Human Body Observation Patents (Class 348/77)
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Patent number: 11827150Abstract: Object overlay for vehicle occupants includes determining that visibility of an object in a view of a vehicle occupant through a transparent surface of the vehicle is degraded, the object being in an environment in which the vehicle travels, selecting from an image repository a reference image of the object, extracting, from the reference image, an image portion comprising an image of a least a portion of the object, transforming the extracted image portion to correspond to the view of the vehicle occupant, the transforming producing a transformed image portion, and displaying the transformed image portion on the transparent surface and interposed in a line-of-sight of the vehicle occupant to the object in the environment such that the transformed image portion overlays at least a portion of the vehicle occupant's view through the transparent surface to the object in the environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rajesh Kumar Saxena, Harish Bharti, Deepak Bajaj, Zheng Xie, Sandeep Sukhija
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Patent number: 11826165Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring musculoskeletal (MSK) health conditions of an individual, including joint flexibility, strength, and endurance as part of their overall care plan are described here. The overall system includes: a sensor that can be worn anywhere on the human body, an engaging app on a mobile-computing device, and software-based analytics and care management engine running on a cloud-computing infrastructure. The sensor is tuned to measure any human joint movement in any direction or axis as well as elevation and temperature. Methods performed by the various devices and systems and how it improves MSK health are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: PLETHY, INC.Inventors: Raja Sundaram, Ravi Jagannathan, Hari Harikrishnan
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Patent number: 11817104Abstract: A user device (e.g., voice assistant device, voice enabled device, smart device, computing device, etc.) may receive/detect audio content (e.g., speech, etc.) that includes a wake word and/or words similar to a wake word. The user device may require a wake word, a portion of the wake word, or words similar to the wake word to be detected prior to interacting with a user. The user device may, based on characteristics of the audio content, determine if the audio content originates from an authorized user. The user device may decrease and/or increase scrutiny applied to wake word detection based on whether audio content originates from an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Hans Sayyadi, Nima Bina
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Object recognition scanning systems and methods for implementing artificial based item determination
Patent number: 11809999Abstract: Object recognition scanning systems and methods for implementing artificial intelligence based item determination are disclosed herein. Example object recognition scanning systems and methods include imaging, by an imager having a field of view (FOV) extending over a scanning area, one or more items within the FOV, and receiving image data of an item imaged by the imager during a scanning session. A trained object recognition model, taking the image data as input, determines a product identification probability for the item. The object recognition scanning systems and methods include executing one of: (a) a first decoding sequence including, (b) a second decoding sequence, or (c) a mismatch detection sequence.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw -
Patent number: 11793407Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems related to determining biometric data using an array of infrared (IR) illuminators are described. In an example, a method can include projecting a number of IR dots on a user using a dot projector and an array of IR illuminators, capturing an IR image of the number of IR dots using an IR camera, comparing a number of pixels of the captured IR image to a number of corresponding pixels of a baseline IR image using a processing resource, and determining biometric data of the user at least partially based on comparing the captured IR image to the baseline IR image using the processing resource.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventors: Carla L. Christensen, Bhumika Chhabra, Zahra Hosseinimakarem
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Patent number: 11779246Abstract: A system and method to measure blood oxygenation levels and total hemoglobin on individually selected blood vessels, to provide a representation of the subject condition and of tissue perfusion that may be used for diagnosing specific tissue conditions. Reflection spectra from individual blood vessels or a collection of vessels are measured by using wide-field imaging for selecting target vessels and a narrow-field confocal detection system to enable measuring local blood oxygenation and hemoglobin. Optical fibers may be used to illuminate the target vessel and to detect light diffusively reflected therefrom. The reflection spectra may be analyzed in a spectrometer to extract the ratio of the deoxy- to oxyhemoglobin and to determine their absolute concentration for computing total hemoglobin levels. An alternative implementation uses image processing on camera images of a blood vessel, generated at an isosbestic wavelength of the deoxy- and oxyhemoglobin, and optionally also at neighboring wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITEDInventor: Dvir Yelin
