Patents by Inventor Victor MACELA

Victor MACELA 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: 11915438
    Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics France
    Inventors: Manu Alibay, Olivier Pothier, Victor Macela, Alain Bellon, Arnaud Bourge
  • Publication number: 20220308173
    Abstract: Method, having detecting from a first histogram signal delivered by a sensor device, successive sets of targets at respective successive instants, determining for a current set of current detected targets, a current histogram output, the current histogram output having for each current detected target of the current set, a current group of parameters stored in a memory including a confidence indicator, performing a matching operation between the current set of detected targets and previous sets of detected targets stored in the memory, and performing a filtering operation of at least one parameter of the current group of parameters of at least some of the current detected targets of the current set, on the basis of the result of the matching operation, the filtering operation being weighted on the basis of at least the confidence indicators of current and previous sets of detected targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Olivier Pothier, Victor Macela, Thierry Lebihen, Arnaud Bourge
  • Publication number: 20220005214
    Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Manu Alibay, Olivier Pothier, Victor Macela, Alain Bellon, Arnaud Bourge
  • Patent number: 11138749
    Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS SA
    Inventors: Manu Alibay, Olivier Pothier, Victor Macela, Alain Bellon, Arnaud Bourge
  • Patent number: 11086000
    Abstract: A method for acquiring tracking points belonging to a trajectory of a target object in motion, includes: emitting a radiation towards the target object; receiving a reflection of the radiation from the target object in respective fields of view of each detection zone of a network of detection zones; processing the reflection by determining distances separating the target object from an origin point by measuring a time of flight of the radiation in each detection zone; determining a degree of coverage of each detection zone; and estimating, based on the distances and on the degree of coverage of each detection zone, a position of a tracking point corresponding to a position of an extremity of the target object inside a respective detection zone chosen in a direction of motion of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED, STMICROELECTRONICS S.A.
    Inventors: Victor Macela, Ed Hawkins, Olivier Pothier, Manu Alibay
  • Publication number: 20190385320
    Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Manu Alibay, Olivier Pothier, Victor Macela, Alain Bellon, Arnaud Bourge
  • Patent number: 10445892
    Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS SA
    Inventors: Manu Alibay, Olivier Pothier, Victor Macela, Alain Bellon, Arnaud Bourge
  • Publication number: 20180364339
    Abstract: A method for acquiring tracking points belonging to a trajectory of a target object in motion, includes: emitting a radiation towards the target object; receiving a reflection of the radiation from the target object in respective fields of view of each detection zone of a network of detection zones; processing the reflection by determining distances separating the target object from an origin point by measuring a time of flight of the radiation in each detection zone; determining a degree of coverage of each detection zone; and estimating, based on the distances and on the degree of coverage of each detection zone, a position of a tracking point corresponding to a position of an extremity of the target object inside a respective detection zone chosen in a direction of motion of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Victor Macela, Ed Hawkins, Olivier Pothier, Manu Alibay
  • Publication number: 20180247422
    Abstract: The method of determination of a depth map of a scene comprises generation of a distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements, acquisition of two images of the scene from two different viewpoints, and stereoscopic processing of the two images taking into account the distance map. The generation of the distance map includes generation of distance histograms acquisition zone by acquisition zone of the scene, and the stereoscopic processing includes, for each region of the depth map corresponding to an acquisition zone, elementary processing taking into account the corresponding histogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Manu ALIBAY, Olivier POTHIER, Victor MACELA, Alain BELLON, Arnaud BOURGE