Patents by Inventor Shuo Tan

Shuo Tan 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: 12682566
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing elevation models with landcover feature data are provided. An example method involves accessing imagery covering an area of interest that contains an above-ground feature, generating, a digital surface model of the area of interest, extracting three-dimensional landcover feature data representing the above-ground feature that contains one or more actual ground-level points at the base of the above-ground feature, and generating a digital terrain model from the digital surface model at least in part by removing the above-ground feature from the digital surface model and filling at least some of the removed area with one or more of the actual ground-level points from the three-dimensional landcover feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Ruijie Deng, Zihao Chen, Andi Dai
  • Patent number: 12633050
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating geometric models of buildings from multiview imagery are provided. An example method involves displaying at least a first image and a second image that depict the building from different points of view, providing functionality for a user to annotate, with reference to at least the first image and the second image, a three-dimensional structure of a first building section of the building having a polygonal outline of a first substantially horizontal roof structure situated at a first height, and a three-dimensional structure of a second building section of the building having a polygonal outline of a second substantially horizontal roof structure situated at a second height lower than the first height. The polygonal outline of the second substantially horizontal roof structure is annotated by selecting a point located directly on one of the side walls of the first building section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Tuan Zhao
  • Patent number: 12602876
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating geometric models of buildings with complex roof geometry from multiview imagery are provided. An example method involves establishing a three-dimensional coordinate space for the multiview imagery, and displaying, through an annotation platform, first and second images of the multiview imagery depicting the pitched roof from different points of view. The method further involves receiving, through the annotation platform, user input annotating the first and second images with a plurality of roof elements defining a three-dimensional structure of the pitched roof, and reconstructing, based on the user input received through the annotation platform, a geometric model representing the three-dimensional structure of the pitched roof situated in the three-dimensional coordinate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai
  • Patent number: 12592039
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the height of structures based on imagery of the structures and associated two-dimensional vector data are provided. An example method involves projecting two-dimensional vector data outlining a roof of a structure into images of the structure captured from different perspectives and feature matching the vector data across the imagery to determine a best-matching three-dimensional position for the roof situated at the height of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Zihao Chen, Ruijie Deng
  • Patent number: 12499620
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the height of structures based on imagery of the structures and associated two-dimensional vector data are provided. An example method involves projecting two-dimensional vector data outlining a roof of a structure into images of the structure captured from different perspectives and feature matching the vector data across the imagery to determine a best-matching three-dimensional position for the roof situated at the height of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Zihao Chen, Ruijie Deng
  • Patent number: 12417516
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating artificial parcel data are provided. An example method involves accessing geospatial imagery that depicts at least one building and its surrounding area, applying at least one machine learning model to the geospatial imagery to generate artificial parcel data that represents a shape and location of a legal land parcel occupied by the building, accessing building footprint data comprising at least one polygon that represents a shape and location of the building, storing the artificial parcel data and the building footprint data in association with address data that represents an address of the building, receiving a query, the query comprising an address of the building or geospatial coordinates situated within the building footprint or artificial parcel data corresponding to the building, and providing, in response to the query, the building footprint data and the artificial parcel data corresponding to the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Hongbo Wang
  • Patent number: 12406107
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating geometric models of pitched roofs of buildings based on multiview imagery are provided. An example method involves establishing a three-dimensional coordinate space for the multiview imagery, displaying, through an annotation platform, multiview imagery depicting the pitched roof from different points of view, and providing, through the annotation platform, functionality for a user to define a perimeter of the pitched roof, define a ridge line of the pitched roof, and define at least part of a roof facet of the pitched roof by connecting the ridge line of the pitched roof to the perimeter of the pitched roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai
  • Patent number: 12394152
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing elevation models with landcover feature data are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Ruijie Deng, Zihao Chen, Andi Dai
  • Publication number: 20250259412
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting and reviewing landcover feature data are provided. An example method involves accessing geospatial imagery covering a geographic area and landcover feature data extracted from the geospatial imagery, subdividing the geospatial imagery into a grid of image tiles, assigning landcover feature data review technicians to review the image tiles and associated landcover feature data through a landcover feature data review platform, and receiving revised landcover feature data that modifies the landcover feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Tuan Zhao, Huansheng Mo
  • Patent number: 12387456
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting and reviewing landcover feature data are provided. An example method involves accessing geospatial imagery covering a geographic area and landcover feature data extracted from the geospatial imagery, subdividing the geospatial imagery into a grid of image tiles, assigning landcover feature data review technicians to review the image tiles and associated landcover feature data through a landcover feature data review platform, and receiving revised landcover feature data that modifies the landcover feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Tuan Zhao, Huansheng Mo
  • Publication number: 20250252666
