Patents by Inventor Simon BRASSARD

Simon BRASSARD 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).

  • Camera control system and method of controlling a set of cameras
    Patent number: 10931863
    Abstract: A method of controlling cameras from a set of cameras in a geographical region to obtain image streams capturing a topographical area of interest. It includes receiving an area data object defining the topographical area of interest; deriving a centroid of the topographical area of interest from the area data object; determining a subset of target cameras from the set of cameras having a zone of potential coverage comprising the topographical area of interest; computing pan and tilt angles for one or more target cameras of the subset of target cameras; computing for one or more target cameras of the subset of target cameras a zoom factor, the zoom factor calculated by determining a narrowest field of view angle of the target camera that encompasses the entire topographical area of interest; and generating transmission commands for the subset of target cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: GENETEC INC.
    Inventors: Yannick Nadeau, Simon Brassard
  • CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SET OF CAMERAS
    Publication number: 20200092460
    Abstract: A method of controlling cameras from a set of cameras in a geographical region to obtain image streams capturing a topographical area of interest. It includes receiving an area data object defining the topographical area of interest; deriving a centroid of the topographical area of interest from the area data object; determining a subset of target cameras from the set of cameras having a zone of potential coverage comprising the topographical area of interest; computing pan and tilt angles for one or more target cameras of the subset of target cameras; computing for one or more target cameras of the subset of target cameras a zoom factor, the zoom factor calculated by determining a narrowest field of view angle of the target camera that encompasses the entire topographical area of interest; and generating transmission commands for the subset of target cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Yannick NADEAU, Simon BRASSARD