Patents Examined by Timothy R Newlin
  • Patent number: 10757400
    Abstract: A near eye display device includes a sparse array of intensity modulated light beam emission and steering points disposed on a transparent lens, capable of forming a wide field of view composite image directly on the retina with variable degrees of apparent depth controlled by an image forming timing signal. The active regions of the beam emission and steering elements is configured so as not to generate optical aberrations of transmitted ambient light that is apparent to the eye. The display may be applied to small form factor stereoscopic head worn display systems and used in conjunction with Augmented Reality software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Manor Financial, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Shanks, Andrew Kemendo
  • Patent number: 10753857
    Abstract: A method for measuring microscopic object velocities in fluid flow in a capillary tube including scanning a microscope focal plane through a fluid filled space for objects, where the scanning follows an interrupted repeating pattern having sub-patterns where the sub-patterns position the microscope focus plane beginning at a selected focus position at a first time and ending at the selected focus position at a later second time. A sensor registers images in image frames during the scanning. A first object image is registered in a first image frame at the selected focus position and a second object image is registered in a second image frame at the selected focus position. The object in the first object image and the second object image are identified as the same object. A processor determines a velocity for the identified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: VISIONGATE INC.
    Inventor: David Ethan Steinhauer
  • Patent number: 10743053
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for real time, dynamic, adaptive and non-sequential assembling of one or more mapped fragments of one or more tagged videos. The method includes a step of receiving a set of preference data from pre-defined selection criteria and set of user authentication data. The method includes another step of fetching the one or more tagged videos from the digitally processed repository of videos. The method includes yet another step of fragmenting each tagged video of the one or more tagged videos into the one or more tagged fragments and clustering one or more logical sets of mapped fragments into one or more logical clusters of mapped fragments. The method includes yet another step of assembling at least one of the one or more logical clusters of mapped fragments in a pre-defined order of preference to obtain an assembled video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventors: N. Dilip Venkatraman, Savitri Dilip
  • Patent number: 10743050
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for substituting an updated segment of media guidance data that no longer includes a selected media asset identifier with another segment of media guidance data that includes the selected media asset identifier. A media guidance application may determine, following an update to a segment of media guidance data, that a selected media asset identifier, associated with a given media asset classifier, is no longer included in the updated segment of media guidance data. The media guidance application may retrieve another segment of media guidance data that is associated with the given media asset classifier and that includes the selected media asset identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McCarty, Mikhail Aksenfeld, Corey Tulis, David Wittke
  • Patent number: 10735665
    Abstract: An information handling system operating a wearable headset IR emitter saturation correction system may comprise an infrared emitter emitting IR light, a camera capturing a calibration image and a first session image of the IR light reflected from a landmark, and a SLAM engine generating a first session SLAM frame. A processor may execute code instructions to compare the measured calibration pixel brightness value for each pixel associated with the landmark in a calibration image with a measured first session pixel brightness value for each pixel associated with the landmark in the first session image to determine whether the first session SLAM frame is over or under saturated, and determine an adjusted brightness if the first session SLAM frame is over or under saturated. The infrared emitter may emit light according to the adjusted brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Vivek Viswanathan Iyer, Yagiz C. Yildiz
  • Patent number: 10721462
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for calibrating parameters of a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus, the method including acquiring a first captured image of a 3D display apparatus displaying a first pattern image, adjusting a first parameter set of the 3D display apparatus based on the first captured image, acquiring a second captured image of the 3D display apparatus displaying a second pattern image based on the adjusted first parameter set, and adjusting a second parameter set of the 3D display apparatus based on the second captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juyong Park, Hyoseok Hwang, Dongkyung Nam
  • Patent number: 10708657
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a method of content access device geolocation verification includes determining local geolocation information, identifying proximate content access devices that are associated with a content delivery network provider, and transmitting the information to a content delivery network provider device that takes an action if a location of a content access device mismatches a recorded location. In some embodiments, a content delivery network provider device receives local geolocation information and data regarding identified proximate content access devices from an electronic device, analyzes the information to determine whether a location of a content access device mismatches a recorded location, and, if the location of the content access device mismatches the recorded location, takes an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Binder
  • Patent number: 10701458
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to calculate granular data of a region based on another region for media audience measurement are disclosed. An example method for calculating, via a processor, granular data of a region includes determining aggregate behavioral data associated with a media audience measurement of a target region. The example method includes determining, via the processor, aggregate demographics data of the target region. The example method includes determining, via the processor, granular data of a source region. The example method includes calculating, via the processor, granular data of the target region to measure a media audience of the target region by apportioning the aggregate demographics data and the aggregate behavioral data of the target region based on the granular data of the source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Sullivan, Michael Sheppard, Peter Lipa
  • Patent number: 10687111
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting improper presentation of content items by applications executing on client devices. A method can include receiving a content package including a first content item, a second content item and an interaction confirmation script, the interaction confirmation script configured to execute within an application and cause the application to detect, responsive to the first content item presented, a first interaction event with the first content item; present, upon detecting the first interaction event on the first content item, the second content item; detect a second interaction event with the second content item; transmit, upon detecting the second interaction event, a confirmation of the first interaction event; and transmit a request to access an information resource linked to the second content item. The method can further include presenting the information resource responsive to the second interaction event on the second content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Priyanshu Jain, Tuna Toksoz, Spencer S. Johnson, Alex Jacobson
  • Patent number: 10657702
