Inventor · South Pasadena, CA, US

Luis Goncalves

51Patents
28h-index
27Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 4, 1999 → Sep 30, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7162338B2 Systems and methods for computing a relative pose for global localization in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 286 Expired
US7135992B2 Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 249 Expired
US7015831B2 Systems and methods for incrementally updating a pose of a mobile device calculated by visual simultaneous localization and mapping techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 241 Expired
US7228123B2 Method and system for automatically determining lines of sight between nodes Electricity 226 Expired
US7145478B2 Systems and methods for controlling a density of visual landmarks in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 168 Expired
US7272467B2 Systems and methods for filtering potentially unreliable visual data for visual simultaneous localization and mapping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 167 Expired
US7177737B2 Systems and methods for correction of drift via global localization with a visual landmark Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 167 Expired
US8274406B2 Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 124 Active
US6552729B1 Automatic generation of animation of synthetic characters Physics 121 Expired
US6895126B2 System and method for creating, storing, and utilizing composite images of a geographic location Electricity 102 Expired
US7909248B1 Self checkout with visual recognition Physics 96 Active
US8150650B2 Systems and methods for filtering potentially unreliable visual data for visual simultaneous localization and mapping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Active
US7679532B2 Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US9002511B1 Methods and systems for obstacle detection using structured light Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US7573403B2 Systems and methods for controlling a density of visual landmarks in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Active
US7100824B2 System and methods for merchandise checkout Physics 64 Expired
US8086419B2 Systems and methods for adding landmarks for visual simultaneous localization and mapping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US8448859B2 System and method for preventing cashier and customer fraud at retail checkout Physics 55 Active
US9064161B1 System and method for detecting generic items in image sequence Physics 55 Active
US8095336B2 Systems and methods for determining whether to add a landmark for visual simultaneous localization and mapping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Active
US9477955B2 Automatic learning in a merchandise checkout system with visual recognition Physics 46 Active
US7239760B2 System and method for creating, storing, and utilizing composite images of a geographic location Electricity 45 Expired
US8508388B2 Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US8068674B2 UPC substitution fraud prevention Physics 39 Active
US8213749B2 System and method for creating, storing and utilizing images of a geographic location Electricity 34 Active

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