Patents by Inventor David Cristinacce

David Cristinacce 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).

  • Method of locating features of an object
    Patent number: 8594430
    Abstract: A method of locating features of an object, of a class of objects, of a class of objects, within a target image. The method comprises initializing a set of feature points within the target image, each feature point corresponding to a predetermined feature for objects of the class of objects; deriving a set of template detectors, from the set of feature points, using a statistical model of the class of objects, each template detector comprising an area of image located about the location of a feature point for an object of the class of objects; comparing the set of template detectors with the target image; and updating the set of feature points within the target image in response to the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: The University of Manchester, Toyota Motor Europe
    Inventors: David Cristinacce, Timothy Francis Cootes
  • METHOD OF LOCATING FEATURES OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20090116749
    Abstract: A method of locating features of an object, of a class of objects, of a class of objects, within a target image. The method comprises initialising a set of feature points within the target image, each feature point corresponding to a predetermined feature for objects of the class of objects; deriving a set of template detectors, from the set of feature points, using a statistical model of the class of objects, each template detector comprising an area of image located about the location of a feature point for an object of the class of objects; comparing the set of template detectors with the target image; and updating the set of feature points within the target image in response to the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
    Inventors: David Cristinacce, Timothy Francis Cootes