Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wojtyna

Benjamin Wojtyna 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).

  • Consolidating information relating to duplicate images
    Patent number: 11016938
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating Information Relating to Duplicate Images
    Publication number: 20200349231
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating Information Relating to Duplicate Images
    Publication number: 20190129969
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating information relating to duplicate images
    Patent number: 9805086
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION RELATING TO DUPLICATE IMAGES
    Publication number: 20150286674
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating information relating to duplicate images
    Patent number: 8774561
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating Information Relating to Duplicate Images
    Publication number: 20140169703
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating information relating to duplicate images
    Patent number: 8699825
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna
  • Consolidating Information Relating to Duplicate Images
    Publication number: 20120051668
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Martin, Gregory Charles Lindley, Benjamin Wojtyna