Patents by Inventor Alexander C. Loui
Alexander C. Loui has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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System and method for predictive curation, production infrastructure, and personal content assistant
Patent number: 11947588Abstract: Data points, calendar entries, trends, and behavioral patterns may be used to predict and pre-emptively build digital and printable products with selected collections of images without the user's active participation. The collections are selected from files on the user's device, cloud-based photo library, or other libraries shared among other individuals and grouped into thematic products. Based on analysis of the user's collections and on-line behaviors, the system may estimate types and volumes of potential media-centric products, and the resources needed for producing and distributing such media-centric products for a projected period of time. A user interface may take the form of a “virtual curator”, which is a graphical or animated persona for augmenting and managing interactions between the user and the system managing the user's stored media assets. The virtual curator can assume one of many personas with each user and can interact with the user via text/audio messaging.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Joseph A. Manico, Young No, Madirakshi Das, Alexander C. Loui -
Patent number: 11880918Abstract: A method and system for automated creation of collages from a video sequence is provided. The system and method dynamically extracts key frames from a video sequence, which are used to create the collages shown on a display. By changing the position of cursors, a new set of key frames is extracted and the content of the collage will change correspondingly reflecting the changes in the key frames selection. The method also includes user interface elements to allow a user to change the layout design (e.g., rotate, overlap, white space, image scaling) of the video frames on the collage. In addition, the method includes different ways for browsing the video sequence by using automatically detected semantic concepts in various frames as indexing points. Further, the method includes defining swiping attributes based on motion characteristics (e.g., zoom/pan, motion of object), audio activity, or facial expression for browsing the video sequence.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: KODAK ALARIS, INC.Inventors: Alexander C. Loui, Laura R. Whitby, Joseph A. Manico
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE CURATION, PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PERSONAL CONTENT ASSISTANT
Publication number: 20220414418Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods that utilize data points, calendar entries, trends, behavioral patterns to predict and pre-emptively build digital and printable products with selected collections of images without the user's active participation. Based on analysis of a user's collections and online behaviors, the system may estimate types and volumes of potential media-centric products, and the resources needed for producing and distributing such media-centric products for a projected period of time. Embodiments of the system comprise a user interface that takes the form of a “virtual curator,” which is a graphical or animated persona for augmenting and managing interactions between the user and the system managing the user's stored media assets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Ruck, Joseph A. Manico, David Kloosterman, Alexander C. Loui, Madirakshi Das -
System and method for predictive curation, production infrastructure, and personal content assistant
Patent number: 11429832Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for predictive curation, and production infrastructure. In certain embodiments, the system includes a user interface, which may take the form of a “virtual curator,” a graphical or animated persona for augmenting and managing interactions between the user and the system managing the user's stored media assets. The virtual curator can assume one of many personas, as appropriate, with each user. Embodiments of the system leverage data points, calendar entries, trends, behavioral patterns to predict and pre-emptively build digital and printable products with selected collections of images without the user's active participation.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Kenneth Ruck, Joseph A. Manico, David Kloosterman, Alexander C. Loui, Madirakshi Das -
Publication number: 20220222876Abstract: A method and system for automated creation of collages from a video sequence is provided. The system and method dynamically extracts key frames from a video sequence, which are used to create the collages shown on a display. By changing the position of cursors, a new set of key frames is extracted and the content of the collage will change correspondingly reflecting the changes in the key frames selection. The method also includes user interface elements to allow a user to change the layout design (e.g., rotate, overlap, white space, image scaling) of the video frames on the collage. In addition, the method includes different ways for browsing the video sequence by using automatically detected semantic concepts in various frames as indexing points. Further, the method includes defining swiping attributes based on motion characteristics (e.g., zoom/pan, motion of object), audio activity, or facial expression for browsing the video sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: ALEXANDER C. LOUI, LAURA R. WHITBY, JOSEPH A. MANICO
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Publication number: 20210365490Abstract: A method for ranking events in media collections includes designating a media collection, using a processor to cluster the media collection items into a hierarchical event structure, using the processor to identify and count visually similar sub-events within each event in the hierarchical event structure, using the processor to determine a ranking of events based on the count of sub-events within each event, and associating the determined ranking with each event in the media collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Madirakshi Das, Alexander C. Loui
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Patent number: 11182590Abstract: A method for determining an impact score for a digital image includes providing the digital image wherein the digital image includes faces; using a processor to determine an image feature for the faces; using the processor to compute an object impact score for the faces, wherein the object impact score is based at least upon one of the determined image features; weighting the object impact score for the faces based on one of the determined image features for a face; using the processor to compute an impact score for the digital image by combining the weighted object impact scores for the faces in the image; and storing the computed impact score in a processor accessible memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Raymond William Ptucha, Alexander C. Loui, Mark D. Wood, David K. Rhoda, David Kloosterman, Joseph Anthony Manico
