Patents by Inventor Clarence Chui

Clarence Chui 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: 11972522
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an arbitrary view or perspective of an ensemble scene are disclosed. In some embodiments, in response to a received request for a prescribed perspective of an ensemble scene comprising a plurality of assets, an output image of the ensemble scene for the requested prescribed perspective is generated based at least in part on combining at least a portion of an existing image of each of at least a subset of the plurality of assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Brook Aaron Seaton, Himanshu Jain
  • Publication number: 20240096009
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a prescribed perspective of a composite object are disclosed. In some embodiments, a specification of a composite object comprising a plurality of objects is specified using object views of the plurality of objects that comprise a fixed depth, and a prescribed perspective of the composite object is at least in part generated by populating the prescribed perspective of the composite object with pixels from existing images of the plurality of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Brook Seaton
  • Patent number: 11935193
    Abstract: Various techniques associated with automatic mesh generation are disclosed. One or more center curves of an outline of an object or figure are first determined. Next, for each of a plurality of points of each of the one or more center curves, a pair of rays is cast from a center curve in opposite directions, wherein the rays collide with opposite sides of the outline, and a collision pair is generated that comprises a line connecting collision points of the pair of rays on opposite sides of the outline. A mesh model of the object or figure is generated by mapping each of a set of collision pairs to polygons used to define the mesh model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Christopher Murphy
  • Publication number: 20240070821
    Abstract: A machine learning based image processing architecture and associated applications are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a machine learning framework is trained to learn low level image attributes such as object/scene types, geometries, placements, materials and textures, camera characteristics, lighting characteristics, contrast, noise statistics, etc. Thereafter, the machine learning framework may be employed to detect such attributes in other images and process the images at the attribute level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar
  • Patent number: 11875451
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a prescribed perspective of a scene are disclosed. In some embodiments, a specification of a scene comprising a plurality of objects is specified using object views that are substantially free of perspective distortions, and a prescribed perspective of the scene is at least in part generated by populating the prescribed perspective of the scene with pixels from existing images of the plurality of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Brook Seaton
  • Publication number: 20240005456
    Abstract: A machine learning based image processing architecture and associated applications are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a machine learning framework is trained to learn low level image attributes such as object/scene types, geometries, placements, materials and textures, camera characteristics, lighting characteristics, contrast, noise statistics, etc. Thereafter, the machine learning framework may be employed to detect such attributes in other images and process the images at the attribute level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar
  • Patent number: 11810270
    Abstract: A machine learning based image processing architecture and associated applications are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a machine learning framework is trained to learn low level image attributes such as object/scene types, geometries, placements, materials and textures, camera characteristics, lighting characteristics, contrast, noise statistics, etc. Thereafter, the machine learning framework may be employed to detect such attributes in other images and process the images at the attribute level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar
  • Patent number: 11790491
    Abstract: A machine learning based image processing architecture and associated applications are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a machine learning framework is trained to learn low level image attributes such as object/scene types, geometries, placements, materials and textures, camera characteristics, lighting characteristics, contrast, noise statistics, etc. Thereafter, the machine learning framework may be employed to detect such attributes in other images and process the images at the attribute level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar
  • Publication number: 20230260443
    Abstract: Two-dimensional compositing that preserves the curvatures of non-flat surfaces is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mapping is associated with a two-dimensional rendering that maps a potentially variable portion of the two-dimensional rendering to a canvas. The mapping is generated from a three-dimensional model of the potentially variable portion of the two-dimensional rendering. The potentially variable portion of the two-dimensional rendering is dynamically modified according to the mapping to reflect content comprising the canvas or edits received with respect to the canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Christopher Murphy
  • Patent number: 11704861
    Abstract: Adaptive sampling of pixels is disclosed. In some embodiments, convergence of pixels of a rendering is evaluated by removing texture from the rendering to eliminate non-convergence due to texture complexity and determining whether pixels values satisfy convergence criteria associated with pixel sampling. Those pixels of the rendering that have not converged are sampled with one or more additional samples. The completed rendering is output. Pixels of the completed rendering satisfy the convergence criteria and are not uniformly sampled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar
  • Patent number: 11704862
