公开(公告)号：US09256329B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US13719656

申请日：2012-12-19

Applicant: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Guozhong Shen ,  Ozan E. Erdogan

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: A touch panel sensor system configured to generate simultaneous drive signals having different frequencies to improve noise immunity is described. The touch panel sensor system includes a sensor configured to detect a change in capacitance associated with a touch upon a touch panel. The system also includes a drive component connected to the sensor and is configured to simultaneously generate a plurality of drive signals to simultaneously drive the sensor. Each drive signal has a different frequency characteristic with respect to the other drive signals. The system also includes a measuring component connected to the sensor and is configured to individually demodulate a plurality of signals to determine the change in capacitance. Each signal corresponds to a respective drive signal (e.g., the signal has the same, or approximately the same, frequency characteristic as the respective drive signal).

Abstract translation: 描述了配置成产生具有不同频率的同时驱动信号以提高抗噪声性的触摸面板传感器系统。 触摸面板传感器系统包括被配置为检测与触摸面板上的触摸相关联的电容的变化的传感器。 该系统还包括连接到传感器的驱动部件，并被配置成同时产生多个驱动信号以同时驱动传感器。 每个驱动信号相对于其他驱动信号具有不同的频率特性。 该系统还包括连接到传感器的测量部件，并被配置为单独地解调多个信号以确定电容的变化。 每个信号对应于相应的驱动信号（例如，信号具有与相应的驱动信号相同或近似相同的频率特性）。

公开(公告)号：US09210405B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-08

申请号：US13427768

申请日：2012-03-22

Applicant: Noam Levy

Inventor： Noam Levy

IPC: H04N13/02

CPC classification number: H04N13/261 ,  H04N13/207

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards enabling digital cameras to digitally process captured two dimensional image sequences at a real time video rate, to convert the two dimensional image sequences into stereoscopic three dimensional image sequences. In one embodiment, using a pipelining architecture, various statistics are obtained for a captured two dimensional sequence. The statistics are used to estimate depth within each frame image within the sequence, in real time. Using the depth data a disparity map is generated that is provided to a warping component to generate a second perspective of the two dimensional image. The two images for the frame provide a three dimensional perspective for the frame within the sequence. Together the two perspective images for the frame are provided to a video encoder component to encode the stereoscopic three dimensional frame for the sequence.

Abstract translation: 实施例旨在使得数字照相机能够以实时视频速率对捕获的二维图像序列进行数字处理，以将二维图像序列转换为立体三维图像序列。 在一个实施例中，使用流水线架构，获得针对捕获的二维序列的各种统计。 统计量用于实时估计序列内每帧图像内的深度。 使用深度数据生成视差图，其提供给翘曲部件以生成二维图像的第二透视图。 帧的两个图像为序列内的帧提供三维透视图。 将帧的两个透视图像一起提供给视频编码器组件以对该序列的立体三维帧进行编码。

公开(公告)号：US09172890B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-27

申请号：US13932905

申请日：2013-07-01

Applicant: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Assaf Weissman ,  Pia Zobel

IPC: H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N5/2355

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and manufacture for generating an HDR image is provided. An original image is received from an HDR interlaced sensor that includes at least two fields captured with different exposures. The fields are separated from each other to provide separate images, and each of the separate images is upscaled. Next, blending is performed on each of the upscaled separate images to generate a high-dynamic range image, and ghost identification is performed on the high-dynamic range image. Subsequently, detail identification is performed on the high-dynamic range image. The detail identification includes identifying areas in the non-ghost areas of the high-dynamic range image that have details, and modifying the high-dynamic image by replacing each of the areas identified to have details with the corresponding area from the original image.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于生成HDR图像的方法，装置和制造。 从HDR隔行传感器接收原始图像，其包括用不同曝光捕获的至少两个场。 这些字段彼此分离以提供单独的图像，并且每个单独的图像被放大。 接下来，对每个放大的分离图像进行混合以产生高动态范围图像，并对高动态范围图像执行重影识别。 随后，在高动态范围图像上执行细节识别。 细节识别包括识别具有细节的高动态范围图像的非重影区域中的区域，以及通过将识别为具有与原始图像相对应的区域的细节的每个区域进行修改来修改高动态图像。

公开(公告)号：US20150301638A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：US14788367

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel D. Alexander ,  Timothy L. Blankenship ,  Yassar A. Ali ,  Andrew Chan ,  Feihua Zhang

IPC: G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/038

Abstract: System and method for substantially reducing an involvement of an applications processor in receiving data from a touchscreen display. In one aspect, the system includes a controller may be configured in an autonomous mode where it automatically measures the touchscreen display based configuration information received from the applications processor, determines notable events based on the measurement data, stores data and event identifiers related to the notable events in a memory, and sends a notification to the applications processor when event data is available In another aspect, the system includes a controller that filters user interactions events and transmits data related to only notable events to the applications processor. Because of the autonomous and event filtering operations of the touchscreen controller, there are substantially less communications between the controller and the applications processor. This improves the speed and efficiency of the applications processor.

