Patents by Inventor Ryan Chan

Ryan Chan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240104842
    Abstract: A method for generating, by an encoder-based model, a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a two-dimensional (2D) image is provided. The encoder-based model is trained to infer the 3D representation using a synthetic training data set generated by a pre-trained model. The pre-trained model is a 3D generative model that produces a 3D representation and a corresponding 2D rendering, which can be used to train a separate encoder-based model for downstream tasks like estimating a triplane representation, neural radiance field, mesh, depth map, 3D key points, or the like, given a single input image, using the pseudo ground truth 3D synthetic training data set. In a particular embodiment, the encoder-based model is trained to predict a triplane representation of the input image, which can then be rendered by a volume renderer according to pose information to generate an output image of the 3D scene from the corresponding viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Koki Nagano, Alexander Trevithick, Chao Liu, Eric Ryan Chan, Sameh Khamis, Michael Stengel, Zhiding Yu
  • Publication number: 20240087297
    Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods are directed to generating customized imagery includes receiving input parameters that define operations for one of plural disparate image processing tools in generating the customized imagery and define attributes of the customized imagery to be generated. Program code for generating an API is executed and the API establishes communication with each image processing tool. The API generates parameterized calls which provide instructions for a specified one of the image processing tools to generate the customized imagery. The image processing tool which receives the instructions is identified from the input parameters. The parameterized calls are sent to the parameterized calls to the image processing tool and the customized imagery is generated. The customized imagery is returned to the API and is stored in a database as training data for an artificial intelligence model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
    Inventors: Luke SHELLHORN, Melodie BUTZ, Christopher NITHIANANDAM, Andrew MARTIN, Zachary HUMAYUN, Ryan CHAN
  • Patent number: 11900729
    Abstract: An eyewear having an electronic processor configured to identify a hand gesture including a sign language, and to generate speech that is indicative of the identified hand gesture. The electronic processor uses a convolutional neural network (CNN) to identify the hand gesture by matching the hand gesture in the image to a set of hand gestures, wherein the set of hand gestures is a library of hand gestures stored in a memory. The hand gesture can include a static hand gesture, and a moving hand gesture. The electronic processor is configured to identify a word from a series of hand gestures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Chan, Brent Mills, Eitan Pilipski, Jennica Pounds, Elliot Solomon
  • Publication number: 20230388659
    Abstract: The technical problem of automatically reprocessing an image captured by a camera in a manner that produces a personalized result is addressed by providing a customized image reprocessing system powered by machine learning techniques. The customized image reprocessing system is configured to automatically reprocess an image on a pixel level using a machine learning model that takes, as input, the image represented by pixel values, sensor data detected by the digital sensor of a camera at the time the image was captured, and, also, flash calibration parameters previously generated for that specific user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Publication number: 20230328390
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured in low light conditions by a front facing camera is addressed by providing an adaptive front flash system. An adaptive front flash system automatically adjusts configuration parameters of an overlaid view that operates in lieu of a front flash, termed a front flash view. The configuration parameters are adjusted based on characteristics of the output of the digital image sensor of the front facing camera. Examples of configuration parameters of the front flash view include one or more of brightness of the display, color temperature of the front flash view, and transparency of the front flash view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Patent number: 11770621
    Abstract: The technical problem of automatically reprocessing an image captured by a camera in a manner that produces a personalized result is addressed by providing a customized image reprocessing system powered by machine learning techniques. The customized image reprocessing system is configured to automatically reprocess an image on a pixel level using a machine learning model that takes, as input, the image represented by pixel values, sensor data detected by the digital sensor of a camera at the time the image was captured, and, also, flash calibration parameters previously generated for that specific user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Patent number: 11722779
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured by a front facing camera in low light conditions is addressed by displaying the viewfinder of a front facing camera with an illuminating border, termed a viewfinder ring flash. A viewfinder ring flash acts as a ring flash in low light conditions. A viewfinder ring flash may be automatically generated and presented in the camera view user interface (UI) when the digital sensor of a front facing camera detects a low light indication based on intensity of incident light detected by the digital image sensor of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Publication number: 20230232115
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured by a front facing camera in low light conditions is addressed by displaying the viewfinder of a front facing camera with an illuminating border, termed a viewfinder ring flash. A viewfinder ring flash acts as a ring flash in low light conditions. A viewfinder ring flash may be automatically generated and presented in the camera view user interface (UI) when the digital sensor of a front facing camera detects a low light indication based on intensity of incident light detected by the digital image sensor of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Patent number: 11683592
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured in low light conditions by a front facing camera is addressed by providing an adaptive front flash system. An adaptive front flash system automatically adjusts configuration parameters of an overlaid view that operates in lieu of a front flash, termed a front flash view. The configuration parameters are adjusted based on characteristics of the output of the digital image sensor of the front facing camera. Examples of configuration parameters of the front flash view include one or more of brightness of the display, color temperature of the front flash view, and transparency of the front flash view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Publication number: 20230097376
