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: 9210336Abstract: 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: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: 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: 9204107Abstract: 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: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: 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, Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 9185354Abstract: 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: November 10, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20150312602Abstract: Software capabilities of a video analytics device are obtained. The software of the video analytics device is configured. An output from the video analytics device is received. The output is sent to a user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Gary W. Myers, Robert A. Cutting, Ethan Shayne, Andrew Martone, David V. Conger, James Morris, William Aldrich, Michael C. Mannebach, Chung-Cheng Yen, Nathan D. Borrebach, Satyajeet S. Hoskote, Alan J. Lipton
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Patent number: 9158975Abstract: A system for video monitoring a retail business process includes a video analytics engine to process video obtained by a video camera and generate video primitives regarding the video, A user interface is used to define at least one activity of interest regarding an area being viewed, each activity of interest identifying at least one of a rule or a query regarding the area being viewed. An activity inference engine processes the generated video primitives based on each defined activity of interest to determine if an activity of interest occurred in the video.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Alan J. Lipton, Peter L. Venetianer, Niels Haering, Paul C. Brewer, Weihong Yin, Zhong Zhang, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, Gary W. Myers, Andrew J. Chosak, Robert A. Cutting, W. Andrew Scanlon
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Patent number: 9020261Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system. The method for segmenting video data may be implemented in hardware.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Avigilon Fortress CorporationInventors: Alan J. Lipton, Niels Haering, Zeeshan Rasheed, Omar Javed, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers
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Publication number: 20150066919Abstract: 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: August 27, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Minwoo Park, Tae Eun Choe, W. Andrew Scanlon, M. Allison Beach, Gary W. Myers
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Publication number: 20150015787Abstract: 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: September 29, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: 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: 8848053Abstract: 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: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.Inventors: 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: 20130278764Abstract: 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: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: 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, Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20130242095Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system. The method for segmenting video data may be implemented in hardware.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: OBJECTVIDEO, INC.Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Niels Haering, Zeeshan Rasheed, Omar Javed, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 8497906Abstract: A method of video processing may include analyzing input video information to determine if a current video frame is directed to a same view as a previous video frame; determining whether a new view is present; and indicating a need to use video processing information pertaining to the new view if a new view is determined to be present.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.Inventors: 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, Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 8457401Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background (324) portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels ? statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared (326) with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system The method for segmenting video data may be implemented in hardware.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Niels Haering, Zeeshan Rasheed, Omar Javed, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin, Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 7868912Abstract: 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: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.Inventors: Peter L. Venetianer, Alan J. Lipton, Andrew J. Chosak, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Gary W. Myers, Weihong Yin, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20100225760Abstract: A method of video processing may include analyzing input video information to determine if a current video frame is directed to a same view as a previous video frame; determining whether a new view is present; and indicating a need to use video processing information pertaining to the new view if a new view is determined to be present.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Object Video, Inc.Inventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew J. Chosak, John Ian Wallace Clark, Geoffrey Egnal, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Donald G. Madden, Michael C. Mannebach, Gary W. Myers, James S. Sfekas, Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20100165112Abstract: 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: March 27, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: ObjectVideo, Inc.Inventors: 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: 7733369Abstract: A method of video processing may include analyzing input video information to determine if a current video frame is directed to a same view as a previous video frame; determining whether a new view is present; and indicating a need to use video processing information pertaining to the new view if a new view is determined to be present.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.Inventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew J. Chosak, John Ian Wallace Clark, Geoffrey Egnal, Matthew F. Frazier, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Donald G. Madden, Michael C. Mannebach, Gary W. Myers, James S. Sfekas, Péter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
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Patent number: 7646401Abstract: A passback direction for a video monitored area may be defined. Video collected from the video monitored area may be accessed. Video collected from a video monitored area may be analyzed based on a passback direction of the video monitored area to detect any passback events in the video monitored area. An action based on the detected passback events may be initiated.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: ObjectVideo, IncInventors: Alan J. Lipton, Péter L. Venetianer, Andrew J. Chosak, Matthew F. Frazier, Donald G. Madden, Gary W. Myers, James S. Sfekas, Weihong Yin
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Publication number: 20090297023Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background (324) portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels ? statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared (326) with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system The method for segmenting video data may be implemented in hardware.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: ObjectVideo Inc.Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Niels Haering, Zeeshan Rasheed, Omar Javed, Zhong Zhang, Wei Hong Yin, Peter L. Venetianer, Gary W. Myers
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Patent number: 7613322Abstract: A method of video surveillance may include performing on input video at least one of the operations selected from the group consisting of motion detection and change detection, recording a motion pattern based on a result of said at least one of the operations, and analyzing the motion pattern to detect periodic motion in the video. A video surveillance apparatus may include a change detector, a motion detector, and/or a combination motion/change detector, a pattern analyzer, and a periodic motion detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Objectvideo, Inc.Inventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew J. Chosak, John Ian Wallace Clark, Niels Haering, Alan J. Lipton, Donald G. Madden, Gary W. Myers, Peter L. Venetianer, Zhong Zhang