Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Filip

Daniel J. Filip 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: 20230040113
    Abstract: A position fix identifying a geographic location of a receiver is received. The position fix was generated using signals received at the receiver from respective high-altitude signal sources (such as satellites). Imagery of a geographic area that includes the geographic location is also received. The imagery is automatically processed to determine whether one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated. In response to determining that one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated, the position fix is identified as being potentially erroneous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Fred P. Pighin, Daniel J. Filip, Scott Ettinger, Bryan Klingner, David Martin
  • Patent number: 11506795
    Abstract: A position fix identifying a geographic location of a receiver is received. The position fix was generated using signals received at the receiver from respective high-altitude signal sources (such as satellites). Imagery of a geographic area that includes the geographic location is also received. The imagery is automatically processed to determine whether one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated. In response to determining that one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated, the position fix is identified as being potentially erroneous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Fred P. Pighin, Daniel J. Filip, Scott Ettinger, Bryan Klingner, David Martin
  • Publication number: 20210063584
    Abstract: A position fix identifying a geographic location of a receiver is received. The position fix was generated using signals received at the receiver from respective high-altitude signal sources (such as satellites). Imagery of a geographic area that includes the geographic location is also received. The imagery is automatically processed to determine whether one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated. In response to determining that one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated, the position fix is identified as being potentially erroneous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Fred P. Pighin, Daniel J. Filip, Scott Ettinger, Bryan Klingner, David Martin
  • Patent number: 9885789
    Abstract: A position fix identifying a geographic location of a receiver is received. The position fix was generated using signals received at the receiver from respective high-altitude signal sources (such as satellites). Imagery of a geographic area that includes the geographic location is also received. The imagery is automatically processed to determine whether one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated. In response to determining that one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated, the position fix is identified as being potentially erroneous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Fred P. Pighin, Daniel J. Filip, Scott Ettinger, Bryan Klingner, David Martin
  • Publication number: 20150153933
    Abstract: Methods and systems for presenting imagery associated with a geographic location to a user include providing at least one geographic map or panoramic imagery to a client for display in an interface configured for interactive navigation of the at least one geographic map or panoramic imagery, receiving a user selection collected by the interface indicating a location corresponding to the at least one geographic map or panoramic imagery, identifying a plurality of images associated with the received user selection, obtaining at least one user preference associated with the identified images, ranking the identified images based on at least one of the retrieved user preferences, and providing at least one ranked image for display in the interface, in accordance with the ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filip, Dennis Tell, Daniel Cotting, Stephane Lafon, Andrew T. Szybalski, Luc Vincent
  • Patent number: 8933929
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for transferring information metadata from a first digital image to a second digital image. In one embodiment, an assignment module is configured to assign a corresponding portion of the first image to the second image using geolocation data. An extraction module is configured to extract a collection of features associated with the second image and the corresponding portion of the first image. An alignment module is configured to align the second image with a portion of the first image by transforming the second image so that features associated with the second image are geometrically aligned with the corresponding features of the portion of the first image. A metadata module is configured to associate metadata from the portion of the first image with the transformed second image. An annotation module is configured to annotate the second image with the associated metadata to generate an annotated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filip, Daniel Cotting
  • Patent number: 8885952
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for presenting similar images are disclosed. A method for presenting similar images on a display device is disclosed. The method includes displaying a first image on the display device; determining one or more homographic relationships between the first image and a plurality of images; identifying, using the determined one or more homographic relationships, at least one image having a scene and a perspective which are similar to that of the first image; and displaying the identified image. Corresponding system and computer readable media embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filip, Daniel Cotting
  • Publication number: 20140266873
    Abstract: A position fix identifying a geographic location of a receiver is received. The position fix was generated using signals received at the receiver from respective high-altitude signal sources (such as satellites). Imagery of a geographic area that includes the geographic location is also received. The imagery is automatically processed to determine whether one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated. In response to determining that one or more of the high-altitude signal sources were occluded from the geographic location when the position fix was generated, the position fix is identified as being potentially erroneous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Fred P. Pighin, Daniel J. Filip, Scott Ettinger, Bryan Klingner, David Martin
  • Patent number: 8788968
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for transitioning an interface to a related image are provided. A method for transitioning an interface to a related image may include receiving information describing a homography between a first image and a second image, and adjusting the interface to present the second image at one or more transition intervals in a transition period until the second image is fully displayed and the first image is no longer visible. The interface may be adjusted by determining, based on the homography, a region of the second image to overlay onto a corresponding area of the first image, blending the determined region with the corresponding area to reduce visible seams occurring between the first image and the second image, and updating the interface by gradually decreasing visual intensity of the first image while gradually and proportionally increasing visual intensity of the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filip, Daniel Cotting