Patents by Inventor Laurent Desmecht

Laurent Desmecht 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).

  • Patent number: 8175374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a volume recognition method comprising the steps of: a) capturing three-dimensional image data using a 3D imaging system 3, wherein said image data represent a plurality of points 5, each point 5 having at least a set of coordinates in a three-dimensional space; b) grouping at least some of the points 5 in a set of clusters 6; c) selecting, according to a first set of parameters such as position and size, a cluster 6 corresponding to an object of interest 1 located in range of said imaging system 3; d) grouping at least some of the points 5 of the selected cluster 6 in a set of sub-clusters according to a second set of parameters comprising their positions in the three-dimensional space, wherein each sub-cluster has a centroid 11 in the three-dimensional space; and e) associating a volume 12 to each of at least some of said sub-clusters, wherein said volume 12 is fixed to the centroid 11 of said sub-cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Softkinetic Software
    Inventors: Gilles Pinault, Jeremie Roy, Laurent Desmecht, Xavier Baele
  • Publication number: 20100208035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a volume recognition method comprising the steps of: a) capturing three-dimensional image data using a 3D imaging system 3, wherein said image data represent a plurality of points 5, each point 5 having at least a set of coordinates in a three-dimensional space; b) grouping at least some of the points 5 in a set of clusters 6; c) selecting, according to a first set of parameters such as position and size, a cluster 6 corresponding to an object of interest 1 located in range of said imaging system 3; d) grouping at least some of the points 5 of the selected cluster 6 in a set of sub-clusters according to a second set of parameters comprising their positions in the three-dimensional space, wherein each sub-cluster has a centroid 11 in the three-dimensional space; and e) associating a volume 12 to each of at least some of said sub-clusters, wherein said volume 12 is fixed to the centroid 11 of said sub-cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: SOFTKINETIC S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles Pinault, Jeremie Roy, Laurent Desmecht, Xavier Baele