Patents by Inventor John Adcock
John Adcock 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: 10629243Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an overview for videos by reconstructing a representation of underlying content and linking from points in the overview to specific points in the video. Mechanisms are provided to create three different types of navigable overviews for different types of how-to and instructional videos. A two-dimensional overview is generated when content is two-dimensional, such as instructional videos on electronic whiteboard or other flat content. The three-dimensional overview is created when the content is three-dimensional, such as how-to videos illustrating the use of specific three-dimensional tangible articles. In three-dimensional case, when 3D model is available, the video segments are directly linked to corresponding points on the model. When a model is not available, a rough overview is first created from the captured video and camera orientation metadata.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Scott Carter, Matthew L. Cooper, John Adcock, Stacy Branham
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Publication number: 20180277166Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an overview for videos by reconstructing a representation of underlying content and linking from points in the overview to specific points in the video. Mechanisms are provided to create three different types of navigable overviews for different types of how-to and instructional videos. A two-dimensional overview is generated when content is two-dimensional, such as instructional videos on electronic whiteboard or other flat content. The three-dimensional overview is created when the content is three-dimensional, such as how-to videos illustrating the use of specific three-dimensional tangible articles. In three-dimensional case, when 3D model is available, the video segments are directly linked to corresponding points on the model. When a model is not available, a rough overview is first created from the captured video and camera orientation metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Scott Carter, Matthew L. Cooper, John Adcock, Stacy Branham
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Patent number: 9892761Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an overview for videos by reconstructing a representation of underlying content and linking from points in the overview to specific points in the video. Mechanisms are provided to create three different types of navigable overviews for different types of how-to and instructional videos. A two-dimensional overview is generated when content is two-dimensional, such as instructional videos on electronic whiteboard or other flat content. The three-dimensional overview is created when the content is three-dimensional, such as how-to videos illustrating the use of specific three-dimensional tangible articles. In three-dimensional case, when 3D model is available, the video segments are directly linked to corresponding points on the model. When a model is not available, a rough overview is first created from the captured video and camera orientation metadata.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Scott Carter, Matthew L. Cooper, John Adcock, Stacy Branham
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Patent number: 9244923Abstract: A method for generating content links between a first digital file and a second digital file by detecting a content feature of a first digital file segment of the first digital file during playback of the first digital file segment of the first digital file, searching an index of a plurality of content features for a plurality of segments including a second digital file segment of the second digital file, and dynamically generating a link between the first digital file one segment of the first digital file and the second digital file segment of the second digital file when a content feature of the first digital file segment of the first digital file is related to the content feature of the at least one segment of the second digital file.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Matthew L. Cooper, Scott Carter, John Adcock, Andreas Girgensohn, Qiong Liu, Frank M. Shipman, III, Lynn Donelle Wilcox
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Patent number: 9146301Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the location of a microphone by using sounds played from loudspeakers at known locations. Systems and methods may thereby require a minimal level of infrastructure, using sounds that would naturally be played in the environment. Systems and methods may thereby allow devices such as smart-phones, tablets, laptops or portable microphones to determine their location in indoor settings, where Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems may not work reliably.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: John Adcock, Donald Kimber, Ish Rishabh
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Patent number: 9137509Abstract: A method for navigating instructional video presentations is disclosed. The method includes determining a pause mode of a video presentation, and playing the video presentation on a display device. The video presentation has one or more predetermined pause positions. The method also includes, while playing the video presentation, determining that the video presentation has reached one of the one or more pause positions. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the video presentation is in a first pause mode, pausing the video presentation at the one of the one or more pause positions and maintaining a display of a paused frame of the video presentation, and, in accordance with a determination that the video presentation is in a second pause mode distinct from the first pause mode, continuing to play the video presentation through the one of the one or more pause positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: John Adcock, Scott Carter, Matthew Cooper, Laurent Denoue
