Motion Correction Patents (Class 348/208.4)
  • Patent number: 12160652
    Abstract: An electronic module has a flexible wiring member, a wiring circuit board, and a conductive connection member. The flexible wiring member has a flexible base, a first wiring layer formed on at least one face of the flexible base, and a first electrode formed of the first wiring layer at the end part that is not covered by a first insulating layer. The wiring circuit board has a base provided with a wiring, a second insulating layer having opening formed on at least one face of the base, and a second electrode formed in the opening. The conductive connection member connects the first electrode and the second electrode to each other. The end of the flexible wiring member is arranged above the opening in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuya Okada, Koji Noguchi, Mitsutoshi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12155931
    Abstract: An imaging support device that supports imaging performed by an imaging apparatus includes an acquisition portion that acquires an in-image shift amount between a predetermined position in a captured image obtained by capturing an imaging region by an imaging element and a position of a target subject image showing a target subject, and a focal length of the imaging apparatus, a derivation portion that derives a movement amount required for moving the position of the target subject image to a specific position by a position adjustment portion which adjusts the position of the target subject image in the captured image, based on the in-image shift amount acquired by the acquisition portion, the focal length acquired by the acquisition portion, and information related to a pixel interval of pixels in the imaging element, and an output portion that outputs the movement amount derived by the derivation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fujiki, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Junichi Tanaka, Atsushi Kawanago
  • Patent number: 12114072
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing supporting a user interface, one or more touch sensors, and at least one image capture device. One or more processors cause, in response to the user interface receiving user input initiating a video capture operation, the at least one image capture device to capture a plurality of video frames. The plurality of video frames are processed with a first video stabilization operation when the electronic device is supported by a multi-handed touch input and a second video stabilization operation when the electronic device is supported by a single-handed touch input. The first video stabilization operation crops less of each image than the second video stabilization operation since the electronic device is likely more stable when supported by the multi-handed touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rahul Bharat Desai, Mauricio Dias Moises, Amit Kumar Agrawal
  • Patent number: 12111480
    Abstract: An image shake correction device includes: a movable member; an imager that is fixed to the movable member; a support member that supports the movable member to be movable in a direction along a circumferential direction of a circle whose center is a center of a light receiving surface of the imager; and two movement restrictors that restrict a movement range of the movable member, each of the two movement restrictors includes a recess portion or a through-hole and an insertion member as defined herein, a shape of the recess portion or the through-hole is as defined herein, and a second diagonal line overlaps an extension line of a first diagonal line and the center of the light receiving surface overlaps a line connecting the first diagonal line and the second diagonal line as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kouhei Awazu, Hajime Fukushima
  • Patent number: 12079971
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, using a stationary sensor of an electronic device, multiple image frames including first and second image frames. The method also includes generating, using multiple previously generated motion vectors, a first motion-distorted image frame using the first image frame and a second motion-distorted image frame using the second image frame. The method further includes adding noise to the motion-distorted image frames to generate first and second noisy motion-distorted image frames. The method also includes performing (i) a first multi-frame processing (MFP) operation to generate a ground truth image using the motion-distorted image frames and (ii) a second MFP operation to generate an input image using the noisy motion-distorted image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingmao Li, Hamid R. Sheikh, John Seokjun Lee, Youngmin Kim, Jun Ki Cho, Seung-Chul Jeon
  • Patent number: 12075019
    Abstract: A digital loupe system is provided which can include a number of features. In one embodiment, the digital loupe system can include a stereo camera pair and a distance sensor. The system can further include a processor configured to perform a transformation to image signals from the stereo camera pair based on a distance measurement from the distance sensor and from camera calibration information. In some examples, the system can use the depth information and the calibration information to correct for parallax between the cameras to provide a multi-channel image. Ergonomic head mounting systems are also provided. In some implementations, the head mounting systems can be configurable to support the weight of a digital loupe system, including placing one or two oculars in a line of sight with an eye of a user, while improving overall ergonomics, including peripheral vision, comfort, stability, and adjustability. Methods of use are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Photonic Medical Inc.
