Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Erbert

Stephen R. Erbert 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: 10510231
    Abstract: An alert and tracking system implemented on a computing device with a processor is presented. The system comprises a display with a viewing portion and a raster portion comprising a plurality of rasters. The system also comprises an image receiver configured to receive a first image and a second image, wherein the first image is received before the second image is received. The system also comprises a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to receive the second image. The processing unit is also configured to compare the second image to the first image. The processing unit is also configured to detect a change between the second image and the first image, wherein the detected change is indicative a moving object. The processing unit is also configured to update the viewing portion to display the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Innovative Signal Analysis, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy K. Kniffen, Daniel P. Gibbs, Weldon T. Bailey, Mark J. Hillebrand, Stephen R. Erbert
  • Publication number: 20160328932
    Abstract: An alert and tracking system implemented on a computing device with a processor is presented. The system comprises a display with a viewing portion and a raster portion comprising a plurality of rasters. The system also comprises an image receiver configured to receive a first image and a second image, wherein the first image is received before the second image is received. The system also comprises a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to receive the second image. The processing unit is also configured to compare the second image to the first image. The processing unit is also configured to detect a change between the second image and the first image, wherein the detected change is indicative a moving object. The processing unit is also configured to update the viewing portion to display the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Stacy K. Kniffen, Daniel P. Gibbs, Weldon T. Bailey, Mark J. Hillebrand, Stephen R. Erbert
  • Patent number: 9430923
    Abstract: Moving object detecting, tracking, and displaying systems are provided. Systems illustratively include a graphical user interface and a processing unit. The processing unit is a functional part of the system that executes computer readable instructions to generate the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may include an alert and tracking window that has a first dimension that corresponds to a temporal domain and a second dimension that corresponds to a spatial domain. In some embodiments, alert and tracking windows include target tracking markers. Target tracking markers optionally provide information about moving objects such as, but not limited to, information about past locations of moving objects and information about sizes of moving objects. Certain embodiments may also include other features such as zoom windows, playback controls, and graphical imagery added to a display to highlight moving objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE SIGNAL ANALYSIS, INC.
    Inventors: Stacy K. Kniffen, Daniel P. Gibbs, Weldon T. Bailey, Mark J. Hillebrand, Stephen R. Erbert
  • Publication number: 20110169867
    Abstract: Moving object detecting, tracking, and displaying systems are provided. Systems illustratively include a graphical user interface and a processing unit. The processing unit is a functional part of the system that executes computer readable instructions to generate the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may include an alert and tracking window that has a first dimension that corresponds to a temporal domain and a second dimension that corresponds to a spatial domain. In some embodiments, alert and tracking windows include target tracking markers. Target tracking markers optionally provide information about moving objects such as, but not limited to, information about past locations of moving objects and information about sizes of moving objects. Certain embodiments may also include other features such as zoom windows, playback controls, and graphical imagery added to a display to highlight moving objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Innovative Signal Analysis, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy K. Kniffen, Daniel P. Gibbs, Weldon T. Bailey, Mark J. Hillebrand, Stephen R. Erbert