rising and/or falling portions, using a reference voltage and an integration current. The ramp generator circuit may include a first sample-and-hold switch and/or a second sample-and-hold switch. The ramp generator circuit may selectively turn off the first and/or the second sample-and-hold switches to hold the reference voltage and/or a bias voltage that is used for generating the integration current during analog-to-digital conversion of the image signals. As a result, reference voltage, bias voltage, and/or integration current may be held and substantially stabilized during the analog-to-digital conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Gigajot Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Dexue Zhang
  • Patent number: 12223714
    Abstract: An object classification method includes: acquiring image data of an image including feature information indicating a feature of an object; and classifying the object included in the image, based on the feature information. The image data is acquired by causing a first image capture device to capture the image. The first image capture device includes: an image sensor; and a filter array that is arranged on an optical path of light that is incident on the image sensor and that includes translucent filters two-dimensionally arrayed along a plane that crosses the optical path, the translucent filters including two or more filters in which wavelength dependencies of light transmittances are different from each other, and light transmittance of each of the two or more filters having local maximum values in a plurality of wavelength ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takamasa Ando
  • Patent number: 12219301
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to receive, at one or more processors associated with an image signal processing (ISP) pipeline for a camera, an image generated using an image sensor of the camera, wherein the image comprises a plurality of channels associated with color information of the image; process, by the one or more processors, the plurality of channels of the image to generate a plurality of luminance and/or radiance values; generate, by the one or more processors, an updated version of the image using the plurality of luminance and/or radiance values; and output the updated version of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Midthun Pieper, Robin Brian Jenkin
  • Patent number: 12219259
    Abstract: An industrial camera includes an imaging unit generating a captured image with a number of pixels larger than a number of pixels of the inspection target image, an image generation unit downscaling a first captured image corresponding to an output region which is a region of a field of view range (FOV) of the imaging unit in whole or part at a first scaling magnification to generate an inspection target image with a first number of pixels smaller than a number of pixels of the first captured image, an interface unit receiving a first zoom instruction to change the output region to a relatively small region, and a calculation unit calculating a second scaling magnification. The image generation unit generates an inspection target image with the first number of pixels by downscaling the second captured image at the second scaling magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhuoli Sun, Satoshi Obuse
  • Patent number: 12217539
    Abstract: An estimation device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: generate a plurality of extraction regions by adding a perturbation to an extraction region of a partial image determined based on positions of feature points extracted from a face image; estimate a plurality of directions of at least one of a face and a line of sight and a reliability of each of the plurality of directions based on a plurality of partial images in the plurality of extraction regions of the face image; and calculate an integrated direction obtained by integrating the plurality of directions based on the estimated reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Morishita
  • Patent number: 12207507
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a base substrate; a plurality of read signal lines, extending on the base substrate in a first direction; a plurality of display signal lines, extending on the base substrate in a second direction, the second direction intersects with the first direction, the plurality of display signal lines and the plurality of read signal lines are arranged on different layers, there is an overlapped region between an orthographic projection of the plurality of display signal lines on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the plurality of read signal lines; and a shielding layer, located between a layer where the plurality of read signal lines are and a layer where the plurality of display signal lines are, an orthographic projection of the shielding layer on the base substrate at least covers the overlapped region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangyuan Zhao, Yangbing Li, Peng Jia, Yunke Qin, Lei Wang
  • Patent number: 12189036
    Abstract: Techniques for performing multi-sensor calibration on a vehicle are described. A method includes obtaining, from each of at least two sensors located on a vehicle, sensor data item of a road comprising a lane marker, extracting, from each sensor data item, a location information of the lane marker, and calculating extrinsic parameters of the at least two sensors based on determining a difference between the location information of the lane marker from each sensor data item and a previously stored location information of the lane marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.
