Patents by Inventor Andrew Sherman Nielsen

Andrew Sherman Nielsen 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).

  • Object detection techniques
    Patent number: 9589179
    Abstract: Object detection techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of images are received by a computing device. The plurality of images are analyzed by the computing device to detect whether the images include, respectively, a depiction of an object. If an object is found in a first image, the locations, angles and scales for object detection can be further restricted in a second one. If an object is not found in a first one of the image, different portions of a second one of the images are analyzed for object detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Sherman Nielsen, Yongjun Wu
  • Object Detection Techniques
    Publication number: 20150178552
    Abstract: Object detection techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of images are received by a computing device. The plurality of images are analyzed by the computing device to detect whether the images include, respectively, a depiction of an object. If an object is found in a first image, the locations, angles and scales for object detection can be further restricted in a second one. If an object is not found in a first one of the image, different portions of a second one of the images are analyzed for object detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Sherman Nielsen, Yongjun Wu