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Patent number: 11775164Abstract: It is possible for a user to measure his/her head-related transfer characteristics with high accuracy. There is provided an information processing device 10 including: an interface control unit 140 that controls a user interface related to measurement of a head-related transfer function of a user, in which the interface control unit controls an output of guide information guiding a direction of a head of the user to a designated direction. In addition, there is provided an information processing method including: controlling a user interface related to measurement of a head-related transfer function of a user by a processor 871, in which the controlling of the user interface further includes controlling an output of guide information guiding a direction of a head of the user to a designated direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koyuru Okimoto, Toru Nakagawa, Tetsu Magariyachi
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Patent number: 11776308Abstract: A frictionless access control system and method embodying satellite cameras for facial recognition are disclosed. The cameras capture image data of individuals at an access point such as a door. Preferably, two or more cameras are placed on opposite sides of the access point to increase the likelihood that the individuals are captured in the image data. A facial cropper module extracts facial patches from the image data, and a facial signature module computes facial signatures from the facial patches. A facial recognition module receives the computed facial signatures from the facial signature module, matches the computed facial signatures to stored facial signatures, and sends user identity information of individuals corresponding to the stored facial signatures to the facial signature module when the computed facial signatures match the stored facial signatures.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Peter Alexander Ainsworth, Ian C. Westmacott, Martin J. Donaghy, John McKenna, Derek Boyes, Terry Neill, Frederick Michael McBride, Walter A. Martin
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Patent number: 11759099Abstract: An optical scanning imaging/projection apparatus includes a light source that outputs illumination light and projection light in the visible range, an optical scanner that scans the illumination light and the projection light, which are output from the light source, along a predetermined scanning trajectory, a switch that switches the output from the light source so that the illumination light and the projection light are alternately output, an optical detector that detects observation light generated by a subject irradiated with the illumination light, a storage that stores data in which an intensity of the detected observation light detected is associated with information indicating a detection position on the scanning trajectory, and a projection light controller that controls, on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit, an intensity of the projection light to be applied to each position on the scanning trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Ken Fujinuma
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Patent number: 11753859Abstract: A vehicle operation detection device is applicable to a vehicle including a vehicle body in which an opening portion is provided, an opening and closing body which opens and closes the opening portion, an actuator which causes the opening and closing body to perform opening and closing operations, and a camera which captures an image around the opening portion, and is configured to detect a gesture of a user for starting at least one of the opening operation and the closing operation. The device includes: a direction specifying unit that specifies a direction of the user with respect to the vehicle based on the image captured by the camera; and a gesture detection unit that detects the gesture including a motion in a direction associated with the direction of the user, based on the image captured by the camera, when the direction specifying unit specifies the direction of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya Tamura
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Patent number: 11748936Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a virtual view of a virtual camera based on an input scene are described. A capturing device typically includes a physical camera and a depth sensor and captures an input scene. A controller determines an actual pose of the capturing device and a desired pose of the virtual camera for showing the virtual view. The controller defines an epipolar geometry between the actual pose of the capturing device and the desired pose of the virtual camera. The controller generates an output image for the virtual camera based on an epipolar relation between the actual pose of the capturing device, the input scene, and the desired pose of the virtual camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Michael Slutsky, Albert Shalumov
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Patent number: 11747425Abstract: A method for reconstructing single-slice image data sets from k-space measured data sets that have been acquired simultaneously from at least two slices from an examination object. The method includes an iterative modification and hence an optimization of the underlying k-space trajectories in the reconstruction of individual image data sets from collapsed measured data sets acquired from a plurality of slices and hence a retrospective reduction of interference in the individual image data sets that are obtained.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Mario Zeller, Flavio Carinci
