Picture Signal Generator Patents (Class 348/46)
  • Patent number: 12111147
    Abstract: For an optical dot projector having multiple light emitters, a relationship is determined between locations of the light emitters with respect to a substrate of the optical dot projector and corresponding first locations of dots projected by the dot projector onto an imaging plane. An optical grating approximating one or more optical characteristics of one or more optical elements of the optical dot projector is determined based on the relationship. Second locations of dots corresponding to a replacement of the one or more optical elements of the optical dot projector by the optical grating are determined, and modified locations of the light emitters with respect to the substrate are determined based on the second locations of dots. Optical dot projectors are constructed according to the determined modified locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: AMS SENSORS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Olivier Ripoll
  • Patent number: 12112558
    Abstract: The method includes an acquisition step for model generation of acquiring a hologram for model generation in which an image of a cell is captured and which is used to generate a learning model, a generation step for model generation of generating a new hologram for model generation having a different focal position from the acquired hologram for model generation and increasing the number of holograms for model generation, and a learning model generation step of generating a learning model by performing machine learning using the increased holograms for model generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Kibo Ote, Fumio Hashimoto, Osamu Yasuhiko, Hidenao Yamada
  • Patent number: 12112593
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for enhanced property access with video analytics. In some implementations, images of a first area captured by a camera are obtained. A number of persons in the first area is determined from the images. Data indicating one or more unique identifications is received. A number of persons who are authorized to access a second area are determined. Access is provided to the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventor: Ki Ha Nam
  • Patent number: 12106448
    Abstract: An improved camera external parameter calibration method of a vehicle panoramic system, comprising: acquiring calibration images of a checkerboard by means of cameras; for each acquired calibration image, obtaining pixel coordinates of corner points in the image; obtaining first coordinates of each corner point in a vehicle coordinate system on the basis of relevant parameters of the panoramic camera; for a group of adjacent corner points among the corner points, determining a first and second deviation according to the first coordinates of each corner point in the group; for each corner point in the adjacent points of the group, calculating the distance difference of the corner point on the basis of the first coordinates obtained by two cameras; and performing optimization calculation on the external parameters on the basis of the first deviation, the second deviation and the distance difference so as to obtain the external parameters of the cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventor: Wenxue Li
  • Patent number: 12102389
    Abstract: A retinal vessel shadow view optical coherence tomography (RVSV-OCT) image can be created by receiving, at an enhanced OCT processing system, volumetric OCT scan of a patient. The system can segment the volumetric OCT scan to determine layer boundaries and delineate a boundary of interest based on the determined layer boundaries of the segmented volumetric OCT scan. En face vascular information can be extracted to create an RVSV-OCT image by determining a first offset from the boundary of interest and a second offset from the boundary of interest; extracting volumetric data from an area between the first offset and the second offset to create a three-dimensional volume; and identifying a two-dimensional surface from the three-dimensional volume, the two-dimensional surface being the RVSV-OCT image. The RVSV-OCT image can be provided for analysis, for example, to evaluate retinal vascular disease in preterm infants at risk for retinopathy of prematurity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Cynthia Toth, Kai Seely, Vincent Tai, Stephanie Chiu, Katrina Winter, Ryan Imperio
  • Patent number: 12106542
    Abstract: Described are targets for use in optical tracking, as well as related methods. In some implementations, a target comprises a planar surface with an optically detectable pattern thereon, and at least one protrusion extending from the planar surface. In other implementations, a target comprises a planar surface with an optically detectable pattern thereon, with a specular reflective region. The optically detectable pattern provides accurate position information of the target, and provides accurate orientation information of the target about a first axis, but may not provide accurate orientation information of the target about other axes. The at least one protrusion or the specular reflective region provide accurate information of orientation of the target, particularly orientations about axes other than the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Intellijoint Surgical Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Arthur Schipper, Ryan Visee, Andre Novomir Hladio
  • Patent number: 12106526
    Abstract: At least a method and an apparatus are presented for efficiently encoding or decoding video. For example, a 2-D patch of the point cloud is obtained by projecting 3-D points of the point cloud onto a projection plane, the patch having a plurality of pixels. The patch is divided into a plurality of smaller blocks. The number of pixels is determined within each of the plurality of smaller blocks. An updated occupancy map is obtained based on the determined number of pixels within each of the plurality of smaller blocks. A reconstructed point cloud is obtained based on the updated occupancy map, wherein the reconstructed point cloud is a less dense representation of the point cloud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Julien Ricard, Celine Guede, Yannick Olivier
  • Patent number: 12099148
