Patents by Inventor Steven COMBES

Steven COMBES 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).

  • Publication number: 20250004136
    Abstract: A method (600) for obtaining information about a structure (101) using a drone (102) equipped with a sensor system (103). The method includes, during a first period of time and while the drone's sensor system is pointing towards the structure, using (s602) the sensor system to obtain first depth data. The method also includes obtaining (s604) a first height value, Z1, indicating or being based on the height of the drone above a bottom point of the structure during the first period of time. The method also includes using (s606) the first depth data to determine a first vertical coordinate representing a top point of the structure. The method further includes estimating (s608) a height of the structure, wherein estimating the height of the structure comprises using the first vertical coordinate and the first height value, Z1, to estimate the height of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Volodya GRANCHAROV, Steven COMBES, Sigurdur SVERRISSON
  • Publication number: 20230267682
    Abstract: A method (1200) for producing a reduced point cloud comprising an object of interest (OOI) from an original point cloud comprising the OOI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Volodya GRANCHAROV, Manish SONAL, Steven COMBES
  • Publication number: 20220366651
    Abstract: A method performed by a computer device is configured to generate a three dimensional, 3D, model, the method including obtaining a plurality of two dimensional, 2D, images, the plurality of 2D images, each depicting a 3D object and a background of the 3D object from a different viewing direction, wherein the plurality of 2D images are obtained using a camera, generating a total set of key points for each of the plurality of 2D images, discriminating (530) each total set of key points into a first subset of key points depicting the 3D object and a second subset of key points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Volodya GRANCHAROV, Steven COMBES