Patents by Inventor Saumil B. Patel

Saumil B. Patel 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).

  • Generating body pose information
    Patent number: 11574416
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a set of images that correspond to a person. The method includes generating a body pose model of the person defined by a branched plurality of neural network systems. Each neural network system models a respective portion of the person between a first body-joint and a second body-joint as dependent on an adjacent portion of the person sharing the first body-joint. Providing the set of images of the respective portion to a first one and a second one of the neural network systems. The first one and second one correspond to adjacent body portions. The method includes determining, jointly by at least the first one and second one of the plurality of neural network systems pose information for the first respective body-joint and the second respective body-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Andreas N. Bigontina, Behrooz Mahasseni, Gutemberg B. Guerra Filho, Saumil B. Patel, Stefan Auer
  • GENERATING BODY POSE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20210312662
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a set of images that correspond to a person. The method includes generating a body pose model of the person defined by a branched plurality of neural network systems. Each neural network system models a respective portion of the person between a first body-joint and a second body-joint as dependent on an adjacent portion of the person sharing the first body-joint. Providing the set of images of the respective portion to a first one and a second one of the neural network systems. The first one and second one correspond to adjacent body portions. The method includes determining, jointly by at least the first one and second one of the plurality of neural network systems pose information for the first respective body-joint and the second respective body-joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas N. Bigontina, Behrooz Mahasseni, Gutemberg B. Guerra Filho, Saumil B. Patel, Stefan Auer
  • Generating body pose information
    Patent number: 11062476
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a set of images that correspond to a person. The method includes generating a body pose model of the person defined by a branched plurality of neural network systems. Each neural network system models a respective portion of the person between a first body-joint and a second body-joint as dependent on an adjacent portion of the person sharing the first body-joint. Providing the set of images of the respective portion to a first one and a second one of the neural network systems. The first one and second one correspond to adjacent body portions. The method includes determining, jointly by at least the first one and second one of the plurality of neural network systems pose information for the first respective body-joint and the second respective body-joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Andreas N. Bigontina, Behrooz Mahasseni, Gutemberg B. Guerra Filho, Saumil B. Patel, Stefan Auer