Patents by Inventor Roger B. Hui

Roger B. Hui 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: 8896686
    Abstract: Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining a geometric parameter from an image are disclosed. For example, one method for determining the geometric parameter is used to develop a navigation database. The method comprises determining calibration values corresponding to a camera mounted on a vehicle or a pedestrian. A plurality of images of geographic features are captured by the camera. A single image from the plurality of images is identified or selected. A geometric parameter of a region in the single image is determined based on the determined calibration values. For example, the geometric parameter is a real-world distance, such as a real-world length or width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Roger B. Hui, Narayanan Alwar
  • Patent number: 8854453
    Abstract: Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining geographic position information from an image are disclosed. For example, one method for determining the geographic position information is used to develop a navigation database. The method comprises capturing a plurality of images of geographic features by a camera mounted on a vehicle or a pedestrian. A single image from the plurality of images is identified or selected. A real-world ground distance between a reference ground point in the single image and a ground point corresponding to an object in the single image is determined based on determined calibration values corresponding to the camera. Real-world geographic position information, such as a latitude coordinate and a longitude coordinate, of the ground point corresponding to the object in the single image is determined based on the determined real-world ground distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Xiangheng Yang, Roger B. Hui, Narayanan Alwar
  • Publication number: 20100321489
    Abstract: Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining geographic position information from an image are disclosed. For example, one method for determining the geographic position information is used to develop a navigation database. The method comprises capturing a plurality of images of geographic features by a camera mounted on a vehicle or a pedestrian. A single image from the plurality of images is identified or selected. A real-world ground distance between a reference ground point in the single image and a ground point corresponding to an object in the single image is determined based on determined calibration values corresponding to the camera. Real-world geographic position information, such as a latitude coordinate and a longitude coordinate, of the ground point corresponding to the object in the single image is determined based on the determined real-world ground distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Xiangheng Yang, Roger B. Hui, Narayanan Alwar
  • Publication number: 20100321490
    Abstract: Systems, devices, features, and methods for determining a geometric parameter from an image are disclosed. For example, one method for determining the geometric parameter is used to develop a navigation database. The method comprises determining calibration values corresponding to a camera mounted on a vehicle or a pedestrian. A plurality of images of geographic features are captured by the camera. A single image from the plurality of images is identified or selected. A geometric parameter of a region in the single image is determined based on the determined calibration values. For example, the geometric parameter is a real-world distance, such as a real-world length or width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Roger B. Hui, Narayanan Alwar