Patents by Inventor Miquel Martin
Miquel Martin 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: 10531049Abstract: A method for observing a predetermined monitoring area, wherein one or more sensing platform nodes are employed to observe a predetermined number of sub-areas of the monitoring area, includes observing the sub-areas of the monitoring area using the sensing platform nodes so as to collect measuring data for the sub-areas. A prediction model is provided for analyzing predictability of measuring data for the sub-areas based on the collected measuring data. Future measuring data is calculated for the sub-areas and uncertainty of the future measuring data over time is calculated using the prediction model. The sensing platform nodes are scheduled for observation of the sub-areas according to a scheduling mechanism. The scheduling of the sensing platform nodes is dependent on the calculated uncertainty of the future measuring data predicted for the sub-areas.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Patent number: 10043379Abstract: A method for verifying authenticity of a monitoring signal includes employing a multitude of actuators to impact a physical environment with individual signals, wherein the individual signals originate from the actuators and are directed to the physical environment; observing, via at least one sensor device, the physical environment so as to record the monitoring signal, wherein the monitoring signal represents a combined impact of the individual signals on the physical environment; and comparing the monitoring signal with an expected signal to determine a degree of similarity between the monitoring signal and the expected signal, wherein the expected signal is computed on the basis of one or more predetermined template.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20180091777Abstract: A method for observing a predetermined monitoring area, wherein one or more sensing platform nodes are employed to observe a predetermined number of sub-areas of the monitoring area, includes observing the sub-areas of the monitoring area using the sensing platform nodes so as to collect measuring data for the sub-areas. A prediction model is provided for analyzing predictability of measuring data for the sub-areas based on the collected measuring data. Future measuring data is calculated for the sub-areas and uncertainty of the future measuring data over time is calculated using the prediction model. The sensing platform nodes are scheduled for observation of the sub-areas according to a scheduling mechanism. The scheduling of the sensing platform nodes is dependent on the calculated uncertainty of the future measuring data predicted for the sub-areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20180075732Abstract: A method for verifying authenticity of a monitoring signal includes employing a multitude of actuators to impact a physical environment with individual signals, wherein the individual signals originate from the actuators and are directed to the physical environment; observing, via at least one sensor device, the physical environment so as to record the monitoring signal, wherein the monitoring signal represents a combined impact of the individual signals on the physical environment; and comparing the monitoring signal with an expected signal to determine a degree of similarity between the monitoring signal and the expected signal, wherein the expected signal is computed on the basis of one or more predetermined template.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Patent number: 9852612Abstract: A method for verifying authenticity of a monitoring signal includes employing a multitude of actuators to impact a physical environment with individual signals, wherein the individual signals originate from the actuators and are directed to the physical environment; observing, via at least one sensor device, the physical environment so as to record the monitoring signal, wherein the monitoring signal represents a combined impact of the individual signals on the physical environment; and comparing the monitoring signal with an expected signal to determine a degree of similarity between the monitoring signal and the expected signal, wherein the expected signal is computed on the basis of one or more predetermined templates, wherein the predetermined templates are previously generated in a secret initialization procedure in such a way that the impact on the physical environment for each of the individual signals is separately recorded as a template by the sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20170076587Abstract: A method for verifying authenticity of a monitoring signal includes employing a multitude of actuators to impact a physical environment with individual signals, wherein the individual signals originate from the actuators and are directed to the physical environment; observing, via at least one sensor device, the physical environment so as to record the monitoring signal, wherein the monitoring signal represents a combined impact of the individual signals on the physical environment; and comparing the monitoring signal with an expected signal to determine a degree of similarity between the monitoring signal and the expected signal, wherein the expected signal is computed on the basis of one or more predetermined templates, wherein the predetermined templates are previously generated in a secret initialization procedure in such a way that the impact on the physical environment for each of the individual signals is separately recorded as a template by the sensor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20160335552Abstract: A method for crowd detection in an area includes determining moving patterns of persons in the area and the number of persons within and/or moving from and/or to the area over a certain time period to obtain model training data sets; assigning each model training data set to represent one of one or more predefined crowd levels in the area; generating a crowd detection model based on the model training data sets; and estimating an actual crowd level for the area using the generated crowd detection model with actual data of moving profiles and/or the actual number of persons within and/or moving from and/or to the area over a certain time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Salvatore LONGO, Miquel MARTIN LOPEZ
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Patent number: 9483809Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying content, preferably media content for publishing including the steps of a) Providing a content element for a user, b) Marking the content element with a global mark, c) Marking the content element with a local mark, d) Presenting the marked content element, e) Detecting at least part of the presented content element, f) Extracting the global mark and the local mark from the detected part of the content element, g) Identifying the extracted local mark and the global mark, and h) Identifying the content element based on the global and local mark. The invention relates also to a corresponding system and a use of the method and the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Daniele Abbadessa, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20150294251Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assigning tasks to a plurality of agents includes determining, by a processor, a stance for an agent of the plurality of agents; and, when an unassigned task is available, assigning, by the processor, the unassigned task to an agent in the second stance. The stance is selected from the group consisting of a first stance and a second stance. Determining the stance is based on whether an unassigned task is available. The first stance relates to balancing tasks among the plurality of agents and the second stance relates to maximizing an amount of tasks assigned to a subset of the plurality of agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: NEC Europe Ltd.Inventors: Hanno Hildmann, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20140334664Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying content, preferably media content for publishing including the steps of a) Providing a content element for a user, b) Marking the content element with a global mark, c) Marking the content element with a local mark, d) Presenting the marked content element, e) Detecting at least part of the presented content element, f) Extracting the global mark and the local mark from the detected part of the content element, g) Identifying the extracted local mark and the global mark, and h) Identifying the content element based on the global and local mark. The invention relates also to a corresponding system and a use of the method and the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: NEC EUROPE LTD.Inventors: Daniele Abbadessa, Miquel Martin Lopez
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Publication number: 20070130368Abstract: A method for identifying potential recipients of a message wherein the message comprises a text message and wherein the message is in electronic form is—regarding a possibly simple usability and user-friendliness—designed and further developed in such a way that the content of the message undergoes a text analysis and based on the result of the text analysis a potential recipient or a group of potential recipients are identified from a list of recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Miquel Martin, Ernoe Kovacs
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Publication number: 20060080224Abstract: A method for dynamically initiated interactive group communication between several participants concerning a process offered by an organizer includes: definition and conditioning of the process according to parameters that can freely be defined by the organizer, selection of the resource(s) to display the process, definition of target persons or groups and call by the organizer for participation/registration, registration by interested persons, acceptance of the registration and definition of group of participants according to criteria which can be pre-set by the organizer, start of the interactive communication depending on the organizer, on one or more participants or on an event, specification of a process content, enforcement of the interactive communication with regard to the communication rules and completion of the communication when reaching a result which is defined or can be defined or influenced by the organizer or by one or more participants in the course of the communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Anett Schuelke, Marcus Kuhnen, Arabella Riu, Miquel Martin, Amjad Akkawi, Florian Winkler