Patents by Inventor Hans Otten
Hans Otten 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: 11816724Abstract: A system includes a content generation subsystem that features a playlist controller and multimedia service logic. The playlist controller is configured to generate a presentation playlist that controls retrieval and playback of audio clips along displayable images. The multimedia service logic, in response to receiving at least a vehicle identification number from the playlist controller, (i) automatically determines vehicle option codes associated with the vehicle, each vehicle option code identifies an option installed on the vehicle; (ii) automatically translate the vehicle option codes into information that is used in recovery of a plurality of text descriptions directed to features of the vehicle, and (iii) automatically determine the a plurality of audio clip links corresponding to the plurality of text descriptions that are used in the formation of the playlist. The second plurality of audio clip links is greater in number than the first plurality of audio clip links.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Gregory T. Perrier, Hans Otten, Robert Giguere, Andrew Awaijane
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Patent number: 11461872Abstract: An image readjustment system featuring a communication interface, one or more processors, and a persistent storage. The persistent storage is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The persistent storage comprises at least image location logic and image cropping logic. The image location logic is configured to receive and analyze an incoming image, using a machine learning analysis, to determine a location of a particular component within the incoming image and to calculate coordinates of a boundary area surrounding the particular component. The image cropping logic is configured to remove portions of the incoming image outside of the boundary area to generate a modified image to be rendered for display.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Hans Otten, Jerad William, Ming Cong
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Patent number: 11361358Abstract: A system for automatically generating textual information describing a vehicle being advertised for purchase is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory including: a vehicle identification number (VIN) decoder logic to decode a VIN to determine a vehicle represented by the VIN, a feature determination logic configured to determine a normalized list of features associated with the vehicle, and a vehicle text generation logic configured to generate textual information describing the vehicle. The memory further includes a feature prioritization logic configured to perform prioritization operations to determine priority values associated with one or more features of the normalized list of features. In some instances, decoding the VIN includes (i) determining attributes of the vehicle including make, model and year, and (ii) retrieving vehicle option codes from a first data store, wherein the vehicle option codes are associated with the VIN.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Hans Otten
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Patent number: 11270168Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes operations of receiving user input that includes a vehicle identifier (ID), responsive to receiving the user input, (1) determining a set of vehicle images corresponding to the vehicle ID, (2) a set of classification IDs corresponding to the set of vehicle images, wherein the set of classification IDs includes a classification ID for each vehicle image of the set of vehicle images, and (3) determining feature content corresponding to the set of classification IDs, generating an image-to-feature data map configured to associate the following (i) each vehicle image, (ii) one or more portions of the feature content, and (iii) one or more classification IDs, and transmitting the image-to-feature association to a logic module embedded in webpage code of a webpage, wherein the image-to-feature association includes instructions that, upon execution, cause a rendering of a first vehicle image and first feature content on the webpage.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Hans Otten, Jerad William, Ming Cong
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Patent number: 11157996Abstract: A system includes a content generation subsystem that features a playlist controller and multimedia service logic. The playlist controller is configured to generate a presentation playlist that controls retrieval and playback of audio clips along displayable images. The multimedia service logic, in response to receiving at least a vehicle identification number from the playlist controller, (i) automatically determines vehicle option codes associated with the vehicle, each vehicle option code identifies an option installed on the vehicle; (ii) automatically translate the vehicle option codes into information that is used in recovery of a plurality of text descriptions directed to features of the vehicle, and (iii) automatically determine the a plurality of audio clip links corresponding to the plurality of text descriptions that are used in the formation of the playlist. The second plurality of audio clip links is greater in number than the first plurality of audio clip links.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Gregory T. Perrier, Hans Otten, Robert Giguere, Andrew Awaijane
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Patent number: 10984503Abstract: An image readjustment system featuring a communication interface, one or more processors, and a persistent storage. The persistent storage is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The persistent storage comprises at least image location logic and image cropping logic. The image location logic is configured to receive and analyze an incoming image, using a machine learning analysis, to determine a location of a particular component within the incoming image and to calculate coordinates of a boundary area surrounding the particular component. The image cropping logic is configured to remove portions of the incoming image outside of the boundary area to generate a modified image to be rendered for display.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Hans Otten, Jerad William, Ming Cong