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Patent number: 11132578Abstract: A method for creating navigable views includes receiving digital images, computing a set of feature points for each of the digital images, selecting one of the digital images as a reference image, identifying a salient region of interest in the reference image, identifying other digital images containing a region of interest similar to the salient region of interest in the reference image using the set of feature points computed for each of other digital images, designating a reference location for the salient region of interest in the reference image, aligning the other digital images to the image that contains the designated reference location, ordering the image that contains the designated reference location and the other digital images, and generating a navigable view.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Alexander C. Loui, Joseph A. Manico
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Publication number: 20210295492Abstract: A system and method for performing real-time quality inspection of objects is disclosed. The system and method include a transport to move objects being inspected, allowing the inspection to be performed in-line. At least one optical acquisition unit is provided that captured optical images of the objects being inspected. The captured optical images are matched to CAD models of objects, and the matched CAD model is extracted. A laser with an illumination light beam has a wavelength in the violet or ultraviolet range then conducts scans of the objects, which are formed into three-dimensional point clouds. The point clouds are compared to the extracted CAD models for each object, where CTF are compared to user input or CAD model information and the object is determined to be acceptable or defective based on the extent of deviation between the point cloud and the CAD model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Bruce A. LINK, Robert W. JOHNSON, Alexander C. LOUI, Jose Zvietcovich ZEGARRA, Erik GARCELL
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Patent number: 11120556Abstract: A system and method that performs iterative foreground detection and multi-object segmentation in an image is disclosed herein. A new background prior is introduced to improve the foreground segmentation results. Three complimentary methods detect and segment foregrounds containing multiple objects. The first method performs an iterative segmentation of the image to pull out the salient objects in the image. In a second method, a higher dimensional embedding of the image graph is used to estimate the saliency score and extract multiple salient objects. A third method uses a metric to automatically pick the number of eigenvectors to consider in an alternative method to iteratively compute the image saliency map. Experimental results show that these methods succeed in accurately extracting multiple foreground objects from an image.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Alexander C. Loui, David Kloosterman, Michal Kucer, Nathan Cahill, David Messinger
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Patent number: 11087458Abstract: A system and method for performing real-time quality inspection of objects is disclosed. The system and method include a transport to move objects being inspected, allowing the inspection to be performed in-line. At least one optical acquisition unit is provided that captured optical images of the objects being inspected. The captured optical images are matched to CAD models of objects, and the matched CAD model is extracted. A laser with an illumination light beam has a wavelength in the violet or ultraviolet range then conducts scans of the objects, which are formed into three-dimensional point clouds. The point clouds are compared to the extracted CAD models for each object, where CTF are compared to user input or CAD model information and the object is determined to be acceptable or defective based on the extent of deviation between the point cloud and the CAD model.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Bruce A. Link, Robert W. Johnson, Alexander C. Loui, Jose Zvietcovich Zegarra, Erik Garcell
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Patent number: 11080318Abstract: A method for ranking events in media collections includes designating a media collection, using a processor to cluster the media collection items into a hierarchical event structure, using the processor to identify and count visually similar sub-events within each event in the hierarchical event structure, using the processor to determine a ranking of events based on the count of sub-events within each event, and associating the determined ranking with each event in the media collection.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Madirakshi Das, Alexander C. Loui
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Patent number: 11049236Abstract: A system and method for performing real-time quality inspection of objects is disclosed. The system and method include a transport to move objects being inspected, allowing the inspection to be performed in-line. At least one optical acquisition unit is provided that captured optical images of the objects being inspected. The captured optical images are matched to CAD models of objects, and the matched CAD model is extracted. A laser with an illumination light beam has a wavelength in the violet or ultraviolet range then conducts scans of the objects, which are formed into three-dimensional point clouds. The point clouds are compared to the extracted CAD models for each object, where CTF are compared to user input or CAD model information and the object is determined to be acceptable or defective based on the extent of deviation between the point cloud and the CAD model.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Bruce A. Link, Robert W. Johnson, Alexander C. Loui, Jose Zvietcovich Zegarra, Erik Garcell
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Publication number: 20200342581Abstract: A system and method for performing real-time quality inspection of objects is disclosed. The system and method include a transport to move objects being inspected, allowing the inspection to be performed in-line. At least one optical acquisition unit is provided that captured optical images of the objects being inspected. The captured optical images are matched to CAD models of objects, and the matched CAD model is extracted. A laser with an illumination light beam has a wavelength in the violet or ultraviolet range then conducts scans of the objects, which are formed into three-dimensional point clouds. The point clouds are compared to the extracted CAD models for each object, where CTF are compared to user input or CAD model information and the object is determined to be acceptable or defective based on the extent of deviation between the point cloud and the CAD model.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Bruce A. LINK, Robert W. JOHNSON, Alexander C. LOUI, Jose Zvietcovich ZEGARRA, Erik GARCELL