    Abstract: A method of performing surface profilometry includes receiving one or more polarization raw frames of a printed layer of a physical object undergoing additive manufacturing, the one or more polarization raw frames being captured at different polarizations by one or more polarization cameras, extracting one or more polarization feature maps in one or more polarization representation spaces from the one or more polarization raw frames, obtaining a coarse layer depth map of the printed layer, generating one or more surface-normal images based on the coarse layer depth map and the one or more polarization feature maps, and generating a 3D reconstruction of the printed layer based on the one or more surface-normal images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Intrinsic Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Achuta Kadambi, Kartik Venkataraman, Supreeth Krishna Rao, Agastya Kalra
  • Patent number: 12093461
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide measurement techniques for electronic devices such as optical see-through head mounted devices. In some implementations, a line of sight technique is used to identify a 3D position of a measurement point to enable measurement of an object in a 3D environment. In some implementations, different measurement point identification techniques are automatically selected and used to identify a 3D position of a measurement point to enable measurement of an object in a 3D environment. In some implementations, a 3D position of a measurement point is identified to enable measurement of an object in a 3D environment, where the measurement point is identified by selecting from multiple candidates that are determined using different measurement point selection techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Bernard Marcel Bazin, Anselm Grundhoefer, Ivan Kolesov
  • Patent number: 12085676
    Abstract: A method for controlling sensor elements of a LIDAR measuring system, wherein a sensor element is activated and deactivated during a measurement cycle, wherein a measurement process comprises a plurality of measurement cycles, wherein the sensor element is activated at a first time during a first measurement cycle and the same sensor element is activated at a second time during a second measurement cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Microvision, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralf Beuschel, Rainer Kiesel
  • Patent number: 12088915
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a sensor capable of generating a signal pair used in focus detection. The apparatus obtains, based on a defocus amount obtained using the signal pair, a focus distance of a lens unit that is mounted to the apparatus and adjusts a focus distance of the lens unit based on the obtained focus distance. When the lens unit is a multi-scopic lens unit having a plurality of optical systems having different axes, the apparatus obtains the focus distance using an adjustment value obtained based on an axis position that is a position on the sensor through which an axis of the multi-scopic lens unit passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yumi Takao, Nobutaka Mizuno, Junichi Imamiya
  • Patent number: 12084197
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to foreign object detection with respect to stowage compartments or other regions of a vehicle are provided. According to one example, sensor data is captured via a sensor subsystem that includes a sensor associated with each of a plurality of stowage compartments. For each of the stowage compartments, a baseline condition is identified in which foreign objects are absent from the stowage compartment. A foreign object is detected within a stowage compartment based on the sensor data received for the stowage compartment and the baseline condition identified for the stowage compartment. An indication that the foreign object is detected within the stowage compartment is output. This indication may identify the stowage compartment containing the foreign object among the plurality of stowage compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ralf Rene Cabos, Nils Kneuper, Jennifer Mayer
  • Patent number: 12079968
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is coupled to a plurality of image capturing devices. The image processing apparatus reduces a noise in an epi-polar image while generating a three-dimensional image from a multi view image. The image processing apparatus divides the multi view image into a flat region and a non-flat region, generates the epi-polar image from the multi view image, replaces an epi-polar line in the epi-polar image corresponding to the flat region with an average pixel value of the multi-view image, and replaces an epi-polar line in the epi-polar image corresponding to the non-flat region with a pixel value of a center-view image obtained from a centrally located image capturing device among the plurality of image capturing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Ji Hee Han
  • Patent number: 12079904
    Abstract: Manipulating images using computationally expensive machine learning schemes can be implemented using server-generated models of the machine learning schemes that are transmitted to a client device for application. The schemes can include convolutional neural networks having a kernel comprising a plurality of low-rank matrices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewook Chung, Wisam Dakka, Christopher Yale Crutchfield, Aymeric Damien, Emre Yamangil, Chunhui Zhu
  • Patent number: 12069232
    Abstract: A display device includes a view generator, for generating input view numbers according to reference parameters; a view curve modifier, for generating output view numbers according to the input view numbers and at least one S curve; a three dimensional (3D) image data sampling module, for adjusting image data of pixels according to the output view numbers; and a display module, for displaying at least one image according to the pixels and the image data; wherein viewing positions are modified by the view curve modifier to generate modified viewing positions, the viewing positions correspond to first views, the modified viewing positions correspond to second views, and a number of second views is smaller than a number of first views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Sumi, Hao-Yu Liou
