Patents by Inventor Gene Golovchinsky

Gene Golovchinsky 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: 9542492
    Abstract: A query results preview generation method and system that receives a preliminary query while a query for a search is being constructed, determines a distribution of result items that would be retrieved if the search were executed using the preliminary query, among a new result category including new result items and a previous result category including result items previously retrieved in a session, generates the query results preview using the distribution of result items that would be retrieved if the search were executed using the preliminary query, and provides the query results preview while the query for the search is being constructed and prior to execution of the search using the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gene Golovchinsky, Anthony Dunnigan, Frank M. Shipman, III, Elena Agapie
  • Publication number: 20150177967
    Abstract: In embodiments, a user interface provides for manipulating one or more physical devices for use in a conference room setting. The user interface includes a touch screen for presenting a variety of options to a user. The touch screen includes controllers, such as buttons, to enable the user to select any one of the options. Each of the controllers has goals-oriented information, enabling the user to select a goal, while insulating the user from the underlying complex processes required to carry out the goal through the selection of one of the controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Maribeth Joy Back, Gene Golovchinsky, John Steven Boreczky, Anthony Eric Dunnigan, Pernilla Qvarfordt, William J. van Melle, Laurent Denoue
  • Patent number: 8965977
    Abstract: A computer system is coupled to a plurality of subscribers via a network. The computer system obtains first presence information that corresponds to a first calendar of a user and obtains second presence information that corresponds to a second calendar of the user that is different from the first calendar. The computer system determines one or more presence states of the user including determining, based on presence information for the user that includes the first presence information and the second presence information, a first presence state of the user. The computer system provides the respective presence state of the user, selected from the one or more presence states of the user, to the subscribers via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jacob Biehl, Althea Turner, Pernilla Quarfordt, Anthony Dunnigan, William van Melle, Gene Golovchinsky deceased
  • Patent number: 8909702
    Abstract: A system is provided that coordinates the operation of hardware devices and software applications in support of specific tasks such as holding a meeting. The system includes one or more computers connected by a network, at least one configuration repository component, at least one room control component, and one or more devices and applications for each room control component. Meeting presenters can configure a meeting, or they may use a default configuration. A meeting includes one or more presenters' configurations of devices and applications to accommodate multiple presenters simultaneously. The meeting configurations are stored by the configuration repository component. Each presenter's configuration comprises a subset of the one or more devices and applications. The operation of devices and applications in the meeting is coordinated by the room control component based on the presenters' configurations for the meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gene Golovchinsky, John Steven Boreczky, William J. van Melle, Maribeth Joy Back, Anthony Eric Dunnigan, Pernilla Qvarfordt
  • Patent number: 8838684
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a presence state of a person. A plurality of data feeds is received. A subset of the plurality of data feeds that includes data regarding presence states of a first person is identified. The subset of the plurality of data feeds are analyzed to determine a plurality of presence states of the first person, wherein a respective presence state of the first person is determined from a respective data feed in the subset of the plurality of data feeds. One or more presence states of the plurality of presence states are reported to subscribers via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jacob Biehl, Althea Turner, Pernilla Quarfordt, Anthony Dunnigan, William van Melle, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Publication number: 20140222782
    Abstract: A query results preview generation method and system that receives a preliminary query while a query for a search is being constructed, determines a distribution of result items that would be retrieved if the search were executed using the preliminary query, among a new result category including new result items and a previous result category including result items previously retrieved in a session, generates the query results preview using the distribution of result items that would be retrieved if the search were executed using the preliminary query, and provides the query results preview while the query for the search is being constructed and prior to execution of the search using the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gene GOLOVCHINSKY, Anthony DUNNIGAN, Frank M. SHIPMAN, III, Elena AGAPIE
  • Patent number: 8775939
    Abstract: A system and method for accessing content provided by a presenter during a presentation is described. The system and method includes a presentation module used by a presenter to display presentation materials to audience members during a presentation. Also included is a selection module that allows a display of a representation of the presentation materials that have been displayed. When activated, the selection module enables an audience member to select for redisplay by the presentation module a particular one of the presentation materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William Van Melle, Gene Golovchinsky, Scott Carter, Pernilla Quarfordt, Anthony Dunnigan
  • Publication number: 20140067960
    Abstract: A computer system is coupled to a plurality of subscribers via a network. The computer system obtains first presence information that corresponds to a first calendar of a user and obtains second presence information that corresponds to a second calendar of the user that is different from the first calendar. The computer system determines one or more presence states of the user including determining, based on presence information for the user that includes the first presence information and the second presence information, a first presence state of the user. The computer system provides the respective presence state of the user, selected from the one or more presence states of the user, to the subscribers via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jacob Biehl, Althea Turner, Pernilla Quarfordt, Anthony Dunnigan, William van Melle, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Patent number: 8334902
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating use of non-electronic whiteboards and other large displays. Images of whiteboard are input to a computer device to provide automatic detection of a collaborative portion of content on the board created during a collaborative session and distribution to relevant collaborators alone while personal content of board is not distributed. Modification history of writings are preserved and displayed as change histograms to assist a user locate content that may have been erased. User finds the content by inspecting regions of board that correspond to user's memory of approximate location and time of modifying the content and are shown on the histogram as having been modified. Persistent reminder notes that clutter board space are detected and stored based on their location on the board and duration of persisting on the board so that they may be erased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gene Golovchinsky, Scott Carter, Jacob Biehl, Laurent Denoue
  • Patent number: 8311279
