Inventor
NG YI-REN
US50 patents
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LYTRO INC
19 patentsUS9001226B1Apr 7, 2015
Capturing and relighting images using multiple devices
LYTRO INC260 citations98
US8831377B2Sep 9, 2014
Compensating for variation in microlens position during light-field image processing
LYTRO INC103 citations98
US8811769B1Aug 19, 2014
Extended depth of field and variable center of perspective in light-field processing
LYTRO INC90 citations98
US8760566B2Jun 24, 2014
Video refocusing
LYTRO INC41 citations98
US9467607B2Oct 11, 2016
Light field data acquisition
LYTRO INC33 citations94
US9386288B2Jul 5, 2016
Compensating for sensor saturation and microlens modulation during light-field image processing
LYTRO INC29 citations94
US9305956B2Apr 5, 2016
Optical assembly including plenoptic microlens array
LYTRO INC31 citations94
US8971625B2Mar 3, 2015
Generating dolly zoom effect using light field image data
LYTRO INC34 citations94
US8948545B2Feb 3, 2015
Compensating for sensor saturation and microlens modulation during light-field image processing
LYTRO INC37 citations94
US9392153B2Jul 12, 2016
Plenoptic camera resolution
LYTRO INC38 citations93
US8995785B2Mar 31, 2015
Light-field processing and analysis, camera control, and user interfaces and interaction on light-field capture devices
LYTRO INC44 citations93
US8614764B2Dec 24, 2013
Acquiring, editing, generating and outputting video data
LYTRO INC30 citations93
US9419049B2Aug 16, 2016
Optical assembly including plenoptic microlens array
LYTRO INC23 citations92
US9172853B2Oct 27, 2015
Microlens array architecture for avoiding ghosting in projected images
LYTRO INC23 citations92
US8976288B2Mar 10, 2015
Light field data acquisition
LYTRO INC27 citations92
US8997021B2Mar 31, 2015
Parallax and/or three-dimensional effects for thumbnail image displays
LYTRO INC28 citations91
US9530195B2Dec 27, 2016
Interactive refocusing of electronic images
LYTRO INC6 citations84
US9411122B2Aug 9, 2016
Light field image capture device having 2D image capture mode
LYTRO INC2 citations59
US9077901B2Jul 7, 2015
Light field image capture device having 2D image capture mode
LYTRO INC2 citations59
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
10 patentsUS7936392B2May 3, 2011
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR165 citations99
US7723662B2May 25, 2010
Microscopy arrangements and approaches
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR316 citations99
US8953064B1Feb 10, 2015
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR16 citations92
US8358367B2Jan 22, 2013
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR10 citations92
US9479685B2Oct 25, 2016
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR3 citations84
US9100557B2Aug 4, 2015
Variable imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR4 citations84
US8358354B2Jan 22, 2013
Correction of optical abberations
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR6 citations73
US9807287B2Oct 31, 2017
Variable imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR1 citations63
US8547475B2Oct 1, 2013
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR2 citations63
US8866957B2Oct 21, 2014
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR1 citations57
NG YI-REN
9 patentsUS8559705B2Oct 15, 2013
Interactive refocusing of electronic images
NG YI-REN126 citations99
US8768102B1Jul 1, 2014
Downsampling light field images
NG YI-REN54 citations97
US8724014B2May 13, 2014
Light field data acquisition
NG YI-REN51 citations97
US8248515B2Aug 21, 2012
Variable imaging arrangements and methods therefor
NG YI-REN56 citations97
US9607424B2Mar 28, 2017
Depth-assigned content for depth-enhanced pictures
NG YI-REN30 citations92
US8717489B2May 6, 2014
Variable imaging arrangements and methods therefor
NG YI-REN9 citations92
US8243157B2Aug 14, 2012
Correction of optical aberrations
NG YI-REN29 citations92
US8395696B2Mar 12, 2013
Imaging arrangements and methods therefor
NG YI-REN9 citations91
US8648958B2Feb 11, 2014
Variable imaging arrangements and methods therefor
NG YI-REN1 citations62
PITTS COLVIN
4 patentsUS8279325B2Oct 2, 2012
System and method for acquiring, editing, generating and outputting video data
PITTS COLVIN250 citations99
US8570426B2Oct 29, 2013
System of and method for video refocusing
PITTS COLVIN39 citations98
US8446516B2May 21, 2013
Generating and outputting video data from refocusable light field video data
PITTS COLVIN42 citations98
US9184199B2Nov 10, 2015
Optical assembly including plenoptic microlens array
PITTS COLVIN29 citations93
GOOGLE LLC
3 patentsUS10129524B2Nov 13, 2018
Depth-assigned content for depth-enhanced virtual reality images
GOOGLE LLC28 citations92
US10298834B2May 21, 2019
Video refocusing
GOOGLE LLC8 citations84
US10154197B2Dec 11, 2018
Image capture device having light field image capture mode, 2D image capture mode, and intermediate capture mode
GOOGLE LLC1 citations49
KNIGHT TIMOTHY J
2 patentsMICROSOFT CORP
2 patentsUS7382369B2Jun 3, 2008
Systems and methods for robust sampling for real-time relighting of objects in natural lighting environments
MICROSOFT CORP14 citations83
US7262771B2Aug 28, 2007
Systems and methods for all-frequency relighting using spherical harmonics and point light distributions
MICROSOFT CORP13 citations83