    Inventor: Alex Hegyi
  • Patent number: 12067231
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing supporting a user interface, one or more touch sensors, and at least one image capture device. One or more processors cause, in response to the user interface receiving user input initiating an image capture operation, the at least one image capture device to capture a first plurality of images when the one or more touch sensors detect a multi-handed touch input and a second plurality of images when the one or more touch sensors detect a single-handed touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Mauricio Dias Moises, Rahul Bharat Desai, Amit Kumar Agrawal
  • Patent number: 12065029
    Abstract: An underbody module for a motor vehicle includes a left side element and a right side element, wherein the side elements extend in a longitudinal direction and are connected on the end sides by transverse elements, as a result of which an upper contact surface and a lower contact surface are formed. A floor element is arranged on the upper contact surface. A cover element is arranged or can be arranged on the lower contact surface, as a result of which an arrangement space is formed or can be formed between the floor element and the cover element, wherein the floor element is arranged in a gas-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Burja, Robert Loch
  • Patent number: 12063427
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a sensor driving apparatus comprising: a first substrate including a first opening; a support member arranged at a position corresponding to the first opening; a first connector for electrically connecting the support member and the first substrate and elastically supporting the support member; a base coupled to the support member; a second substrate arranged on the base; an image sensor mounted on the second substrate; a second connector which is arranged on the base and electrically connects the second substrate and the first connector; a first driving unit arranged on the first substrate; and a second driving unit arranged on the base and facing the first driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yun Sang Song
  • Patent number: 12056862
    Abstract: A shading correcting method for a real-time image is disclosed and includes following steps: obtaining a real-time image through an image sensor; reading a stored previous image which is time-adjacent to the real-time image; computing an image reference data of the previous image; computing an adjusting parameter in accordance with the image referring data and an equipment reference data of the image sensor; adjusting a gain table based on the adjusting parameter to generate an adjusted gain table, wherein the gain table records multiple compensation values each for compensating each corresponding pixel of the real-time image; correcting the real-time image in accordance with the adjusted gain table to generate an adjusted image; and, outputting the adjusted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: ML TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Chang Tseng, Hung-Chieh Shy
  • Patent number: 12047595
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein address reference frame selection in video streaming applications using one or more processing units to decode a frame of an encoded video stream that uses an inter-frame depicting an object and an intra-frame depicting the object, the intra-frame being included in a set of intra-frames based at least in part on at least one attribute of the object as depicted in the intra-frame being different from the at least one attribute of the object as depicted in other intra-frames of the set of intra-frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Aurobinda Maharana, Arun Mallya, Ming-Yu Liu, Abhijit Patait
  • Patent number: 12026856
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a subject detection unit configured to detect a specific subject in an input image, an acquisition unit configured to acquire camera information, an estimation unit configured to estimate a target of interest in an image using the subject information and the camera information, a first motion detection unit configured to detect background motion and subject motion, a conversion unit configured to convert the detected background motion and the detected subject motion to a first blur correction amount for correcting background blur and a second blur correction amount for correcting subject blur, respectively, and a correction amount calculation unit configured to, based on the target of interest, combine the first blur correction amount and the second blur correction amount and generate a final blur correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Narita, Kazuki Konishi
  • Patent number: 12028613
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a first alignment unit that aligns a plurality of images that have been continuously shot, a second alignment unit that aligns the plurality of images with higher accuracy than the first alignment unit, a processing time taken to perform the alignment being longer than a processing time taken by the first alignment unit, a selection unit that selects an alignment unit from the first alignment unit and the second alignment unit to be used for aligning the plurality of images according to shooting conditions of the plurality of images, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the plurality of images that have undergone alignment by the alignment unit selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichiro Yasuda, Yu Narita, Koichi Washisu
  • Patent number: 12015848
    Abstract: An electronic device of an embodiment of the present document may include a camera including a lens assembly, at least one sensor configured to detect a movement of the camera or the lens assembly, and a processor electrically connected to the camera and the at least one sensor. The processor may determine an exposure value that will be applied when photographing using the camera, obtain image frames, based on the exposure value, obtain movement information on the camera or the lens assembly by using the at least one sensor while the image frames are being obtained, determine an image stabilization strength, based on the exposure value and the movement information, and perform video digital image stabilization (VDIS) for the image frames, based on the image stabilization strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonseok Song, Kyungdong Yang, Jaemu Yun, Jiyeon Jo, Songha Choi
