Patents by Inventor Sean FANELLO

Sean FANELLO 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: 12094054
    Abstract: Examples relate to implementations of a neural light transport. A computing system may obtain data indicative of a plurality of UV texture maps and a geometry of an object. Each UV texture map depicts the object from a perspective of a plurality of perspectives. The computing system may train a neural network to learn a light transport function using the data. The light transport function may be a continuous function that specifies how light interacts with the object when the object is viewed from the plurality of perspectives. The computing system may generate an output UV texture map that depicts the object from a synthesized perspective based on an application of the light transport function by the trained neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yun-Ta Tsai, Xiuming Zhang, Jonathan T. Barron, Sean Fanello, Tiancheng Sun, Tianfan Xue
  • Publication number: 20230209036
    Abstract: An electronic device estimates a depth map of an environment based on matching reduced-resolution stereo depth images captured by depth cameras to generate a coarse disparity (depth) map. The electronic device downsamples depth images captured by the depth cameras and matches sections of the reduced-resolution images to each other to generate a coarse depth map. The electronic device upsamples the coarse depth map to a higher resolution and refines the upsampled depth map to generate a high-resolution depth map to support location-based functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sameh KHAMIS, Yinda ZHANG, Christoph RHEMANN, Julien VALENTIN, Adarsh KOWDLE, Vladimir TANKOVICH, Michael SCHOENBERG, Shahram IZADI, Thomas FUNKHOUSER, Sean FANELLO
  • Patent number: 11589031
    Abstract: An electronic device estimates a depth map of an environment based on matching reduced-resolution stereo depth images captured by depth cameras to generate a coarse disparity (depth) map. The electronic device downsamples depth images captured by the depth cameras and matches sections of the reduced-resolution images to each other to generate a coarse depth map. The electronic device upsamples the coarse depth map to a higher resolution and refines the upsampled depth map to generate a high-resolution depth map to support location-based functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Sameh Khamis, Yinda Zhang, Christoph Rhemann, Julien Valentin, Adarsh Kowdle, Vladimir Tankovich, Michael Schoenberg, Shahram Izadi, Thomas Funkhouser, Sean Fanello
  • Publication number: 20220343525
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to joint depth prediction from dual cameras and dual pixels. An example method may involve obtaining a first set of depth information representing a scene from a first source and a second set of depth information representing the scene from a second source. The method may further involve determining, using a neural network, a joint depth map that conveys respective depths for elements in the scene. The neural network may determine the joint depth map based on a combination of the first set of depth information and the second set of depth information. In addition, the method may involve modifying an image representing the scene based on the joint depth map. For example, background portions of the image may be partially blurred based on the joint depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Rahul GARG, Neal WADHWA, Sean FANELLO, Christian HAENE, Yinda ZHANG, Sergio Orts ESCOLANO, Yael Pritch KNAAN, Marc LEVOY, Shahram IZADI
  • Publication number: 20220327769
    Abstract: Examples relate to implementations of a neural light transport. A computing system may obtain data indicative of a plurality of UV texture maps and a geometry of an object. Each UV texture map depicts the object from a perspective of a plurality of perspectives. The computing system may train a neural network to learn a light transport function using the data. The light transport function may be a continuous function that specifies how light interacts with the object when the object is viewed from the plurality of perspectives. The computing system may generate an output UV texture map that depicts the object from a synthesized perspective based on an application of the light transport function by the trained neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yun-Ta TSAI, Xiuming ZHANG, Jonathan T. BARRON, Sean FANELLO, Tiancheng SUN, Tianfan XUE
  • Publication number: 20200099920
    Abstract: An electronic device estimates a depth map of an environment based on matching reduced-resolution stereo depth images captured by depth cameras to generate a coarse disparity (depth) map. The electronic device downsamples depth images captured by the depth cameras and matches sections of the reduced-resolution images to each other to generate a coarse depth map. The electronic device upsamples the coarse depth map to a higher resolution and refines the upsampled depth map to generate a high-resolution depth map to support location-based functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Sameh KHAMIS, Yinda ZHANG, Christoph RHEMANN, Julien VALENTIN, Adarsh KOWDLE, Vladimir TANKOVICH, Michael SCHOENBERG, Shahram IZADI, Thomas FUNKHOUSER, Sean FANELLO