Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Richert

Wilhelm Richert 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: 11727601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to receive a plurality of images of the geographical area, determine a ground map of the geographical area, divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color for each of the plurality of sampling points, wherein the color of each of the sampling points is determined by determining a correlation between the sampling points of the geographical area and color of the sampling points captured in at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Thomas Schiwietz, Wilhelm Richert, Nikolai Morin, Holger Rapp
  • Patent number: 11488353
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining a first layer of map data associated with sensor data capturing a geographical area, the first layer of map data comprising an aggregated overhead-view image of the geographical area, where the aggregated overhead-view image is generated from aggregated pixel values from a plurality of images associated with the geographical area, (ii) obtaining a second layer of map data, the second layer of map data comprising label data for the geographical area derived from the aggregated overhead-view image of the geographical area, and (iii) causing the first layer of map data and the second layer of map data to be presented to a user for curation of the label data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Dubroy, Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz
  • Publication number: 20220188667
    Abstract: A method includes accessing perception data generated based on first sensor data and generating first prediction data using a prediction module based on the perception data. The method includes capturing second sensor data while the vehicle is operating according to a first planned trajectory based on the first prediction data and a path planning parameter. The method includes generating a simulation for evaluating the prediction module, including generating second prediction data based on the second sensor data and generating a second planned trajectory. The method includes, subsequent to determining that a difference between the first planned trajectory and the second planned trajectory fails to satisfy predetermined prediction criteria, identifying an object for which the prediction module underperforms relative to the predetermined prediction criteria and updating the prediction module based on the identified object and data associated with the second prediction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Burisch, Ana Sofia Rufino Ferreira, Wilhelm Richert
  • Patent number: 11302065
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining 2D image data and 3D sensor data that is representative of an area, (ii) identifying a first set of pixels associated with ephemeral objects detected in the area and a second set of pixels associated with non-ephemeral objects detected in the area, (iii) identifying a first set of ephemeral 3D data points associated with the detected ephemeral objects and a second set of non-ephemeral 3D data points associated with the detected non-ephemeral objects, (iv) mapping the first and second sets of 3D data points to a grid of voxels associated with the area, (v) making a determination that one or more voxels in the grid each contain a threshold extent of ephemeral data points, and (vi) based at least in part on the determination, filtering the 3D sensor data to remove the 3D data points contained within the one or more voxels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Richert, Darko Zikic, Clemens Marschner
  • Patent number: 11288522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to determine a ground map of the geographical area; receiving a plurality of images of the geographical area; process the plurality of images to select a subset of images to generate the overhead view of the geographical area; divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color of a plurality of patches of the overhead view image from the subset of images, each patch representing each sampling point of the geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz, Darko Zikic
  • Patent number: 11257197
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining an aggregated overhead view image of a geographical area that has been generated by a pipeline for generating aggregated overhead view images, the geographical area comprising a plurality of regions, where the aggregated overhead view image is generated from aggregating pixel values from a plurality of source images of the geographical area, (ii) generating one or more reprojection images of one or more of the regions of the geographic area from the aggregated overhead view image, (iii) identifying, from the plurality of source images, one or more source images that capture the one or more regions of the geographical area, (iv) calculating one or more differences between the identified one or more source images and the one or more reprojection images, and (v) determining one or more error corrections to be applied to the pipeline for generating overhead view images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz
  • Patent number: 11244500
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to determine one or more images of a generated overhead view of a geographical area. The generated overhead view is generated from aggregated pixel values determined from correlated pixel values in images of the geographical area. The disclosed approaches identify semantic map features as being present in the images of the overhead perspective of the geographic area. The disclosed approaches extract the semantic map features of the geographical area from the images of the substantially overhead perspective of the geographical area. The disclosed approaches translate the extracted semantic map features to a semantic map layer of a geometric map associated with the geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz, Darko Zikic
  • Publication number: 20220020177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to receive a plurality of images of the geographical area, determine a ground map of the geographical area, divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color for each of the plurality of sampling points, wherein the color of each of the sampling points is determined by determining a correlation between the sampling points of the geographical area and color of the sampling points captured in at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Thomas Schiwietz, Wilhelm Richert, Nikolai Morin, Holger Rapp
  • Publication number: 20210303849
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining a first layer of map data associated with sensor data capturing a geographical area, the first layer of map data comprising an aggregated overhead-view image of the geographical area, where the aggregated overhead-view image is generated from aggregated pixel values from a plurality of images associated with the geographical area, (ii) obtaining a second layer of map data, the second layer of map data comprising label data for the geographical area derived from the aggregated overhead-view image of the geographical area, and (iii) causing the first layer of map data and the second layer of map data to be presented to a user for curation of the label data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Dubroy, Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz
