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).

  • Patent number: 10311089
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
  • Publication number: 20180060352
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
  • Patent number: 9805059
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
  • Publication number: 20170236251
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
  • Patent number: 9530181
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
  • Publication number: 20160179848
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Frank D.R. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
  • Patent number: 9275080
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Frank D. Giuffrida, Chad Skolny, Steve Adams, Robert Gray, Chris Schnaufer
  • Publication number: 20140111554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
  • Patent number: 8643720
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
  • Patent number: 8593518
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Pictometry International Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida
  • Publication number: 20080231700
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Schultz, Chris Schnaufer, Frank Giuffrida