Patents by Inventor Wael Badawy
Wael Badawy 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: 10943357Abstract: Apparatus and corresponding method are invented for detecting indoor liquid leak in equipment, such as a pump in a pump station. The apparatus includes an image analyzer configured to receive video from one or more cameras and analyze the video to determine if a leak on the equipment is present by comparing the video with a reference and a target color and the image analyzer having an output port for delivering a notification upon the image analyzer determining that a leak is present on the equipment. If a leak alarm happens, the operator can check the remote live video and/or stored clips to confirm the leak and activate a response to stop it.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Shan Du
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Patent number: 10373470Abstract: An object detection apparatus comprising a camera having video output comprising frames; and a digital video processor configured to receive the video output from the camera, detect and track a blob in the frames to determine a trajectory for the blob and trigger an alert message if the trajectory of the blob is characteristic of an object to be detected. The digital video processor may detect and classify the object as a leak, and provide an alert or alarm. The digital video processor may detect and classify the object as a bird, and provide a bird report. A weather station may be combined with the digital video processor to receive input from the weather station and take the input from the weather station into account in determining whether to trigger an alert.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Intelliview Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Choudhury A. Rahman
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Patent number: 10234354Abstract: Apparatus and corresponding method are invented for detecting a leak in equipment forming a target, such as a stuffing box. The apparatus includes an image analyzer configured to receive an image from camera and analyze the image to determine if a leak on the equipment is present by comparing a color channel of the image with a reference and the image analyzer having an output port for delivering a notification upon the image analyzer determining that a leak is present on the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Ashiq Rahman, Shane Rogers, Shan Du
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Publication number: 20160055653Abstract: Apparatus and corresponding method are invented for detecting indoor liquid leak in equipment, such as a pump in a pump station. The apparatus includes an image analyzer configured to receive video from one or more cameras and analyze the video to determine if a leak on the equipment is present by comparing the video with a reference and a target color and the image analyzer having an output port for delivering a notification upon the image analyzer determining that a leak is present on the equipment. If a leak alarm happens, the operator can check the remote live video and/or stored clips to confirm the leak and activate a response to stop it.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Wael Badawy, Shan Du
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Patent number: 9208554Abstract: A system for detecting a class of objects at a location, for example humans on a conveyor belt. A thermal camera may be used to detect objects and to detect the variance of the heat distribution of objects to classify them. Objects detected in an image from one camera may be detected in an image from another camera using geometric correction. A color camera may be used to detect the number of edges and the number of colors of an object to classify it. A color camera may be used with an upright human body classifier to detect humans in an area, and blobs corresponding to the detected humans may be tracked in a thermal or color camera image to detect if a human enters an adjacent forbidden area such as a conveyor belt.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventors: Mohamed Shehata, Tamer Mohamed, Wael Badawy
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Publication number: 20150317787Abstract: Apparatus and corresponding method are invented for detecting a leak in equipment forming a target, such as a stuffing box. The apparatus includes an image analyzer configured to receive an image from camera and analyze the image to determine if a leak on the equipment is present by comparing a color channel of the image with a reference and the image analyzer having an output port for delivering a notification upon the image analyzer determining that a leak is present on the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Ashiq Rahman, Shane Rogers, Shan Du
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Patent number: 9014429Abstract: There is disclosed a quick and efficient method for analyzing a segment of video, the segment of video having a plurality of frames. A reference portion is acquired from a reference frame of the plurality of frames. Plural subsequent portions are then acquired from a corresponding subsequent frame of the plurality of frames. Each subsequent portion is then compared with the reference portion, and an event is detected based upon each comparison. There is also disclosed a method of optimizing video including selectively storing, labeling, or viewing video based on the occurrence of events in the video. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method for creating a video summary of video which allows a used to scroll through and access selected parts of a video. The methods disclosed also provide advancements in the field of video surveillance analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: IntelliView Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Hazem Gomaa
