Patents by Inventor Soumik Ukil
Soumik Ukil 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: 11074770Abstract: The invention provides a system and method of monitoring a vehicle during commute. The system comprising of one or more camera modules in communication with one or more computation device. A camera module is configured to collect multiple data during the commute including video frames of one or more views, and location, position, direction, orientation, velocity and the combination thereof of the vehicle. The collected data is sent to a computation device where the data is analyzed to identify events and the same will be notified to one or more user device(s). In one embodiment, the communication between the computation device and the camera module may be carried out wirelessly via Wi-Fi where the camera module is configured to act in one or more modes of communication such as an access point (AP) mode or a station (STA) mode or Wi-Fi direct or the combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Lightmetrics Technologies PVT. LTD.Inventors: Mithun Uliyar, Ravi Shenoy, Soumik Ukil, Krishna A G, Gururaj Putraya, Pushkar Patwardhan
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Patent number: 10974728Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating driver behavior monitoring and evaluation of driver performance during a trip are provided. The method includes facilitating, by a processing system of an on-board detection device positioned in a vehicle, recording of media data using cameras mounted on the vehicle and multisensory data using sensors positioned in the vehicle. The media data includes a plurality of image frames. The method includes generating metadata based on at least one image frame of the plurality of image frames and the multisensory data, detecting an occurrence of an event based at least on the metadata and a set of configuration parameters, uploading the metadata and the media data of the event to a cloud server based on event upload rules, and facilitating a media status update flag corresponding to the event, the media status update flag representing a completion of uploading of the media data of the event.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: LIGHTMETRICS TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.Inventors: Krishna A G, Pushkar Patwardhan, Gururaj Putraya, Ravi Shenoy, Soumik Ukil, Mithun Uliyar
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Publication number: 20200168014Abstract: The invention provides a system and method of monitoring a vehicle during commute. The system comprising of one or more camera modules in communication with one or more computation device. A camera module is configured to collect multiple data during the commute including video frames of one or more views, and location, position, direction, orientation, velocity and the combination thereof of the vehicle. The collected data is sent to a computation device where the data is analyzed to identify events and the same will be notified to one or more user device(s). In one embodiment, the communication between the computation device and the camera module may be carried out wirelessly via Wi-Fi where the camera module is configured to act in one or more modes of communication such as an access point (AP) mode or a station (STA) mode or Wi-Fi direct or the combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Mithun ULIYAR, Ravi SHENOY, Soumik UKIL, Krishna A G, Gururaj PUTRAYA, Pushkar PATWARDHAN
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Publication number: 20200079387Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating driver behavior monitoring and evaluation of driver performance during a trip are provided. The method includes facilitating, by a processing system of an on-board detection device positioned in a vehicle, recording of media data using cameras mounted on the vehicle and multisensory data using sensors positioned in the vehicle. The media data includes a plurality of image frames. The method includes generating metadata based on at least one image frame of the plurality of image frames and the multisensory data, detecting an occurrence of an event based at least on the metadata and a set of configuration parameters, uploading the metadata and the media data of the event to a cloud server based on event upload rules, and facilitating a media status update flag corresponding to the event, the media status update flag representing a completion of uploading of the media data of the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Krishna A G, Pushkar PATWARDHAN, Gururaj PUTRAYA, Ravi SHENOY, Soumik UKIL, Mithun ULIYAR
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Patent number: 10529083Abstract: A method for estimating distance of an object from a moving vehicle is provided. The method includes detecting, by a camera module in one or more image frames, an object on a road on which the vehicle is moving. The method includes electronically determining a pair of lane markings associated with the road. The method further includes electronically determining a lane width between the pair of the lane markings in an image coordinate of the one or more image frames. The lane width is determined at a location of the object on the road. The method includes electronically determininga real world distance of the object from the vehicle based at least on number of pixels corresponding to the lane width in the image coordinate, a pre-defined lane width associated with the road and at least one camera parameter of the camera module.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Lighmetrics Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Inventors: Mithun Uliyar, Ravi Shenoy, Soumik Ukil, Krishna A G, Gururaj Putraya, Pushkar Patwardhan
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Patent number: 10425630Abstract: A technique for digital stereo imaging is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Soumik Ukil, Krishna Annasagar Govindarao, Gururaj Gopal Putraya
