Patents by Inventor Xiaoyan Si
Xiaoyan Si 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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Publication number: 20250218028Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2025Publication date: July 3, 2025Applicant: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Michael S. Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Patent number: 12254648Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Michael Saied Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Publication number: 20240124035Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by an image detection tool, a tank within an image of a railway environment and identifying, by the image detection tool, a railroad track within the image of the railway environment. The method also includes determining, by the image detection tool, a distance between the tank and the railroad track and comparing, by the image detection tool, the distance between the tank and the railroad track to a predetermined threshold distance. The method further includes determining, by the image detection tool, that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment in response to comparing the distance between the tank and the railroad track to the predetermined threshold distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Andrea Leticia Arias Llorenty, Sandra N. Green, Rucha D. Jani, David Matthew King, Doug McReynolds, Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Stephanie Ortiz Watkins, Nathaniel Richmond, Xiaoyan Si, Je Sang Sung, Anpeng Zhang
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Patent number: 11884310Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by an image detection tool, a tank within an image of a railway environment and identifying, by the image detection tool, a railroad track within the image of the railway environment. The method also includes determining, by the image detection tool, a distance between the tank and the railroad track and comparing, by the image detection tool, the distance between the tank and the railroad track to a predetermined threshold distance. The method further includes determining, by the image detection tool, that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment in response to comparing the distance between the tank and the railroad track to the predetermined threshold distance.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Andrea Leticia Arias Llorenty, Sandra N. Green, Rucha D. Jani, David Matthew King, Doug McReynolds, Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Stephanie Ortiz Watkins, Nathaniel Richmond, Xiaoyan Si, Je Sang Sung, Anpeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20230410354Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Michael Saied Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Patent number: 11763480Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYInventors: Michael Saied Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Publication number: 20210331723Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by an image detection tool, a tank within an image of a railway environment and identifying, by the image detection tool, a railroad track within the image of the railway environment. The method also includes determining, by the image detection tool, a distance between the tank and the railroad track and comparing, by the image detection tool, the distance between the tank and the railroad track to a predetermined threshold distance. The method further includes determining, by the image detection tool, that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment in response to comparing the distance between the tank and the railroad track to the predetermined threshold distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Andrea Leticia Arias Llorenty, Sandra N. Green, Rucha D. Jani, David Matthew King, Doug McReynolds, Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Stephanie Ortiz Watkins, Nathaniel Richmond, Xiaoyan Si, Je Sang Sung, Anpeng Zhang
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Publication number: 20210327087Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Michael Saied Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Patent number: 11107233Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Michael Saied Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Publication number: 20210049783Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image generated by a camera associated with a vehicle. The image includes a point of interest (POI) associated with a physical object. The method also includes determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an edge of the image. The edge of the image represents a location of the camera. The method further includes determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit associated with the vehicle using the number of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Michael Saied Saniei, Xiaoyan Si, Siva Prasad Vysyaraju
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Patent number: 10919546Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by an image detection tool, a tank within an image of a railway environment and identifying, by the image detection tool, a railroad track within the image of the railway environment. The method also includes determining, by the image detection tool, a distance between the tank and the railroad track and comparing, by the image detection tool, the distance between the tank and the railroad track to a predetermined threshold distance. The method further includes determining, by the image detection tool, that the tank presents a hazard to the railway environment in response to comparing the distance between the tank and the railroad track to the predetermined threshold distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: BNSF Railway CompanyInventors: Andrea Leticia Arias Llorenty, Sandra N. Green, Rucha D. Jani, David Matthew King, Doug McReynolds, Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Stephanie Ortiz Watkins, Nathaniel Richmond, Xiaoyan Si, Je Sang Sung, Anpeng Zhang