Patents by Inventor Jason R. Thornton
Jason R. Thornton 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: 11963500Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X18N926 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X18N926 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18N926 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X18N926, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18N926 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18N926 and methods of using maize variety X18N926 are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Terry R Colbert, Mark Jacob Gadlage, Daniel Preston Gorman, Thomas Russell Henry, Jill Renee Lennon, Katherine Lisko Madden, Nathan Brook O'Berry, Jason Michael Prothro, Steven Tyler Thornton
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Patent number: 11676389Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for locating an object detected in a video. The system detects a bounding box at least partially around an object in a first frame at a first time in the video and a second frame in the video corresponding to a second time. The system determines whether there is no motion within the bounding box of the second frame. The system compares edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels in the first frame, to edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels within the bounding box. The system generates a score based on the comparison. The system further determines based on the score if the object is present in the second frame. The system also determines an estimated timeframe window of a first appearance of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Marianne A. DeAngelus, Jason R. Thornton, Ronald Duarte, Aaron Z. Yahr, Christine M. Russ, Zach Elko
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Patent number: 11586875Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting an optimized data model architecture subject to resource constraints. One or more resource constraints for target deployment are identified, and random model architectures are generated from a set of model architecture production rules subject to the one or more resource constraints. Each random model architecture is defined by randomly chosen values for one or more meta parameters and one or more layer parameters. One or more of the random model architectures are adaptively refined to improve performance relative to a metric, and the refined model architecture with the best performance relative to the metric is selected.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason R. Thornton, Luke Skelly, Michael Chan, Ronald Duarte, Daniel Scarafoni
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Publication number: 20200374491Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for locating an object detected in a video. The system detects a bounding box at least partially around an object in a first frame at a first time in the video and a second frame in the video corresponding to a second time. The system determines whether there is no motion within the bounding box of the second frame. The system compares edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels in the first frame, to edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels within the bounding box. The system generates a score based on the comparison. The system further determines based on the score if the object is present in the second frame. The system also determines an estimated timeframe window of a first appearance of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Marianne A. DeAngelus, Jason R. Thornton, Ronald Duarte, Aaron Z. Yahr, Christine M. Russ, Zach Elko
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Patent number: 10482146Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system and method for Automatic Customization of Content Filtering (ACCF). The method includes receiving a search string from a user, creating a first filter based on the search string and searching different types of content stored in different content locations based on the first filter. The search returns a first subset of results to the user based on the first filter. The method further receives an indication of relevance for each one of the results in the first subset from the user. The method dynamically creates a second filter based on the received indications of relevance for the first subset of results. Based on the second filter, a second subset of more relevant results is returned to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason R. Thornton, Marianne A. Deangelus, Benjamin Andrew Miller, Kevin Kyung Nam
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Patent number: 10424341Abstract: Cyclical pixel-based remapping techniques are disclosed for efficiently creating and displaying a video summary. Cyclical temporal remapping at the pixel level requires less processing power and eliminates the need for object identification and tracking, allowing for dynamic adjustment of summary video parameters while a user is viewing the summary video. An operator can select an archived camera feeds or video file, specify a time compression ratio or time interval over which to review video content, specify a motion sensitivity threshold, and then view a significantly condensed summary video that depicts all activity from the source video within a much shorter timeline. Furthermore, activity co-occurrence is preserved such that any activities that co-occur in the source video will also co-occur in the summary video.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason R. Thornton, Christine M. Russ, Nicholas Gallo
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Publication number: 20190156178Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting an optimized data model architecture subject to resource constraints. One or more resource constraints for target deployment are identified, and random model architectures are generated from a set of model architecture production rules subject to the one or more resource constraints. Each random model architecture is defined by randomly chosen values for one or more meta parameters and one or more layer parameters. One or more of the random model architectures are adaptively refined to improve performance relative to a metric, and the refined model architecture with the best performance relative to the metric is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Jason R. Thornton, Luke Skelly, Michael Chan, Ronald Duarte, Daniel Scarafoni
