Patents by Inventor Chris Roller

Chris Roller 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: 11619726
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Aeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Patent number: 11516382
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Aeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Publication number: 20210337109
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: StereoVision Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Patent number: 10863081
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: StereoVision Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Publication number: 20200088861
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20200014846
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: StereoVision Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Patent number: 10230890
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: StereoVision Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Patent number: 10048359
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: StereoVision Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20180176461
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Publication number: 20170343716
    Abstract: Various implementations of the invention, improve an optical efficiency of an optical path comprising a polarizing beam splitter and a quarter wave plate. In some implementations of the invention, where an additional optical component introduces a phase retardance into the optical path, the quarter wave plate may be adjusted away from its nominal orientation relative to the optical path to improve an optical efficiency of the optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoke Wan, Hani Daniel, Chris Roller
  • Publication number: 20170227628
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Patent number: 9729782
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Publication number: 20160360101
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Péter L. Venetianer, Randall J. St. Romain, II, Miraj Shah, Chris Roller
  • Patent number: 9453907
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20150278398
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a potential match between a candidate facial image and a dataset of facial images is described. Some implementations of the invention determine whether a candidate facial image (or multiple facial images) of a person taken, for example, at point of entry corresponds to one or more facial images stored in a dataset of persons of interest (e.g., suspects, criminals, terrorists, employees, VIPs, “whales,” etc.). Some implementations of the invention detect potential fraud in a dataset of facial images. In a first form of potential fraud, a same facial image is associated with multiple identities. In a second form of potential fraud, different facial images are associated with a single identity, as in the case, for example, of identity theft. According to various implementations of the invention, spectral clustering techniques are used to determine a likelihood that pairs of facial images (or pairs of facial image sets) correspond to the person or different persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Chris Roller
  • Publication number: 20150278977
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a potential match between a candidate facial image and a dataset of facial images is described. Some implementations of the invention determine whether a candidate facial image (or multiple facial images) of a person taken, for example, at point of entry corresponds to one or more facial images stored in a dataset of persons of interest (e.g., suspects, criminals, terrorists, employees, VIPs, “whales,” etc.). Some implementations of the invention detect potential fraud in a dataset of facial images. In a first form of potential fraud, a same facial image is associated with multiple identities. In a second form of potential fraud, different facial images are associated with a single identity, as in the case, for example, of identity theft. According to various implementations of the invention, spectral clustering techniques are used to determine a likelihood that pairs of facial images (or pairs of facial image sets) correspond to the person or different persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventor: Chris Roller