  • Patent number: 12069391
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a photodiode configured to photogenerate charge in response to reflected modulated light incident upon the photodiode. A first floating diffusion is configured to store a first portion of charge photogenerated in the photodiode. A first transfer transistor is configured to transfer the first portion of charge from the photodiode to the first floating diffusion in response to a first phase signal. A first storage node is configured to store the first portion of charge from the first floating diffusion. A first decoupling circuit has a first output responsive to a first input. The first input is coupled to the first floating diffusion and the first output is coupled to first storage node. A voltage swing at the first output is greater than a voltage swing at the first input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Suess, Zheng Yang
  • Patent number: 12065164
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods and computer program products for object state prediction. For example, the methods include: obtaining, by a computing device, LiDAR datasets from a LiDAR system; and generating, by the computing device, a most likely sequence of states for an object using (i) velocity and acceleration values that are each functions of center point coordinates of amodal cuboids encompassing at least some points in LiDAR point clouds comprising the LiDAR datasets and (ii) a score that is a function of a first geometrical distance of a given point in the LiDAR datasets to an edge of an amodal cuboid and a second geometrical distance from the given point to a center point of the amodal cuboid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin James Player
  • Patent number: 12067159
    Abstract: Examples of augmented reality (AR) environment control advantageously employ multi-factor intention determination and include: performing a multi-factor intention determination for summoning a control object (e.g., a menu, a keyboard, or an input panel) using a set of indications in an AR environment, the set of indications comprising a plurality of indications (e.g., two or more of a palm-facing gesture, an eye gaze, a head gaze, and a finger position simultaneously); and based on at least the set of indications indicating a summoning request by a user, displaying the control object in a position proximate to the user in the AR environment (e.g., docked to a hand of the user). Some examples continue displaying the control object while at least one indication remains, and continue displaying the control object during a timer period if one of the indications is lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Andrew Jackson Klein, Cory Ryan Bramall, Kyle Mouritsen, Ethan Harris Arnowitz, Jeremy Bruce Kersey, Victor Jia, Justin Thomas Savino, Stephen Michael Lucas, Darren A. Bennett
  • Patent number: 12069305
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for multiple reference line intra prediction in video decoding. The method includes receiving, by a device, a coded video bitstream for a current block. The device includes a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory. The method also includes extracting, by the device, a parameter from the coded video bitstream, the parameter indicating a reference line for intra predication in the current block; partitioning, by the device, the current block to obtain a plurality of sub-blocks; and in response to a sub-block in the plurality of sub-blocks being located at a boundary of the current block, using, by the device, a top adjacent reference line as values for all top non-adjacent reference lines for the sub-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 12067083
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide a method that includes performing cluster matching with one or more cluster sizes for each of a plurality of points of a measurement point cloud. The method further includes determining, based on results of the multi-radii cluster matching, whether an object is displaced or whether the object includes a defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: FARO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Wolke, Prashanth Reddy Patlolla
  • Patent number: 12066547
    Abstract: A method of measuring a distance between a vehicle and one or more objects, includes generating a modulation signal; generating a modulated light emitting diode (LED) transmission signal, via a vehicle LED driver assembly; transmitting a plurality of light beams based at least in part on the generated modulated LED transmission signal; capturing a reflection of the plurality of light beams off the one or more objects, utilizing one or more lens assemblies and a camera, the camera including an array of pixel sensors and being positioned on the vehicle; communicating a series of measurements representing the captured plurality of light beam reflections; calculating, utilizing the time-of-flight sensor module, time of flight measurements between the vehicle LED light assembly and the one or more objects and calculating distances, utilizing a depth processor module, between the vehicle LED light assembly and the one or more objects based on the time-of-flight measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Wireless Photonics, LLC
    Inventors: Bahram Jalali, Alexandra Jalali, Mehdi Hatamian, Ahmadreza Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 12066544
    Abstract: At a preparatory step for correction, in a state that a reflective tape made with a retroreflective material is pasted in advance onto a floor surface of a measurement space in a direction away from the distance-measuring device, a distance La to an inside area of the reflective tape, and a distance Lb to an outside area of the reflective tape adjacent to the inside area are measured by the distance-measuring device, while measurement positions Y are being scanned along the reflective tape. A correction formula for converting the distance Lb to the distance La is created from a relationship between the distance La and the distance Lb obtained at each measurement position Y. At an actual measurement step, a distance (actual measurement value x) to the target object measured by the distance-measuring device is corrected in accordance with the correction formula, and a measurement-distance corrected value y is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Seiji Inaba, Katsumi Ito
