Patents by Inventor Ethan S. HEADINGS

Ethan S. HEADINGS 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).

  • Publication number: 20230402041
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system determine a name of an individual based on voice detection. The method includes determining voice characteristics of a voice of the individual based on an audio input received and recorded via an audio input device. The method includes comparing the voice characteristics of the voice to further voice characteristics of voice profiles. The method includes as a result of the voice and one of the voice profiles meeting a similarity threshold, determining a name associated with the one of the voice profile. The method includes providing the name to a user who is having a conversation with the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: ETHAN S. HEADINGS, Feng-wei Chen, Neha S. Deshpande, Madhavi Kolachala
  • Patent number: 11003901
    Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to action detection in a video based on image analysis. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining a plurality of images associated with an activity between a first object and a second object. The method further includes performing image analysis on the plurality of images to identify one or more portions of the first object and one or more portions of the second object. The method further includes, based on the image analysis, detecting at least one interaction between a given portion of the first object with a given portion of the second object in one or more images of the plurality of images. The method further includes, based on one or more positions of the given portion of the first object and the given portion of the second object in the one or more images of the plurality of images, determining one or more characteristics of the interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trent W. Boyer, Steve McDuff, Ethan S. Headings
  • Publication number: 20210073524
    Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to action detection in a video based on image analysis. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining a plurality of images associated with an activity between a first object and a second object. The method further includes performing image analysis on the plurality of images to identify one or more portions of the first object and one or more portions of the second object. The method further includes, based on the image analysis, detecting at least one interaction between a given portion of the first object with a given portion of the second object in one or more images of the plurality of images. The method further includes, based on one or more positions of the given portion of the first object and the given portion of the second object in the one or more images of the plurality of images, determining one or more characteristics of the interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Trent W. BOYER, Steve MCDUFF, Ethan S. HEADINGS