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Publication number: 20200387946Abstract: A system for automatically generating textual information describing a vehicle being advertised for purchase is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory including: a vehicle identification number (VIN) decoder logic to decode a VIN to determine a vehicle represented by the VIN, a feature determination logic configured to determine a normalized list of features associated with the vehicle, and a vehicle text generation logic configured to generate textual information describing the vehicle. The memory further includes a feature prioritization logic configured to perform prioritization operations to determine priority values associated with one or more features of the normalized list of features. In some instances, decoding the VIN includes (i) determining attributes of the vehicle including make, model and year, and (ii) retrieving vehicle option codes from a first data store, wherein the vehicle option codes are associated with the VIN.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventor: Hans Otten
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Patent number: 10445822Abstract: A system includes a content generation subsystem that features a playlist controller and multimedia service logic. The playlist controller is configured to generate a presentation playlist that controls retrieval and playback of audio clips along displayable images. The multimedia service logic, in response to receiving at least a vehicle identification number from the playlist controller, (i) automatically determines vehicle option codes associated with the vehicle, each vehicle option code identifies an option installed on the vehicle; (ii) automatically translate the vehicle option codes into information that is used in recovery of a plurality of text descriptions directed to features of the vehicle, and (iii) automatically determine the a plurality of audio clip links corresponding to the plurality of text descriptions that are used in the formation of the playlist. The second plurality of audio clip links is greater in number than the first plurality of audio clip links.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Gregory T. Perrier, Hans Otten, Robert Giguere, Andrew Awaijane
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Publication number: 20170278179Abstract: A system includes a content generation subsystem that features a playlist controller and multimedia service logic. The playlist controller is configured to generate a presentation playlist that controls retrieval and playback of audio clips along displayable images. The multimedia service logic, in response to receiving at least a vehicle identification number from the playlist controller, (i) automatically determines vehicle option codes associated with the vehicle, each vehicle option code identifies an option installed on the vehicle; (ii) automatically translate the vehicle option codes into information that is used in recovery of a plurality of text descriptions directed to features of the vehicle, and (iii) automatically determine the a plurality of audio clip links corresponding to the plurality of text descriptions that are used in the formation of the playlist. The second plurality of audio clip links is greater in number than the first plurality of audio clip links.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Gregory T. Perrier, Hans Otten, Robert Giguere, Andrew Awaijane
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Publication number: 20170076341Abstract: An automated pricing system for real-time generation of overall product costs based on product cost and regional secondary costs is described. The automated pricing system features at least processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory further features logic that, when executed by the processor, generates an overall pricing for a product in real-time based on properties of the product and a geographic region in which a purchase of the product is to occur. Such information for automated formation of the overall pricing of the product is extracted from an incoming message, which includes an identifier of the product and an identifier of the geographic region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Hans Otten
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Patent number: 8661032Abstract: A system and method are provided for generating an output comprising data pertaining to a vehicle. A set of vehicle data pertaining to a selected vehicle is requested and the vehicle data is obtained from a database. The vehicle data is stored, e.g. using a hash map and a script generated outside of the system is obtained, which defines the structure of the output. The script is then run while using the vehicle data to generate the output and the output is provided to an application.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Autodata Solutions CompanyInventors: Hans Otten, Christoph Alexander Wedermann
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Publication number: 20100057294Abstract: A system and method are provided for generating an output comprising data pertaining to a vehicle. A set of vehicle data pertaining to a selected vehicle is requested and the vehicle data is obtained from a database. The vehicle data is stored, e.g. using a hash map and a script generated outside of the system is obtained, which defines the structure of the output. The script is then run while using the vehicle data to generate the output and the output is provided to an application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventor: Hans Otten