Patents by Inventor Matthew Weltman

Matthew Weltman 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).

  • System and method of incorporating user preferences in image searches
    Patent number: 7870140
    Abstract: A system and method for incorporating relevance feedback into an image search. A multimedia database is first searched using a domain specific similarity matrix (DSM), resulting in a list of image results ranked by their similarity to a query key-image. The results are then reexamined using a personalized similarity matrix (PSM). The PSM includes image that have been selected by the user, either in previous searches or from lists of candidate images. Similarity scores are calculated between the domain relevant images in the PSM and the results images. The new similarity scores are combined with the original similarity scores and the images is re-ranked into a final results list. Any images selected by the user may then be used to update and/or expand the PSM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: D&S Consultants, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Weltman, Christine Podilchuk
  • System and Method of Incorporating User Preferences in Image Searches
    Publication number: 20070288432
    Abstract: A system and method for incorporating relevance feedback into an image search. A multimedia database is first searched using a domain specific similarity matrix (DSM), resulting in a list of image results ranked by their similarity to a query key-image. The results are then reexamined using a personalized similarity matrix (PSM). The PSM includes image that have been selected by the user, either in previous searches or from lists of candidate images. Similarity scores are calculated between the domain relevant images in the PSM and the results images. The new similarity scores are combined with the original similarity scores and the images is re-ranked into a final results list. Any images selected by the user may then be used to update and/or expand the PSM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: D&S CONSULTANTS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Weltman, Christine Podilchuk