公开(公告)号：US20100245532A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12411431

申请日：2009-03-26

申请人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Andrew C. Blose

发明人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Andrew C. Blose

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/147 ,  G06K9/00711 ,  G06K9/3216

摘要： A method for framing subjects captured on video includes receiving video of a subject and determining a current shot framing of the subject. A magnitude and a direction of movement of the subject is determined, relative to the current framing and a level of motion threshold. The subject movement is analyzed relative to the determined magnitude, direction of subject movement, and the current framing, to determine that the subject is properly framed by the current shot framing or whether modifications of the current shot framing are required to capture the moving subject, or to determine a new shot selection and new shot framing. The camera re-frames the subject if the subject is determined not to be properly framed, in accordance with the determined modifications of the current shot framing, the new shot selection and new shot framing. Video images are provided to a remote viewer.

摘要翻译： 用于构图在视频上拍摄的被摄体的方法包括接收被摄体的视频并确定被摄体的当前拍摄框架。 相对于当前的成帧和运动阈值的水平来确定被摄体的大小和运动方向。 相对于确定的大小，被摄体移动的方向和当前的成帧来分析被摄体移动，以确定被摄体是否被当前拍摄框架适当地构图，或者是否需要修改当前拍摄框架以捕获移动的被摄体， 或者确定新的拍摄选择和新的拍摄框架。 根据当前拍摄框架，新的拍摄选择和新的拍摄框架的确定的修改，如果被摄体被确定为不被正确地构图，照相机将对主体重新构图。 视频图像提供给远程查看器。

公开(公告)号：US20100238262A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12408898

申请日：2009-03-23

申请人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Andrew C. Blose

发明人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Andrew C. Blose

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/147

摘要： A method of automated videography, in which video images of at least one subject in a local environment are acquired using an automated videography system to capture video images using one or more cameras during a videography event of one or more video scenes; applying current video capture settings which define subject framing and camera parameters; analyzing the video images of a current video scene to assess image quality relative to changes in subject activity and current subject framing; determining a need to change subject framing to improve video image quality based on the assessment of image quality; determining whether the changes in subject activity, relative to the subject framing, correspond to an intra-scene transition or an inter-scene transition; determining new subject framing and new video capture settings for a scene-transition, whether intra-scene or inter-scene; and automatically modifying video image capture in accordance with the newly determined video capture settings.

摘要翻译： 一种自动摄影技术的方法，其中使用自动摄影系统在一个或多个视频场景的摄像事件期间使用自动摄像系统获取至少一个在本地环境中的被摄体的视频图像，以使用一个或多个摄像机捕获视频图像; 应用当前视频捕获设置，定义主题框架和摄像机参数; 分析当前视频场景的视频图像，以评估相对于主体活动和当前主题框架变化的图像质量; 基于图像质量的评估，确定需要改变主题框架以提高视频图像质量; 确定对象活动相对于被摄体框架的变化是否对应于场景内转换或场景间转换; 确定场景转换的新主题框架和新的视频捕获设置，无论是场景内还是场景间; 并根据新确定的视频捕捉设置自动修改视频图像捕获。

公开(公告)号：US20100177968A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12406186

申请日：2009-03-18

申请人： Peter T. Fry ,  Andrew F. Kurtz

发明人： Peter T. Fry ,  Andrew F. Kurtz

IPC分类号： G06K9/62 ,  A61B5/0402

CPC分类号： A61B5/0452 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  A61B5/05 ,  A61B5/1113 ,  A61B5/1128 ,  A61B5/7264 ,  A61B2560/0242 ,  G06K9/00335 ,  G08B13/19697

摘要： Image data representing a captured image of an environment or a portion thereof, and electric-field data representing electric fields present in the environment or a portion thereof are received. The electric-field data and the image data represent information gathered from an overlapping portion of the environment. A candidate object is identified in the overlapping portion and classified as animate or inanimate based at least upon an analysis of the image data and the electric-field data.

