Patents by Inventor Ignacio Garcia Dorado

Ignacio Garcia Dorado 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: 20240135551
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising a memory for storing a sequence of image frames and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to receive a first image frame of a sequence of image frames from an image capture device and select a first portion of a first image frame. The at least one processor may also be configured to obtain alignment information and determine a first portion and a second portion of a second image frame based on the alignment information. Further, the at least one processor may be configured to determine a bounding region within the second image frame and fetch image data corresponding to the bounding region of the second image frame from memory. In some examples, the first image frame may comprise a base image and the second image frame may comprise an alternative image frame. Further, the first image frame may comprise any one of the image frames of the sequence of image frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jia Feng, Damien Kelly, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Xiaoying He
  • Publication number: 20240135658
    Abstract: Generating a location-specific three-dimensional model in response to a location query can provide users with a better understanding of a location through providing better interactivity, better perspective, and better understanding of dimensionality. Generation of the models can be enabled by leveraging a three-dimensional asset database and segmentation methods. The location-specific models can provide further utility by further including situation specific simulated effects, such as simulated weather or traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Charles Goran, Jordi Serrano Berbel, Luke Barrington, Bilawal Singh Sidhu, Thomas Windheuser, Thomas Robert Escobar, Jan Stria
  • Publication number: 20240119560
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising one or more image sensors coupled to a vehicle and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to capture, in a burst sequence using the one or more image sensors, multiple frames of an image of a scene, the multiple frames having respective, relative offsets of the image across the multiple frames and perform super-resolution computations using the captured, multiple frames of the image of the scene. The at least one processor may also be configured to accumulate, based on the super-resolution computations, color planes and combine, using the one or more processors, the accumulated color planes to create a super-resolution image of the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Damien Kelly, Xiaoying He, Jia Feng, Bartlomiej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Lucian Ion
  • Patent number: 11922582
    Abstract: Generating a location-specific three-dimensional model in response to a location query can provide users with a better understanding of a location through providing better interactivity, better perspective, and better understanding of dimensionality. Generation of the models can be enabled by leveraging a three-dimensional asset database and segmentation methods. The location-specific models can provide further utility by further including situation specific simulated effects, such as simulated weather or traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Charles Goran, Jordi Serrano Berbel, Luke Barrington, Bilawal Singh Sidhu, Thomas Windheuser, Thomas Robert Escobar, Jan Stria
  • Patent number: 11880902
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising one or more image sensors coupled to a vehicle and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to capture, in a burst sequence using the one or more image sensors, multiple frames of an image of a scene, the multiple frames having respective, relative offsets of the image across the multiple frames and perform super-resolution computations using the captured, multiple frames of the image of the scene. The at least one processor may also be configured to accumulate, based on the super-resolution computations, color planes and combine, using the one or more processors, the accumulated color planes to create a super-resolution image of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Damien Kelly, Xiaoying He, Jia Feng, Bartlomiej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Lucian Ion
  • Patent number: 11875516
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising a memory for storing a sequence of image frames and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to receive a first image frame of a sequence of image frames from an image capture device and select a first portion of a first image frame. The at least one processor may also be configured to obtain alignment information and determine a first portion and a second portion of a second image frame based on the alignment information. Further, the at least one processor may be configured to determine a bounding region within the second image frame and fetch image data corresponding to the bounding region of the second image frame from memory. In some examples, the first image frame may comprise a base image and the second image frame may comprise an alternative image frame. Further, the first image frame may comprise any one of the image frames of the sequence of image frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Jia Feng, Damien Kelly, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Xiaoying He
  • Publication number: 20230370703
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising a first sensor configured to scan an area of interest during a first time period and a second sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of a field of view. The apparatus may include at least one controller configured to receive the plurality of images captured by the second sensor, compare the timestamp information associated with at least one image of the plurality of images to at least one time period of the first time period, and select a base image from the plurality of images based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jia Feng, Damien Kelly, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Xiaoying He, Benjamin Frevert, Nirav Dharia
  • Patent number: 11706507
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising a first sensor configured to scan an area of interest during a first time period and a second sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of a field of view. The apparatus may include at least one controller configured to receive the plurality of images captured by the second sensor, compare the timestamp information associated with at least one image of the plurality of images to at least one time period of the first time period, and select a base image from the plurality of images based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Jia Feng, Damien Kelly, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Xiaoying He, Benjamin Frevert, Nirav Dharia
  • Publication number: 20230224596
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to optical image stabilization movement to create a super-resolution image of a scene. The systems and techniques include a user device (102) introducing (502), through an optical image stabilization system (114), movement to one or more components of a camera system (112) of the user device (102). The user device (102) then captures (504) respective and multiple frames (306) of an image of a scene, where the respective and multiple frames (306) of the image of the scene have respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the multiple frames (306) as a result of the introduced movement to the one or more components of the camera system (112). The user device (102) performs (506), based on the respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the respective, multiple frames (306), super-resolution computations and creates (508) the super-resolution image of the scene based on the super-resolution computations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yi Hung Chen, Chia-Kai Liang, Bartlomiej Maciej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Ignacio Garcia Dorado
  • Patent number: 11611697
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to optical image stabilization movement to create a super-resolution image of a scene. The systems and techniques include a user device (102) introducing (502), through an optical image stabilization system (114), movement to one or more components of a camera system (112) of the user device (102). The user device (102) then captures (504) respective and multiple frames (306) of an image of a scene, where the respective and multiple frames (306) of the image of the scene have respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the multiple frames (306) as a result of the introduced movement to the one or more components of the camera system (112). The user device (102) performs (506), based on the respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the respective, multiple frames (306), super-resolution computations and creates (508) the super-resolution image of the scene based on the super-resolution computations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yi Hung Chen, Chia-Kai Liang, Bartlomiej Maciej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Ignacio Garcia Dorado