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Patent number: 11741739Abstract: A display device may include: a first substrate including pixel areas; a circuit element layer disposed on a first surface of the first substrate, and including at least one conductive layer; a light emitting element layer disposed on the circuit element layer; pixels each including a circuit element and a light emitting element disposed on the circuit element layer and the light emitting element layer in a corresponding one of the pixel areas; a first light transmitting hole array layer including first light transmitting holes distributed in the circuit element layer; and a photo sensor array layer disposed on a second surface of the first substrate and configured to overlap with the first light transmitting hole array layer, the photo sensor array layer comprising photo sensors. The first light transmitting holes may include openings distributed in the at least one conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun Jin Sung, Ji Hun Ryu, Yun Ho Kim, Il Nam Kim, Won Sang Park, Jong In Baek, Katsumasa Yoshii
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Patent number: 11722644Abstract: A Phacoemulsification surgical system provides a live video feed from a camera that is attached to a surgical microscope. The live video feed is shown as part of a graphical user interface (GUI) of phacoemulsification surgical console either in a picture in picture or a full-screen format. The video feed is either static or displayed on-demand as needed during a surgical procedure. The displaying of a live video feed directly on the phacoemulsification surgical console allows for surgical assistants to interact with the live video feed and phacoemulsification surgical system parameters and/or GUI controls without having to refocus on an external object between near and far distances.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.Inventors: Edith W. Fung, Katrina T. Lieu, Jacob S. Childs, Stephen M. Christopher, Timothy L. Hunter, Sandra H. Keh
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Patent number: 11703599Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for estimating a moving speed of a detected pedestrian at an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. A pedestrian is detected in a plurality of frames of point clouds generated by a LIDAR device installed at an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV). In each of at least two of the plurality of frames of point clouds, a minimum bounding box enclosing points corresponding to the pedestrian excluding points corresponding to limbs of the pedestrian is generated. A moving speed of the pedestrian is estimated based at least in part on the minimum bounding boxes across the at least two of the plurality of frames of point clouds. A trajectory for the ADV is planned based at least on the moving speed of the pedestrian. Thereafter, control signals are generated to drive the ADV based on the planned trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: BAIDU USA LLC, BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTDInventors: Xiang Liu, Bin Gao, Fan Zhu
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Patent number: 11703373Abstract: For patient weight estimation in a medical imaging system, a patient model, such as a mesh, is fit to a depth image. One or more feature values are extracted from the fit patient model, reducing the noise and clutter in the values. The weight estimation is regressed from the extracted features.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbHInventors: Ruhan Sa, Birgi Tamersoy, Yao-jen Chang, Klaus J. Kirchberg, Vivek Kumar Singh, Terrence Chen
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Patent number: 11664104Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for providing feedback to a patient using an inhaler of a specific type for inhaling a therapeutic aerosol according to instructions for use provided to the patient with the inhaler. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a sequence of digital audio signals and a sequence of digital video signals emitted from the patient while using the inhaler, recognising the type of the inhaler by processing the video signals, recognising whether the patient has deviated from the instructions by processing the audio and video signals, and recognising the type of the deviation; and presenting to the patient one or more feedback messages indicating whether a deviation was recognised, and if so, what type of deviation occurred, and optionally an inhalation manoeuvre without the deviation.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: VisionHealth GmbHInventors: Sabine Häussermann, Alexandros Sivris, Jonas Benedikt Natzer
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Patent number: 11660057Abstract: A method for visualizing tissue of a subject includes receiving a first series of first imaging modality frames generated by imaging a region of tissue of the subject, and a first series of second imaging modality frames generated by imaging the region of tissue; displaying the first series of first imaging modality frames in combination with the first series of second imaging modality frames; storing a plurality of first imaging modality frames and a plurality of second imaging modality frames of the first series of second imaging modality frames in a memory; receiving a second series of first imaging modality frames generated by imaging the region of tissue; and displaying the second series of first imaging modality frames in combination with one or more of the second imaging modality frames of the first series of second imaging modality frames stored in the memory for visualizing the region of tissue.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Lina Gurevich, Arthur E. Bailey
