Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Schultz
Stephen L. Schultz 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: 20240103183Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are disclosed, including a computer system that executes software that may receive a geographic location having one or more coordinates of a structure, receive a validation of the structure location, and generate unmanned aircraft information based on the one or more coordinates of the validated location. The unmanned aircraft information may include an offset from the walls of the structure to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly an autonomous flight path offset from the walls, and camera control information to direct a camera of the unmanned aircraft to capture images of the walls at a predetermined time interval while the unmanned aircraft is flying the flight path. The computer system may receive images of the walls captured by the camera while the unmanned aircraft is flying the autonomous flight path and generate a structure report based at least in part on the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, John Monaco
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Patent number: 11941778Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed including a method comprising, with one or more computer processors, associating geographic position data and orientation data of the one or more video capture devices with each video frame of a geographic area; analyzing the geographic position data and orientation data and the video frames to generate geo-referencing data for pixels of the video frames; determining a geographical boundary of the video frame from the geo-referencing data; receiving, one or more layers of geographic information system (GIS) data using the determined geographical boundary of the video frame; and determining overlay position of the geographic information system (GIS) data on the video frames in real time based at least in part on the geo-referencing data; and overlaying at least a portion of the geographic information system (GIS) data on the video frames based on the overlay position.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventor: Stephen L. Schultz
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Patent number: 11747486Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are disclosed, including a computer system that executes software that may receive a geographic location having one or more coordinates of a structure, receive a validation of the structure location, and generate unmanned aircraft information based on the one or more coordinates of the validated location. The unmanned aircraft information may include an offset from the walls of the structure to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly an autonomous flight path offset from the walls, and camera control information to direct a camera of the unmanned aircraft to capture images of the walls at a predetermined time interval while the unmanned aircraft is flying the flight path. The computer system may receive images of the walls captured by the camera while the unmanned aircraft is flying the autonomous flight path and generate a structure report based at least in part on the images.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, John Monaco
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Patent number: 11686849Abstract: Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: obtaining a first three-dimensional-data point cloud of a horizontal surface of an object of interest, the first three-dimensional-data point cloud having a first resolution and having a three-dimensional location associated with each point in the first three-dimensional-data point cloud; capturing one or more aerial image, at one or more oblique angle, depicting at least a vertical surface of the object of interest; analyzing the one or more aerial image with a computer system to determine three-dimensional locations of additional points on the object of interest; and updating the first three-dimensional-data point cloud with the three-dimensional locations of the additional points on the object of interest to create a second three-dimensional-data point cloud having a second resolution greater than the first resolution of the first three-dimensional-data point cloud.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, David R. Nilosek, David S. Petterson, Timothy S. Harrington
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Publication number: 20230023311Abstract: Systems and methods for structure footprint detection from oblique imagery are disclosed, including a computer system configured to receive geo-referenced oblique images; analyze pixels of the images to: identify pixels representing a structure with walls; determine ground locations for the walls, geographic locations and orientations of pixels representing vertical edges of the walls, and relative lengths of the walls to produce horizontal line segments representing the base of the walls and having a relative length and an orientation, the horizontal line segment(s) determined from horizontal edge(s) extending a length between vertical edges above the bottoms of the vertical edges such that the horizontal edge is above the base of the structure; and assemble the horizontal line segments based on their relative lengths and orientations to form a footprint of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Yandong Wang
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Patent number: 11525897Abstract: A light deflection system for a LIDAR system on an aerial vehicle and method of use are herein disclosed. The light deflection system includes a light deflection element having a first end and a second end. The light deflection element is rotatable and balanced about an axis extending from the first end to the second end. The light deflection element has a first side with a first reflective surface at a first angle in relation to the axis and deflects light in a nadir direction relative to the aerial vehicle. The light deflection element also has a second side having a second reflective surface at a second angle in relation to the axis. The first angle is different from the second angle and configured to deflective light at an oblique angle relative to the aerial vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventor: Stephen L. Schultz
