Patents by Inventor Brian Bunch
Brian Bunch 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: 11794110Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, detection of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them. The system is configured to learn to recognize and detect any number of various toy elements by training a deep convolutional neural network.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Marko Velic, Karsten Østergaard Noe, Jesper Mosegaard, Brian Bunch Christensen, Jens Rimestad
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Publication number: 20230264109Abstract: A recognition system for recognizing real-world toy objects from one or more images having an image capturing device and one or more processors. The processor implements a detection module, a recognition module, and a user experience module, and is configured to capture an image of a real-world scene, and detect one or more regions of interest in the image. The recognition system is configured to generate at least one part-image from the captured image, each part image including at least one of the one or more detected regions of interest, and feed the generated part-image to the recognition module. The recognition system is configured to recognize a real-world toy object in the part-image, the real-world toy object comprising at least one toy construction element, and provide a digital representation of the recognized real-world toy object.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: LEGO A/SInventors: Marko VELIC, Karsten Østergaard NOE, Jesper MOSEGAARD, Brian Bunch CHRISTENSEN, Jens RIMESTAD
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Publication number: 20230158405Abstract: A system for constructing an interactive virtual object in a virtual environment implemented in a computer. The virtual environment comprises a first virtual construction element carrying a first interactive behavior and a second virtual construction element not carrying the first interactive behavior. The first and second virtual construction elements are connectable to each other by means of a coupling mechanism to form a combined virtual object. The first virtual construction element imparts the first interactive behavior to the combined virtual object when the first and second construction elements are connected to each other. The virtual environment is further configured to allow the user to interact with the virtual environment in a plurality of operational modes of progressing complexity of interaction with the virtual environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Anders Tankred HOLM, Rasmus Bjørndal HARR, Nicolaas Johan Bernardo VÁS, Mads Beck PURUP, Brian Bunch CHRISTENSEN, Niels BROSS
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Publication number: 20230056829Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for constructing an interactive virtual object in a virtual environment implemented in a computer, wherein the computer comprises one or more input devices and one or more output devices providing a user interface allowing a user to interact with the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment comprises a first virtual construction element carrying a first interactive behavior and a second virtual construction element not carrying the first interactive behavior, wherein the first and second virtual construction elements are connectable to each other by means of a coupling mechanism to form a combined virtual object, and wherein the first virtual construction element imparts the first interactive behavior to the combined virtual object when the first and second construction elements are connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Anders Tankred HOLM, Rasmus Bjørndal Harr, Nicolaas Johan Bernardo Vás, Mads Beck Purup, Brian Bunch Christensen, Niels Bross
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Patent number: 11478708Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for constructing an interactive virtual object in a virtual environment implemented in a computer, wherein the computer comprises one or more input devices and one or more output devices providing a user interface allowing a user to interact with the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment comprises a first virtual construction element carrying a first interactive behavior and a second virtual construction element not carrying the first interactive behavior, wherein the first and second virtual construction elements are connectable to each other by means of a coupling mechanism to form a combined virtual object, and wherein the first virtual construction element imparts the first interactive behavior to the combined virtual object when the first and second construction elements are connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Anders Tankred Holm, Rasmus Bjørndal Harr, Nicolaas Johan Bernardo Vás, Mads Beck Purup, Brian Bunch Christensen, Niels Bross
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Publication number: 20220323865Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for constructing an interactive virtual object in a virtual environment implemented in a computer, wherein the computer comprises one or more input devices and one or more output devices providing a user interface allowing a user to interact with the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment comprises a first virtual construction element carrying a first interactive behavior and a second virtual construction element not carrying the first interactive behavior, wherein the first and second virtual construction elements are connectable to each other by means of a coupling mechanism to form a combined virtual object, and wherein the first virtual construction element imparts the first interactive behavior to the combined virtual object when the first and second construction elements are connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Anders Tankred HOLM, Rasmus Bjørndal HARR, Nicolaas Johan Bernardo VÁS, Mads Beck PURUP, Brian Bunch CHRISTENSEN, Niels BROSS
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Publication number: 20210205707Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, detection of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them. The system is configured to learn to recognize and detect any number of various toy elements by training a deep convolutional neural network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Marko VELIC, Karsten Østergaard NOE, Jesper MOSEGAARD, Brian Bunch CHRISTENSEN, Jens RIMESTAD
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Patent number: 10974152Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Marko Velic, Karsten Østergaard Noe, Jesper Mosegaard, Brian Bunch Christensen, Jens Rimestad
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Publication number: 20190184288Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Marko VELIC, Karsten Østergaard NOE, Jesper MOSEGAARD, Brian Bunch CHRISTENSEN, Jens RIMESTAD
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Patent number: 10213692Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them. The system is configured to learn to recognize and detect any number of various toy elements by training a deep convolutional neural network.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Marko Velic, Karsten Østergaard Noe, Jesper Mosegaard, Brian Bunch Christensen, Jens Rimestad
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Publication number: 20170304732Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them. The system is configured to learn to recognize and detect any number of various toy elements by training a deep convolutional neural network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Marko VELIC, Karsten Østergaard NOE, Jesper MOSEGAARD, Brian Bunch CHRISTENSEN, Jens RIMESTAD
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Patent number: 8599064Abstract: A radar information processing system is operable to process high bandwidth radar information received from a radar system into low bandwidth radar information that may be communicated to a low bandwidth connection coupled to an electronic flight bag (EFB). An exemplary embodiment receives radar information from a radar system, the radar information communicated from the radar system at a first bandwidth; processes the received radar information into processed radar information, the processed radar information configured for communication over a connection operable at a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth lower than the first bandwidth; and communicates the radar information from a radar system, the radar information communicated from the radar system at a first bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Brian Bunch, Roland Szeto, Brad Miller
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Patent number: 7817078Abstract: An embodiment of the supplemental weather display system presents supplemental weather information on a display in a craft. An exemplary embodiment receives the supplemental weather information from a remote source, determines a location of the supplemental weather information relative to the craft, receives weather information from an on-board radar system, and integrates the supplemental weather information with the weather information received from the on-board radar system.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Brian Bunch
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Publication number: 20090219196Abstract: A radar information processing system is operable to process high bandwidth radar information received from a radar system into low bandwidth radar information that may be communicated to a low bandwidth connection coupled to an electronic flight bag (EFB). An exemplary embodiment receives radar information from a radar system, the radar information communicated from the radar system at a first bandwidth; processes the received radar information into processed radar information, the processed radar information configured for communication over a connection operable at a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth lower than the first bandwidth; and communicates the radar information from a radar system, the radar information communicated from the radar system at a first bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Brian Bunch, Roland Szeto, Brad Miller
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Publication number: 20090219197Abstract: An embodiment of the supplemental weather display system presents supplemental weather information on a display in a craft. An exemplary embodiment receives the supplemental weather information from a remote source, determines a location of the supplemental weather information relative to the craft, receives weather information from an on-board radar system, and integrates the supplemental weather information with the weather information received from the on-board radar system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Brian Bunch