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Publication number: 20140320666Abstract: An object detection apparatus comprising a camera having video output comprising frames; and a digital video processor configured to receive the video output from the camera, detect and track a blob in the frames to determine a trajectory for the blob and trigger an alert message if the trajectory of the blob is characteristic of the object. The digital video processor may detect and classify the object as a leak, and provide an alert or alarm. The digital video processor may detect and classify the object as a bird, and provide a bird report. A weather station may be combined with the digital video processor to receive input from the weather station and take the input from the weather station into account in determining whether to trigger an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Intelliview Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Choudhury A. Rahman
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Publication number: 20140098994Abstract: There is disclosed a quick and efficient method for analyzing a segment of video, the segment of video having a plurality of frames. A reference portion is acquired from a reference frame of the plurality of frames. Plural subsequent portions are then acquired from a corresponding subsequent frame of the plurality of frames. Each subsequent portion is then compared with the reference portion, and an event is detected based upon each comparison. There is also disclosed a method of optimizing video including selectively storing, labeling, or viewing video based on the occurrence of events in the video. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method for creating a video summary of video which allows a used to scroll through and access selected parts of a video. The methods disclosed also provide advancements in the field of video surveillance analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Cetech Solutions Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Hazem Gomaa
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Patent number: 8630497Abstract: There is disclosed a quick and efficient method for analyzing a segment of video, the segment of video having a plurality of frames. A reference portion is acquired from a reference frame of the plurality of frames. Plural subsequent portions are then acquired from a corresponding subsequent frame of the plurality of frames. Each subsequent portion is then compared with the reference portion, and an event is detected based upon each comparison. There is also disclosed a method of optimizing video including selectively storing, labeling, or viewing video based on the occurrence of events in the video. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method for creating a video summary of video which allows a used to scroll through and access selected parts of a video. The methods disclosed also provide advancements in the field of video surveillance analysis.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Hazem Gomaa
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Publication number: 20130182890Abstract: A system for detecting a class of objects at a location, for example humans on a conveyor belt. A thermal camera may be used to detect objects and to detect the variance of the heat distribution of objects to classify them. Objects detected in an image from one camera may be detected in an image from another camera using geometric correction. A color camera may be used to detect the number of edges and the number of colors of an object to classify it. A color camera may be used with an upright human body classifier to detect humans in an area, and blobs corresponding to the detected humans may be tracked in a thermal or color camera image to detect if a human enters an adjacent forbidden area such as a conveyor belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: INTELLIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Mohamed Shehata, Tamer Mohamed, Wael Badawy
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Patent number: 8116372Abstract: A data structure and method of use thereof for encoding video information are described. Macroblock parameters are initialized, and it is determined whether an operating point is selected. If the operating point is selected, then the following occurs: each quad of nodes of a first node level are obtained and a check for merger is done on them; each quad of nodes of a second node level is obtained and a check for merger is done on them; nodes of a third node level are obtained and check for merger is done on them; nodes of a fourth node level are obtained and a check for merger is done on them; and modes are assigned responsive to cost of combinations of encoding modes associated with possible mergers.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.Inventors: Ihab Amer, Toader-Adrian Chirila-Rus, Robert D. Turney, Wilson C. Chung, Wael Badawy
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Patent number: 8045761Abstract: A method for determining the presence and location of static shadows and other ambient conditions (such as glare, snow, rain, etc.) in a series of time-successive images is provided. Each image comprises a series of image elements locatable on a plane, with each element being associated with a color defined by three chromatic elements. Furthermore, each image is partitioned into a set of elements, with each element comprising one or more pixels. According to the process of the present method, the ambient conditions are detected using a mixture of processes which utilize the chromatic elements, luminance qualities and temporal characteristics of the series of images.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: IntelliView Technologies Inc.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Mohammed Shehata, Muzamil Shah Pervez, Jun Cai, Ahmad Radmanesh, Tyson Burr
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Patent number: 7986810Abstract: A method of processing sequential frames of data comprises repeating the following steps for successive frames of data: acquiring at least a reference frame containing data points and a current frame of data points; identifying a set of anchor points in the reference frame; assigning to each anchor point in the reference frame a respective motion vector that estimates the location of the anchor point in the current frame; defining polygons formed of anchor points in the reference frame, each polygon containing data points in the reference frame, each polygon and each data point contained within the polygon having a predicted location in the current frame based on the motion vectors assigned to anchor points in the polygon; for one or more polygons in the reference frame, adjusting the number of anchor points in the reference frame based on accuracy of the predicted locations of data points in the current frame; and if the number of anchor points is increased by addition of new anchor points, then assigning moType: GrantFiled: October 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wael Badawy
