Michael R Cutter

US Patent:

6459989, Oct 1, 2002

Filed:

Mar 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/517897

Inventors:

Michael Kirkpatrick - Hayward CA
Jeffrey Casper - Mountain View CA
Clay Ross - Mountain View CA
D. Scott Seaton - Fremont CA
Christian Gellrich - Redwood City CA
Michael Cutter - Fremont CA
James Binnion - Oakland CA

Assignee:

SRI International - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G01C 200

US Classification:

701215, 701213, 701214, 701207, 340988, 340426, 342457, 342450, 342 45, 34235706, 34235709, 34235717, 455 62, 455452, 455465, 455509, 370431, 370329, 370316, 370320

Abstract:

An integrated indoor and outdoor positioning system and method. A first communication unit aperiodically emits an ultrasonic signal. A second communication unit receives the ultrasonic signal and transmits an identification signal in response to receiving the ultrasonic signal. One of the two communication units is placed at a predetermined position and the other of the two communication units is placed with an object. Identification information obtained from the identification signal is used to determine position information indicating that the object is at the predetermined position. The first communication unit is placed at the predetermined position and the second communication unit accompanies the object. Alternatively, the first communication unit accompanies the object and the second communication unit is placed at the predetermined position. One of the two communication units may also include a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of satellites or pseudolites and computing position information therefrom.

US Patent:

20190251753, Aug 15, 2019

Filed:

Apr 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/397673

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Rupa Chaturvedi - Menlo Park CA, US
Jared Corso - San Mateo CA, US
Michael Patrick Cutter - Mountain View CA, US
Sean Niu - San Francisco CA, US
Shaun Michael Post - San Mateo CA, US
Peiqi Tang - Santa Clara CA, US
Stefan Vant - Seattle WA, US
Mark Scott Waldo - Richmond CA, US
Andrea Zehr - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G06T 11/60

Abstract:

Users can view images or renderings of items placed (virtually) within a physical space. For example, a rendering of an item can be placed within a live camera view of the physical space. A snapshot of the physical space can be captured and the snapshot can be customized, shared, etc. The renderings can be represented as two-dimensional images, e.g., virtual stickers or three-dimensional models of the items. Users can have the ability to view different renderings, move those items around, and develop views of the physical space that may be desirable. The renderings can link to products offered through an electronic marketplace and those products can be consumed. Further, collaborative design is enabled through modeling the physical space and enabling users to view and move around the renderings in a virtual view of the physical space.

US Patent:

20190236846, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Apr 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/384059

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Michael Patrick Cutter - Mountain View CA, US
Yu Lou - Mountain View CA, US
Sean Niu - San Francisco CA, US
Shaun Michael Post - San Mateo CA, US
Colin Jon Taylor - Orinda CA, US
Mark Scott Waldo - Richmond CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G06Q 30/06
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods for a markerless approach to displaying an image of a virtual object in an environment are described. A computing device is used to capture an image of a real-world environment; for example including a feature-rich planar surface. One or more virtual objects which do not exist in the real-world environment are displayed in the image, such as by being positioned in a manner that they appear to be resting on the planar surface, based at least on a sensor bias value and scale information obtained by capturing multiple image views of the real-world environment.

US Patent:

20180330544, Nov 15, 2018

Filed:

May 9, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/590889

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Michael Patrick Cutter - Mountain View CA, US
Yu Lou - Mountain View CA, US
Sean Niu - San Francisco CA, US
Shaun Michael Post - San Mateo CA, US
Colin Jon Taylor - Orinda CA, US
Mark Scott Waldo - Richmond CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G06K 9/00
G06Q 30/06

Abstract:

Systems and methods for a markerless approach to displaying an image of a virtual object in an environment are described. A computing device is used to capture an image of a real-world environment; for example including a feature-rich planar surface. One or more virtual objects which do not exist in the real-world environment are displayed in the image, such as by being positioned in a manner that they appear to be resting on the planar surface, based at least on a sensor bias value and scale information obtained by capturing multiple image views of the real-world environment.

US Patent:

20180012102, Jan 11, 2018

Filed:

Sep 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/711580

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Arnab Sanat Kumar Dhua - Mountain View CA, US
Michael Patrick Cutter - Santa Cruz CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/46
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/62

Abstract:

The accuracy of an image matching process can be improved by determining relevant swatch regions of the images, where those regions contain representative patterns of the items of interest represented in those images. Various processes examine a set of visual cues to determine at least one candidate object region, and then collate these regions to determine one or more representative swatch images. For apparel items, this can include locating regions such as an upper body region, torso region, clothing region, foreground region, and the like. Processes such as regression analysis or probability mapping can be used on the collated region data (along with confidence and/or probability values) to determine the appropriate swatch regions.