Patents by Inventor Fernando L. Koch

Fernando L. Koch 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: 20210233319
    Abstract: A method for tag-based search includes capturing an image, extracting a tag from the image, identifying a location associated with the captured image, and querying stored content for information that matches the location and the tag. Local storage is checked for the information first, and remote storage may be checked subsequently. Any located information may be used to augment the image. Information located in the remote storage may be saved in the local storage until it reaches a certain age, until it fails to be accessed for a threshold period of time, or until the location moves outside a threshold radius associated with a location of the information located in the remote storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, James R. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 10997788
    Abstract: A method for tag-based search includes capturing an image, extracting a tag from the image, identifying a location associated with the captured image, and querying stored content for information that matches the location and the tag. Local storage is checked for the information first, and remote storage may be checked subsequently. Any located information may be used to augment the image. Information located in the remote storage may be saved in the local storage until it reaches a certain age, until it fails to be accessed for a threshold period of time, or until the location moves outside a threshold radius associated with a location of the information located in the remote storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Maplebear, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, James R. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 10586228
    Abstract: An RF tag with integrated anti-theft device allows a user, having a mobile device, to perform a secure purchasing application where the user uses the camera of the mobile device to read a barcode of a product and an RF tag with an integrated anti-theft device. The user can select the product he wishes to buy, check the information concerning that product, purchase the product, and disable the anti-theft device to go through a security portal without triggering the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELETRÔNICA DA AMAZÔNIA LTDA.
    Inventors: Fabio R. Piva, Orlando Volpato Filho, Fernando L. Koch
  • Patent number: 10168815
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the quality of automatically composed digital content based on intentional user feedback obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing intentional user feedback collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the intentional user feedback provides an indication as to a user's reaction toward digital content that the user interacts with on the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content generation rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the intentional user feedback, and generating an evaluation report that includes information providing an evaluation of the quality of the digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Patent number: 10126818
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically adjusting content composition rules based on evaluation of user feedback information obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing user feedback information collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the user feedback information comprises information indicative of a user's reaction towards digital content rendered by the computing device, evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the user feedback information, and adjusting one or more content composition rules, which are used to automatically generate the digital content, based on the evaluation of the quality of the digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Publication number: 20180108182
    Abstract: A method for tag-based search includes capturing an image, extracting a tag from the image, identifying a location associated with the captured image, and querying stored content for information that matches the location and the tag. Local storage is checked for the information first, and remote storage may be checked subsequently. Any located information may be used to augment the image. Information located in the remote storage may be saved in the local storage until it reaches a certain age, until it fails to be accessed for a threshold period of time, or until the location moves outside a threshold radius associated with a location of the information located in the remote storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, James R. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 9905051
    Abstract: A method for tag-based search includes capturing an image, extracting a tag from the image, identifying a location associated with the captured image, and querying stored content for information that matches the location and the tag. Local storage is checked for the information first, and remote storage may be checked subsequently. Any located information may be used to augment the image. Information located in the remote storage may be saved in the local storage until it reaches a certain age, until it fails to be accessed for a threshold period of time, or until the location moves outside a threshold radius associated with a location of the information located in the remote storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, James R. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 9842341
    Abstract: A method of evaluating digital content displayed on an electronic tabletop device includes receiving a plurality of non-intentional signals generated in response to a plurality of users interacting with at least one of the digital content displayed on the electronic tabletop device and each other, classifying the plurality of non-intentional signals into a first set of data including user-specific non-intentional signals and a second set of data including collaborative non-intentional signals, correlating the plurality of non-intentional signals to user profiles corresponding to the plurality of users, and generating an evaluation report including information indicating a collaborative quality of the digital content based on the plurality of non-intentional signals and a correlation of the plurality of non-intentional signals to the user profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fernando L. Koch, Nicole B. Sultanum
  • Patent number: 9811828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method which aims to improve data security in mobile payment transactions. To achieve this goal, we propose a highly secure method for transactions validation through video encryption and a new view of secrecy based on the combination of encrypted video (102, 203, 305) and a transparent safe card (110, 202, 307) with unique secret pattern (111, 308). This safe card (110, 202, 307) is shown as a translucent or transparent device capable of acting as “layer” or decoding mask using visual cryptography techniques. Additionally, it is proposed in one embodiment of the present invention a method for encryption of unencrypted video (602) through a frame analysis module (601) and a frame recomposition module (612).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRÔNICA DA AMAZÔNIA LTDA.