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Publication number: 20100086050Abstract: A method of processing sequential frames of data comprises repeating the following steps for successive frames of data: acquiring at least a reference frame containing data points and a current frame of data points; identifying a set of anchor points in the reference frame; assigning to each anchor point in the reference frame a respective motion vector that estimates the location of the anchor point in the current frame; defining polygons formed of anchor points in the reference frame, each polygon containing data points in the reference frame, each polygon and each data point contained within the polygon having a predicted location in the current frame based on the motion vectors assigned to anchor points in the polygon; for one or more polygons in the reference frame, adjusting the number of anchor points in the reference frame based on accuracy of the predicted locations of data points in the current frame; and if the number of anchor points is increased by addition of new anchor points, then assigning moType: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Wael BADAWY
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Patent number: 7616782Abstract: A method of processing sequential frames of data comprises repeating the following steps for successive frames of data: acquiring at least a reference frame containing data points and a current frame of data points; identifying a set of anchor points in the reference frame; assigning to each anchor point in the reference frame a respective motion vector that estimates the location of the anchor point in the current frame; defining polygons formed of anchor points in the reference frame, each polygon containing data points in the reference frame, each polygon and each data point contained within the polygon having a predicted location in the current frame based on the motion vectors assigned to anchor points in the polygon; for one or more polygons in the reference frame, adjusting the number of anchor points in the reference frame based on accuracy of the predicted locations of data points in the current frame; and if the number of anchor points is increased by addition of new anchor points, then assigning moType: GrantFiled: May 7, 2004Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Intelliview Technologies Inc.Inventor: Wael Badawy
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Patent number: 7612666Abstract: A video-based monitoring system has a video recording device having a field of view, wherein plural zones are defined within the field of view of the video recording device, each zone having an algorithm corresponding to movement in that zone, and a processing unit for receiving and processing video data from the video recording device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2004Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Inventor: Wael Badawy
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Publication number: 20090136141Abstract: There is disclosed a quick and efficient method for analyzing a segment of video, the segment of video having a plurality of frames. A reference portion is acquired from a reference frame of the plurality of frames. Plural subsequent portions are then acquired from a corresponding subsequent frame of the plurality of frames. Each subsequent portion is then compared with the reference portion, and an event is detected based upon each comparison. There is also disclosed a method of optimizing video including selectively storing, labeling, or viewing video based on the occurrence of events in the video. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method for creating a video summary of video which allows a used to scroll through and access selected parts of a video. The methods disclosed also provide advancements in the field of video surveillance analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: CETECH SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Wael Badawy, Hazem Gomaa
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Publication number: 20080315886Abstract: A detection apparatus for detecting the presence of a sample, the detection apparatus comprising a chamber, ports for introducing a sample within the chamber, an actuation unit for establishing a controllable electromagnetic field in the chamber; and a sensing unit for sensing changes in the electromagnetic field due to the presence of the sample within the chamber. The sensing unit comprises a sensor device comprising a source and a drain embedded in a FET a gate for the FET, in which the gate is formed of a material whose conductivity is related to the electromagnetic field established in a nonconductive medium in contact with the gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: CETECH SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Yehya Ghallab, Wael Badawy
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Patent number: 7405562Abstract: A detection apparatus for detecting the presence of a sample, the detection apparatus comprising a chamber, ports for introducing a sample within the chamber, an actuation unit for establishing a controllable electromagnetic field in the chamber; and a sensing unit for sensing changes in the electromagnetic field due to the presence of the sample within the chamber. The sensing unit comprises a sensor device comprising a source and a drain embedded in a FET a gate for the FET, in which the gate is formed of a material whose conductivity is related to the electromagnetic field established in a nonconductive medium in contact with the gate.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Inventors: Yehya Ghallab, Wael Badawy