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Publication number: 20180046721Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system and method for Automatic Customization of Content Filtering (ACCF). The method includes receiving a search string from a user, creating a first filter based on the search string and searching different types of content stored in different content locations based on the first filter. The search returns a first subset of results to the user based on the first filter. The method further receives an indication of relevance for each one of the results in the first subset from the user. The method dynamically creates a second filter based on the received indications of relevance for the first subset of results. Based on the second filter, a second subset of more relevant results is returned to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Jason R. Thornton, Marianne A. Deangelus, Benjamin Andrew Miller, Kevin Kyung Nam
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Patent number: 9864923Abstract: A computer-implemented image processing method includes accessing image data representing a plurality of images of a plurality of vehicles and reading a data model representing a predefined vehicle attribute. The method further includes processing a portion of the image data to detect a vehicle feature of at least one of the vehicles represented in at least one of the images based on the predefined vehicle attribute, and processing the portion of the image data to generate vehicle data representing the detected vehicle feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Michael T. Chan, Jason R. Thornton, Aaron Z. Yahr, Heather Zwahlen
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Publication number: 20160321519Abstract: A computer-implemented image processing method includes accessing image data representing a plurality of images of a plurality of vehicles and reading a data model representing a predefined vehicle attribute. The method further includes processing a portion of the image data to detect a vehicle feature of at least one of the vehicles represented in at least one of the images based on the predefined vehicle attribute, and processing the portion of the image data to generate vehicle data representing the detected vehicle feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Michael T. Chan, Jason R. Thornton, Aaron Z. Yahr, Heather Zwahlen
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Patent number: 9373033Abstract: A computer-implemented image processing method includes accessing image data representing a plurality of images of a plurality of vehicles and reading a data model representing a predefined vehicle attribute. The method further includes processing a portion of the image data to detect a vehicle feature of at least one of the vehicles represented in at least one of the images based on the predefined vehicle attribute, and processing the portion of the image data to generate vehicle data representing the detected vehicle feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Michael T. Chan, Jason R. Thornton, Aaron Z. Yahr, Heather Zwahlen
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Publication number: 20160148072Abstract: A computer-implemented image processing method includes accessing image data representing a plurality of images of a plurality of vehicles and reading a data model representing a predefined vehicle attribute. The method further includes processing a portion of the image data to detect a vehicle feature of at least one of the vehicles represented in at least one of the images based on the predefined vehicle attribute, and processing the portion of the image data to generate vehicle data representing the detected vehicle feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Michael T. Chan, Jason R. Thornton, Aaron Z. Yahr, Heather Zwahlen
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Publication number: 20160133297Abstract: Cyclical pixel-based remapping techniques are disclosed for efficiently creating and displaying a video summary. Cyclical temporal remapping at the pixel level requires less processing power and eliminates the need for object identification and tracking, allowing for dynamic adjustment of summary video parameters while a user is viewing the summary video. An operator can select an archived camera feeds or video file, specify a time compression ratio or time interval over which to review video content, specify a motion sensitivity threshold, and then view a significantly condensed summary video that depicts all activity from the source video within a much shorter timeline. Furthermore, activity co-occurrence is preserved such that any activities that co-occur in the source video will also co-occur in the summary video.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Jason R. Thornton, Christine M. Russ, Nicholas Gallo
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Patent number: 9251424Abstract: Methods, systems and media are described for computer-assisted video surveillance. Methods may support detection of moving persons in video frames, extraction of features of the detected moving persons and identification of which detected moving persons are likely matches to a person of interest. Identification of the likely matches may be determined using an attribute-based search, and/or using a specific person-based search. The method may include using likely matches confirmed as images of the person of interest to reconstruct a path of the person of interest.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason R. Thornton, Daniel J. Butler, Jeanette T. Baran-Gale
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Patent number: 9189687Abstract: Methods, systems and media are described for computer-assisted video surveillance. Methods may support detection of moving persons in video frames, extraction of features of the detected moving persons and identification of which detected moving persons are likely matches to a person of interest. Identification of the likely matches may be determined using an attribute-based search, and/or using a specific person-based search. The method may include using likely matches confirmed as images of the person of interest to reconstruct a path of the person of interest.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason R. Thornton, Daniel J. Butler, Jeanette T. Baran-Gale
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Patent number: 9111147Abstract: Methods, systems and media are described for computer-assisted video surveillance. Methods may support detection of moving persons in video frames, extraction of features of the detected moving persons and identification of which detected moving persons are likely matches to a person of interest. Identification of the likely matches may be determined using an attribute-based search, and/or using a specific person-based search. The method may include using likely matches confirmed as images of the person of interest to reconstruct a path of the person of interest.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jason R. Thornton, Daniel J. Butler, Jeanette T. Baran-Gale