Patents by Inventor Walter V. Dixon, III
Walter V. Dixon, III 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: 11869192Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and method are provided comprising a vegetation module to receive image data from an image source; a memory for storing program instructions; a vegetation processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the vegetation module, and operative to execute program instructions to: receive image data; estimate a vegetation segmentation mask; generate at least one of a 3D point cloud and a 2.5D Digital Surface Model based on the received image data; estimate a relief surface using a digital terrain model; generate a vegetation masked digital surface model based on the digital terrain model, the vegetation segmentation mask and at least one of the 3D point cloud and the 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mohammed Yousefhussien, Arpit Jain, James Vradenburg Miller, Achalesh Kumar, Walter V Dixon, III
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Patent number: 11810251Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising an imagery data source storing image data from a plurality of images; a ground point module; a memory storing program instructions; and a ground point processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the ground point module and operative to execute the program instructions to: receive image data for an area of interest (AOI); generate a digital surface map from the received image data, wherein the digital surface map includes an elevation value for each of a plurality of points on the digital surface map; generate a ground point sampling based on the elevation values for the plurality of points on the digital surface map; generate an image boundary sampling based on elevation values for the plurality of points along a plurality of edges of the area of interest; and interpolate the generated ground point sampling and the image boundary sampling to generate a digital terrain map.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: James Vradenburg Miller, Walter V Dixon, III, Mohammed Yousefhussien
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Patent number: 11544900Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising a 3D building modeling module; a memory for storing program instructions; a 3D building modeling processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the 3D building modeling module and operative to execute program instructions to: receive a region of interest; receive an image of the region of image from a data source; generate a surface model based on the received image including one or more buildings; generate a digital height model; decompose each building into a set of shapes; apply a correction process to the set of shapes; execute a primitive classification process to each shape; execute a fitting process to each classified shape; select a best fitting model; and generate a 3D model of each building. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Yen-Liang Lin, Xia Li, James Vradenburg Miller, Walter V Dixon, III
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Patent number: 11481998Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising an image data source storing image data from a plurality of images; a height map source storing height maps for an area of interest (AOI); a building footprint module; a memory; and a building footprint processor, operative to execute the program instructions to: receive image data for an AOI; receive a height map for the AOI; execute a building segmentation module to generate a building mask that indicates a presence of one or more buildings in the AOI; apply at least one clean mask process to the generated building mask to generate a clean mask; receive the clean mask at an instance building segmentation module; and execute the instance building segmentation module to generate at least one building footprint based on the clean mask and the received image data. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Yen-Liang Lin, Walter V. Dixon, III, James Vradenburg Miller
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Publication number: 20210142559Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and method are provided comprising a vegetation module to receive image data from an image source; a memory for storing program instructions; a vegetation processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the vegetation module, and operative to execute program instructions to: receive image data; estimate a vegetation segmentation mask; generate at least one of a 3D point cloud and a 2.5D Digital Surface Model based on the received image data; estimate a relief surface using a digital terrain model; generate a vegetation masked digital surface model based on the digital terrain model, the vegetation segmentation mask and at least one of the 3D point cloud and the 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Mohammed YOUSEFHUSSIEN, Arpit JAIN, James Vradenburg MILLER, Achalesh KUMAR, Walter V DIXON, III
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Publication number: 20210104182Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising an imagery data source storing image data from a plurality of images; a ground point module; a memory storing program instructions; and a ground point processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the ground point module and operative to execute the program instructions to: receive image data for an area of interest (AOI); generate a digital surface map from the received image data, wherein the digital surface map includes an elevation value for each of a plurality of points on the digital surface map; generate a ground point sampling based on the elevation values for the plurality of points on the digital surface map; generate an image boundary sampling based on elevation values for the plurality of points along a plurality of edges of the area of interest; and interpolate the generated ground point sampling and the image boundary sampling to generate a digital terrain map.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: James Vradenburg MILLER, Walter V DIXON, III, Mohammed YOUSEFHUSSIEN
