Patents by Inventor Stephen Connetti

Stephen Connetti 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: 8471854
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device, a user input device, and a display. A processor may be included for cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device, the user input device and the display for displaying a geospatial model data set on the display including at least one group of building data points, and displaying a plurality of user-selectable different building shapes on the display based upon the at least one group of building data points. The plurality of user-selectable different building shapes may have different respective feature detail levels. The processor may further replace the at least one group of building data points with a given one of the user-selectable different building shapes based upon user selection thereof with the user input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Kelley, Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates
  • Patent number: 8099264
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model data storage device for identifying a plurality of localized error regions within a geospatial model data set, calculating an overall error value for the geospatial model data set, and inpainting at least one of the localized error regions and re-calculating the overall error value, and stopping inpainting when the overall error value is below an error threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Kelley, Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates
  • Publication number: 20100241406
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial database for identifying a building roof type defined by building roof data points as being from among a plurality of possible building roof types. This may be done based upon applying multi-directional gradient calculations to the building roof data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Patent number: 7778808
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial database for storing geospatial data points each having respective elevations associated therewith. The system may further include a processor for data thinning the geospatial data points by selecting discriminant points therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Walker Miller, J. Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Mark Rahmes
  • Patent number: 7752018
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial database for identifying a building roof type defined by building roof data points as being from among a plurality of possible building roof types. This may be done based upon applying multi-directional gradient calculations to the building roof data points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Patent number: 7750902
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. More particularly, the processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database for inpainting data into at least one void in geospatial model cultural feature data based upon propagating contour data from outside the at least one void into the at least one void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Anthony O'Neil Smith, Josef Allen, Adrian M. Peter, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti
  • Patent number: 7616828
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating therewith for filtering geospatial model data. This may be done by selectively updating a target point based upon adjacent points lying along a plurality of radial line segments extending outwardly from the at least one target point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Patent number: 7539605
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database containing geospatial model data, a display, and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database and the display for determining a respective group of tree crown vegetation points from the geospatial model data for each tree of a plurality of trees, and for displaying a respective simulated tree trunk beneath each group of tree crown vegetation points. The processor may generate each simulated tree trunk to have a tree trunk height based upon heights of the respective group of tree crown vegetation points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Anthony O'Neil Smith, Josef Allen, Stephen Connetti
  • Publication number: 20090085915
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device, a user input device, and a display. A processor may be included for cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device, the user input device and the display for displaying a geospatial model data set on the display including at least one group of building data points, and displaying a plurality of user-selectable different building shapes on the display based upon the at least one group of building data points. The plurality of user-selectable different building shapes may have different respective feature detail levels. The processor may further replace the at least one group of building data points with a given one of the user-selectable different building shapes based upon user selection thereof with the user input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Kelley, Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates
  • Publication number: 20090089017
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model data storage device for identifying a plurality of localized error regions within a geospatial model data set, calculating an overall error value for the geospatial model data set, and inpainting at least one of the localized error regions and re-calculating the overall error value, and stopping inpainting when the overall error value is below an error threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Kelley, Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates
  • Publication number: 20090089018
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device, a user input device, a display, and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device, the user input device and the display for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) geospatial model data set on the display, displaying a building boundary around a user-selected building area responsive to the user input device, and generating a histogram of height values within the selected building area. The processor may also be for determining a building height based upon the histogram of height values, generating a building shape based upon the user-selected building area and the determined building height, and replacing data within the user-selected building area based upon the building shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Kelley, Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates
  • Patent number: 7487046
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating therewith for performing at least one noise filtering operation on data comprising elevations associated with respective location points. The at least one noise filtering operation may include determining a respective center point elevation difference for each location point and based upon a sum of differences between elevations of a given location point and a plurality of neighboring location points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Publication number: 20080285885
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. More particularly, the processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database for inpainting data into at least one void in geospatial model cultural feature data based upon propagating contour data from outside the at least one void into the at least one void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Anthony O'Neil Smith, Josef Allen, Adrian M. Peter, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti
  • Publication number: 20080270031
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial database for storing geospatial data points each having respective elevations associated therewith. The system may further include a processor for data thinning the geospatial data points by selecting discriminant points therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Stephan Walker Miller, J. Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Mark Rahmes
  • Publication number: 20080133195
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database containing geospatial model data, a display, and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database and the display for determining a respective group of tree crown vegetation points from the geospatial model data for each tree of a plurality of trees, and for displaying a respective simulated tree trunk beneath each group of tree crown vegetation points. The processor may generate each simulated tree trunk to have a tree trunk height based upon heights of the respective group of tree crown vegetation points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Anthony O'Neil Smith, Josef Allen, Stephen Connetti
  • Patent number: 7376513
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database for extracting ground data from foliage and building data, performing at least one noise filtering operation on the foliage and building data including at least one sum of differences operation, and separating foliage data from the building data based upon the at least one noise filtering operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Publication number: 20080040349
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating therewith for performing at least one noise filtering operation on data comprising elevations associated with respective location points. The at least noise filtering operation may include determining a respective center point elevation difference for each location point and based upon a sum of differences between elevations of a given location point and a plurality of neighboring location points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Publication number: 20080040076
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial model database for extracting ground data from foliage and building data, performing at least one noise filtering operation on the foliage and building data comprising at least one sum of differences operation, and separating foliage data from the building data based upon the at least one noise filtering operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Stephen Connetti, Harlan Yates, Anthony Smith
  • Publication number: 20080021683
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor. The processor may cooperate with the geospatial database for identifying a building roof type defined by building roof data points as being from among a plurality of possible building roof types. This may be done based upon applying multi-directional gradient calculations to the building roof data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Anthony O'Neil Smith
  • Publication number: 20080019603
    Abstract: A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database and a processor cooperating therewith for filtering geospatial model data. This may be done by selectively updating a target point based upon adjacent points lying along a plurality of radial line segments extending outwardly from the at least one target point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, Harlan Yates, Stephen Connetti, Anthony O'Neil Smith