Patents by Inventor Simon Willeke

Simon Willeke 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: 11593954
    Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for data pre-processing for stereo-temporal image sequences to improve three-dimensional data reconstruction. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for improved correspondence refinement for image areas affected by oversaturation. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media configured to fill missing correspondences to improve three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction. The techniques include identifying image points without correspondences, using existing correspondences and/or other information to generate approximated correspondences, and cross-checking the approximated correspondences to determine whether the approximated correspondences should be used for the image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke
  • Publication number: 20210407110
    Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for data pre-processing for stereo-temporal image sequences to improve three-dimensional data reconstruction. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for improved correspondence refinement for image areas affected by oversaturation. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media configured to fill missing correspondences to improve three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction. The techniques include identifying image points without correspondences, using existing correspondences and/or other information to generate approximated correspondences, and cross-checking the approximated correspondences to determine whether the approximated correspondences should be used for the image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke
  • Patent number: 11107268
    Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media for efficiently processing data of initial correspondence assignments, e.g., for three-dimensional reconstruction of an object. In some aspects, the system includes a processor configured to perform the acts of receiving a first set of images of a scene and a second set of images of the scene, determining a first pixel fingerprint based on the first set of images and a second pixel fingerprint based on the second set of images, generating a first binary pixel fingerprint based on the first pixel fingerprint and a second binary pixel fingerprint based on the second pixel fingerprint, and determining whether there exists a stereo correspondence between the first pixel fingerprint and the second pixel fingerprint at least in part based on comparing the first binary pixel fingerprint and the second binary pixel fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke, Bastian Harendt
  • Patent number: 11069074
    Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for data pre-processing for stereo-temporal image sequences to improve three-dimensional data reconstruction. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for improved correspondence refinement for image areas affected by oversaturation. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media configured to fill missing correspondences to improve three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction. The techniques include identifying image points without correspondences, using existing correspondences and/or other information to generate approximated correspondences, and cross-checking the approximated correspondences to determine whether the approximated correspondences should be used for the image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke
  • Publication number: 20200082605
    Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media for efficiently processing data of initial correspondence assignments, e.g., for three-dimensional reconstruction of an object. In some aspects, the system includes a processor configured to perform the acts of receiving a first set of images of a scene and a second set of images of the scene, determining a first pixel fingerprint based on the first set of images and a second pixel fingerprint based on the second set of images, generating a first binary pixel fingerprint based on the first pixel fingerprint and a second binary pixel fingerprint based on the second pixel fingerprint, and determining whether there exists a stereo correspondence between the first pixel fingerprint and the second pixel fingerprint at least in part based on comparing the first binary pixel fingerprint and the second binary pixel fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke, Bastian Harendt
  • Publication number: 20190325594
    Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for data pre-processing for stereo-temporal image sequences to improve three-dimensional data reconstruction. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for improved correspondence refinement for image areas affected by oversaturation. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media configured to fill missing correspondences to improve three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction. The techniques include identifying image points without correspondences, using existing correspondences and/or other information to generate approximated correspondences, and cross-checking the approximated correspondences to determine whether the approximated correspondences should be used for the image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke