Patents by Inventor Volker Blanz

Volker Blanz 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).

  • Method and apparatus for the processing of images
    Patent number: 6556196
    Abstract: A method of processing an image of a three-dimensional object, including the steps of providing a morphable object model derived from a plurality of 3D images, matching the morphable object model to at least one 2D object image, and providing the matched morphable object model as a 3D representation of the object. A method of generating a morphable object model includes the steps of generating a 3D database comprising a plurality of 3D images of prototype objects, subjecting the data of the 3D database to a data processing providing correspondences between the prototype objects and at least one reference object, and providing the morphable object model as a set of objects comprising linear combinations of the shapes and textures of the prototype objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Volker Blanz, Thomas Vetter