Patents by Inventor James Siemer

James Siemer 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: 11749080
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for group identification and monitoring. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of determining, using one or more first frames of a video sequence, that two people each of whom is depicted in at least one of the first frames satisfy a grouping criteria that indicates that the two people should be grouped for video analysis, determining, using one or more second frames of the video sequence at least some of which were captured after the one or more first frames and which depict at least one of the two people, that the two people satisfy a degrouping criteria that indicates that the two people should not be grouped for video analysis, determining that a physical distance between the two people violates a distance criteria, and providing an alert that the distance criteria is violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: James Siemer, Allison Beach, Weihong Yin, Jeffrey A. Bedell, John Stanley
  • Publication number: 20230119287
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for group identification and monitoring. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of determining, using one or more first frames of a video sequence, that two people each of whom is depicted in at least one of the first frames satisfy a grouping criteria that indicates that the two people should be grouped for video analysis, determining, using one or more second frames of the video sequence at least some of which were captured after the one or more first frames and which depict at least one of the two people, that the two people satisfy a degrouping criteria that indicates that the two people should not be grouped for video analysis, determining that a physical distance between the two people violates a distance criteria, and providing an alert that the distance criteria is violated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: James Siemer, Allison Beach, Weihong Yin, Jeffrey A. Bedell, John Stanley
  • Patent number: 11532164
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for group identification and monitoring. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of determining, using one or more first frames of a video sequence, that two people each of whom is depicted in at least one of the first frames satisfy a grouping criteria that indicates that the two people should be grouped for video analysis, determining, using one or more second frames of the video sequence at least some of which were captured after the one or more first frames and which depict at least one of the two people, that the two people satisfy a degrouping criteria that indicates that the two people should not be grouped for video analysis, determining that a physical distance between the two people violates a distance criteria, and providing an alert that the distance criteria is violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: James Siemer, Allison Beach, Weihong Yin, Jeffrey A. Bedell, John Stanley
  • Publication number: 20210374430
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for group identification and monitoring. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of determining, using one or more first frames of a video sequence, that two people each of whom is depicted in at least one of the first frames satisfy a grouping criteria that indicates that the two people should be grouped for video analysis, determining, using one or more second frames of the video sequence at least some of which were captured after the one or more first frames and which depict at least one of the two people, that the two people satisfy a degrouping criteria that indicates that the two people should not be grouped for video analysis, determining that a physical distance between the two people violates a distance criteria, and providing an alert that the distance criteria is violated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: James Siemer, Allison Beach, Weihong Yin, Jeffrey A. Bedell, John Stanley
  • Publication number: 20080302518
    Abstract: A flat tube heat exchanger is provided including a first flat side and a second flat side opposite the first flat side joined together by two opposing sides. At least one internal partition defines a flow duct within the interior of the heat exchanger. A bend is provided in the plane substantially defined by the first flat side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Durdel, Kevin Gurley, James Siemer, Michael Warkins