Patents by Inventor Anthony S. Wu

Anthony S. Wu 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).

  • Patent number: 9264474
    Abstract: The principles of the invention relate to a system and method, that may include various different software and hardware components, that can provide feedback graphically indicating how many people are focused on an object or location at the same time on observers' image capture device screen. Such information may be communicated to each observer's device to convey the aggregate level of interest in the object, where the system performs operations involving tracking of the focus of the image capture devices, such as cell phones, on a location, following changes in a cluster size, and using the information to alter the displayed images according to the level of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: KBA2 Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Fisher, Jeff Broderick, Douglas Van Blaricom, Alex Malinovsky, Anthony S. Wu
  • Publication number: 20150206027
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: KBA2 INC.
    Inventors: Jon B. FISHER, Jeff BRODERICK, Douglas VAN BLARICOM, Alex MALINOVSKY, Anthony S. WU
  • Patent number: 9020832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: KBA2 Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Fisher, Jeff Broderick, Douglas Van Blaricom, Alex Malinovsky, Anthony S. Wu
  • Publication number: 20140337477
    Abstract: The principles of the invention relate to a system and method, that may include various different software and hardware components, that can provide feedback graphically indicating how many people are focused on an object or location at the same time on observers' image capture device screen. Such information may be communicated to each observer's device to convey the aggregate level of interest in the object, where the system performs operations involving tracking of the focus of the image capture devices, such as cell phones, on a location, following changes in a cluster size, and using the information to alter the displayed images according to the level of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: KBA2, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Fisher, Jeff Broderick, Douglas Van Blaricom, Alex Malinovsky, Anthony S. Wu
  • Patent number: 8527340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: KBA2, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Fisher, Jeff Broderick, Douglas Van Blaricom, Alex Malinovsky, Anthony S. Wu
  • Publication number: 20120233000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Jon Fisher, Jeff Broderick, Douglas Van Blaricom, Alex Malinovsky, Anthony S. Wu