Patents by Inventor Etienne Francois
Etienne Francois has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240169662Abstract: An example method includes obtaining, by a computing system, one or more source images of a scene; obtaining, by the computing system, a query associated with a target view of the scene, wherein at least a portion of the query is parameterized in a latent pose space; and generating, by the computing system and using a machine-learned image view synthesis model, an output image of the scene associated with the target view.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Sajjadi, Klaus Greff, Etienne François Régis Pot, Daniel Christopher Duckworth, Mario Lucic, Aravindh Mahendran, Thomas Kipf
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Publication number: 20240115275Abstract: A punching rig comprising: a base; an arm engageable with the base and movable relative to the base along a first axis, the arm comprising a chamber that extends along a chamber axis normal to the first axis; a punch slidably receivable within the chamber such that it extends along the chamber axis, which punch comprises a first end, a second end and a stop positioned between the first end and the second end; and a weight slidable along the punch between the first end and the stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Jianzhong Shang, Tamas Csaba Hernadi, Etienne Francois Joseph Hernadi
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Publication number: 20240115330Abstract: A tensioning rig for tensioning a plurality of tendons comprising: a plurality of weights; a plurality of primary pulleys spaced apart from one another along a first axis; a plurality of secondary pulleys spaced apart from one another; and a plurality of tensioning wires, each engageable with a respective primary and secondary pulley, and comprising a first end comprising a tendon portion and an opposite end comprising a weight portion, wherein the tendon portion is removably attachable to a respective tendon and extendable from the respective tendon to the respective primary pulley substantially along the first axis and the weight portion is attachable to a respective weight and extendable from the respective secondary pulley to the respective weight, each tensioning wire further comprising an intermediate portion extending from the respective primary pulley to the respective secondary pulley.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Jianzhong Shang, Tamas Csaba Hernadi, Etienne Francois Joseph Dondez
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Publication number: 20240119697Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an example computer-implemented method for constructing a three-dimensional semantic segmentation of a scene from two-dimensional inputs. The example method includes obtaining, by a computing system comprising one or more processors, an image set comprising one or more views of a subject scene. The example method includes generating, by the computing system and based at least in part on the image set, a scene representation describing the subject scene in three dimensions. The example method includes generating, by the computing system and using a machine-learned semantic segmentation model framework, a multidimensional field of probability distributions over semantic categories, the multidimensional field defined over the three dimensions of the subject scene. The example method includes outputting, by the computing system, classification data for at least one location in the subject scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Daniel Christopher Duckworth, Suhani Deepak-Ranu Vora, Noha Radwan, Klaus Greff, Henning Meyer, Kyle Adam Genova, Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Sajjadi, Etienne François Régis Pot, Andrea Tagliasacchi
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Publication number: 20240096001Abstract: Provided are machine learning models that generate geometry-free neural scene representations through efficient object-centric novel-view synthesis. In particular, one example aspect of the present disclosure provides a novel framework in which an encoder model (e.g., an encoder transformer network) processes one or more RGB images (with or without pose) to produce a fully latent scene representation that can be passed to a decoder model (e.g., a decoder transformer network). Given one or more target poses, the decoder model can synthesize images in a single forward pass. In some example implementations, because transformers are used rather than convolutional or MLP networks, the encoder can learn an attention model that extracts enough 3D information about a scene from a small set of images to render novel views with correct projections, parallax, occlusions, and even semantics, without explicit geometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Sajjadi, Henning Meyer, Etienne François Régis Pot, Urs Michael Bergmann, Klaus Greff, Noha Radwan, Suhani Deepak-Ranu Vora, Mario Lu¢i¢, Daniel Christopher Duckworth, Thomas Allen Funkhouser, Andrea Tagliasacchi
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Publication number: 20230349451Abstract: A motor module comprising a primary pinion rotatably driveable by a primary motor, a first primary rack moveably engageable with the primary pinion and a second primary rack moveably engageable with the primary pinion. Rotation of the primary pinion causes movement of the first primary rack in a first direction, and movement of the second primary rack in a second direction, whereby the first and second primary racks and the primary pinion together form an antagonistic rack and pinion mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Jianzhong Shang, Etienne Francois Joseph Dondez, Tamas Csaba Hernadi, Michele Camerlengo