    Inventors: Chenzhe Qian, Ji Zhao, Zhibei Ma
  • Patent number: 12175561
    Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquires one or more first images that are images of parts obtained by classifying a subject appearing in a medical image into each part, generates, from the acquired one or more first images, a second image that is an image of the subject spatially continuous according to an anatomical criterion, and synthesizes the generated second image with a background to generate a third image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Sasaki, Kazumasa Noro, Yudai Yamazaki, Kosuke Arita
  • Patent number: 12169967
    Abstract: A system and method allows a light colored image of an object such as a check to be detected and captured on a light colored background for uploading to a server for processing. Detection involves detecting edges of objects on the image, drawing a rectangle around the detected edges, testing for an aspect ratio of the rectangle within an approved range, testing for the rectangle being outside of a margin of the image and being a certain percentage of the image, and testing for blur within a tolerable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
    Inventor: Amy L. Acuff
  • Patent number: 12165238
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards presenting communications data to a responding entity that are relevant to an emergency situation at an emergency location. The communications data can be obtained from communications (e.g., text messages, transmitted video, voice calls and the like) that involve at least one user device at the situation, including communications that do not involve the responding entity. Users may opt in to such an emergency service to allow access to their communications, whereby their device locations are tracked and known in the event of an emergency. Upon obtaining the communications data, a responder can receive a view of the scene augmented with the communications data. The view can include a three-dimensional and/or two-dimensional representation of the zone/area of the emergency situation. Filtering can be used to eliminate irrelevant communications, and summarization can be used to combine generally redundant communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Adrianne Luu, Robert Moton, Jr., Ryan Schaub, Timothy Knezevich, Barrett Kreiner, Wei Wang, Ari Craine, Robert Koch
  • Patent number: 12165358
    Abstract: There is provided a main subject determining apparatus. A subject detecting unit detects a plurality of subjects from a first image. An obtaining unit obtains posture information of each of the plurality of subjects. For each of the plurality of subjects, a calculating unit calculates, on the basis of the posture information of the subject, a reliability corresponding to a likelihood that the subject is a main subject in the first image. A determining unit determines the main subject of the first image from among the plurality of subjects on the basis of the plurality of reliabilities calculated for the plurality of subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 12158761
    Abstract: Provided are methods for location based parameters for an image sensor, which can include determining the geographic location of the vehicle, adjusting the parameters of the image sensor of the vehicle from a first setting to a second setting based on the geographic location of the vehicle, receiving sensor data associated with the image sensor based on the second setting, and processing the sensor data to generate an image. Systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Motional AD LLC
    Inventor: Peter Leeman
  • Patent number: 12154419
    Abstract: A video recording device to be worn by a user, the video recording device including a main body, a camera disposed on at least a portion of main body to record at least one of at least one picture and at least one video thereon, a control unit disposed within at least a portion of the main body to direct the camera to record the at least one video for a predetermined duration in response to a real time mode being activated and save the at least one video for the predetermined duration in response to receiving a save command, and an ear connector disposed on at least a portion of the main body to removably connect the main body to an ear of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventor: Jeremy Vardicos
  • Patent number: 12136179
    Abstract: A style transfer program causes a server to implement an acquisition function of acquiring buffer data from a buffer used for rendering, a style transfer function of applying style transfer based on one or more style images to the buffer data, and an output function of outputting data after the style transfer is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Edgar Handy, Youichiro Miyake, Shinpei Sakata
  • Patent number: 12132979
    Abstract: An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a main body; a display unit which includes a polarization layer and which is disposed on one surface of the main body; and a camera module which is disposed in the main body and which overlaps the polarization layer in an optical axis direction. A first region of the polarization layer overlapping the camera module in the optical axis direction blocks or reflects at least some incident light when the camera module is not operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sung Seo, Young Woon Kim
  • Patent number: 12120424
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for image shooting are provided. The method comprises presenting a first shooting page in an asynchronous shooting mode. The first shooting page includes a first shooting window for presenting a first scene captured by a first camera of a terminal device. The method further comprises in response to the first camera completing shooting of a first image, presenting a second shooting page comprising a second shooting window and a first image window. The second shooting window presents a second scene captured by a second camera different from the first camera. The first image window presents the first image. The method further comprises capturing a second image by the second camera while the second shooting page being presented. In this way, flexible and interesting image shooting experience is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: DOUYIN VISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingyu Yang, Anqi Wang, Xin Xie, Yang Wang, Hao Qiu, Kehong Chen
  • Patent number: 12108143