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Patent number: 11657247Abstract: Various embodiments of a physical instrument are described herein. The physical instrument comprises a reference array platform having a top surface and a bottom surface. A reference array including one or more different fiducial markers is disposed on the top surface of the reference array platform. The reference array platform may have a bent physical configuration or a tilted physical configuration. An adhesive layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the reference array platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Medivis, Inc.Inventors: Long Qian, Christopher Morley, Osamah Choudhry
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Patent number: 11642961Abstract: An optical arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a head up display light field emitter that emits a light field. At least one mirror is positioned to reflect the light field such that the light field is again reflected by a windshield of the vehicle, and such that the light field is visible to a driver of the vehicle as a virtual image. The at least one mirror has a transparent section. A driver monitoring camera is positioned to capture an image of a face of the driver through the transparent section of the at least one mirror.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North AmericaInventor: John Avery
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Patent number: 11641517Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device transitions between user interfaces for capturing photos based on data received from a first camera and a second camera. In some examples, the electronic device provides enhanced zooming capabilities that result in visual pleasing results for a displayed digital viewfinder and for captured videos. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for transitioning a digital viewfinder between a first camera with an applied digital zoom to a second camera with no digital zoom. In some examples, the electronic device prepares to capture media at various magnification levels. In some examples, the electronic device enhanced capabilities for navigating through a plurality of values.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Behkish J. Manzari, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Pavel Pivoñka
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Patent number: 11628845Abstract: A method and a device for driver state evaluation are provided. In a detection step, in a sensor-aided manner, a driver's viewing direction in a field of view defined relative to the vehicle is detected and a solid angle oriented to the viewing direction is determined depending on at least one parameter that influences the field of view. In an evaluation step, at least one object point of the three-dimensional surroundings of the driver is evaluated on the basis of the latter's position with respect to the solid angle determined and an attentiveness-related driver state is ascertained depending on this evaluation and is output.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Florian Bade, Martin Buchner, Julia Niemann
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Patent number: 11622677Abstract: The disclosure relates to an endoscopic system. The system may include a single optical fiber. The system may further include a light source which transmits light into the single optical fiber. An image sensor may be provided within the endoscopic system and disposed at a distal end of the single optical fiber. The endoscopic system may be additionally fitted with a diffuser on the distal end of the single optical fiber which outputs a light cone that is broader than an output of the single optical fiber without the diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Joshua D. Talbert, Jeremiah D. Henley, Donald M. Wichern
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Patent number: 11598971Abstract: A compact light source for a projection display is disclosed enabling eye-glass display using a Fresnel mirror reflecting light without a distance as conventional prism type reflector.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Fusao Ishii, Mikiko Nakanishi, Kazuoki Ichikawa, Yuji Aburakawa
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Patent number: 11594066Abstract: A fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay material which uses anisotropic conductive material to enable accurate imaging of a fingerprint through an overlay is disclosed. The anisotropic conductive material has increased conductivity in a direction orthogonal to the fingerprint sensor, increasing the capacitive coupling of the fingerprint to the sensor surface, allowing the fingerprint sensor to accurately image the fingerprint through the overlay. Methods for forming a fingerprint sensor-compatible overlay are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Roman Ogirko, Hans Klein, David G. Wright, Igor Kolych, Andriy Maharyta, Hassane El-Khoury, Oleksandr Karpin, Oleksandr Hoshtanar, Igor Kravets
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Patent number: 11590982Abstract: A system for characterizing driver behavior includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a set of vehicle data, wherein the set of vehicle data comprises embedded image vectors that characterize vehicle data over a short time scale. The processor is configured to determine, using a long time scale model, a long time scale label based at least in part on the embedded image vectors.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Lytx, Inc.Inventor: Jesse Daniels
