Patents by Inventor James Michael GRICHNIK
James Michael GRICHNIK 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: 20230216658Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for generating digital and/or cryptographic assets. An initial state of an environment is acquired using sensors that includes a state of each sensor, a region of interest including a 3D body, and a state of light sources. The asset is associated with the 3D body. A plurality of boundary conditions associated with a workflow for capturing the asset is determined. A visualization of a set of boundary conditions is displayed on a display that includes a plurality of visual cues including first and second visual cues. Each respective visual cue provides a visual indication of a state of a corresponding boundary condition in the set of boundary conditions. At least one visual cue is updated when each boundary condition in the set of boundary conditions is satisfied. When satisfied, the workflow at the computer-enabled imaging device is executed, thereby capturing the asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Galileo Group, Inc.Inventors: Donald Michael BARNES, Thorsten Mewes, James Michael Grichnik
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Publication number: 20220088251Abstract: Provided are mobile imaging devices and methods thereof. A mobile imaging device includes a plurality of light source sets, sensors, and a controller. At least one program is non-transiently stored in and executable by the controller. The program causes the controller to perform a method including acquiring a corresponding value for each condition in a first plurality of conditions when the device is at a first position using the sensors to collect a plurality of measurements associated with a region of interest that is not exposed to the plurality of light source sets. The method includes firing with the device held at the first position, if the corresponding value satisfies a corresponding condition specification for a respective condition in the first plurality of conditions, the plurality of light source sets based on a second plurality of conditions. Accordingly, light emits that is substantially limited to a spectral range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Galileo Group, Inc.Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, Thorsten Mewes, James Michael Grichnik
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Patent number: 10893182Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for imaging with compensation functions. An imaging device comprises a plurality of light source sets, of which two or more light source sets emit light of a same specific spectral range to compensate intensity differences among different spectral ranges. The imaging device can be integrated with a mobile device. A method comprises a subtraction procedure to compensate ambient light effect, a normalization procedure to compensate incidence angle effect, a 3D reconstruction procedure to compensate distance effect, or any combination of these procedures. The method is performed at an imaging device comprising a controller. At least one program is non-transiently stored in the controller and executable by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: GALILEO GROUP, INC.Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik, Zhihong Pan, Thorsten Mewes
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Publication number: 20200280661Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for imaging with compensation functions. An imaging device comprises a plurality of light source sets, of which two or more light source sets emit light of a same specific spectral range to compensate intensity differences among different spectral ranges. The imaging device can be integrated with a mobile device. A method comprises a subtraction procedure to compensate ambient light effect, a normalization procedure to compensate incidence angle effect, a 3D reconstruction procedure to compensate distance effect, or any combination of these procedures. The method is performed at an imaging device comprising a controller. At least one program is non-transiently stored in the controller and executable by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik, Zhihong Pan, Thorsten Mewes
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Patent number: 10554909Abstract: Systems and methods for imaging using a plurality of light sources is provided. An imaging device comprises a housing, a lens within the housing, a plurality of light source sets attached or integrated into the housing, a two-dimensional pixelated detector within the housing in optical communication with the lens, memory and a controller. Each respective light source set comprises a plurality of lights uniformly radially distributed about the lens. A first light source set in the plurality sets emits light substantially limited to a first spectral range. A second light source set in the plurality of sets emits light substantially limited to a second spectral range other than the first range. At least one program non-transiently stored in the memory and executable by the controller sequentially and independently fired each light source set while collecting light using the pixelated detector. An imaging device can be integrated with a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: GALILEO GROUP, INC.Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik, Zhihong Pan, Thorsten Mewes
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Patent number: 10455134Abstract: At a central controlling system, a composite map is constructed based on a previous dataset that includes (A) images of a target obtained by imaging devices at a first time, and (B) respective meta data associated with the images. Imaging devices collect image data during a second time after the first time. In accordance with the composite map, the imaging devices obtain images of the target and associate meta data with the images. The images and respective meta data are communicated to the central controlling system. The positions and orientations of the imaging devices when the respective images were obtained, and when the images were obtained, are used to index the images against the target, thereby aggregating multi-dimensional data for the target. Temporal information about a characteristic of the target over time is then extracted from the aggregated multi-dimensional data.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: GALILEO GROUP, INC.Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik
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Patent number: 10419657Abstract: At a first computer-enabled imaging device in a plurality of computer-enabled imaging devices, a first workflow including time-stamped images of a region of interest is obtained during a first time interval, and first meta data is associated with the second workflow. The first meta data includes positional and orientation data, the first time interval, and an identity of the first computer-enabled imaging device. Control signals are generated based on a characteristic of the first workflow, and then communicated to a second computer-enabled imaging device. In accordance with the control signals, the second computer-enabled imaging device obtains a second workflow including time-stamped images of the region of interest, and associates second meta data with the second workflow. A central system, or any computer-enabled imaging device in the plurality, consolidates the first and second workflows into a consolidated workflow for the region of interest using the first and second meta data.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Galileo Group, Inc.Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik
