Patents by Inventor Jean Ponce

Jean Ponce 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).

  • Match, Expand, and Filter Technique for Multi-View Stereopsis
    Publication number: 20130083966
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of a match, expand, and filter technique for multi-view stereopsis, features across multiple images of an object are matched to obtain a sparse set of patches for the object. The sparse set of patches is expanded to obtain a dense set of patches for the object, and the dense set of patches is filtered to remove erroneous patches. Optionally, reconstructed patches can be converted into 3D mesh models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Yasutaka Furukawa, Jean Ponce
  • Match, expand, and filter technique for multi-view stereopsis
    Patent number: 8331615
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of a match, expand, and filter technique for multi-view stereopsis, features across multiple images of an object are matched to obtain a sparse set of patches for the object. The sparse set of patches is expanded to obtain a dense set of patches for the object, and the dense set of patches is filtered to remove erroneous patches. Optionally, reconstructed patches can be converted into 3D mesh models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Yasutaka Furukawa, Jean Ponce
  • Match, Expand, and Filter Technique for Multi-View Stereopsis
    Publication number: 20090052796
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of a match, expand, and filter technique for multi-view stereopsis, features across multiple images of an object are matched to obtain a sparse set of patches for the object. The sparse set of patches is expanded to obtain a dense set of patches for the object, and the dense set of patches is filtered to remove erroneous patches. Optionally, reconstructed patches can be converted into 3D mesh models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Yasutaka Furukawa, Jean Ponce
  • Automated reconfigurable object manipulation device with an array of pins
    Patent number: 6633797
    Abstract: An apparatus for manipulating an object to a desired state. The object is received by a grid of retractable pins. A control component determines, through employment of a manipulation algorithm, one or more retractable pins to actuate to place the object in the desired state. The pins are then actuated by an actuation component that is coupled to both the grid of retractable pins and the control component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventors: Srinivas Akella, Sebastien L. Blind, Christopher McCullough, Jean Ponce