Patents by Inventor Jonathan Wills

Jonathan Wills 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).

  • Patent number: 11508154
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Publication number: 20210326598
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Patent number: 11062143
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Patent number: 10923154
    Abstract: A system and/or method configured to determine highlight segments. Content files that define content in a content segment set may be obtained. A highlight segment set may be determined from the content segment set. Determining the highlight segment set may include iterating (a)-(c) for multiple iterations. At (a), individual content segments included in the content segment set may be selected as a selected content segment for inclusion in the highlight segment set. At, (b) diversity scores for content segments that are (i) included in the content segment set and (ii) not yet selected for inclusion in the highlight segment set may be determined. At (c), one or more of the content segments may be disqualified for inclusion in the highlight segment set for future iterations based on the diversity scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse, Jonathan Wills
  • Patent number: 10726272
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Go Pro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Publication number: 20200234054
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Publication number: 20200234734
    Abstract: A system and/or method configured to determine highlight segments. Content files that define content in a content segment set may be obtained. A highlight segment set may be determined from the content segment set. Determining the highlight segment set may include iterating (a)-(c) for multiple iterations. At (a), individual content segments included in the content segment set may be selected as a selected content segment for inclusion in the highlight segment set. At, (b) diversity scores for content segments that are (i) included in the content segment set and (ii) not yet selected for inclusion in the highlight segment set may be determined. At (c), one or more of the content segments may be disqualified for inclusion in the highlight segment set for future iterations based on the diversity scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse, Jonathan Wills
  • Patent number: 10643661
    Abstract: A system and/or method configured to determine highlight segments. Content files that define content in a content segment set may be obtained. A highlight segment set may be determined from the content segment set. Determining the highlight segment set may include iterating (a)-(c) for multiple iterations. At (a), individual content segments included in the content segment set may be selected as a selected content segment for inclusion in the highlight segment set. At, (b) diversity scores for content segments that are (i) included in the content segment set and (ii) not yet selected for inclusion in the highlight segment set may be determined. At (c), one or more of the content segments may be disqualified for inclusion in the highlight segment set for future iterations based on the diversity scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse, Jonathan Wills
  • Publication number: 20190272194
    Abstract: A first command may be received from a client computing platform. The first command may include proxy visual content. The proxy visual content may represent visual content stored on the client computing platform. An identifier may be associated with the proxy visual content. The identifier may be transmitted to the client computing platform. The identifier may be associated with the visual content stored on the client computing platform. Edits to the visual content based upon the proxy visual content may be determined at a remote computing platform. Instructions may be transmitted from the remote computing platform to the client computing platform. The instructions may include the identifier. The instructions may be configured to cause the client computing platform to process the edits on the visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse
  • Patent number: 10402698
    Abstract: Video information defining video content may be accessed. The video content may have a progress length and include a capture of an activity and a sub-activity at one or more moments in the progress length. Portions of the video content may be associated individually with values of an interest metric such that the values of the interest metric as a function of progress through the video content form an interest curve for the video content. The activity and the sub-activity captured within the video content may be identified. An activity metric modifier for the interest curve at the one or more moments in the progress length may be determined based on the identification of the activity and the identification of the sub-activity. The interest curve may be modified at the one or more moments based on the activity metric modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Jonathan Wills
  • Patent number: 10338955
    Abstract: A first command may be received from a client computing platform. The first command may include proxy visual content. The proxy visual content may represent visual content stored on the client computing platform. An identifier may be associated with the proxy visual content. The identifier may be transmitted to the client computing platform. The identifier may be associated with the visual content stored on the client computing platform. Edits to the visual content based upon the proxy visual content may be determined at a remote computing platform. Instructions may be transmitted from the remote computing platform to the client computing platform. The instructions may include the identifier. The instructions may be configured to cause the client computing platform to process the edits on the visual content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse
  • Patent number: 10282632
    Abstract: A system and/or method configured to determine a sample frame order for analyzing a video. The video may have multiple frames ordered in a sequence from a beginning to an end. A first sample frame order for analyzing the video may be determined. Determining the first sample frame order may include determining an initial frame for a first iteration, and determining secondary frames for a second iteration. Determining the initial frame and the secondary frames may be based on a function of frame position in the sequence of frames. The initial frame may be associated with a first sample position, and the secondary frames may be associated with secondary sample positions in the sample frame order. A first feature of the video may be determined based on an analysis of the frames in the video performed on the frames in the first sample frame order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik
