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Andrew Fitzgibbon, Oxford GB
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| 20090080036 | SCANNER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING - A scanner system and corresponding method, the system comprising: a scanner device ( | 03-26-2009 |
Andrew Fitzgibbon, Cambridge GB
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| 20090285544 | Video Processing - A method and apparatus for processing video is disclosed. In an embodiment, image features of an object within a frame of video footage are identified and the movement of each of these features is tracked throughout the video footage to determine its trajectory (track). The tracks are analyzed, the maximum separation of the tracks is determined and used to determine a texture map, which is in turn interpolated to provide an unwrap mosaic for the object. The process may be iterated to provide an improved mosaic. Effects or artwork can be overlaid on this mosaic and the edited mosaic can be warped via the mapping, and combined with layers of the original footage. The effect or artwork may move with the object's surface. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110228976 | PROXY TRAINING DATA FOR HUMAN BODY TRACKING - Synthesized body images are generated for a machine learning algorithm of a body joint tracking system. Frames from motion capture sequences are retargeted to several different body types, to leverage the motion capture sequences. To avoid providing redundant or similar frames to the machine learning algorithm, and to provide a compact yet highly variegated set of images, dissimilar frames can be identified using a similarity metric. The similarity metric is used to locate frames which are sufficiently distinct, according to a threshold distance. For realism, noise is added to the depth images based on noise sources which a real world depth camera would often experience. Other random variations can be introduced as well. For example, a degree of randomness can be added to retargeting. For each frame, the depth image and a corresponding classification image, with labeled body parts, are provided. 3-D scene elements can also be provided. | 09-22-2011 |
Andrew W. Fitzgibbon, Cambridge GB
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| 20080291282 | Camera Calibration - Online camera calibration methods have been proposed whereby calibration information is extracted from the images that the system captures during normal operation and is used to continually update system parameters. However, such existing methods do not cope well with structure-poor scenes having little texture and/or 3D structure such as in a home or office environment. By considering camera families (a set of cameras that are manufactured at least partially in a common manner) it is possible to provide calibration methods which are suitable for use with structure-poor scenes. A prior distribution of camera parameters for a family of cameras is estimated and used to obtain accurate calibration results for individual cameras of the camera family even where the calibration is carried out online, in an environment which is structure-poor. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090237356 | OPTICAL POINTING DEVICE - A pointing system uses a hologram or a lenticular image that may be affixed to a pointing device such as a game controller. The hologram may comprise a holographic image and may display a pattern that changes rapidly and predictably as the position of the pointing device changes. The hologram may be a reflection hologram or a transmission hologram. A light sensing device not on the controller captures the movement and appearance of the hologram and provides information to a computing device. The computing device processes the appearance information to determine an orientation of the pointing device, and based on the orientation, changes the position of a cursor on a display. | 09-24-2009 |
Andrew William Fitzgibbon, Cambridge GB
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| 20100278384 | Human body pose estimation - Techniques for human body pose estimation are disclosed herein. Depth map images from a depth camera may be processed to calculate a probability that each pixel of the depth map is associated with one or more segments or body parts of a body. Body parts may then be constructed of the pixels and processed to define joints or nodes of those body parts. The nodes or joints may be provided to a system which may construct a model of the body from the various nodes or joints. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110210915 | Human Body Pose Estimation - Techniques for human body pose estimation are disclosed herein. Images such as depth images, silhouette images, or volumetric images may be generated and pixels or voxels of the images may be identified. The techniques may process the pixels or voxels to determine a probability that each pixel or voxel is associated with a segment of a body captured in the image or to determine a three-dimensional representation for each pixel or voxel that is associated with a location on a canonical body. These probabilities or three-dimensional representations may then be utilized along with the images to construct a posed model of the body captured in the image. | 09-01-2011 |
David Fitzgibbon, Narberth, PA US
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| 20090091086 | Game table with a level indicating device - Certain game tables requiring a level playing surface for an unbiased playing experience. However, due to physical motion and natural settling most game tables pitch and roll change over time, thereby developing a table bias. Most of the time a player would not know if and when a table bias was affecting their game. Therefore a player could never be sure that they were engaged in an entirely fair competition. This is very unsatisfactory. I propose incorporating a level indicating device into a game table so that a player will always be assured that the playing surface is in an equilibrium orientation. Alternatively if bias were to occur it could be easily identified and corrected through use of the level-indicating device. | 04-09-2009 |
John R. Fitzgibbon, Madison, WI US
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| 20090317829 | High-throughput assay for sugar-mediated drug transport - The invention provides a rapid, quantitative assay to directly assess the impact of a diverse range of sugars upon the sugar-mediated uptake of corresponding sugar-conjugates into various cell types. | 12-24-2009 |
Matthew P. Fitzgibbon, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20100063259 | Compositions and methods for diagnosing or treating psoriasis - The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, antibodies and methods for the diagnosis and/or treatment of psoriasis. | 03-11-2010 |
Michael Fitzgibbon, Sebastopol, CA US
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| 20090037264 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COUPONS TO SELECT CONSUMERS - A method and system for providing coupons to select consumers includes a process for providing coupons to select consumers whereby a coupon provider defines one or more coupon eligibility criterion that must be met by a consumer in order for the consumer to be eligible to receive one or more coupons. Access to data representing the one or more coupon eligibility criterion is then provided. A consumer's financial data is then obtained from one or more sources using a computing system implemented financial management system. In one embodiment, using the consumer's financial data and the data representing the one or more coupon eligibility criterion, one or more coupons are identified that the consumer is eligible to receive. In one embodiment, the consumer is then provided access to the one or more coupons identified that the consumer is eligible to receive. | 02-05-2009 |
Michael J. Fitzgibbon, Delray Beach, FL US
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| 20090054031 | System and Method for Authorizing and Monetizing Collect Cellular Telephone Calls - The collect cellular call identifies the cellular telephone carrier and called party cell phone. After determining whether the carrier and phone accept message service charges (SMS), a voice response module seeks positive authorization from the called party with the telephone. If positive, the system facilitates a connection between the calling party and the called party and initiates a predetermined billing charge assigned to the cellular telephone number. If the carrier or the cell phone is not enabled or if no authorization is obtained from the called party, the system facilitates a denial of completion signal. A timer monitors the length a the collect cellular call. Databases are accessed to locate the carrier and called cell phone number approved list of numbers and deny-service list of numbers. | 02-26-2009 |
Morgan Fitzgibbon, Carrigaline IE
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| 20090128242 | FREQUENCY GENERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT - A wireless communication unit comprises a frequency generation circuit employing a fractional-based synthesiser, a voltage controlled oscillator circuit and a charge pump. A characterising function characterises a charge pump gain at a number of synthesized frequencies. A memory element is arranged to store characterised parameters. A scaling function is operably coupled to the memory element and the voltage controlled oscillator circuit and arranged to compensate for K | 05-21-2009 |
Patrick Fitzgibbon, Hockessin, DE US
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| 20110152581 | Purification Of Biologically-Produced 1,3-Propanediol - A process for purifying 1,3-propanediol from the fermentation broth of a cultured | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110152583 | Purification Of Biologically-Produced 1,3-Propanediol - A process for purifying 1,3-propanediol from the fermentation broth of a cultured | 06-23-2011 |
Richard D. Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, CA US
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| 20110231972 | Agave plant named 'YUCCAGAVE FITZGIBBONI' - A new cultivar of | 09-22-2011 |
Ruth Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, CA US
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| 20110231972 | Agave plant named 'YUCCAGAVE FITZGIBBONI' - A new cultivar of | 09-22-2011 |