Patents by Inventor Ethan Cheng

Ethan Cheng 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: 12228388
    Abstract: A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: PACKSIZE, LLC
    Inventors: Francesco Peruch, Giuliano Pasqualotto, Giridhar Murali, Ethan Cheng, Kinh Tieu
  • Publication number: 20230349686
    Abstract: A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Francesco Peruch, Giuliano Pasqualotto, Giridhar Murali, Ethan Cheng, Kinh Tieu
  • Patent number: 11709046
    Abstract: A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PACKSIZE LLC
    Inventors: Francesco Peruch, Giuliano Pasqualotto, Giridhar Murali, Ethan Cheng, Kinh Tieu
  • Publication number: 20220327847
    Abstract: A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Francesco Peruch, Giuliano Pasqualotto, Giridhar Murali, Ethan Cheng, Kinh Tieu
  • Patent number: 11341350
    Abstract: A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Packsize LLC
    Inventors: Francesco Peruch, Giuliano Pasqualotto, Giridhar Murali, Ethan Cheng, Kinh Tieu
  • Publication number: 20190213389
    Abstract: A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Francesco Peruch, Giuliano Pasqualotto, Giridhar Murali, Ethan Cheng, Kinh Tieu
  • Patent number: 9575562
    Abstract: A user interface system includes a plane registration module configured to identify a first plane within an environment, and a gesture and posture recognition (GPR) module configured to observe a first allocation gesture, a second allocation gesture, a first modal gesture, a second modal gesture, and a third modal gesture within the environment. A region definition module is configured to determine a first region comprising a first portion of the first plane based on the first allocation gesture, and to determine a second region comprising a second portion of the first plane based on the second allocation gesture. A mode determination module is configured to determine different interaction modes for the various regions. A visual feedback module is configured to provide visual feedback associated with a parameter of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Ethan Cheng, Anna Ostberg
  • Publication number: 20140125598
    Abstract: A user interface system includes a plane registration module configured to identify a first plane within an environment, and a gesture and posture recognition (GPR) module configured to observe a first allocation gesture, a second allocation gesture, a first modal gesture, a second modal gesture, and a third modal gesture within the environment. A region definition module is configured to determine a first region comprising a first portion of the first plane based on the first allocation gesture, and to determine a second region comprising a second portion of the first plane based on the second allocation gesture. A mode determination module is configured to determine different interaction modes for the various regions. A visual feedback module is configured to provide visual feedback associated with a parameter of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ethan Cheng, Anna Ostberg