Patents by Inventor Ruud Vlutters
Ruud Vlutters 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).
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Publication number: 20170132454Abstract: The location of a face is detected from data about a scene. A 3D surface model from is obtained from measurements of the scene. A 2D angle data image is generated from the 3D surface model. The angle data image is generated for a virtual lighting direction, the image representing angles between a ray directions from a virtual light source direction and normal to the 3D surface. A 2D face location algorithm is applied to each of the respective 2D images. In an embodiment respective 2D angle data images for a plurality of virtual lighting directions are generated and face locations detected from the respective 2D images are fused.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: KARL CATHARINA VAN BREE, RUUD VLUTTERS, DMITRY NIKOLAYEVICH ZNAMENSKIY
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Publication number: 20170071473Abstract: An optical sensor for operating along a catheter (103), the optical sensor comprising a light pattern generator configured to project at least one light pattern at a radial projection angle with respect to the optical sensor length onto the inner surface of an elongated volume into which the optical sensor is inserted, wherein the light pattern generator comprises an illumination system for providing a first light beam having a component of its direction along the sensor length and a first light redirection element (1007) configured to redirect the light beam to generate the at least one light pattern (1009) at an oblique and/or right angle to the optical sensor length, a second light redirection element (1012) for redirecting a reflected version of the light pattern from the inner surface of the elongated volume to provide a second light beam and- an imaging device (1013) having a field of view (1011) with a central axis substantially parallel to the length of the optical sensor for receiving the second lighType: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Manfred MUELLER, Chaitanya DONGRE, Michel Paul Barbara VAN BRUGGEN, Ruud VLUTTERS, Frederik Jan DE BRUIJN, Waltherus Cornelis Jozef BIERHOFF, Dirk PETERS
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Patent number: 9586017Abstract: The present invention provides a cost effective customization of user interface devices for use with respiratory ventilation systems, such as face masks that may be used for CPAP therapy. By integrating a user specific customize element (15) into a pre-fabricated user interface device (10), increased comfort for a user during use of the interface device (10) is provided. The customized element (15) is adapted to affect the shape of the user interface device making it compliant with at least one user specific body feature, for example, a facial feature of a particular user. The shape of the customized element may be computed from a user specific data set representing an e.g. three-dimensional shape at least one body feature of a user.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy, Ruud Vlutters, Karl Catharina Van Bree
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Publication number: 20170055841Abstract: A catheter includes at least two optical sensors distributed along the catheter, each optical sensor comprising: a light pattern generator configured to project at a radial projection angle to the catheter at least one light pattern on the inner surface of an elongated volume into which the optical sensor is inserted; and an imaging device substantially aligned along a length of the optical sensor, the imaging device configured to observe the at least one light pattern on the inner surface of the elongated volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Manfred MUELLER, Chaitanya DONGRE, Michel Paul Barbara VAN BRUGGEN, Ruud VLUTTERS, Frederik Jan DE BRUIJN
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Patent number: 9582706Abstract: The location of a face is detected from data about a scene. A 3D surface model from is obtained from measurements of the scene. A 2D angle data image is generated from the 3D surface model. The angle data image is generated for a virtual lighting direction, the image representing angles between a ray directions from a virtual light source direction and normal to the 3D surface. A 2D face location algorithm is applied to each of the respective 2D images. In an embodiment respective 2D angle data images for a plurality of virtual lighting directions are generated and face locations detected from the respective 2D images are fused.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Karl Catharina Van Bree, Ruud Vlutters, Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy
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Publication number: 20160343398Abstract: The invention relates to an optical storage medium comprising below an entrance face (EF) a higher recording stack (ST0) comprising a higher recording layer (L0) and at least a lower recording stack (ST1), said lower recording stack (ST1) being recorded or read back by a radiation beam (4) entering into the optical storage medium through the entrance face (EF) with a wavelength (?), focused on said lower recording stack (ST1) and transmitted through the higher recording stack (ST0), a recording of the higher recording layer (L0) causing an optical thickness variation between recorded and unrecorded areas of said first recording layer (L0), which is included into the range [0.03?, 0.125?].Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Hubert Cécile François MARTENS, Ruud VLUTTERS
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Patent number: 9420241Abstract: A multi-spectral camera comprises a blocking element (201) having at least one hole (203) allowing light to pass through. A dispersive element (205) spreads light from the at least one hole (203) in different wavelength dependent directions and a lens (207) focuses light from the dispersive element (205) on an image plane (209). A microlens array (211) receives light from the lens (207) and an image sensor (213) receives the light from the microlens array (211) and generates a pixel value signal which comprises incident light values for the pixels of the image sensor (213). A processor then generates a multi-spectral image from the pixel value signal. The approach may allow a single instantaneous sensor measurement to provide a multi-spectral image comprising at least one spatial dimension and one spectral dimension. The multi-spectral image may be generated by post-processing of the sensor output and no physical filtering or moving parts are necessary.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Ruud Vlutters, Remco Theodorus Johannes Muijs, Harold Agnes Wilhelmus Schmeitz
