Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Mazzola
Anthony J. Mazzola 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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Patent number: 10212337Abstract: Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Mazzola, Adam K. Zajac
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Patent number: 10129462Abstract: Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Mazzola, Adam K. Zajac
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Publication number: 20180020158Abstract: Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Anthony J. Mazzola, Adam K. Zajac
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Publication number: 20170323620Abstract: A method including detecting a touch input to a display, where the touch input includes a location on the display and an amount of force, determining a magnification level based on the amount of force, generating a lens animation effect, where the lens animation effect magnifies a region of content shown on the display adjacent to the location by the magnification level, and displaying the lens animation effect on the display adjacent to the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Patent number: 9715864Abstract: A method for content displaying implemented by a mobile device that comprises a display, the method comprising detecting a user touch on the display via a graphical user interface, generating a lens animation effect in a region of content based on the user touch, wherein the lens animation effect at least magnifies the region of content shown on the display, and displaying the lens animation effect on the display adjacent to a location of the user touch.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Publication number: 20170034433Abstract: Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Anthony J. Mazzola, Adam K. Zajac
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Patent number: 9503634Abstract: Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anthony J. Mazzola, Adam K. Zajac
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Patent number: 9430991Abstract: A method comprising receiving sensor data from a sensor, obtaining image data from a graphical effects shader based on the sensor data, blending the image data with a plurality of application surfaces to create a blended image, and transmitting the blended image to a display. Also disclosed is a mobile node (MN) comprising a sensor configured to generate sensor data, a display device, and a processor coupled to the sensor and the device display, wherein the processor is configured to receive the sensor data, obtain image data generated by a graphical effects shader based on the sensor data, blend the image data with an application surface associated with a plurality of applications to create a blended image, and transmit the blended image to the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Patent number: 9332370Abstract: Dynamic audio rendering can be achieved by modifying the amplitude, phase, and frequency of audio signal components by varying degrees based on characteristics of the audio signal. A rendered audio signal can be produced by scaling the amplitude of an audio signal component by an amount that is dynamically selected according to the audio signal characteristics. A rendered audio signal can also be produced by adjusting/shifting a phase and/or frequency of an audio signal component by an amount that is dynamically selected according to the audio signal characteristics. The audio signal characteristics may correspond to any metric or quality associated with the audio signal, such as an energy ratio of the audio signal in the time domain, a bit-depth, or sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Adam K. Zajac, Anthony J. Mazzola
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Publication number: 20150098000Abstract: Embodiments are provided for dynamic image composition guidance in digital cameras. The dynamic image composition guidance allows users, for example, amateurs or less experienced photographers, to effectively and properly use photographic composition techniques for improving the quality of digitally captured images. A guidance method on a camera device determines a geometric strength point according to an image composition rule for a scene captured on the camera device. A user of the camera device is then guided in real-time while moving the camera device to align an object of the scene with the geometric strength point before recapturing the scene on the camera device. The method includes displaying, with the geometric strength point, changes to the scene including a moving point associated with a focused object on the first image according to movements of the camera device in real-time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Sreenivasulu Gosangi, Adam K. Zajac, Anthony J. Mazzola
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Publication number: 20140270186Abstract: Dynamic audio rendering can be achieved by modifying the amplitude, phase, and frequency of audio signal components by varying degrees based on characteristics of the audio signal. A rendered audio signal can be produced by scaling the amplitude of an audio signal component by an amount that is dynamically selected according to the audio signal characteristics. A rendered audio signal can also be produced by adjusting/shifting a phase and/or frequency of an audio signal component by an amount that is dynamically selected according to the audio signal characteristics. The audio signal characteristics may correspond to any metric or quality associated with the audio signal, such as an energy ratio of the audio signal in the time domain, a bit-depth, or sampling rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Adam K. Zajac, Anthony J. Mazzola
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Publication number: 20140267437Abstract: A method for content displaying implemented by a mobile device that comprises a display, the method comprising detecting a user touch on the display via a graphical user interface, generating a lens animation effect in a region of content based on the user touch, wherein the lens animation effect at least magnifies the region of content shown on the display, and displaying the lens animation effect on the display adjacent to a location of the user touch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Publication number: 20140267868Abstract: Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Anthony J. Mazzola, Adam K. Zajac
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Publication number: 20140092115Abstract: A method comprising receiving sensor data from a sensor, obtaining image data from a graphical effects shader based on the sensor data, blending the image data with a plurality of application surfaces to create a blended image, and transmitting the blended image to a display. Also disclosed is a mobile node (MN) comprising a sensor configured to generate sensor data, a display device, and a processor coupled to the sensor and the device display, wherein the processor is configured to receive the sensor data, obtain image data generated by a graphical effects shader based on the sensor data, blend the image data with an application surface associated with a plurality of applications to create a blended image, and transmit the blended image to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Patent number: 5461624Abstract: A network element includes a plurality of routing circuits coupled by internal communication circuitry. Each routing circuit includes one or more external ports for communicating with external devices, one or more internal ports for communicating with other of the routing circuits, a database for storing address and path information received via the internal and external ports and circuitry for retransmitting address information received from an external device to other of the routing circuits.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Patent number: 5353287Abstract: A message priority scheme for use in local areas networks (LANS) operating in accordance with carrier sense, multiple access/collision detect (CSMA/CD) bus access protocol. A LAN station having a high priority message to send ignores the carrier sense signal, and thereby obtains immediate bus access. If the high priority message collides with another message already on the bus, both messages are subject to a backoff period. However, the backoff period for a high priority message is guaranteed to be less than that of a low priority message for a certain number of re-transmission attempts. An intermediate priority status is assigned to a message that previously had a high priority status, after a certain number of transmission attempts. The intermediate priority message is deprived of its ability to transmit while ignoring the carrier sense signal, but retains its shorter backoff period.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1992Date of Patent: October 4, 1994Assignee: Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.Inventors: David W. Kuddes, Anthony J. Mazzola, Cecil Mathews
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Patent number: 5278834Abstract: A system of managing memory used by communications tasks of a communications network operating with a multilayered communications protocol. Specially formatted buffers are used to contain data to be passed down the protocol stack of a source node, across a communications link, and up the protocol stack of a destination node. Before entering the source stack, message data is presegmented so that each buffer contains only so much message data as may be transmitted as a single data unit from source to destination, even after all layers of the source stack have added layer headers to that portion. Then, when the buffers are being passed within the source stack, any layer may segment the message data by simply unlinking buffers and adding its layer header to each segment. Inter-layer data passing is by means of exclusive access to buffers by one layer at a time. At the source stack, any layer that must send multiple copies of the message data may checkpoint the buffers and thereby regain the same buffers.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1992Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Assignee: Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola
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Patent number: 5262906Abstract: A routing method, performed by intelligent network elements of a data communications network having SONET applications, for selecting a path from a source network element to a next network element. Each network element has access to a database containing the addresses of its neighboring network elements and their types. To select a next network element, a routing network element first attempts to find a neighboring network element that is the same as the destination network element. If it has no such neighbor, the routing network element then attempts to find a neighbor that is in the same area as the destination, or failing such a neighbor, in the same routing domain. Optionally, the routing network element looks for a neighbor that has been selectively provisioned as a next network element. At each step, candidate network elements are eliminated by using data about their type and application to determine if they call for duplicate paths.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1992Date of Patent: November 16, 1993Assignee: Alcatel Network Systems, Inc.Inventor: Anthony J. Mazzola