Patents by Inventor Frank Yeh

Frank Yeh 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: 11738464
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a system including a camera, the method including detecting a robot navigating within an environment modeled as a geo-polygon space, including a transit of the robot through a scene of the environment captured by the camera, mapping a plurality of points occupied by the robot in images of the scene to the geo-polygon space, recording data about the mapping, and configuring at least one alert using the data recorded about the mapping, the alert executed by the computing system and configured to be triggered by an object transiting the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Russell Patrick Bobbitt, Frank Yeh, Jr., Sharon Laquinta Cham
  • Patent number: 11468617
    Abstract: Selectively redacting an image by determining a set of attributes used by a machine learning model for an analysis, receiving image data detecting, by the one or more computer processors, a portion of the image data relevant to the analysis, the portion comprising at least some of the set of attributes, generating a synthetic portion from the portion, wherein the synthetic portion retains at least some of the attributes of the detected portion, replacing the portion with the synthetic portion, yielding redacted image data, and providing the redacted image data for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Peter Alan Coldicott, Frank Yeh, Jr., Russell Patrick Bobbitt
  • Publication number: 20220305661
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a system including a camera, the method including detecting a robot navigating within an environment modeled as a geo-polygon space, including a transit of the robot through a scene of the environment captured by the camera, mapping a plurality of points occupied by the robot in images of the scene to the geo-polygon space, recording data about the mapping, and configuring at least one alert using the data recorded about the mapping, the alert executed by the computing system and configured to be triggered by an object transiting the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Russell Patrick Bobbitt, Frank Yeh, JR., Sharon Laquinta Cham
  • Publication number: 20220292750
    Abstract: Selectively redacting an image by determining a set of attributes used by a machine learning model for an analysis, receiving image data detecting, by the one or more computer processors, a portion of the image data relevant to the analysis, the portion comprising at least some of the set of attributes, generating a synthetic portion from the portion, wherein the synthetic portion retains at least some of the attributes of the detected portion, replacing the portion with the synthetic portion, yielding redacted image data, and providing the redacted image data for analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Peter Alan Coldicott, Frank Yeh, JR., Russell Patrick Bobbitt
  • Patent number: 8538242
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer programs for processing recorded digital video content in massively parallel computing networks. In one embodiment, a disclosed method of processing recorded digital video content includes receiving a video clip, dividing the video clip into a plurality of video clip segments, and scheduling each video clip segment for processing. The method further includes time stamping each of the video clip segments with an appropriate time offset, determining an available analytics engine and an available ingestion engine from a set of analytics engines and ingestion engines in a massively parallel computing network, and commanding said available analytics engine and said available ingestion engine to, respectively, analyze and ingest a specific video clip segment using at least in part the time offset to index metadata generated by the analytics engine and ingestion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Yeh, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100040341
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer programs for processing recorded digital video content in massively parallel computing networks. In one embodiment, a disclosed method of processing recorded digital video content includes receiving a video clip, dividing the video clip into a plurality of video clip segments, and scheduling each video clip segment for processing. The method further includes time stamping each of the video clip segments with an appropriate time offset, determining an available analytics engine and an available ingestion engine from a set of analytics engines and ingestion engines in a massively parallel computing network, and commanding said available analytics engine and said available ingestion engine to, respectively, analyze and ingest a specific video clip segment using at least in part the time offset to index metadata generated by the analytics engine and ingestion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: FRANK YEH, JR.
