Patents by Inventor Stacia Scott

Stacia Scott 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).

  • Patent number: 11295114
    Abstract: Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light
  • Publication number: 20190354748
    Abstract: Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light
  • Patent number: 10311284
    Abstract: Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light
  • Publication number: 20170228583
    Abstract: Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light
  • Patent number: 9639742
    Abstract: Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light
  • Publication number: 20150317510
    Abstract: Technologies for selecting a representative subset of images from a set of images, the selecting based at least in part on rating the images in the set based on task, Image, and/or adjacent information. An Indication of the task may be embodied in a query provided by a user. The task may indicate the user's intended use of the subset of images. The set of images may be grouped into one or more clusters that are based on technical attributes of the images in the set, and/or technical attributes indicated by the task. Adjacent information may be obtained from sources that are generally unrelated or indirectly related to the images in the set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light, William David Sproule, Meghan McNeil, Christopher Mabrey, Adam Avery, Joshua Weisberg, Alexander Brodie
  • Publication number: 20150310261
    Abstract: Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee, Chunkit Jacky Chan, Doug Ricard, Stacia Scott, Allison Light
  • Patent number: 7769142
    Abstract: Asynchronous voice messaging is employed to enable individuals to send voice clips back and forth over a network. In at least some embodiments, the voice clips reside in the form of discrete, manageable objects that can be easily managed by the user. In addition, some embodiments described provide hand-free/eyes-free functionality that can permit a user to create and send (or receive and play) a voice message without having to physically enter an intended recipient's address or otherwise digitally manipulate the device over which the message is sent or received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Selbie, Stacia Scott, Leah Pearlman, Raghuveer Simha, Duoc Nguyen, Ahmed Azmy Hassan, John S Holmes, Alexandra Heron, Ram Aringunrum, Eric Badger, Timothy Sharpe
  • Publication number: 20100070877
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter is directed to the conversion of ordinary email data into calendar data. Specifically, the claimed subject matter provides a method and system of an electronic communication message system that performs the creation of calendar events in a personal calendar application from electronic communication text. One embodiment of the claimed subject matter is implemented as a method for creating an electronic calendar event from a selected portion of text from electronic communication message. An electronic communication message is displayed to a user. A user selected portion of the text comprising the electronic communication message is received as input. A scheduling composition dialog is actuated based on the user selected portion, and a calendar event is created in a personal calendar application for the selected portion of the electronic communication message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stacia SCOTT, Oji UDEZUE, Keith FOURNIER, Eyal AXELROD, Ben CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20070036292
    Abstract: Asynchronous voice messaging is employed to enable individuals to send voice clips back and forth over a network. In at least some embodiments, the voice clips reside in the form of discrete, manageable objects that can be easily managed by the user. In addition, some embodiments described provide hand-free/eyes-free functionality that can permit a user to create and send (or receive and play) a voice message without having to physically enter an intended recipient's address or otherwise digitally manipulate the device over which the message is sent or received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Selbie, Stacia Scott, Leah Pearlman, Raghuveer Simha, Duoc Nguyen, Ahmed Hassan, John Holmes, Alexandra Heron, Ram Aringunrum, Eric Badger, Timothy Sharpe