Patents by Inventor Osama T. Masoud

Osama T. Masoud 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).

  • Crowd counting and monitoring
    Patent number: 8116564
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, methods and systems for determining the number of members in a group as well as changes over a period of time. Using an image of the scene, an overlap area is calculated by projecting portions of the image onto spaced apart and parallel planes. A filter correlates the overlap area to the number of members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Prahlad Kilambi, Osama T. Masoud, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
  • Crowd counting and monitoring
    Publication number: 20080118106
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, methods and systems for determining the number of members in a group as well as changes over a period of time. Using an image of the scene, an overlap area is calculated by projecting portions of the image onto spaced apart and parallel planes. A filter correlates the overlap area to the number of members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Prahlad Kilambi, Osama T. Masoud, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos