Motorola Corporation

Kemet Electronics Corporation

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Google Inc.

Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Motorla, Inc.

Kamet Electronics Corporation

Gregory Joseph Dunn

Jovica Savic

Robert T Croswell

Remy J Chelini

Lawrence E Lach

Jaroslaw A Magera

Allyson J Beuhler

John D Prymak

Chris Stolarski

John Allan Svigelj

Timothy B Dean

Terance B Blake

Alethia Melody

Philip Michael Lessner

Antony P Chacko

Boaz J Super

Min-Xian M Zhang

John Tony Kinard

Daniel Roman Gamota

Steven Michael Scheifers

Jon-Paul Maria

Vernon L Brown

Aroon V Tungare

Angus Ian Kingon

Chris Wayne

Claudia Gamboa

Jeffrey M Petsinger

Everett Furber Simons

Stephen Streiffer

Kevin Cheek

Tien Lee

Kathy D Leganski

George H Kumpf

Owen R Fay

William H Lytle

David Penunuri

Albert Kennedy Harrington

Robert B Lempkowski

Scott N Carney

Holly Francois

Keith R Brenneman

David W Jacobs

Peter Lin

Nadia Yala

Tianli Yu

Alethla Melody

Michael D Prevallet

Edward Rios

Remy J Chilini

George A Strumberger

William R Ziemer

Zhiyuan Z Li

Joseph Wesslund Dunn

Larry Lach

Peter A Lin

Holly L Francois

Everett Simons

A device and method of background substitution are disclosed. One or more cameras in a mobile device obtain a depth image. A processor in or external to the device segments the foreground from the background of the image. The original background is removed and a stored background image or video is substituted in place of the original background. The substituted background is altered dependent on the attitude and motion of the device, which is sensed by one or more sensors in the device. A portion of the stored background selected as the substitute background varies in correspondence with the device movement.

Modulation of background substitution based on camera attitude and motion

A device for use with an imaging system that is operable to provide an image signal based on an object disposed at a first distance from the imaging system. The imaging system includes a first camera, a second camera and a display. The first camera is operable to generate a first image signal based on the object and includes a first optics system and a first detector. The first optics system has a focal length, whereas the first detector has a resolution. The second camera is operable to generate a second image signal based on the object. The second camera includes a second optics system and a second detector. The second optics system has the same focal length of the first optics system and the second detector has the same resolution as the first detector. The second camera is separated from the first camera by a second distance. The display is operable to display an image based on a modified image. The device comprises an image processor that is operable to establish a virtual separation membrane and to output a modified image based on the first image signal, the second image signal, the virtual separation membrane, the second distance, the focal length and the resolution.

System and method for providing depth imaging

A process for forming a laminate with capacitance and the laminate formed thereby. The process includes the steps of providing a substrate and laminating a conductive foil on the substrate wherein the foil has a dielectric. A conductive layer is formed on the dielectric. The conductive foil is treated to electrically isolate a region of conductive foil containing the conductive layer from additional conductive foil. A cathodic conductive couple is made between the conductive layer and a cathode trace and an anodic conductive couple is made between the conductive foil and an anode trace.

Substrate with embedded patterned capacitance

A method of providing three dimensional (3D) information is disclosed in which a master recruits a local slave to provide contemporaneous images. The images are collected and 3D information extracted therefrom. The 3D information or various images may be transmitted to a remote device and is employed to provide a substitute background that replaces the background of the original image. Either the new image is displayed on one or both devices. The images can be collected and the 3D information extracted at either of the master or slave or at a separate device. To recruit the slave, the master broadcasts a query to all local devices, determines the available devices and their characteristics, automatically or manually selects a particular device, requests authorization from the selected device, and pairs with the selected device when authorization is received. Devices of the same or different types may be paired.

Device recruitment for stereoscopic imaging applications

A device and method of modifying an image containing a foreground and an original or substitute background are disclosed. Boundary pixels contain only the original background or the original background and the foreground. The original background is replaced by a predetermined or random color or by a color corresponding to the substitute background. The entire boundary pixel can be replaced by the replacement color. Alternatively, the ratio of the foreground to the original background can be estimated from the neighboring pixels and only the original background replaced by the replacement color. Once some or all of the boundary pixels are replaced, the image can be transmitted or otherwise transferred to other devices or viewers. Some or all of the images in a video can be modified.

Countermeasures against original background retrieval

A communication device contains multiple microphones that receive acoustic signals from a user and from the background. The acoustic signals from the user are enhanced using the background acoustic signals to reduce background noise. The enhanced signal are transmitted to an emergency network when an emergency call is made from the communication device. The raw signals are stored in the communication device for later retrieval or are transmitted simultaneously with the enhanced signals. The enhanced signals are transmitted using a circuit-switched voice mode while the raw signals are transmitted using a packet-switched voice mode.

