Patents Examined by Daniel D Abede
  • Identification of people using multiple types of input
    Patent number: 8510110
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting people or speakers in an automated fashion are disclosed. A pool of features including more than one type of input (like audio input and video input) may be identified and used with a learning algorithm to generate a classifier that identifies people or speakers. The resulting classifier may be evaluated to detect people or speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cha Zhang, Paul A. Viola, Pei Yin, Ross G. Cutler, Xinding Sun, Yong Rui