Patents by Inventor Roberto R. Molinari
Roberto R. Molinari 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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Patent number: 9785608Abstract: Predictive, multi-layer caching architectures may be used to predict which elements a user is most likely to navigate to within a collection of elements associated with a predefined layout and, in response, to increase the accessibility of these elements to a client device of the user. For instance, the techniques may utilize a predictive, multi-layer caching architecture for storing these predicted elements to decrease the latency to render these images if the user navigates within the collection of elements in the predicted manner. The collection of elements may comprise images (e.g., a 3D model, a map, etc.), video files, audio files, text files, or any other type of file that is consumable on a client device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Wenwu Zhu, Zheng Li, Roberto R. Molinari, Hongzhi Li
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Publication number: 20150081779Abstract: Predictive, multi-layer caching architectures may be used to predict which elements a user is most likely to navigate to within a collection of elements associated with a predefined layout and, in response, to increase the accessibility of these elements to a client device of the user. For instance, the techniques may utilize a predictive, multi-layer caching architecture for storing these predicted elements to decrease the latency to render these images if the user navigates within the collection of elements in the predicted manner. The collection of elements may comprise images (e.g., a 3D model, a map, etc.), video files, audio files, text files, or any other type of file that is consumable on a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Wenwu Zhu, Zheng Li, Roberto R. Molinari, Hongzhi Li
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Patent number: 8941644Abstract: This document describes techniques for creating three-dimensional models of image collections using a network-accessible (e.g., cloud-based) computation service, rather than a client computing device. In some instances described below, the computation service performs at least a portion of the operations for creating these models in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Wenwu Zhu, Siyuan Tang, Roberto R. Molinari, Dan Hou
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Patent number: 8850075Abstract: Predictive, multi-layer caching architectures may be used to predict which elements a user is most likely to navigate to within a collection of elements associated with a predefined layout and, in response, to increase the accessibility of these elements to a client device of the user. For instance, the techniques may utilize a predictive, multi-layer caching architecture for storing these predicted elements to decrease the latency to render these images if the user navigates within the collection of elements in the predicted manner. The collection of elements may comprise images (e.g., a 3D model, a map, etc.), video files, audio files, text files, or any other type of file that is consumable on a client device.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Wenwu Zhu, Zheng Li, Roberto R. Molinari, Hongzhi Li
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Patent number: 8611643Abstract: Photographs of an object may be oriented with respect to both the geographic location and orientation of the object by registering a 3D model derived from a plurality of photographs of the objects with a 2D image of the object having a known location and orientation. For example, a 3D point cloud of an object created from photographs of the object using a Photosynth™ tool may be aligned with a satellite photograph of the object, where the satellite photograph has location and orientation information. A tool providing scaling and rotation of the 3D model with respect to the 2D image may be used or an automatic alignment may be performed using a function based on object edges filtered at particular angles. Once aligned, data may be recorded that registers camera locations for the plurality of photographs with geographic coordinates of the object, either absolute latitude/longitude or relative to the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eyal Ofek, Dan Hou, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Scott Vernon Fynn, Roberto R. Molinari, Michael Kroepfl, Tony Ernst
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Patent number: 8604977Abstract: User-generated content that is associated with a geographic location is uploaded to existing networked services or directly to a digital map updating service. Distinct digital map updating services can be assigned to defined geographic areas, such that they are only notified of, or poll for, new user-generated content within their defined geographic areas. Utilizing the geographic location associated with such user-generated content, the digital map updating service identifies one or more digital map “tiles”, which are updated to include new user-generated content and capable applications on client devices can be notified directly of such new user-generated content if they are accessing the relevant tiles. Additionally, data mining can be performed and deductions of events from data mining can be indicated in the digital map in the same manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Nathan S. Wilfert, Alec Siu, Roberto R. Molinari