  • Publication number: 20210304380
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining an aggregated overhead view image of a geographical area that has been generated by a pipeline for generating aggregated overhead view images, the geographical area comprising a plurality of regions, where the aggregated overhead view image is generated from aggregating pixel values from a plurality of source images of the geographical area, (ii) generating one or more reprojection images of one or more of the regions of the geographic area from the aggregated overhead view image, (iii) identifying, from the plurality of source images, one or more source images that capture the one or more regions of the geographical area, (iv) calculating one or more differences between the identified one or more source images and the one or more reprojection images, and (v) determining one or more error corrections to be applied to the pipeline for generating overhead view images
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz
  • Publication number: 20210201050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to determine a ground map of the geographical area; receiving a plurality of images of the geographical area; process the plurality of images to select a subset of images to generate the overhead view of the geographical area; divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color of a plurality of patches of the overhead view image from the subset of images, each patch representing each sampling point of the geographical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz, Darko Zikic
  • Publication number: 20210201569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz, Darko Zikic
  • Publication number: 20210199446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to determine a ground map of the geographical area; receiving a plurality of images of the geographical area; process the plurality of images to select a subset of images to generate the overhead view of the geographical area; divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color of a plurality of patches of the overhead view image from the subset of images, each patch representing each sampling point of the geographical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Wilhelm Richert, Thomas Schiwietz
  • Publication number: 20210183139
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein may involve (i) obtaining 2D image data and 3D sensor data that is representative of an area, (ii) identifying a first set of pixels associated with ephemeral objects detected in the area and a second set of pixels associated with non-ephemeral objects detected in the area, (iii) identifying a first set of ephemeral 3D data points associated with the detected ephemeral objects and a second set of non-ephemeral 3D data points associated with the detected non-ephemeral objects, (iv) mapping the first and second sets of 3D data points to a grid of voxels associated with the area, (v) making a determination that one or more voxels in the grid each contain a threshold extent of ephemeral data points, and (vi) based at least in part on the determination, filtering the 3D sensor data to remove the 3D data points contained within the one or more voxels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Wilhelm Richert, Darko Zikic, Clemens Marschner
  • Patent number: 11037328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to receive a plurality of images of the geographical area, determine a ground map of the geographical area, divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color for each of the plurality of sampling points, wherein the color of each of the sampling points is determined by determining a correlation between the sampling points of the geographical area and color of the sampling points captured in at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Thomas Schiwietz, Wilhelm Richert, Nikolai Morin, Holger Rapp
  • Patent number: 10997750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating an overhead view image of an area. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of generating a contextual multi-image based overhead view image of an area using ground map data and field of view image data. Various embodiments of the present technology can include methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable media and computer programs configured to receive a plurality of images of the geographical area, determine a ground map of the geographical area, divide the ground map into a plurality of sampling points of the geographical area; and determine a color for each of the plurality of sampling points, wherein the color of each of the sampling points is determined by determining a correlation between the sampling points of the geographical area and color of the sampling points captured in at least one of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Marschner, Thomas Schiwietz, Wilhelm Richert, Nikolai Morin, Holger Rapp
  • Patent number: 10956535
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, machine-readable media, and devices which operate a neural network defined by user code. A method includes identifying, operations from user code that are integral in operating the neural network, combining a subset of the identified operations into a single processing sequence to be transmitted to an array of hardware processors, performing operations that are not integral in operation of the neural network in a separate thread of execution from the operations that are integral in operating the neural network; and mapping results to the combined operations that were included in the single processing sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Torsten Bernd Seide, Ryota Tomioka, Wilhelm Richert, Bruno S Bozza
  • Publication number: 20180336461
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, machine-readable media, and devices which operate a neural network defined by user code. A method includes identifying, operations from user code that are integral in operating the neural network, combining a subset of the identified operations into a single processing sequence to be transmitted to an array of hardware processors, performing operations that are not integral in operation of the neural network in a separate thread of execution from the operations that are integral in operating the neural network; and mapping results to the combined operations that were included in the single processing sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: FRANK TORSTEN BERND SEIDE, RYOTA TOMIOKA, WILHELM RICHERT, BRUNO S. BOZZA
  • Patent number: 4920610
    Abstract: A method for removing wings from poultry bodies and an apparatus for performing the method are described, in which a poultry body held on a conveyor is supplied to a separating mechanism. The latter comprises either two successive separating tools or only a single one. In the first case, the first tool of the two comprises a pair of circular knives arranged symmetrically to the path of the conveyor and which can be moved from the back of the poultry body into the bend between the latter and the humerus of the wing and cuts through the skin and ligaments, as well as the large wing tendons in the region of the body joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Inventors: Hans Callsen, Wilhelm Richert, Horst Braeger