    Abstract: A portable imaging device is configured to: obtain video data through shooting; perform a first digital image processing on the video data; and stop the first digital image processing when performing a second digital image processing on the video data while the first digital image processing is being performed. The second digital image processing is different from the first digital image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Safie Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Sugimoto, Hironori Sakamoto, Yusuke Shimada, Longshen Yang
  • Patent number: 12096131
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a second processor of the electronic device, from a first processor of the electronic device, a control signal for obtaining image data, loading any one learning model of at least one learning model into a memory, obtaining, by using the camera module, raw image data of the object, from light reflected from the object, the raw image data being configured to have a specified color array consisting of a plurality of colors with respect to a plurality of pixels, obtaining, by using the loaded any one learning model, a color data set with respect to the plurality of pixels from the obtained raw image data, the color data set including a plurality of pieces of color data classified according to the plurality of colors, and obtaining the noise-reduced image data of the object by using the obtained color data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Quockhanh Dinh, Kyonghwan Jin, Youngo Park, Kwangpyo Choi
  • Patent number: 12094171
    Abstract: A method performed by a server can include sending a first webpage to a first computing device, the first computing device including a camera, the first webpage including an image-capturing function and including an instruction for a user to obtain a second webpage via a second computing device, the second webpage including a calibration image file; receiving, from the first computing device, multiple captured images that were captured by the camera, the multiple calibration images including instances of a calibration image presented by a display included in the second computing device, the calibration image being a representation of the calibration image file; and based on the multiple captured images, calibrating the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Idris Syed Aleem, Zhiheng Jia
  • Patent number: 12096145
    Abstract: A system for structured light depth computation using single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) is configurable to, over a frame capture time period, selectively activate the illuminator to perform interleaved structured light illumination operations. The interleaved structured light illumination operations comprise alternately emitting at least a first structured light pattern from the illuminator and emitting at least a second structured light pattern from the illuminator. The system is also configurable to, over the frame capture time period, perform a plurality of sequential shutter operations to configure each SPAD pixel of the SPAD array to enable photon detection. The plurality of sequential shutter operations generates, for each SPAD pixel of the SPAD array, a plurality of binary counts indicating whether a photon was detected during each of the plurality of sequential shutter operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds
  • Patent number: 12081862
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for displaying representations of media (an image, video).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Johnnie B. Manzari, Graham R. Clarke, Andre Souza Dos Santos
  • Patent number: 12073577
    Abstract: A method and system for creating a point cloud are disclosed. A first image is captured by a first camera sensor and a second image is captured by a second camera sensor. The first and the second image have an area of overlap. Location of the first camera relative to the second camera is predetermined and each of the first and the second camera is having a field of view of more than 180 degrees. Based on the area of overlap, the first and the second image are stitched to create a composite stitched image. In one aspect, depth information from the area of overlap is extracted based on the predetermined location and a point cloud is created from otherwise to be discarded image data in the area of overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Saito Haagen Nielsen, John Christopher Collins, Allan Joseph Evans, Graham Shaw, Vikas Gupta
  • Patent number: 12073009
    Abstract: An application control system and method is adapted for use with an entertainment system of a type including a display such as a monitor or TV and having display functions. A control device may be conveniently held by a user and employs an imager. The control system and method images the screen of the TV or other display to detect distinctive markers displayed on the screen. This information is transmitted to the entertainment system for control of an application or is used by the control device to control an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: I-INTERACTIVE LLC
    Inventor: David L. Henty
  • Patent number: 12069365
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that synchronize multiple devices. An example apparatus includes memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least obtain first images using a first trigger frequency and second images using a second trigger frequency, the second trigger frequency different from the first trigger frequency, identify a first number of time units between a first time corresponding to a first one of the first images and a second time corresponding to a first one of the second images, the first number of time units defining a first time window, and in response to the first time window exceeding a threshold, adjust the second trigger frequency based on the number of time units such that a subsequent time window satisfies the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Vladan Popovic, Michael Mefenza Nentedem, Binoy Marvar, Saurin Shah, Steven Van Gent
  • Patent number: 12063368
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving a corrected transform coefficient, wherein the step of deriving the corrected transform coefficient comprises the steps of: determining whether LFNST can be applied to the height and width of a divided sub-partition block when an ISP is applied to a current block; parsing a LFNST index when the LFNST can be applied; and deriving the corrected transform coefficient on the basis of the LFNST index and a LFNST matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 12050836
