Patents by Inventor Christopher Brookhart

Christopher Brookhart 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 estimating/determining the date of a photo
    Patent number: 9400942
    Abstract: Undated photos are organized by estimating the date of each photo. The date is estimated by building a model based on a set of reference photos having established dates, and comparing image characteristics of the undated photo to the image characteristics of the reference photos. The photo characteristics can include hues, saturation, intensity, contrast, sharpness and graininess as represented by image pixel data. Once the date of a photo is estimated, it can be tagged with identifying information, such as by using the estimated date to associate the photo with a node in a family tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brookhart, Jack Reese
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING/DETERMINING THE DATE OF A PHOTO
    Publication number: 20160132751
    Abstract: Undated photos are organized by estimating the date of each photo. The date is estimated by building a model based on a set of reference photos having established dates, and comparing image characteristics of the undated photo to the image characteristics of the reference photos. The photo characteristics can include hues, saturation, intensity, contrast, sharpness and graininess as represented by image pixel data. Once the date of a photo is estimated, it can be tagged with identifying information, such as by using the estimated date to associate the photo with a node in a family tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brookhart, Jack Reese