    Abstract: The technical problem of automatically reprocessing an image captured by a camera in a manner that produces a personalized result is addressed by providing a customized image reprocessing system powered by machine learning techniques. The customized image reprocessing system is configured to automatically reprocess an image on a pixel level using a machine learning model that takes, as input, the image represented by pixel values, sensor data detected by the digital sensor of a camera at the time the image was captured, and, also, flash calibration parameters previously generated for that specific user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Patent number: 11611711
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured by a front facing camera in low light conditions is addressed by displaying the viewfinder of a front facing camera with an illuminating border, termed a viewfinder ring flash. A viewfinder ring flash acts as a ring flash in low light conditions. A viewfinder ring flash may be automatically generated and presented in the camera view user interface (UI) when the digital sensor of a front facing camera detects a low light indication based on intensity of incident light detected by the digital image sensor of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Publication number: 20230081641
    Abstract: A single two-dimensional (2D) image can be used as input to obtain a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the 2D image. This is done by extracting features from the 2D image by an encoder and determining a 3D representation of the 2D image utilizing a trained 2D convolutional neural network (CNN). Volumetric rendering is then run on the 3D representation to combine features within one or more viewing directions, and the combined features are provided as input to a multilayer perceptron (MLP) that predicts and outputs color (or multi-dimensional neural features) and density values for each point within the 3D representation. As a result, single-image inverse rendering may be performed using only a single 2D image as input to create a corresponding 3D representation of the scene in the single 2D image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Koki Nagano, Eric Ryan Chan, Sameh Khamis, Shalini De Mello, Tero Tapani Karras, Orazio Gallo, Jonathan Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20230022826
    Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a media content item, causing a media content item interface containing the media content item to be displayed by a display device, and determining that a first contextual element is associated with the media content item displayed in the media content item interface. The systems and methods are include determining that a destructive action is applied to the media content item, and generating an overlay dialog component that is overlaid on top of the media content item in response to determining that the first contextual element is associated with the media content item in the media content item interface and that the destructive action has been applied to the media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Chan, Christie Marie Heikkinen
  • Publication number: 20230007159
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured in low light conditions by a front facing camera is addressed by providing an adaptive front flash system. An adaptive front flash system automatically adjusts configuration parameters of an overlaid view that operates in lieu of a front flash, termed a front flash view. The configuration parameters are adjusted based on characteristics of the output of the digital image sensor of the front facing camera. Examples of configuration parameters of the front flash view include one or more of brightness of the display, color temperature of the front flash view, and transparency of the front flash view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Publication number: 20220408006
    Abstract: The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured by a front facing camera in low light conditions is addressed by displaying the viewfinder of a front facing camera with an illuminating border, termed a viewfinder ring flash. A viewfinder ring flash acts as a ring flash in low light conditions. A viewfinder ring flash may be automatically generated and presented in the camera view user interface (UI) when the digital sensor of a front facing camera detects a low light indication based on intensity of incident light detected by the digital image sensor of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Newar Husam Al Majid, Christine Barron, Ryan Chan, Bertrand Saint-Preux, Shoshana Sternstein
  • Publication number: 20220364140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a reporter assay for rapid and simultaneous bacterial identification and phenotype testing for antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The current invention uses a strategy that has shown the ability for multiplexing and for handling polymicrobial samples for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle C. Cady, Brett Hanson, Paulino Abdon, Ryan Chan, Patrick Lin, Rochak Mehta, Troy Rabang
  • Patent number: 11477397
    Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving a media content item, causing a media content item interface containing the media content item to be displayed by a display device, and determining that a first contextual element is associated with the media content item displayed in the media content item interface. The systems and methods are include determining that a destructive action is applied to the media content item, and generating an overlay dialog component that is overlaid on top of the media content item in response to determining that the first contextual element is associated with the media content item in the media content item interface and that the destructive action has been applied to the media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Chan, Christie Marie Heikkinen
  • Patent number: 11441167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a reporter assay for rapid and simultaneous bacterial identification and phenotype testing for antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The current invention uses a strategy that has shown the ability for multiplexing and for handling polymicrobial samples for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle C. Cady, Brett Hanson, Paulino Abdon, Ryan Chan, Patrick Lin, Rochak Mehta, Troy Rabang
  • Publication number: 20220188539
    Abstract: An eyewear having an electronic processor configured to identify a hand gesture including a sign language, and to generate speech that is indicative of the identified hand gesture. The electronic processor uses a convolutional neural network (CNN) to identify the hand gesture by matching the hand gesture in the image to a set of hand gestures, wherein the set of hand gestures is a library of hand gestures stored in a memory. The hand gesture can include a static hand gesture, and a moving hand gesture. The electronic processor is configured to identify a word from a series of hand gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan Chan, Brent Mills, Eitan Pilipski, Jennica Pounds, Elliot Solomon
  • Publication number: 20220073969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of sideromycins as additives in non-replicative transduction particles based systems either to limit cross-reactivity of unwanted organisms or to identify the organism being run on an antibiotic susceptibility assay (AST assay). Addition of the sideromycins removes or reduces light production from bacteria that are sensitive to them, allowing for prevention of cross-reactivity in AST assays and/or family, genus, and potentially species level bacteria strain identification when performing AST testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle C. Cady, Ryan Chan