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Patent number: 10275669Abstract: Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and methods for object detection such as traffic lights, speed signs, in an automotive environment, are disclosed. In an embodiment, ADAS includes camera system for capturing image frames of at least a part of surroundings of vehicle, memory comprising image processing instructions and processing system for detecting one or more objects in a coarse detection followed by a fine detection. Coarse detection includes detecting presence of the one or more objects in non-consecutive image frames of the image frames, where non-consecutive image frames are determined by skipping one or more frames of the image frames. Upon detection of presence of the one or more objects in coarse detection, fine detection of the one or more objects is performed in a predetermined number of neighboring image frames of a frame in which the presence of the objects is detected in coarse detection.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Lightmetrics Technologies PVT. LTD.Inventors: Mithun Uliyar, Gururaj Putraya, Soumik Ukil, Krishna A G, Ravi Shenoy, Pushkar Patwardhan
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Patent number: 10257395Abstract: In an example embodiment, method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a plurality of VR contents and a plurality of video contents associated with an event captured by a plurality of VR cameras and a plurality of user camera devices, respectively. Each of the plurality of VR cameras comprises a plurality of camera modules with respective field of views (FOVs) associated with the event. The FOVs of the plurality of user camera devices are linked with respective FOVs of camera modules of the plurality of VR cameras based on at least a threshold degree of similarity between the FOV of the user camera device and the FOV of the camera module. The processor creates an event VR content by combining the plurality of VR contents and the plurality of video contents based on the linking of the FOVs.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Mithun Uliyar, Soumik Ukil
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Patent number: 10091409Abstract: In an example embodiment, method, apparatus and computer program product for improving image and video captures using depth maps of viewfinder depth map, are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a viewfinder depth map of a scene, the viewfinder depth map comprising depth information of a plurality of objects in the scene. One or more objects are selected from the plurality of objects based on depth information of the one or more objects in the viewfinder depth map. Two or more images of the scene are facilitated to be captured by at least adjusting focus of a camera corresponding to the depth information of the one or more objects that are selected. In an example, a method also includes facilitating capture of an image of the scene by at least adjusting focus of a camera corresponding to the depth information of the two or more objects that are selected.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Krishna Annasagar Govindarao, Soumik Ukil, Ravi Shenoy
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Patent number: 10065652Abstract: A method and system for driver monitoring by fusing contextual data with event data to determine context as cause of event is provided. The method includes detecting an event from event data received from one or more inertial sensors associated with a vehicle of a driver or with the driver. The method also includes determining a context from an audio or video feed received from one or more devices associated with the vehicle or the driver. Further, the method includes fusing the event with the context to determine the context as a cause of the event. In addition, the method includes assigning a score to a driver performance metric based at least on the context and the event.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Lightmetrics Technologies PVT. LTD.Inventors: Ravi Shenoy, Krishna A G, Gururaj Putraya, Soumik Ukil, Mithun Uliyar, Pushkar Patwardhan
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Publication number: 20180165822Abstract: A method for estimating distance of an object from a moving vehicle is provided. The method includes detecting, by a camera module in one or more image frames, an object on a road on which the vehicle is moving. The method includes electronically determining a pair of lane markings associated with the road. The method further includes electronically determining a lane width between the pair of the lane markings in an image coordinate of the one or more image frames. The lane width is determined at a location of the object on the road. The method includes electronically determininga real world distance of the object from the vehicle based at least on number of pixels corresponding to the lane width in the image coordinate, a pre-defined lane width associated with the road and at least one camera parameter of the camera module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Mithun ULIYAR, Ravi SHENOY, Soumik UKIL, Krishna A G, Gururaj PUTRAYA, Pushkar PATWARDHAN
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Publication number: 20180124291Abstract: In an example embodiment, method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a plurality of VR contents and a plurality of video contents associated with an event captured by a plurality of VR cameras and a plurality of user camera devices, respectively. Each of the plurality of VR cameras comprises a plurality of camera modules with respective field of views (FOVs) associated with the event. The FOVs of the plurality of user camera devices are linked with respective FOVs of camera modules of the plurality of VR cameras based on at least a threshold degree of similarity between the FOV of the user camera device and the FOV of the camera module. The processor creates an event VR content by combining the plurality of VR contents and the plurality of video contents based on the linking of the FOVs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Mithun Uliyar, Soumik Ukil
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Patent number: 9888364Abstract: A method and apparatus for localizing a smartphone is disclosed. A plurality of lateral position samples of the smartphone based at least in part on a plurality of location coordinates, lane marking information and accuracy factors of the plurality of location coordinates are collected at a plurality of time instances. Lateral position of the smartphone in the moving vehicle based at least on the plurality of lateral position samples collected at the plurality of time instances is determined. One or more correlations between a vertical acceleration pattern associated with at least one front wheel and a vertical acceleration pattern associated with at least one rear wheel of the moving vehicle passing over one or more road discontinuities as computed from an accelerometer sensor present in the smartphone are determined. Longitudinal position of the smartphone in the moving vehicle based at least on the one or more correlations is determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Lightmetrics Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Inventors: Mithun Uliyar, Ravi Shenoy, Soumik Ukil, Krishna A G, Gururaj Putraya, Pushkar Patwardhan
