Method and system for generating panoramic photographs and videos

    公开(公告)号:US10148874B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15061813

    申请日:2016-03-04

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 H04N5/341 G06T3/40

    摘要: A system and machine-implemented method of generating panoramic photographs and videos. Panoramic image data in a YUV data format is received in a YUV data format by an integrated circuit. A format of the panoramic image data is detected by the integrated circuit. The format includes resolution, pixel clock, line frequency information, and field frequency information. The panoramic image data is output, by the integrated circuit, to a memory unit. The panoramic image data is processed by the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit retrieves the panoramic image data from the memory unit. The processed panoramic image data is output, by the integrated circuit, to a processing unit. The processing includes at least one of projecting, stitching or distortion correcting.

    Earbuds with detachable ear-wings

    公开(公告)号:US10149037B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15394755

    申请日:2016-12-29

    申请人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    发明人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10

    摘要: Disclosed are various designs of earbud structures including detachable and replaceable ear-wings and/or detachable and replaceable earplugs. In various embodiments, the body of a proposed earbud is a fixed component of the earbud which is configured to receive and accommodate different types of ear-wings and/or earplugs based on the user's need. Various embodiments of the proposed earbud designs provide an ear-wing structure that includes at least two components: a wing-shaped structure for fitting into the ear to achieve a desired stability, and a shell structure for attaching the wing-shaped structure onto the body of the earbud thereby attached the wing-shaped structure firmly onto the body of the earbud.

    Method and system for removing an obstructing object in a panoramic image

    公开(公告)号:US10051180B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-14

    申请号:US15061930

    申请日:2016-03-04

    申请人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    发明人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    摘要: A system and machine-implemented method of generating panoramic digital representation of an area are provided. A first image and a second image are acquired by a first camera and a second camera of an imaging system, respectively. A coordinate transformation of the first image and the second image to image is performed to generate a first projected image and a second projected image. The first projected image and the second projected image are compared to generate a first aligned image and a second aligned image. An area of difference between the first aligned image and the second aligned image is identified. Whether the identified area of difference includes image data of an obstructing object in a close range within the imaging system is determined. Image data of the obstructing object from the first aligned image is removed, thereby generating a panoramic digital representation of the area.

    Method and system for interfacing multiple channels of panoramic videos with a high-definition port of a processor

    公开(公告)号:US10148875B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15156611

    申请日:2016-05-17

    申请人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    发明人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    摘要: Panoramic imaging systems and process for multiplexing a set of video signal inputs captured by a set of cameras in a panoramic imaging system into a single video signal output is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed process receives a set of input image frames associated with the set of video signal inputs and temporarily stores the set of input image frames in a memory. Next, for each pair of image frames in the set of input image frames, the process iteratively processes each line in the pair of image frames to construct a portion of a video signal output frame. The process then combines portions of the video signal output frame to form a single composite output frame containing the image data of the set of input image frames.

    System and apparatus for adjusting luminance levels of multiple channels of panoramic video signals

    公开(公告)号:US10051192B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-14

    申请号:US15173654

    申请日:2016-06-05

    申请人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    发明人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    摘要: Panoramic imaging system and process for adjusting luminance levels of a set of video signals captured by a set of cameras in the panoramic imaging system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed panoramic imaging system includes a housing, the set of cameras and an integrated circuit (IC) chip coupled to the set of cameras and configured to adjust luminance levels of a set of video signals captured by the set of cameras, thereby enabling the set of cameras to capture the set of video signals having substantially the same luminance level. The panoramic imaging system further includes an image processor coupled to the IC chip and configured to receive the set of video signals having substantially the same luminance level and to post-process the set of video signals.

    Method and system for panoramic video image stabilization

    公开(公告)号:US10404915B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15092922

    申请日:2016-04-07

    申请人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    发明人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 G03B37/04 H04N13/00

    摘要: Panoramic imaging systems and techniques are disclosed. In one aspect, a technique for generating a stabilized panoramic video image output based on raw image data captured by a panoramic imaging system includes the steps of: receiving raw video images capturing by the panoramic imaging system which is integrated with a set of position sensors; receiving multiple sets of sensor signals acquired by the set of position sensors concurrently when the raw video images are being captured; processing the multiple sets of sensor signals to determine unwanted position changes of the panoramic imaging system when the raw video images are being capturing; and performing an image stabilization operation on the received raw video images to compensate for the effects of the unwanted position changes, thereby generating stabilized panoramic video images based on the raw video images.

    Method and system for omni-directional audio signal acquisition and playback

    公开(公告)号:US10045000B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15394652

    申请日:2016-12-29

    申请人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    发明人: Scott Zhihao Chen

    摘要: An omni-directional audio signal acquisition and playback system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the described system includes a set of microphones positioned substantially evenly with respect to a center of the audio signal acquisition environment, the set of microphones are configured to acquire multiple channels of omni-directional audio signals. The system further includes one or more processors configured to: determine current positions of both the left and the right ears of a viewer's head; identify a subset of microphones within the set of microphones which is closest to the current positions of the left and right ears of the viewer's head; and compute a left channel and a right channel of audio output signals using the omni-directional audio signals recorded by the identified subset of microphones. The system also includes a set of audio output devices configured to playback the left channel and the right channel of audio output signals for the left ear and the right ear of the viewer, respectively.