Patents Examined by Fernando Alcon
  • Patent number: 12004358
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating dual color detection. In one example, an imaging device includes a first pixel configured to detect first image data associated with a first waveband of electromagnetic radiation. The imaging device further includes a second pixel configured to detect second image data associated with a second waveband of the electromagnetic radiation, where at least a portion of the second waveband does not overlap the first waveband. The imaging device further includes a bias circuit configured to apply a first voltage between the first pixel and a first ground contact, and apply a second voltage between the second pixel and a second ground contact. The first voltage is different from the second voltage. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Teledyne FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward K. Huang
  • Patent number: 12003811
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for enabling users to provide contextually relevant information, such as feedback, relating to a content item. A computing device may receive a request for a content item. The computing device may receive the request and analyze a first portion of the content item to determine contextual information associated with the first portion. The computing device may determine one or more suggestions for contextually relevant items, such as symbols, to enable use of the symbols to provide information. The computing device may send the one or more suggestions with the first portion of the content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Zane Vella, Dominique Izbicki
  • Patent number: 12003798
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for providing access to a portion of a video to a requesting user. For example, a computer can receive an identification of a video, a starting point of a clip within the video, and an ending point of the clip within the video from a rights holder. The computer can define a video clip based on the identified video, the starting point, and the ending point. The computer can also provide a link by which a requesting user is provided access to the video clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: IPAR, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Brandstetter
  • Patent number: 11991427
    Abstract: An enclosure having: a base face that is opaque or translucent to human eyes viewing from outside of the enclosure and transparent to infrared radiation; and at least two flat, orthogonal mounting faces configured to be overlaid respectively on at least two surfaces of walls and ceiling of a room. A thermal imaging apparatus configured to image based on infrared radiation and mounted within the enclosure with a predetermined orientation relative to the base face to have a designed imaging direction with respect to the room when the enclosure is mounted in the room to have the at least two orthogonal mounting faces overlaid respectively on the at least two surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Calumino Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Marek Steffanson, Mark Halstead, Donald James Bone
  • Patent number: 11985290
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing device, an information processing method, a reproduction processing device, and a reproduction processing method that provide a high-quality viewing experience to a user. A metadata generation unit generates transition identification information for identifying a second viewpoint that is a viewpoint position of a second video transitionable from a first video whose viewpoint position is a first viewpoint. A file generation unit generates a file including data of the first video data and the transition identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka Kiyama, Ryohei Takahashi, Mitsuhiro Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 11985403
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provides a method and apparatus for preventing heat damage to a thermal imaging camera. The method includes: obtaining a thermal imaging picture of the thermal imaging camera; detecting whether the thermal imaging picture shows that a high-temperature object appears in the picture of the thermal imaging camera; confirming that the thermal imaging picture shows that a high-temperature object appears in the picture, generating a heat damage alarm signal, and closing a baffle if the baffle is not closed currently. In the present application embodiments, after detecting a heat damage alarm signal, that is, after detecting that a high-energy radiating object enters an image picture, the baffle is closed immediately, thereby avoiding the risk of the sensor being permanently burnt due to directly face to the high-energy radiating object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKMICRO SENSING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Zhou, Zhenhua Xiao, Yunfei Tang, Liping Wang, Jianjun Xu, Yongyou Pan, Jun Liu, Peng Zhou
  • Patent number: 11985389
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for processing video can include a processor. The processor can be configured to perform object detection to detect visual indications of potential objects of interest in a video scene, to receive a selection of an object of interest from the potential objects of interest, and to provide enhanced video content within the video scene for the object of interest indicated by the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Zhijie Yang, Xuemin Chen
  • Patent number: 11974010
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display device for controlling one or more home appliances in consideration of a viewing situation can include: a display unit; a storage unit configured to store a learned usage pattern inference model by using a deep learning algorithm or a machine learning algorithm; a user input interface unit configured to receive a viewing event; and a control unit configured to obtain a viewing pattern from the received viewing event, to use the usage pattern inference model to obtain a usage pattern of the one or more home appliances from the obtained viewing pattern, and to display, on the display unit, usage recommendation information indicating the obtained usage pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jaekyung Lee
  • Patent number: 11962819
    Abstract: First foviated images are streamed to a streaming client. The first foviated images with first image metadata sets are used to generate first display mapped images for rendering to a viewer at first time points. View direction data is collected and used to determine a second view direction of the viewer at a second time point. A second foviated image and a second image metadata set are generated from a second HDR source image in reference to the second view direction of the viewer and used to generate a second display mapped image for rendering to the viewer at the second time point. The second image metadata set comprises a display management metadata portions for adapting a focal-vision and peripheral-vision image portions to corresponding image portions in the second display mapped image. The focal-vision display management metadata portion is generated with a predicted light adaptation level of the viewer for the second time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Ajit Ninan
  • Patent number: 11962909
    Abstract: Provided are a camera, a method, apparatus and device for switching between a day mode and a night mode, and a medium. The method includes steps described below. In response to a current camera mode being the night mode, a color temperature value of a current imaging picture is determined. Visible light illuminance of the current imaging picture is determined by utilizing the color temperature value and an infrared light contribution ratio of picture brightness obtained based on white balance statistical information of the current imaging picture and used as first visible light illuminance. It is determined whether to switch from the current night mode to the day mode by utilizing a magnitude relationship between the first visible light illuminance and a first preset illuminance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiankun Lv, Zhengjie Shi
  • Patent number: 11960569
