Patents by Inventor Candace Kamm

Candace Kamm 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).

  • System and method for generating usable images
    Patent number: 7474807
    Abstract: The present invention includes systems, methods, and computer readable media for locating, sorting, and modifying images for future use. A conversion engine submits search requests to an image search engine and accepts the received results. The conversion engine arranges the search results according to selected visual characteristics of the image. Editing tools can then convert the results of the image search into vector based images which can be easily manipulated and enable users to modify the re-ranked images for future use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Laurent Denoue, Tina Schneider, Jonathan Helfman, Gene Golovchinsky, Candace Kamm
  • System and method for generating usable images
    Publication number: 20050185860
    Abstract: The present invention includes systems, methods, and computer readable media for locating, sorting, and modifying images for future use. A conversion engine submits search requests to an image search engine and accepts the received results. The conversion engine arranges the search results according to selected visual characteristics of the image. Editing tools can then convert the results of the image search into vector based images which can be easily manipulated and enable users to modify the re-ranked images for future use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Laurent Denoue, Tina Schneider, Jonathan Helfman, Gene Golovchinsky, Candace Kamm