Patents by Inventor Pasi Ruottinen

Pasi Ruottinen 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: 8548255
    Abstract: Various methods for visual search stability are provided. One example method includes determining a plurality of image matching distances for a captured object depicted in a video frame, where each image matching distance being indicative of a quality of a match between the captured object and a respective object match result. The example method further includes including, in a candidate pool, an indication of the object match results having image matching distances in a candidate region, discarding the object match results having image matching distances in a non-candidate region, and analyzing the object match results with image matching distances in a potential candidate region to include, in the candidate pool, indications of select object match results with image matching distances in the potential candidate region. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jiang Gao, Matthias Jacob, Philipp Schloter, Pasi Ruottinen
  • Publication number: 20110255738
    Abstract: Various methods for visual search stability are provided. One example method includes determining a plurality of image matching distances for a captured object depicted in a video frame, where each image matching distance being indicative of a quality of a match between the captured object and a respective object match result. The example method further includes including, in a candidate pool, an indication of the object match results having image matching distances in a candidate region, discarding the object match results having image matching distances in a non-candidate region, and analyzing the object match results with image matching distances in a potential candidate region to include, in the candidate pool, indications of select object match results with image matching distances in the potential candidate region. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jiang Gao, Matthias Jacob, Philipp Schloter, Pasi Ruottinen