Patents by Inventor Christopher James Ducote

Christopher James Ducote 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).

  • Systems and methods for improved feature extraction using polarization information
    Patent number: 11373396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for extracting a feature in an image are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining image data representing a scene, wherein the image data includes a plurality of images of the scene, each image associated with a different polarization angle. The method includes determining attribute information based at least in part on the plurality of images. The method includes determining one or more features in the image data based at least in part on the attribute information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Chetan Mahadeswaraswamy, Jingjin Xie, Christopher James Ducote
  • Systems and Methods for Improved Feature Extraction Using Polarization Information
    Publication number: 20200311418
    Abstract: Systems and methods for extracting a feature in an image are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining image data representing a scene, wherein the image data includes a plurality of images of the scene, each image associated with a different polarization angle. The method includes determining attribute information based at least in part on the plurality of images. The method includes determining one or more features in the image data based at least in part on the attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Chetan Mahadeswaraswamy, Jingjin Xie, Christopher James Ducote