  • Patent number: 12067274
    Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes receiving a set of data blocks to be stored in a storage system. The storage system includes a plurality of non-volatile memory modules. The method also includes generating a set of segments based on the set of data blocks. A respective segment comprising portions of one or more erase blocks. The method further includes writing the set of segments to the non-volatile memory modules based on orderings of the portions of the one or more erase blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Scholbrock, Andrew R. Bernat, Ronald Karr, Xiaohui Wang
  • Patent number: 12069224
    Abstract: When a three-dimensional model of a photographic subject is displayed on a display, and a view operation for, enlarging the three-dimensional model is performed, a desired position on the photographic subject can be easily specified. After a desired position on the photographic subject is specified, a three-dimensional position, on the three-dimensional model, corresponding to the position is identified, and a plurality of captured images each including a pixel corresponding to the identified three-dimensional position are retrieved from a group of captured images obtained by image capturing of the photographic subject. An optimum captured image is determined from among the plurality of retrieved captured images or the priority levels of the plurality of retrieved captured images are determined. The determined optimum captured image is displayed on the display or some or all of the plurality of captured images are displayed on the display in accordance with the determined priority levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12062677
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of pixel blocks that each includes a plurality of light-receiving pixels including color filters of mutually the same color, the plurality of light-receiving pixels being divided into a plurality of pixel pairs each including two light-receiving pixels; and a plurality of lenses provided at respective positions corresponding to the plurality of pixel pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Kozo Hoshino
  • Patent number: 12062131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a six-DoF measurement aid for determining 3D coordinates of a multiplicity of object points to be measured in the form of 3D points of a point cloud in cooperation with a laser tracker, having an environment sensor arrangement and a control module. The control module comprises a platform control assistance functionality, which is configured to instruct the environment sensor arrangement, during the automatically guided movement of the six-DoF measurement aid, in a first mode to generate environmental information for determining an environmental normal, and in a second mode to generate environmental information for detecting anomalies with respect to the environmental normal, and to provide the environmental information generated by the environment sensor arrangement for control assistance of the platform control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Daniel Moser
  • Patent number: 12058473
    Abstract: Various techniques are provided for improved detection of scene changes using a thermal imager. In one example, a method includes capturing a plurality of thermal images of a scene using a thermal imager. The method also includes detecting motion associated with the thermal imager during the capturing. The method also includes determining a temporal delay in response to the detected motion. The method also includes selecting first and second ones of the thermal images captured at corresponding first and second times separated by the temporal delay. The method also includes processing the first and second thermal images to generate a comparison thermal image identifying changes in the scene between the first and second times. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: FLIR Systems AB
    Inventor: Tien C. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12057680
    Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)-based free space active optical transceiver component includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes first VCSELs, at least one first photodiode, a first focusing lens array or optical system (14), and a first printed circuit board. The receiver includes second photodiodes, at least one second VCSEL, a second focusing lens array or optical system, and a second printed circuit board. The transmission and reception of a short/medium-distance free space (wireless) high-speed optical communication signal can be implemented, and a single-channel transceiving rate may reach 10 Gbps or higher. The component may be used for implementing a free space high-speed signal transmission function in a short/medium-range high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Guanglong Yu, Ce Ren, Xu Jia, Zihang Wang
  • Patent number: 12056893
    Abstract: A device is disclosed that is configured for performing localization using one or both of a depth sensor and a monocular camera that are transportable with the device. The device is adapted to receive depth data from the depth sensor, determine a benefit level of activating the monocular camera for localization, based on the depth data, and activate the monocular camera for localization based on a determination that the benefit level of activating the monocular camera satisfies an activation rule. Related methods and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: José Araújo, AmirHossein Taher Kouhestani, Diego Gonzalez Morin, Ioannis Karagiannis, Ananya Muddukrishna
  • Patent number: 12045997
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a distance estimation device comprises a first distance estimation unit based on a first estimation method, and a second distance estimation unit based on a second estimation method different from the first estimation method. The second distance estimation unit is configured to change a part of the second estimation method according to an output of the first distance estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Oda, Yutaka Yamada, Manabu Nishiyama, Yutaka Oki
