Patents by Inventor Fabian Nater
Fabian Nater 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).
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Patent number: 11886954Abstract: Image analysis is used to map objects in an arrangement. For example, images of a retail shelf are used to map items for sale on the retail shelf A first vector can used to identify a relative position of a first item on a shelf to a shelving diagram, and a second vector can be used to identify a relative position of a second on the shelf to the shelving diagram, using locations of optical codes (e.g., barcodes). Absolute positions can be calculated. In some configurations, multiple images having different fields of view are matched to an overview image.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Scandit AGInventors: Fabian Nater, Bernd Schoner, Matthias Bloch, Christian Floerkemeier
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Patent number: 11651500Abstract: A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
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Patent number: 11514665Abstract: Images of optical codes are mapped to an overview image to localize optical codes within a space. By localizing optical codes, information about locations of various products can be ascertained. One or more techniques can be used to map the images of optical codes to the overview image. The overview image can be a composite image formed by stitching together several images.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SCANDIT AGInventors: Fabian Nater, Kimmo Roimela, Bernd Schoner, Matthias Bloch, Christian Floerkemeier
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Publication number: 20220262015Abstract: A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
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Patent number: 11321854Abstract: A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
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Publication number: 20210312217Abstract: Images of optical codes are mapped to an overview image to localize optical codes within a space. By localizing optical codes, information about locations of various products can be ascertained. One or more techniques can be used to map the images of optical codes to the overview image. The overview image can be a composite image formed by stitching together several images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: SCANDIT AGInventors: Fabian Nater, Kimmo Roimela, Bernd Schoner, Matthias Bloch, Christian Floerkemeier
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Publication number: 20210312150Abstract: Image analysis is used to map objects in an arrangement. For example, images of a retail shelf are used to map items for sale on the retail shelf. A first vector can used to identify a relative position of a first item on a shelf to a shelving diagram, and a second vector can be used to identify a relative position of a second on the shelf to the shelving diagram, using locations of optical codes (e.g., barcodes). Absolution positions can be calculated. In some configurations, multiple images having different fields of view are matched to an overview image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: SCANDIT AGInventors: Fabian Nater, Bernd Schoner, Matthias Bloch, Christian Floerkemeier
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Publication number: 20210133988Abstract: A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
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Patent number: 10963658Abstract: Image analysis is used to track multiple optical patterns, such as barcodes. Many applications are becoming web-based. However, web-based applications can have less computational resources than a native application. For example, a native application can be used to track barcodes based on decoding barcodes from a plurality of images. However, decoding barcodes can be computationally intense and cause lag when moved to a web-based platform. To reduce computational resources used for decoding barcodes, barcodes are tracked in several frames and decoded only periodically for a web-based application used to decode barcodes. Positions of barcodes can be tracked relative to each other to form a digital shelf. The digital shelf can be used to visualize a state of a shelf.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SCANDIT AGInventors: Matthias Bloch, Christian Floerkemeier, Fabian Nater, Bernd Schoner
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Patent number: 10878245Abstract: A method for determining and recommending video content activity regions of a scene in a recorded video includes: extracting an image of a scene from a video; performing static analysis of the extracted image; detecting motion in the scene based on motion detection signals received from one or more devices configured to detect motion; performing motion analysis on the video and the motion detection signals; and based on results of the static analysis and the motion analysis, recommending via a user interface displayed on a display device a zone of interest within the scene.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo, Rahim Ka, Tingshan Gou
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Patent number: 10853953Abstract: A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
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Publication number: 20200327682Abstract: A method of operating a video camera system comprises recording video frames of a scene that includes a zone defined as an area within a field-of-view of the video capture element; performing a first analysis of recorded video frames showing the zone, determining, based on the first analysis, a first difference of composition thereof; performing a second analysis of an area outside of the zone; determining, based on the second analysis, a second difference of composition thereof; characterizing one or more properties corresponding to the second difference in composition; determining whether the one or more properties are associated with the first difference in composition within the zone and if so, characterizing the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one more properties and performing an action based on the characterization of the first difference in composition within the zone based on the one or more properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo
