Patents by Inventor Chall Fry

Chall Fry 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).

  • Publication number: 20240046481
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Patent number: 11830199
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Publication number: 20230252642
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Patent number: 11562492
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Publication number: 20210065375
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Patent number: 10853946
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Publication number: 20190355121
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Publication number: 20170193644
    Abstract: A method of displaying a portion of a captured scene may include visually capturing a scene at a mobile device. An area of the captured scene associated with a foreground object of the captured scene may be identified at the mobile device. The mobile device may display, in real time, a displayed scene including a foreground portion of the captured image associated with the area identified as being associated with the foreground object of the captured scene. The displayed scene may further include a background different from a background portion of the captured image not associated with the area identified as being associated with the foreground object of the captured scene. The displayed scene may demonstrate an expected result of a separate background removal process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Chall Fry
  • Publication number: 20150293797
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and systems for key value observing. One example embodiment accessing changes to properties of a virtual object during an event cycle. A first number of notifications for changes are also accessed during the event cycle, and changes to the properties are observed using a second number of key-value observing (KVO) instantiations. Properties are updated in a viewing level observable to a user, based on the second number of key-value observing instantiations and the various changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Chall Fry