Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Egnal

Geoffrey Egnal 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).

  • Method for finding paths in video
    Publication number: 20060066719
    Abstract: An input video sequence may be processed by processing the input video sequence to obtain target information; and building at least one path model based on said target information. The path model may be used to detect various events, particularly in connection with video surveillance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: ObjectVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Niels Haering, Zeeshan Rasheed, Li Yu, Andrew Chosak, Geoffrey Egnal, Alan Lipton, Haiying Liu, Peter Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Liang Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • View handling in video surveillance systems
    Publication number: 20060066722
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: OBJECTVIDEO, INC.
    Inventors: Weihong Yin, Andrew Chosak, John Clark, Geoffrey Egnal, Matthew Frazier, Niels Haering, Alan Lipton, Donald Madden, Michael Mannebach, Gary Myers, James Sfekas, Peter Venetianer, Zhong Zhang
  • Master-slave automated video-based surveillance system
    Publication number: 20050134685
    Abstract: A video surveillance system comprises a first sensing unit; a second sensing unit; and a communication medium connecting the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit. The first sensing unit provides information about a position of a target to the second sensing unit via the communication medium, and the second sensing unit uses the position information to locate the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: ObjectVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Egnal, Andrew Chosak, Niels Haering, Alan Lipton, Peter Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Zhong Zhang
  • Active camera video-based surveillance systems and methods
    Publication number: 20050104958
    Abstract: A video surveillance system comprises a sensing unit capable of being operated in a first mode and second mode and a computer system coupled to the sensing unit. The computer system is adapted to receive and process image data from the sensing unit, to detect and track targets, and to determine whether the sensing unit operates in the first mode or in the second mode based on the detection and tracking of targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Geoffrey Egnal, Andrew Chosak, Niels Haering, Alan Lipton, Peter Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Zhong Zhang