    Inventors: Fabio R. Piva, Vanessa Testoni, Fernando L. Koch
  • Patent number: 9710151
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the quality of automatically composed digital content based on non-intentional user feedback obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing non-intentional user feedback collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the non-intentional user feedback comprises information regarding user interaction with elements of digital content rendered by the computing device. The digital content is content that is automatically generated using content generation rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the non-intentional user feedback, and generating an evaluation report that includes information regarding the quality of the digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Publication number: 20170178013
    Abstract: A method of providing augmented reality recommendations, includes notifying a user about an emergency situation, wherein the notification is provided to the user via a mobile device, and activating a software application on the mobile device to provide an augmented reality (AR) visualization of at least one current event, at least one predicted event and at least one action recommendation in relation to the emergency situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: ANTON BELOGLAZOV, FERNANDO L. KOCH, JAN RICHTER, KENT C. STEER
  • Patent number: 9600073
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically adjusting content composition rules based on evaluation of user feedback information obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing user feedback information collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the user feedback information comprises information indicative of a user's reaction towards digital content rendered by the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content composition rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the user feedback information, generating an evaluation report that includes information regarding the quality of the digital content, and adjusting one or more content composition rules based on the evaluation report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Publication number: 20170061332
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically adjusting content composition rules based on evaluation of user feedback information obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing user feedback information collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the user feedback information comprises information indicative of a user's reaction towards digital content rendered by the computing device, evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the user feedback information, and adjusting one or more content composition rules, which are used to automatically generate the digital content, based on the evaluation of the quality of the digital content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Patent number: 9485637
    Abstract: A mobile device is employed to be a gateway device to transmit messages between end-users and a shared message board running on a remote sever. The gateway device runs a gateway application to implement the gateway function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sergio Borger, Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Publication number: 20160261673
    Abstract: In an approach to evaluating generation of digital content, a computer processor receives a request for a digital content to be sent to a mobile computing device of a user. The computer processors retrieves a plurality of local context information from the mobile computing device, and generates the digital content, based, at least in part, on the request and a first set of composition rules. The computer processor sends the digital content to the mobile computing device and then retrieves a plurality of user interaction information from the mobile computing device. The computer processor analyzes the plurality of local context information and the plurality of user interaction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, Ademir F. Da Silva
  • Publication number: 20160242013
    Abstract: A mobile device is employed to be a gateway device to transmit messages between end-users and a shared message board running on a remote sever. The gateway device runs a gateway application to implement the gateway function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Sergio Borger, Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Publication number: 20160196268
    Abstract: People sensing reports are applied to support video surveillance allowing for assigning priority rating in the processing of video and image produced by a video surveillance system based on crowdsensing reports. The present invention addresses a challenge faced by organizations, such as public agencies and/or private companies that employ surveillance systems in order to capture surveillance media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Sergio Borger, Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, Ademir F. Silva
  • Publication number: 20160162095
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the quality of automatically composed digital content based on intentional user feedback obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing intentional user feedback collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the intentional user feedback provides an indication as to a user's reaction toward digital content that the user interacts with on the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content generation rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the intentional user feedback, and generating an evaluation report that includes information providing an evaluation of the quality of the digital content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch
  • Publication number: 20160117862
    Abstract: A method for tag-based search includes capturing an image, extracting a tag from the image, identifying a location associated with the captured image, and querying stored content for information that matches the location and the tag. Local storage is checked for the information first, and remote storage may be checked subsequently. Any located information may be used to augment the image. Information located in the remote storage may be saved in the local storage until it reaches a certain age, until it fails to be accessed for a threshold period of time, or until the location moves outside a threshold radius associated with a location of the information located in the remote storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch, James R. Kraemer
  • Patent number: 9323331
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the quality of automatically composed digital content based on intentional user feedback obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing intentional user feedback collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the intentional user feedback provides an indication as to a user's reaction toward digital content that the user interacts with on the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content generation rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the intentional user feedback, and generating an evaluation report that includes information providing an evaluation of the quality of the digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos H. Cardonha, Fernando L. Koch