  • Patent number: 12045959
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to performing denoising and adaptive precision control on time-of-flight sensor data using noise metrics. One example provides a computing system, comprising, a logic machine, and a storage machine holding instructions executable by the logic machine to obtain time-of-flight (ToF) image data comprising a plurality of pixels, for each pixel of the ToF image data, determine one or more noise metrics by applying a spatial kernel, segment the ToF image data based on the one or more noise metrics to obtain differently classified pixels, during a denoising phase, process pixels of a first classification differently than pixels of a second classification, after the denoising phase, determine a depth image, and output the depth image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Ortiz Egea, Augustine Cha
  • Patent number: 12041362
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element that incorporates a memory which stores image data obtained by imaging an imaging region at a first frame rate, and a first processor configured to output the image data at a second frame rate less than or equal to the first frame rate, and an imaging lens including a focus lens, in which the first processor is configured to generate combined image data based on the image data of the number of frames decided in accordance with a depth of field with respect to the imaging region out of the image data of a plurality of frames obtained by imaging the imaging region at different positions of the focus lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sakurabu, Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai, Makoto Kobayashi, Kazufumi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 12033435
    Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining video data including at least one body part of a person, selecting keypoints of the at least one body part based on a predetermined rehabilitation category, extracting a motion feature of the at least one body part from the video data, scoring the motion feature based on the predetermined rehabilitation category, and generating a display illustrating the motion feature and said scoring of the motion feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Shih-Yao Lin, Tao Yang, Chao Huang, Zhen Qian, Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 12029942
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product for use in performing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of therapeutic exercises. The apparatus includes a human-device interface and a motion sensor. In response to movement of the human-device interface, a controller receives motion data from the motion sensor, and transmits the motion data to a computing device. Based on the motion data, the computing device displays a graphical element that depicts the movement. The computing device compares the movement to a target motion, and if the movement matches the target motion, displays a graphical element indicating an exercise is being performed properly. If the movement does not match the target motion, the computing device indicates the exercise is not being performed properly and displays another graphical element indicating how to correct the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Band Connect Inc.
    Inventors: Abigail McInturf, Rohit Nayak
  • Patent number: 12022183
    Abstract: A photographing method includes an electronic device that recognizes a gesture of a user using a front-facing camera, and sequentially displays a series of images in a preview box when recognizing a specific gesture. Preview angles presented by the series of images are gradually changed. For example, when the front-facing camera recognizes a gesture of opening a palm and pushing forward, the preview angles presented by the series of images sequentially displayed by the electronic device in the preview box are gradually increased, to present more scenes in the preview box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lei Wu
  • Patent number: 12022197
    Abstract: A first image sensor device is operable to produce first orientation information indicating an orientation of the first image sensor device at a time of capturing a first image of an object. A second image sensor device is operable to produce second orientation information indicating an orientation of the second image sensor device at a time of capturing a second image of the object. The image capturing system further includes measurement hardware to measure a distance between the first image sensor device and the second image sensor device at times of capturing the first image and the second image. According to one configuration, a combination of the first orientation information, the second orientation information, and the distance between the first image sensor device and the second image sensor device is used to derive a 3-D stereo view of the object using the first image and the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Christopher Niezrecki, Alessandro Sabato
  • Patent number: 12013494
    Abstract: A range sensor and a method thereof. The range sensor includes a light source configured to project a sheet of light at an angle within a field of view (FOV); an image sensor offset from the light source; collection optics; and a controller connected to the light source, the image sensor, and the collection optics, and configured to determine a range of a distant object based on direct time-of-flight and determine a range of a near object based on triangulation. The method includes projecting, by a light source, a sheet of light at an angle within an FOV; offsetting an image sensor from the light source; collecting, by collection optics, the sheet of light reflected off objects; and determining, by a controller connected to the light source, the image sensor, and the collection optics, a range of a distant object based on direct time-of-flight and a range of a near object based on triangulation simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yibing Michelle Wang
  • Patent number: 12013986
