Patents by Inventor Fernando De La Torre

Fernando De La Torre 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: 20140205143
    Abstract: A method for determining an Eyes-Off-The-Road (EOTR) condition exists includes capturing image data corresponding to a driver from a monocular camera device. A detection of whether the driver is wearing eye glasses based on the image data using an eye glasses classifier. When it is detected that the driver is wearing eye glasses, a driver face location is detected from the captured image data and it is determined whether the EOTR condition exists based on the driver face location using an EOTR classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: Carnegie Mellon University, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: WENDE ZHANG, Dan Levi, Debbie E. Nachtegall, Fernando De La Torre, Franscisco Vicente
  • Publication number: 20140204193
    Abstract: A method for detecting an eyes-off-the-road condition based on an estimated gaze direction of a driver of a vehicle includes monitoring facial feature points of the driver within image input data captured by an in-vehicle camera device. A location for each of a plurality of eye features for an eyeball of the driver is detected based on the monitored facial features. A head pose of the driver is estimated based on the monitored facial feature points. The gaze direction of the driver is estimated based on the detected location for each of the plurality of eye features and the estimated head pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Wende Zhang, Dan Levi, Debbie E. Nachtegall, Fernando De La Torre, Dong Huang
  • Publication number: 20090297564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an allergen for the manufacture of a liquid vaccine formulation for preventing or treating allergy in a subject by oromucosal administration in a dosage regimen comprising no up-dosing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Domingo Barber Hernandez, Fernando de la Torre Martínez, Pilar Rico Nieto