Patents by Inventor Gary W. Myers
Gary W. Myers 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: 11594031Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest, displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Publication number: 20210142070Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 10929680Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest, displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Publication number: 20200210711Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest, displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 10614311Abstract: The automatic generation of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams to concentrate on one or more targets, events and/or areas of interest.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 10095930Abstract: A monitoring method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes monitoring the health of a person in a home. The method includes capturing a video sequence from a first camera disposed within the home, including capturing two-dimensional image data for the video sequence; receiving depth data corresponding to the two-dimensional data, and associating the depth data with the video sequence as metadata; setting a plurality of events to monitor associated with the person, the events defined to include actions captured from the first camera, at least a first event including the person's body being in a particular bodily position and performing video content analysis on the video sequence to determine whether the events have occurred.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20180246887Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer applications and media for gathering, categorizing, sorting, managing, reviewing and organizing large quantities of multimedia items across space and time and using crowd-sourcing resources are described. Various implementations may enable either public or private (e.g., internal to an organization) crowdsourcing of multimedia item gathering and analysis, including the gathering, analysis, lead-searching, and classification of digital still images and digital videos. Various implementations may allow a user, such as a law enforcement investigator, to consolidate all of the available multimedia items into one system, and quickly gather, sort, organize, and display the multimedia items based on location, time, content, or other parameters. Moreover, an investigator may be able to create crowd source tasks as he works with the multimedia items and utilize crowd source resources when he needs help.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Minwoo Park, Tae Eun Choe, W. Andrew Scanlon, M. Allison Beach, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 9936170Abstract: A content analysis engine receives video input and performs analysis of the video input to produce one or more gross change primitives. A view engine coupled to the content analysis engine receives the one or more gross change primitives from the content analysis engine and provides view identification information. A rules engine coupled to the view engine receives the view identification information from the view engine and provides one or more rules based on the view identification information. An inference engine performs video analysis based on the one or more rules provided by the rules engine and the one or more gross change primitives.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Geoffrey Egnal, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Donald G. Madden, Michael C. Mannebach, Gary W. Myers, James S. Sfekas, Peter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9892606Abstract: A video surveillance system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Alan J. Lipton, Andrew J. Chosak, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Gary W. Myers, Weihong Yin, Zhong Zhang, Robert Cutting
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Patent number: 9805266Abstract: A method and system for performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Video content analysis may be performed on the two-dimensional image data, and then the depth data may be used along with the results of the video content analysis of the two-dimensional data for tracking and event detection.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Patent number: 9740937Abstract: A method and system for monitoring a retail environment by performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Accuracy in customer actions to provide assistance, change marketing behavior, safety and theft, for example, is increase by analyzing video containing two-dimensional image data and associated depth data. Height data may be obtained from depth data to assist in object detection, object classification (e.g., detection a customer or inventory) and/or event detection.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Publication number: 20170132471Abstract: The automatic generation of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams to concentrate on one or more targets, events and/or areas of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 9530060Abstract: A method and system for monitoring buildings (including houses and office buildings) by performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Occupation and use of such buildings may be monitored with higher accuracy to provide higher energy efficiency usage, to control operation of components therein, and/or provide better security. Height data may be obtained from depth data to provide greater reliability in object detection, object classification and/or event detection.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Patent number: 9524437Abstract: The automatic generation (702) of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream (701) may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams (703) to concentrate on one or more targets, events, and/or areas of interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Publication number: 20160253802Abstract: A monitoring method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes monitoring the health of a person in a home. The method includes capturing a video sequence from a first camera disposed within the home, including capturing two-dimensional image data for the video sequence; receiving depth data corresponding to the two-dimensional data, and associating the depth data with the video sequence as metadata; setting a plurality of events to monitor associated with the person, the events defined to include actions captured from the first camera, at least a first event including the person's body being in a particular bodily position and performing video content analysis on the video sequence to determine whether the events have occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20160140397Abstract: A method and system for performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Video content analysis may be performed on the two-dimensional image data, and then the depth data may be used along with the results of the video content analysis of the two-dimensional data for tracking and event detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Patent number: 9338409Abstract: A home health care monitoring method and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: capturing a plurality of video sequences from a plurality of respective cameras disposed in different locations within a patient's home, including capturing two-dimensional image data and depth data for each video sequence; defining a plurality of events to monitor associated with the patient, the events including, during a predetermined time period, at least (1) the patient's body being in a particular position for at least a predetermined amount of time; performing depth-enhanced video content analysis on the plurality of video sequences to determine whether the event (1) has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer
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Publication number: 20160127699Abstract: A content analysis engine receives video input and performs analysis of the video input to produce one or more gross change primitives. A view engine coupled to the content analysis engine receives the one or more gross change primitives from the content analysis engine and provides view identification information. A rules engine coupled to the view engine receives the view identification information from the view engine and provides one or more rules based on the view identification information. An inference engine performs video analysis based on the one or more rules provided by the rules engine and the one or more gross change primitives.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Geoffrey Egnal, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Donald G. Madden, Michael C. Mannebach, Gary W. Myers, James S. Sfekas, Peter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20160086038Abstract: The automatic generation (702) of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream (701) may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams (703) to concentrate on one or more targets, events, and/or areas of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 9247211Abstract: A method and system for performing video content analysis based on two-dimensional image data and depth data are disclosed. Video content analysis may be performed on the two-dimensional image data, and then the depth data may be used along with the results of the video content analysis of the two-dimensional data for tracking and event detection.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATIONInventors: Zhong Zhang, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer