Patents by Inventor Carla W. Balch

Carla W. Balch 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).

  • IMAGE-BASED CIRCULAR PLOT RECOGNITION AND INTERPRETATION
    Publication number: 20230281811
    Abstract: A device includes software instructions for a circular plot analysis agent and at least one circular plot definition. The circular plot analysis agent obtains a digital image of a circular plot, detects a perimeter of the circular plot within the digital image, detects a plurality of edges within the perimeter, identifies a set of endpoints on the perimeter as a function of the plurality of edges, generates a plot descriptor from the set of endpoints, and initiates a transaction with a second device as a function of the plot descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Carla W. Balch, Nicholas J. Witchey
  • Image-based circular plot recognition and interpretation
    Patent number: 11688060
    Abstract: A device includes software instructions for a circular plot analysis agent and at least one circular plot definition. The circular plot analysis agent obtains a digital image of a circular plot, detects a perimeter of the circular plot within the digital image, detects a plurality of edges within the perimeter, identifies a set of endpoints on the perimeter as a function of the plurality of edges, generates a plot descriptor from the set of endpoints, and initiates a transaction with a second device as a function of the plot descriptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Carla W. Balch, Nicholas J. Witchey
  • IMAGE-BASED CIRCULAR PLOT RECOGNITION AND INTERPRETATION
    Publication number: 20200058127
    Abstract: A device includes software instructions for a circular plot analysis agent and at least one circular plot definition. The circular plot analysis agent obtains a digital image of a circular plot, detects a perimeter of the circular plot within the digital image, detects a plurality of edges within the perimeter, identifies a set of endpoints on the perimeter as a function of the plurality of edges, generates a plot descriptor from the set of endpoints, and initiates a transaction with a second device as a function of the plot descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Carla W. Balch, Nicholas J. Witchey
  • Image-based circular plot recognition and interpretation
    Patent number: 10460446
    Abstract: A device includes software instructions for a circular plot analysis agent and at least one circular plot definition. The circular plot analysis agent obtains a digital image of a circular plot, detects a perimeter of the circular plot within the digital image, detects a plurality of edges within the perimeter, identifies a set of endpoints on the perimeter as a function of the plurality of edges, generates a plot descriptor from the set of endpoints, and initiates a transaction with a second device as a function of the plot descriptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Carla W. Balch, Nicholas J. Witchey
  • IMAGE-BASED CIRCULAR PLOT RECOGNITION AND INTERPRETATION
    Publication number: 20190114776
    Abstract: A device includes software instructions for a circular plot analysis agent and at least one circular plot definition. The circular plot analysis agent obtains a digital image of a circular plot, detects a perimeter of the circular plot within the digital image, detects a plurality of edges within the perimeter, identifies a set of endpoints on the perimeter as a function of the plurality of edges, generates a plot descriptor from the set of endpoints, and initiates a transaction with a second device as a function of the plot descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Carla W. Balch, Nicholas J. Witchey