Craig D Robinson

US Patent:

8239184, Aug 7, 2012

Filed:

Mar 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/717903

Inventors:

Bruce W. Nash - East Palo Alto CA, US
Craig A. Robinson - San Antonio TX, US
Martha P. Robinson - San Antonio TX, US
Robert H. Clemons - Mountain House CA, US

Assignee:

NewTalk, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2, 704 3, 704 4, 704 5, 704 6, 704 8, 704258, 704277, 434157, 434185

Abstract:

The teachings described herein generally relate to a system and method for multilingual teaching of numeric or language skills through an electronic translation of a source phrase to a destination language selected from multiple languages. The electronic translation can occur as a spoken translation, can be in real-time, and can mimic the voice of the user of the system.

US Patent:

8364466, Jan 29, 2013

Filed:

Jun 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/525303

Inventors:

Bruce W. Nash - East Palo Alto CA, US
Craig A. Robinson - San Antonio TX, US
Martha P. Robinson - San Antonio TX, US
Robert H. Clemons - Mountain House CA, US

Assignee:

NewTalk, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2, 704 3, 704 4, 704 5, 704 6, 704 8, 704258, 704277, 434157, 434185

Abstract:

The teachings described herein generally relate to a multilingual electronic translation of a source phrase to a destination language selected from multiple languages, and this can be accomplished through the use of a network environment. The electronic translation can occur as a spoken translation, can be in real-time, and can mimic the voice of the user of the system.

US Patent:

20210356596, Nov 18, 2021

Filed:

Jul 29, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/388199

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Colin Braley - Mountain View CA, US
Craig Lewin Robinson - Palo Alto CA, US
Christian Lauterbach - Campbell CA, US

International Classification:

G01S 17/89
G05D 1/00

Abstract:

The technology relates to localizing a vehicle. As one approach, a first LIDAR sensor scan data of an environment of the vehicle and localization data for the vehicle at a location where the first LIDAR sensor scan was captured are stored. Thereafter, the computing device is suspended and subsequently unsuspended. After the computing device is unsuspended, second LIDAR sensor scan data of the vehicle's environment is received. The first LIDAR sensor scan data is compared to the second LIDAR sensor scan data to determine whether the vehicle has moved. Based on the determination of whether the vehicle has moved from the location, the stored localization data is used to localize the vehicle. Other approaches are also described.

US Patent:

20200174131, Jun 4, 2020

Filed:

Nov 29, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/204534

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Colin Braley - Mountain View CA, US
Craig Lewin Robinson - Palo Alto CA, US
Christian Lauterbach - Campbell CA, US

International Classification:

G01S 17/89
G05D 1/00

Abstract:

The technology relates to localizing a vehicle. As one approach, a first LIDAR sensor scan data of an environment of the vehicle and localization data for the vehicle at a location where the first LIDAR sensor scan was captured are stored. Thereafter, the computing device is suspended and subsequently unsuspended. After the computing device is unsuspended, second LIDAR sensor scan data of the vehicle's environment is received. The first LIDAR sensor scan data is compared to the second LIDAR sensor scan data to determine whether the vehicle has moved. Based on the determination of whether the vehicle has moved from the location, the stored localization data is used to localize the vehicle. Other approaches are also described.

US Patent:

20180330508, Nov 15, 2018

Filed:

Jun 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/007506

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Craig Lewin Robinson - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 7/20
G07C 5/06
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting vehicle movement. For example, one or more computing devices may receive first image data representative of a vehicle's wheel and second image data representative of the wheel captured subsequent to the capture of the first image data. The one or more computing devices may determine a first location of a first portion of the wheel based on the first image data, and a second location of the first portion of the wheel based on the second image data. The one or more computing devices may calculate a value based on the angular distance between the first location and the second location of the first portion, and based on the value, determine whether the vehicle is in motion. Upon determining the vehicle is in motion the one or more computing devices may provide a signal that the vehicle is in motion.

US Patent:

20160140744, May 19, 2016

Filed:

Nov 18, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/546217

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Craig Lewin Robinson - Palo Alto CA, US
Samuel Felix de Sousa, JR. - Vienna, AT

International Classification:

G06T 11/60

Abstract:

Systems and methods for aligning panoramic imagery of a geographic area captured from a perspective at or near ground level and aerial imagery captured from an oblique perspective are provided. More particularly, a facade plane can be detected in a panoramic image based at least in part on geometric data associated with the image. The panoramic image can also have an associated image pose. An aerial image depicting the same facade can then be identified. The aerial image can be associated with an image pose and geometric data of the depicted imagery. The panoramic image can be warped into an image having a perspective associated with the aerial image. One or more feature matches between the warped image and the aerial image can be identified using a feature matching technique. The matched features can be used to align the panoramic image with the aerial image.

US Patent:

20150168562, Jun 18, 2015

Filed:

Oct 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/054396

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
James Brian Roseborough - Piedmont CA, US
Craig Lewin Robinson - Palo Alto CA, US
Hamid Mokhtarzadeh - Maple Grove MN, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G01S 19/54

Abstract:

Systems and methods for estimating attitude using double differenced GPS carrier phase measurements are provided. An exemplary computer-implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, an initial candidate attitude. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a plurality of expected double differenced carrier phase values based on the initial candidate attitude. The method includes inputting, by the one or more computing devices, the plurality of expected double differenced carrier phase values into a cost function. The cost function respectively compares the plurality of expected double differenced carrier phase values to a plurality of measured double differenced carrier phase values. The method includes minimizing, by the one or more computing devices, the cost function. The method includes selecting, by the one or more computing devices, a final candidate attitude associated with the minimized cost function as the attitude of the device.