  • Patent number: 11997385
    Abstract: A tiltless OIS circuit includes a first signal processing unit generating a first direction-position detection signal and a tilt detection signal based on a first direction-first sensing signal and a first direction-second sensing signal, a control unit generating a first direction position control signal, a tilt control signal, and a second direction position control signal, based on the first direction-position detection signal, the tilt detection signal, and a second direction sensing signal, respectively, a second signal processing unit generating a first direction-first position control signal and a first direction-second position control signal based on the first direction position control signal and the tilt control signal, and a driving unit generating a first direction-first driving signal, a first direction-second driving signal, and a second direction driving signal, based on the first direction-first position control signal, the first direction-second position control signal, and the second direct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Je Hyeon Yu, Ji Hwan Kim, Ja Hwi Cho, Youn Joong Lee, Young Bok Yoon
  • Patent number: 11991446
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device includes: obtaining an image using at least one of a first camera having a first FOV or a second camera comprising a reflective member and having a second FOV narrower than the first FOV; obtaining, from a motion sensor, first movement information of the electronic device, which is shaken to correspond to the obtaining of the image; obtaining information on movement of the reflective member of the second camera according to at least one of an optical image stabilizer (OIS) correction operation or an object tracking operation during at least a portion of a period in which the image is obtained; obtaining output information by performing an image stabilization operation with respect to the image based on at least one of the first movement information or the information on the movement of the reflective member; and outputting an image corrected by correcting distortion of the image based on a distortion variation resulting from the movement of the reflective member and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wonseok Song
  • Patent number: 11975263
    Abstract: Systems and methods for image stabilization of video imagery generated by applications are disclosed. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include executable instructions to receive a video stream from an application executed on the IHS, identify a level of jitter in the video stream, and process the video stream by re-positioning imagery in the video stream to compensate for the jitter. The instructions may then display the processed video stream on a display. The display displays the processed video stream in place of the video stream generated by the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Siew Fei Lee, Wei-Kuo Yu, Lei Guo
  • Patent number: 11979663
    Abstract: An imaging support device includes a detection portion that, by operating a revolution mechanism that causes an imaging apparatus including a variable magnification mechanism to revolve, detects a subject image position of a target subject image showing a target subject in a captured image obtained by capturing an imaging region including the target subject by the imaging apparatus, and a control portion that perform a registration control of setting the subject image position detected by the detection portion to a specific position in the captured image for a captured image obtained by imaging performed by the imaging apparatus in accordance with changing of magnification to a telephoto side by the variable magnification mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawanago, Junichi Tanaka, Shinichiro Fujiki, Tetsuya Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11962909
    Abstract: Provided are a camera, a method, apparatus and device for switching between a day mode and a night mode, and a medium. The method includes steps described below. In response to a current camera mode being the night mode, a color temperature value of a current imaging picture is determined. Visible light illuminance of the current imaging picture is determined by utilizing the color temperature value and an infrared light contribution ratio of picture brightness obtained based on white balance statistical information of the current imaging picture and used as first visible light illuminance. It is determined whether to switch from the current night mode to the day mode by utilizing a magnitude relationship between the first visible light illuminance and a first preset illuminance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiankun Lv, Zhengjie Shi
  • Patent number: 11961249
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a depth image, comprising obtaining data representing a first image generated by a first sensor and a second image generated by a second sensor, wherein each of the first and second images includes a plurality of pixels; determining, for each pixel of the plurality of pixels included in the first image, whether the pixel is a boundary pixel associated with a boundary of an object that is represented in the first image; determining, from a plurality of candidate penalty values and for each pixel in the first image, an optimized penalty value for the pixel; generating an optimized cost function for the first image based on the optimized penalty values for the plurality of pixels; and generating a depth image for the first image based on the optimized cost function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Black Sesame Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Tiecheng Wu, Bo Li
  • Patent number: 11956526