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Patent number: 9412407Abstract: The invention relates to an optical storage medium comprising below an entrance face (EF) a higher recording stack (ST0) comprising a higher recording layer (L0) and at least a lower recording stack (ST1), said lower recording stack (ST1) being recorded or read back by a radiation beam (4) entering into the optical storage medium through the entrance face (EF) with a wavelength (?), focused on said lower recording stack (ST1) and transmitted through the higher recording stack (ST0), a recording of the higher recording layer (L0) causing an optical thickness variation between recorded and unrecorded areas of said first recording layer (L0), which is included into the range [0.03?, 0.125?].Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Hubert Cécile François Martens, Ruud Vlutters
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Patent number: 9396587Abstract: The present invention relates to a template (10) and a system (50) for collecting data of a face of a subject. The system (50) comprises at least the template (10) and a camera (52). The template (10) comprises at least one computer-detectable element and allows to take a single image of a face of a subject which is positioned in an opening of the template and to derive subject dimensions of the face of the subject based on this single image. The present invention relates also to according methods.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.VInventors: Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy, Karl Catharina Van Bree, Octavian Soldea, Hong Liu, Franciscus Hendrikus Van Heesch, Ruud Vlutters
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Patent number: 9379814Abstract: There is provided a light detection system which is capable of determining in light embedded codes by detecting light in a scene which is illuminated by an illumination system (110) comprising one or more light sources (111,112,113) each providing a light contribution (I111, I112, I113) comprising an embedded code (ID#1, ID#2, ID#3) emitted as a temporal sequence of modulations in a characteristics of the light emitted. The light detection system comprises light detection means (220), which are arranged for acquiring at least one image of the scene, where the image is acquired a plurality of temporal shifted line instances. Each line of the acquired image comprises an instance of the temporal sequence of modulations of the first embedded code. The light detection system further comprises means (230) for determining embedded codes from the spatial pattern of modulations.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Frits De Bruijn, Ruud Vlutters, Lorenzo Feri, Tim Schenk, Ronald Rietman
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Publication number: 20160155017Abstract: A system (2) including a geometric fit score database (360) configured to store a plurality of 3-D models of faces and a pre-calculated geometric fit score for each of one or more patient interface devices for each of one or more of the faces, and a first processing unit (380) including a match finding unit (382) configured to match the 3-D model of the patient's face with one or more of the stored 3-D models of faces and to use the pre-calculated geometric fit score for each of the one or more of the patient interface devices for the one or more matched faces to determine the geometric fit score for each of the one or more patient interface devices for the patient's face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: RUUD VLUTTERS, RUDOLF MARIA JOZEF VONCKEN, KARL CATHARINA VAN BREE
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Publication number: 20160148437Abstract: An electronic apparatus for use in selecting a patient interface device and including a geometric fit score determining unit (42) configured to calculate a geometric fit score for each of one or more of patient interface devices, a patient criteria fit score determining unit (44) configured to calculate a patient criteria fit score for each of the one or more patient interface devices, and an overall fit score determining unit (46) configured to calculate an overall fit score for each of the one or more patient interface devices based on the calculated geometric fit score and the calculated patient criteria fit score for each of the one or more patient interface devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: RUUD VLUTTERS, KARL CATHARINA VAN BREE
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Publication number: 20160134368Abstract: There is provided a light detection system which is capable of determining in light embedded codes by detecting light in a scene which is illuminated by an illumination system (110) comprising one or more light sources (111,112,113) each providing a light contribution (I111, I112, I113) comprising an embedded code (ID#1, ID#2, ID#3) emitted as a temporal sequence of modulations in a characteristics of the light emitted. The light detection system comprises light detection means (220), which are arranged for acquiring at least one image of the scene, where the image is acquired a plurality of temporal shifted line instances. Each line of the acquired image comprises an instance of the temporal sequence of modulations of the first embedded code. The light detection system further comprises means (230) for determining embedded codes from the spatial pattern of modulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: FREDERIK JAN DE BRUIJN, RUUD VLUTTERS, LORENZO FERI, TIM CORNEEL WILHEL SCHENK, RONALD RIETMAN
