Patents by Inventor Arun Kumar CHANDRAN

Arun Kumar CHANDRAN 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: 11935302
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method for object re-identification may include obtaining a first set of images from a first camera, and a second set of images from at least one second camera; determining a first set of features based on the first set of images, the first set of features lying in a first feature space; and determining a second set of features based on the second set of images, the second set of features lying in a second feature space. The method may additionally include determining a first feature projection matrix and a second feature projection matrix that respectively map the first set of features and the second set of features to a shared feature space; and determining a common dictionary based on the shared feature space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, NCS PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Guoqing Zhang, Weisi Lin, Arun Kumar Chandran, Xuan Jing
  • Patent number: 11893798
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crowd level estimation are provided. The system for crowd level estimation includes an input module and a crowd level estimation module. The input module receives an input image of a crowd and the crowd level estimation module estimates a crowd level of the crowd in the input image in response to a crowd density level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Chandran, Wen Zhang, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230196783
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crowd level estimation are provided. The system for crowd level estimation includes an input module and a crowd level estimation module. The input module receives an input image of a crowd and the crowd level estimation module estimates a crowd level of the crowd in the input image in response to a crowd density level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Wen Zhang, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11651493
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crowd level estimation are provided. The system includes a plurality of performance modeling modules (206), an input module (202) and a crowd estimation technique integration module. The plurality of performance modeling modules (206) performance model each of a plurality of crowd estimation techniques based on an accuracy thereof at different crowd levels and/or at different locations. The input module (202) receives an image of a crowd. The crowd estimation technique integration module (208) selects one or more of the plurality of crowd estimation techniques in response to the performance modeling of the one or more of the plurality of crowd estimation techniques and an estimated crowd level and/or an estimated location. The crowd estimation technique integration module (208) then estimates a crowd count of the crowd in the received image in accordance with the selected one or more of the plurality of crowd estimation techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Chandran, Wen Zhang, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11615626
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crowd level estimation are provided. The system for crowd level estimation includes an input module and a crowd level estimation module. The input module receives an input image of a crowd and the crowd level estimation module estimates a crowd level of the crowd in the input image in response to a crowd density level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Kumar Chandran, Wen Zhang, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230075888
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method for object re-identification may include obtaining a first set of images from a first camera, and a second set of images from at least one second camera; determining a first set of features based on the first set of images, the first set of features lying in a first feature space; and determining a second set of features based on the second set of images, the second set of features lying in a second feature space. The method may additionally include determining a first feature projection matrix and a second feature projection matrix that respectively map the first set of features and the second set of features to a shared feature space; and determining a common dictionary based on the shared feature space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Guoqing ZHANG, Weisi LIN, Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Xuan JING
  • Patent number: 11488387
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for identifying an individual in a crowd. The method comprises the steps of capturing a plurality of crowd-viewing images using multiple image-capturing devices. For each image, a reference point within a facial contour of a person in the image is selected. The reference point is selected based on a facial feature on the facial contour of the person. The method further comprises the step of processing the image to obtain one or more angular measurements associated with a posture displayed by the person in the image. Based on the obtained angular measurements, location data of a predetermined body point of the person relative to the reference point is extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen Zhang, Arun Kumar Chandran, Hui Lam Ong
  • Publication number: 20210390738
    Abstract: An automatic method improves calibration of the camera by detecting key body points on people in images (100); extracting, from the key body points, orthogonal lines that extend from a head to feet of the people (110); selecting, from the orthogonal lines, head-toe lines of the people who are standing upright in the images (120); and calibrating the camera from the head-toe lines of the people who are standing upright in the images (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210350116
    Abstract: This document describes a system and method for identifying persons-of-interest based on images and/or information captured by image capturing devices and information provided by third party sources/databases. In particular, this document describes a system that comprises at least one set of image capturing devices that are provided at a particular location-of-interest, a remote database that is configured to receive the captured images and its associated information from the set of image capturing devices, a server and a third party database whereby the remote database, the server and the third party database are all communicatively connected together. The server is then configured to utilize information from the remote database and the third party database to identify persons-of-interest from the images of individuals that were captured by the set of image capturing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yan Shixing, Arun Kumar Chandran
  • Publication number: 20210049369
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for identifying an individual in a crowd. The method comprises the steps of capturing a plurality of crowd-viewing images using multiple image-capturing devices. For each image, a reference point within a facial contour of a person in the image is selected. The reference point is selected based on a facial feature on the facial contour of the person. The method further comprises the step of processing the image to obtain one or more angular measurements associated with a posture displayed by the person in the image. Based on the obtained angular measurements, location data of a predetermined body point of the person relative to the reference point is extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Wen ZHANG, Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Hui Lam ONG
  • Publication number: 20210027069
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crowd level estimation are provided. The system for crowd level estimation includes an input module and a crowd level estimation module. The input module receives an input image of a crowd and the crowd level estimation module estimates a crowd level of the crowd in the input image in response to a crowd density level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Wen ZHANG, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210027202
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performance modeling of crowd estimation techniques are provided. The system for modeling of crowd estimation techniques includes one or more crowd estimation modules for estimating a crowd count of a crowd in an image and a performance modeling module for each of the one or more crowd estimation modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Wen ZHANG, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210012506
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crowd level estimation are provided. The system includes a plurality of performance modeling modules (206), an input module (202) and a crowd estimation technique integration module. The plurality of performance modeling modules (206) performance model each of a plurality of crowd estimation techniques based on an accuracy thereof at different crowd levels and/or at different locations. The input module (202) receives an image of a crowd. The crowd estimation technique integration module (208) selects one or more of the plurality of crowd estimation techniques in response to the performance modeling of the one or more of the plurality of crowd estimation techniques and an estimated crowd level and/or an estimated location. The crowd estimation technique integration module (208) then estimates a crowd count of the crowd in the received image in accordance with the selected one or more of the plurality of crowd estimation techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arun Kumar CHANDRAN, Wen ZHANG, Yusuke TAKAHASHI