    Abstract: Improved techniques for generating video content are disclosed. In some embodiments, it is determined whether a frame comprising a scene is an independent frame or a predictive frame. In the event that the frame is an independent frame, the frame is encoded independently. In the event that the frame is a predictive frame, block differences and motion vectors are encoded, wherein motion vectors are determined from a known three-dimensional model and time evolution of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Manu Parmar, Zhanpeng Feng, Clarence Chui
  • Patent number: 11688145
    Abstract: Techniques for virtualizing content are disclosed. Elements comprising source content are virtualized by mapping each to and representing each with a corresponding database object. A specification of the corresponding database objects is provided for rendering the source content instead of any original pixel information of the source content so that a virtualized version of the source content is rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Marc Mignard
  • Patent number: 11676332
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an ensemble image are disclosed. In some embodiments, images associated with a plurality of independent scenes are translated to a prescribed origin, translated images associated with each independent scene are transformed into a prescribed perspective; and pixels of an image array having the prescribed perspective that is associated with each independent scene is populated with corresponding pixels from the transformed translated images associated with that independent scene. An ensemble image comprising the prescribed perspective is at least in part generated by combining at least some pixels of image arrays associated with the plurality of independent scenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar
  • Patent number: 11670207
    Abstract: Two-dimensional compositing that preserves the curvatures of non-flat surfaces is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mapping is associated with a two-dimensional rendering that maps a potentially variable portion of the two-dimensional rendering to a canvas. The mapping is generated from a three-dimensional model of the potentially variable portion of the two-dimensional rendering. The potentially variable portion of the two-dimensional rendering is dynamically modified according to the mapping to reflect content comprising the canvas or edits received with respect to the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Outward, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Christopher Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230121731
    Abstract: A content generation platform is generally described herein. More specifically, interactive image generation and techniques and features thereof are disclosed herein. An arbitrary input image captured in an unknown environment is processed using one or more machine learning based networks to generate an interactive reconstruction or floorplan of the input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Akshansh Chaudhry, Himanshu Jain, Andrew Pang, Lakshay Sharma, Brook Aaron Seaton
  • Publication number: 20230120613
    Abstract: A content generation platform is generally described herein. More specifically, interactive image generation and techniques and features thereof are disclosed herein. One or more sets of images of a scene are captured in an imaging studio. The captured one or more sets of images of the scene are processed using one or more machine learning based networks to generate an interactive image of the scene comprising a plurality of interactive features. One or more of the plurality of interactive features of the generated interactive image may be modified or edited according to user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Mignard, Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Avinash Venkata Uppuluri, John Le
  • Publication number: 20230118647
    Abstract: A content generation platform is generally described herein. More specifically, interactive image generation and techniques and features thereof are disclosed herein. One or more sets of images of a scene are captured in an imaging studio. The captured one or more sets of images of the scene are processed using one or more machine learning based networks to generate an interactive image of the scene comprising a plurality of interactive features. One or more of the plurality of interactive features of the generated interactive image may be modified or edited according to user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Himanshu Jain, Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Akshansh Chaudhry, Lakshay Sharma, Brook Aaron Seaton
  • Publication number: 20230117272
    Abstract: A content generation platform is generally described herein. More specifically, interactive image generation and techniques and features thereof are disclosed herein. One or more sets of images of a scene are captured in an imaging studio. The captured one or more sets of images of the scene are processed using one or more machine learning based networks to generate an interactive image of the scene comprising a plurality of interactive features. One or more of the plurality of interactive features of the generated interactive image may be modified or edited according to user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Marc Mignard, Avinash Venkata Uppuluri, John Le, Andrew Pang
  • Publication number: 20230124190
    Abstract: A content generation platform is generally described herein. More specifically, interactive image generation and techniques and features thereof are disclosed herein. One or more sets of images of a scene are captured in an imaging studio. The captured one or more sets of images of the scene are processed using one or more machine learning based networks to generate an interactive image of the scene comprising a plurality of interactive features. One or more of the plurality of interactive features of the generated interactive image may be modified or edited according to user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Marc Mignard, Avinash Venkata Uppuluri, Jodhvir Singh Chahal, John Le
  • Publication number: 20230117686
    Abstract: A content generation platform is generally described herein. More specifically, interactive image generation and techniques and features thereof are disclosed herein. An arbitrary input image captured in an unknown environment is processed using one or more machine learning based networks to generate an interactive reconstruction or floorplan of the input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Himanshu Jain, Clarence Chui, Manu Parmar, Brook Aaron Seaton