Patents Examined by Daniel T Tekle
  • Patent number: 12653392
    Abstract: Audiovisual teleconferencing providing image data captured by a medical scope. A system includes a scope comprising an image sensor and a processor in electronic communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to execute instructions including receiving an image output by the image sensor and providing the image to a remote server by way of a network connection. The remote server communicates the image to each of a first computing device and a second computing device in near real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SCOPEREMOTE, INC
    Inventor: Fiyin Sokoya
  • Patent number: 12645763
    Abstract: Techniques for collecting, synchronizing, and displaying various types of data relating to a road segment enable, via one or more local or remote processors, servers, transceivers, and/or sensors, (i) enhanced and contextualized analysis of vehicle events by way of synchronizing different data types, relating to a monitored road segment, collected via various different types of data sources; (ii) enhanced and contextualized analysis of filed insurance claims pertaining to a vehicle incident at a road segment; (iii) advantageous machine learning techniques for predicting a level of risk assumed for a given vehicle event or a given road segment; (iv) techniques for accounting for region-specific driver profiles when controlling autonomous vehicles; and/or (v) improved techniques for providing a GUI to display collected data in a meaningful and contextualized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
    Inventors: Alexander Cardona, Kip Wilson, David Frank, Phillip Michael Wilkowski, Nolan White
  • Patent number: 12641209
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for streaming content corresponding to a 360 degree field of view are described. The methods and apparatus of the present invention are well suited for use with 3D immersion systems and/or head mounted display which allow a user to turn his or her head and see a corresponding scene portion. The methods and apparatus can support real or near real time streaming of 3D image content corresponding to a 360 degree field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Nevermind Capital LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Cole, Alan McKay Moss
  • Patent number: 12639936
    Abstract: A surveillance system having a person detector includes an imaging sensor for recording digital image files or point clouds and includes an evaluation unit that is configured to evaluate the image files or the point clouds and to output position information of a person detected in a surveillance region, wherein a diagnostics unit has a first input channel for receiving the position information, a first output for checked position information of the detected person, and has a second output for an error signal, where the diagnostics unit is provide with a checking unit for checking the output of the position information of the detected person for plausibility with a plurality of plausibility criteria and is further configured to detect an error and output the error signal at the second output, if at least one plausibility criterion is violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Maximilian Walter
  • Patent number: 12633122
    Abstract: Provided are a video segmentation method and apparatus, a device, and a medium. The method includes: acquiring a to-be-segmented video, and determining a correspondence between knowledge point data in the to-be-segmented video and video frames in the to-be-segmented video; and segmenting the to-be-segmented video according to the correspondence to obtain at least one video segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: Beijing Wodong Tianjun Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dezheng Zeng
  • Patent number: 12634547
    Abstract: A digital content operating apparatus, including: a communication unit which communicates with an external device which has a display for displaying the digital content; a user operation interface which receives a user operation to control the digital content which is displayed on the external device; a display which displays either a linear content operation panel or an interactive content operation panel; and a controller which controls the user operation interface corresponding to information on the digital content which is displayed on the external device; wherein either the linear content operation panel or the interactive content operation panel is displayed alternatively as the user operation interface on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Machida, Nobuhiro Tsutsumi, Kouji Kamogawa
  • Patent number: 12634584
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one processing circuit, and at least one memory that stores a computer-readable instruction for causing, when executed by the at least one processing circuit, the information processing apparatus to obtain a first image from a first image capturing unit configured to capture an image with a predetermined angle of view, obtain a second image from a second image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an area overlapping an area whose image is captured by the first image capturing unit with an angle of view narrower than the predetermined angle of view, and wherein, in a case where the first image is rotated by a predetermined angle on a display unit, a display position of the second image on a screen of the display unit is changed based on the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kohsuke Kawabata
  • Patent number: 12620233
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) software product for providing scalable intelligent video surveillance for the artificial intelligence of things. The AI software product performs operations including receiving, at an edge node, a sequence of images of a target environment, where the AI software product resides in the edge node, and where the edge node is local to the target environment. The AI software product further observes one or more target objects in the sequence of images of the target environment in real time. The AI software product further detects at the edge node one or more anomalies in the target environment based on the observing of the one or more target objects in real time, where the one or more anomalies are specific to the target environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
    Inventor: Hamed Tabkhivayghan
  • Patent number: 12607842
    Abstract: To enable an observation image according to an observation setting to be simply and quickly acquired while focusing on each of a plurality of observation positions. In batch replay, a plurality of observation positions are identified, and replay is executed for each of the plurality of observation positions. In particular, the plurality of observation positions to be observed in the batch replay are identified along with reception of a simple user operation such as designation of a target position (steps S207 and S209) or designation of an observation image (steps S203 and S208). Further, an observation setting when the observation image is acquired at each of the plurality of observation positions is designated along with reception of a simple user operation of designating a desired observation image from among observation images stored in a storage unit (step S203).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryosuke Kondo
  • Patent number: 12608962
    Abstract: A school food and beverage recognition and processing system includes a self-checkout system that attaches to a school meal line. The self-checkout system uses multiple cameras to obtain images of a student for identification and images of a meal, identify contents of the meal, and determine whether the meal qualifies for reimbursement through a health program or agency. In addition to determining meal reimbursement qualifications, the self-checkout system tracks the meals and items sold for inventory and purchasing purposes. The self-checkout system sends reports to the school or administration agency including reimbursement information, inventory information, and customer information. This information is used to update a student's prepaid school meal account and track transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Aristavue Inc.