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Publication number: 20190370552Abstract: A method for determining and recommending video content activity regions of a scene in a recorded video includes: extracting an image of a scene from a video; performing static analysis of the extracted image; detecting motion in the scene based on motion detection signals received from one or more devices configured to detect motion; performing motion analysis on the video and the motion detection signals; and based on results of the static analysis and the motion analysis, recommending via a user interface displayed on a display device a zone of interest within the scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Fabian Nater, Gaurav Bradoo, Rahim KA, Tingshan Gou
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Patent number: 10299017Abstract: In one embodiment, captured video summaries are tagged with metadata so the videos can be easily searched. The videos are classified into different scenes, depending on the type of action in the video, so searching can be based on the type of scene. In one embodiment, tags are provided for moving objects or people. The type of object that is moving is tagged (car, ball, person, pet, etc.). Video search results are ranked based on the weighting of the video events or video summaries. The video summary weighting focuses on important events, with multiple videos/images over a period of time condensed into a short summary video. This creates a weighted video summary with different time-lapse speeds that focuses on important events.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner
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Patent number: 9805567Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a video camera selectively streams to a remote server. Still images or short video events are intermittently transmitted when there is no significant motion detected. When significant motion is detected, video is streamed to the remote server. The images and video can be higher resolution than the bandwidth used, by locally buffering the images and video, and transmitting it at a lower frame rate that extends to when there is no live streaming. This provides a time-delayed stream, but with more resolution at lower bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner
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Publication number: 20170078767Abstract: In one embodiment, captured video summaries are tagged with metadata so the videos can be easily searched. The videos are classified into different scenes, depending on the type of action in the video, so searching can be based on the type of scene. In one embodiment, tags are provided for moving objects or people. The type of object that is moving is tagged (car, ball, person, pet, etc.). Video search results are ranked based on the weighting of the video events or video summaries. The video summary weighting focuses on important events, with multiple videos/images over a period of time condensed into a short summary video. This creates a weighted video summary with different time-lapse speeds that focuses on important events.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner
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Publication number: 20170076156Abstract: In one embodiment, image recognition is used to determine the type of location where the camera is mounted, such as indoors or outdoors, in a conference room or in a dining room. A filter for selecting the types of events for a summary has parameters varied depending on the type of location. For example, an indoor location may tag events where humans are detected, and ignore animals (pets). An outdoor location can have the parameters set to detect both human and animal movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner
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Publication number: 20170076571Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a video camera selectively streams to a remote server. Still images or short video events are intermittently transmitted when there is no significant motion detected. When significant motion is detected, video is streamed to the remote server. The images and video can be higher resolution than the bandwidth used, by locally buffering the images and video, and transmitting it at a lower frame rate that extends to when there is no live streaming. This provides a time-delayed stream, but with more resolution at lower bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner
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Publication number: 20170075508Abstract: In one embodiment, the User Interface (UI) provides a live stream from the webcam, with markers on the side indicating the stored, detected important events (such as by using a series of bubbles indicating how long ago an event occurred). The indicators are marked to indicate the relative importance, such as with color coding. Upon selection of an indicator by the user, the time-lapse summary is displayed, along with a time of day indication. Alternately, the user can select to have a time-lapse display of all the events in sequence, using a more condensed time lapse, with less important events having less time or being left out.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner
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Patent number: 9588640Abstract: In one embodiment, the User Interface (UI) provides a live stream from the webcam, with markers on the side indicating the stored, detected important events (such as by using a series of bubbles indicating how long ago an event occurred). The indicators are marked to indicate the relative importance, such as with color coding. Upon selection of an indicator by the user, the time-lapse summary is displayed, along with a time of day indication. Alternately, the user can select to have a time-lapse display of all the events in sequence, using a more condensed time lapse, with less important events having less time or being left out.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Vincent Borel, Aaron Standridge, Fabian Nater, Helmut Grabner