Patents by Inventor Nico Toutenhoofd
Nico Toutenhoofd 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: 10527925Abstract: A fixed-pivot camera support for fully-spherical imaging, includes a base, a support art, and a camera mount. The base is configured to move in a circular path centered about a pivot axis. The support arm has a proximal end attached to the base, and a distal end extending beyond the base toward the pivot axis. The camera mount is on the distal end and is configured to position an optical axis of a camera to intersect the pivot axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Inventor: Nico Toutenhoofd
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Publication number: 20180335689Abstract: A fixed-pivot camera support for fully-spherical imaging, includes a base, a support art, and a camera mount. The base is configured to move in a circular path centered about a pivot axis. The support arm has a proximal end attached to the base, and a distal end extending beyond the base toward the pivot axis. The camera mount is on the distal end and is configured to position an optical axis of a camera to intersect the pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventor: Nico Toutenhoofd
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Patent number: 10043059Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Patent number: 9569658Abstract: An image sharing server provides several ways of sharing images between users. After a user contributes images to the image sharing server, the user can interact with the image sharing server to identify and tag people in the images, share the images with other users, and organize the images into memory boxes. Memory boxes can also be shared between users, and multiple users can be granted the ability to add images to a shared memory box. In addition, the image sharing server can prompt a user to share his or her images with other users who contributed related images. The image sharing server also performs facial recognition to automatically identify people in images, and facial recognition models can be shared between users.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd
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Publication number: 20160292495Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Patent number: 9378408Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Publication number: 20160086022Abstract: An image sharing server provides several ways of sharing images between users. After a user contributes images to the image sharing server, the user can interact with the image sharing server to identify and tag people in the images, share the images with other users, and organize the images into memory boxes. Memory boxes can also be shared between users, and multiple users can be granted the ability to add images to a shared memory box. In addition, the image sharing server can prompt a user to share his or her images with other users who contributed related images. The image sharing server also performs facial recognition to automatically identify people in images, and facial recognition models can be shared between users.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd
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Patent number: 9241018Abstract: An image sharing server provides several ways of sharing images between users. After a user contributes images to the image sharing server, the user can interact with the image sharing server to identify and tag people in the images, share the images with other users, and organize the images into memory boxes. Memory boxes can also be shared between users, and multiple users can be granted the ability to add images to a shared memory box. In addition, the image sharing server can prompt a user to share his or her images with other users who contributed related images. The image sharing server also performs facial recognition to automatically identify people in images, and facial recognition models can be shared between users.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd
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Publication number: 20150269418Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Patent number: 9063956Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Publication number: 20140376786Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Publication number: 20140330824Abstract: An image sharing server provides several ways of sharing images between users. After a user contributes images to the image sharing server, the user can interact with the image sharing server to identify and tag people in the images, share the images with other users, and organize the images into memory boxes. Memory boxes can also be shared between users, and multiple users can be granted the ability to add images to a shared memory box. In addition, the image sharing server can prompt a user to share his or her images with other users who contributed related images. The image sharing server also performs facial recognition to automatically identify people in images, and facial recognition models can be shared between users.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd
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Patent number: 8861804Abstract: Embodiments of the invention perform assisted tagging of images, including tagging of people, locations, and activities depicted in those images. A batch of images is received comprising images of faces, including at least some faces that have not yet been tagged. A facial recognition algorithm is applied to the faces to determine matching data comprising possible tags for each untagged face. A logic engine applies logic rules to reduce the likelihood that certain matches are correct. The most likely match from among the possible matches is selected for suggestion to the user for verification. Once verified, the metadata of the image indicating the recognized people within the image is updated.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd, Clinton L. Fenton
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Patent number: 8798401Abstract: An image sharing server provides several ways of sharing images between users. After a user contributes images to the image sharing server, the user can interact with the image sharing server to identify and tag people in the images, share the images with other users, and organize the images into memory boxes. Memory boxes can also be shared between users, and multiple users can be granted the ability to add images to a shared memory box. In addition, the image sharing server can prompt a user to share his or her images with other users who contributed related images. The image sharing server also performs facial recognition to automatically identify people in images, and facial recognition models can be shared between users.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Shutterfly, Inc.Inventors: Andrea R. Johnson, Matthew J. Johnson, Nico Toutenhoofd
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Publication number: 20080060032Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for selectively transmitting full-resolution digital images to a remote viewer from a field location. One embodiment includes connecting to a portable electronic device, receiving at least one full-resolution image from the portable electronic device, creating a reduced-sized image, transmitting the reduced-size image to a web server, receiving a request for the full-resolution image from the web server, and transmitting the full-resolution image to the web server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2006Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventor: Nico Toutenhoofd
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Publication number: 20070204014Abstract: Systems and methods for mobile webcasting of multimedia and geographic position for a real-time web log are described. In one aspect, the systems and methods capture multimedia at multiple consecutive geographical locations during a web logging session. The systems and methods also acquire geographical position data corresponding to multiple geographical positions or locations where the multimedia was and is currently being captured. The systems and methods communicate the multimedia and geographical position data to a central server to update webpage(s) of a web site. An end-user interfacing with a web site browser application accesses the webpage(s) for real-time presentation of the multimedia and geographical position data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: John Wesley Greer, David Michael Rheingold, Nico Toutenhoofd