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image capturing element, an image capturing device, and a method that are capable of preventing a reduction in communication safety. By capturing an image of a subject, and generating a captured image, a predetermined feature amount to be output to the outside is extracted from the generated captured image. For example, an image capturing section that captures an image of a subject to generate a captured image, and a feature amount extracting section that extracts, from the captured image generated by the image capturing section, a predetermined feature amount to be output to the outside, are packaged and are formed in respective substrates different from each other. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image capturing element, an image capturing device, an image processing device, a transmission device, or a communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Kitamura, Takefumi Nagumo
  • Patent number: 11935285
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for synthesizing out of focus highlighting effects in images in real-time. Digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and other cameras having wide aperture lenses typically capture images with a shallow depth of field (SDOF). So-called SDOF photography may be particularly fit for portrait photography, since it nicely emphasizes the subject, while essentially deemphasizing the background via blurring. Simulating this kind of blurring, particularly around background light sources, using a comparatively larger depth of field (LDOF) camera, may require a high dynamic range (HDR) image capture system, to accurately determine the color of background light sources, which are prone to saturation. However, small form-factor cameras having smaller lens apertures may not have the bandwidth or processing power to process full HDR images in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Cao, Philip G. Lee
  • Patent number: 11889191
    Abstract: A blur correction device includes: a sensor; a mechanical blur correction device; an electronic blur correction circuit that corrects the blurring by performing image processing on an image obtained through imaging of the imaging apparatus; and a supplementary blur correction circuit that, in a case where the mechanical blur correction device and the electronic blur correction circuit are shared and operated at a predetermined ratio during the exposure, corrects the blurring by applying, to the image, a filter that removes noise which appears in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11877060
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including: a sensor; an image acquisition unit; a storage unit that stores a reference image that is an image of a target object; a feature-point position determining unit that determines the positions of feature points indicating local feature quantities in the reference image; a feature-point distance calculating unit that repeatedly executes detection of points corresponding to the feature points in the reference image from the acquired image of the space and calculation of the distances with respect to the positions of the detected points; a judgment unit that judges whether the amount of movement is equal to or less than a predetermined allowable reference value; and a control unit that obtains the acquired image of the space and stores the image of the space if it is judged that the amount of movement is equal to or less than the allowable reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: CYGAMES, INC.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kurabayashi
  • Patent number: 11871105
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for field of view adjustment for image capture devices. For example, methods may include receiving a field of view selection; oversampling, using an image sensor, to obtain an image at a capture resolution that is greater than an encode resolution; determining a crop setting based on the field of view selection; cropping the image using the crop setting to obtain a cropped image; down-scaling the cropped image to obtain a scaled image at the encode resolution; encoding the scaled image at the encode resolution; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the scaled image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Ojas Gandhi, Naveen Chinya Krishnamurthy
  • Patent number: 11847765
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cameras and in particular methods for noise reduction in images captured by a camera, wherein a same perspective transform may be reused for performing temporal noise filtering on a plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AXIS AB
    Inventor: Song Yuan
  • Patent number: 11843860
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods employing a PDAF optical system are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels include a set of pixels configurable to be imaging pixels or focus pixels. The image sensor is configured to generate image data of a scene based on received light at the plurality of pixels. The example apparatus also includes a processor coupled to the image sensor. The processor may be configured to receive first image data of a first frame of the scene, determine at least one region of interest or region of non-interest of the first frame, select, based on the determined at least one region of interest or region of non-interest, a subset of the set of pixels to be focus pixels, and cause the selected subset of the set of pixels to operate as focus pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Nan Cui, Zuguang Xiao, Wenbin Wang
  • Patent number: 11838658
    Abstract: A camera control unit detects a subject using a first method, detects a subject using a second method different from the first method, displays a candidate for a correction position at which subject blur is corrected on an LCD based on each of a detection result obtained using the first method and a detection result obtained using the second method. The camera control unit and a lens control unit perform control of correcting the subject blur by driving a shift lens based on a correction position specified from among candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 11831984
