Patents by Inventor Edward T Rourke

Edward T Rourke 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: 10771746
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing camera footage from a plurality of cameras includes providing a database of cameras, accessible via a user device, which stores a correction associated with each camera to a date/time in metadata associated with footage recorded by the camera, to facilitate synchronization of footage recorded by each camera to an actual date/time. The stored correction is applied to camera(s) to determine an adjusted date/time in the metadata corresponding to footage recorded at a particular date and time; and the footage for the camera(s) is synchronized to the particular date and time, based on the adjusted date/time determined from the correction. Cameras for synchronization are identified based on location stored in the database. A list of identified cameras may be exported with a case or UserID, and locations, adjusted metadata for synchronization, and bases for the correction calculation. The list is optionally generated via mapping functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Probable Cause Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zacarese, Edward T. Rourke, Kevin T. Catalina
  • Publication number: 20200068176
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing camera footage from a plurality of cameras includes providing a database of cameras, accessible via a user device, which stores a correction associated with each camera to a date/time in metadata associated with footage recorded by the camera, to facilitate synchronization of footage recorded by each camera to an actual date/time. The stored correction is applied to camera(s) to determine an adjusted date/time in the metadata corresponding to footage recorded at a particular date and time; and the footage for the camera(s) is synchronized to the particular date and time, based on the adjusted date/time determined from the correction. Cameras for synchronization are identified based on location stored in the database. A list of identified cameras may be exported with a case or UserID, and locations, adjusted metadata for synchronization, and bases for the correction calculation. The list is optionally generated via mapping functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Zacarese, Edward T. Rourke, Kevin T. Catalina
  • Patent number: 10499016
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing camera footage from a plurality of cameras includes automatically identifying cameras relevant to an incident that occurs at a predetermined date and time based on a location of the incident and on cameras' locations stored in a database. A correction is associated with each camera that is based on a difference between the camera's metadata observed at an actual date/time. Methods are employed to reduce human error. The correction may be applied to the predetermined date and time simultaneously for the plurality of cameras to generate an adjusted date/time in metadata for synchronizing camera footage to the incident time. A list of the identified cameras may be exported and associated with a case number or User ID. The list may include camera locations, the adjusted metadata to synchronize the cameras, and bases for the correction calculation. The list is optionally generated via mapping functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Probable Cause Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Richard Zacarese, Edward T Rourke, Kevin T Catalina