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating geometric models of buildings with from multiview imagery are provided. An example method involves establishing a three-dimensional coordinate space for the multiview imagery, displaying, through an annotation platform, first and second images of the multiview imagery depicting the building from different points of view, providing, through the annotation platform, functionality for a user to provide user input comprising instructions that annotate the first and second images with at least two adjacent building sections of the building having roofs at different heights, and reconstructing, based on the user input received through the annotation platform, a geometric model comprising at least the two adjacent building sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Tuan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250239015
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing elevation models with landcover feature data are provided. An example method involves accessing imagery covering an area of interest that contains an above-ground feature, generating, a digital surface model of the area of interest, extracting three-dimensional landcover feature data representing the above-ground feature that contains one or more actual ground-level points at the base of the above-ground feature, and generating a digital terrain model from the digital surface model at least in part by removing the above-ground feature from the digital surface model and filling at least some of the removed area with one or more of the actual ground-level points from the three-dimensional landcover feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Ruijie Deng, Zihao Chen, Andi Dai
  • Publication number: 20250239014
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the height of structures based on imagery of the structures and associated two-dimensional vector data are provided. An example method involves projecting two-dimensional vector data outlining a roof of a structure into images of the structure captured from different perspectives and feature matching the vector data across the imagery to determine a best-matching three-dimensional position for the roof situated at the height of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming SHU, Shuo TAN, Zihao CHEN, Ruijie DENG
  • Publication number: 20250037364
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating geometric models of buildings with from multiview imagery are provided. An example method involves establishing a three-dimensional coordinate space for the multiview imagery, displaying, through an annotation platform, first and second images of the multiview imagery depicting the building from different points of view, providing, through the annotation platform, functionality for a user to provide user input comprising instructions that annotate the first and second images with at least two adjacent building sections of the building having roofs at different heights, and reconstructing, based on the user input received through the annotation platform, a geometric model comprising at least the two adjacent building sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Tuan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250037412
    Abstract: Methods and systems for extracting and reviewing landcover feature data are provided. An example method involves accessing geospatial imagery covering a geographic area and landcover feature data extracted from the geospatial imagery, subdividing the geospatial imagery into a grid of image tiles, assigning landcover feature data review technicians to review the image tiles and associated landcover feature data through a landcover feature data review platform, and receiving revised landcover feature data that modifies the landcover feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Tuan Zhao, Huansheng Mo
  • Publication number: 20250005858
    Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing elevation models with landcover feature data are provided. An example method involves accessing imagery covering an area of interest that contains an above-ground feature, generating, a digital surface model of the area of interest, extracting three-dimensional landcover feature data representing the above-ground feature that contains one or more actual ground-level points at the base of the above-ground feature, and generating a digital terrain model from the digital surface model at least in part by removing the above-ground feature from the digital surface model and filling at least some of the removed area with one or more of the actual ground-level points from the three-dimensional landcover feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai, Ruijie Deng, Zihao Chen, Andi Dai
  • Publication number: 20240290040
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating geometric models of buildings with complex roof geometry from multiview imagery are provided. An example method involves establishing a three-dimensional coordinate space for the multiview imagery, and displaying, through an annotation platform, first and second images of the multiview imagery depicting the pitched roof from different points of view. The method further involves receiving, through the annotation platform, user input annotating the first and second images with a plurality of roof elements defining a three-dimensional structure of the pitched roof, and reconstructing, based on the user input received through the annotation platform, a geometric model representing the three-dimensional structure of the pitched roof situated in the three-dimensional coordinate space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: ECOPIA TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Dawei Zai
  • Publication number: 20240233086
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating artificial parcel data are provided. An example method involves accessing geospatial imagery depicting one or more buildings and surrounding areas, applying a machine learning model to the geospatial imagery to generate artificial parcel data in a form of a distance-transform raster map that represents a legal land parcel for each of the one or more buildings, and converting the distance-transform raster map into a vector map containing one or more polygons that represent the boundaries of each of the legal land parcels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Hongbo Wang
  • Publication number: 20240233261
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the height of structures based on imagery of the structures and associated two-dimensional vector data are provided. An example method involves projecting two-dimensional vector data outlining a roof of a structure into images of the structure captured from different perspectives and feature matching the vector data across the imagery to determine a best-matching three-dimensional position for the roof situated at the height of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming SHU, Shuo TAN, Zihao CHEN, Ruijie DENG
  • Patent number: 11823364
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating artificial parcel data are provided. An example method involves accessing geospatial imagery depicting one or more buildings and surrounding areas, applying a machine learning model to the geospatial imagery to generate artificial parcel data in a form of a distance-transform raster map that represents a legal land parcel for each of the one or more buildings, and converting the distance-transform raster map into a vector map containing one or more polygons that represent the boundaries of each of the legal land parcels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ecopia Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanming Shu, Shuo Tan, Hongbo Wang