Patents by Inventor John Matthew Nance

John Matthew Nance 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: 9865033
    Abstract: The display of images, such as panoramic images, in a limited display space can be aided through the use of motion-based control, whereby a user can rotate and/or translate a computing device in order to view different portions of the image, including translating or zooming within the image. Sensors can be used to determine the motion for adjusting the display. The same or other sensors can also assist a user in capturing such an image. For example, a compass can determine the relative orientation of the device and a gyroscope can determine rotation of the device, to determine an appropriate path of motion for the capture and any deviation from that path. The user can be provided with information enabling the user to follow the path with an appropriate device orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ario Jafarzadeh, Vivek Shah, Charles Eugene Cummins, Nicholas Ryan Gilmour, John Matthew Nance, Mihir Kumar Choudhary, Nikhil Raghu Varma
  • Patent number: 9294670
    Abstract: The display of images, such as lenticular images, in a limited display space can be aided through the use of motion-based control, whereby a user can rotate and/or translate a computing device in order to cause different views of a lenticular image to be displayed. Sensors can be used to determine the motion in order to select the appropriate view to display. Approaches can further assist the user in creating lenticular images. The user can specify various configurations in which to display different views in a lenticular. If the user is capturing the images, one or more previously-acquired images can be used as a guide to help the user to align the images. Various processing can be performed to cause the individual views of the lenticular to match as closely as possible in factors such as alignment, brightness, and color range, among other such options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ario Jafarzadeh, Charles Eugene Cummins, Nicholas Ryan Gilmour, John Matthew Nance, Mihir Kumar Choudhary, Vivek Shah
  • Publication number: 20150215526
    Abstract: The display of images, such as lenticular images, in a limited display space can be aided through the use of motion-based control, whereby a user can rotate and/or translate a computing device in order to cause different views of a lenticular image to be displayed. Sensors can be used to determine the motion in order to select the appropriate view to display. Approaches can further assist the user in creating lenticular images. The user can specify various configurations in which to display different views in a lenticular. If the user is capturing the images, one or more previously-acquired images can be used as a guide to help the user to align the images. Various processing can be performed to cause the individual views of the lenticular to match as closely as possible in factors such as alignment, brightness, and color range, among other such options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: ARIO JAFARZADEH, Charles Eugene Cummins, Nicholas Ryan Gilmour, John Matthew Nance, Mihir Kumar Choudhary, Vivek Shah
  • Publication number: 20150213784
    Abstract: The display of images, such as lenticular images, in a limited display space can be aided through the use of motion-based control, whereby a user can rotate and/or translate a computing device in order to cause different views of a lenticular image to be displayed. Sensors can be used to determine the motion in order to select the appropriate view to display. Approaches can further assist the user in creating lenticular images. The user can specify various configurations in which to display different views in a lenticular. If the user is capturing the images, one or more previously-acquired images can be used as a guide to help the user to align the images. Various processing can be performed to cause the individual views of the lenticular to match as closely as possible in factors such as alignment, brightness, and color range, among other such options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: ARIO JAFARZADEH, Charles Eugene Cummins, Nicholas Ryan Gilmour, John Matthew Nance, Mihir Kumar Choudhary, Vivek Shah
  • Publication number: 20150215532
    Abstract: The display of images, such as panoramic images, in a limited display space can be aided through the use of motion-based control, whereby a user can rotate and/or translate a computing device in order to view different portions of the image, including translating or zooming within the image. Sensors can be used to determine the motion for adjusting the display. The same or other sensors can also assist a user in capturing such an image. For example, a compass can determine the relative orientation of the device and a gyroscope can determine rotation of the device, to determine an appropriate path of motion for the capture and any deviation from that path. The user can be provided with information enabling the user to follow the path with an appropriate device orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ario Jafarzadeh, Nikhil Raghu Varma, Charles Eugene Cummins, Nicholas Ryan Gilmour, John Matthew Nance, Mihir Kumar Choudhary, Vivek Shah