Patents by Inventor Pedro Velez

Pedro Velez 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: 12737858
    Abstract: A media application detects a bystander in an initial image. The media application generates a bystander box that includes the bystander, wherein all pixels for the bystander are within the bystander box. The media application generates localizer boxes that encompass the bystander and one or more objects that are attached to the bystander. The media application aggregates the bystander box and one or more of the localizer boxes to form an aggregated box. The media application applies a segmenter to the initial image, based on the aggregated box, to segment the bystander and the one or more objects from the initial image to generate a bystander mask, wherein the bystander mask includes a subset of pixels within the aggregated box. The media application generates an inpainted image that replaces all pixels within the bystander mask with pixels that match a background in the initial image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Orly Liba, Pedro Velez, Siyang Li, Huizhong Chen, Marcel Puyat, Yanan Bao
  • Publication number: 20240346631
    Abstract: A media application detects a bystander in an initial image. The media application generates a bystander box that includes the bystander, wherein all pixels for the bystander are within the bystander box. The media application generates localizer boxes that encompass the bystander and one or more objects that are attached to the bystander. The media application aggregates the bystander box and one or more of the localizer boxes to form an aggregated box. The media application applies a segmenter to the initial image, based on the aggregated box, to segment the bystander and the one or more objects from the initial image to generate a bystander mask, wherein the bystander mask includes a subset of pixels within the aggregated box. The media application generates an inpainted image that replaces all pixels within the bystander mask with pixels that match a background in the initial image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Orly LIBA, Pedro VELEZ, Siyang LI, Huizhong CHEN, Marcel PUYAT, Yanan BAO
  • Publication number: 20150225939
    Abstract: A temporary prefabricated shelter for providing a temporary shelter which can be deployed quickly and in mass and secured through a central, internal anchor. The temporary prefabricated shelter comprises an underlying frame apparatus having disposed thereon a shell structure. The frame apparatus includes a first elongated rigid structural member and a second elongated rigid structural member fastened together at an anchor point. The structural members are identical and each have bent endpoints configured to contact a ground surface. An eyehook fastened to a ground surface provides a fixed point to which the frame apparatus can be attached and anchored to the ground surface through an adjustable strap. The shell structure is a rigid body contoured to fit to over the frame apparatus and be fastened thereto. The body of the shell structure additionally includes two windows, an air vent, a door, an electrical input box, and a light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Pedro Velez