Qualcomm Incorporated

Nevermind Capital LLC

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Jun Liu

Sergio Delgado

Thanh Van Nguyen

Asher L Metchik

Wenbiao Wang

Alan McKay Moss

Hector M Medina

Hengzhou Ding

Darshin S Patel

Gilbert Madrid

Michael R Bialas

Ying Noyes

Michael J Popp

John Joseph Desrosiers

Aravind Bhaskara

Tao Shen

Ho Sang Lee

Jeffrey Hao Chu

Scott Cheng

Ramesh Panchagnula

Amanda K Anderson

Wei Zou

Rengaraj Thirupathi

Nishant Hariharan

Yonggui Mao

Mohit Bhave

Krishnaprasad Jagadash

Fabricio Tofoli

Vassilios Mavros

Joel Phillips

David Alon

Mo Jafari

Methods for capturing and generating information about objects in a 3D environment that can be used to support augmented reality or virtual reality playback operations in a data efficient manner are described. In various embodiments one or more frames including foreground objects are generated and transmitted with corresponding information that can be used to determine the location where the foreground objects are to be positioned relative to a background for one or more frame times are described. Data efficiency is achieved by specifying different locations for a foreground object for different frame times avoiding in some embodiments the need to transmit an image and depth information defining the same of the foreground for each frame time. The frames can be encoded using a video encoder even though some of the information communicated are not pixel values but alpha blending values, object position information, mesh distortion information, etc.

Method and apparatus for supporting augmented and/or virtual reality playback using tracked objects

Methods and apparatus to manage image signal processor (ISP) data traffic is provided. The apparatus includes an ISP having an ISP front-end configured to receive image data and a first memory configured to store the image data. The ISP front-end is further configured to output the image data stored in the first memory to a second memory via a memory link in response to the image data stored in the first memory reaching a size threshold. Another apparatus includes apparatus includes a camera sensor configured to output image data in a camera mode, an ISP on a die, a camera link coupling the camera sensor and the ISP, a memory, and a memory link coupling the ISP and the memory. The memory link is configured to enter a low-power mode in the camera mode.

Image signal processor data traffic management

An image capture device that includes an adjustment circuit configured to monitor image parameters, generate updated image settings for the image capture device in response to the monitored image parameters, and transmit the updated image settings to one or more processors. The updated image settings configure the one or more processors to determine whether to transition the image capture device from a dynamic scene mode to a static scene mode based on a first image parameter included in the monitored image parameters, wherein the first image parameter is different from a second image parameter used to determine to transition the image capture device from the static scene mode to the dynamic scene mode, and to suspend generation of all or less than all of the updated image settings in response to determining to transition the image capture device from the dynamic scene mode to the static scene mode.

Power saving techniques for an image capture device

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Jun Liu