Patents by Inventor Brent Eric Wood

Brent Eric Wood 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: 9594833
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically classifying images of pages of a source, such as a book, into classifications such as front cover, copyright page, table of contents, text, index, etc. In one embodiment, three phases are provided in the classification process. During a first phase of the classification process, a first classifier may be used to determine a preliminary classification of a page image based on single-page criteria. During a second phase of the classification process, a second classifier may be used to determine a final classification for the page image based on multiple-page and/or global criteria. During an optional third phase of classification, a verifier may be used to verify the final classification of the page image based on verification criteria. If automatic classification fails, the page image may be passed on to a human operator for manual classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood
  • Publication number: 20130019166
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically classifying images of pages of a source, such as a book, into classifications such as front cover, copyright page, table of contents, text, index, etc. In one embodiment, three phases are provided in the classification process. During a first phase of the classification process, a first classifier may be used to determine a preliminary classification of a page image based on single-page criteria. During a second phase of the classification process, a second classifier may be used to determine a final classification for the page image based on multiple-page and/or global criteria. During an optional third phase of classification, a verifier may be used to verify the final classification of the page image based on verification criteria. If automatic classification fails, the page image may be passed on to a human operator for manual classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood
  • Patent number: 8306326
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for automatically classifying images of pages of a source, such as a book, into classifications such as front cover, copyright page, table of contents, text, index, etc. In one embodiment, three phases are provided in the classification process. During a first phase of the classification process, a first classifier may be used to determine a preliminary classification of a page image based on single-page criteria. During a second phase of the classification process, a second classifier may be used to determine a final classification for the page image based on multiple-page and/or global criteria. During an optional third phase of classification, a verifier may be used to verify the final classification of the page image based on verification criteria. If automatic classification fails, the page image may be passed on to a human operator for manual classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood
  • Publication number: 20080293450
    Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. In one illustrative implementation, the communication infrastructure may rely, in part, on wireless communication. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas A. Ryan, Gregg Elliott Zehr, Kenneth P. Kiraly, John Lattyak, Michael V. Rykov, Girish Bansilal Bajaj, James C. Slezak, Aviram Zagorie, Richard Moore, Kevin R. Cheung, Thomas M. J. Fruchterman, Robert L. Goodwin, Beryl Tomay, Ajay M. Desai, Tim Tan, Brandon J. Smith, Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood, Xiaotian Guo, Neil C. Roseman, Jon Saxton
  • Publication number: 20080056575
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for automatically classifying images of pages of a source, such as a book, into classifications such as front cover, copyright page, table of contents, text, index, etc. In one embodiment, three phases are provided in the classification process. During a first phase of the classification process, a first classifier may be used to determine a preliminary classification of a page image based on single-page criteria. During a second phase of the classification process, a second classifier may be used to determine a final classification for the page image based on multiple-page and/or global criteria. During an optional third phase of classification, a verifier may be used to verify the final classification of the page image based on verification criteria. If automatic classification fails, the page image may be passed on to a human operator for manual classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Bradley Jeffery Behm, Brent Eric Wood