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Publication number: 20130166640Abstract: User-generated content that is associated with a geographic location is uploaded to existing networked services or directly to a digital map updating service. Distinct digital map updating services can be assigned to defined geographic areas, such that they are only notified of, or poll for, new user-generated content within their defined geographic areas. Utilizing the geographic location associated with such user-generated content, the digital map updating service identifies one or more digital map “tiles”, which are updated to include new user-generated content and capable applications on client devices can be notified directly of such new user-generated content if they are accessing the relevant tiles. Additionally, data mining can be performed and deductions of events from data mining can be indicated in the digital map in the same manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Nathan S. Wilfert, Alec Siu, Roberto R. Molinari
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Publication number: 20130009954Abstract: Photographs of an object may be oriented with respect to both the geographic location and orientation of the object by registering a 3D model derived from a plurality of photographs of the objects with a 2D image of the object having a known location and orientation. For example, a 3D point cloud of an object created from photographs of the object using a Photosynth™ tool may be aligned with a satellite photograph of the object, where the satellite photograph has location and orientation information. A tool providing scaling and rotation of the 3D model with respect to the 2D image may be used or an automatic alignment may be performed using a function based on object edges filtered at particular angles. Once aligned, data may be recorded that registers camera locations for the plurality of photographs with geographic coordinates of the object, either absolute latitude/longitude or relative to the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Eyal Ofek, Dan Hou, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Scott Vernon Fynn, Roberto R. Molinari, Michael Kroepfl, Tony Ernst
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Publication number: 20130014064Abstract: Predictive, multi-layer caching architectures may be used to predict which elements a user is most likely to navigate to within a collection of elements associated with a predefined layout and, in response, to increase the accessibility of these elements to a client device of the user. For instance, the techniques may utilize a predictive, multi-layer caching architecture for storing these predicted elements to decrease the latency to render these images if the user navigates within the collection of elements in the predicted manner. The collection of elements may comprise images (e.g., a 3D model, a map, etc.), video files, audio files, text files, or any other type of file that is consumable on a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Wenwu Zhu, Zheng Li, Roberto R. Molinari, Hongzhi Li
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Publication number: 20120320032Abstract: This document describes techniques for creating three-dimensional models of image collections using a network-accessible (e.g., cloud-based) computation service, rather than a client computing device. In some instances described below, the computation service performs at least a portion of the operations for creating these models in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Wenwu Zhu, Siyuan Tang, Roberto R. Molinari, Dan Hou
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Patent number: 8295589Abstract: Photographs of an object may be oriented with respect to both the geographic location and orientation of the object by registering a 3D model derived from a plurality of photographs of the objects with a 2D image of the object having a known location and orientation. For example, a 3D point cloud of an object created from photographs of the object using a Photosynth™ tool may be aligned with a satellite photograph of the object, where the satellite photograph has location and orientation information. A tool providing scaling and rotation of the 3D model with respect to the 2D image may be used or an automatic alignment may be performed using a function based on object edges filtered at particular angles. Once aligned, data may be recorded that registers camera locations for the plurality of photographs with geographic coordinates of the object, either absolute latitude/longitude or relative to the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eyal Ofek, Dan Hou, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Scott Vernon Fynn, Roberto R. Molinari, Michael Kroepfl, Tony Ernst
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Publication number: 20110286660Abstract: Photographs of an object may be oriented with respect to both the geographic location and orientation of the object by registering a 3D model derived from a plurality of photographs of the objects with a 2D image of the object having a known location and orientation. For example, a 3D point cloud of an object created from photographs of the object using a Photosynth™ tool may be aligned with a satellite photograph of the object, where the satellite photograph has location and orientation information. A tool providing scaling and rotation of the 3D model with respect to the 2D image may be used or an automatic alignment may be performed using a function based on object edges filtered at particular angles. Once aligned, data may be recorded that registers camera locations for the plurality of photographs with geographic coordinates of the object, either absolute latitude/longitude or relative to the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Eyal Ofek, Dan Hou, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Scott Vernon Fynn, Roberto R. Molinari, Michael Kroepfl, Tony Ernst