Patents by Inventor Brett D. Lapin

Brett D. Lapin 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).

  • Pattern discovery through reversing time flow
    Patent number: 7945572
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically mining massive intelligence databases to discover sequential patterns therein using a novel combination of forward and reverse temporal processing techniques as an enhancement to well known pattern discovery algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Brett D. Lapin, David W. Porter
  • Pattern Discovery Through Reversing Time Flow
    Publication number: 20090228443
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically mining massive intelligence databases to discover sequential patterns therein using a novel combination of forward and reverse temporal processing techniques as an enhancement to well known pattern discovery algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Brett D. Lapin, David W. Porter
  • Gun shot digital imaging system
    Patent number: 6965541
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recording one or more images of a source area where an impulse sound has initiated. The recording is performed by at least one of a plurality of units that include a camera, a computing device, and a connection to a network. The method comprises the steps of detecting and calculating a range and direction of the impulse sound source; slewing the camera to align its optical axis with a direction of the impulse sound; determining whether the impulse sound was a gunshot; recording images of the source area; and alerting a plurality of neighboring units to perform the recording step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Brett D. Lapin, Nicholas D. Beser