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  • Patent number: 11247114
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that analyzes a motion of a user by determining a start time and an end time of a motion session from characteristics of motion data regarding the motion of the user. The motion data is indicative of a type of sports-related motion performed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuo Watanabe, Yoshihiro Nakanishi, Takaomi Kimura, D. Forrest Matthew, Munechika Maekawa, Chiya Watanabe, Nobuhiro Jogano, Katsuji Miyazawa, Tatsuya Ohsaki, Kosei Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11245887
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device for stabilizing a 360-degree video, the electronic device including a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor for executing the one or more instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the one or more instructions to: when a 360-degree video is reproduced, allocate probability values to a plurality of pixels included in a frame of the 360-degree video, based on a possibility that each of the plurality of pixels is included in a user's field of view (FOV), determine a three-dimensional (3D) rotation for the 360-degree video, based on the allocated probability values, and generate a stabilized 360-degree video by applying the 3D rotation to the 360-degree video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Prashant Sharma, Albert Saa-Garriga, Alessandro Vandini, Tommaso Maestri
  • Patent number: 11243416
    Abstract: Techniques for providing eyewear with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear (e.g., eyeglasses) without having to substantially compromise aesthetic design principles of the eyewear. Often, the electrical components can be attached to the eyewear as an after-market enhancement. The electrical components can operate independently or together with other electrical components provided elsewhere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: IngenioSpec, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
  • Patent number: 11246243
    Abstract: Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Nautilus TRUE, LLC
    Inventors: Arnold C. Magcale, Daniel Kekai, Byron Putnam Taylor
  • Patent number: 11237407
    Abstract: Implementations of a magnetic eyewear retainer system and method are provided. In some implementations, the magnetic eyewear retainer system comprises eyewear temple magnets and a retainer necklace. In some implementations, the magnetic eyewear retainer system further comprises eyewear that includes the eyewear temple magnets. In some implementations, the magnetic eyewear retainer method comprises attaching the eyewear temple magnets to the temples of eyewear and magnetically connecting the eyewear to the retainer necklace with the eyewear temple magnets to retain the eyewear on a user's person while the eyewear is not being worn on the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Jason Head
  • Patent number: 11237411
    Abstract: A nose pad includes: an attachment structure attachable to an eyewear; two electrodes provided on a surface of the nose pad; and a substrate provided inside the nose pad and including a battery, a processor, an analog/digital converter, and a communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
    Inventor: Taiki Komoda
  • Patent number: 11240946
    Abstract: A circuit board for a control device for a vehicle includes a clamp edge for clamping on a cover for covering circuit board, the clamp edge being formed by an electrically conductive layer that is situated on an upper side of the circuit board. The circuit board has a plurality of solder bumps for shielding an electromagnetic radiation, the solder bumps being arranged in a row in clamp edge, and each of solder bumps being insulated from the electrically conductive layer by a ring of solder resist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Balz
  • Patent number: 11231596
    Abstract: Secure eyewear includes a face piece and a temple piece. The face piece includes a first side, a second side and a nose rest therebetween. The temple piece extends from a first end coupled with the first side and/or the second side of the face piece to a second end and includes a first extension. The first extension is configured to, with the nose rest supported by a nose of a user and the first temple piece resting on a first ear of the user, selectively grip a back of a head of the user by transitioning between states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventor: Frank Vogel
  • Patent number: 11226501
    Abstract: Glasses that are provided with biosensors for detecting signals and are in contact with the user's head are described, which glasses comprise a front frame (2) for supporting respective lenses (4), a pair of sides (6) articulated to the frame on laterally opposing sides, and a nasal-bearing device (8), each of the sides (6) extending in a longitudinal extension direction and comprising a side body (6a) extending into an end side portion (6b) in which a particular sensor (25) that makes contact with the head is integrated, and in which the end side portion (6b) comprises a pair of branches (26a, 26b), which extend from a common end (27), which is connected to the side body (6a), in the longitudinal extension direction of the side (6) in a manner spaced apart from one another, one (26a) of the branches being provided with an internal cavity (29) for housing a core (30) made of a conductive metal material and both the branches (26a, 26b) being made of a resiliently pliable and electrically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAFILO SOCIETÀ AZIONARIA FABBRICA ITALIANA LAVORAZIONE OCCHIALI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Belli, Alessandro Sanfelici
  • Patent number: 11224341
    Abstract: A mobile communication device-based corneal topography system includes an illumination system, an imaging system, a topography processor, an image sensor, and a mobile communication device. The illumination system is configured to generate an illumination pattern reflected off a cornea of a subject. The imaging system is coupled to an image sensor to capture an image of the reflected illumination pattern. A topography processor is coupled to the image sensor to process the image of the reflected illumination pattern. The mobile communications device includes a display, the mobile communications device is operatively coupled to the image sensor. The mobile communications device includes a mobile communications device (MCD) processor. A housing at least partially encloses one or more of the illumination system, the imaging system, or the topography processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Intelligent Diagnostics, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Wallace, Philip Buscemi, Stephen D Klyce, Mark A Kahan, Paul E Glenn, John Rogers, Cesare Tanassi, David Kramer, Vrunjal Mehta
  • Patent number: 11227638
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for cutting video using video content. The method comprises: acquiring recorded video produced by user's recording operation; extracting features of recorded audio in the recorded video and judging whether the recorded audio is damaged; and if not, extracting human voice data from the recorded audio which has been filtered out background sound, intercepting video segment corresponding to effective human voice, and displaying the video segment as clip video; and if yes, extracting image feature data of person's mouth shape and human movements in the recorded video after image processing, fitting the image feature data and the human voice data which has been filtered out background sound, and displaying the video segment with the highest fitting degree as clip video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sunday Morning Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qianya Lin, Tian Xia, RemyYiYang Ho, Zhenli Xie, Pinlin Chen, Rongchan Liu