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Publication number: 20180001899Abstract: A method and system for driver monitoring by fusing contextual data with event data to determine context as cause of event is provided. The method includes detecting an event from event data received from one or more inertial sensors associated with a vehicle of a driver or with the driver. The method also includes determining a context from an audio or video feed received from one or more devices associated with the vehicle or the driver. Further, the method includes fusing the event with the context to determine the context as a cause of the event. In addition, the method includes assigning a score to a driver performance metric based at least on the context and the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Ravi SHENOY, Krishna A G, Gururaj PUTRAYA, Soumik UKIL, Mithun ULIYAR, Pushkar PATWARDHAN
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Publication number: 20170374353Abstract: A technique for digital stereo imaging is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Soumik Ukil, Krishna Annasagar Govindarao, Gururaj Gopal Putraya
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Publication number: 20170374269Abstract: In an example embodiment, method, apparatus and computer program product for improving image and video captures using depth maps of viewfinder depth map, are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of a viewfinder depth map of a scene, the viewfinder depth map comprising depth information of a plurality of objects in the scene. One or more objects are selected from the plurality of objects based on depth information of the one or more objects in the viewfinder depth map. Two or more images of the scene are facilitated to be captured by at least adjusting focus of a camera corresponding to the depth information of the one or more objects that are selected. In an example, a method also includes facilitating capture of an image of the scene by at least adjusting focus of a camera corresponding to the depth information of the two or more objects that are selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Krishna Annasagar GOVINDARAO, Soumik UKIL, Ravi SHENOY
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Publication number: 20170366945Abstract: A method and apparatus for localizing a smartphone is disclosed. A plurality of lateral position samples of the smartphone based at least in part on a plurality of location coordinates, lane marking information and accuracy factors of the plurality of location coordinates are collected at a plurality of time instances. Lateral position of the smartphone in the moving vehicle based at least on the plurality of lateral position samples collected at the plurality of time instances is determined. One or more correlations between a vertical acceleration pattern associated with at least one front wheel and a vertical acceleration pattern associated with at least one rear wheel of the moving vehicle passing over one or more road discontinuities as computed from an accelerometer sensor present in the smartphone are determined. Longitudinal position of the smartphone in the moving vehicle based at least on the one or more correlations is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Mithun ULIYAR, Ravi SHENOY, Soumik UKIL, Krishna A G, Gururaj PUTRAYA, Pushkar PATWARDHAN
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Publication number: 20170337435Abstract: Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and methods for object detection such as traffic lights, speed signs, in an automotive environment, are disclosed. In an embodiment, ADAS includes camera system for capturing image frames of at least a part of surroundings of vehicle, memory comprising image processing instructions and processing system for detecting one or more objects in a coarse detection followed by a fine detection. Coarse detection includes detecting presence of the one or more objects in non-consecutive image frames of the image frames, where non-consecutive image frames are determined by skipping one or more frames of the image frames. Upon detection of presence of the one or more objects in coarse detection, fine detection of the one or more objects is performed in a predetermined number of neighboring image frames of a frame in which the presence of the objects is detected in coarse detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Mithun ULIYAR, Gururaj PUTRAYA, Soumik UKIL, Krishna A G, Ravi SHENOY, Pushkar PATWARDHAN
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Publication number: 20170323433Abstract: In an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes generating an initial super-resolved image associated with a scene based on a reference image and remaining one or more images of a plurality of images of the scene, where the scene comprising at least one mobile object. The reference image is up-sampled to generate an up-sampled reference image. A motion mask image is generated based on the initial super-resolved image and the up-sampled reference image. Based on the motion mask image, a composite image of the scene including at least one portion depicting the at least one mobile object is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Soumik Ukil, Basavaraja S V
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Patent number: 9679220Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating receipt of an image of a scene and determining a graph based on connecting nodes of the image. The nodes are either pixels or superpixels of the image. The graph is determined by determining one or more connections of a node to one or more nodes belonging to a pre-defined image region around the node in the image. The connections are associated with edge weights that are determined based on at least one of similarity parameters and spatial distances between the node and the one or more nodes. The method includes determining disparity values at the nodes of the image based at least on performing tree based aggregation of a cost volume on the graph, where the cost volume is associated with the image and at least one view image of the scene.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Krishna Annasagar Govindarao, Soumik Ukil, Veldandi Muninder