    Abstract: A method for hand pose identification in an automated system includes providing map data of a hand of a user to a first neural network trained to classify features corresponding to a joint angle of a wrist in the hand to generate a first plurality of activation features and performing a first search in a predetermined plurality of activation features stored in a database in the memory to identify a first plurality of hand pose parameters for the wrist associated with predetermined activation features in the database that are nearest neighbors to the first plurality of activation features. The method further includes generating a hand pose model corresponding to the hand of the user based on the first plurality of hand pose parameters and performing an operation in the automated system in response to input from the user based on the hand pose model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ayan Sinha, Chiho Choi, Joon Hee Choi, Karthik Ramani
  • Patent number: 12015759
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a drawing portion that draws a display image for a terminal including one or more display media positioned in a virtual space; an acquisition portion that acquires input from a user; a state switching portion that switches, between a plurality of states, a state of the display medium; a position changing portion that changes the position of the display medium associated with one user in the virtual space, based on a first input from the one user acquired by the acquisition portion when the state of the display medium is a first state; and a viewpoint switching portion that switches a viewpoint of when the drawing portion draws the display image from a first viewpoint to a second viewpoint when the state of the display medium is switched from the first state to a second state by the state switching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12008776
    Abstract: For multi-view video content represented in the MVD (Multi-view+Depth) format, the depth maps may be processed to improve the coherency therebetween. In one implementation, to process a target view based on an input view, pixels of the input view are first projected into the world coordinate system, then into the target view to form a projected view. The texture of the projected view and the texture of the target view are compared. If the difference at a pixel is small, then the depth of the target view at that pixel is adjusted, for example, replaced by the corresponding depth of the projected view. When the multi-view video content is encoded and decoded in a system, depth map processing may be applied in the pre-processing and post-processing modules to improve video compression efficiency and the rendering quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Didier Doyen, Benoit Vandame, Guillaume Boisson
  • Patent number: 12007224
    Abstract: The present application discloses a three-dimensional scanner and a three-dimensional scanning method. The three-dimensional scanner includes: an image projection device, configured to project light onto a target object, wherein the light includes predetermined light projected in the form of a color-coded stripe that is formed by coding stripes of at least two colors; and an image acquisition device, configured to acquire light modulated by the target object so as to obtain at least one stripe image in the case where light is projected onto the target object by the image projection device, wherein the obtained stripe image is taken as a coding image to determine respective stripe sequences and as a reconstruction image to perform three-dimensional reconstruction on the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Shining 3D Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaobo Zhao, Chao Ma
  • Patent number: 12003874
    Abstract: Indirect time-of-flight (i-ToF) image sensor pixels, i-ToF image sensors including such pixels, stereo cameras including such image sensors, and sensing methods to obtain i-ToF detection and phase detection information using such image sensors and stereo cameras. An i-ToF image sensor pixel may comprise a plurality of sub-pixels, each sub-pixel including a photodiode, a single microlens covering the plurality of sub-pixels and a read-out circuit for extracting i-ToF phase signals of each sub-pixel individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.
    Inventors: Nadav Geva, Michael Scherer, Ephraim Goldenberg, Gal Shabtay
  • Patent number: 12003285
    Abstract: A position alignment system facilitates positioning of a contactless card in a ‘sweet spot’ in a target volume relative to a contactless card reading device. Alignment logic uses information captured from available imaging devices such as infrared proximity detectors, cameras, infrared sensors, dot projectors, and the like to guide the card to a target location. The captured image information is processed to identify a card position, trajectory and predicted location using one or both of a machine learning model and/or a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping logic. Trajectory adjustment and prompt identification may be intelligently controlled and customized using machine-learning techniques to customize guidance based on the preference and/or historical behavior of the user. As a result, the speed and accuracy of contactless card alignment is improved and received NFC signal strength is maximized, thereby reducing the occurrence of dropped transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Rule, Rajko Ilincic, Colin Hart, Daniel Herrington, Kevin Osborn
  • Patent number: 11997247
    Abstract: A 3D camera and a photographing method thereof are provided. The 3D camera includes an image 1 photographing unit and an image 2 photographing unit in the same optical system and a processing system that processes data of the image 1 photographing unit and the image 2 photographing unit. The processing system includes a control unit that controls image photographing by the image 1 photographing unit and the image 2 photographing unit, a recording and storage unit that performs processing on the control unit, and a 3D coordinate calculation unit that performs calculation on the recording and storage unit. 3D coordinates of an object point in 3D space or all space object points constituting a 3D object directly facing the camera are calculated by simultaneously photographing one or more pairs of images for the object point in the 3D space or all space object points constituting the 3D object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: AGAPE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Ding, Dawei Ding, Dalu Ding, Rongzhi Jiang, Xiaohai Jiang, Qinfu Ji