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Publication number: 20200286239Abstract: A system and method that performs iterative foreground detection and multi-object segmentation in an image is disclosed herein. A new background prior is introduced to improve the foreground segmentation results. Three complimentary methods detect and segment foregrounds containing multiple objects. The first method performs an iterative segmentation of the image to pull out the salient objects in the image. In a second method, a higher dimensional embedding of the image graph is used to estimate the saliency score and extract multiple salient objects. A third method uses a metric to automatically pick the number of eigenvectors to consider in an alternative method to iteratively compute the image saliency map. Experimental results show that these methods succeed in accurately extracting multiple foreground objects from an image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Alexander C. LOUI, David KLOOSTERMAN, Michal KUCER, Nathan CAHILL, David MESSINGER
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Publication number: 20200184251Abstract: A method for creating navigable views includes receiving digital images, computing a set of feature points for each of the digital images, selecting one of the digital images as a reference image, identifying a salient region of interest in the reference image, identifying other digital images containing a region of interest similar to the salient region of interest in the reference image using the set of feature points computed for each of other digital images, designating a reference location for the salient region of interest in the reference image, aligning the other digital images to the image that contains the designated reference location, ordering the image that contains the designated reference location and the other digital images, and generating a navigable view.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Alexander C. Loui, Joseph A. Manico
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE CURATION, PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PERSONAL CONTENT ASSISTANT
Publication number: 20200125921Abstract: Data points, calendar entries, trends, and behavioral patterns may be used to predict and pre-emptively build digital and printable products with selected collections of images without the user's active participation. The collections are selected from files on the user's device, cloud-based photo library, or other libraries shared among other individuals and grouped into thematic products. Based on analysis of the user's collections and on-line behaviors, the system may estimate types and volumes of potential media-centric products, and the resources needed for producing and distributing such media-centric products for a projected period of time. A user interface may take the form of a “virtual curator”, which is a graphical or animated persona for augmenting and managing interactions between the user and the system managing the user's stored media assets. The virtual curator can assume one of many personas with each user and can interact with the user via text/audio messaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Joseph A. Manico, Young No, Madirakshi Das, Alexander C. Loui -
Publication number: 20200097703Abstract: A method for determining an impact score for a digital image includes providing the digital image wherein the digital image includes faces; using a processor to determine an image feature for the faces; using the processor to compute an object impact score for the faces, wherein the object impact score is based at least upon one of the determined image features; weighting the object impact score for the faces based on one of the determined image features for a face; using the processor to compute an impact score for the digital image by combining the weighted object impact scores for the faces in the image; and storing the computed impact score in a processor accessible memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Raymond William PTUCHA, Alexander C. LOUI, Mark D. WOOD, David K. RHODA, David KLOOSTERMAN, Joseph Anthony MANICO
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Patent number: 10558884Abstract: A method for creating navigable views includes receiving digital images, computing a set of feature points for each of the digital images, selecting one of the digital images as a reference image, identifying a salient region of interest in the reference image, identifying other digital images containing a region of interest similar to the salient region of interest in the reference image using the set of feature points computed for each of other digital images, designating a reference location for the salient region of interest in the reference image, aligning the other digital images to the image that contains the designated reference location, ordering the image that contains the designated reference location and the other digital images, and generating a navigable view.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.Inventors: Alexander C. Loui, Joseph A. Manico
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System and method for predictive curation, production infrastructure, and personal content assistant
Patent number: 10546229Abstract: Data points, calendar entries, trends, behavioral patterns may be used to predict and pre-emptively build digital and printable products with selected collections of images without the user's active participation. The collections are selected from files on the user's device, cloud-based photo library, or other libraries shared among other individuals and grouped into thematic products. Based on analysis of the user's collections and on-line behaviors, the system may estimate types and volumes of potential media-centric products, and the resources needed for producing and distributing such media-centric products for a projected period of time. A user interface may take the form of a “virtual curator”, which is a graphical or animated persona for augmenting and managing interactions between the user and the system managing the user's stored media assets. The virtual curator can assume one of many personas, as appropriate, with each user.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: KODAK ALARIS INC.Inventors: Joseph A. Manico, Young No, Madirakshi Das, Alexander C. Loui