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Publication number: 20210027532Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided comprising a 3D building modeling module; a memory for storing program instructions; a 3D building modeling processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the 3D building modeling module and operative to execute program instructions to: receive a region of interest; receive an image of the region of image from a data source; generate a surface model based on the received image including one or more buildings; generate a digital height model; decompose each building into a set of shapes; apply a correction process to the set of shapes; execute a primitive classification process to each shape; execute a fitting process to each classified shape; select a best fitting model; and generate a 3D model of each building. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Yen-Liang LIN, Xia LI, James Vradenburg MILLER, Walter V DIXON, III
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Patent number: 7035821Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing cash advance requests are described. In one embodiment, the system includes a data repository, and a process management and workflow system coupled to the data repository. The process management and workflow system is configured to record a cash advance request, evaluate current collateral information, and evaluate current credit status.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc.Inventors: William D. Smith, II, Walter V. Dixon, III, Melvin K. Simmons, Jonathan P. Stillman, James J. McKay, III, Anthony G. Casciano, Philip F. Carfora
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Patent number: 7003489Abstract: Methods and apparatus for submitting reports to an automated lending system are described. At a lowest level interface, a user manually submits information via a browser, and at a highest level interface, information is submitted via a print driver. Although the broadest spectrum of client base is addressed by having the loosest coupling to the accounting system, i.e., the lowest level interface, the loosest coupling requires the most user interaction. As the interface level increases, the accounting system has a tighter coupling with the system, which provides increased functionality at the expense of restricting the variety of client types that may be supported (e.g., platform and operating system specific).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc.Inventors: Walter V. Dixon, III, William D. Smith, II, Melvin K. Simmons, Robert J. Santimays, Jacques M. DesMarteau, Ferdinand Steyer
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Patent number: 6850643Abstract: Methods and Apparatus for monitoring collateral risk are described. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring, for example, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, trading partners, chart of accounts, invoices, and/or payments of a client using a process management and workflow system coupled to a data repository. Specifically, and in an exemplary embodiment, the method includes receiving financial information, extracting data from the financial information, evaluating current collateral information based on the data, and evaluating current credit status.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc.Inventors: William D. Smith, II, Walter V. Dixon, III, Melvin K. Simmons, Jonathan P. Stillman, Steven Sanicola, James R. Persico, William C. Steward, Daniel R. Pengue
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Patent number: 6850908Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring, for example, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, trading partners, chart of accounts, invoices, and/or payments, using a process management and workflow system coupled to a data repository are described. In one embodiment, the process management and workflow system is configured to be coupled to an accounting system by a communications link, and communicates with the accounting system via the communication link, authenticates the validity of the accounting system, receives financial information from the accounting system, extracts data from the financial information, and loads the extracted data into said data repository.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc.Inventors: William D. Smith, II, Walter V. Dixon, III, Melvin K. Simmons, Jonathan P. Stillman, Anthony G. Casciano, James J. McKay, III, Ferdinand Steyer, Thomas R. Boehm
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Patent number: 6598087Abstract: A virtual printer for transmitting information from one application to another application. In one embodiment, the virtual printer includes a print driver for capturing information, and a communication system for communicating the captured information to a remote system.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc.Inventors: Walter V. Dixon, III, William D. Smith, II, Melvin K. Simmons
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Publication number: 20030078949Abstract: An initial form definition includes one or more custom tags identifying the input field(s) for a form and restriction(s) on inputs to those field(s). An output form definition is generated based on the initial form definition, the output form definition including each of these one or more custom tags as converted to another tag format as well as the validation code corresponding to the indicated restriction(s) on input.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2001Publication date: April 24, 2003Inventors: Bernhard J. Scholz, Brian T. Murren, Richard B. Arthur, Walter V. Dixon,III
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Patent number: 6546133Abstract: Systems and processes that automate receiving of unstructured information contained in electronic documents, detecting the document type, determining the corresponding document format, extracting structured information from the source document, and populating an information store with the extracted information for analysis purpose, are described. Generally, the electronic documents are pre-characterized and the extraction and mapping/translation details are developed as scripts on a per document type basis. These extraction and mapping/translation scripts are then automatically selected and used to automatically drive the subsequent information extraction processes.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Temkin, Walter V. Dixon, III, William D. Smith, II, Melvin K. Simmons