Patents by Inventor Gary Peck
Gary Peck 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).
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Patent number: 11720423Abstract: Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: WEST TEXAS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLCInventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Publication number: 20230212064Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 11606482Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: WEST TEXAS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLCInventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Publication number: 20220027212Abstract: Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 11157335Abstract: Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Atheer, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Publication number: 20210227103Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 10999480Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Atheer, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Publication number: 20190364175Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Brayn Ransil
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Publication number: 20190324827Abstract: Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 10412272Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Atheer, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 10318361Abstract: Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Atheer, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Publication number: 20190037112Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting or removing frames in a set of frames. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: associating a first frame of a set of frames with motion data that is captured approximately contemporaneously with the first frame; when a sampling rate of the motion data is greater than a frame rate of the set of frames, aggregating a first sample of the motion data captured at the first frame and a second sample of the motion data captured between the first frame and a second frame of the set of frames to obtain a movement value; when the movement value does not exceed a first threshold value, accepting the first frame from the set of frames; and when the movement value exceeds the first threshold value, rejecting the first frame from the set of frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 10116839Abstract: Methods and systems for camera movement compensation for gesture detection and object recognition. In some examples, the methods and systems analyze motion data associated with the sequential frames of a video stream, and reject those frames where the detected camera movement exceeds a predetermined threshold. In other examples, the methods and systems use motion data and portions of immediate previous frames to adjust a frame where the detected camera movement exceeds the predetermined threshold to create an adjusted frame that compensates for the detected camera movement. In still other examples, frames are adjusted if the detected motion exceeds a first threshold, and rejected if the detected motion exceeds a second, higher threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Atheer Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Patent number: 9990043Abstract: Gesture recognition systems for detecting gesture commands in light conditions and in dark conditions including a computing system having a processor and a thermographic camera configured to detect infrared radiation from a gesture made by a user and communicate gesture image information to the processor for carrying out a computer-readable gesture command are shown and described. In some examples, the computing system and the thermographic camera are supported on an eyewear article frame. In some other examples, the computing system and the thermographic camera are components of a mobile device. In even other examples, the computing system and the thermographic camera are components of a desk top computer or a laptop computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Atheer Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck
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Publication number: 20170316261Abstract: Disclosed methods include a method of controlling a computing device includes the steps of detecting a gesture made by a human user, identifying the gesture, and executing a computer command. The gesture may comprise a change in depth of a body part of the human user relative to the 2D camera. The gesture may be detected via a 2D camera in electronic communication with the computing device. Disclosed systems include a 2D camera and a computing device in electronic communication therewith. The 2D camera is configured to capture at least a first and second image of a body part of a human user. The computing device is configured to recognize at least a first object in the first image and a second object in the second image, identify a change in depth, and execute a command in response to the change in depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck
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Patent number: 9734391Abstract: Disclosed methods include a method of controlling a computing device includes the steps of detecting a gesture made by a human user, identifying the gesture, and executing a computer command. The gesture may comprise a change in depth of a body part of the human user relative to the 2D camera. The gesture may be detected via a 2D camera in electronic communication with the computing device. Disclosed systems include a 2D camera and a computing device in electronic communication therewith. The 2D camera is configured to capture at least a first and second image of a body part of a human user. The computing device is configured to recognize at least a first object in the first image and a second object in the second image, identify a change in depth, and execute a command in response to the change in depth.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck
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Publication number: 20160048216Abstract: Methods and systems for camera, movement compensation for gesture detection and object recognition. In some examples, the methods and systems analyze motion data associated with the sequential frames of a video stream, and reject those frames where the detected camera movement exceeds a predetermined threshold. In other examples, the methods and systems use motion data and portions of immediate previous frames to adjust a frame where the detected camera movement exceeds the predetermined threshold to create an adjusted frame that compensates for the detected camera movement. In still other examples, frames are adjusted if the detected motion exceeds a first threshold, and rejected if the detected motion exceeds a second, higher threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
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Publication number: 20160012281Abstract: Disclosed methods include a method of controlling a computing device includes the steps of detecting a gesture made by a human user, identifying the gesture, and executing a computer command. The gesture may comprise a change in depth of a body part of the human user relative to the 2D camera. The gesture may be detected via a 2D camera in electronic communication with the computing device. Disclosed systems include a 2D camera and a computing device in electronic communication therewith. The 2D camera is configured to capture at least a first and second image of a body part of a human user. The computing device is configured to recognize at least a first object in the first image and a second object in the second image, identify a change in depth, and execute a command in response to the change in depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck
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Publication number: 20160011669Abstract: Gesture recognition systems for detecting gesture commands in light conditions and in dark conditions including a computing system having a processor and a thermographic camera configured to detect infrared radiation from a gesture made by a user and communicate gesture image information to the processor for carrying out a computer-readable gesture command are shown and described. In some examples, the computing system and the thermographic camera are supported on an eyewear article frame. In some other examples, the computing system and the thermographic camera are components of a mobile device. In even other examples, the computing system and the thermographic camera are components of a desk top computer or a laptop computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck
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Publication number: 20160004575Abstract: Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Ryan Fink, Ryan Phelps, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil