Patents by Inventor Marc FREDRICKSON

Marc FREDRICKSON 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).

  • Mapping system and method for applying texture to visual representations of buildings
    Patent number: 10955256
    Abstract: A mapping system, method and computer program product are provided to apply texture, such as windows and doors, to the visual representation of a plurality of buildings. In the context of a method, images of each of a plurality of buildings are analyzed to detect building texture for one or more faces of the buildings. A representation of the building texture is spread to visual representations of one or more faces of a respective building that do not have a detected texture. The building texture may be spread from another face of the same building that has detected texture and is of a corresponding size to the face of the building without detected texture. Or, the building texture may be spread from a face of a neighboring building has a detected texture and is of a corresponding size to the face of the building without detected texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Smith, Jeffrey R. Bach, Mark Thompson, Mitchel Deason, Marc Fredrickson
  • MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TEXTURE TO VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF BUILDINGS
    Publication number: 20200132495
    Abstract: A mapping system, method and computer program product are provided to apply texture, such as windows and doors, to the visual representation of a plurality of buildings. In the context of a method, images of each of a plurality of buildings are analyzed to detect building texture for one or more faces of the buildings. A representation of the building texture is spread to visual representations of one or more faces of a respective building that do not have a detected texture. The building texture may be spread from another face of the same building that has detected texture and is of a corresponding size to the face of the building without detected texture. Or, the building texture may be spread from a face of a neighboring building has a detected texture and is of a corresponding size to the face of the building without detected texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. SMITH, Jeffrey R. BACH, Mark THOMPSON, Mitchel DEASON, Marc FREDRICKSON