Patents by Inventor Wesley E. Snyder

Wesley E. Snyder 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).

  • Systems and methods for capturing and processing images of animals for species identification
    Patent number: 10796141
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for capturing images of animals for the purpose of identifying the animal. A camera can be positioned to capture images of an animal at a feeding station. A member can be positioned on the opposite side of the feeding station from the camera to provide a common background for the images captured by the camera. When an image is captured by the camera, a determination is made as to whether an animal is present in the image. If an animal is determined to be present in the image, a segmentation algorithm can be used to remove (or make black) the background pixels from the image leaving only the pixels associated with the animal. The image with only the animal pixels can be provided to animal recognition software for identification of the animal. In some embodiments captured images can be used to create synthetic images for training without requiring segmentation for the identification process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SPECTERRAS SBF, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Shepherd, Jr., Wesley E. Snyder
  • Systems and methods using drawings which incorporate biometric data as security information
    Patent number: 9671953
    Abstract: Systems and methods using drawings as security information are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device may include a touchscreen display configured to receive information for drawing a security picture. Further, the computing device may include a security manager configured to determine one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information. The security manager may also be configured to authenticate a user based on the drawn security picture and the one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Cliff Xiaogang Wang, Wesley E. Snyder, Benjamin S. Riggan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DRAWINGS WHICH INCORPORATE BIOMETRIC DATA AS SECURITY INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140250522
    Abstract: Systems and methods using drawings as security information are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device may include a touchscreen display configured to receive information for drawing a security picture. Further, the computing device may include a security manager configured to determine one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information. The security manager may also be configured to authenticate a user based on the drawn security picture and the one or more characteristics associated with input of the gesture information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY ATTN: RDRL-LOC-1
    Inventors: Cliff Xiaogang Wang, Wesley E. Snyder, Benjamin S. Riggan