    Abstract: The image analysis system includes a processor and memory and displays an image to a first user. The image analysis system tracks gaze of the first user and collects initial gaze data for the first user. The initial gaze data includes a plurality of gaze points. The image analysis system identifies one or more ignored regions of the image based on a distribution of the gaze data within the image; and displays at least a first subset of the image. The first subset of the image is selected so as to include a respective ignored region of the one or more ignored regions and the first subset of the image is displayed in a manner that draws attention to the respective ignored region. In some embodiments, the ignored region is visually emphasized within the image. In some embodiments, only the first subset of the image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pernilla Quarfordt, Jacob Biehl, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Patent number: 8280900
    Abstract: Speculative query expansion is a way to increase the effectiveness of relevance feedback. Instead of picking the best expansion query beforehand, multiple queries are executed and the best expansion query is selected afterward, but with no additional effort (or information) required from the user. From the best expansion query, search results and expanded queries more pertinent to the user can therefore be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeremy Pickens, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Patent number: 8243116
    Abstract: A method is described for modifying behavior for social appropriateness in computer mediated communications. Data can be obtained representing the natural non-verbal behavior of a video conference participant. The cultural appropriateness of the behavior is calculated based on a cultural model and previous behavior of the session. Upon detecting that the behavior of the user is culturally inappropriate, the system can calculate an alternative behavior based on the cultural model. Based on this alternative behavior, the video output stream can be modified to be more appropriate by altering gaze and gesture of the conference participants. The output stream can be modified by using previously recorded images of the participant, by digitally synthesizing a virtual avatar display or by switching the view displayed to the remote participant. Once the user's behavior changes to be once again culturally appropriate, the modified video stream can be returned to unmodified state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pernilla Qvarfordt, Gene Golovchinsky, Maribeth Joy Back
  • Patent number: 8144123
    Abstract: A system provides for controlling a cursor on a screen automatically and dynamically when using a video camera as a pointing device. A computer displays static or dynamic content to a screen. A video camera connected to the computer points at the screen. As the video camera films the screen, frames captured by the video camera are sent to the computer. A target image is displayed by the computer onto the screen and marks the position of the screen cursor of the video camera. Frames captured by the video camera include the target image, and the computer dynamically moves the target image on the screen to ensure that the target image stays in the center of the view of the video camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Laurent Denoue, John E. Adcock, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Publication number: 20120047159
    Abstract: Speculative query expansion is a way to increase the effectiveness of relevance feedback. Instead of picking the best expansion query beforehand, multiple queries are executed and the best expansion query is selected afterward, but with no additional effort (or information) required from the user. From the best expansion query, search results and expanded queries more pertinent to the user can therefore be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeremy PICKENS, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Publication number: 20110307800
    Abstract: In embodiments, a user interface provides for manipulating one or more physical devices for use in a conference room setting. The user interface includes a touch screen for presenting a variety of options to a user. The touch screen includes controllers, such as buttons, to enable the user to select any one of the options. Each of the controllers has goals-oriented information, enabling the user to select a goal, while insulating the user from the underlying complex processes required to carry out the goal through the selection of one of the controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Maribeth Joy Back, Gene Golovchinsky, John Steven Boreczky, Anthony Eric Dunnigan, Pernilla Qvarfordt, William J. van Melle, Laurent Denoue
  • Patent number: 8010527
    Abstract: Blogs (and other information sources) are recommended to a user based history of user's online activities. The system: (1) processes the user's web history, (2) identifies blog posts (and web pages) that link to pages read by the user, (3) generates multiple relevance scores for each identified post/page, and (4) produces multiple rankings of the corresponding source blogs (and web sites) by aggregating individual relevance scores (or combinations of relevance scores), according to users' preferences. The system allows the discovery of information sources that are likely to be interesting to the user and allows sources lost in the “long tail” to be seamlessly discovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Laurent Denoue, Daniel Billsus, David Hilbert, John Adcock, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Publication number: 20110206283
    Abstract: The image analysis system includes a processor and memory and displays an image to a first user. The image analysis system tracks gaze of the first user and collects initial gaze data for the first user. The initial gaze data includes a plurality of gaze points. The image analysis system identifies one or more ignored regions of the image based on a distribution of the gaze data within the image; and displays at least a first subset of the image. The first subset of the image is selected so as to include a respective ignored region of the one or more ignored regions and the first subset of the image is displayed in a manner that draws attention to the respective ignored region. In some embodiments, the ignored region is visually emphasized within the image. In some embodiments, only the first subset of the image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: PERNILLA QUARFORDT, Jacob Biehl, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Publication number: 20110173260
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a presence state of a person. A plurality of data feeds is received. A subset of the plurality of data feeds that includes data regarding presence states of a first person is identified. The subset of the plurality of data feeds are analyzed to determine a plurality of presence states of the first person, wherein a respective presence state of the first person is determined from a respective data feed in the subset of the plurality of data feeds. One or more presence states of the plurality of presence states are reported to subscribers via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: JACOB BIEHL, Althea Turner, Pernilla Quarfordt, Anthony Dunnigan, William van Melle, Gene Golovchinsky
  • Patent number: 7904545
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention combine the flexibility of the computer in segmenting, indexing, and retrieving data with the strengths of people in analyzing scenes. They provide a mechanism that allows a group of analyzers at distributed locations to collaborate in generating pieces of semantic information of a data stream, integrates these pieces into a summary representation that can be used for subsequent computation, and allows related hypotheses and information requests to be presented back to the analyzers. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gene Golovchinsky, Cheng-Jia Lai, Laurent Denoue, Jonathan Trevor
  • Patent number: 7885426
    Abstract: Described system makes it possible to charge copy fees related to the amount of copyrighted material being copied and to provide those fees to the appropriate copyright holder. The scanned information is passed through an OCR filter that produces a stream of text, which is then passed to a full-text search service that identifies matching passages in its index. Sufficiently long passages found in the copied document that match previously indexed documents held by the service constitute copyrighted materials. In addition, the scanned image may be processed to identify instances of copyrighted images present in the scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gene Golovchinsky