摘要翻译： 表示环境或其一部分的拍摄图像的图像数据，以及表示环境中存在的电场或其一部分的电场数据。 电场数据和图像数据表示从环境的重叠部分收集的信息。 至少基于对图像数据和电场数据的分析，在重叠部分中识别候选对象并将其分类为动画或无生命。

公开(公告)号：US20100177929A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12352030

申请日：2009-01-12

申请人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Andrew C. Blose ,  Michael A. Marcus

发明人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Andrew C. Blose ,  Michael A. Marcus

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/34

CPC分类号： G06K9/00228 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  H04N9/3161 ,  H04N9/3194

摘要： The present invention is directed to systems and methods that provide enhanced eye safety for image projection systems. In particular, the instant invention provides enhanced eye safety for long throw laser projection systems.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及为图像投影系统提供增强的眼睛安全性的系统和方法。 特别地，本发明为长抛光激光投影系统提供增强的眼睛安全性。

公开(公告)号：US07714923B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-11

申请号：US11555819

申请日：2006-11-02

申请人： Ronald S. Cok ,  Andrew F. Kurtz ,  John N. Border

发明人： Ronald S. Cok ,  Andrew F. Kurtz ,  John N. Border

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  H04N5/222 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N11/00

CPC分类号： H04N7/144

摘要： An integrated imaging apparatus for displaying images while capturing images of a scene, including an electronic display having an array of display pixels which are used to display image content; at least one image capture device which captures an image, wherein the image capture device having at least an imaging lens and an image sensor array; and wherein the image capture device looks through an aperture in the display, the aperture having at least one partially transparent pixel; and wherein the partially transparent pixels also provide light to display image content.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在捕获场景的图像的同时显示图像的集成成像装置，包括具有用于显示图像内容的显示像素阵列的电子显示器; 拍摄图像的至少一个图像捕获装置，其中所述图像捕获装置至少具有成像透镜和图像传感器阵列; 并且其中所述图像捕获装置穿过所述显示器中的孔，所述孔具有至少一个部分透明的像素; 并且其中所述部分透明像素还提供用于显示图像内容的光。

公开(公告)号：US20080297587A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11756562

申请日：2007-05-31

申请人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  John N. Border

发明人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  John N. Border

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/142 ,  G06K9/00335 ,  H04N7/15

摘要： Video communication devices and methods are provided. The device has an image display device; a first image capture device that acquires video images depicting a wide field of view within the local environment; a second image capture device that acquires video images depicting a narrow field of view within the wide field of view; a communication system that is adapted to use a communication network to transmit outgoing video images; and a computer causing the capture of video images during a communication event, and further being adapted to identify a video context for the communication event; wherein said computer uses a scene analysis algorithm to examine concurrent video images from the image capture device based upon the identified video context to determine the extent to which video images from the first image capture device and the second image capture device are to be incorporated into the outgoing video images.

摘要翻译： 提供视频通信设备和方法。 该装置具有图像显示装置; 第一图像捕获装置，其获取描绘局部环境中的宽视场的视频图像; 第二图像捕获装置，其获取在宽视野范围内描绘窄视场的视频图像; 通信系统，其适于使用通信网络来发送输出视频图像; 以及导致在通信事件期间捕获视频图像的计算机，并且还适于识别用于所述通信事件的视频上下文; 其中所述计算机使用场景分析算法来基于所识别的视频上下文来检查来自所述图像捕获设备的并发视频图像，以确定将来自所述第一图像捕获设备和所述第二图像捕获设备的视频图像将被并入到 传出视频图像。

公开(公告)号：US20080297586A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11756536

申请日：2007-05-31

申请人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Kathleen M. Costello ,  Andrew C. Blose ,  John N. Border

发明人： Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Kathleen M. Costello ,  Andrew C. Blose ,  John N. Border

IPC分类号： H04N7/14

CPC分类号： H04N7/147

摘要： Video communication systems and methods for operating the same are provided with the method determining privacy settings for a video communication event; establishing a video communication link with a video communication system at a remote site; capturing video images of a field of view of at least one image capture device; determining a video context based at least in part upon a determined contextual classification for the communication event; analyzing the captured video images to identify privacy sensitive areas in the captured video images, using a scene analysis algorithm which examines a content of the video images and image context characteristics of the video images based upon the determined privacy settings; modifying the image characteristics in identified privacy sensitive image areas of captured video images, to control the image and image context characteristics to an extent consistent with the determined privacy settings; and transmitting the modified video images.

