Patents by Inventor Russel R. Atkinson

Russel R. Atkinson 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).

  • Method and system for finding a document image in a document collection using localized two-dimensional visual fingerprints
    Patent number: 8233722
    Abstract: An image management method and system provides for storing, indexing, searching, and/or retrieving image data. Keypoints are identified in images, including keypoints in a query image of a query document, and keypoints in potential target document images of a collection of potential target documents. Fingerprint information from the keypoints are generated, and the fingerprint information of a query image is compared with fingerprint information of potential target document images, found in the collection of potential target documents. A best match is determined between the fingerprint information of the query image and the potential target document images. At least one target document image is retrieved based on the determined best match. The retrieved at least one target image may then be displayed, printed or transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Doron Kletter, Eric Saund, William C. Janssen, Jr., Russel R. Atkinson
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINDING A DOCUMENT IMAGE IN A DOCUMENT COLLECTION USING LOCALIZED TWO-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL FINGERPRINTS
    Publication number: 20090324100
    Abstract: An image management method and system provides for storing, indexing, searching, and/or retrieving image data. Keypoints are identified in images, including keypoints in a query image of a query document, and keypoints in potential target document images of a collection of potential target documents. Fingerprint information from the keypoints are generated, and the fingerprint information of a query image is compared with fingerprint information of potential target document images, found in the collection of potential target documents. A best match is determined between the fingerprint information of the query image and the potential target document images. At least one target document image is retrieved based on the determined best match. The retrieved at least one target image may then be displayed, printed or transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Doron Kletter, Eric Saund, William C. Janssen, JR., Russel R. Atkinson