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can obtain a spherical media content item that captures at least one scene from a plurality of different positions. A three-dimensional shape having a plurality of faces is determined, each face being associated with a respective set of original boundaries. A respective set of expanded boundaries for one or more of the plurality of faces is determined. Respective portions of the spherical media content item are mapped to each of the one or more faces, wherein a first portion of the spherical media content item is mapped to a first face having a set of expanded boundaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: David Young Joon Pio, Evgeny V. Kuzyakov, Chien-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 10659842
    Abstract: This document describes techniques using, and devices embodying, integral program content distribution. These techniques and devices enable a request for program content to be received from an end-user device. In response to the request, an integral version of the requested program content is determined using an indication of a program content transition that corresponds to an apparent broadcast time of the requested program content. The program content can be transmitted to the end-user device as part of a cloud-based digital video recorder (DVR) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Joon-Hee Jeon, Yash Kumar, Stephen Lau
  • Patent number: 10657667
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can obtain a spherical media content item that captures at least one scene from a plurality of different positions. A three-dimensional object with a plurality of faces that converge at a point is determined. At least a first portion of the spherical media content item is mapped to at least a first face in the plurality of faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: David Young Joon Pio, Evgeny V. Kuzyakov, Chien-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 10652600
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generates actions for entities found on a video delivery system based on information for user behavior of a user on the video delivery system and generates probabilities for the actions for the entities based on the actions for the entities and the user behavior. A probability for an action indicates the probability the user would select that action for an entity when compared against other actions in the set of actions for the set of entities. The method then selects an action feed based on the probabilities for the set of actions. The action feed includes at least a portion of the actions for the entities. The action feed is outputted to the client for display on an interface where an action on an entity in the action feed is performed by the video delivery system when selected by the user on the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Lutfi Ilke Kaya, Bangsheng Tang, Tong Yang, Christopher Russell Kehler, Chi Zhang
  • Patent number: 10638196
    Abstract: A master or administrative device may be used to control and manage a particular media content lock on other devices within a particular network. When a new device is registered, the new device may be set-up to be configured so as to comply with the particular media content lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: EchoStar Ukraine LLC
    Inventor: Johannes Meijer
  • Patent number: 10638165
    Abstract: A method for streaming a 360 degree video over a communications network, wherein the video is streamed in a plurality of chunks, includes selecting a prediction window during which to predict a field of view within the video, the field of view is expected to be visible by a viewer at a time of playback of a next chunk of the video, wherein a duration of the prediction window is based on at least one condition within the communications network, selecting a machine learning algorithm to predict the field of view based on a head movement of the viewer, wherein the machine learning algorithm is selected based on the duration of the prediction window, predicting the field of view based on the head movement of the viewer and the machine learning algorithm, identifying a tile of the next chunk that corresponds to the field of view, and downloading the tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bo Han, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Tan Xu
  • Patent number: 10623795
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating content identification files, such as manifest files, for ensuring content and advertising continuity when changes occur during playback. A user device can request content at a particular bitrate, and a first manifest file comprising references to the content and selected associated content such as advertisements can be created in response to the request. While one of the advertisements is being displayed, the user device can request a change, such as for a different bitrate. A computing device, such as a manifest server can access the first manifest file to determine the content and the associated content, such the advertisements, that were intended for the user. The manifest server can then create a second manifest file in response to the request, where second manifest file can be created with the associated content, for example, the advertisements in the first manifest file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
    Inventor: Alan Ramaley
  • Patent number: 10623790
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a cloud-based content management and displays for community facilities. Content is curated to be displayed on the appropriate monitor. Cloud-based software is coupled with an application that supports the hosting, streaming, management and deployment of digital content to display devices in an organized and reliable manner. The content narrowcast engages residents and supports residents with escalating levels of personalized sounds, images and texts. The system provides a Digital Community Collage, a Digital Memory Box, a Digital Window, and a Digital Care Snapshot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Dean Maddalena
  • Patent number: 10616233
    Abstract: Methods and systems for linking a service provider account with patient care information are disclosed. A patient's account information is received. A service account for the patient is identified, and an association between a patient's care record and the service account is stored. Care information for the patient is received and transmitted to a device associated with the patient's service account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Markel, Adam Labelson
  • Patent number: 10616517
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor including a common sensor element, the common sensor element having a plurality of output systems therefrom, and a signal processing circuit that generates an image signal from outputs of the image sensor, wherein the plurality of output systems individually include a transistor, a capacitor that stores charge in accordance with a current flowing through the sensor element via the transistor, and output circuitry that outputs a sensor signal in accordance with a voltage of the capacitor, wherein the transistors individually allow the current to flow in time periods different with each other, and the signal processing circuit does not use the sensor signals if the sensor signals do not match with each other, and the signal processing circuit uses the sensor signals for generating the image signal if the sensor signals match with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hironori Nishino, Yasuo Matsumiya
  • Patent number: 10606214
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a spatial resolution of a hologram reconstructed image optically reconstructed on a space is provided. The apparatus for measuring a spatial resolution of a hologram reconstructed image includes: a measuring unit measuring first spatial frequency resolving powers for a horizontal direction of the hologram reconstructed image and second spatial frequency resolving powers for a vertical direction of the hologram reconstructed image at first spatial positions having a predetermined interval in horizontal and vertical directions within a viewing angle range of the hologram reconstructed image; and an evaluating unit evaluating the spatial resolution of the hologram reconstructed image using the first spatial frequency resolving powers and the second spatial frequency resolving powers measured at each of the first spatial positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jeho Nam, Jin Woong Kim