Patents by Inventor William E. Engel

William E. Engel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240071010
    Abstract: Training sets of images used for training machine vision systems for object recognition may be augmented via various training set augmentation methods. The machine vision systems trained via the augmented training sets may be further used in an augmented reality procedural guidance system for guiding an operator to complete one or more steps with respect to one or more objects. The training set augmentations may include one or more of an object motion augmentation, a camera motion augmentation, an object herding or clumping augmentation, an object size reduction augmentation, a diversified background augmentation, and a diversified background augmentation with synthetic background images. In some instances, machine vision systems may also be alternatively or concurrently trained to use optically distinguishable markers to recognize objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Roger BRENT, William PERIA, Gabriella E. LABAZZO, William LAI, Stacia R. ENGEL, Karrington OGANS
  • Publication number: 20140222507
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Max F. Kilger, William E. Engel
  • Patent number: 8612282
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Engel, Max F. Kilger
  • Publication number: 20130124260
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: EXPERIAN MARKETING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: William E. Engel, Max F. Kilger
  • Patent number: 8200525
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Max F. Kilger, William E. Engel
  • Publication number: 20090182625
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: EXPERIAN MARKETING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Max F. Kilger, William E. Engel
  • Patent number: 7490052
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Max F. Kilger, William E. Engel
  • Patent number: 7035855
    Abstract: A process and system for integrating information stored in at least two disparate databases. The stored information includes consumer transactional information. According to the process and system, at least one qualitative variable which is common to each database is identified, and then transformed into one or more quantitative variables. The consumer transactional information in each database is then converted into converted information in terms of the quantitative variables. Thereafter, an integrated database is formed for predicting consumer behavior by combining the converted information from the disparate databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Max F. Kilger, William E. Engel