Patents by Inventor Shenchang Eric Chen
Shenchang Eric Chen 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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Patent number: 11949843Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes capturing an image for each flash unit of an electronic device, each image being illuminated during the capturing of the image; obtaining a normalized image from one or more of the illuminated images; and using an illumination-based optimization framework to generate an enhanced three-dimensional (3D) depth image, the illumination-based optimization framework being based on the illuminated image. In some embodiments of the computer-implemented method, the illumination-based optimization framework incorporates the normalized image and 3D depth data associated with the captured image into the generation of the enhanced 3D depth image.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Patent number: 10839481Abstract: The invention aligns a digital face model from a 3D face scanner with a 3D jaw scan from an intraoral scan produced by an intraoral scanner without using external markers. The alignment proceeds in two steps. In the first step, the teeth part of a subject whose teeth are clenched, referred to as a clenched-teeth face scan, is aligned with an intraoral jaw scan to obtain a first transformation matrix. In the second step, a face model of a subject with a normal facial expression is aligned with the clenched-teeth face model of the same subject to obtain a second transformation matrix. A graphical user interface is provided that enables a user to manually align the 3D jaw scan with a 2D image of the subject's teeth to determine the first transformation.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: BELLUS 3D, INC.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Patent number: 10810738Abstract: The invention aligns a digital face model from a 3D face scanner with a 3D teeth model from an intraoral scan produced by an intraoral scanner without using external markers. The alignment proceeds in two steps. In the first step, the teeth part of a subject whose teeth are clenched, referred to as a clenched-teeth face scan, is aligned with the teeth model from an intraoral jaw scan to obtain a first transformation matrix. In the second step, a face model of a subject with a normal facial expression is aligned with the clenched-teeth face model of the same subject using an ICP algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: BELLUS 3D, INC.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Patent number: 10755438Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for to estimate the pose of a human subject's head from a sequence of images received from a single depth camera by processing the images to generate a continuous estimate of the head pose in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and to generate a 3D head model for display and further use. The subject is provided instructions to rotate their head in a first direction until a threshold angle of rotation is reached and then are provided instructions to rotate their head in a second direction. The depth camera provides a sequence of captured images which are processed to extract head meshes. After capture is complete the head meshes are merged to generate a 3D model of the subject's head.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: BELLUS 3D, INC.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Publication number: 20200105013Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for to estimate the pose of a human subject's head from a sequence of images received from a single depth camera by processing the images to generate a continuous estimate of the head pose in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and to generate a 3D head model for display and further use. The subject is provided instructions to rotate their head in a first direction until a threshold angle of rotation is reached and then are provided instructions to rotate their head in a second direction. The depth camera provides a sequence of captured images which are processed to extract head meshes. After capture is complete the head meshes are merged to generate a 3D model of the subject's head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: BELLUS3DInventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Patent number: 10157477Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for estimating head pose data from a sequence of depth images of a human subject, and processing the data to generate a continuous estimate of the head pose in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and to generate a 3D head model for display and further use. The subject is provided instructions to rotate their head in a first direction until a threshold angle of rotation is reached and then are provided instructions to rotate their head in a second direction. The depth camera provides a sequence of captured images which are processed to extract head meshes. After capture is complete the head meshes are merged to generate a 3D model of the subject's head.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Publication number: 20170345183Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for estimating head pose data from a sequence of depth images of a human subject, and processing the data to generate a continuous estimate of the head pose in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and to generate a 3D head model for display and further use. The subject is provided instructions to rotate their head in a first direction until a threshold angle of rotation is reached and then are provided instructions to rotate their head in a second direction. The depth camera provides a sequence of captured images which are processed to extract head meshes. After capture is complete the head meshes are merged to generate a 3D model of the subject's head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: BELLUS 3D, INC.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Publication number: 20170316582Abstract: The subject invention cover systems and methods for estimating head pose data from a sequence of depth images of a human subject, and processing the data to generate a continuous estimate of the head pose in a 3-dimensional (3D) space, and to generate a 3D head model for display and exploitation by a human subject. The invention includes a method for capturing head pose data in which the subject is provided instructions to rotate their head in a first direction until a threshold angle of rotation is reached and then are provided instructions to rotate their head in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Patent number: 9785927Abstract: According to an embodiment, access to an online resource is enabled by associating a telephony number with a network resource that is made available at a network location, where network resource is protected so as to be inaccessible without access being provided for users individually. A particular user may be detected in initiating a telephony session using the number. Access to the network resource may be activated or authorized for the particular user in response to detecting the user initiating the telephony session.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Persony, Inc.Inventors: Shenchang Eric Chen, Herbert Samuel Levitin