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Patent number: 11588659Abstract: A system for home automation includes: at least one actuator for controlling at least one lighting device, arrangement including at least one window blind, or heating device; at least one sensor designed as an operable switch or operable system and able to be switched into different modes; a processing unit; a bus-type data transmission device connecting the processing unit to the at least one sensor and the at least one actuator. The sensor includes a measuring device for registering an actual mode of the sensor and a memory for storing sensor mode information. The processing unit includes: memory access for acquiring sensor mode information stored in a memory of the sensor via the bus-type data transmission device; and a control device to transmit an actuator control signal via the bus-type data transmission device, in order to control the at least one actuator in accordance with the sensor mode information.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SMART PLACE AGInventors: David Bleiker, Marco Bleiker
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Patent number: 11579677Abstract: In one example, a device to process analog sensor data is described. For example, a device may include at least one analog sensor to generate a first set of analog voltage signals and a crossbar array including a plurality of memristors. In one example, the crossbar array is to receive an input vector of the first set of analog voltage signals, generate an output vector comprising a second set of analog voltage signals that is based upon a dot product of the input vector and a matrix comprising resistance values of the plurality of memristors, detect a pattern of the output vector, and activate a processor upon a detection of the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Miao Hu, Tsung-Ching Huang, Chin-Hui Chen, Raymond G Beausoleil, John Paul Strachan
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Patent number: 11580786Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an updating method for configuration parameters of an electronic device, a device and a computer-readable medium, wherein the updating method includes: acquiring fingerprint information collected by a fingerprint sensor at the electronic device; determining whether the fingerprint information is collected in a trusted mode; acquiring, in response to determining that the fingerprint information is collected in the trusted mode, a target configuration parameter of the electronic device for anti-spoofing detection according to the fingerprint information; and updating, in response to that the target configuration parameter of the electronic device and/or a current configuration parameter of the electronic device satisfies a preset condition, the current configuration parameter of the electronic device based on the target configuration parameter of the electronic device, wherein the current configuration parameter is used by the electronic device for anti-spoofing detection of aType: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.Inventors: Yuan-Lin Chiang, Yu-Chun Cheng
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Patent number: 11568683Abstract: Facial biometric systems and methods employ digital fingerprints that represent facial characteristics. These systems and methods may perform various digital fingerprint related processes including induction (acquiring of the facial data, generation of a digital fingerprint and storing in a database) and authentication (a process of using the digital fingerprint of the face to perform biometrics). The facial biometric system and method combines these processes with a particular set of hardware to perform the facial biometrics process that is novel and provides benefits and capabilities not achievable by other biometric systems and methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: ALITHEON, INC.Inventors: Robert Saxon Ross, Evan Murphy Keech, David Justin Ross, Will Charles Shannon, Mark Tocci
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Patent number: 11551380Abstract: An augmented reality interventional system which provides contextual overlays (116) to assist or guide a user (101) or enhance the performance of the interventional procedure by the user that uses an interactive medical device (102) to perform the interventional procedure. The system includes a graphic processing module (110) that is configured to generate at least one contextual overlay on an augmented reality display device system (106). The contextual overlays may identify a component (104) or control of the interactive medical device. The contextual overlays may also identify steps of a procedure to be performed by the user and provide instructions for performance of the procedure. The contextual overlays may also identify a specific region of the environment to assist or guide the user or enhance the performance of the interventional procedure by identifying paths or protocols to reduce radiation exposure.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Molly Lara Flexman, Aleksandra Popovic, Ashish Panse
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Patent number: 11544933Abstract: A smart reader system for a scale having a display is disclosed. The smart reader system includes an image capture device for capturing an image of the display; and an attachment device for mounting on the scale, the attachment device configured to receive the image capture device; and a computing device configured to identify, using a machine learning model, a weight from the image of the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Inventors: Lishao Wang, Shiwei Liu, Zibo Wang
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Patent number: 11529745Abstract: The present disclosure provides a razor accessory with a camera to assist the user of a shaving razor, which razor accessory is configured to be mechanically attached to the shaving razor. The razor accessory may be provided with sensors to track the shaving movements of a user. The present disclosure also provides an application for a wearable computer device to track the shaving movements of a user. The razor accessory and/or the wearable computer is communicatively connected to a vendor platform via an Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateway, which may provide feedback to assist and optimize the user's shaving experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Bic Violex Single Member S.A.Inventor: Pete Zafiropoulos