摘要翻译： 视频通信系统及其操作方法具有确定视频通信事件的隐私设置的方法; 在远程站点建立与视频通信系统的视频通信链路; 捕获至少一个图像捕获设备的视场的视频图像; 至少部分地基于所述通信事件的确定的上下文分类来确定视频上下文; 基于确定的隐私设置，使用检查视频图像的内容和视频图像的图像上下文特征的场景分析算法来分析所捕获的视频图像以识别所捕获的视频图像中的隐私敏感区域; 修改捕获的视频图像的所识别的隐私敏感图像区域中的图像特征，以在与所确定的隐私设置一致的程度上控制图像和图像上下文特征; 并发送修改的视频图像。

公开(公告)号：US20080211941A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US11680749

申请日：2007-03-01

申请人： Aaron T. Deever ,  Kenneth A. Parulski ,  John R. Fredlund ,  Majid Rabbani ,  Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Joseph A. Manico

发明人： Aaron T. Deever ,  Kenneth A. Parulski ,  John R. Fredlund ,  Majid Rabbani ,  Andrew F. Kurtz ,  Joseph A. Manico

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235

摘要： A method and apparatus for capturing image data from multiple image sensors and generating an output image sequence are disclosed. The multiple image sensors capture data with one or more different characteristics, such as: staggered exposure periods, different length exposure periods, different frame rates, different spatial resolution, different lens systems, and different focal lengths. The data from multiple image sensors is processed and interleaved to generate an improved output motion sequence relative to an output motion sequence generated from an a single equivalent image sensor.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从多个图像传感器捕获图像数据并产生输出图像序列的方法和装置。 多个图像传感器捕获具有一个或多个不同特征的数据，例如：交错的曝光周期，不同的长度曝光周期，不同的帧速率，不同的空间分辨率，不同的透镜系统和不同的焦距。 来自多个图像传感器的数据被处理和交织以相对于从单个等效图像传感器产生的输出运动序列产生改进的输出运动序列。

公开(公告)号：US07184115B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-27

申请号：US11198916

申请日：2005-08-05

申请人： Xiang-Dong Mi ,  Andrew F. Kurtz ,  David Kessler

发明人： Xiang-Dong Mi ,  Andrew F. Kurtz ,  David Kessler

IPC分类号： G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/30

CPC分类号： H04N9/3167 ,  G02B5/3016 ,  G02B5/3058 ,  G02B27/18 ,  G02B27/283 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/133634 ,  G02F2001/133548 ,  G02F2001/133638 ,  G02F2203/02 ,  H04N9/3108 ,  H04N9/3191

摘要： A projection display apparatus (10) uses a modulation optical system (200) that includes a liquid crystal device (210) in combination with a wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240), a wire grid polarization analyzer (270) and a projection lens (285) to form an image. In order to achieve high contrast and maintain high brightness levels, a compensator (260) is provided for minimizing leakage light for pixels in the black (OFF) state. A number of configurations are possible, such as with the compensator (260) disposed in the optical path between the liquid crystal device (210) and the wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240) and with a secondary compensator (265) disposed between wire grid polarization analyzer (270) and the wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240).

摘要翻译： 投影显示装置（10）使用包括液晶装置（210）的调制光学系统（200）和线栅偏振分束器（240），线栅偏振分析器（270）和投影透镜（285） ）形成图像。 为了实现高对比度并保持高亮度水平，提供补偿器（260）以最小化黑色（OFF）状态下的像素的泄漏光。 多个配置是可能的，例如，补偿器（260）设置在液晶装置（210）和线栅偏振分束器（240）之间的光路中，并且辅助补偿器（265）设置在线栅极化 分析器（270）和线栅偏振分束器（240）。

公开(公告)号：US06594090B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-15

申请号：US09940196

申请日：2001-08-27

申请人： Brian E. Kruschwitz ,  Andrew F. Kurtz

发明人： Brian E. Kruschwitz ,  Andrew F. Kurtz

IPC分类号： G02B1320

CPC分类号： H04N9/3161 ,  G02B27/0927 ,  G02B27/0933 ,  G02B27/0961 ,  G02B27/48 ,  H04N5/7416 ,  H04N9/3132

摘要： A display apparatus, includes a laser light source for emitting a light beam; a beam expander for expanding the light beam; a spatial light modulator; beam shaping optics for shaping the expanded laser beam to provide uniform illumination of the spatial light modulator, the beam shaping optics including a fly's eye integrator having an array of lenslets; and a moving diffuser located in the laser beam between the laser light source and the spatial light modulator.

摘要翻译： 一种显示装置，包括用于发射光束的激光光源; 用于扩展光束的光束扩展器; 空间光调制器; 光束整形光学器件，用于使扩展的激光束成形以提供空间光调制器的均匀照明，所述光束整形光学器件包括具有透镜阵列的蝇眼积分器; 以及位于激光光源和空间光调制器之间的激光束中的移动扩散器。