Abstract translation: 用于大大减少应用处理器从触摸屏显示器接收数据的参与的系统和方法。 在一个方面，系统包括控制器可以被配置成自主模式，其中它自动测量从应用处理器接收的基于触摸屏显示的配置信息，基于测量数据确定显着的事件，存储与显着的相关的数据和事件标识符 在事件数据可用的情况下，向应用处理器发送通知。另一方面，该系统包括一个控制器，该控制器过滤用户交互事件，并向应用处理器发送与仅显着事件相关的数据。 由于触摸屏控制器的自主和事件滤波操作，控制器和应用处理器之间的通信量基本较少。 这提高了应用处理器的速度和效率。

公开(公告)号：US09165245B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-20

申请号：US14275663

申请日：2014-05-12

Applicant: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Inventor： Eugene M. Izhikevich ,  Filip Piekniewski ,  Jayram Moorkanikara Nageswaran ,  Jeffrey Alexander Levin ,  Venkat Rangan ,  Erik Christopher Malone

IPC: G06N3/08 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/063

CPC classification number: G06N3/049 ,  G06N3/063 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for partial evaluation of synaptic updates in neural networks. In one embodiment, a pre-synaptic unit is connected to a several post synaptic units via communication channels. Information related to a plurality of post-synaptic pulses generated by the post-synaptic units is stored by the network in response to a system event. Synaptic channel updates are performed by the network using the time intervals between a pre-synaptic pulse, which is being generated prior to the system event, and at least a portion of the plurality of the post synaptic pulses. The system event enables removal of the information related to the portion of the post-synaptic pulses from the storage device. A shared memory block within the storage device is used to store data related to post-synaptic pulses generated by different post-synaptic nodes. This configuration enables memory use optimization of post-synaptic units with different firing rates.

Abstract translation: 用于部分评估神经网络中突触更新的装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，突触前单元经由通信信道连接到几个后突触单元。 与由突触后单元产生的多个突触后脉冲相关的信息由网络响应于系统事件存储。 突触信道更新由网络使用在系统事件之前产生的预触觉脉冲与多个突触后脉冲的至少一部分之间的时间间隔来执行。 系统事件使得能够从存储设备去除与突触后部分脉冲相关的信息。 存储设备内的共享存储器块用于存储与由不同的突触后节点产生的突触后脉冲相关的数据。 这种配置使得具有不同发射速率的突触后单元的存储器使用优化成为可能。

公开(公告)号：US09148593B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-29

申请号：US14472131

申请日：2014-08-28

Applicant: QUALCOMM Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dudi Vakrat ,  Noam Korem ,  Victor Pinto

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04N5/357 ,  G06T5/00 ,  H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/64

CPC classification number: H04N5/357 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T5/002 ,  H04N5/217 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04N9/646

Abstract: A noise reduction apparatus for digital cameras is presented that includes groups of one or more connected non-linear filter units. Each of the filter unit groups are driven by decimated input image data at a different level of decimation and the output of at least one of these filter unit groups serves as one of a plurality of inputs to another filter unit group driven at a different decimation level. Filtered image data from one or more filter unit groups is adaptively combined in response to one or more image metrics related to one or more local regional image characteristics.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于数字照相机的降噪装置，其包括一个或多个连接的非线性滤波器单元的组。 滤波器单元组中的每一个以抽取的不同抽取级别的抽取的输入图像数据驱动，并且这些滤波器单元组中的至少一个的输出用作到以不同抽取级别驱动的另一个滤波器单元组的多个输入之一 。 响应于与一个或多个局部区域图像特征相关的一个或多个图像度量自适应地组合来自一个或多个过滤器单元组的滤波图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US09116582B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-25

申请号：US13370087

申请日：2012-02-09

Applicant: Rishi Mohindra ,  Guozhong Shen ,  Kenneth W. Knox

Inventor： Rishi Mohindra ,  Guozhong Shen ,  Kenneth W. Knox

IPC: G06F3/045 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04111

Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes elongated drive electrodes arranged next to one another and having a characteristic spacing between adjacent drive electrodes. The capacitive touch panel also includes elongated sensor electrodes arranged next to one another across the drive electrodes and having a characteristic spacing between adjacent sensor electrodes. The drive electrodes and/or the sensor electrodes have protrusions into the spaces between adjacent electrodes. The characteristic spacing between the sensor electrodes may be at least substantially greater than the characteristic spacing between the drive electrodes. The sensor electrodes may have a pitch based upon a touch diameter of a finger, and the touch panel may be capable of sensing a stylus having a touch diameter substantially less than the touch diameter of the finger.