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Patent number: 9007633Abstract: Capturing a sequence of images of a multi-page printed document is performed by a handheld device, such as a Smartphone. The device has one or more processors, memory, and a digital image sensor. The device monitors preview images of a first printed page of the multi-page printed document, where the preview images are generated by the digital image sensor. Without user indication of when to capture an image, the device captures a still image of the first printed page when a first quality metric of the preview images exceeds a first quality threshold. The device repeats the monitoring and capturing of additional pages until receiving indication from the user that capturing images is complete. In response to receiving indication from the user that capturing images is complete, the device concatenates the captured still images into a single digital document and stores the single digital document.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Sakaida, Scott Carter, John Adcock, David M. Hilbert, Francine Chen
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Patent number: 8941847Abstract: Example embodiments described herein are directed to utilizing image matching technology to allow people to use their mobile device to setup scan workflows (or “Scan Flows”) in advance of a future scanning operation. Using an application on a mobile device, the user takes a photo of the first page of a document that he/she will scan at some later time and associates the image of the document with a simple workflow (e.g., where to store the document once the document has been scanned). Additional workflow actions may include automatic document sharing and notification, automatic document segmentation, and automatic document cropping.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: David M. Hilbert, Ram Sriram, Yukiyo Uehori, Kandha Sankarapandian, John Adcock
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Patent number: 8934024Abstract: A system helps filter and correct video captured and streamed from a mobile device. In particular, the system detects and streams content shown on screens, allowing anyone to stream screen content immediately without needing to develop hooks into external software (i.e. without installing a screen recorder software in the computer). The system can use a variety of user-selectable techniques to detect the screen, and utilizes the mobile device's touchscreen to allow users to manually override detected corners. However, some of these approaches could potentially be applied to other types of content, such as identifying TV screens, appliance LCD screens, other mobile devices' screens, multifunction devices. (e.g. a remote technician could help troubleshoot a malfunctioning MFD by having the end-user point his cellphone to the LCD screen of the MFD).Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Scott Carter, Laurent Denoue, John Adcock
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Publication number: 20140268247Abstract: Capturing a sequence of images of a multi-page printed document is performed by a handheld device, such as a Smartphone. The device has one or more processors, memory, and a digital image sensor. The device monitors preview images of a first printed page of the multi-page printed document, where the preview images are generated by the digital image sensor. Without user indication of when to capture an image, the device captures a still image of the first printed page when a first quality metric of the preview images exceeds a first quality threshold. The device repeats the monitoring and capturing of additional pages until receiving indication from the user that capturing images is complete. In response to receiving indication from the user that capturing images is complete, the device concatenates the captured still images into a single digital document and stores the single digital document.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Sakaida, Scott Carter, John Adcock, David M. Hilbert, Francine Chen
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Publication number: 20140245151Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an overview for videos by reconstructing a representation of underlying content and linking from points in the overview to specific points in the video. Mechanisms are provided to create three different types of navigable overviews for different types of how-to and instructional videos. A two-dimensional overview is generated when content is two-dimensional, such as instructional videos on electronic whiteboard or other flat content. The three-dimensional overview is created when the content is three-dimensional, such as how-to videos illustrating the use of specific three-dimensional tangible articles. In three-dimensional case, when 3D model is available, the video segments are directly linked to corresponding points on the model. When a model is not available, a rough overview is first created from the captured video and camera orientation metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Scott Carter, Matthew L. Cooper, John Adcock, Stacy Branham
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Publication number: 20140099071Abstract: A method for navigating instructional video presentations is disclosed. The method includes determining a pause mode of a video presentation, and playing the video presentation on a display device. The video presentation has one or more predetermined pause positions. The method also includes, while playing the video presentation, determining that the video presentation has reached one of the one or more pause positions. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the video presentation is in a first pause mode, pausing the video presentation at the one of the one or more pause positions and maintaining a display of a paused frame of the video presentation, and, in accordance with a determination that the video presentation is in a second pause mode distinct from the first pause mode, continuing to play the video presentation through the one of the one or more pause positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: John Adcock, Scott Carter, Matthew Cooper, Laurent Denoue