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Patent number: 11527092Abstract: Images of a hand may be used to identify users. Quality, detail, and so forth of these images may vary. An image is processed to determine a first spatial mask. A first neural network comprising many layers uses the first spatial mask at a first layer and a second spatial mask at a second layer to process images and produce an embedding vector representative of features in the image. The first spatial mask provides information about particular portions of the input image, and is determined by processing the image with an algorithm such as an orientation certainty level (OCL) algorithm. The second spatial mask is determined using unsupervised training and represents weights of particular portions of the input image as represented at the second layer. The use of the masks allows the first neural network to learn to use or disregard particular portions of the image, improving overall accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Miriam Farber, Manoj Aggarwal, Gerard Guy Medioni
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Patent number: 11513601Abstract: Described herein is a method for enabling human-to-computer three-dimensional hand gesture-based natural interactions from depth images provided by a range finding imaging system. The method enables recognition of simultaneous gestures from detection, tracking and analysis of singular points of interests on a single hand of a user and provides contextual feedback information to the user. The singular points of interest of the hand: include hand tip(s), fingertip(s), palm center and center of mass of the hand, and are used for defining at least one representation of a pointer. The point(s) of interest is/are tracked over time and are analyzed to enable the determination of sequential and/or simultaneous “pointing” and “activation” gestures performed by a single hand.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Sony Depthsensing Solutions SA/NVInventors: Gilles Pinault, Utku Salihoglu, Carlos Augusto Pinheiro de Sousa, Julien Thollot, Laurent Guigues
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Patent number: 11514658Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for modeling three-dimensional (3D) meshes using multi-view image data. An example method can include determining, based on a first image of a target, first 3D mesh parameters for the target corresponding to a first coordinate frame; determining, based on a second image of the target, second 3D mesh parameters for the target corresponding to a second coordinate frame; determining third 3D mesh parameters for the target in a third coordinate frame, the third 3D mesh parameters being based on the first and second 3D mesh parameters and relative rotation and translation parameters of image sensors that captured the first and second images; determining a loss associated with the third 3D mesh parameters, the loss being based on the first and second 3D mesh parameters and the relative rotation and translation parameters; determining 3D mesh parameters based on the loss and third 3D mesh parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ashar Ali, Gokee Dane, Gerhard Reitmayr
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Patent number: 11514717Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a notification that a person is at a particular location. For example, a resident device may receive from a user device an image that shows a face of a first person, the image being captured by a first camera of the user device. The resident device may also receive, from another device having a second camera, a second image showing a portion of a face of a second person, the second camera having a viewable area showing a particular location. The resident device may determine a score indicating a level of similarity between a first set of characteristics associated with the face of the first person and a second set of characteristics associated with the face of a second person. The resident device may then provide to the user device a notification based on determining the score.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hendrik Dahlkamp, Vinay Sharma, Nitin Gupta, Floris Chabert, Andrew C. Edwards, Mitchell Williams, Jonghoon Jin, Nicholas M. Fraioli, Aravindhan K. Krishnan, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 11490877Abstract: The invention provides a method for identifying a characteristic of one or more ultrasound images, wherein each image is of a subject imaged by an ultrasound probe using an ultrasound imaging process. The method includes obtaining a manipulation signal indicative of a manipulation of the ultrasound probe during the imaging process. A portion of the manipulation signal, which indicates the manipulation of the probe during a time period, is obtained. The obtained portion is associated with one or more ultrasound images. A neural network system is then used to classify a characteristic of the one or more ultrasound images based on both the obtained portion of the manipulation signal and the one or more images themselves.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Binyam Gebrekidan Gebre
