Patents by Inventor Konstantinos Skarakis

Konstantinos Skarakis 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: 10516916
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable image contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis
  • Publication number: 20190297382
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable image contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis
  • Patent number: 10368129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable age contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis
  • Publication number: 20170034580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable age contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis
  • Patent number: 9501702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable image contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis
  • Publication number: 20150030314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing video data, a device (102) and a computer program product for implementing said method, and a data construct including video data processed by said method. The method processes unprocessed video data into processed video data, said unprocessed video data being provided by picking up (112) sequential images of a situation or scene (100), and includes the steps of: applying a motion and gesture recognition technology (114) in real time to said situation or scene; identifying undesirable image contents contained in said unprocessed video data, based on a result of said motion and gesture recognition, said undesirable image contents preferably including inappropriate body expression (128-132) such as obscene gestures or indecent exposures, and providing content information relating to any identified undesirable image contents; and using said content information to produce said processed video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Konstantinos Skarakis