    Abstract: A screen transmission processing method and device. The method includes determining that a source device is connected to a screen transmission device, wherein the screen transmission device is configured to be in a communication connection with a target device with which a pairing is completed; determining that a screen transmission client has been installed in the source device; determining that the screen transmission client is in a state to be updated; in response to the state to be updated, acquiring an update file of the screen transmission client from the target device through the screen transmission device; and according to the update file, updating the screen transmission client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: GUANGZHOU SHIYUAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED, GUANGZHOU SHIZHEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaye Yang, Nan Tian, Zhiqiang Xiao, Yingyan Xin, Qun Wang, Yichang Gu
  • Patent number: 12047523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile device, preferably a cell phone, comprising a module holder for a camera module for capturing still images and/or moving images, said camera module having a coupling section and being releasably connectable to the module holder, wherein the module holder has a recess in which the coupling section is received when the camera module is connected to the mobile device. In the mobile device in accordance with the invention, provision is made that the recess of the module holder has a peripheral contour that is formed by a circular arc section and a secant section. The invention further relates to a corresponding camera module and to a mobile device system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventors: Malte Schmidt, Boris Pantel, Florian Weiler
  • Patent number: 12043262
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system and method for integrated management of vehicle sensors. The system includes a starting state input unit configured to receive a starting state of a vehicle, a sensor interface unit physically connected to a sensor in the vehicle, a power supply unit configured to selectively supply battery power to the sensor, a system interface unit connected to a peripheral control device to transmit detection data of the sensor, a storage unit configured to store matching information of the sensor operated according to the starting state, and an integrated control unit configured to supply power to the selected sensor through the power supply unit based on the matching information, to process a detection signal input through the sensor interface unit to generate detection data, and then to transmit the detection data to the peripheral control device through the system interface unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung A Kim
  • Patent number: 12034015
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing light measurement are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus comprises an array of pixel cells, each pixel cell of the array of pixel cells configured to perform a light measurement operation and to generate a digital output of the light measurement operation. The apparatus further includes a peripheral circuit configured to: receive a pixel array programming map including programming data targeted at each pixel cell of the array of pixel cells, and configure the light measurement operation at the each pixel cell based on the programming data targeted at the each pixel cell. The apparatus further includes an image processor configured to generate an image frame based on the digital outputs of at least some of the array of pixel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Samuel Berkovich, Xinqiao Liu, Richard Andrew Newcombe, Song Chen, Wei Gao
  • Patent number: 12021100
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of cells includes at least one avalanche photodiode. A light projecting unit is arranged to project light having a cross-sectional shape whose longitudinal direction corresponds to a first direction. The light projecting unit is arranged to scan the light along a second direction intersecting the first direction such that the reflected light is incident on, among N cell groups each of which includes M cells aligned in a row direction, each cell group or each plurality of cell groups. A controller is arranged to apply, in accordance with the incidence of the reflected light, a bias voltage that makes the avalanche photodiode operate in a Geiger mode to each cell group or each plurality of cell groups, and is arranged to read signals from cells included in the cell group or the plurality of cell groups to which the bias voltage has been applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Shinya Iwashina, Shunsuke Adachi, Shigeyuki Nakamura, Terumasa Nagano, Ryutaro Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 12020369
    Abstract: An image rendering method for rendering a pixel at a viewpoint includes: for a first element of a virtual scene, having a predetermined surface at a position within that scene, evaluating whether to render a pixel corresponding to the first element using at least a first machine learning system having been trained to generate an illuminance output representative of the lighting of the predetermined surface at the position, or using an alternative rendering approach, and rendering the pixel according to which of the at least first machine learning system and the alternative rendering approach are chosen in the evaluating step; where the evaluating step comprises obtaining a confidence value from the at least first machine learning system indicative of the accuracy of the illuminance output, the machine learning system having been trained to generate the confidence value in conjunction with the illuminance output, and the rendering step comprises using the alternative rendering approach if the confidence value
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew James Bigos, Sahin Serdar Kocdemir
  • Patent number: 12003867
    Abstract: A method for displaying an image in an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining a first image including a plurality of subjects, setting a plurality of sub-regions respectively including the plurality of subjects, obtaining a distance between the plurality of sub-regions, when a distance between a first region and a second region, which are adjacent to each other, among the plurality of sub-regions is greater than or equal to a specified threshold distance, omitting at least a portion of a third region disposed between the first region and the second region in the first image, and displaying a second image obtained by resetting a size of each of the plurality of sub-regions and rearranging each of the plurality of sub-regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyuwon Kim, Yusic Kim, Chulsang Chang, Hyungmin Cho, Jaewoong Choi
