Patents by Inventor Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar

Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar 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: 11836940
    Abstract: A computing device includes: a three-dimensional (3D) sensor configured to capture point cloud data from a field of view (FOV); an auxiliary sensor configured to capture reference depth measurements corresponding to a surface within the FOV; a controller connected with the 3D sensor and the auxiliary sensor, the controller configured to: detect a reference depth capture condition; when the reference depth capture condition satisfies a quality criterion, control the auxiliary sensor to capture a reference depth corresponding to the surface within the FOV; and initiate, based on the captured reference depth, generation of corrective data for use at the 3D sensor to capture the point cloud data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick B. Tilley, Ronald Zancola, Aleksandar Rajak, Kevin Kar Yin Chan, Peter Randall Daly, Sanjeewa Thimirachandra, Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, Alexander Miller, Scott R. Murchison, Eliran Noach
  • Patent number: 11480425
    Abstract: A computing device includes: a tracking sensor including a camera; a controller connected with the tracking sensor, the controller configured to: control the tracking sensor to track successive poses of the computing device in a frame of reference; detecting a plurality of dimensioning events associated with an object; in response to detecting each of the dimensioning events, generate a respective position in the frame of reference based on a current one of the poses; generate, based on the positions, an object boundary in the frame of reference; and dimension the object based on the generated object boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Techologies Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Epshteyn, Mohitosh Mondal, Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, Patrick B. Tilley
  • Patent number: 11473899
    Abstract: A computing device for dimensioning an object includes: a dimensioning subsystem configured to execute a default dimensioning method and a backup dimensioning method; a memory storing quality evaluation rules; a processor connected with the dimensioning subsystem and the memory, the processor configured to: control the dimensioning subsystem to execute a default dimensioning method to obtain default dimensioning data; compare a quality metric for the default dimensioning data to a threshold condition defined in the quality evaluation rules; when the quality metric exceeds the threshold condition, compute dimensions of the object based on the default dimensioning data; and when the quality metric does not exceed the threshold condition, control the dimensioning subsystem to execute the backup dimensioning method to obtain backup dimensioning data and compute the dimensions of the object based on the backup dimensioning data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick B. Tilley, Seth David Silk, Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar
  • Publication number: 20210372771
    Abstract: A computing device for dimensioning an object includes: a dimensioning subsystem configured to execute a default dimensioning method and a backup dimensioning method; a memory storing quality evaluation rules; a processor connected with the dimensioning subsystem and the memory, the processor configured to: control the dimensioning subsystem to execute a default dimensioning method to obtain default dimensioning data; compare a quality metric for the default dimensioning data to a threshold condition defined in the quality evaluation rules; when the quality metric exceeds the threshold condition, compute dimensions of the object based on the default dimensioning data; and when the quality metric does not exceed the threshold condition, control the dimensioning subsystem to execute the backup dimensioning method to obtain backup dimensioning data and compute the dimensions of the object based on the backup dimensioning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick B. Tilley, Seth David Silk, Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar
  • Patent number: 11138748
    Abstract: A method for classifying depth scan data at a computing device includes: obtaining, at the computing device, a set of depth measurements and a graphical representation of the depth measurements; automatically selecting, at the computing device, a subset of the depth measurements indicating a region of interest; rendering, on a display of the computing device, an image including (i) the graphical representation of the depth measurements and (ii) a graphical indication of the region of interest overlaid on the graphical representation of the depth measurements; receiving, via an input device, a selection associated with the image; and generating a region of interest indicator based on the subset of the depth measurements and the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, David S. Koch
  • Publication number: 20210116232
    Abstract: A computing device includes: a tracking sensor including a camera; a controller connected with the tracking sensor, the controller configured to: control the tracking sensor to track successive poses of the computing device in a frame of reference; detecting a plurality of dimensioning events associated with an object; in response to detecting each of the dimensioning events, generate a respective position in the frame of reference based on a current one of the poses; generate, based on the positions, an object boundary in the frame of reference; and dimension the object based on the generated object boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alan J. Epshteyn, Mohitosh Mondal, Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, Patrick B. Tilley
  • Patent number: 10957060
    Abstract: A method of detecting sensor obstructions in a computing device includes: at an emitter, emitting a beam of light through a scan window toward a treaded surface; at an image sensor, for a sequence of positions of the computing device along the treaded surface: capturing a sequence of images corresponding to the sequence of positions, each image in the sequence having a first region and a second region; wherein the first regions depict a first subset of reflections of the beam of light originating from a first depth range; and wherein the second regions depict a second subset of the reflections originating from a second depth range; at a controller: receiving the sequence of images; determining, based on the second regions, whether an intensity of the second subset of the reflections exceeds a occlusion threshold; and when the determination is affirmative, generating an alert indicating obstruction of the scan window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, David S. Koch, Zhijia Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200302624
    Abstract: A method of detecting sensor obstructions in a computing device includes: at an emitter, emitting a beam of light through a scan window toward a treaded surface; at an image sensor, for a sequence of positions of the computing device along the treaded surface: capturing a sequence of images corresponding to the sequence of positions, each image in the sequence having a first region and a second region; wherein the first regions depict a first subset of reflections of the beam of light originating from a first depth range; and wherein the second regions depict a second subset of the reflections originating from a second depth range; at a controller: receiving the sequence of images; determining, based on the second regions, whether an intensity of the second subset of the reflections exceeds a occlusion threshold; and when the determination is affirmative, generating an alert indicating obstruction of the scan window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, David S. Koch, Zhijia Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200098121
    Abstract: A method for classifying depth scan data at a computing device includes: obtaining, at the computing device, a set of depth measurements and a graphical representation of the depth measurements; automatically selecting, at the computing device, a subset of the depth measurements indicating a region of interest; rendering, on a display of the computing device, an image including (i) the graphical representation of the depth measurements and (ii) a graphical indication of the region of interest overlaid on the graphical representation of the depth measurements; receiving, via an input device, a selection associated with the image; and generating a region of interest indicator based on the subset of the depth measurements and the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, David S. Koch
  • Patent number: 10089511
    Abstract: A method of generating visual data capture feedback at a data capture device includes rendering first and second applications on respective portions of a display of the data capture device. Each of the first and second applications are configured to process data decoded from captured indicia. A memory of the capture device stores configuration data including a first symbology indicator corresponding to a data symbology handled by the first application, and a second symbology indicator corresponding to a data symbology handled by the second application. Responsive to capturing an indicium, the method includes selecting a target application from the first and second applications for processing data decoded from the captured indicium in accordance with one of the first and second data symbology, based on the configuration data; and rendering a visual feedback element on the display within a target portion of the display corresponding to the selected target application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, Kalugama Gardialge Akila Buddika Peiris
  • Publication number: 20180253580
    Abstract: A method of generating visual data capture feedback at a data capture device includes rendering first and second applications on respective portions of a display of the data capture device. Each of the first and second applications are configured to process data decoded from captured indicia. A memory of the capture device stores configuration data including a first symbology indicator corresponding to a data symbology handled by the first application, and a second symbology indicator to a data symbology handled by the second application. Responsive to capturing an indicium, the method includes selecting a target application from the first and second applications for processing data decoded from the captured indicium in accordance with one of the first and second data symbology, based on the configuration data; and rendering a visual feedback element on the display within a target portion of the display corresponding to the selected target application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Raghavendra Tenkasi Shankar, Kalugama Gardialge Akila Buddika Peiris