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Patent number: 11483518Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a moving platform system suitable for mounting and use on a moving platform for communicating in real-time, comprising: a position system monitoring location of the moving platform and generating a sequence of time-based position data; a non-line of sight communication system; a high-speed line of sight communication system; and a computer system monitoring an availability of the non-line of sight communication system and the high-speed line of sight communication system and initiating connections when the non-line of sight communication system and the high-speed line of sight communication system are available, and receiving the sequence of time-based position data and transmitting the sequence of time-based position data via the at least one of the currently available non-line of sight communication system and the high-speed line of sight communication system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Mark A. Winkelbauer, Charles Mondello, Robert S. Bradacs, Craig D. Woodward, Stephen L. Schultz, Scott D. Lawrence, Matt Kusak, Kevin G. Willard
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Publication number: 20220139079Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are disclosed, including a computer system that executes software that may receive a geographic location having one or more coordinates of a structure, receive a validation of the structure location, and generate unmanned aircraft information based on the one or more coordinates of the validated location. The unmanned aircraft information may include an offset from the walls of the structure to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly an autonomous flight path offset from the walls, and camera control information to direct a camera of the unmanned aircraft to capture images of the walls at a predetermined time interval while the unmanned aircraft is flying the flight path. The computer system may receive images of the walls captured by the camera while the unmanned aircraft is flying the autonomous flight path and generate a structure report based at least in part on the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, John Monaco
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Patent number: 11120262Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are disclosed, including a computer system that executes software that may receive a geographic location having one or more coordinates of a structure, receive a validation of the structure location, and generate unmanned aircraft information based on the one or more coordinates of the validated location. The unmanned aircraft information may include an offset from the walls of the structure to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly an autonomous flight path offset from the walls, and camera control information to direct a camera of the unmanned aircraft to capture images of the walls at a predetermined time interval while the unmanned aircraft is flying the flight path. The computer system may receive images of the walls captured by the camera while the unmanned aircraft is flying the autonomous flight path and generate a structure report based at least in part on the images.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, John Monaco
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Publication number: 20210263158Abstract: Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: obtaining a first three-dimensional-data point cloud of a horizontal surface of an object of interest, the first three-dimensional-data point cloud having a first resolution and having a three-dimensional location associated with each point in the first three-dimensional-data point cloud; capturing one or more aerial image, at one or more oblique angle, depicting at least a vertical surface of the object of interest; analyzing the one or more aerial image with a computer system to determine three-dimensional locations of additional points on the object of interest; and updating the first three-dimensional-data point cloud with the three-dimensional locations of the additional points on the object of interest to create a second three-dimensional-data point cloud having a second resolution greater than the first resolution of the first three-dimensional-data point cloud.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, David R. Nilosek, David S. Petterson, Timothy S. Harrington
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Patent number: 11100259Abstract: A system and method for generating multi-3D perspective floor plans having real-life physical characteristics. The multi-3D perspective floor plans may be generated using image data and related to a floor plan of a structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventor: Stephen L. Schultz
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Patent number: 11087131Abstract: A computerized system is disclosed. The computer system executes software that receives a geographic location having one or more coordinates of a roof, receives a validation of the location of the roof, and generates unmanned aircraft information based on the one or more coordinates of the validated location. The unmanned aircraft information includes an offset from the roof to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly an autonomous flight path above the roof, and camera control information to direct a camera of the unmanned aircraft to capture images of the roof at a predetermined time interval while the unmanned aircraft is flying the flight path. The computer system receives images of the roof captured by the camera while the unmanned aircraft is flying the autonomous flight path and generates a structure report for the roof based at least in part on the images.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, John Monaco
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Patent number: 11087506Abstract: Image processing systems and methods are disclosed, including an image processing system comprising a computer running image processing software causing the computer to: divide an oblique aerial image into a plurality of sections, choose reference aerial image(s), having a consistent color distribution, for a first section and a second section; create a color-balancing transformation for the first and second sections of the oblique aerial image such that the first color distribution of the first section matches the consistent color distribution of the chosen reference aerial image and the second color distribution of the second section matches the consistent color distribution of the chosen reference aerial image; color-balance pixel(s) in the first and section sections of the oblique aerial image, such that at least one color-balancing transformation of the first and second sections matches the consistent color distribution of the reference aerial image(s).Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Frank D. Giuffrida, Robert Gray