  • Patent number: 12003844
    Abstract: A camera assembly or an electronic device includes a camera and a flexible circuit board. The camera can swing around at least one of a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis, where the third axis is used as an optical axis of the camera. In an extension direction of the flexible circuit board, one end of the flexible circuit board is connected to a circuit board in the camera, and the other end of the flexible circuit board is fastened to and electrically connected to a mainboard. A bent redundant structure for releasing stress is disposed between the two ends of the flexible circuit board. The redundant structure can extend in a direction of rotation around at least one of the first axis, the second axis, or the third axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Hongbo Luo, Kuni Lee, Linghui Zeng
  • Patent number: 12003835
    Abstract: A camera actuator according to an embodiment includes a housing; a prism unit disposed in the housing; and a driving unit for tilting the prism unit, wherein a ball bearing and a pulling magnet for generating attractive force to each other are disposed in the prism unit and the housing, and wherein the prism unit is supported to the housing by the attractive force between the ball bearing and the pulling magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Bae Jang, Seong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 12003862
    Abstract: A method of determining an image capture timestamp offset or error includes generating optical flashes at an optical flash rate. A set of images of the optical flashes are captured at an image capture rate. The image capture rate is different from the optical flash rate, and each image includes an associated image timestamp. Signals associated with the generation of the optical flashes are also timestamped. The intensity of each image in the set of images is determined, and the image having the greatest intensity in the set of images is identified. The timestamp offset or error is determined as the difference between the timestamp of the image having the greatest intensity and the timestamp of the corresponding optical flash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Grahsl, Alexander Kane
  • Patent number: 11995498
    Abstract: RFID-tagged items can be filtered based on relevance estimation or user input. A device reads digital identifiers for multiple RFID-tagged items. The device estimates and selects an item that an individual desires based on one or more metrics, then presents data about the selected item to the individual. If the device receives feedback that the selected item is not the desired item, then the device may estimate and select another item and/or present information about multiple items to allow the individual to select the desired item. When the desired item is selected, the device may perform some associated action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Diorio
  • Patent number: 11997389
    Abstract: A control apparatus for an imaging unit configured to change an imaging region by controlling at least one of pan, tilt, and zoom is provided whereby the control apparatus is configured to perform control for sequentially changing an image quality setting of an imaging unit based on a current imaging region, an imaging region associated with a preset setting, an image quality setting associated with the preset setting, and a current image quality setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takayoshi Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11983896
    Abstract: Provided is a line-of-sight detection apparatus that outputs reliability of an estimation result of a line of sight when an eye to be a line-of-sight detection target is switched. The line-of-sight detection apparatus includes: an estimation target selection unit configured to select an eye of a line-of-sight detection target person as one of switchable line-of-sight detection modes; a line-of-sight estimation unit configured to estimate a line of sight of the line-of-sight detection target person in the line-of-sight detection mode; a reliability determination unit configured to determine, based on a first line of sight before the mode is switched and a second line of sight after the mode is switched, reliability of the second line of sight; and a line-of-sight direction output unit configured to output information on the second line of sight and the reliability of the second line of sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsumoto, Hirotaka Sakamoto, Shusaku Takamoto
  • Patent number: 11982805
    Abstract: A wide-angle, high-resolution distance measurement device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a light source which emits structured light; a camera which forms an image by capturing reflected light, which is the structured light emitted from the light source and incident on the camera after being reflected by an obstacle; and a resolution correction lens which is disposed in front of the camera and corrects the reflected light which is reflected by the obstacle and incident on the camera, such that the resolution of the image formed by the camera is uniform irrespective of distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minsu Hwangbo, Myungsik Kim, Hyunseok Hong
  • Patent number: 11974037
    Abstract: Systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content using an electronic device are provided. The previously stored image content may include an individual distinct image or at least two consecutive video frame images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Matas, Mallory Paine
  • Patent number: 11968440
    Abstract: A system for generating a privacy protected image. The system may have a detection logic and obscuring logic configured to detect one or more identity-correlated object categories. The system may provide automatic selection of a type of obscuring to be used based on the detected category; wherein said automatic selection includes automatically selecting among a plurality of different, category specific types of reversible obscuring. The detection logic and obscuring logic may include an automatic category-specific selecting between irreversible obscuring and reversible obscuring. The system may comprise a privacy protected image output logic configured to generate the privacy protected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 11966524
