Patents by Inventor Frank VERBIEST

Frank VERBIEST 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).

  • Publication number: 20240144638
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an information system of a mobile machine, the information system being configured to calculate 3D information relative to a scene in which the mobile machine is moving, the method including: acquiring at least a first image of the scene at a first time and a second image of the scene at a second time; detecting one or more scene features in the first image and the second image; matching the one or more scene features across the first image and the second image based upon detection of the one or more scene features; estimating an egomotion of the mobile machine based upon the matching of the one or more scene features across the first image and the second image; and adjusting the information system by taking into account the estimation of the egomotion of the mobile machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Wim ABBELOOS, Frank VERBIEST, Bruno DAWAGNE, Wim LEMKENS, Marc PROESMANS, Luc VAN GOOL
  • Publication number: 20240144487
    Abstract: A method for tracking a position of an object in a scene surrounding a mobile machine based upon information acquired from monocular images, includes: acquiring at least a first image at a first time and a second image at a second time, the first image and the second image each including image data corresponding to the object and a scene feature present in the scene surrounding the mobile machine; detecting the object in the first image and the second image; matching the scene feature across the first image and the second image; performing an estimation of an egomotion of the mobile machine based upon the scene feature matched across the first image and the second image; and predicting a position of the object taking into account the estimation of the egomotion of the mobile machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Wim ABBELOOS, Gabriel OTHMEZOURI, Frank VERBIEST, Bruno DAWAGNE, Wim LEMKENS, Marc PROESMANS, Luc VAN GOOL
  • Patent number: 11900696
    Abstract: A system and a method for processing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images being acquired by a respective image acquisition module of a vehicle and each image acquisition module being oriented outwardly with respect to the vehicle, the method comprising: elaborating a bird's eye view image of surroundings of the vehicle using pixel values of pixels of at least one portion of each image of the plurality of images as pixel values of the bird's eye view image, and performing, on the bird's eye view image, a detection of at least one lane marked on a surface on which the vehicle is and visible on the bird's eye view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Kazuki Tamura, Hiroaki Shimizu, Marc Proesmans, Frank Verbiest, Jonas Heylen, Bruno Dawagne, Davy Neven, Bert Debrabandere, Luc Van Gool
  • Publication number: 20220292846
    Abstract: A system and a method for processing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images being acquired by a respective image acquisition module of a vehicle and each image acquisition module being oriented outwardly with respect to the vehicle, the method comprising: elaborating a bird's eye view image of surroundings of the vehicle using pixel values of pixels of at least one portion of each image of the plurality of images as pixel values of the bird's eye view image, and performing, on the bird's eye view image, a detection of at least one lane marked on a surface on which the vehicle is and visible on the bird's eye view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Kazuki TAMURA, Hiroaki SHIMIZU, Marc PROESMANS, Frank VERBIEST, Jonas HEYLEN, Bruno DAWAGNE, Davy NEVEN, Bert DEBRABANDERE, Luc VAN GOOL
  • Publication number: 20220132049
    Abstract: A system for producing a virtual image view for a vehicle is provided. The system includes one or more image capture means configured to capture image data in proximity to the vehicle, the image data being defined at least in part by first viewpoint parameters, and to provide an identifier identifying the respective one or more image capture means, storage means configured to store a plurality of virtualization records containing conversion information related to a virtualized viewpoint and a plurality of image capture means, and processing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuki TAMURA, Hiroaki SHIMIZU, Marc PROESMANS, Frank VERBIEST, Luc VAN GOOL