    Abstract: A system for refining an item identification model detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features from at least one of the images. The system identifies the item based on the set of features. The system receives an indication that the item is not identified correctly. The system receives an identifier of the item. The system identifies the item based on the identifier of the item. The system feeds the identifier of the item and the images to the item identification model. The system retrains the item identification model to learn to associate the item to the images. The system updates the set of features based on the determined association between the item and the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Patent number: 11955211
    Abstract: A first-aid information provision system of the example embodiments includes: an information display device that includes first capture means for capturing an iris image, code acquisition means for acquiring a code associated with the captured iris image, and code display means for displaying the acquired code; and an information output device that includes second capture means for imaging the code displayed by the information display device, first-aid information acquisition means for acquiring first-aid information about an individual associated with the iris image by using the imaged code, and first-aid information output means for outputting the first-aid information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11956517
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for managing content. A content asset may be stored as a plurality of content segments. The plurality of content segments may comprise one or more identifiers that may be used to generate a manifest file for playback of the content asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Giladi, Yasser Syed
  • Patent number: 11949962
    Abstract: A profile provider: (i) associates a primary online device (OD1) with a set-top box (STB); (ii) a location of OD1 at some point in time is estimated to be “near” the STB, thereby establishing a STB proxy location; (iii) one or more secondary online devices (OD2s) are observed to be located “near” the STB proxy location and are associated with the STB; and (iv) a television advertisement is selected to be directed to the STB, which selection is based at least in part on profile information linked to one of the associated OD2s. The method can be particularly advantageous in situations wherein: the STB is not connected to any computer network; the STB is not ever connected to the same local area network as OD1 or OD2; or television service (used by the STB) and online access (used by OD1 and OD2s) are provided by different service providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Intent IQ, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Shkedi, Dror Ben-Yishai
  • Patent number: 11949927
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can transmit medical imaging data. These methods and systems can include generating a first video stream based on imaging data generated by an imaging device, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate; generating a second video stream based on the imaging data, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate; transmitting the first video stream for consumption by a first device; and concurrently transmitting the second video stream for consumption by a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Schultz, Sean Victor Hastings
  • Patent number: 11949953
    Abstract: A system may include a presentation device and a hub coupled thereto. The hub has a hardware processor which executes first computer instructions facilitating a conditions engine and second computer instructions facilitating a preferences engine. The preferences engine may identify a presentation preference and generate a preference instruction based on the presentation preference. The conditions engine, upon receiving the preference instruction, may identify a presentation condition and output a condition instruction to the presentation device. The system may include the presentation device, upon receiving the condition instruction, being configured in accordance with the presentation condition. The presentation preference may be an abstract preference, a technical preference, or a default preference. The presentation preference may be identified by the preferences engine based on a presentation setting, such as a location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network Technologies Private Ltd.
    Inventor: Yogesh Malhotra
  • Patent number: 11940758
    Abstract: A light detection and ranging, “LiDAR”, system arranged to make time of flight measurements of a scene. The LiDAR system comprises a holographic projector comprising: a spatial light modulator arranged to display light modulation patterns, each light modulation pattern comprising a hologram and a grating function having a periodicity; a light source arranged to illuminate each displayed light modulation pattern in turn; and a projection lens arranged to receive spatially modulated light from the spatial light modulator and project a structured light pattern corresponding to each hologram onto a respective replay plane. The LiDAR system further comprises a system controller arranged to receive distance information related to the scene and output to the holographic projector a control signal corresponding to the distance information. The holographic projector is arranged to use the control signal to determine a parameter for projection of a subsequent structured light pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Envisics Ltd
    Inventor: Alexander Cole
  • Patent number: 11936951
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a user focus indicator value that is associated with a subject. A plurality of filter values for a respective set of media content filters are determined based on the subject and contextual data. The method includes delivering, based on a first combination of the filter values, a first set of media content items associated with a first combination of content delivery mediums. The method includes delivering, based on a second combination of the filter values that is different from the first combination, a second set of media content items that is associated with a second combination of content delivery mediums that is different from the first combination of content delivery mediums. The second set is different from the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Ian M. Richter
  • Patent number: 11935247
    Abstract: A system and method of calibrating moving cameras capturing a sporting event is disclosed herein. A computing system retrieves a broadcast video feed for a sporting event. The broadcast video feed includes a plurality of video frames. The computing system labels, via a neural network, components of a playing surface captured in each video frame. The computing system matches a subset of labeled video frames to a set of templates with various camera perspectives. The computing system fits a playing surface model to the set of labeled video frames that were matched to the set of templates. The computing system identifies camera motion in each video frame using an optical flow model. The computing system generates a homography matrix for each video frame based on the fitted playing surface model and camera motion. The computing system calibrates each camera based on the homography matrix generated for each video frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: STATS LLC
    Inventors: Long Sha, Sujoy Ganguly, Xinyu Wei, Patrick Joseph Lucey, Aditya Cherukumudi
  • Patent number: 11930239
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing video broadcasting signals comprises a plurality of capture channels, each channel producing respective video transport streams as inputs to a multi-channel virtualization module. Each channel comprises: an input interface powered by a low-noise power supply arranged to receive a respective modulated video broadcasting input signal within an input frequency band; a single input, dual output distribution amplifier arranged to produce first and second amplified input signals within a satellite broadcasting frequency band and within a cable and/or terrestrial broadcasting frequency band, respectively. A first tuner is configured to receive and downconvert the first amplified input signal to generate a first baseband signal; a second tuner is configured to receive and downconvert the second amplified input signal to generate a second baseband signal; and a demodulator is configured to receive the baseband signals as input and to generate the respective video transport stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ATEME
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Capitan