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Publication number: 20140040273Abstract: A method for generating content links between a first digital file and a second digital file by detecting a content feature of a first digital file segment of the first digital file during playback of the first digital file segment of the first digital file, searching an index of a plurality of content features for a plurality of segments including a second digital file segment of the second digital file, and dynamically generating a link between the first digital file one segment of the first digital file and the second digital file segment of the second digital file when a content feature of the first digital file segment of the first digital file is related to the content feature of the at least one segment of the second digital file.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Matthew L. COOPER, Scott CARTER, John ADCOCK, Andreas GIRGENSOHN, Qiong LIU, Frank M. SHIPMAN, III, Lynn Donelle WILCOX
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Publication number: 20140029032Abstract: Example embodiments described herein are directed to utilizing image matching technology to allow people to use their mobile device to setup scan workflows (or “Scan Flows”) in advance of a future scanning operation. Using an application on a mobile device, the user takes a photo of the first page of a document that he/she will scan at some later time and associates the image of the document with a simple workflow (e.g., where to store the document once the document has been scanned). Additional workflow actions may include automatic document sharing and notification, automatic document segmentation, and automatic document cropping.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: David M. HILBERT, Ram SRIRAM, Yukiyo UEHORI, Kandha SANKARAPANDIAN, John ADCOCK
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Publication number: 20130188456Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the location of a microphone by using sounds played from loudspeakers at known locations. Systems and methods may thereby require a minimal level of infrastructure, using sounds that would naturally be played in the environment. Systems and methods may thereby allow devices such as smart-phones, tablets, laptops or portable microphones to determine their location in indoor settings, where Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems may not work reliably.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: John ADCOCK, Donald KIMBER, Ish RISHABH
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Publication number: 20130094697Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein that can help people share tacit knowledge about how to operate and repair products in their environment. Systems and methods provided herein let users record video and improves the usefulness of recorded content by helping users add annotations and other meta-data to their videos at the point of capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: John ADCOCK, Scott CARTER, Anthony DUNNIGAN, Petri RANTANEN
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Patent number: 8310504Abstract: System and method that utilizes light sources, for example projectors embedded in mobile camera phones, to allow users to interact with documents on large displays without requiring users to install any third-party software. With this approach, multiple users can select interactors on the large display by displaying different images via their projector.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Scott Carter, John Adcock
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Patent number: 8300117Abstract: Described is a system and methods for embedding standard video-taking heuristics into video-recording devices to help improve the quality of captured video for consumer devices. The described approach uses a combination of audio, visual, and haptic feedback that responds to video as it is recorded. This feedback can help users compose better shots as well as help them develop an understanding of the fundamentals of good video-taking.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Scott Carter, John Doherty, John Adcock
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Patent number: 8280158Abstract: A system and method for identifying key frames of a presentation video that include stationary informational content. A sequence of frames is obtained from a presentation video and differences of pixel values between consecutive frames of the sequence of frames are computed. Sets of consecutive frames that are stationary are identified, wherein consecutive frames that are stationary have a proportion of changed pixel values below a first predetermined threshold, and wherein pixel values are deemed to be changed when the difference between the pixel values for corresponding pixels in consecutive frames exceeds a second predetermined threshold. Next, a set of key frames that include stationary informational content is retained. The set of key frames that include stationary informational content is then displayed for user interaction.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: John Adcock, Matthew Cooper, Laurent Denoue, Hamed Pirsiavash
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Patent number: 8200063Abstract: The subject invention relates to a system and method for video summarization, and more specifically to a system for segmenting and classifying data from a video in order to create a summary video that preserves and summarizes relevant content. In one embodiment, the system first extracts appearance, motion, and audio features from a video in order to create video segments corresponding to the extracted features. The video segments are then classified as dynamic or static depending on the appearance-based and motion-based features extracted from each video segment. The classified video segments are then grouped into clusters to eliminate redundant content. Select video segments from each cluster are selected as summary segments, and the summary segments are compiled to form a summary video.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2007Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Francine Chen, Matthew Cooper, John Adcock