  • Publication number: 20060294580
    Abstract: Administration of access to computer resources on a network including receiving in a network access control module on a network, from a device communicatively coupled to the network, a request for access to resources on the network, the request including computer data representing an identity of the device, an identity of a current user of the device, and a current configuration of the device; and granting, by the network access control module to the device, access to resources on the network in dependence upon the identity of the device, the identity of the current user, the current configuration of the device, and a configuration of the device authorized for the current user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: 6871232
    Abstract: A method and system of provisioning resources from a central location via a third party resource provisioning management (RPM) service provider. Various levels of provisioning may be obtained. Organizations may obtain resource provisioning from a third party RPM resource provider using a third party server. At an affiliate level, various resource vendors may be part of a resource exchange, sharing resources with other affiliates within the exchange. At a public provisioning infrastructure level, an individual organization may obtain access to resources within the infrastructure, subject to receipt of a provisioning ticket and appropriate identity authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Curie, Kai Mildenberger, Frank Yeh, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030222086
    Abstract: A beverage bottle carrying case having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, each side wall having a bottom edge that is attached to the bottom wall to define a sealed interior space, and a divider provided in the interior space and connected to the bottom wall and the side walls. The bottom wall, the side walls and the divider are all made of a leakproof material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Publication number: 20020169876
    Abstract: A method and system of provisioning resources from a central location via a third party resource provisioning management (RPM) service provider. Various levels of provisioning may be obtained. Organizations may obtain resource provisioning from a third party RPM resource provider using a third party server. At an affiliate level, various resource vendors may be part of a resource exchange, sharing resources with other affiliates within the exchange. At a public provisioning infrastructure level, an individual organization may obtain access to resources within the infrastructure, subject to receipt of a provisioning ticket and appropriate identity authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Curie, Kai Mildenberger, Frank Yeh
  • Publication number: 20020162845
    Abstract: A drinking assembly has an external container having a container wall, an internal container positioned inside the external container, and a bottom cover that is removably connected to the bottom ends of the internal container and the external container. The diameter of the outer surface of the internal container is smaller than the diameter of the inner surface of the external container so that a gap is defined between the internal container and the external container when the internal container is positioned inside the external container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: 6467644
    Abstract: A drinking assembly has an external container having a container wall, an internal container positioned inside the external container, and a bottom cover that is removably connected to the bottom ends of the internal container and the external container. The diameter of the outer surface of the internal container is smaller than the diameter of the inner surface of the external container so that a gap is defined between the internal container and the external container when the internal container is positioned inside the external container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: 6092647
    Abstract: A beverage container assembly is provided having a container body defining an interior chamber, and a well having a hollow interior defining a receiving space. The receiving space further includes an opening through which a cigarette lighter can be passed and retained inside the receiving space. The receiving space has an elongated cross-section and a sealed bottom. The cigarette lighter is vertically oriented when it is retained inside the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Inventors: Frank Yeh, Dwight A. Cline
  • Patent number: 5909820
    Abstract: An assembly is provided having a beverage container and a lid. The beverage container includes a body defining a hollow interior for holding liquids, and a curved annular wall attached to the top rim of the body, the curved annular wall having an upper end that defines a drinking mouth. The inner diameter of the curved annular wall is greater at the upper end than at a central portion thereof. The lid includes a core having an annular outer wall which has a generally curved configuration, and at least one groove provided along the annular outer wall and extending from the top end of the core to the bottom end of the core. The lid further includes a top plate attached to the top end of the core and completely covering the groove, with the top plate having an outer circumferential edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: 5894948
    Abstract: A mug assembly comprises an internal mug adapted to be positioned inside an external mug. The external mug comprises a substantially transparent cylindrical container wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The internal mug comprises a substantially cylindrical container wall made of a non-plastic material and having an outer surface and a mouth. A sealing material is provided to assist in securing the internal mug inside the external mug. Decorative indicia may be provided between the inner surface of the external mug and the outer surface of the internal mug, or on the outer surface of the internal mug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: 5873487
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that includes a beverage container having a handle extending radially from the container in a direction that defines a handle axis. The assembly further includes a handle grip piece for connection to the handle of the container, and a support bar attached to the handle grip piece. A rotatable object is coupled to the support bar and defines an axis of rotation located in a plane extending at an angle from the handle axis such that the axis of rotation does not intersect the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: D452021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignees: Lucky Yeh International Ltd., Lucky Star Enterprise Co., LTD
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: D562073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: D567024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Inventor: Frank Yeh
  • Patent number: D632999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Inventor: Frank Yeh