    Abstract: A camera shooting program control method, the method is applied to terminal equipment, and the method includes obtaining motion parameters collected by at least one motion sensor in response to a situation that the terminal equipment enters a camera shooting program from a screen locking state, and determining a motion state of the terminal equipment according to the motion parameters collected by the at least one motion sensor; obtaining a mistaken touch rate of a display screen of the terminal equipment in response to the motion state of the terminal equipment being a moving state; and exiting the camera shooting program in response to a condition that the mistaken touch rate is greater than a preset first proportion threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongkang Fan, Suyue Liu, Xing Yu
  • Patent number: 11812066
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatus or systems for encoding and decoding sequence of images by applying a global rotation motion compensation to an input image. According to different embodiments, the input image is a reference image in a compression loop or the image to be encoded. The images to encode are omnidirectional images. As a result, applying a global rotation motion compensation to them corresponds to generate new images as if they have been captured according to a different front direction. When this new front direction is the one of a reference image, the compensation of apparent motion is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Philippe Bordes, Gagan Rath, Fabien Racape, Franck Galpin
  • Patent number: 11770612
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device housing supporting a user interface, one or more touch sensors, and at least one image capture device. One or more processors cause, in response to the user interface receiving user input initiating a video capture operation, the at least one image capture device to capture a plurality of video frames. The plurality of video frames are processed with a first video stabilization operation when the electronic device is supported by a multi-handed touch input and a second video stabilization operation when the electronic device is supported by a single-handed touch input. The first video stabilization operation crops less of each image than the second video stabilization operation since the electronic device is likely more stable when supported by the multi-handed touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rahul Bharat Desai, Mauricio Dias Moises, Amit Kumar Agrawal
  • Patent number: 11763558
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein represent existing photo or video content within computer generated reality (CGR) environments. In some implementations, a representation of an existing photo or video is positioned within a CGR environment based on the position of the camera of the existing photo/video at the time the existing photo or video was captured. For example, a user experiencing CGR while walking along a hiking trail may see a floating representation of a photo that the user took on his or her last trip on that hiking trail. The representation may be positioned and oriented in the same position and orientation that the camera was positioned and oriented in when the photo was first captured, e.g., 5 feet above the ground, three feet north of the hiking trail welcome sign. The representation may be a version of the image itself or provide information about the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Daniele Casaburo
  • Patent number: 11750927
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing an image based on artificial intelligence includes acquiring tremor detection data with respect to the image, the tremor detection data acquired from two or more sensors; outputting stabilization data for compensating for an image shaking, the stabilization data outputted using an artificial neural network (ANN) model trained to output the stabilization data based on the tremor detection data; and compensating for the image shaking using the stabilization data. A camera module includes a lens; an image sensor to output an image captured through the lens; two or more sensors to output tremor detection data with respect to the image; a controller to output stabilization data based on the tremor detection data using an ANN model; and a stabilization unit to compensate for an image shaking using the stabilization data. The ANN model is trained to output the stabilization data based on the tremor detection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DEEPX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lok Won Kim, You Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 11740484
    Abstract: An image shake correction device includes a movement restrictor that restricts movement of a movable member in directions X, Y, ?, and Z. The movement restrictor includes a movement prevention member that is fixed to a base of a support member and prevents the movable member from moving in the direction Z while sandwiching the movable member in cooperation with the support member, a hole portion formed in the support member, and an insertion member that is formed in the movable member and is inserted into the hole portion. A wide width portion of the insertion member has a size that overlaps with the base of the support member even in a state in which an abutting portion of the insertion member is positioned in any position in the hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Fukushima, Shinji Otsuka, Kouhei Awazu
  • Patent number: 11721028
    Abstract: A data processing device for motion segmentation in images obtained by cameras that move in a background environment includes an input for receiving a temporal sequence of images from the cameras and a processor. The processor is adapted for, for at least two images, of the temporal sequence of images, that are obtained by at least two cameras at different points in time, determining epipoles, defining corresponding image regions of limited image disparity due to parallax around the epipoles in the at least two images, and applying a motion segmentation algorithm to the corresponding image regions. Warping is applied to the corresponding image regions to compensate for camera rotation and misalignment beyond a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITEIT GENT, IMEC VZW
    Inventors: Peter Veelaert, David Van Hamme, Gianni Allebosch
