Patents by Inventor Jacob Mintz
Jacob Mintz 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: 9854160Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed technology include techniques for autonomously collecting image data, and generating photo summaries based thereon. In some implementations, a plurality of images may be autonomously sampled from an available stream of image data. For example, a camera application of a smartphone or other mobile computing device may present a live preview based on a stream of data from an image capture device. The live stream of image capture data may be sampled and the most interesting photos preserved for further filtering and presentation. The preserved photos may be further winnowed as a photo session continues and an image object generated summarizing the remaining photos. Accordingly, image capture data may be autonomously collected, filtered, and formatted to enable a photographer to see what moments they missed manually capturing during a photo session.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Rodrigo Lima Carceroni, Marius Renn, Alan Newberger, Sascha Häberling, Jacob Mintz, Andrew Huibers
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Patent number: 9756260Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for simulating different types of camera lens on a device by guiding a user through a set of images to be captured in connection with one or more desired lens effects. In one aspect, a wide-angle lens may be simulated by taking a plurality of images that have been taken at a particular location over a set of camera orientations that are determined based on the selection of the wide-angle lens. The mobile device may provide prompts to the user indicating the camera orientations for which images should be captured in order to generate the simulated camera lens effect.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Scott Ettinger, David Lee, Evan Rapoport, Jacob Mintz, Bryan Feldman, Mikkel Crone Köser, Daniel Joseph Filip
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Publication number: 20170041532Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed technology include techniques for autonomously collecting image data, and generating photo summaries based thereon. In some implementations, a plurality of images may be autonomously sampled from an available stream of image data. For example, a camera application of a smartphone or other mobile computing device may present a live preview based on a stream of data from an image capture device. The live stream of image capture data may be sampled and the most interesting photos preserved for further filtering and presentation. The preserved photos may be further winnowed as a photo session continues and an image object generated summarizing the remaining photos. Accordingly, image capture data may be autonomously collected, filtered, and formatted to enable a photographer to see what moments they missed manually capturing during a photo session.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Rodrigo Lima Carceroni, Marius Renn, Alan Newberger, Sascha Häberling, Jacob Mintz, Andrew Huibers
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Patent number: 9479694Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed technology include techniques for autonomously collecting image data, and generating photo summaries based thereon. In some implementations, a plurality of images may be autonomously sampled from an available stream of image data. For example, a camera application of a smartphone or other mobile computing device may present a live preview based on a stream of data from an image capture device. The live stream of image capture data may be sampled and the most interesting photos preserved for further filtering and presentation. The preserved photos may be further winnowed as a photo session continues and an image object generated summarizing the remaining photos. Accordingly, image capture data may be autonomously collected, filtered, and formatted to enable a photographer to see what moments they missed manually capturing during a photo session.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Rodrigo Lima Carceroni, Marius Renn, Alan Newberger, Sascha Häberling, Jacob Mintz, Andrew Huibers
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Publication number: 20160119536Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed technology include techniques for autonomously collecting image data, and generating photo summaries based thereon. In some implementations, a plurality of images may be autonomously sampled from an available stream of image data. For example, a camera application of a smartphone or other mobile computing device may present a live preview based on a stream of data from an image capture device. The live stream of image capture data may be sampled and the most interesting photos preserved for further filtering and presentation. The preserved photos may be further winnowed as a photo session continues and an image object generated summarizing the remaining photos. Accordingly, image capture data may be autonomously collected, filtered, and formatted to enable a photographer to see what moments they missed manually capturing during a photo session.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Rodrigo Lima Carceroni, Marius Renn, Alan Newberger, Sascha Häberling, Jacob Mintz, Andrew Huibers
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Patent number: 9270364Abstract: A fixed bump button may: (1) report its identification to a server connected to the internet when the button is bumped by a mobile device; and/or (2) emit a beacon signal identifying the button to a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew G. Huibers, David F. Lieb, Jacob Mintz
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Patent number: 9065532Abstract: A fixed bump button may: (1) report its identification to a server connected to the internet when the button is bumped by a mobile device; and/or (2) emit a beacon signal identifying the button to a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew G Huibers, David F Lieb, Jacob Mintz
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Publication number: 20130217335Abstract: A fixed bump button may: (1) report its identification to a server connected to the internet when the button is bumped by a mobile device; and/or (2) emit a beacon signal identifying the button to a mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: BUMP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Andrew G. Huibers, David F. Lieb, Jacob Mintz
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Publication number: 20110191438Abstract: A fixed bump button may: (1) report its identification to a server connected to the internet when the button is bumped by a mobile device; and/or (2) emit a beacon signal identifying the button to a mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: BUMP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Andrew G. Huibers, David F. Lieb, Jacob Mintz
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Patent number: 5557815Abstract: The edges of first and second fabric sides are joined along a seam to form an enclosure for cushion material. Tie strings extend from the seam along one end of the cushion. First and second fabric flaps are provided. Each flap is joined along three edges to the seam. One flap extends from the same end of the cushion as the tie strings. The other flap extends from the opposite end of the cushion. When located on the same side of the cushion, the flaps partially overlap and hide the underlying side from view. Reversing the positions of the flaps hides the tie strings and the other side of the cushion, converting the chair pad into a decorative pillow. If the sides have different appearances, and if the surfaces of each flap coordinate in appearance with different ones of the sides respectively, the appearance of the cushion can be changed as well, as the cushion is converted.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1995Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: Klear-Vu Corp.Inventors: Jacob Mintz, Cidalisa Andrade
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Patent number: 5475886Abstract: When in use on a chair, sets of strings which extend from the seam proximate an expandable pocket are tied around vertical elements of the chair back to secure the cushion. The strings are stored within the pocket when the product is used as a decorative pillow. The pocket material matches the material of the side wall and may be similarly pleated, so as to be visually unobtrusive. The product saves space and money because it can be used as a decorative pillow or a seat cushion, as needed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1994Date of Patent: December 19, 1995Assignee: Klear-Vu CorporationInventor: Jacob Mintz