Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Van Den Bosch

Jeffrey A. Van Den Bosch 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).

  • Method for randomly accessing stored imagery and a field inspection system employing the same
    Patent number: 6175380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field inspection system (100) for compressing video signals received from a field inspection video camera (14) into compressed video data and for burning the compressed video data on a compact disc (118) along with an electronic logsheet. The electronic logsheet includes a listing of suspected defects or anomalies and associated pointers to reference frames in the compressed video data. The electronic logsheet may be displayed and an operator may access a portion of the field inspection video showing a listed defect by clicking a mouse button (116) when a pointer icon is positioned on the listed defect. To perform this task, the present invention utilizes a technique for randomly accessing the compressed video data in which reference frames included therein are used as access points to the video footage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Peninsular Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Van Den Bosch
  • Method for randomly accessing stored video and a field inspection system employing the same
    Patent number: 5870314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field inspection system for compressing video signals received from a field inspection video camera into compressed video data and for burning the compressed video data on a compact disc along with an electronic logsheet. The electronic logsheet includes a listing of suspected defects or anomalies and associated pointers to reference frames in the compressed video data. The electronic logsheet may be displayed and an operator may access a portion of the field inspection video showing a listed defect by clicking a mouse button when a pointer icon is posited on the listed defect. To perform this task, the present invention utilizes a technique for randomly accessing the compressed video data in which reference frames included therein are used as access points to the video footage. The field inspection system of the present invention may also utilize a neural network and an artificial intelligence system to detect, identify, and log defects without human intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: GMI, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Van Den Bosch
  • Method for randomly accessing stored video and a field inspection system employing the same
    Patent number: 5742517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field inspection system for compressing video signals received from a field inspection video camera into compressed video data and for burning the compressed video data on a compact disc along with an electronic logsheet. The electronic logsheet includes a listing of suspected defects or anomalies and associated pointers to reference frames in the compressed video data. The electronic logsheet may be displayed and an operator may access a portion of the field inspection video showing a listed defect by clicking a mouse button when a pointer icon is posited on the listed defect. To perform this task, the present invention utilizes a technique for randomly accessing the compressed video data in which reference frames included therein are used as access points to the video footage. The field inspection system of the present invention may also utilize a neural network and an artificial intelligence system to detect, identify, and log defects without human intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Integrated Computer Utilities, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Van Den Bosch