Patents by Inventor Johan Kerckaert

Johan Kerckaert 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).

  • Point cloud preprocessing and rendering
    Patent number: 10885703
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented preprocessing method for dividing a point cloud in cells, whereby for each cell a set of levels of detail is created, each level of detail comprising a set of points and a minimal distance; a data structure for storing a preprocessed point cloud; a computer-implemented rendering method for creating a pixelated image based on a stored preprocessed point cloud and a view frustum; and a viewing method involving a computing system to select a view frustum with a user interface and to present a pixelated image of a point cloud on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BRICSYS NV
    Inventors: Johan Kerckaert, Filip Rooms, Luc De Batselier, Erik De Keyser
  • Point Cloud Preprocessing and Rendering
    Publication number: 20200020154
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented preprocessing method for dividing a point cloud in cells, whereby for each cell a set of levels of detail is created, each level of detail comprising a set of points and a minimal distance; a data structure for storing a preprocessed point cloud; a computer-implemented rendering method for creating a pixelated image based on a stored preprocessed point cloud and a view frustum; and a viewing method involving a computing system to select a view frustum with a user interface and to present a pixelated image of a point cloud on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Johan Kerckaert, Filip Rooms, Luc De Batselier, Erik De Keyser