Patents by Inventor Yuqian Hou

Yuqian Hou 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).

  • Attentive panoramic visual sensor
    Patent number: 7130490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for accurately combining low-resolution and high-resolution video streams into a single seamless display to a human observer. The present invention also provides a method for the smooth blending of high- and low-resolution video boundary. In order to create an effective visual display, it is advantageous that the boundary between high- and low-resolution video not be overly distracting and irregular. The present method to reduce distractions from the quadrilateral boundary between low-and high-resolution video by smoothly blending the two in an annular region between the two. This results in a much more visually pleasing, effective display. The present invention also provides a method for progressively mosaicking high resolution imagery over a low resolution image captured by our panoramic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Inventors: James H. Elder, Yuqian Hou, Ronen Goldstein, Fadi Dornaika
  • Attentive panoramic visual sensor
    Publication number: 20030026588
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for accurately combining low-resolution and high-resolution video streams into a single seamless display to a human observer. The present invention also provides a method for the smooth blending of high- and low-resolution video boundary. In order to create an effective visual display, it is advantageous that the boundary between high- and low-resolution video not be overly distracting and irregular. The present method to reduce distractions from the quadrilateral boundary between low-and high-resolution video by smoothly blending the two in an annular region between the two. This results in a much more visually pleasing, effective display. The present invention also provides a method for progressively mosaicking high resolution imagery over a low resolution image captured by our panoramic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: James H. Elder, Yuqian Hou, Ronen Goldstein, Fadi Dornaika