  • Patent number: 11995785
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for providing a standardized position for anatomic structural data (ASD) of a patient scan, in particular as a basis for individually fitting an orthosis or prosthesis to a first patient. The method comprises the steps of receiving anatomic structural data (ASD) of a body part of the first patient, receiving and/or selecting template structural data (TSD) corresponding to the body part and adapting the orientation and/or the pose of the anatomic structural data (ASD) using the armature of the template structural data (TSD). Further, the invention refers to a computer-implemented method for providing standardized measurement on anatomic structural data (ASD) of a patient scan, a data processing system and a computer-readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Khoi Lam, Max Thalmeier
  • Patent number: 11997383
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a camera module comprising: a light output unit for outputting an optical signal to an object; a sensor for receiving an optical signal reflected from the object; and a control unit for acquiring distance information about the object by using the phase difference of the received optical signal, wherein the sensor includes a non-extraction area from which the phase different is not extracted and an extraction area from which the phase difference is extracted and the control unit stops timing control for the received optical signal in the non-extraction area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Hyun Kim, Eun Song Kim, Kang Yeol Park
  • Patent number: 11987287
    Abstract: A method for autonomously parking a vehicle-trailer system is provided. The method includes receiving sensor system data from a sensor system supported by the vehicle. The sensor system data includes images of surroundings along a driving path of the vehicle-trailer system. The method includes determining a local map based on the sensor system data. The local map includes surroundings along the driving path. The method includes receiving a user selection of an image location within the images. The image location representing a position in the local map associated with a selected location within the surroundings. The method includes determining a parking path from a current location of the vehicle-trailer system to the position based on the local map and instructing a drive system to execute an autonomous parking behavior causing the vehicle-trailer system to autonomously drive along the parking path and autonomously park in the selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Dhiren Verma, Xin Yu, Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Julien Ip, Kyle P Carpenter, Francisco Alejandro Fuentes Perez, Joseph Zagroba, Victor Manuel Camacho Ruiz, Andrew Phillip Bolduc, Erick Daniel Rivera Gutierrez, William Nichols, Isemany Angelica Leal Martinez
  • Patent number: 11991348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and a method capable of suppressing a reduction in encoding efficiency of point cloud data. As for a point cloud representing an object having a three-dimensional shape as a point group, position information of a point to be processed is predicted on the basis of position information of a reference point, position information of a prediction point is generated, a difference between the generated position information of the prediction point and the position information of the point to be processed is derived, the derived difference is encoded, and a bitstream is generated. The present disclosure may be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an electronic device, an information processing method, a program or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Yano, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Kato, Satoru Kuma, Ohji Nakagami
  • Patent number: 11988844
    Abstract: Metasurface elements, integrated systems incorporating such metasurface elements with light sources and/or detectors, and methods of the manufacture and operation of such optical arrangements and integrated systems are provided. Systems and methods for integrating transmissive metasurfaces with other semiconductor devices or additional metasurface elements, and more particularly to the integration of such metasurfaces with substrates, illumination sources and sensors are also provided. The metasurface elements provided may be used to shape output light from an illumination source or collect light reflected from a scene to form two unique patterns using the polarization of light. In such embodiments, shaped-emission and collection may be combined into a single co-designed probing and sensing optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Metalenz, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Robert Devlin, Adam Erlich, Pawel Latawiec, John Graff
  • Patent number: 11989898
    Abstract: A camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light output portion for successively outputting a first output light signal and a second output light signal, which are emitted to an object, during a single period; a lens portion for concentrating a first input light signal and a second input light signal, which are reflected from the object, the lens portion comprising an infrared (IR) filter and at least one lens disposed on the IR filter; an image sensor for generating a first electric signal and a second electric signal from the first input light signal and the second input light signal, which have been concentrated by the lens portion; a tilting portion for shifting optical paths of the first input light signal and the second input light signal according to a predetermined rule; and an image control portion for acquiring depth information of the object by using the first electric signal and a phase difference between the first output light signal and the first input light
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woong Lee, Seong Ha Jang, Chang Hyuck Lee