    Inventors: David Belford, Jonathan Bondhus
  • Patent number: 12602804
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a Method for Processing Three-dimensional Scanning, a three-dimensional scanning device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: projecting, by a pattern projector, a plurality of lines to a surface of an object-to-be-measured; collecting, by three cameras, two-dimensional images on the surface of the object-to-be-measured to correspondingly obtain three frames of two-dimensional images; determining matching point pairs between every two of the three frames of two-dimensional images to correspondingly obtain three sets of matching point pairs; verifying matching consistency between the matching point pairs; and performing three-dimensional reconstruction on the matching point pairs with the matching consistency to obtain three-dimensional points on the surface of the object-to-be-measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: SHINING 3D TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zengyi Liu, Xiaobo Zhao, Tengfei Jiang, Jian Zhang, Leijie Huang
  • Patent number: 12603969
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a parking video recording system comprises an AVNT installed in a vehicle and a video recording device, wherein the AVNT is configured to receive an intent to use public CCTV from a user, transmit a location of the vehicle to an external server, and receive at least one public CCTV video within a predetermined distance from the location of the vehicle from the external server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Joo Am Baek
  • Patent number: 12587615
    Abstract: A system may be configured to perform multi-stream bandwidth dispersal. In some aspects, the system may receive, via a communication network, a plurality of frame collections from a video capture device and one or more other video capture devices, and detect a congestion context based upon the plurality of frame collections. Further, the system may determine a schedule notification for the video capture device, the schedule notification providing instruction for transmitting a frame of a frame collection, and transmit, via the communication network, the schedule notification to the video capture device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Fee, Gareth McCarter, Terence Neill
  • Patent number: 12573430
    Abstract: Provided herein is a computing system including a processor in communication with at least one memory. The processor is configured to (i) receive a video executable file, (ii) identify one or more interactive elements in the video executable file by scanning the video executable file, (iii) prompt a user to input at least one response option for each identified interactive element, (iv) convert the at least one response option into an executable code snippet, (v) create an enhanced video executable file by embedding the executable code snippet of each respective interactive element into the video executable file for execution at a designated time, and (vi) store the enhanced video executable file to be accessible by a viewer device, wherein the video executable file is executed by the viewer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Nathan P. Nance, Jonathan K. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 12548146
    Abstract: Monitoring operations of a polishing system includes obtaining a time-based sequence of reference images of a component of the polishing system performing operations during a test operation of the polishing system, receiving from a camera a time-based sequence of monitoring images of an equivalent component of an equivalent polishing system performing operations during polishing of a substrate, determining a difference value for the time-based sequence of monitoring images by comparing the time-based sequence of reference images to the time-based sequence of monitoring image using an image processing algorithm, determining whether the difference value exceeds a threshold, and in response to determining the difference value exceeds the threshold, indicating an excursion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidney P. Huey, Thomas Li, Benjamin Cherian
  • Patent number: 12548219
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a three-dimensional image of a sample. The system comprises a platform configured to support the sample, a laser source configured to output a laser beam to remove material from the sample, a microscope imaging system, and a controller communicatively coupled to the laser source and the microscope imaging system. The controller is configured to (a) acquire height data of a surface of the sample with the microscope imaging system, (b) generate a mask based on the height data of the surface of the sample, the mask providing a laser cutting pattern for the sample, (c) acquire an image and a height map of the surface of the sample with the microscope imaging system, (d) activate the laser source to generate a laser beam to delayer the sample based on the mask, and repeat steps (a)-(d) to generate a three-dimensional image of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignees: University of Connecticut, Aerocyonics Imaging, LLC
    Inventors: Hongbin Choi, Nicholas May, Adrian Phoulady, Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Pouya Tavousi, Daniel Dimase
  • Patent number: 12537026
    Abstract: The computer-implemented method and the computing device for partitioning video data between multiple discs are disclosed. An evidence data and/or a list of evidence data comprising multiple items, wherein at least some items are grouped in events, is received. An event for allocation is selected and allocated by assigning each item of the event to a disc according to a predefined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Marcel Grzes, Lukasz Sroka, Rafal Borak, Tomasz Kwasniak
  • Patent number: 12531967
    Abstract: A command is transmitted from a mobile computing device to a camera external to the mobile computing device. The command instructs the camera to capture video data of a canine sniff inspection of a parcel. The video data of the canine sniff inspection is obtained at the mobile computing device from the camera. The video data is compressed at the mobile computing device, to obtain compressed video data. The compressed video data is transmitted from the mobile computing device to a remote computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Michael Stapleton Associates, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marc Weathers, Tamer Nasr, Ahmad Eied, Paul Bender
  • Patent number: 12532069
    Abstract: A video laryngoscope system includes one or more wireless hubs. A wireless hub of the system includes a transmitter that transmits a signal to a video laryngoscope to initiate wireless pairing of the wireless hub and the video laryngoscope. Upon wireless pairing, the video laryngoscope can stream acquired images to the wireless hub operating in a streaming operating mode or can transfer the acquired images to a memory of the wireless hub in a data transfer operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Natalie I. Jagelski, Alexandra R. Hause, Peter Douglas Colin Inglis, Michael Ng, Brittany W. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 12523857
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for determining an orientation of a sample carrier of a microscope, an overview image showing at least a part of a sample carrier with a plurality of sample regions is received. The overview image is evaluated in order to localize predetermined structures. At least one image region that shows at least one predetermined structure is analyzed in order to calculate an orientation indication that discriminates between orientations of the sample carrier that are rotated by 180° relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Amthor, Daniel Haase