Patents by Inventor Abu Islam
Abu Islam 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: 9183746Abstract: When performing video-based speed enforcement a main camera and a secondary RGB traffic camera are employed to provide improved accuracy of speed measurement and improved evidentiary photo quality compared to single camera approaches. The RGB traffic camera provides sparse secondary video data at a lower cost than a conventional stereo camera. The sparse stereo processing is performed using the main camera data and the sparse RGB camera data to estimate a height of one or more tracked vehicle features, which in turn is used to improve speed estimate accuracy. By using secondary video, spatio-temporally sparse stereo processing is enabled specifically for estimating the height of a vehicle feature above the road surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Wencheng Wu, Edgar A. Bernal, Robert P. Loce, Thomas F. Wade, Abu Islam
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Patent number: 9111136Abstract: A multi-view imaging system for Vehicle Occupancy Detection (VOD) including a gantry mounted camera and illuminator to view the front seat of vehicles, and a roadside mounted camera and illuminator to view the rear seat of vehicles. The system controls the illuminator units to preserve/maximize bulb life, thus reducing the service cost of the system. In one embodiment, a target vehicle's license plate is read. If the vehicle is on a pre-approved list to use the HOV lane, then no further interrogation of the vehicle is performed. If the vehicle is not on the pre-approved list, then the front seats are interrogated by a camera and illuminator located on an overhead gantry as the vehicle continues down the highway. If the front seat analysis indicates that the passenger seat is not occupied, then the system interrogates the rear seats using a separate camera and illuminator located on the roadside.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Peter Paul, Abu Islam
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Publication number: 20140267733Abstract: When performing video-based speed enforcement a main camera and a secondary RGB traffic camera are employed to provide improved accuracy of speed measurement and improved evidentiary photo quality compared to single camera approaches. The RGB traffic camera provides sparse secondary video data at a lower cost than a conventional stereo camera. The sparse stereo processing is performed using the main camera data and the sparse RGB camera data to estimate a height of one or more tracked vehicle features, which in turn is used to improve speed estimate accuracy. By using secondary video, spatio-temporally sparse stereo processing is enabled specifically for estimating the height of a vehicle feature above the road surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Wencheng Wu, Edgar A. Bernal, Robert P. Loce, Thomas F. Wade, Abu Islam
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Patent number: 8760317Abstract: An upstream vehicle detection system captures images of a vehicle as it travels through a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane or high occupancy vehicle tolling (HOT) station and generates an hypothesis as to whether the vehicle is complying with HOV or HOT rules based on image analysis. A database of historical information about various vehicles' compliance with HOV or HOT rules is consulted to determine whether the vehicle has previously been identified as a potential violator and pulled over by law enforcement as a result. If the vehicle was previously pulled over by law enforcement and determined to be complying with HOV or HOT rules (a false positive), then the violation hypothesis may be weighted in favor of not pulling the vehicle over.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Peter Paul, Mark Cantelli, Beilei Xu, Abu Islam
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Patent number: 8582819Abstract: In response to determining that a target vehicle is at large, identification information associated with the target vehicle's license plate may be retrieved and used to generate one or more synthetic license plate images. The synthetic license plate images may be subjected to one or more transformation to cause them to resemble authentic license plate image captures and/or to mimic authentic license plate image captures from existing and operational ALPR system cameras. Target signatures may then be calculated from the synthetic license plate images. Upon capturing an authentic license plate image using an ALPR system camera, a signature of the authentic license plate image may be calculated. If a match is found between the signature of the authentic license plate image and a target signature, law enforcement may be alerted that the target vehicle was detected at the location of the ALPR system camera.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jose Antonio Rodriguez Serrano, Aaron Michael Burrry, Harsimrat Sandhawalia, Craig Saunders, Vladimir Kozitsky, Abu Islam, John Deppen, Raja Bala
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Publication number: 20130278768Abstract: A multi-view imaging system for Vehicle Occupancy Detection (VOD) including a gantry mounted camera and illuminator to view the front seat of vehicles, and a roadside mounted camera and illuminator to view the rear seat of vehicles. The system controls the illuminator units to preserve/maximize bulb life, thus reducing the service cost of the system. In one embodiment, a target vehicle's license plate is read. If the vehicle is on a pre-approved list to use the HOV lane, then no further interrogation of the vehicle is performed. If the vehicle is not on the pre-approved list, then the front seats are interrogated by a camera and illuminator located on an overhead gantry as the vehicle continues down the highway. If the front seat analysis indicates that the passenger seat is not occupied, then the system interrogates the rear seats using a separate camera and illuminator located on the roadside.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Peter Paul, Abu Islam
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Publication number: 20130129152Abstract: In response to determining that a target vehicle is at large, identification information associated with the target vehicle's license plate may be retrieved and used to generate one or more synthetic license plate images. The synthetic license plate images may be subjected to one or more transformation to cause them to resemble authentic license plate image captures and/or to mimic authentic license plate image captures from existing and operational ALPR system cameras. Target signatures may then be calculated from the synthetic license plate images. Upon capturing an authentic license plate image using an ALPR system camera, a signature of the authentic license plate image may be calculated. If a match is found between the signature of the authentic license plate image and a target signature, law enforcement may be alerted that the target vehicle was detected at the location of the ALPR system camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Jose Antonio RODRIGUEZ SERRANO, Aaron Michael Burry, Harsimrat Sandhawalia, Craig Saunders, Vladimir Kozitsky, Abu Islam, John Deppen, Raja Bala
