Patents by Inventor Thomas Olszamowski
Thomas Olszamowski 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).
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Patent number: 11308347Abstract: The invention is related to a method of determining a similarity transformation between first coordinates and second coordinates of 3D features, comprising providing a first plurality of 3D features having first coordinates in a first coordinate system which is associated with a first geometrical model of a first real object, wherein the first plurality of 3D features describes physical 3D features of the first real object, providing a second coordinate system, providing image information associated with a plurality of images captured by at least one camera, for each respective 3D feature of at least part of the first plurality of 3D features, wherein the respective 3D feature is captured by at least two of the plurality of images, determining camera poses of the at least one camera in the second coordinate system while the at least two of the plurality of images are captured, determining for the respective 3D feature a second coordinate in the second coordinate system according to the at least two of the pluType: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20200387745Abstract: The invention is related to a method of determining a similarity transformation between first coordinates and second coordinates of 3D features, comprising providing a first plurality of 3D features having first coordinates in a first coordinate system which is associated with a first geometrical model of a first real object, wherein the first plurality of 3D features describes physical 3D features of the first real object, providing a second coordinate system, providing image information associated with a plurality of images captured by at least one camera, for each respective 3D feature of at least part of the first plurality of 3D features, wherein the respective 3D feature is captured by at least two of the plurality of images, determining camera poses of the at least one camera in the second coordinate system while the at least two of the plurality of images are captured, determining for the respective 3D feature a second coordinate in the second coordinate system according to the at least two of the pluType: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Thomas Olszamowski
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Patent number: 10762386Abstract: The invention is related to a method of determining a similarity transformation between first coordinates and second coordinates of 3D features, comprising providing a first plurality of 3D features having first coordinates in a first coordinate system which is associated with a first geometrical model of a first real object, wherein the first plurality of 3D features describes physical 3D features of the first real object, providing a second coordinate system, providing image information associated with a plurality of images captured by at least one camera, for each respective 3D feature of at least part of the first plurality of 3D features, wherein the respective 3D feature is captured by at least two of the plurality of images, determining camera poses of the at least one camera in the second coordinate system while the at least two of the plurality of images are captured, determining for the respective 3D feature a second coordinate in the second coordinate system according to the at least two of the pluType: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Thomas Olszamowski
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Patent number: 10528847Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mohamed Selim Ben Himane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20190362179Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Mohamed Selim Ben Himane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20190354799Abstract: The invention is related to a method of determining a similarity transformation between first coordinates and second coordinates of 3D features, comprising providing a first plurality of 3D features having first coordinates in a first coordinate system which is associated with a first geometrical model of a first real object, wherein the first plurality of 3D features describes physical 3D features of the first real object, providing a second coordinate system, providing image information associated with a plurality of images captured by at least one camera, for each respective 3D feature of at least part of the first plurality of 3D features, wherein the respective 3D feature is captured by at least two of the plurality of images, determining camera poses of the at least one camera in the second coordinate system while the at least two of the plurality of images are captured, determining for the respective 3D feature a second coordinate in the second coordinate system according to the at least two of the pluType: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Thomas Olszamowski
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Patent number: 10402684Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mohamed Selim Ben Himane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Patent number: 10373018Abstract: The invention is related to a method of determining a similarity transformation between first coordinates and second coordinates of 3D features, comprising providing a first plurality of 3D features having first coordinates in a first coordinate system which is associated with a first geometrical model of a first real object, wherein the first plurality of 3D features describes physical 3D features of the first real object, providing a second coordinate system, providing image information associated with a plurality of images captured by at least one camera, for each respective 3D feature of at least part of the first plurality of 3D features, wherein the respective 3D feature is captured by at least two of the plurality of images, determining camera poses of the at least one camera in the second coordinate system while the at least two of the plurality of images are captured, determining for the respective 3D feature a second coordinate in the second coordinate system according to the at least two of the pluType: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20190156143Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Mohamed Selim Ben Himane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Patent number: 10192145Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mohamed Selim Ben Himane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20170236033Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Selim Benhimane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20160259993Abstract: The invention is related to a method of determining a similarity transformation between first coordinates and second coordinates of 3D features, comprising providing a first plurality of 3D features having first coordinates in a first coordinate system which is associated with a first geometrical model of a first real object, wherein the first plurality of 3D features describes physical 3D features of the first real object, providing a second coordinate system, providing image information associated with a plurality of images captured by at least one camera, for each respective 3D feature of at least part of the first plurality of 3D features, wherein the respective 3D feature is captured by at least two of the plurality of images, determining camera poses of the at least one camera in the second coordinate system while the at least two of the plurality of images are captured, determining for the respective 3D feature a second coordinate in the second coordinate system according to the at least two of the pluType: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20150302270Abstract: A method of providing a feature descriptor for describing at least one feature of an object representation includes the steps of providing an original feature descriptor comprising at least one vector or a plurality of K vectors having equal sum of vector entry values and each vector having H entries, projecting each vector on a lower dimensional space of size H-1 or lower to gain a projected feature descriptor comprising projected vectors of H-1 entries or lower, such that it is possible to obtain a similarity measure between two projected feature descriptors equal to the similarity measure between the two corresponding original feature descriptors, and providing the projected feature descriptor as a lossless compressed feature descriptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Metaio GmbHInventors: Selim BenHimane, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20150294189Abstract: A method of providing a set of feature descriptors configured to be used in matching an object in an image of a camera is provided. The method includes: a) providing at least two images of a first object; b) extracting in at least two of the images at least one feature from the respective image, c) providing at least one descriptor for an extracted feature, and storing the descriptors; d) matching descriptors in the first set of descriptors; e) computing a score parameter based on the result of the matching process; f) selecting at least one descriptor based on its score parameter; g) adding the selected descriptor(s) to a second set of descriptors; and h) updating the score parameter of descriptors in the first set based on a selection process and to the result of the matching process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Selim Benhimane, Daniel Kurz, Thomas Olszamowski
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Publication number: 20150178927Abstract: A method and system for determining a transformation associated with a capturing device are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Metaio GmbHInventor: Thomas Olszamowski