Patents by Inventor Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
Ana Cristina Andres del Valle 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).
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Patent number: 9563899Abstract: A system distributes digital media content to a plurality of user devices, where a given user is associated with multiple user devices. First content is provided by a controller to a first user device and, in response, the controller determines interaction by the user with the first content. Thereafter, the controller provides second content to a second user device based on the prior provision of the first user content to the first user device and the first interaction information. More extensive user interaction history as well as device types may also be employed by the controller when determining the second content.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle, Kelly L. Dempski
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Patent number: 9246969Abstract: The disclosure concerns methods of playback of a video stream comprising: receiving from a first user device (102) first media content associated with said video stream; associating with said first media content a time stamp indicating the time at which said first media content is received with respect to a reference time associated with said video stream; and during delayed playback of said video stream on a second user device (104), transmitting, at the time indicated by said time stamp, said first media content for display by said second user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle, Kelly L. Dempski
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Publication number: 20140250210Abstract: The disclosure concerns methods of playback of a video stream comprising: receiving from a first user device (102) first media content associated with said video stream; associating with said first media content a time stamp indicating the time at which said first media content is received with respect to a reference time associated with said video stream; and during delayed playback of said video stream on a second user device (104), transmitting, at the time indicated by said time stamp, said first media content for display by said second user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Ana Cristina ANDRES DEL VALLE, Kelly L. DEMPSKI
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Patent number: 8737804Abstract: The disclosure concerns methods of playback of a video stream comprising: receiving from a first user device first media content associated with said video stream; associating with said first media content a time stamp indicating the time at which said first media content is received with respect to a reference time associated with said video stream; and during delayed playback of said video stream on a second user device, transmitting, at the time indicated by said time stamp, said first media content for display by said second user device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle, Kelly L. Dempski
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Patent number: 8597121Abstract: A gaming system comprises a gaming platform adapted to run a computer game in which an avatar is associated with a player of the game; a memory arranged to store one or more attributes associated with said avatar, said attributes affecting at least the appearance of the avatar in the game; a first input port adapted to receive an input of the player for controlling the progression of the avatar in the game; and a second input port adapted to receive an input of a moderator indicating a modification to be applied to one or more of the avatars attributes stored in said memory, wherein the gaming platform is adapted to display to the player an indication of modified attributes.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle
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Patent number: 8180175Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a camera image, in which the source image may be angularly displaced from a camera image. A plurality of points on the camera image is located and a mesh is generated. Compensation information based on the displacement is determined, and a reshaped image is rendered from the mesh, the compensation information, and the camera image. The camera image is reshaped by relocating a proper subset of the points on the camera image. Deformation vectors are applied to corresponding points on the mesh using the compensation information. A correction factor is obtained from an angular displacement and a translation displacement of the source image from the camera image. The deformation factor is multiplied by the compensation factor to form a deformation vector to compensate for angular and translational displacements of the source image from the camera image.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
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Publication number: 20120096485Abstract: A system distributes digital media content to a plurality of user devices, where a given user is associated with multiple user devices. First content is provided by a controller to a first user device and, in response, the controller determines interaction by the user with the first content. Thereafter, the controller provides second content to a second user device based on the prior provision of the first user content to the first user device and the first interaction information. More extensive user interaction history as well as device types may also be employed by the controller when determining the second content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle, Kelly L. Dempski
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Publication number: 20120082427Abstract: The disclosure concerns methods of playback of a video stream comprising: receiving from a first user device first media content associated with said video stream; associating with said first media content a time stamp indicating the time at which said first media content is received with respect to a reference time associated with said video stream; and during delayed playback of said video stream on a second user device, transmitting, at the time indicated by said time stamp, said first media content for display by said second user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle, Kelly L. Dempski
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System and method of customizing animated entities for use in a multimedia communication application
Patent number: 8115772Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Joern Ostermann, Mehmet Reha Civanlar, Ana Cristina Andres del Valle, Patrick Haffner -
Patent number: 8014589Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a submitted image of a person. The submitted image is transformed in accordance with associated data regarding the person's condition. Global data may be processed by a statistical process to obtain cluster information, and the transformation parameter is then determined from cluster information. The transformation parameter is then applied to a portion of the submitted image to render a transformed image. A transformation parameter may include a texture alteration parameter, a hair descriptive parameter, or a reshaping parameter. An error measure may be determined that gauges a discrepancy between a transformed image and an actual image. A transformation model is subsequently reconfigured with a modified model in order to reduce the error measure. Also, the transformation model may be trained to reduce an error measure for the transformed image.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle
