Patents by Inventor Richard L. Sebastian

Richard L. Sebastian 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: 9933522
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target and generate a three-dimensional image of the target. The system may refine the three-dimensional image by reducing the stochastic components in the transformation parameters between video frame times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20180024244
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory (6DOF) of a target. The 6DOF transformation parameters are used to transform multiple images to the frame time of a selected image, thus obtaining multiple images at the same frame time. These multiple images may be used to increase a resolution of the image at each frame time, obtaining the collection of the superresolution images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Patent number: 9872639
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely monitoring an individual, in accordance with some embodiments of the invention. More particularly, one or more physiological functions and/or physical activities of the individual may be monitored. In order to monitor the individual, a range to, and/or a range rate (i.e., velocity) of, one or more points on one or more surfaces of the individual (e.g., skin, clothing, lips, etc.) may be determined over time. Based on the determinations of the range and/or range rate of the points on the surfaces of the individual, the one or more physiological functions and/or physical activities of the individual may be monitored. This may enable the physiological functions and/or physical activities to be monitored remotely from the individual without access or proximity to the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L Sebastian, Kendall L. Belsley
  • Publication number: 20170248698
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The system estimates this trajectory in two stages: a first stage in which the range and Doppler measurements from the lidar system along with various feature measurements obtained from the images from the video system are used to estimate first stage motion aspects of the target (i.e., the trajectory of the target); and a second stage in which the images from the video system and the first stage motion aspects of the target are used to estimate second stage motion aspects of the target. Once the second stage motion aspects of the target are estimated, a three-dimensional image of the target may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Publication number: 20170227628
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20170108587
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target and generate a three-dimensional image of the target. The system may refine the three-dimensional image by reducing the stochastic components in the transformation parameters between video frame times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Patent number: 9606233
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory (6DOF) of a target. The 6DOF transformation parameters are used to transform multiple images to the frame time of a selected image, thus obtaining multiple images at the same frame time. These multiple images may be used to increase a resolution of the image at each frame time, obtaining the collection of the superresolution images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Patent number: 9489746
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The system estimates this trajectory in two stages: a first stage in which the range and Doppler measurements from the lidar system along with various feature measurements obtained from the images from the video system are used to estimate first stage motion aspects of the target (i.e., the trajectory of the target); and a second stage in which the images from the video system and the first stage motion aspects of the target are used to estimate second stage motion aspects of the target. Once the second stage motion aspects of the target are estimated, a three-dimensional image of the target may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Patent number: 9453907
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar subsystem and images from a video subsystem to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The video subsystem and the lidar subsystem may be aligned with one another by mapping the measurements of various facial features obtained by each of the subsystems to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Anatoley T. Zheleznyak, Chris Roller, Gavin Rosenbush, Richard L. Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20160196664
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The system estimates this trajectory in two stages: a first stage in which the range and Doppler measurements from the lidar system along with various feature measurements obtained from the images from the video system are used to estimate first stage motion aspects of the target (i.e., the trajectory of the target); and a second stage in which the images from the video system and the first stage motion aspects of the target are used to estimate second stage motion aspects of the target. Once the second stage motion aspects of the target are estimated, a three-dimensional image of the target may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Publication number: 20160161601
    Abstract: Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Kendall L. Belsley, Stephan Schulz
  • Publication number: 20150260844
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory (6DOF) of a target. The 6DOF transformation parameters are used to transform multiple images to the frame time of a selected image, thus obtaining multiple images at the same frame time. These multiple images may be used to increase a resolution of the image at each frame time, obtaining the collection of the superresolution images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Patent number: 9134402
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The system calibrates the lidar subsystem with the video subsystem in two stages. In a first stage, the system calibrates the lidar subsystem so that lidar measurements provide 3D lidar coordinates. In a second stage, the system relates the 3D lidar coordinates with a video image obtained from the video subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Patent number: 9103907
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The system estimates this trajectory in two stages: a first stage in which the range and Doppler measurements from the lidar system along with various feature measurements obtained from the images from the video system are used to estimate first stage motion aspects of the target (i.e., the trajectory of the target); and a second stage in which the images from the video system and the first stage motion aspects of the target are used to estimate second stage motion aspects of the target. Once the second stage motion aspects of the target are estimated, a three-dimensional image of the target may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Patent number: 9081090
    Abstract: Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Kendall L. Belsley, Stephan Schulz
  • Patent number: 8948497
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory (6DOF) of a target. The 6DOF transformation parameters are used to transform multiple images to the frame time of a selected image, thus obtaining multiple images at the same frame time. These multiple images may be used to increase a resolution of the image at each frame time, obtaining the collection of the superresolution images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Publication number: 20140300884
    Abstract: A system uses range and Doppler velocity measurements from a lidar system and images from a video system to estimate a six degree-of-freedom trajectory of a target. The system estimates this trajectory in two stages: a first stage in which the range and Doppler measurements from the lidar system along with various feature measurements obtained from the images from the video system are used to estimate first stage motion aspects of the target (i.e., the trajectory of the target); and a second stage in which the images from the video system and the first stage motion aspects of the target are used to estimate second stage motion aspects of the target. Once the second stage motion aspects of the target are estimated, a three-dimensional image of the target may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Anatoley T. Zheleznyak
  • Publication number: 20140268290
    Abstract: Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: RICHARD L. SEBASTIAN, Kendall L. Belsley, Stephan Schulz
  • Publication number: 20140269790
    Abstract: Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: RICHARD L. SEBASTIAN, Kendall L. Belsley, Stephan Schulz
  • Publication number: 20140139806
    Abstract: Detecting position information related to a face, and more particularly to an eyeball in a face, using a detection and ranging system, such as a Radio Detection And Ranging (“RADAR”) system, or a Light Detection And Ranging (“LIDAR”) system. The position information may include a location of the eyeball, translational motion information related to the eyeball (e.g., displacement, velocity, acceleration, jerk, etc.), rotational motion information related to the eyeball (e.g., rotational displacement, rotational velocity, rotational acceleration, etc.) as the eyeball rotates within its socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Digital Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Sebastian, Kendall L. Belsley