Patents by Inventor Omar P. SOUBRA

Omar P. SOUBRA 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).

  • Method and apparatus for image-based positioning
    Patent number: 8754805
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for image based positioning comprising capturing a first image with an image capturing device. Wherein said first image includes at least one object. Moving the platform and capturing a second image with the image capturing device. The second image including the at least one object. Capturing in the first image an image of a surface; capturing in the second image a second image of the surface. Processing the plurality of images of the object and the surface using a combined feature based process and surface tracking process to track the location of the surface. Finally, determining the location of the platform by processing the combined feature based process and surface based process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Sy Bor Wang, Hongbo Teng, Omar P. Soubra, Bruno M. Scherzinger, Peter G. France, James M. Janky, Gregory C. Best
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE-BASED POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20120163656
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for image based positioning comprising capturing a first image with an image capturing device. Wherein said first image includes at least one object. Moving the platform and capturing a second image with the image capturing device. The second image including the at least one object. Capturing in the first image an image of a surface; capturing in the second image a second image of the surface. Processing the plurality of images of the object and the surface using a combined feature based process and surface tracking process to track the location of the surface. Finally, determining the location of the platform by processing the combined feature based process and surface based process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Sy Bor WANG, Hongbo TENG, Omar P. SOUBRA, Bruno M. SCHERZINGER, Peter G. FRANCE, James M. Janky, Gregory C. BEST