Patents by Inventor Raphael Grasset

Raphael Grasset 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: 11880541
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for generating an Augmented Reality (AR) object are presented. The apparatus can include memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors can be configured to receive an image of at least a portion of a real-world scene including a target object. The one or more processors can also be configured to generate an AR object corresponding to the target object and including a plurality of parts. The one or more processors can further be configured to receive a user input associated with a designated part of the plurality of parts and manipulate the designated part based on the received user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Raphael Grasset, Hartmut Seichter
  • Publication number: 20210373743
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for generating an Augmented Reality (AR) object are presented. The apparatus can include memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors can be configured to receive an image of at least a portion of a real-world scene including a target object. The one or more processors can also be configured to generate an AR object corresponding to the target object and including a plurality of parts. The one or more processors can further be configured to receive a user input associated with a designated part of the plurality of parts and manipulate the designated part based on the received user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Raphael GRASSET, Hartmut SEICHTER
  • Patent number: 11112934
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for generating an Augmented Reality (AR) object are presented. The method may include capturing an image of one or more target objects, wherein the one or more target objects are positioned on a pre-defined background. The method may also include segmenting the image into one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects and one or more areas corresponding to the pre-defined background. The method may additionally include converting the one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects to a digital image. The method may further include generating one or more AR objects corresponding to the one or more target objects, based at least in part on the digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Raphael Grasset, Hartmut Seichter
  • Patent number: 10789776
    Abstract: Techniques are presented for constructing a digital representation of a physical environment. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining image data indicative of the physical environment; receiving gesture input data from a user corresponding to at least one location in the physical environment, based on the obtained image data; detecting at least one discontinuity in the physical environment near the at least one location corresponding to the received gesture input data; and generating a digital surface corresponding to a surface in the physical environment, based on the received gesture input data and the at least one discontinuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Dieter Schmalstieg, Gerhard Reitmayr, Thanh Quoc Nguyen, Raphael Grasset, Tobias Langlotz, Hartmut Seichter
  • Publication number: 20200089389
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for generating an Augmented Reality (AR) object are presented. The method may include capturing an image of one or more target objects, wherein the one or more target objects are positioned on a pre-defined background. The method may also include segmenting the image into one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects and one or more areas corresponding to the pre-defined background. The method may additionally include converting the one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects to a digital image. The method may further include generating one or more AR objects corresponding to the one or more target objects, based at least in part on the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Raphael GRASSET, Hartmut SEICHTER
  • Patent number: 10509533
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for generating an Augmented Reality (AR) object are presented. The method may include capturing an image of one or more target objects, wherein the one or more target objects are positioned on a pre-defined background. The method may also include segmenting the image into one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects and one or more areas corresponding to the pre-defined background. The method may additionally include converting the one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects to a digital image. The method may further include generating one or more AR objects corresponding to the one or more target objects, based at least in part on the digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Raphael Grasset, Hartmut Seichter
  • Publication number: 20180182176
    Abstract: Techniques are presented for constructing a digital representation of a physical environment. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining image data indicative of the physical environment; receiving gesture input data from a user corresponding to at least one location in the physical environment, based on the obtained image data; detecting at least one discontinuity in the physical environment near the at least one location corresponding to the received gesture input data; and generating a digital surface corresponding to a surface in the physical environment, based on the received gesture input data and the at least one discontinuity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Dieter SCHMALSTIEG, Gerhard REITMAYR, Thanh Quoc NGUYEN, Raphael GRASSET, Tobias LANGLOTZ, Hartmut SEICHTER
  • Patent number: 9147221
    Abstract: A mobile device uses an image-driven view management approach for annotating images in real-time. An image-based layout process used by the mobile device computes a saliency map and generates an edge map from a frame of a video stream. The saliency map may be further processed by applying thresholds to reduce the number of saliency levels. The saliency map and edge map are used together to determine a layout position of labels to be rendered over the video stream. The labels are displayed in the layout position until a change of orientation of the camera that exceeds a threshold is detected. Additionally, the representation of the label may be adjusted, e.g., based on a plurality of pixels bounded by an area that is coincident with a layout position for a label in the video frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Raphael Grasset, Markus Tatzgern, Tobias Langlotz, Denis Kalkofen, Dieter Schmalstieg
  • Publication number: 20140344762
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for generating an Augmented Reality (AR) object are presented. The method may include capturing an image of one or more target objects, wherein the one or more target objects are positioned on a pre-defined background. The method may also include segmenting the image into one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects and one or more areas corresponding to the pre-defined background. The method may additionally include converting the one or more areas corresponding to the one or more target objects to a digital image. The method may further include generating one or more AR objects corresponding to the one or more target objects, based at least in part on the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Raphael Grasset, Hartmut Seichter
  • Publication number: 20130314441
    Abstract: A mobile device uses an image-driven view management approach for annotating images in real-time. An image-based layout process used by the mobile device computes a saliency map and generates an edge map from a frame of a video stream. The saliency map may be further processed by applying thresholds to reduce the number of saliency levels. The saliency map and edge map are used together to determine a layout position of labels to be rendered over the video stream. The labels are displayed in the layout position until a change of orientation of the camera that exceeds a threshold is detected. Additionally, the representation of the label may be adjusted, e.g., based on a plurality of pixels bounded by an area that is coincident with a layout position for a label in the video frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Raphael Grasset, Markus Tatzgern, Tobias Langlotz, Denis Kalkofen, Dieter Schmalstieg