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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING ANIMATED ENTITIES FOR USE IN A MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION APPLICATION
Publication number: 20110181605Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. via transfer from AT&T Corp.Inventors: Joern Ostermann, Mehmet Reha Civanlar, Ana Cristina Andres del Valle, Patrick Haffner -
Publication number: 20110157175Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a camera image, in which the source image may be angularly displaced from a camera image. A plurality of points on the camera image is located and a mesh is generated. Compensation information based on the displacement is determined, and a reshaped image is rendered from the mesh, the compensation information, and the camera image. The camera image is reshaped by relocating a proper subset of the points on the camera image. Deformation vectors are applied to corresponding points on the mesh using the compensation information. A correction factor is obtained from an angular displacement and a translation displacement of the source image from the camera image. The deformation factor is multiplied by the compensation factor to faun a deformation vector to compensate for angular and translational displacements of the source image from the camera image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITEDInventor: Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
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Patent number: 7953294Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a camera image, in which the source image may be angularly displaced from a camera image. A plurality of points on the camera image is located and a mesh is generated. Compensation information based on the displacement is determined, and a reshaped image is rendered from the mesh, the compensation information, and the camera image. The camera image is reshaped by relocating a proper subset of the points on the camera image. Deformation vectors are applied to corresponding points on the mesh using the compensation information. A correction factor is obtained from an angular displacement and a translation displacement of the source image from the camera image. The deformation factor is multiplied by the compensation factor to form a deformation vector to compensate for angular and translational displacements of the source image from the camera image.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventor: Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
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Patent number: 7924286Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Joern Ostermann, Mehmet Reha Civanlar, Ana Cristina Andres del Valle, Patrick Haffner
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Publication number: 20110064331Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a submitted image of a person. The submitted image is transformed in accordance with associated data regarding the person's condition. Global data may be processed by a statistical process to obtain cluster information, and the transformation parameter is then determined from cluster information. The transformation parameter is then applied to a portion of the submitted image to render a transformed image. A transformation parameter may include a texture alteration parameter, a hair descriptive parameter, or a reshaping parameter. An error measure may be determined that gauges a discrepancy between a transformed image and an actual image. A transformation model is subsequently reconfigured with a modified model in order to reduce the error measure. Also, the transformation model may be trained to reduce an error measure for the transformed image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBHInventor: Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
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Patent number: 7792379Abstract: Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a submitted image of a person. The submitted image is transformed in accordance with associated data regarding the person's condition. Global data may be processed by a statistical process to obtain cluster information, and the transformation parameter is then determined from cluster information. The transformation parameter is then applied to a portion of the submitted image to render a transformed image. A transformation parameter may include a texture alteration parameter, a hair descriptive parameter, or a reshaping parameter. An error measure may be determined that gauges a discrepancy between a transformed image and an actual image. A transformation model is subsequently reconfigured with a modified model in order to reduce the error measure. Also, the transformation model may be trained to reduce an error measure for the transformed image.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbHInventor: Ana Cristina Andres del Valle
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Patent number: 7671861Abstract: A method of creating an animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient comprises receiving from the sender an image file to a server, the image file having associated sender-assigned name, gender, category and indexing information. The server presents to the sender the image file and a group of generic face model templates. After the sender selects one of the generic face model templates, the server presents the image file and the selected model template to the sender and requests the sender to mark features on the image file. After the sender marks the image file, the server presents to the sender a preview of at least one expression associated with the marked image file. If the user does not accept the image file after the preview, the server presents again the image file and selected model template for the sender to redo or add marked features on the image file.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Joern Ostermann, Mehmet Reha Civanlar, Ana Cristina Andres del Valle, Patrick Haffner
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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING ANIMATED ENTITIES FOR USE IN A MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION APPLICATION
Publication number: 20100042697Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Joern Ostermann, Mehmet Reha Civanlar, Ana Cristina Andres del Valle, Patrick Haffner -
Publication number: 20090325701Abstract: The invention concerns a gaming system comprising a gaming platform (101) adapted to run a computer game in which an avatar is associated with a player of the game; a memory (104) arranged to store one or more attributes associated with said avatar, said attributes affecting at least the appearance of the avatar in the game; a first input port (109) adapted to receive an input of the player for controlling the progression of the avatar in the game; and a second input port (111) adapted to receive an input of a moderator indicating a modification to be applied to one or more of the avatars attributes stored in said memory, wherein the gaming platform is adapted to display to the player an indication of modified attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: Accenture Global Services GmbHInventor: Ana Cristina Andres Del Valle
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Patent number: 7609270Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Joern Ostermann, Mehmet Reha Civanlar, Ana Cristina Andres del Valle, Patrick Haffner