公开(公告)号：US11600075B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17201316

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lucian Ion ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Evan C. Cull ,  Xiaofeng Tang

IPC: G06V20/56 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V20/58 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: Systems and methods for night vision combining sensor image types. Some implementations may include obtaining a long wave infrared image from a long wave infrared sensor; detecting an object in the long wave infrared image; identifying a region of interest associated with the object; adjusting a control parameter of a near infrared sensor based on data associated with the region of interest; obtaining a near infrared image captured using the adjusted control parameter of the near infrared sensor; and determining a classification of the object based on data of the near infrared image associated with the region of interest.

公开(公告)号：US11100673B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US15762378

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew E. Last ,  Ricardo da Silveira Cabral ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Paul Furgale

IPC: G06T7/73 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/52 ,  H04N19/60 ,  G06K9/38 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide localization systems and methods using surface imaging. In one implementation, a raw image of a target surface is captured using at least one imager. The raw image is encoded into a template using at least one transform. The template specifies a course direction and an intensity gradient at one or more spatial frequencies of a pattern of the target surface. The template is compared to a subset of reference templates selected from a gallery stored in one or more storage media. A location of the target surface is identified when the template matches a reference template in the subset.

公开(公告)号：US20210165141A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17153770

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: G02B5/124 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  G01S13/75 ,  H01Q15/18 ,  G02B5/128 ,  G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G02B5/13 ,  B60R13/10 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/16 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A retroreflector system including an outer body panel coupled to a vehicle, wherein the outer body panel is configured to allow a radar signal originating from an external radar device to pass through the outer body panel. The retroreflector system also includes a plurality of retroreflectors embedded in the vehicle, where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to reflect the signal to the external signal source as a reflected signal, and where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to have a peak reflectivity for a radar wavelength range or a light detection and ranging (lidar) wavelength range.

公开(公告)号：US20190095721A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16126509

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lucian Ion ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Evan C. Cull ,  Xiaofeng Tang

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06K9/32 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for night vision combining sensor image types. Some implementations may include obtaining a long wave infrared image from a long wave infrared sensor; detecting an object in the long wave infrared image; identifying a region of interest associated with the object; adjusting a control parameter of a near infrared sensor based on data associated with the region of interest; obtaining a near infrared image captured using the adjusted control parameter of the near infrared sensor; and determining a classification of the object based on data of the near infrared image associated with the region of interest.