  • Patent number: 11221533
    Abstract: Provided is an electrochromic device including an electrochromic element including a protrusion on a periphery of the electrochromic element, and a frame holding the electrochromic element, wherein the protrusion includes an electrode pad, and the frame includes a connecting member configured to electrically connect to the electrode pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kohji Takeuchi, Tohru Yashiro, Takahiko Matsumoto, Sukchan Kim, Shun Goto, Keiichiroh Yutani, Hidekazu Yaginuma, Atsushi Ohshima
  • Patent number: 11219361
    Abstract: A mobile communication device-based corneal topography system includes an illumination system, an imaging system, a topography processor, an image sensor, and a mobile communication device. The illumination system is configured to generate an illumination pattern reflected off a cornea of a subject. The imaging system is coupled to an image sensor to capture an image of the reflected illumination pattern. A topography processor is coupled to the image sensor to process the image of the reflected illumination pattern. The mobile communications device includes a display, the mobile communications device is operatively coupled to the image sensor. The mobile communications device includes a mobile communications device (MCD) processor. A housing at least partially encloses one or more of the illumination system, the imaging system, or the topography processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Intelligent Diagnostics LLC
    Inventors: David A. Wallace, Philip Buscemi, Stephen D Klyce, Mark A Kahan, Paul E Glenn, John Rogers, Cesare Tanassi, David Kramer, Vrunjal Mehta
  • Patent number: 11219360
    Abstract: A mobile communication device-based corneal topography system includes an illumination system, an imaging system, a topography processor, an image sensor, and a mobile communication device. The illumination system is configured to generate an illumination pattern reflected off a cornea of a subject. The imaging system is coupled to an image sensor to capture an image of the reflected illumination pattern. A topography processor is coupled to the image sensor to process the image of the reflected illumination pattern. The mobile communications device includes a display, the mobile communications device is operatively coupled to the image sensor. The mobile communications device includes a mobile communications device (MCD) processor. A housing at least partially encloses one or more of the illumination system, the imaging system, or the topography processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Intelligent Diagnostics, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Wallace, Philip Buscemi, Stephen D Klyce, Mark A Kahan, Paul E Glenn, John Rogers, Cesare Tanassi, David Kramer, Vrunjal Mehta
  • Patent number: 11216027
    Abstract: A notebook computer includes a display screen rotationally attached to the base at a corner thereof. In at least one (1) embodiment, the screen is removably detachable from the base at the attachment point so as to be repositioned and then re-attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Anthony R. Montuya
  • Patent number: 11215848
    Abstract: Glasses that are provided with biosensors for detecting signals and are in contact with the user's head are described, which glasses comprise a front frame (2) for supporting respective lenses (4), a pair of sides (6) articulated to the frame (2) on laterally opposing sides, and a nasal-bearing device (8), a pair of sensors (10a, 11a) being integrated in the nasal-bearing device (8) in order to make contact with the surface of the nose, a third sensor (12) being mounted in the centre of the nasal-bearing device (8) in order to make contact with the surface of the face in the zone of the bridge of the nose, and each of the sides (6) comprising a side body (6a) extending into an end side portion in which a particular sensor that makes contact with the head is integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAFILO—SOCIETÀ AZIONARIA FABBRICA ITALIANA LAVORAZIONE OCCHIALI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Belli, Alessandro Sanfelici, Michele Bano
  • Patent number: 11213199
    Abstract: A method of analyzing the degree of abnormality in the eye is provided, and in the method at least some portion of the functional evaluation of the eye's visual function is performed by presenting visual stimuli in mesopic conditions. A visual function examination device is provided, and in the device the spectral composition of the stimuli is generated by a projection or display device, and the said projection or display device can be adjusted so that individual receptor types can be excited by the said stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gareguin Mikaelian
  • Patent number: 11215847
    Abstract: A hinge including a first hinge part and a second hinge part configured to be attached respectively to a first spectacle frame element and a second spectacle frame element, the first hinge part being rotatable relative to the second hinge part, the first hinge part including a first electronic support part supporting at least a first electronic component and a first wire core part extending from the first electronic support part through at least one of the first or second spectacle frame element, the first electronic support part and the first wire core part are embodied in the first hinge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Marie Lore, Paul Gil, Guillaume Broutin, Jean Sahler
  • Patent number: 11217920
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB)-mounted contactor including a PCB with planar surface, source and load terminals fixed to the PCB, and a contact. The contact is supported by the PCB and is movable between open and closed positions. Movement of the contact is parallel to the planar surface. Electrical assemblies having PCB-mounted contactors and methods of controlling current flow in electrical systems with PCB-mounted contactors are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Kucharski, John A. Dickey
  • Patent number: 11212925
    Abstract: An LED (light emitting diode) panel. In particular, an LED panel that is part of a modular system used to construct a wall mounted LED video screen. An LED panel includes a chassis and an LED tile including a plurality of surface mount devices attached thereto. The LED tile is removably mounted to a front of the chassis, and further includes: a first power connector and a first data connector; and a connector assembly mounted on the chassis. The connector assembly includes a support board; a second power connector; a second data connector; and a biasing member arranged to urge the support board in a direction towards the front of the chassis, such that the second power connector and second data connector engage with the first power connector and first data connector, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: digiLED (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Mudd