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Patent number: 11462047Abstract: An electronic device is provided having a camera under a display. The electronic device includes a display screen having display pixels and openings separating the display pixels, and a camera located proximate to the display and configured to obtain image data through the openings separating the display pixels. The image data includes near field image data and far field image data. The camera includes a first lens and an imaging sensor assembly. The imaging sensor assembly is configured to detect near field image data at the display screen and far field image data spaced from the display screen. The electronic device also includes a processor that is configured to capture the near field image data in a first mode, capture the far field image data in a second mode, and identify a user of the electronic device based on the near field image data.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Mengnan Wang, Daryl C. Cromer, John W. Nicholson, Howard Locker
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Patent number: 11457815Abstract: A mobile-platform imaging device uses compression of the target region to generate an image of an object. A tactile sensor has an optical waveguide with a flexible, transparent first layer. Light is directed into the waveguide. Light is scattered out of the first layer when the first layer is deformed. The first layer is deformed by the tactile sensor being pressed against the object, A force sensor detects a force pressing the tactile sensor against the object and outputs corresponding force information. A first communication unit receives the force information from the force sensor. A receptacle holds a mobile device with a second communication unit and an imager that can generate image information using light scattered out of the first layer. The first communication unit communicates with the second communication unit and the mobile device communicates with an external network.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONInventor: Chang-Hee Won
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Patent number: 11457182Abstract: A surveillance system for mobile surveillance access to remote areas comprising a housing sized to be manually portable, and a power supply, an input port, a video converter, an encoder, and a router all within the housing. The power supply is configured to provide power to the system. The input port is configured to receive a video stream from a camera. The video converter is configured to convert the video stream from a digital signal to an analog signal. The encoder is configured to convert the video stream into a reduced bitrate digital stream having a bitrate less than or equal to 3 megabits per second. The router is configured to transmit the reduced bitrate digital stream over at least two of a plurality of communication paths simultaneously. The system is manually portable and configured to livestream the video stream to the internet in real time.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Serastar Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gary B. Higman, Darren L. Kessner
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Patent number: 11455828Abstract: A face recognition technology that enables high-speed determination of erroneous detection of face regions and high-precision face recognition by means of a first face recognition processing unit of relatively low accuracy for detecting a face region of a person on each captured image captured by a monitor camera, and a second face recognition processing unit for performing face recognition of a person more accurately with respect to the detected face region transmitted from the first face recognition processing unit. The second face recognition. processing unit determines that the first face recognition processing unit has erroneously detected when the second face recognition processing unit is not able to recognize a face region on the detected face region transmitted from the first face recognition processing unit, and the first face recognition processing unit calculates and self-learns a barycentric coordinate of the detected face region as a point mask position. Thereafter, the first face recognition.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Micronet Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Ito, Makoto Sato
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Patent number: 11447009Abstract: A vehicular infotainment apparatus may include: a display unit configured to display information on a screen; a projection unit disposed proximate to the screen of the display unit, the projection unit being rotatable, movable, and configured to project the information displayed on the screen of the display unit; a driver configured to rotate and move the projection unit; and a controller configured to control operation of the display unit and the driver and to receive a request for rotation of the projection unit. The controller may be further configured to control the driver such that the driver causes the projection unit to rotate or move at a rotation angle corresponding to the request for rotation of the projection unit and to control the display unit such that the display unit modifies the information displayed on the screen of the display unit according to the rotation angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Sung Joon Park
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Patent number: 11448897Abstract: A three-dimensional imaging system and method are provided. The three-dimensional imaging system includes a suspension force field generator, a projection module, and a controller. The suspension force field generator generates a suspension force field to suspend a plurality of scattering particles used for scattering incident light and distribute the scattering particles on a projection plane. The projection module projects an image on the projection plane. The controller is coupled to the suspension force field generator and the projection module, controls the suspension force field generator to change the suspension force field so that the projection plane where the scattering particles are distributed moves in a display space, extracts a slice plane image that matches a position of the projection plane from multiple slice plane images sliced from a three-dimensional stereoscopic image, and controls the projection module to project the extracted slice plane image to the projection plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chien-Ju Lee, Shin-Hong Kuo, Yu-Hsiang Liu, Kuan-Ting Chen