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Publication number: 20220354605Abstract: A driver module for actuating a tendon, the driver module comprising: a slider comprising a base portion, a tendon receiving portion and a body portion, the tendon receiving portion being spaced apart from the base portion and the body portion extends from the base portion to the tendon receiving portion, the module further comprising a slider receiving portion having a first end and a second end and engageable with the base portion of the slider such that the slider is moveably attachable to the slider receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Jianzhong Shang, Etienne Francois Joseph Dondez, Tamas Csaba Hernadi
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Patent number: 10841070Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of communicating capability information that is operable at an apparatus. The apparatus communicates with another device over a carrier, and transmit a capability indication indicative of the capability of the apparatus to support at least two features based on whether the apparatus is operating in a first duplex mode or a second duplex mode. The capability indication is configured to indicate support of a first feature being dependent upon a second feature, among the at least two features.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: John Edward Smee, Peter Gaal, Etienne François Chaponniere, Tingfang Ji
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Patent number: 10506607Abstract: A device and a method to send a resource discovery query to a local device to request per link resource information for a wireless link between a requesting device and the local device, to receive the requested per link resource information from the local device indicating resources the local device has available to allocate to the wireless link, and to establish the wireless link with the local device based on the resource information received are disclosed. The wireless link may be a point-to-point link, A device and method to allocate resources, from a set of resources available to the local device, on a per link basis, to receive a resource discovery query from a requesting device seeking per link resource information, and to send per link resource information to the requesting device indicating the resources the local device has available to allocate to the wireless link are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Etienne Francois Chaponniere, John Edward Smee, Peter Gaal, Tingfang Ji
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Patent number: 10334559Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing a paging indicator channel in connection with high speed channels in a wireless communications network. A paging indicator transmission can be sent on the paging channel to one or more mobile devices. The paging indicator indicates that additional information such as a full paging messages, other control plane data or other user plane data is expected to be transmitted at a specific time instant (e.g., subframe) on the associated high speed channel. A set of parameters can be transmitted on common channels that specify a set of associated subframes in a high speed channel. Mobile devices can analyze the set of parameters to determine the associated subframes and receive the subframes in accordance with a schedule.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Aziz Gholmieh, Francesco Grilli, Etienne François Chaponniere, Oronzo Flore
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Patent number: 10142944Abstract: A method of wireless communication is presented. The method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE) operating on an authorized shared access (ASA) spectrum, an inter-frequency measurement report from a wireless device operating in a specific area and operating on a spectrum that is different from the ASA spectrum. The method also includes receiving, at the UE from a network controller, a transmission adjustment request based at least in part on the measurement report. The method further includes adjusting, at the UE, a transmission based on the transmission adjustment request and/or the measurement report.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Luis Fernando Brisson Lopes, Etienne Francois Chaponniere
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Publication number: 20180176884Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing a paging indicator channel in connection with high speed channels in a wireless communications network. A paging indicator transmission can be sent on the paging channel to one or more mobile devices. The paging indicator indicates that additional information such as a full paging messages, other control plane data or other user plane data is expected to be transmitted at a specific time instant (e.g., subframe) on the associated high speed channel. A set of parameters can be transmitted on common channels that specify a set of associated subframes in a high speed channel. Mobile devices can analyze the set of parameters to determine the associated subframes and receive the subframes in accordance with a schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Aziz GHOLMIEH, Francesco GRILLI, Etienne François CHAPONNIERE, Oronzo FLORE
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Patent number: 9888492Abstract: Techniques to support operation in a compressed mode and/or a continuous packet connectivity (CPC) mode are described. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may obtain an assignment of enabled subframes for the CPC mode and an assignment of transmission gaps for the compressed mode. The transmission gaps may be aligned with idle times between the enabled subframes. The UE may exchange data during enabled subframes not overlapping the transmission gaps and may skip data exchanges during enabled subframes overlapping the transmission gaps. The UE may make cell measurements during the transmission gaps. In another aspect, the UE may obtain enabled subframes and skipped subframes, exchange data during enabled subframes not corresponding to the skipped subframes, and skip data exchanges during the skipped subframes. In yet another aspect, the UE may receive orders on a shared control channel to quickly enable and disable the compressed mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Aziz Gholmieh, Etienne Francois Chaponniere, Francesco Grilli, Juan Montojo, Nathan Edward Tenny
