Abbas Rafii
67Patents
29h-index
43Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: May 9, 1997 → Jan 5, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7340077B2 | Gesture recognition system using depth perceptive sensors | Electricity | 845 | Expired |
| US6193152A | Modular signature and data-capture system and point of transaction payment and reward system | Physics | 478 | Expired |
| US6614422B1 | Method and apparatus for entering data using a virtual input device | Physics | 409 | Expired |
| US8854433B1 | Method and system enabling natural user interface gestures with an electronic system | Physics | 388 | Active |
| US6512838B1 | Methods for enhancing performance and data acquired from three-dimensional image systems | Physics | 330 | Expired |
| US6710770B2 | Quasi-three-dimensional method and apparatus to detect and localize interaction of user-object and virtual transfer device | Physics | 305 | Expired |
| US8836768B1 | Method and system enabling natural user interface gestures with user wearable glasses | Physics | 301 | Active |
| US7151530B2 | System and method for determining an input selected by a user through a virtual interface | Physics | 252 | Expired |
| US6674895B2 | Methods for enhancing performance and data acquired from three-dimensional image systems | Physics | 221 | Expired |
| US7203356B2 | Subject segmentation and tracking using 3D sensing technology for video compression in multimedia applications | Electricity | 220 | Expired |
| US7379100B2 | Method and system to increase dynamic range of time-of-flight (TOF) and/or imaging sensors | Physics | 136 | Active |
| US7379163B2 | Method and system for automatic gain control of sensors in time-of-flight systems | Physics | 135 | Expired |
| US8686943B1 | Two-dimensional method and system enabling three-dimensional user interaction with a device | Physics | 85 | Active |
| US8773512B1 | Portable remote control device enabling three-dimensional user interaction with at least one appliance | Physics | 79 | Active |
| US8723789B1 | Two-dimensional method and system enabling three-dimensional user interaction with a device | Physics | 76 | Active |
| USRE41716E1 | Modular signature and data-capture system and point of transaction payment and reward system | General | 72 | Expired |
| US8134637B2 | Method and system to increase X-Y resolution in a depth (Z) camera using red, blue, green (RGB) sensing | Physics | 68 | Active |
| US7741961B1 | Enhanced obstacle detection and tracking for three-dimensional imaging systems used in motor vehicles | Physics | 64 | Active |
| US6011873A | Method and apparatus for lossless compression of signature data | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US8139142B2 | Video manipulation of red, green, blue, distance (RGB-Z) data including segmentation, up-sampling, and background substitution techniques | Physics | 56 | Active |
| US8589033B2 | Contactless obstacle detection for power doors and the like | Physics | 52 | Active |
| US8693724B2 | Method and system implementing user-centric gesture control | Physics | 45 | Active |
| US7526120B2 | System and method for providing intelligent airbag deployment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US8009871B2 | Method and system to segment depth images and to detect shapes in three-dimensionally acquired data | Physics | 43 | Active |
| US9600078B2 | Method and system enabling natural user interface gestures with an electronic system | Physics | 36 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.