  • Publication number: 20220327785
    Abstract: Generating a location-specific three-dimensional model in response to a location query can provide users with a better understanding of a location through providing better interactivity, better perspective, and better understanding of dimensionality. Generation of the models can be enabled by leveraging a three-dimensional asset database and segmentation methods. The location-specific models can provide further utility by further including situation specific simulated effects, such as simulated weather or traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Charles Goran, Jordi Serrano Berbel, Luke Barrington, Bilawal Singh Sidhu, Thomas Windheuser, Thomas Robert Escobar, Jan Stria
  • Publication number: 20220207755
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising a memory for storing a sequence of image frames and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to receive a first image frame of a sequence of image frames from an image capture device and select a first portion of a first image frame. The at least one processor may also be configured to obtain alignment information and determine a first portion and a second portion of a second image frame based on the alignment information. Further, the at least one processor may be configured to determine a bounding region within the second image frame and fetch image data corresponding to the bounding region of the second image frame from memory. In some examples, the first image frame may comprise a base image and the second image frame may comprise an alternative image frame. Further, the first image frame may comprise any one of the image frames of the sequence of image frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jia Feng, Damien Kelly, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Xiaoying He
  • Publication number: 20220210305
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising a first sensor configured to scan an area of interest during a first time period and a second sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of a field of view. The apparatus may include at least one controller configured to receive the plurality of images captured by the second sensor, compare the timestamp information associated with at least one image of the plurality of images to at least one time period of the first time period, and select a base image from the plurality of images based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jia Feng, Damien Kelly, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Xiaoying He, Benjamin Frevert, Nirav Dharia
  • Publication number: 20220207652
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising one or more image sensors coupled to a vehicle and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to capture, in a burst sequence using the one or more image sensors, multiple frames of an image of a scene, the multiple frames having respective, relative offsets of the image across the multiple frames and perform super-resolution computations using the captured, multiple frames of the image of the scene. The at least one processor may also be configured to accumulate, based on the super-resolution computations, color planes and combine, using the one or more processors, the accumulated color planes to create a super-resolution image of the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Damien Kelly, Xiaoying He, Jia Feng, Bartlomiej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Lucian Ion
  • Publication number: 20210374909
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to optical image stabilization movement to create a super-resolution image of a scene. The systems and techniques include a user device (102) introducing (502), through an optical image stabilization system (114), movement to one or more components of a camera system (112) of the user device (102). The user device (102) then captures (504) respective and multiple frames (306) of an image of a scene, where the respective and multiple frames (306) of the image of the scene have respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the multiple frames (306) as a result of the introduced movement to the one or more components of the camera system (112). The user device (102) performs (506), based on the respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the respective, multiple frames (306), super-resolution computations and creates (508) the super-resolution image of the scene based on the super-resolution computations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yi Hung Chen, Chia-Kai Liang, Bartlomiej Maciej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Ignacio Garcia Dorado
  • Publication number: 20210304359
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques for creating a super-resolution image (122) of a scene captured by a user device (102). Natural handheld motion (110) introduces, across multiple frames (204, 206, 208) of an image of a scene, sub-pixel offsets that enable the use of super-resolution computations (210) to form color planes (212, 214, 216), which are accumulated (218) and combined (220) to create a super-resolution image (122) of the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yi Hung Chen, Chia-Kai Liang, Bartlomiej Maciej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Ignacio Garcia Dorado
  • Patent number: 10452920
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that generate a summary storyboard from a plurality of image frames. An example computer-implemented method can include inputting a plurality of image frames into a machine-learned model and receiving as an output of the machine-learned model, object data that describes the respective locations of a plurality of objects recognized in the plurality of image frames. The method can include generating a plurality of image crops that respectively include the plurality of objects and arranging two or more of the plurality of image crops to generate a storyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Alejandro Kauffmann, Andrew Dahley, Phuong Le, Mark Ferdinand Bowers, Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Robin Debreuil, William Lindmeier, Brian Foster Allen, Ashley Ma, Pascal Tom Getreuer
  • Publication number: 20190130192
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that generate a summary storyboard from a plurality of image frames. An example computer-implemented method can include inputting a plurality of image frames into a machine-learned model and receiving as an output of the machine-learned model, object data that describes the respective locations of a plurality of objects recognized in the plurality of image frames. The method can include generating a plurality of image crops that respectively include the plurality of objects and arranging two or more of the plurality of image crops to generate a storyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Alejandro Kauffmann, Andrew Dahley, Phuong Le, Mark Bowers, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Robin Debreuil, William Lindmeier, Brian Allen, Ashley Ma, Pascal Getreuer
  • Patent number: 9659351
    Abstract: A method to generate an output image that improves observation of a target image viewed on a medium by an optical system is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one target image by a processing system, receiving at least one parameter by the processing system, defining an error signal associated with the difference between calculated optical system observation of intermediate images and the at least one target image, minimizing the error signal, and generating an output image associated with the intermediate image having the minimized error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Daniel Gerardo Aliaga, Carlos Roberto Montalto Cruz, Ignacio Garcia Dorado
  • Publication number: 20150269434
    Abstract: A method to generate an output image that improves observation of a target image viewed on a medium by an optical system is disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one target image by a processing system, receiving at least one parameter by the processing system, defining an error signal associated with the difference between calculated optical system observation of intermediate images and the at least one target image, minimizing the error signal, and generating an output image associated with the intermediate image having the minimized error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Daniel Gerardo Aliaga, Carlos Roberto Montalto Cruz, Ignacio Garcia Dorado