Patents by Inventor Rizwan Sadiq

Rizwan Sadiq 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).

  • Remote sensing and social sensing for flood mapping
    Patent number: 12614385
    Abstract: Remote sensing and social sensing for flood mapping is provided by identifying where floodwater is present in an image of a location affected by a flooding event; identifying a social media post posted on a social media platform from the location and associated with the flooding event; and overlaying the image with the social media post. In some embodiments, the remote and social sensing includes one or more of: generating a permanent water mask identifying where permanent water is located at the location, and applying the permanent water mask to the image to differentiate the floodwater from permanent water for the location; identifying where the social media post was posted from; and overlaying the image with the social media post includes positioning a photograph included in the social media post for display with the image where a subject of the photograph is located at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Muhammad Imran, Rizwan Sadiq, Zainab Akhtar, Ferda Ofli
  • REMOTE SENSING AND SOCIAL SENSING FOR FLOOD MAPPING
    Publication number: 20230368524
    Abstract: Remote sensing and social sensing for flood mapping is provided by identifying where floodwater is present in an image of a location affected by a flooding event; identifying a social media post posted on a social media platform from the location and associated with the flooding event; and overlaying the image with the social media post. In some embodiments, the remote and social sensing includes one or more of: generating a permanent water mask identifying where permanent water is located at the location, and applying the permanent water mask to the image to differentiate the floodwater from permanent water for the location; identifying where the social media post was posted from; and overlaying the image with the social media post includes positioning a photograph included in the social media post for display with the image where a subject of the photograph is located at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Muhammad Imran, Rizwan Sadiq, Zainab Akhtar