Patents by Inventor Pertti Aimonen

Pertti Aimonen 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).

  • Publication number: 20150235076
    Abstract: Method and system for tracking objects based on video data, wherein each of a number of objects to be tracked on a playing field has been provided with at least one reflective marking configured to reflect invisible light of predefined wavelength, the method including: shooting video of the playing field utilizing one or multiple cameras sensitive to the invisible light of predefined wavelength, when moving marked objects are on the playing field, which is further illuminated during video shooting with one or multiple lamps transmitting the invisible light so as to capture images incorporating images of the reflective markings, supplying digital video image data to image processing equipment, and filtering tracking information from the digital video image data of a game situation on the playing field, wherein marked objects are searched, recognized and tracked and their movements analyzed based on recognizing the corresponding markings from the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Pertti AIMONEN, Juha LAITSAARI, Petja SALMELA
  • Patent number: 7317198
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in the control of the quality or the condition of a fibre web (21) on the basis of optical imaging diagnostics, wherein the fibre web (21) under examination and/or means (22, 23) relating to the processing of the fibre web are monitored with at least one optical imaging measuring device (1 to N). According to the method, the scale of the observation area of said at least one imaging measuring device (1 to N) is calibrated, when said measuring device is taken into use, by means of one or more calibration objects placed in the observation area of the measuring device, to correct the perspective error caused by the position between said measuring device and the object (21, 22, 23) observed by it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Metso Automation Oy
    Inventors: Pertti Aimonen, Hannes Kalaniemi, Harri Mustonen
  • Publication number: 20050254701
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synchronizing information produced by imaging optical measuring devices (1-N) which monitor the manufacturing and/or finishing process of a fibre web, in relation to the movement of the fibre web in the machine direction, which method comprises the steps of monitoring the moving fibre web and/or a moving means involved in its processing in the machine direction by means of imaging measuring devices (1-N) placed in successive measuring positions in the machine direction, and searching the information recorded by imaging at different measuring positions, for images, or the like, relating to the same local area of the fibre web, for their analysis and/or storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Metso automation Oy
    Inventors: Pertti Aimonen, Hannes Kalaniemi, Harri Mustonen
  • Publication number: 20050199831
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in the control of the quality or the condition of a fibre web (21) on the basis of optical imaging diagnostics, wherein the fibre web (21) under examination and/or means (22, 23) relating to the processing of the fibre web are monitored with at least one optical imaging measuring device (1 to N). According to the method, the scale of the observation area of said at least one imaging measuring device (1 to N) is calibrated, when said measuring device is taken into use, by means of one or more calibration objects placed in the observation area of the measuring device, to correct the perspective error caused by the position between said measuring device and the object (21, 22, 23) observed by it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: METSO AUTOMATION OY
    Inventors: Pertti Aimonen, Hannes Kalaniemi, Harri Mustonen
  • Patent number: 6849851
    Abstract: A method in the process of manufacturing and/or finishing a fiber web (11), in which method the Continuous and moving web (11), and/or a moving device (16, 17) related to the processing of the web (11), is monitored by one or more thermal cameras (10) of the infrared range or a corresponding detector/detectors for the purpose of controlling the quality or condition. A substantially continuous two-dimensional thermal image or continuous thermal chart (20) of an object (11, 16, 17) being monitored and in a propagating and/or rotating movement is formed by said detector/detectors in a time-resolved manner and in synchronization with the movement of the object (11, 16, 17) in the direction of the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Metso Paper Automation Oy
    Inventors: Antti Komulainen, Kari Juppi, Pertti Aimonen
  • Publication number: 20020166970
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in the process of manufacturing and/or finishing a fibre web (11), in which method said continuous and moving web (11), and/or a moving means (16, 17) related to the processing of the web (11), is monitored by one or more thermal cameras (10) of the infrared range or a corresponding detector/detectors for the purpose of controlling the quality or condition. According to the invention, a substantially continuous two-dimensional thermal image or continuous thermal chart (20) of an object (11, 16, 17) being monitored and in a propagating and/or rotating movement is formed by said detector/detectors in a time-resolved manner and in synchronization with the movement of the object (11, 16, 17) in the direction of the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: METSO PAPER AUTOMATION OY
    Inventors: Antti Komulainen, Kari Juppi, Pertti Aimonen
  • Patent number: 6453808
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically marking paper, board or cellulose web rolls at a slitter for the purpose of identifying the rolls during later finishing steps. Such finishing operations include, e.g., roll transport, rewinding, sheeting or other finishing steps and roll packaging. The roll identification code is also used for material management related to customer rolls. The roll identification information of a roll set leaving the slitter, that is, the sequence of rolls exiting from the slitter as a group is transmitted for the use of the roll marking equipment and the customer rolls are moved away from the slitter area only via the roll marking equipment and new rolls are prevented from entering the slitter area in any other form except as a new roll set. As a result, the correct identification data for each roll set is continuously available to the marking equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Valmet Corporation
    Inventors: Esko Nieminen, Pertti Aimonen