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Publication number: 20160092645Abstract: An electronic apparatus (1) including a display generation unit (110) configured to generate a display area (210) in a user interface, the display area being configured to display a 3-D model of a patient's face and a 3-D model of a patient interface device fitted to the 3-D model of the patient's face; and an interaction map unit (160) configured to generate an interaction map tool (260) in the user interface and to calculate an interaction map between the patient's face and the patient interface device indicating levels of an interaction characteristic between the patient's face and the patient interface device, wherein the interaction map tool is operable to toggle display of the interaction map in the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: RUUD VLUTTERS, KARL CATHARINA VAN BREE
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Publication number: 20160078687Abstract: An electronic apparatus (1) includes a display generation unit (110) configured to generate a display area (210) in a user interface (200-4,200-5), the display area being configured to display a 3-D model of a patient's face and a 3-D model of a patient interface device fitted to the 3-D model of the patient's face; and a transparency adjustment unit (150) configured to generate a transparency adjustment tool (250) in the user interface, the transparency adjustment tool being operable to adjust the transparency of a subset of components of the 3-D model of the patient interface device displayed in the 3-D display area of the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: KARL CATHARINA VAN BREE, RUUD VLUTTERS
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Publication number: 20150332459Abstract: The present invention relates to a scanning device (10, 10?) for scanning an object (12), wherein the scanning device (10) comprises a projection unit (16) for projecting an alignment image (28) onto the object (12), said alignment image (28) comprising a main pattern (26), an image capturing unit (18) for capturing a live camera image (30) of the object (12), said live camera image (30) comprising a derivative pattern (32) of the main pattern (26), the derivative pattern (32) representing said projected alignment image (28) as seen from the image capturing unit viewpoint, and an alignment unit (22, 22?) for providing an indication of a correct position and/or orientation of the scanning device (10) with respect to the scanned object (12) on the basis of the captured live camera image (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: DMITRY NIKOLAYEVICH ZNAMENSKIY, FRANCISCUS HENDRIKUS VAN HEESCH, RUUD VLUTTERS, KARL CATHARINA VAN BREE
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Publication number: 20150262422Abstract: The present invention relates to a template (10) and a system (50) for collecting data of a face of a subject. The system (50) comprises at least the template (10) and a camera (52). The template (10) comprises at least one computer-detectable element and allows to take a single image of a Fold outwards face of a subject which is positioned in an opening of the template and to derive subject dimensions of the face of the subject based on this single image. The present invention relates also to according methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: KONINKLIKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy, Karl Catharina Van Bree, Octavian Soldea, Hong Liu, Franciscus Hendrikus Van Heesch, Ruud Vlutters
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Patent number: 9131221Abstract: A camera and camera system is provided with an optical device (8). The optical device creates simultaneously two or more images of object on a sensor (4) forming a compound image. The distance d between the constituting images of objects in the compound image is dependent on the distance Z to the camera. The compound image is analyzed (9), e.g. deconvolved to determine the distances d between the double images. These distances are then converted into a depth map (10).Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Ruud Vlutters, Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Dmitry Nikolaevich Znamenskiy
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Publication number: 20150204663Abstract: A series of structured lighting patterns are projected on an object. Each successive structured lighting pattern has a first and second subset of intensity features such as edges between light and dark areas. The intensity features of the first set coincide spatially with intensity features from either the first or second subset from a preceding structured lighting pattern in the series. Image positions are detected where the intensity features of the first and second subset of the structured lighting patterns are visible in the images. Image positions where the intensity features of the first subset are visible are associated with the intensity features of the first subset, based on the associated intensity features of closest detected image positions with associated intensity features in the image obtained with a preceding structured lighting pattern in said series.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Dmitry Nikolayevich Znamenskiy, Ruud Vlutters, Karl Catharina Van Bree
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Patent number: 8942570Abstract: The invention relates to a detection system for determining data embedded into the light output of a light source in a form of a repeating sequence of N symbols. The detection system includes a camera and a processing unit. The camera is configured to acquire a series of images of the scene via specific open/closure patterns of the shutter. The processing unit is configured to process the acquired series of images to determine the repeating sequence of N symbols. By carefully triggering when a shutter of the camera is open to capture the different symbols of the encoded light within each frame time of a camera, a conventional camera with a relatively long frame time may be employed. Therefore, the techniques presented herein are suitable for detecting the invisible “high frequency” coded light while using less expensive cameras as those used in the prior art.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Koninklijke Phillips N.V.Inventors: Tim Corneel Wilhelmus Schenk, Frederik Jan De Bruijn, Ruud Vlutters, Lorenzo Feri