Patents by Inventor Rudiger Westermann

Rudiger Westermann 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).

  • System and method for on-the-fly segmentations for image deformations
    Patent number: 7961945
    Abstract: A method for on-the-fly segmentations for image deformations, includes: selecting an object in an image that is displayed on a computer screen; immediately after selecting the object, automatically segmenting the object to find a boundary of the object and marking an area inside the boundary undeformable and an area outside the boundary deformable; and dragging the object to a desired location in the image while the area inside the boundary remains stiff and the area outside the boundary deforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Thomas Schiwietz, Joachim Georgii, Rudiger Westermann
  • Image deformation using physical models
    Patent number: 7952595
    Abstract: A method for deforming an image using a physical model includes inputting the image, discrediting the image into a grid, applying forces to the grid upon receiving an input command for dragging the grid, updating a mesh deformation of the grid according to the forces, and wrapping the image according to a deformed mesh to produce a deformed image, wherein a wrapped image is displayed on an display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Thomas Schiwietz, Joachim Georgii, Rudiger Westermann
  • TISSUE STIFFNESS ASSIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20080198161
    Abstract: A method for assigning stiffness values to voxels of an inputted discretized image includes assigning stiffness values according to intensity values of voxels of the image, wherein the inputted discretized image comprises the intensity values and refining the stiffness values assigned to voxels using a segmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Schiwietz, Joachim Georgii, Rudiger Westermann
  • Image deformation using physical models
    Publication number: 20080192049
    Abstract: A method for deforming an image using a physical model includes inputting the image, discretizing the image into a grid, applying forces to the grid upon receiving an input command for dragging the grid, updating a mesh deformation of the grid according to the forces, and wrapping the image according to a deformed mesh to produce a deformed image, wherein a wrapped image is displayed on an display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Schiwietz, Joachim Georgii, Rudiger Westermann
  • System and method for on-the-fly segmentations for image deformations
    Publication number: 20080193013
    Abstract: A method for on-the-fly segmentations for image deformations, includes: selecting an object in an image that is displayed on a computer screen; immediately after selecting the object, automatically segmenting the object to find a boundary of the object and marking an area inside the boundary undeformable and an area outside the boundary deformable; and dragging the object to a desired location in the image while the area inside the boundary remains stiff and the area outside the boundary deforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Schiwietz, Joachim Georgii, Rudiger Westermann