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Patent number: 8280948Abstract: Data may be made available to one or more participants of an online collaboration session through use of a client system that generates or otherwise captures the data to be shared, and then formats that data for use by general-purpose server resources. In one embodiment, data from the operation of an application on the client system is captured. A formatted data set that is suitable for the client-server communications is prepared from the captured data. The formatted data set may be configured with characteristics to enable the server to respond to requests from one or more participant terminals of the online collaboration session. During the session, the formatted data set may be transmitted to the server in one or more discrete and independent communications.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Persony Inc.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Publication number: 20080107248Abstract: According to an embodiment, access to an online resource is enabled by associating a telephony number with a network resource that is made available at a network location, where network resource is protected so as to be inaccessible without access being provided for users individually. A particular user may be detected in initiating a telephony session using the number. Access to the network resource may be activated or authorized for the particular user in response to detecting the user initiating the telephony session.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Shenchang Eric Chen, Herbert Samuel Levitin
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Patent number: 6646655Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a slide from a video. A slide is automatically identified in video frames of a video input stream. A digitized representation of the slide is generated based on the video frames of the video input stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1999Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: WebEx Communications, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Worthen Brandt, Shenchang Eric Chen
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Patent number: 6552744Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating and rendering multiple-view images. A camera includes an image sensor to receive images, sampling logic to digitize the images and a processor programmed to combine the images based upon a spatial relationship between the images.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1997Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Roxio, Inc.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Publication number: 20020028026Abstract: Generating photographs from a video. Segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold are identified. For each of the segments, video frames in the segment are combined to generate a photograph representative of the segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Shenchang Eric Chen, Jonathan Worthen Brandt
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Patent number: 6307550Abstract: Generating photographs from a video. Segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold are identified. For each of the segments, video frames in the segment are combined to generate a photograph representative of the segment.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1999Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Presenter.com, Inc.Inventors: Shenchang Eric Chen, Jonathan Worthen Brandt
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Patent number: 6278466Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating an animation. A sequence of video images is inspected to identify a first transformation of a scene depicted in the sequence of video images. A first image and a second image are obtained from the sequence of video images, the first image representing the scene before the first transformation and the second image representing the scene after the first transformation. Information is generated that indicates the first transformation and that can be used to interpolate between the first image and the second image to produce a video effect that approximates display of the sequence of video images.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1998Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Presenter.Com, Inc.Inventor: Shenchang Eric Chen
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Publication number: 20010010546Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating and rendering multiple-view images. A camera includes an image sensor to receive images, sampling logic to digitize the images and a processor programmed to combine the images based upon a spatial relationship between the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 1997Publication date: August 2, 2001Inventor: SHENCHANG ERIC CHEN
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Patent number: 6268864Abstract: An apparatus and method for linking a video and an animation. A data structure containing elements that correspond to respective frames of a first video is generated. Information that indicates an image in an animation that has been created from a second video is stored in one or more of the elements of the data structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1998Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Presenter.com, Inc.Inventors: Shenchang Eric Chen, Whei-Tsu Helen Tahn, Jonathan Brandt
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Patent number: 6249281Abstract: A graphical user interface (“GUI”) is described comprising: a video region for displaying a video of a presenter giving a presentation; a primary slide region for displaying slides used by the presenter during the presentation; and a thumbnail region containing thumbnails representing slides in the presentation, the thumbnails selectable by a user via a cursor control device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2000Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: Presenter.comInventors: Shenchang Eric Chen, Chris Schoeneman
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Patent number: RE43700Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating and rendering multiple-view images. A camera includes an image sensor to receive images, sampling logic to digitize the images and a processor programmed to combine the images based upon a spatial relationship between the images.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLCInventor: Shenchang Eric Chen