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Publication number: 20170223638Abstract: A method of wireless communication is presented. The method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE) operating on an authorized shared access (ASA) spectrum, an inter-frequency measurement report from a wireless device operating in a specific area and operating on a spectrum that is different from the ASA spectrum. The method also includes receiving, at the UE from a network controller, a transmission adjustment request based at least in part on the measurement report. The method further includes adjusting, at the UE, a transmission based on the transmission adjustment request and/or the measurement report.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Luis Fernando Brisson LOPES, Etienne Francois CHAPONNIERE
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Patent number: 9635560Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes receiving measurement reports from multiple first wireless devices operating in a specific area and operating on a spectrum that is different from an ASA spectrum. The method also includes adjusting a configuration for one or more second wireless devices operating on the ASA spectrum based on the measurement reports and/or configuration adjustment information.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Luis Fernando Brisson Lopes, Etienne Francois Chaponniere
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Publication number: 20150372801Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of communicating capability information that is operable at an apparatus. The apparatus communicates with another device over a carrier, and transmit a capability indication indicative of the capability of the apparatus to support at least two features based on whether the apparatus is operating in a first duplex mode or a second duplex mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: John Edward Smee, Peter Gaal, Etienne François Chaponniere, Tingfang Ji
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Publication number: 20150350867Abstract: A device and a method to send a resource discovery query to a local device to request per link resource information for a wireless link between a requesting device and the local device, to receive the requested per link resource information from the local device indicating resources the local device has available to allocate to the wireless link, and to establish the wireless link with the local device based on the resource information received are disclosed. The wireless link may be a point-to-point link, A device and method to allocate resources, from a set of resources available to the local device, on a per link basis, to receive a resource discovery query from a requesting device seeking per link resource information, and to send per link resource information to the requesting device indicating the resources the local device has available to allocate to the wireless link are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Etienne Francois Chaponniere, John Edward Smee, Peter Gaal, Tingfang Ji
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Patent number: 9130702Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate providing flow control feedback for controlling downlink data transmission rates. Various schemes can be utilized to send the flow control feedback from an access terminal to a base station. For example, a control PDU (e.g., MAC control PDU, PDCP control PDU) can be generated based upon a level of resource utilization of the access terminal, and sent to the base station for controlling the downlink data transmission rate. Following this example, a type of control PDU, a value included within the control PDU, etc. can be selected as a function of the level of resource utilization. By way of another illustration, a CQI report that includes a value selected as a function of the level of resource utilization associated with the access terminal can be generated and transmitted to the base station for controlling the downlink data transmission rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, Arnaud Meylan, Etienne Francois Chaponniere, Francesco Grilli, Shailesh Maheshwari, Thomas Klingenbrunn
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Patent number: 8951102Abstract: The invention concerns a swivel joint ventilation flap comprising an air stream duct (10), a profiled body (18) the major part of which is at least arranged in the duct chamber, and a ring (26) co-operating with the duct and with the profiled member so that it supports the profiled body (18) in the duct while enabling the profiled body to be moved relative to the duct. Part at least of the inner surface of the chamber forms a spherical segment, the ring (26) has an outer surface forming a sphere portion of practically the same radius as the spherical segment, the ring (26) is arranged in the chamber at the outer surface of the profiled body (18). The profiled body (18) can slide relative to the ring (26). The ventilation flap is suitable for motor vehicle instrument panels.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventors: Christian Brancheriau, Pierre Guerreiro, Guy Heriquet, Etienne Francois, Lionel Fernandes
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Patent number: D995776Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: PRECISION ROBOTICS LTDInventors: Jianzhong Shang, Tamas Csaba Hernadi, Etienne Francois Joseph Dondez, Mick Camerlengo