Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Abbas Rafii

67Patents
29h-index
43Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 9, 1997 → Jan 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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

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