Patents by Inventor Gerald Schweighofer
Gerald Schweighofer 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: 11317036Abstract: A mobile calibration room may be used for calibrating one or more sensors used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A system can include folding or collapsible walls to enable the system to be moved between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the system can comprise a calibration room including one or more 2D or 3D targets used to calibrate one or more sensors (e.g., cameras) on a UAV. The system can include a turntable to rotate the UAV about a first axis during calibration. The system can also include a cradle to rotate the UAV around, or translate the UAV along, a second axis. The turntable can include a frame to rotate the UAV around a third axis during calibration. The mobile calibration room can be coupled to a vehicle to enable the mobile calibration room to be moved between locations.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Sarah Graber, Martin Koestinger, Barry James O'Brien, Gerald Schweighofer, Mario Sormann, Joshua John Watson, Scott Michael Wilcox
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Patent number: 10767975Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for capturing data to acquire indoor and outdoor geometry. In aspects, a data capture system may be configured to acquire texture data, geometry data, navigation data and/or orientation data to support geolocation and georeferencing within indoor and outdoor environments. The data capture system may further be configured to acquire seamless texture data from a 360° horizontal and vertical perspective to support panoramic video and images.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Zanin Cosic, Hannes Hegenbarth, Martin Ponticelli, Gerald Schweighofer, Mario Sormann
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Patent number: 10397495Abstract: A mobile calibration room may be used for calibrating one or more sensors used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A system can include folding or collapsible walls to enable the system to be moved between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the system can comprise a calibration room including one or more 2D or 3D targets used to calibrate one or more sensors (e.g., cameras) on a UAV. The system can include a turntable to rotate the UAV about a first axis during calibration. The system can also include a cradle to rotate the UAV around, or translate the UAV along, a second axis. The turntable can include a frame to rotate the UAV around a third axis during calibration. The mobile calibration room can be coupled to a vehicle to enable the mobile calibration room to be moved between locations.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Sarah Graber, Martin Koestinger, Barry James O'Brien, Gerald Schweighofer, Mario Sormann, Joshua John Watson, Scott Michael Wilcox
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Publication number: 20180364027Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for capturing data to acquire indoor and outdoor geometry. In aspects, a data capture system may be configured to acquire texture data, geometry data, navigation data and/or orientation data to support geolocation and georeferencing within indoor and outdoor environments. The data capture system may further be configured to acquire seamless texture data from a 360° horizontal and vertical perspective to support panoramic video and images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Zanin Cosic, Hannes Hegenbarth, Martin Ponticelli, Gerald Schweighofer, Mario Sormann
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Patent number: 10048058Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for capturing data to acquire indoor and outdoor geometry. In aspects, a data capture system may be configured to acquire texture data, geometry data, navigation data and/or orientation data to support geolocation and georeferencing within indoor and outdoor environments. The data capture system may further be configured to acquire seamless texture data from a 360° horizontal and vertical perspective to support panoramic video and images.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Zanin Cosic, Hannes Hegenbarth, Martin Ponticelli, Gerald Schweighofer, Mario Sormann
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Patent number: 9922422Abstract: Mobile platforms are used to capture an area using a variety of sensors (e.g., cameras and laser scanners) while traveling through the area, in order to create a representation (e.g., a navigable set of panoramic images, or a three-dimensional reconstruction). However, such sensors are often precisely calibrated in a controlled setting, and miscalibration during travel (e.g., due to a physical jolt) may result in a corruption of data and/or a recalibration that leaves the platform out of service for an extended duration. Presented herein are techniques for verifying sensor calibration during travel. Such techniques involve the identification of a sensor path for each sensor over time (e.g., a laser scanner path, a camera path, and a location sensor path) and a comparison of the paths, optionally after registration with a static coordinate system, to verify that the continued calibration of the sensors during the mobile operation of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Arnold Irschara, Gerald Schweighofer, Konrad Karner, Richard Ladstädter, Martin Ponticelli
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Publication number: 20170030703Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for capturing data to acquire indoor and outdoor geometry. In aspects, a data capture system may be configured to acquire texture data, geometry data, navigation data and/or orientation data to support geolocation and georeferencing within indoor and outdoor environments. The data capture system may further be configured to acquire seamless texture data from a 360° horizontal and vertical perspective to support panoramic video and images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Zanin Cosic, Hannes Hegenbarth, Martin Ponticelli, Gerald Schweighofer, Mario Sormann
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Publication number: 20160364864Abstract: Mobile platforms are used to capture an area using a variety of sensors (e.g., cameras and laser scanners) while traveling through the area, in order to create a representation (e.g., a navigable set of panoramic images, or a three-dimensional reconstruction). However, such sensors are often precisely calibrated in a controlled setting, and miscalibration during travel (e.g., due to a physical jolt) may result in a corruption of data and/or a recalibration that leaves the platform out of service for an extended duration. Presented herein are techniques for verifying sensor calibration during travel. Such techniques involve the identification of a sensor path for each sensor over time (e.g., a laser scanner path, a camera path, and a location sensor path) and a comparison of the paths, optionally after registration with a static coordinate system, to verify that the continued calibration of the sensors during the mobile operation of the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Arnold Irschara, Gerald Schweighofer, Konrad Karner, Richard Ladstädter, Martin Ponticelli
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Patent number: 9430822Abstract: Mobile platforms are used to capture an area using a variety of sensors (e.g., cameras and laser scanners) while traveling through the area, in order to create a representation (e.g., a navigable set of panoramic images, or a three-dimensional reconstruction). However, such sensors are often precisely calibrated in a controlled setting, and miscalibration during travel (e.g., due to a physical jolt) may result in a corruption of data and/or a recalibration that leaves the platform out of service for an extended duration. Presented herein are techniques for verifying sensor calibration during travel. Such techniques involve the identification of a sensor path for each sensor over time (e.g., a laser scanner path, a camera path, and a location sensor path) and a comparison of the paths, optionally after registration with a static coordinate system, to verify that the continued calibration of the sensors during the mobile operation of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Arnold Irschara, Gerald Schweighofer, Konrad Karner, Richard Ladstädter, Martin Ponticelli
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Publication number: 20140368651Abstract: Mobile platforms are used to capture an area using a variety of sensors (e.g., cameras and laser scanners) while traveling through the area, in order to create a representation (e.g., a navigable set of panoramic images, or a three-dimensional reconstruction). However, such sensors are often precisely calibrated in a controlled setting, and miscalibration during travel (e.g., due to a physical jolt) may result in a corruption of data and/or a recalibration that leaves the platform out of service for an extended duration. Presented herein are techniques for verifying sensor calibration during travel. Such techniques involve the identification of a sensor path for each sensor over time (e.g., a laser scanner path, a camera path, and a location sensor path) and a comparison of the paths, optionally after registration with a static coordinate system, to verify that the continued calibration of the sensors during the mobile operation of the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Arnold Irschara, Gerald Schweighofer, Konrad Karner, Richard Ladstädter, Martin Ponticelli