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Patent number: 11450192Abstract: A fall detection system includes first sensing devices, second sensing devices, positioning modules, a data server and a display device. The first sensing device is configured to detect a posture of a body part of a user for obtaining body part posture data. The positioning modules are configured to detect positions of the first and second sensing devices, so as to obtain corresponding body part position data. Each of the second sensing devices is disposed on a shoe to detect a posture of a user's feet and to measure a distance from an ambient object for obtaining feet posture data and distance measurement data. The data server is configured to receive the body part posture data, the body part position data, the feet posture data and the distance measurement data to determine if the user falls down.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Wen-Ching Chiu, Yuan-Hao Ho
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Patent number: 11443548Abstract: A fake finger in which a transparent thin film is attached to a finger surface is discriminated. A fake-finger determination device includes: an imaging unit 10 that captures an authentication object as a fingerprint authentication object; a classifying unit 31 that classifies an image captured by the imaging unit 10 into a plurality of regions including at least a skin region and a background region using colors of pixels included in the image; and a determining unit 32 that determines whether or not a foreign substance is present in the periphery of a finger based on a feature of a region classified as neither the skin region nor the background region out of the regions classified by the classifying unit 31.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Monden
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Patent number: 11435740Abstract: A system may include one or more sensors configured to acquire data associated with a driver of a vehicle and a processor. The processor may receive the data and determine whether the data is within a baseline data associated with expected behavior of the driver. The processor may then control one or more operations of the vehicle in response to the data being outside the baseline data.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Kade L. Scott, Benjamin D. Ethington, Richard Daniel Graham, Matthew T. Flachsbart
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Patent number: 11436935Abstract: A method of training a trainee includes a sensor configured to measure at least one biological indicator of stress in the trainee. The method includes presenting a training segment in the simulation while monitoring inputs from the trainee. Data is read from the sensor and an instantaneous stress level of the trainee is calculated from the data. If the instantaneous stress level greater than a predetermined value, a stress-change feature is selected that will reduce stress and applying the stress-change feature to the training segment, thereby reducing complexity of the training segment for reducing the instantaneous stress of the trainee. for example, the stress-change feature is changing the weather, adding/removing bad drivers, adding/removing pedestrians, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Advanced Training Systems, IncInventors: Reginald T. Welles, Darrell R. Turpin, Aaron J. Turpin
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Patent number: 11426076Abstract: A contactless system for assessing and/or determining hemodynamic parameters and/or vital signs is featured. The system includes one or more contactless light sources configured to emit light incident on a moving living subject at one more wavelengths absorbed by one or more chromophores associated with spontaneous hemodynamic oscillations in a predetermined area of the living subject. The system includes a camera subsystem including one or more cameras configured to receive reflected light from the predetermined area of the moving living subject and configured to track motion of the predetermined area of the living subject within a field of view of the camera subsystem and configured to generate a time sequence of images of the predetermined area of the living subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Vivonics, Inc.Inventor: Michele Pierro
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Patent number: 11419390Abstract: A system for managing foot length information of a growing person is to be provided. A foot length information management system includes: a measurement unit that measures foot length; a storage unit that stores multiple patterns of growth curve information; an age information input unit into which age information of a customer is entered; and a growth curve information selecting unit that refers to the age information to select growth curve information corresponding to foot length measured by the measurement unit, from among the multiple patterns of growth curve information. The foot length information management system may further include a recording unit in which past foot length is recorded, and the growth curve information selecting unit may select growth curve information based on foot length recorded in the recording unit and foot length measured by the measurement unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: ASICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kana Kagami, Norihiko Taniguchi