  • Patent number: 11710343
    Abstract: The image processing unit selects multiple subject areas from strobe-ON image data to be corrected, and, from the selected multiple subject areas, the image processing unit acquires a feature amount such as gloss information corresponding to each subject. Subsequently, from each subject area, the image processing unit selects a part of the subject area, based on the acquired feature amount. Then, regarding the partial area of each subject area, which is selected based on the feature amount, the image processing unit estimates the auxiliary light arrival rate corresponding to each subject, based on a pixel value of the strobe-ON image data and a pixel value of strobe-OFF image data. Thereafter, based on the estimated auxiliary light arrival rate, the image processing unit corrects the brightness of each subject area of the strobe-ON image data, in order to generate corrected image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Nakada
  • Patent number: 11678053
    Abstract: Visual content is captured by an image capture device during a capture duration. The image capture devices experiences change in position during the capture duration. The trajectory of the image capture device is smoothed based on a look ahead of the trajectory. A punchout of the visual content is determined based on the smoothed trajectory. The punchout of the visual content is used to generate stabilized visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: César Douady, Thomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin
  • Patent number: 11675157
    Abstract: The present embodiments relates to a lens driving device including: a housing; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin; a first magnet which is disposed on the housing and faces the coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin; and a sensor which is disposed on the housing and faces the second sensor, wherein the sensor includes an upper surface, a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, an inner surface facing the second magnet, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, and both lateral surfaces connecting the inner surface with the outer surface, the upper surface and the lower surface of the sensor are fixed to the housing, and one of the side surfaces of the sensor is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Cheol Kim, Jin Suk Han, Sang Ok Park, Tae Bong Park, Seung Taek Shin
  • Patent number: 11664397
    Abstract: Provided is a camera module and a photosensitive component thereof and a manufacturing method thereof, said photosensitive component comprising: a circuit board, a photosensitive element, and a molding base; the molding base is integrally formed on the circuit board and photosensitive element to form a light window; a first end side corresponding to the molding base adjacent to the flexible region has a first side surface facing the light window; said first side surface comprises a first partial surface arranged adjacent to the photosensitive element and a second partial surface connected to said first portion surface; a first angle between said first partial surface and the optical axis of the camera module is greater than a second angle between the second partial surface and the optical axis; a second end side opposite to and away from the flexible region of the molding base has a second side surface facing the light window; said second side surface comprises a third partial surface arranged adjacent to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiko Tanaka, Bojie Zhao, Zhewen Mei, Nan Guo
  • Patent number: 11659281
    Abstract: A blur compensation circuit of an optical image stabilization device includes a movement detection circuit configured to provide a movement detection signal corresponding to a movement of a photographing module; a position detection circuit configured to provide a position signal of an actuator for driving the photographing module; a delta-sigma conversion circuit configured to generate control data corresponding to a deviation between the movement detection signal and the position signal, perform a delta-sigma conversion on the control data, and output driving data corresponding to a result of the delta-sigma conversion; and a driving circuit configured to control driving of the actuator by the driving data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Ho Kim, Jin Kook Yun, Dong Gil Jeong, Ho Jeong Jin
  • Patent number: 11653094
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image to generate image data; a controller that controls an image shooting operation, based on image data resulting from a plurality of times of imaging by the image sensor, the image shooting operation generating image data indicating a synthetic image into which a plurality of captured images is synthesized; a shake detector that detects a shaking state of the imaging apparatus; and a display that displays information, wherein the controller controls the display to display shaking state information including a plurality of shaking states detected by the shake detector during the plurality of times of imaging by the image sensor in the image shooting operation for the synthetic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mikio Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11640234
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a digital content system allow a user to conveniently search and/or navigate through a collection of digital content items. In particular, a user can interact with a client device to search for and identify one or more digital content items within a collection of digital content items. For example, the digital content system may provide a photo from a collection of photos via a graphical user interface. The digital content system can receive a user input identifying a selection of one or more visual features within the photo. Based on the selected visual feature(s), the digital content system may identify photos from the collection of photos that include the identified visual feature(s) and provide access to the identified photos via the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter N. Belhumeur, David J. Kriegman, Thomas Berg
