Patents by Inventor Ming C. Lin

Ming C. Lin 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer readable media for modeling garments using single view images
    Patent number: 10546433
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for modeling garments using single view images are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes receiving an image depicting a person wearing at least one garment. The method also includes constructing a body model based on the person in the image and a template from a body model database. The method further includes constructing at least one garment model based on the at least one garment in the image and at least one template from a garment model database. The method also includes constructing a combined model based on the body model and the at least one garment model. The method further includes adjusting the combined model by modifying body pose parameters and determining garment material properties and sizing parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Ming C. Lin, Shan Yang
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MODELING GARMENTS USING SINGLE VIEW IMAGES
    Publication number: 20190043269
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for modeling garments using single view images are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes receiving an image depicting a person wearing at least one garment. The method also includes constructing a body model based on the person in the image and a template from a body model database. The method further includes constructing at least one garment model based on the at least one garment in the image and at least one template from a garment model database. The method also includes constructing a combined model based on the body model and the at least one garment model. The method further includes adjusting the combined model by modifying body pose parameters and determining garment material properties and sizing parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ming C. Lin, Shan Yang