Patents by Inventor Samuel H. Woo

Samuel H. Woo 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).

  • Patent number: 11301688
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting prohibited materials in a compartment at a security checkpoint includes receiving a three-dimensional representation of a compartment from an imaging device connected to the computing system, and classifying each voxel of the three-dimensional representation using a trained neural network to determine whether any voxel classifications of the three-dimensional representation correspond to a voxel classification of a prohibited material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Samuel H. Woo
  • Patent number: 11106930
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting prohibited objects in a compartment at a security checkpoint includes receiving a three-dimensional representation of a compartment from an imaging device connected to the computing system, identifying, by the processor, a region within the compartment that has a highest likelihood of containing a prohibited object, based on a voxel classification of the three-dimensional representation using a first trained neural network, and classifying, by the processor, shapes of objects located within the identified region using a second trained neural network to determine whether any of the shapes correspond to a shape of a prohibited object known by the second neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Samuel H. Woo
  • Patent number: 11093803
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically classifying compartments at a security checkpoint includes receiving a three-dimensional representation of a compartment from an imaging device connected to the computing system, and classifying the compartment into a first category or a second category using a trained neural network that analyzes the three-dimensional representation, wherein compartments classified into the first category are automatically cleared at the security checkpoint and compartments classified into the second category undergo further security checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Samuel H. Woo
  • Publication number: 20200394417
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting prohibited materials in a compartment at a security checkpoint includes receiving a three-dimensional representation of a compartment from an imaging device connected to the computing system, and classifying each voxel of the three-dimensional representation using a trained neural network to determine whether any voxel classifications of the three-dimensional representation correspond to a voxel classification of a prohibited material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Samuel H. Woo
  • Publication number: 20200394430
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically detecting prohibited objects in a compartment at a security checkpoint includes receiving a three-dimensional representation of a compartment from an imaging device connected to the computing system, identifying, by the processor, a region within the compartment that has a highest likelihood of containing a prohibited object, based on a voxel classification of the three-dimensional representation using a first trained neural network, and classifying, by the processor, shapes of objects located within the identified region using a second trained neural network to determine whether any of the shapes correspond to a shape of a prohibited object known by the second neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Samuel H. Woo
  • Publication number: 20200394442
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically classifying compartments at a security checkpoint includes receiving a three-dimensional representation of a compartment from an imaging device connected to the computing system, and classifying the compartment into a first category or a second category using a trained neural network that analyzes the three-dimensional representation, wherein compartments classified into the first category are automatically cleared at the security checkpoint and compartments classified into the second category undergo further security checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Mohamed Nooman Ahmed, Samuel H. Woo