Patents by Inventor Raphael HORAK

Raphael HORAK 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: 9998660
    Abstract: A method of mosaicing of a scene as a 3D mosaic, characterized in that at least one 3D reconstruction having been obtained, comprises the following steps: A) acquiring successive images by means of a panoramic sensor moving in displacement along a predefined mosaicing trajectory, the last image acquired being referred to as the current panoramic image; B) choosing one or more scene-related projection surfaces on which the mosaic will be constructed, C) from the textures of the panoramic images overlapping each 3D reconstruction, retrieving the textures originating from the current panoramic image, D) from among these textures, selecting the visible parts in each projection surface with the aid of the 3D reconstruction, E) projecting these textures onto each projection surface and fusing the textures in each projection surface to thus obtain a conformal mosaic on each projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventor: Raphael Horak
  • Publication number: 20170310892
    Abstract: A method of 3D mosaicing of a scene as a 3D mosaic, wherein at least one 3D reconstruction having been obtained without a priori information about the scene, in the course of the following steps of: acquisition of successive images by a panoramic sensor moving along an unconstrained 3D reconstruction trajectory, such that the image of at least one point of the scene is in at least 3 successive 2D panoramic images obtained according to various panoramic system-point of the scene directions, rectification of these images on different rectification planes covering different directions, and matching of the rectified images, 3D reconstruction on reconstruction planes on the basis of the rectified matched images, the last 2D panoramic acquired image being called current 2D panoramic image, it further comprises the following steps: A) On the basis of the obtained 3D reconstruction and of the current 2D panoramic image, choosing one or more projection surfaces on which the mosaic will be constructed, B) Selecting
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Raphael HORAK
  • Patent number: 9729789
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of 3D reconstruction of a scene by means of 2D panoramic images of the scene, which comprises a step of processing these images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventor: Raphael Horak
  • Publication number: 20150304558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of 3D reconstruction of a scene by means of 2D panoramic images of the scene, which comprises a step of processing these images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Raphael HORAK
  • Publication number: 20150304576
    Abstract: A method of mosaicing of a scene as a 3D mosaic, characterized in that at least one 3D reconstruction having been obtained, comprises the following steps: A) acquiring successive images by means of a panoramic sensor moving in displacement along a predefined mosaicing trajectory, the last image acquired being referred to as the current panoramic image; B) choosing one or more scene-related projection surfaces on which the mosaic will be constructed, C) from the textures of the panoramic images overlapping each 3D reconstruction, retrieving the textures originating from the current panoramic image, D) from among these textures, selecting the visible parts in each projection surface with the aid of the 3D reconstruction, E) projecting these textures onto each projection surface and fusing the textures in each projection surface to thus obtain a conformal mosaic on each projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Raphael HORAK