  • Patent number: 10268898
    Abstract: System and/or method configured to determine a sample frame order for analyzing a video. The video may have multiple frames ordered in a sequence from a beginning to an end. Segments of the video may be determined based on an analysis of the frames of the video. A first sample frame order for analyzing the video may be determined based on multiple iterations performed on individual ones of the segments of the video. Determining the first sample frame order may include determining initial frames for a first iteration, and determining secondary frames for a second iteration based on a function of frame position in the sequence of frames. The initial frames and the secondary frames may be associated with sample positions in the sample frame order. A first feature of the video may be determined based on an analysis of the frames performed in the first sample frame order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik
  • Publication number: 20180308519
    Abstract: A system and/or method configured to determine highlight segments. Content files that define content in a content segment set may be obtained. A highlight segment set may be determined from the content segment set. Determining the highlight segment set may include iterating (a)-(c) for multiple iterations. At (a), individual content segments included in the content segment set may be selected as a selected content segment for inclusion in the highlight segment set. At, (b) diversity scores for content segments that are (i) included in the content segment set and (ii) not yet selected for inclusion in the highlight segment set may be determined. At (c), one or more of the content segments may be disqualified for inclusion in the highlight segment set for future iterations based on the diversity scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse, Jonathan Wills
  • Publication number: 20180247130
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Patent number: 10002641
    Abstract: A system and/or method configured to determine highlight segment sets. Content files that define content in content segment sets may be obtained. Individual highlight segment sets of content segments may be determined from the content segment sets. Determining a first highlight segment set of content segments included in the first content segment may include iterating (a)-(c) for multiple iterations. At (a), individual content segments included in the first content segment set may be selected as a selected content segment for inclusion in the first highlight segment set. At, (b) diversity scores for content segments that are (i) included in the first content segment set and (ii) not yet selected for inclusion in the first highlight segment set may be determined. At (c), one or more of the content segments may be disqualified for inclusion in the first highlight segment set for future iterations based on the diversity scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse, Jonathan Wills
  • Patent number: 9953224
    Abstract: Systems and method of generating video summaries are presented herein. Information defining a video may be obtained. The video may include a set of frame images. Parameter values for parameters of individual frame images of the video may be determined. Interest weights for the frame images may be determined. An interest curve for the video that characterizes the video by interest weights as a function of progress through the set of frame images may be generated. One or more curve attributes of the interest curve may be identified and one or more interest curve values of the interest curve that correspond to individual curve attributes may be determined. Interest curve values of the interest curve may be compared to threshold curve values. A subset of frame images of the video to include within a video summary of the video may be identified based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Brian Schunck
  • Patent number: 9953679
    Abstract: Images may be extracted from a video. The images may be grouped into image groups. Numbers and types of classified visuals within the images may be detected. Individual types of classified visuals may correspond to individual classification weights. Image classification weights for the images may be determined based on the numbers and the types of classified visuals and the individual classification weights. Interest weights for the images may be determined based on the image classification weights and the sizes of the image groups to which the individual images belong. An interest curve may be generated based on the interest weights. A retime curve may be generated based on the interest curve. Time lapse images to be included in the time lapse video may be determined based on the images and the retime curve. The time lapse video may be generated based on the time lapse images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Tse, Desmond Chik, Jonathan Wills, Mahlet Getachew, Rajvikram Singh
  • Patent number: 9639560
    Abstract: A first command may be received from a client computing platform. The first command may include a proxy image. The proxy image may represent an image stored on the client computing platform. An identifier may be associated with the proxy image. The identifier may be transmitted to the client computing platform. The identifier may be associated with the image stored on the client computing platform. Edits to the image based upon the proxy image may be determined at a remote computing platform. Instructions may be transmitted from the remote computing platform to the client computing platform. The instructions may include the identifier. The instructions may be configured to cause the client computing platform to process the edits on the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Wills, Desmond Chik, Daniel Tse
  • Publication number: 20140372903
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a hit test thread which is separate from the main thread, e.g. the user interface thread, is utilized for hit testing on web content. Using a separate thread for hit testing can allow targets to be quickly ascertained. In cases where the appropriate response is handled by a separate thread, such as a manipulation thread that can be used for touch manipulations such as panning and pinch zooming, manipulation can occur without blocking on the main thread. This results in the response time that is consistently quick even on low-end hardware over a variety of scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Allen Rakow, Krishnan Menon, Michael J. Ens, Jonathan Wills