Calin Nicolaie Bugnariu from Sunnyvale, CA, age 57

Method And Apparatus For Automatically Determining Practicality Of A Trip
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US Patent:

20110022313, Jan 27, 2011
Filed:

Jul 22, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/507131
Inventors:

Calin Nicolaie Bugnariu - Irving TX, US
International Classification:

G01C 21/36
US Classification:

701213, 701200
Abstract:

Provided is a method and an apparatus for automatically determining practicality of a trip. A mobile device obtains at least one point of interest among a starting location and a finishing location for a trip. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, for each point of interest, the mobile device automatically determines an indication of practicality for making the point of interest an intermediate location to be visited during the trip based on both the starting location and the finishing location for the trip. By considering both the starting location and the finishing location, the points of interest can be presented to the user in a manner that reflects how practical it is to visit the points of interest given that the user is to end up at the finishing location.

Method For Decreasing Depth Of Field Of A Camera Having Fixed Aperture
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US Patent:

20120019688, Jan 26, 2012
Filed:

Jul 20, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/839496
Inventors:

Calin Nicolaie Bugnariu - Irving TX, US
Jin Kim - Kanata, CA
Assignee:

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED - Waterloo
International Classification:

H04N 5/262
G06F 3/033
US Classification:

348239, 345167, 348E05051
Abstract:

A method and apparatus for decreasing the depth of field of images taken by a camera having a fixed aperture, comprising capturing a plurality of images; generating a depth map from the captured images; isolating a plurality of gray zones within the depth map; generating a plurality of image layers having respective depths of field corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of gray zones; selecting one of the image layers as a focus plane; blurring all other image layers; and superimposing the image layers to create a composite image wherein objects located at the focus plane are in focus and objects at all other depths of field are out of focus.

Method Of Controlling The Depth Of Field For A Small Sensor Camera Using An Extension For Edof
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US Patent:

20120200726, Aug 9, 2012
Filed:

Feb 9, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/023684
Inventors:

Calin Nicolaie Bugnariu - Carrollton TX, US
Assignee:

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED - Waterloo
International Classification:

H04N 5/228
G06K 9/40
US Classification:

3482221, 382255, 348E05031
Abstract:

A system is provided for providing an adjustable depth of field in a photographic image. The system comprises a plurality of buffers, each configured to store an image associated with a different wavelength of light, each of the images having a different focal plane related to the associated wavelength. The system further comprises an algorithm configured to accept an input specifying the depth of field and a focal plane and further configured to produce a photograph with the specified depth of field and focal plane, wherein the algorithm applies the specified depth of field around the specified focal plane, the specified focal plane being associated with a focal plane of one of the images stored in one of the buffers.

Calin Nicolaie Bugnariu