Inventor
Colvin Pitts
Inventor
Snohomish, WA, US
Overview
Patents· 47 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television40%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus21%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general15%
G06FElectric digital data processing5%
H01LSemiconductor devices4%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation4%
B29DProducing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state3%
G06KGraphical data reading2%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding2%
G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems2%
PatentTitleYear
10,951,880Image capture for virtual reality displays202110,897,608Capturing light-field images with uneven and/or incomplete angular sampling202110,567,464Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal202010,546,424Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences202010,469,873Encoding and decoding virtual reality video201910,419,737Data structures and delivery methods for expediting virtual reality playback201910,412,373Image capture for virtual reality displays201910,341,632Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume201910,298,834Video refocusing201910,275,898Wedge-based light-field video capture201910,154,197Image capture device having light field image capture mode, 2D image capture mode, and intermediate capture mode201810,085,005Capturing light-field volume image and video data using tiled light-field cameras201810,038,909Compression of light field images201810,033,986Capturing light-field images with uneven and/or incomplete angular sampling20189,866,810'Optimization of optical systems for improved light field capture and manipulation'20189,639,945'Depth-based application of image effects'20179,628,684'Light-field aberration correction'20179,467,607'Light field data acquisition'20169,444,991'Robust layered light-field rendering'20169,419,049'Optical assembly including plenoptic microlens array'20169,411,122'Light field image capture device having 2D image capture mode'20169,414,087'Compression of light field images'20169,392,153'Plenoptic camera resolution'20169,386,288'Compensating for sensor saturation and microlens modulation during light-field image processing'20169,305,956'Optical assembly including plenoptic microlens array'20169,300,932'Optimization of optical systems for improved light field capture and manipulation'20169,224,047'Specifying search criteria for searching video data'20159,184,199'Optical assembly including plenoptic microlens array'20159,172,853'Microlens array architecture for avoiding ghosting in projected images'20159,077,901'Light field image capture device having 2D image capture mode'20158,995,785'Light-field processing and analysis, camera control, and user interfaces and interaction on light-field capture devices'20158,988,317'Depth determination for light field images'20158,976,288'Light field data acquisition'20158,971,625'Generating dolly zoom effect using light field image data'20158,948,545'Compensating for sensor saturation and microlens modulation during light-field image processing'20158,831,377'Compensating for variation in microlens position during light-field image processing'20148,811,769'Extended depth of field and variable center of perspective in light-field processing'20148,768,102'Downsampling light field images'20148,760,566'Video refocusing'20148,749,620'3D light field cameras, images and files, and methods of using, operating, processing and viewing same'20148,724,014'Light field data acquisition'20148,614,764'Acquiring, editing, generating and outputting video data'20138,570,426'System of and method for video refocusing'20138,553,084'Specifying search criteria for searching video data'20138,446,516'Generating and outputting video data from refocusable light field video data'20138,289,440'Light field data acquisition devices, and methods of using and manufacturing same'20128,279,325'System and method for acquiring, editing, generating and outputting video data'2012Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2012–2018Patents assigned to LYTRO INC (34)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to NG YI-REN (8)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to PITTS COLVIN (8)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2013–2015Patents assigned to 3VR SECURITY INC (2)· patent assignee history
2013–2021Based in Snohomish, WA, US· patent location history
2018–2021Patents assigned to GOOGLE LLC (13)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| LYTRO INC | 34 | 2012–2018 |
| GOOGLE LLC | 13 | 2018–2021 |
| NG YI-REN | 8 | 2012–2015 |
| PITTS COLVINself | 8 | 2012–2015 |
| 3VR SECURITY INC | 2 | 2013–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Snohomish, Washington, US | 42 | 2013–2021 |
| Mountain View, California, US | 5 | 2012–2015 |