Temporary storage or specialized transmission of multi-microphone signals

A projection system that prevents projection light on a presenter and provides a gesture based interface for visual enhancements is disclosed. The system may include a projector camera system comprising a computer communicating an image to a projector, the projector projecting the image on a screen, a stereo camera unit mounted approximately in the plane of the screen or at the projector and directed toward the presenter and communicating with the computer, and software that interprets the stereo camera data to distinguish and manipulate foreground and background features. The foreground feature may be the presenter relative to the screen or to the audience and room, or the presenter's hand relative to the presenter. The invention employs imaging stereo camera algorithms and techniques developed for foreground/background segmentation, image manipulation, and gesture recognition.

Projector system employing depth perception to detect speaker position and gestures

An improved method for forming a capacitor. The method includes providing a carrier with a channel therein, providing a metal foil with a valve metal with a first dielectric on a first face of the metal foil, securing the metal foil into the channel with the first dielectric away from a channel floor, inserting an insulative material between the metal foil and each side wall of the channel, forming a cathode layer on the first dielectric between the insulative material, forming a conductive layer on the cathode layer and in electrical contact with the carrier, lap cutting the carrier parallel to the metal foil such that the valve metal is exposed, and dice cutting to form singulated capacitors.

Channel method for forming a capacitor

An improved method for forming a capacitor. The method includes the steps of: providing a metal foil; forming a dielectric on the metal foil; applying a non-conductive polymer dam on the dielectric to isolate discrete regions of the dielectric; forming a cathode in at least one discrete region of the discrete regions on the dielectric; and cutting the metal foil at the non-conductive polymer dam to isolate at least one capacitor comprising one cathode, one discrete region of the dielectric and a portion of the metal foil with the discrete region of the dielectric.

Thin solid electrolytic capacitor embeddable in a substrate

High capacitance value capacitors are formed using bimetal foils of an aluminum layer attached to a copper layer. The copper side of a bimetallic copper/aluminum foil or a monometallic aluminum foil is temporarily protected using aluminum or other materials, to form a sandwich. The exposed aluminum is treated to increase the surface area of the aluminum by at least one order of magnitude, while not attacking any portion of the protected metal. When the sandwich is separated, the treated bimetal foil is formed into a capacitor, where the copper layer is one electrode of the capacitor and the treated aluminum layer is in intimate contact with a dielectric layer of the capacitor.

Method for forming a capacitor having a copper electrode and a high surface area aluminum inner layer

Closed vias are formed in a multilayer printed circuit board by laminating a dielectric layer to one side of a central core having a metal layer on each side. A second dielectric layer is laminated to the other side of the central core. Closed vias in the central core have been formed by drilling partially through but not completely penetrating the central core, and then completing the via from the opposite side with a hole that is much smaller in diameter to form a pathway that penetrates completely through the central core from one side to another. The via is then plated with metal to substantially close the smaller hole. Approximately one half of the closed vias are situated such that the closed aperture faces one dielectric layer and a remainder of the closed vias are situated such that the closed aperture faces the other dielectric layer. Resin from one dielectric layer fills the cavities of approximately one half of the closed vias, and resin from the other dielectric layer fills the circular cavities of the remainder of the closed vias. The total amount of resin migrated from each of the dielectric layers into the closed via cavities is approximately equal.

Printed circuit board having closed vias

A high impedance surface () has a printed circuit board () with a first surface () and a second surface (), and a continuous electrically conductive plate () disposed on the second surface () of the printed circuit board (). A plurality of electrically conductive plates () is disposed on the first surface () of the printed circuit board (), while a plurality of elements are also provided. Each element comprises at least one of (1) at least one multi-layer inductor () electrically coupled between at least two of the electrically conductive plates () and embedded within the printed circuit board (), and (2) at least one capacitor () electrically coupled between at least two of the electrically conductive plates (). The capacitor () comprises at least one of (a) a dielectric material () disposed between adjacent electrically conductive plates, wherein the dielectric material () has a relative dielectric constant greater than 6, and (b) a mezzanine capacitor embedded within the printed circuit board ().

High impedance electromagnetic surface and method

A tunable high impedance surface device () includes a conductive ground plane () and a plurality of conductive elements (-) electrically connected to the conductive ground plane (). The device () also includes a plurality of capacitive elements (-) operable to vary a predetermined electromagnetic characteristic of the apparatus and standoffs () between the plurality of capacitive elements (-) and the plurality of conductive elements (-). In one form, laser-drilled and electrically conductive micro-vias () extend through the standoffs () thereby electrically connecting the plurality of capacitive elements (-) to a data bus (). The capacitive elements (-) may be integral with a circuit board () that supports the plurality conductive elements (-). Either the capacitive elements (-) or the conductive elements (-) are mechanically flexible and selectively movable to controllably adjust the distance () between the capacitive and conductive elements.

Tunable high impedance surface device

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Gregory Joseph Dunn