  • Patent number: 11624936
    Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a driving assembly. The movable portion is movably connected to fixed portion, wherein the movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The driving assembly is disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion to move the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu, Yi-Chieh Lin, Guan-Bo Wang
  • Patent number: 11609405
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a housing and a camera module, a first camera housing enclosing a camera assembly, the camera assembly including a second camera housing enclosing a lens carrier having at least one lens, and an image sensor. The second camera housing includes a first surface, a second surface, at least one side area surrounding a space defined between the first and second surface, and at least one corner area. The camera assembly is rotatable about the camera assembly, so that an optical axis of the lens is angled at a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction. The side area is spaced by a first gap from an inner surface of the second camera housing, and the at least one corner area is spaced by a second gap from the inner surface of the second camera housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungjin Rho, Yeonhak Kim, Chanyoung Moon
  • Patent number: 11606502
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal including a camera, a display, and a controller. The controller is configured to display, on the display, an image identified by the camera, receive a touch input moving from a start position on the display, and capture the image, identified by the camera, based on a distance from a reference location to a position of the touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyerim Ku, Mijin Cho, Kyungrak Choi, Jieun Lee
  • Patent number: 11575834
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a subject detection unit configured to detect a specific subject in an input image, an acquisition unit configured to acquire camera information, an estimation unit configured to estimate a target of interest in an image using the subject information and the camera information, a first motion detection unit configured to detect background motion and subject motion, a conversion unit configured to convert the detected background motion and the detected subject motion to a first blur correction amount for correcting background blur and a second blur correction amount for correcting subject blur, respectively, and a correction amount calculation unit configured to, based on the target of interest, combine the first blur correction amount and the second blur correction amount and generate a final blur correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Narita, Kazuki Konishi
  • Patent number: 11546515
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image correction method, implemented in an image correction apparatus that corrects an image taken by a camera, the method including: obtaining a first image by taking an image of a chart including a plurality of circles, each of which includes one or more regions of interest (ROIs) in a tangential direction and a sagittal direction, through the camera; selecting and storing tangential and sagittal image blur correction data of the camera, based on image blur data in the tangential and sagittal directions of the camera measured using the obtained first image; and loading the stored tangential and sagittal image blur correction data and applying the loaded tangential and sagittal image blur correction data to correction for a second image taken by the camera. Thus, image distortion due to, in particular, tangential and sagittal image blurs is effectively corrected by taking individual characteristics of the camera into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Gramm Inc.
    Inventor: Jisoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11538175
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for detecting a subject, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes the following. A current image and a previous image are obtained. A transformation matrix between the current image and the previous image is obtained in response to determining that the current image indicates the shaking state. The previous image is corrected based on the transformation matrix. The subject detection model is updated based on the corrected previous image. The subject detection is performed on the current image based on the updated subject detection model, to obtain a target subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuhu Jia
  • Patent number: 11523059
    Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus comprises: a first obtaining unit that obtains orientation information of an image capturing apparatus; a determining unit that, on the basis of the orientation information, determines a reference position of an image sensor included in the image capturing apparatus; and a calculating unit that calculates a correction amount for performing image stabilization by moving a position of the image sensor from the reference position in a plane intersecting with an optical axis. The reference position is different between when the orientation information indicates that the image capturing apparatus is in a first orientation and when the orientation information indicates that the image capturing apparatus is in a second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Kimura, Toshifumi Urakami
  • Patent number: 11516414
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging device in which a subject moving within a visual field can be freely expressed with a simple configuration. This imaging device is an imaging device which acquires an image by dividing one imaging period into a plurality of periods for exposure to add for each pixel, and includes an imaging element which includes a photoelectric conversion unit configured to generate a signal charge, and a control unit configured to control an accumulation time of the signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit. The control unit changes the accumulation time in each period obtained by dividing the one imaging period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kosuke Kiyamura