Patents by Inventor Cevahir Cigla

Cevahir Cigla 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).

  • Gaussian mixture models for temporal depth fusion
    Patent number: 11461912
    Abstract: A method and system provide for temporal fusion of depth maps in an image space representation. A series of depth maps are obtained/acquired from one or more depth sensors at a first time. A first Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is initialized using one of the series of depth maps. A second depth map is obtained from the depth sensors at a second time. An estimate of the motion of the depth sensors, from the first time to the second time, is received. A predictive GMM at the second time is created based on a transform of the first GMM and the estimate of the motion. The predictive GMM is updated based on the second depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Larry H. Matthies, Cevahir Cigla
  • GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODELS FOR TEMPORAL DEPTH FUSION
    Publication number: 20180322646
    Abstract: A method and system provide for temporal fusion of depth maps in an image space representation. A series of depth maps are obtained/acquired from one or more depth sensors at a first time. A first Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is initialized using one of the series of depth maps. A second depth map is obtained from the depth sensors at a second time. An estimate of the motion of the depth sensors, from the first time to the second time, is received. A predictive GMM at the second time is created based on a transform of the first GMM and the estimate of the motion. The predictive GMM is updated based on the second depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Larry H. Matthies, Cevahir Cigla