Patents by Inventor Julie Warpool

Julie Warpool 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: 10963749
    Abstract: Example embodiments of automatic vehicle imaging systems may include cameras configured to capture images and/or video. Cameras may be coupled to booms and/or unmanned vehicles, such as unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. Example methods may include determining a camera path for a vehicle, wherein the camera path is a path to be followed by a camera while the camera captures images or video of the vehicle, positioning the camera at the starting position, and capturing a first image or video segment of the vehicle using the camera. The example method may include associating the first image or video segment with a first description, moving the camera to a second position along the camera path, capturing a second image or video segment of the vehicle, and associating the second image or video segment with a second description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: COX AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
    Inventors: James Lee Corby, Jr., Julie Warpool, John Hensman, Josh Agee
  • Publication number: 20160173740
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatic vehicle imaging. Example embodiments may include cameras configured to capture images and/or video. Cameras may be coupled to booms and/or unmanned vehicles, such as unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. Example methods may include determining a camera path for a vehicle, wherein the camera path is a path to be followed by a camera while the camera captures images or video of the vehicle, positioning the camera at the starting position, and capturing a first image or video segment of the vehicle using the camera. The example method may include associating the first image or video segment with a first description, moving the camera to a second position along the camera path, capturing a second image or video segment of the vehicle, and associating the second image or video segment with a second description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: J.R. Corby, Julie Warpool, John Hensman, Josh Agee