    Abstract: A touch control system includes: a touch panel; an active pen having a plurality of functions, the functions being used for controlling the active pen or the touch panel and initiated only by at least one voice signal, the active pen including: a voice receiving module configured to receive the at least one voice signal; a voice analyzing module configured to analyze the at least one voice signal to generate a controlling command; and a control module configured to determine that the controlling command is configured to control the active pen or the touch panel; and a touch controller electrically connected to the touch panel and receive, in response to the controlling command being configured to control the touch panel, the controlling command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Han-ning Chen
  • Patent number: 11962922
    Abstract: A system for dark current compensation in SPAD imagery is configurable to capture an image frame with the SPAD array and generate a temporally filtered image by performing a temporal filtering operation using the image frame and at least one preceding image frame. The at least one preceding image frame is captured by the SPAD array at a timepoint that temporally precedes a timepoint associated with the image frame. The system is also configurable to obtain a dark current image frame. The dark current image frame includes data indicating one or more SPAD pixels of the plurality of SPAD pixels that detect an avalanche event without detecting a corresponding photon. The system is also configurable to generate a dark current compensated image by performing a subtraction operation on the temporally filtered image or the image frame based on the dark current image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds
  • Patent number: 11962914
    Abstract: Methods and integrated circuits to process image data from single or multiple digital overlap (DOL) wide dynamic range (WDR) sensors, in which first received pixel data associated with a first exposure of a sensor image is stored in a DDR memory circuit, second received pixel data associated with a second exposure of the image is stored in the first buffer, third received pixel data associated with a third exposure of the image is stored in a second buffer, and fourth received pixel data associated with a fourth exposure of the image is provided to a merge circuit, and merged pixel data is stored in a dynamically partitioned line buffer for processing by an image pipeline circuit to facilitate interfacing multiple DOL WDR sensors in an interleaved fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Shashank Dabral
  • Patent number: 11954833
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a display; an under display camera (UDC); a processor; and a memory that stores instructions, which when executed, causes the processor to receive a first image from the UDC, generate a second image by lowering a resolution of the first image, obtain a third image representing a difference between the second image and an image corresponding to the second image in which artifacts are not present, generate a fourth image by increasing the resolution of the third image, and generate a fifth image by subtracting the fourth image from the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Woojhon Choi, Wonjoon Do, Jaesung Choi
  • Patent number: 11928837
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for determining a list of geographic location candidates from an image of an environment are described. Open source data indicative of the earth's surface may be obtained and combined into grids to create region data to gain a representation of the earth's surface within each grid cell. An image of an environment may be obtained from an unknown camera. Image characteristics may be compared to the region data to determine error between the image characteristics and projections of the region data. A list of lowest error geographic location candidates may be determined and provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Dirk B. Warnaar
  • Patent number: 11928949
    Abstract: Phone reminder device (PRD) apparatus, systems, and methods for pairing with a protected phone include a processor, a memory unit that stores program instructions, a user input device, a Bluetooth low energy radio transceiver, an accelerometer, and an integral power source. PRD processor control routines, including visual feedback and customized auditory alerts, are based on selected modes of method and system operation, persistence of inferred or measured lack of proximity, history and frequency of alerts, current and historical PRD and/or phone movement, historical bases for lack of proximity, and loss of phone connection. User input or separate processor control adjust the transmission power level up with adjusted transmission power level in detecting protected phone proximity saved to the memory unit. Based on user input and PRD system and/or method dynamics, the memory unit maximizes integral power source life. PRD remote control of the protected phone camera application is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: PROX DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael M. McCrary, Robert T. Hulet
  • Patent number: 11929384
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a first photo-sensing device on a semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a first wavelength spectrum, and second and third photo-sensing devices integrated in the semiconductor substrate and configured to sense light of a second and third wavelength spectrum, respectively. The first photo-sensing device may overlap each of the second and third photo-sensing devices in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The second and third photo-sensing devices do not overlap in the thickness direction and each have an upper surface, a lower surface, and a doped region therebetween. The third photo-sensing device includes an upper surface deeper further from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than the upper surface of the second photo-sensing device and a doped region thicker than the doped region of the second photo-sensing device. The image sensor may omit the first photo-sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Yong Wan Jin, Sung Young Yun, Sung Jun Park, Feifei Fang, Chul Joon Heo