Patents by Inventor Simon P.B. Smith

Simon P.B. Smith 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).

  • Systems, methods, and media for detecting manipulations of point cloud data
    Patent number: 11257199
    Abstract: In accordance with some aspects, systems, methods and media for detecting manipulations of point cloud data are provided. In some aspects, a method for presenting information indicative of whether a manipulation of point cloud data has occurred is provided, the method comprising: receiving point cloud data comprising a plurality of points, wherein each point of the plurality of points is associated with a position; determining, for each of the plurality of points, a value indicative of a density of points in a region surrounding the respective point; associating, for each of the plurality of points, the value indicative of density with the respective point; and causing a representation of at least a portion of the point cloud data to be presented based on the location information associated with each point of the plurality of points, and the value indicative of density associated with each of the plurality of points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin Ponto, Ross D. Tredinnick, Simon P. B. Smith
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR DETECTING MANIPULATIONS OF POINT CLOUD DATA
    Publication number: 20200126208
    Abstract: In accordance with some aspects, systems, methods and media for detecting manipulations of point cloud data are provided. In some aspects, a method for presenting information indicative of whether a manipulation of point cloud data has occurred is provided, the method comprising: receiving point cloud data comprising a plurality of points, wherein each point of the plurality of points is associated with a position; determining, for each of the plurality of points, a value indicative of a density of points in a region surrounding the respective point; associating, for each of the plurality of points, the value indicative of density with the respective point; and causing a representation of at least a portion of the point cloud data to be presented based on the location information associated with each point of the plurality of points, and the value indicative of density associated with each of the plurality of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kevin Ponto, Ross D. Tredinnick, Simon P.B. Smith