Abstract translation: 电容式触摸面板包括彼此相邻布置的细长的驱动电极，并且在相邻的驱动电极之间具有特征间隔。 电容式触摸面板还包括在驱动电极之间彼此相邻布置的细长传感器电极，并且在相邻的传感器电极之间具有特征间隔。 驱动电极和/或传感器电极具有突出到相邻电极之间的空间中。 传感器电极之间的特征间距可至少基本上大于驱动电极之间的特征间隔。 传感器电极可以具有基于手指的触摸直径的间距，并且触摸面板可以能够感测具有基本上小于手指的触摸直径的触摸直径的触笔。

公开(公告)号：US09110689B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US13680399

申请日：2012-11-19

Applicant: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Jean-Jacques Lecler

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/38

CPC classification number: G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/3875 ,  G06F17/505 ,  G06F2217/84

Abstract: The optimal configuration of a number of optional pipeline stages within the data paths of systems-on-chip is determined by application of a solver. The solver includes variables such as: the placement of modules physically within the floorplan of the chip; the signal propagation time; the logic gate switching time; the arrival time, after a clock edge, of a signal at each module port; the arrival time at each pipeline stage; and the Boolean value of the state of activation of each optional pipeline stage. The optimal configuration ensures that a timing constraint is met, if possible, with the lowest possible cost of pipeline stages.

Abstract translation: 通过应用求解器确定片上系统的数据路径内的多个可选流水线级的最佳配置。 求解器包括以下变量：将模块物理放置在芯片的平面图中; 信号传播时间; 逻辑门切换时间; 每个模块端口的信号到达时间，时钟沿之后; 每个流水线阶段的到达时间; 以及每个可选流水线阶段的激活状态的布尔值。 最佳配置确保了在可能的情况下满足流水线阶段可能的最低成本的时序约束。

公开(公告)号：US09106916B1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13253922

申请日：2011-10-05

Applicant: Yevgeni Litvin ,  Eran Pinhasov

Inventor： Yevgeni Litvin ,  Eran Pinhasov

IPC: H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/176

CPC classification number: H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/136 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/192

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for saturation insensitive weighted prediction coefficients estimation for video coding. The saturated pixels in frames of an input video are excluded from consideration in estimating weighted prediction coefficients that are then used to encode the input video. The saturated pixels include those having luma and/or chroma values above or below limits, and may be identified by use of a histogram. The saturated pixels may also be found by analyzing a lower resolution version of the frames, and/or sampling pixels in the frames. Embodiments enable improved video quality for a given bit rate, and increased coding efficiency, particularly for input video including frames with rapid pixel value changes. Separate portions of the frames may be processed separately, and the embodiments may execute within an optimization loop that minimizes a predetermined error function. The encoding format may include the H.264/AVC standard.

Abstract translation: 一种用于视频编码的饱和不敏感加权预测系数估计的系统，方法和计算机程序产品。 在估计用于对输入视频进行编码的加权预测系数中，输入视频的帧中的饱和像素被排除在考虑之外。 饱和像素包括具有高于或低于极限的亮度和/或色度值的那些，并且可以通过使用直方图来识别。 也可以通过分析帧的较低分辨率版本和/或采样帧中的像素来找到饱和像素。 实施例能够改善给定比特率的视频质量，并提高编码效率，特别是对于包括具有快速像素值变化的帧的输入视频。 可以单独处理单独的帧部分，并且实施例可以在最小化预定误差函数的优化循环内执行。 编码格式可以包括H.264 / AVC标准。

公开(公告)号：US09098658B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-04

申请号：US13898540

申请日：2013-05-21

Applicant: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Daniel Michel ,  Xavier Van Ruymbeke ,  Pascal Godet ,  Xavier Leloup

IPC: G06F17/50

CPC classification number: G06F17/5031 ,  G06F17/505 ,  G06F2217/84

Abstract: A method and NoC design tool is disclosed that automatically maps the paths listed in a timing report and the unit size in an area report to the topology of a NoC and displays the paths and unit sizes in a GUI. The tool can also automatically add pipeline stages, separated by the maximum delay allowed in the timing budget, in order to achieve timing closure in an automated way.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种方法和NoC设计工具，其将定时报告中列出的路径和区域报告中的单位大小自动映射到NoC的拓扑，并在GUI中显示路径和单位大小。 该工具还可以自动添加流水线阶段，由时间预算允许的最大延迟分隔，以便以自动方式实现时序收敛。