Patents by Inventor Colvin H. Pitts

Colvin H. Pitts 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).

  • Patent number: 9224047
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for specifying regions of interest within a two-dimensional view of visual information that comprises a series of frames. Visual changes that occur in the view are stored. A user enters search criteria that specify at least one first region of interest within the view and a visual change. A visual change may include a change in pixel values or a detection of motion of one or more objects within the view. The first search criteria are compared against the stored visual changes to identify a sequence of frames in which the specified visual change occurred within the first region of interest. The search criteria may specify multiple regions of interest, each with one or more types of visual changes. If a motion is specified, then a direction, speed, and behavior of a moving object may also be specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: 3VR Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Vallone, Michael E. Wells, Shannon P. Hale, Stephen D. Fleischer, Colvin H. Pitts, Gordon T. Haupt
  • Publication number: 20140022387
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for specifying regions of interest within a two-dimensional view of visual information that comprises a series of frames. Visual changes that occur in the view are stored. A user enters search criteria that specify at least one first region of interest within the view and a visual change. A visual change may include a change in pixel values or a detection of motion of one or more objects within the view. The first search criteria are compared against the stored visual changes to identify a sequence of frames in which the specified visual change occurred within the first region of interest. The search criteria may specify multiple regions of interest, each with one or more types of visual changes. If a motion is specified, then a direction, speed, and behavior of a moving object may also be specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: 3VR Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Vallone, Michael E. Wells, Shannon P. Hale, Stephen D. Fleischer, Colvin H. Pitts, Gordon T. Haupt
  • Patent number: 8553084
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for specifying regions of interest within a two-dimensional view of visual information that comprises a series of frames. Visual changes that occur in the view are stored. A user enters search criteria that specify at least one first region of interest within the view and a visual change. A visual change may include a change in pixel values or a detection of motion of one or more objects within the view. The first search criteria are compared against the stored visual changes to identify a sequence of frames in which the specified visual change occurred within the first region of interest. The search criteria may specify multiple regions of interest, each with one or more types of visual changes. If a motion is specified, then a direction, speed, and behavior of a moving object may also be specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: 3VR Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Vallone, Michael E. Wells, Shannon P. Hale, Stephen D. Fleischer, Colvin H. Pitts, Gordon T. Haupt