Patents by Inventor Jens C. Farmer

Jens C. Farmer 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).

  • Grouping images by location
    Patent number: 8150098
    Abstract: A method of grouping images captured in a common location, including receiving a collection of images; classifying the images into a set of events, where each image in the collection belongs to no more than one event; analyzing background region(s) of images from each event to determine one or more features that represent the event; and comparing features from at least two events to determine which events occurred in a common location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Andrew C. Gallagher, Madirakshi Das, Alexander C. Loui, Jens C. Farmer
  • GROUPING IMAGES BY LOCATION
    Publication number: 20090161962
    Abstract: A method of grouping images captured in a common location, including receiving a collection of images; classifying the images into a set of events, where each image in the collection belongs to no more than one event; analyzing background region(s) of images from each event to determine one or more features that represent the event; and comparing features from at least two events to determine which events occurred in a common location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew C. Gallagher, Madirakshi Das, Alexander Loui, Jens C. Farmer