Patents by Inventor Brian Kline

Brian Kline 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).

  • Publication number: 20240104947
    Abstract: One example method provided herein comprises: receiving an input image from a client device, the input image comprising a view of one or move products, wherein the input image comprises a plurality of pixels; generating, using a trained machine learning model, a bounding box for each of the one or more products, respectively, each bounding box comprising a subset of the plurality of pixels, wherein each bounding box indicates a particular product of the one or more products; generating a segmentation M mask for the pixels within each of the bounding boxes; generating, using each segmentation mask, an isolated image of each product indicated by one of the bounding boxes, wherein each isolated image comprises substantially only a set of pixels representing the indicated product; generating, using each isolated image of each product, a classification of each of the one or more products; and displaying information related to the generated classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Justin PARKINSON, Michael Wolfgang FITZKE, Jana FAERBER (nee HASEMANN), Matthew PERKINS, Brent KLINE, Brian ANTHONY
  • Patent number: 11910071
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, versions of representations of segments of a media item are received and temporarily stored on a media playing device. The segments have a sequence. The temporarily stored versions are used in sequence to present at least part of the media item to a user. One or more other versions of representations of segments of the media item are also received and persistently stored on the media playing device. The one or more persistently stored other versions are used to enhance the presentation of at least part of the media item to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PENTHERA PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua James Pressnell, Brian Kline
  • Publication number: 20230328338
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, second look advertising is enabled. During an original advertisement selection process at a network infrastructure, original-selection advertisements are selected for play back with a streaming format video on a viewer device. After the original advertisement selection process, the streaming format video is presented on the viewer device together with advertisements that are provided by a helper process and can include the original-selection advertisements or other advertisements or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Penthera Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua PRESSNELL, Scott Halpert, Brian Kline
  • Publication number: 20230217085
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, versions of representations of segments of a media item are received and temporarily stored on a media playing device. The segments have a sequence. The temporarily stored versions are used in sequence to present at least part of the media item to a user. One or more other versions of representations of segments of the media item are also received and persistently stored on the media playing device. The one or more persistently stored other versions are used to enhance the presentation of at least part of the media item to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Penthera Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua James PRESSNELL, Brian KLINE
  • Patent number: 11653075
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, second look advertising is enabled. During an original advertisement selection process at a network infrastructure, original-selection advertisements are selected for play back with a streaming format video on a viewer device. After the original advertisement selection process, the streaming format video is presented on the viewer device together with advertisements that are provided by a helper process and can include the original-selection advertisements or other advertisements or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PENTHERA PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Pressnell, Scott Halpert, Brian Kline
  • Publication number: 20230069253
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, second look advertising is enabled. During an original advertisement selection process at a network infrastructure, original-selection advertisements are selected for play back with a streaming format video on a viewer device. After the original advertisement selection process, the streaming format video is presented on the viewer device together with advertisements that are provided by a helper process and can include the original-selection advertisements or other advertisements or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Penthera Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua PRESSNELL, Scott Halpert, Brian Kline
  • Patent number: 11546676
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, versions of representations of segments of a media item are received and temporarily stored on a media playing device. The segments have a sequence. The temporarily stored versions are used in sequence to present at least part of the media item to a user. One or more other versions of representations of segments of the media item are also received and persistently stored on the media playing device. The one or more persistently stored other versions are used to enhance the presentation of at least part of the media item to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: PENTHERA PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Pressnell, Brian Kline
  • Patent number: 11438673
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, versions of representations of segments of a media item are received and temporarily stored on a media playing device. The segments have a sequence. The temporarily stored versions are used in sequence to present at least part of the media item to a user. One or more other versions of representations of segments of the media item are also received and persistently stored on the media playing device. The one or more persistently stored other versions are used to enhance the presentation of at least part of the media item to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PENTHERA PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua James Pressnell, Brian Kline
  • Patent number: 11438675
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, second look advertising is enabled. During an original advertisement selection process at a network infrastructure, original-selection advertisements are selected for play back with a streaming format video on a viewer device. After the original advertisement selection process, the streaming format video is presented on the viewer device together with advertisements that are provided by a helper process and can include the original-selection advertisements or other advertisements or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PENTHERA PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Pressnell, Scott Halpert, Brian Kline
  • Publication number: 20220086536
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, versions of representations of segments of a media item are received and temporarily stored on a media playing device. The segments have a sequence. The temporarily stored versions are used in sequence to present at least part of the media item to a user. One or more other versions of representations of segments of the media item are also received and persistently stored on the media playing device. The one or more persistently stored other versions are used to enhance the presentation of at least part of the media item to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Pressnell, Brian Kline
  • Publication number: 20220086535
    Abstract: In general, in an aspect, versions of representations of segments of a media item are received and temporarily stored on a media playing device. The segments have a sequence. The temporarily stored versions are used in sequence to present at least part of the media item to a user. One or more other versions of representations of segments of the media item are also received and persistently stored on the media playing device. The one or more persistently stored other versions are used to enhance the presentation of at least part of the media item to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua James Pressnell, Brian Kline
  • Patent number: 7499679
    Abstract: A wireless network access point with an integrated sensor to sense and receive input unrelated to control of or data transmitted via the wireless network access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Inventors: James Yang, Herb Schneider, David Gere, Brian Ray, Nitin Bhandari, Brian Kline
  • Publication number: 20070077899
    Abstract: A wireless network access point with an integrated sensor to sense and receive input unrelated to control of or data transmitted via the wireless network access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: James Yang, Herb Schneider, David Gere, Brian Ray, Nitin Bhandari, Brian Kline