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Publication number: 20130106622Abstract: An upstream vehicle detection system captures images of a vehicle as it travels through a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane or high occupancy vehicle tolling (HOT) station and generates an hypothesis as to whether the vehicle is complying with HOV or HOT rules based on image analysis. A database of historical information about various vehicles' compliance with HOV or HOT rules is consulted to determine whether the vehicle has previously been identified as a potential violator and pulled over by law enforcement as a result. If the vehicle was previously pulled over by law enforcement and determined to be complying with HOV or HOT rules (a false positive), then the violation hypothesis may be weighted in favor of not pulling the vehicle over.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Peter Paul, Mark Cantelli, Beilei Xu, Abu Islam
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Patent number: 7686298Abstract: A method of removing media lateral DC position errors in a long paper path using closed loop correction is disclosed. The amount of lateral DC media shift error generated (or the lateral DC correction required) in the paper path is sensed by a CCD or full width array sensor located in the downstream paper path. In the closed loop, this information is used to energize a motorized actuator in the upstream paper path to correct for lateral DC errors in the media path. Thus, the paper is delivered to the downstream media path within specifications.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Alexander J. Fioravanti, Rakesh Suresh Kulkarni, Abu Islam, Keith Andrew Buddendeck, Saurabh Prabhat
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Publication number: 20090115124Abstract: A method of removing media lateral DC position errors in a long paper path using closed loop correction is disclosed. The amount of lateral DC media shift error generated (or the lateral DC correction required) in the paper path is sensed by a CCD or full width array sensor located in the downstream paper path. In the closed loop, this information is used to energize a motorized actuator in the upstream paper path to correct for lateral DC errors in the media path. Thus, the paper is delivered to the downstream media path within specifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Alexander J. Fioravanti, Rakesh Suresh Kulkarni, Abu Islam, Keith Andrew Buddendeck, Saurabh Prabhat
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Publication number: 20070146460Abstract: A maintenance system and method for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device includes a pre-cleaning device to clean the imaging member; an applicator to apply release agent to the imaging member; a metering device to meter release agent on the imaging member; a reservoir to remotely store release agent; and a pump to supply the applicator with release agent from the reservoir. The saturation level of the applicator is monitored and maintained within a predetermined range. The applicator, pre-cleaning device and metering device may be independently actuated to engage the imaging member. Release agent collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be recycled. Debris collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be stored and/or removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Michael Gordon, Abu Islam, Joseph Gault, Alexander Fioravanti, James Campbell, Scott Phillips, Roger Leighton
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Publication number: 20070146461Abstract: A maintenance system and method for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device includes a pre-cleaning device to clean the imaging member; an applicator to apply release agent to the imaging member; a metering device to meter release agent on the imaging member; a reservoir to remotely store release agent; and a pump to supply the applicator with release agent from the reservoir. The saturation level of the applicator is monitored and maintained within a predetermined range. The applicator, pre-cleaning device and metering device may be independently actuated to engage the imaging member. Release agent collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be recycled. Debris collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be stored and/or removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Abu Islam, Michael Gordon, Joseph Gault, Alexander Fioravanti, Kelly Kessler, Larry Hindman, Bruce Baur, Ernest Esplin, Scott Phillips, Roger Leighton
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Publication number: 20070146459Abstract: A maintenance system and method for maintaining an imaging member of an imagining device includes a pre-cleaning device to clean the imaging member; an applicator to apply release agent to the imaging member; a metering device to meter release agent on the imaging member; a reservoir to remotely store release agent; and a pump to supply the applicator with release agent from the reservoir. The saturation level of the applicator is monitored and maintained within a predetermined range. The applicator, pre-cleaning device and metering device may be independently actuated to engage the imaging member. Release agent collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be recycled. Debris collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be stored and/or removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph Gault, Abu Islam, Michael Gordon, Alexander Fioravanti, Kelly Kessler, James Campbell, Scott Phillips, Roger Leighton
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Publication number: 20060279620Abstract: A system for applying a liquid to a support surface in an imaging apparatus comprises an application surface that applies liquid to the support surface; and a filter positioned in relation to the application surface such that liquid removed from the support surface passes through the filter to the application surface. The filter includes a low-friction, low-fiber shed permeable layer in contact with the application surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2005Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Kelly Kessler, Joseph Gault, Abu Islam
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Publication number: 20060221124Abstract: A reflex printing device having multiple print heads mounted at different locations around the circumference of the drum at different “angles” and an encoder disk mounted on the drum to allow for detection of the drum position as a function of time. An image defect due to a misalignment in the print process direction of the output from the multiple print heads is corrected by detection of an encoder position error function subtracted from itself shifted by the angle between the print heads.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Gregg Guarino, Daniel Costanza, Martin Hoover, James Calamita, Abu Islam