Patents by Inventor Chris Schnaufer
Chris Schnaufer 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: 10311089Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for early access to captured images including receiving a request for at least one image of a geographic area from a client application of an operator user device; querying records within a geospatial database to locate one or more records of images accessible by the geospatial database and depicting at least a portion of the geographic area; reading information within the one or more records depicting at least a portion of the geographic area to determine a status of an image within the one or more records, the status of the image indicating that the image is an in process captured image in which the image has not been fully processed; and presenting at least a portion of the image to the client application of the operator user device with a status indicator indicating the stage in processing of the geographic area.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
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Publication number: 20180060352Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for early access to captured images including receiving a request for at least one image of a geographic area from a client application of an operator user device; querying records within a geospatial database to locate one or more records of images accessible by the geospatial database and depicting at least a portion of the geographic area; reading information within the one or more records depicting at least a portion of the geographic area to determine a status of an image within the one or more records, the status of the image indicating that the image is an in process captured image in which the image has not been fully processed; and presenting at least a portion of the image to the client application of the operator user device with a status indicator indicating the stage in processing of the geographic area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
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Patent number: 9805059Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for early access to captured images including generating and storing within a geospatial database a plurality of placeholder records having information identifying a particular captured image and including at least one geographic image boundary field containing information indicative of a real-world geographic area depicted within the image, an image file location field, and an image status field; receive a plurality of signals from one or more processing computer, at least two of the signals having the information identifying particular captured images, and second information indicative of updates indicating a change in at least one of the image location and image processing status for the image identified by the first information; and populating at least one of the image location and the image processing status of the placeholders within the geospatial database with the information indicative of updates for identified captured images.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
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Publication number: 20170236251Abstract: A computer system for continuously panning oblique images is disclosed. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
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Patent number: 9530181Abstract: A computer system for continuously panning oblique images is disclosed. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
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Publication number: 20160179848Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for early access to captured images including generating and storing within a geospatial database a plurality of placeholder records having information identifying a particular captured image and including at least one geographic image boundary field containing information indicative of a real-world geographic area depicted within the image, an image file location field, and an image status field; receive a plurality of signals from one or more processing computer, at least two of the signals having the information identifying particular captured images, and second information indicative of updates indicating a change in at least one of the image location and image processing status for the image identified by the first information; and populating at least one of the image location and the image processing status of the placeholders within the geospatial database with the information indicative of updates for identified captured images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Frank D.R. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
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Patent number: 9275080Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for early access to captured images including generating and storing within a geospatial database a plurality of placeholder records having information identifying a particular captured image and including at least one geographic image boundary field containing information indicative of a real-world geographic area depicted within the image, an image file location field, and an image status field; receive a plurality of signals from one or more processing computer, at least two of the signals having the information identifying particular captured images, and second information indicative of updates indicating a change in at least one of the image location and image processing status for the image identified by the first information; and populating at least one of the image location and the image processing status of the placeholders within the geospatial database with the information indicative of updates for identified captured images.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
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Publication number: 20140111554Abstract: A computer system for continuously panning oblique images is disclosed. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
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Patent number: 8643720Abstract: A computer system for continuously panning oblique images. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
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Patent number: 8593518Abstract: A computer system for continuously panningoblique images. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.Inventors: Stephen Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
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Publication number: 20080231700Abstract: A computer system for continuously panningoblique images. More particularly, the computer system uses a methodology whereby separate oblique images are presented in a manner that allows a user to maintain an understanding of the relationship of specific features between different oblique images when panning.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: Stephen Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida