Patents by Inventor William E. Hensler

William E. Hensler 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).

  • Auto-recognition for noteworthy objects
    Patent number: 8755610
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically identifying famous people and/or iconic images are provided. Object descriptors (or “faceprints”) of the famous people and iconic images are generated and “shipped” with a digital image management application used by an end-user. The digital image management application analyzes a digital image (generated, for example, by a digital camera operated by the end-user) to detect an object, such as a face, and generates a faceprint. The digital image management application compares the faceprint to the faceprints of the famous people and/or iconic images. If a match is found, then data that identifies the corresponding person or object is displayed to the end-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jerremy Holland, Jan Erik Solem, William E. Hensler
  • AUTO-RECOGNITION FOR NOTEWORTHY OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20120314962
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically identifying famous people and/or iconic images are provided. Object descriptors (or “faceprints”) of the famous people and iconic images are generated and “shipped” with a digital image management application used by an end-user. The digital image management application analyzes a digital image (generated, for example, by a digital camera operated by the end-user) to detect an object, such as a face, and generates a faceprint. The digital image management application compares the faceprint to the faceprints of the famous people and/or iconic images. If a match is found, then data that identifies the corresponding person or object is displayed to the end-user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jerremy Holland, Jan Erik Solem, William E. Hensler