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Publication number: 20180278827Abstract: At a first computer-enabled imaging device in a plurality of computer-enabled imaging devices, a first workflow including time-stamped images of a region of interest is obtained during a first time interval, and first meta data is associated with the second workflow. The first meta data includes positional and orientation data, the first time interval, and an identity of the first computer-enabled imaging device. Control signals are generated based on a characteristic of the first workflow, and then communicated to a second computer-enabled imaging device. In accordance with the control signals, the second computer-enabled imaging device obtains a second workflow including time-stamped images of the region of interest, and associates second meta data with the second workflow. A central system, or any computer-enabled imaging device in the plurality, consolidates the first and second workflows into a consolidated workflow for the region of interest using the first and second meta data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik
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Publication number: 20180253862Abstract: At a central controlling system, a composite map is constructed based on a previous dataset that includes (A) images of a target obtained by imaging devices at a first time, and (B) respective meta data associated with the images. Imaging devices collect image data during a second time after the first time. In accordance with the composite map, the imaging devices obtain images of the target and associate meta data with the images. The images and respective meta data are communicated to the central controlling system. The positions and orientations of the imaging devices when the respective images were obtained, and when the images were obtained, are used to index the images against the target, thereby aggregating multi-dimensional data for the target. Temporal information about a characteristic of the target over time is then extracted from the aggregated multi-dimensional data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik
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Publication number: 20180198993Abstract: Systems and methods for imaging using a plurality of light sources is provided. An imaging device comprises a housing, a lens within the housing, a plurality of light source sets attached or integrated into the housing, a two-dimensional pixelated detector within the housing in optical communication with the lens, memory and a controller. Each respective light source set comprises a plurality of lights uniformly radially distributed about the lens. A first light source set in the plurality sets emits light substantially limited to a first spectral range. A second light source set in the plurality of sets emits light substantially limited to a second spectral range other than the first range. At least one program non-transiently stored in the memory and executable by the controller sequentially and independently fired each light source set while collecting light using the pixelated detector. An imaging device can be integrated with a mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik, Zhihong Pan, Thorsten Mewes
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Patent number: 9986177Abstract: A method for capturing and consolidating multi-spectral image data for regions of interest using one or more spectral boost mechanisms or techniques is disclosed. A first multi-spectral or hyperspectral workflow comprising time-stamped two-dimensional pixelated images of a region of interest is obtained by a first computer-enabled imaging device. Each of the images corresponds to image data captured for a respective frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands. First meta data is associated with the images of the first workflow and includes: a plurality of first positions and first orientations of the first imaging device indicating first positional and orientation data for the first imaging device, and indications of a respective frequency band for each of the images of the first workflow. A consolidated multi-spectral workflow for the region of interest is generated, which includes spectrally and spatially consolidating the images of the first workflow using the first meta data.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: GALILEO GROUP, INC.Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik, Zhihong Pan
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Publication number: 20170336203Abstract: A self-contained battery-operated device is fixedly mounted to a drone device in a plurality of drone devices. The first self-contained battery-operated device includes one or more processors, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a location detection device, a two-dimensional pixilated detector, and memory, all connected by a common bus. Time-stamped images of an environmental region are captured using the two-dimensional pixilated detector at a time when the drone device is airborne. For each of the captured time-stamped images, a respective set of meta data is obtained, which includes (1) rotational values obtained using the gyroscope, indicating a relative orientation of the self-contained battery-operated device with respect to a respective reference orientation at a time of image capture, and (2) location information obtained using the location detection device at a time of image capture. The time-stamped images and the respective sets of meta data are sent to a remote processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik
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Publication number: 20170323472Abstract: At a computer-enabled imaging device, a workflow including a plurality of time-stamped images is obtained. Each time-stamped image has a respective time point at which the respective time-stamped image was obtained. A first plurality of time-stamped accelerometer interval readings and a first plurality of time-stamped interval gyroscope readings are acquired, each of the readings having a respective time point at which the respective reading was acquired. A first real-time translational and rotational trajectory of the first computer-enabled imaging device is thereby obtained. Time-stamped coordinates of feature points in the first workflow are acquired at a plurality of time points during which the time-stamped images were acquired. A first dataset including the workflow, time-stamped coordinates, the real-time translational and rotational trajectory, and translational movement of the coordinates of the feature points is communicated to a data processing and display system for image processing and analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Donald Michael Barnes, James Michael Grichnik
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Publication number: 20170264833Abstract: A method for capturing and consolidating multi-spectral image data for regions of interest using one or more spectral boost mechanisms or techniques is disclosed. A first multi-spectral or hyperspectral workflow comprising time-stamped two-dimensional pixelated images of a region of interest is obtained by a first computer-enabled imaging device. Each of the images corresponds to image data captured for a respective frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands. First meta data is associated with the images of the first workflow and includes: a plurality of first positions and first orientations of the first imaging device indicating first positional and orientation data for the first imaging device, and indications of a respective frequency band for each of the images of the first workflow. A consolidated multi-spectral workflow for the region of interest is generated, which includes spectrally and spatially consolidating the images of the first workflow using the first meta data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Donald Michael BARNES, James Michael GRICHNIK, Zhihong PAN