Patents by Inventor Cyrus Hoomani

Cyrus Hoomani 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: 10279272
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation comprising defining a plurality of associations between each of a plurality of triggers and a respective event, of a plurality of events, monitoring a communication in a virtual environment between a first user represented by a first avatar and a second user represented by a second avatar, the communication having an explicit meaning to the first and second users, determining that the communication has a predefined meaning between the first user and the second user, determining that the communication is defined as a first trigger, of the plurality of triggers, based on the communication having the predefined meaning, identifying a first association, of the plurality of associations, between the first trigger and a first event, of the plurality of events, and triggering the first event in the virtual environment based on the first association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrus Hoomani, John Crocker
  • Patent number: 10254841
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for real-time age profiling. One system includes at least one sensor, a memory storing an algorithm, and a processor configured to execute the algorithm to receive data corresponding to a user interaction with the at least one sensor and calculate an age of a user using the data corresponding to the user interaction. The data corresponding to the user interaction may include pressure data from a pressure sensor, orientation data from an orientation sensor, motion data from a motion sensor, or interaction data from an interaction sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrus Hoomani, Steven Makofsky
  • Patent number: 9569533
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Barsook, Joven Matias, Cyrus Hoomani, Arun Ramagopal
  • Publication number: 20160074758
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation comprising defining a plurality of associations between each of a plurality of triggers and a respective event, of a plurality of events, monitoring a communication in a virtual environment between a first user represented by a first avatar and a second user represented by a second avatar, the communication having an explicit meaning to the first and second users, determining that the communication has a predefined meaning between the first user and the second user, determining that the communication is defined as a first trigger, of the plurality of triggers, based on the communication having the predefined meaning, identifying a first association, of the plurality of associations, between the first trigger and a first event, of the plurality of events, and triggering the first event in the virtual environment based on the first association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Cyrus HOOMANI, John CROCKER
  • Publication number: 20160063104
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Barsook, Joven Matias, Cyrus Hoomani, Arun Ramagopal
  • Patent number: 9259648
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to trigger events in a virtual environment, by monitoring a communication in the virtual environment between at least a first user represented by a first avatar and a second user represented by a second avatar, the communication having an explicit meaning to the first and second users, determining whether the communication is predefined as a trigger associated with a corresponding event based on the communication having a secondary meaning not discernible from the explicit meaning, and upon determining that the communication is predefined as the trigger, triggering the corresponding event in the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrus Hoomani, John Crocker
  • Patent number: 9165070
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Barsook, Joven Matias, Cyrus Hoomani, Arun Ramagopal
  • Publication number: 20150293594
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for real-time age profiling. One system includes at least one sensor, a memory storing an algorithm, and a processor configured to execute the algorithm to receive data corresponding to a user interaction with the at least one sensor and calculate an age of a user using the data corresponding to the user interaction. The data corresponding to the user interaction may include pressure data from a pressure sensor, orientation data from an orientation sensor, motion data from a motion sensor, or interaction data from an interaction sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrus Hoomani, Steven Makofsky
  • Publication number: 20140237392
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to trigger events in a virtual environment, by monitoring a communication in the virtual environment between at least a first user represented by a first avatar and a second user represented by a second avatar, the communication having an explicit meaning to the first and second users, determining whether the communication is predefined as a trigger associated with a corresponding event based on the communication having a secondary meaning not discernible from the explicit meaning, and upon determining that the communication is predefined as the trigger, triggering the corresponding event in the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Cyrus Hoomani, John Crocker
  • Publication number: 20130007620
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathan Barsook, Joven Matias, Cyrus Hoomani, Arun Ramagopal
  • Patent number: 8239359
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Barsook, Joven Matias, Cyrus Hoomani, Arun Ramagopal
  • Publication number: 20100082585
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Barsook, Joven Matias, Cyrus Hoomani, Arun Ramagopal
  • Publication number: 20070223574
    Abstract: A method of and system for transmitting video images preferably allows a specially trained individual to remotely supervise, instruct, and observe administration of medical tests conducted at remote locations. This system preferably includes a source device, a transmitting device, and at least one remote receiving device. The transmitting device, and the remote receiving device communicate over a network such as any appropriate data network. The transmitting device transmits the video images to the remote receiving device either for live display from the source device or for pre-recorded display from a video recorder device. The remote receiving device is also capable of communicating with the transmitting device while simultaneously receiving video images to provide remote control. The source device is preferably a medical test device such as an ultrasound, a sonogram, an echocardiogram, an angioplastigram, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Kendyl Roman, Paul Raposo, Richard Neale, Vincent Figuredo, Cyrus Hoomani, Thomas Broadbent
  • Publication number: 20060067408
    Abstract: Methods, medium, and machines which compress, encode, enhance, transmit, decompress and display digital video images in real time. Real time compression is achieved by sub-sampling each frame of a video signal, encoding and filtering the pixel values to codes, and run-length encoding the codes. Real time transmission is achieved due to high levels of effective compression. Real time decompression is achieved by decoding and decompressing the encoded data to display high quality images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Kendyl Roman, Cyrus Hoomani, Richard Neale