Patents by Inventor Shunguang Wu

Shunguang Wu 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: 8180107
    Abstract: A method and system for coordinated tracking of objects is disclosed. A plurality of images is received from a plurality of nodes, each node comprising at least one image capturing device. At least one target in the plurality of images is identified to produce at least one local track corresponding to each of the plurality of nodes having the at least one target in its field of view. The at least one local track corresponding to each of the plurality of nodes is fused according to a multi-hypothesis tracking method to produce at least one fused track corresponding to the at least one target. At least one of the plurality of nodes is assigned to track the at least one target based on minimizing at least one cost function comprising a cost matrix using the k-best algorithm for tracking at least one target for each of the plurality of nodes. The at least one fused track is sent to the at least one of the plurality of nodes assigned to track the at least one target based on the at least one fused track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Christopher P. Broaddus, Thomas Germano, Nicholas Vandervalk, Shunguang Wu, Ajay Divakaran, Harpreet Singh Sawhney
  • Patent number: 7821453
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for fusing position and range measurements to determine the position of at least one node of a plurality of distributed nodes is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sarnoff Corporation
    Inventors: Shunguang Wu, Suin-Chuon Mau, James Kaba, Tao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100208941
    Abstract: A method and system for coordinated tracking of objects is disclosed. A plurality of images is received from a plurality of nodes, each node comprising at least one image capturing device. At least one target in the plurality of images is identified to produce at least one local track corresponding to each of the plurality of nodes having the at least one target in its field of view. The at least one local track corresponding to each of the plurality of nodes is fused according to a multi-hypothesis tracking method to produce at least one fused track corresponding to the at least one target. At least one of the plurality of nodes is assigned to track the at least one target based on minimizing at least one cost function comprising a cost matrix using the k-best algorithm for tracking at least one target for each of the plurality of nodes. The at least one fused track is sent to the at least one of the plurality of nodes assigned to track the at least one target based on the at least one fused track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher P. Broaddus, Thomas Germano, Nicholas Vandervalk, Shunguang Wu, Ajay Divakaran, Harpreet Singh Sawhney
  • Publication number: 20090292468
    Abstract: A system and method for fusing depth and radar data to estimate at least a position of a threat object relative to a host object is disclosed. At least one contour is fitted to a plurality of contour points corresponding to the plurality of depth values corresponding to a threat object. A depth closest point is identified on the at least one contour relative to the host object. A radar target is selected based on information associated with the depth closest point on the at least one contour. The at least one contour is fused with radar data associated with the selected radar target based on the depth closest point to produce a fused contour. Advantageously, the position of the threat object relative to the host object is estimated based on the fused contour. More generally, a method is provided for aligns two possibly disparate sets of 3D points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Shunguang Wu, Theodore Camus, Chang Peng
  • Publication number: 20090212995
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for fusing position and range measurements to determine the position of at least one node of a plurality of distributed nodes is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Shunguang Wu, Suin-Chuon Mau, James Kaba, Tao Zhao