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Patent number: 11069077Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a computerized system, comprising: a computer system running image display and analysis software that when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to: display an oblique image; reference positional data for the oblique image; create a ground plane for the oblique image, the ground plane comprising a plurality of facets, the facets conforming to a topography of an area captured within the oblique image; receive a selection of at least two pixels within the oblique image; and calculate a desired measurement using the selection of the at least two pixels and the ground plane, the desired measurement taking into account changes within the topography of the area captured within the oblique image.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Frank D. Giuffrida, Robert L. Gray, Charles Mondello
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Patent number: 11062059Abstract: A system and method for generating multi-3D perspective floor plans having real-life physical characteristics. The multi-3D perspective floor plans may be generated using image data and related to a floor plan of a structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventor: Stephen L. Schultz
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Patent number: 10992664Abstract: A fingerprint identification system comprising a smart device, a fingerprint scanner, a processor coupled to a transceiver and to the fingerprint scanner, and a digital storage element coupled to the processor. The digital storage element stores logic that causes the processor to: activate the fingerprint scanner to scan a user's finger, identify a feature and multiple minutia of the user's fingerprint, and generate a digital fingerprint string(s) indicative of a position of each minutia relative to the feature. The processor is then caused to combine the digital fingerprint string(s) with a first cryptographic salt to generate a first hash. The first hash is compared to a first hash signature to determine if the first hash represents an authentic fingerprint. If authentic, the processor combines the digital fingerprint string(s) with a second cryptographic salt to generate a second hash. This second hash is transmitted to one or more servers.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Tokenize, Inc.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, David R. Nilosek, John Dvorak
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Patent number: 10943000Abstract: A wearable device having one or more processors configured to receive one or more signals representative of biometric parameter(s) and sensed presence of a user. The one or more processors configured to compare the biometric parameter to a stored user parameter for authentication of the user. Upon authentication, the one or more processors switch from a locked mode to an unlocked mode to enable communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Tokenize, Inc.Inventors: Steve Shapiro, Melanie Shapiro, Richard Lourette, Michael W. Allen, Stephen L. Schultz
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Patent number: 10942276Abstract: Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: obtaining a first three-dimensional-data point cloud of a horizontal surface of an object of interest, the first three-dimensional-data point cloud having a first resolution and having a three-dimensional location associated with each point in the first three-dimensional-data point cloud; capturing one or more aerial image, at one or more oblique angle, depicting at least a vertical surface of the object of interest; analyzing the one or more aerial image with a computer system to determine three-dimensional locations of additional points on the object of interest; and updating the first three-dimensional-data point cloud with the three-dimensional locations of the additional points on the object of interest to create a second three-dimensional-data point cloud having a second resolution greater than the first resolution of the first three-dimensional-data point cloud.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, David R. Nilosek, David S. Petterson, Timothy S. Harrington
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Publication number: 20200294262Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed including a computerized system, comprising: a computer system running image display and analysis software that when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to: display an oblique image; reference positional data for the oblique image; create a ground plane for the oblique image, the ground plane comprising a plurality of facets, the facets conforming to a topography of an area captured within the oblique image; receive a selection of at least two pixels within the oblique image; and calculate a desired measurement using the selection of the at least two pixels and the ground plane, the desired measurement taking into account changes within the topography of the area captured within the oblique image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Frank D. Giuffrida, Robert L. Gray, Charles Mondello
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Publication number: 20200202583Abstract: Image processing systems and methods are disclosed, including an image processing system comprising a computer running image processing software causing the computer to: divide an oblique aerial image into a plurality of sections, choose reference aerial image(s), having a consistent color distribution, for a first section and a second section; create a color-balancing transformation for the first and second sections of the oblique aerial image such that the first color distribution of the first section matches the consistent color distribution of the chosen reference aerial image and the second color distribution of the second section matches the consistent color distribution of the chosen reference aerial image; color-balance pixel(s) in the first and section sections of the oblique aerial image, such that at least one color-balancing transformation of the first and second sections matches the consistent color distribution of the reference aerial image(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Frank D. Giuffrida, Robert Gray