Patents by Inventor Ronald Paul Hughes

Ronald Paul Hughes 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).

  • Crowdsourced video collaboration
    Patent number: 10692539
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying video clips in a video clip repository that are of the same event are disclosed. Video clips are identified as being of the same event based on timestamps and geolocation stamps associated with the video clips. In one embodiment, authors of video clips receive messages that notify them of the existence of other video clips of the same event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Paul Hughes
  • CROWDSOURCED VIDEO COLLABORATION
    Publication number: 20170025159
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying video clips in a video clip repository that are of the same event are disclosed. Video clips are identified as being of the same event based on timestamps and geolocation stamps associated with the video clips. In one embodiment, authors of video clips receive messages that notify them of the existence of other video clips of the same event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Ronald Paul Hughes
  • Crowdsourced video collaboration
    Patent number: 9460205
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying video clips in a video clip repository that are of the same event are disclosed. Video clips are identified as being of the same event based on timestamps and geolocation stamps associated with the video clips. In one embodiment, authors of video clips receive messages that notify them of the existence of other video clips of the same event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Paul Hughes
  • MOB SOURCE PHONE VIDEO COLLABORATION
    Publication number: 20140025754
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying video clips in a video clip repository that are of the same event are disclosed. Video clips are identified as being of the same event based on timestamps and geolocation stamps associated with the video clips. In one embodiment, authors of video clips receive messages that notify them of the existence of other video clips of the same event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Paul Hughes
  • INFERRING EVENTS BASED ON MOB SOURCE VIDEO
    Publication number: 20140025755
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for inferring that an event of interest (e.g., a public gathering, a performance, an accident, etc.) has likely occurred. In particular, when there are at least a given number of video clips with similar timestamps and geolocation stamps uploaded to a repository, it is inferred that an event of interest has likely occurred, and a notification signal is transmitted (e.g., to a law enforcement agency, to a news organization, to a publisher of a periodical, to a public blog, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Paul Hughes