Patents by Inventor Manlio Armando Lo Conte

Manlio Armando Lo Conte 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: 11393208
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a playback of video data and generation of a video summary. For example, annotation data may be generated for individual video frames included in the video data to indicate content present in the individual video frames, such as faces, objects, pets, speech or the like. A video summary may be determined by calculating a priority metric for individual video frames based on the annotation data. In response to input indicating a face and a period of time, a video summary can be generated including video segments focused on the face within the period of time. The video summary may be directed to multiple faces and/or objects based on the annotation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eugene Pearson, Dynin Hong Khem, Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, William Christopher Banta, Kevin Michael Gordon, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Publication number: 20190303683
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a playback of video data and generation of a video summary. For example, annotation data may be generated for individual video frames included in the video data to indicate content present in the individual video frames, such as faces, objects, pets, speech or the like. A video summary may be determined by calculating a priority metric for individual video frames based on the annotation data. In response to input indicating a face and a period of time, a video summary can be generated including video segments focused on the face within the period of time. The video summary may be directed to multiple faces and/or objects based on the annotation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Eugene Pearson, Dynin Hong Khem, Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, William Christopher Banta, Kevin Michael Gordon, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Patent number: 10275654
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a short video summary from video data. For example, the system may receive input video data including video clips and may select snippets from each video clip to include in the short video summary. To select a snippet, the system may calculate a priority metric for individual frames in a video clip, may generate a priority metric graph for the video clip and may select a portion of the video clip associated with a peak of the priority metric graph. Thus, the snippets may include a short duration of time (e.g., 1-4 seconds) corresponding to the peak of the priority metric graph. The system may reorder the snippets based on characteristics of content represented in the snippet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, Matthew Alan Townsend, Manlio Armando Lo Conte, Mark Eugene Pearson
  • Patent number: 10169659
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a playback of video data and generation of a video summary. For example, annotation data may be generated for individual video frames included in the video data to indicate content present in the individual video frames, such as faces, objects, pets, speech or the like. A video summary may be determined by calculating a priority metric for individual video frames based on the annotation data. In response to input indicating a face and a period of time, a video summary can be generated including video segments focused on the face within the period of time. The video summary may be directed to multiple faces and/or objects based on the annotation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eugene Pearson, Dynin Hong Khem, Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, William Christopher Banta, Kevin Michael Gordon, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Patent number: 9934823
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a display of panoramic video data by including an angle indicator as a visual representation of a direction of a displayed portion of the panoramic video data relative to a reference location. For example, the angle indicator may illustrate an angle of the displayed portion of the video data relative to a front of the video capture device, using 360 degrees, and the user of the device may specify a desired angle and/or desired portion of the video data to display. In addition, the device may generate video tags including angle information based on the user input. For example, the device may determine the desired angle and/or desired portion of the video data to display and may generate a video tag associating the angle with a timestamp and/or video frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, Robert James Hanson, Mark Eugene Pearson, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Patent number: 9824723
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a display of panoramic video data by including a first angle indicator, as a visual representation of a direction of a displayed portion of the panoramic video data relative to a reference location, along with a second angle indicator indicating an object of interest. The second angle indicator may display a fixed angle or a recommended angle to improve navigation within the panoramic video data. The fixed angle may be determined by the user or the device and may remain stationary during playback of the panoramic video data, allowing the user to switch between directional views without panning. The recommended angle may be determined based on a location of a tracked object, allowing the user to display the tracked object without panning. The second angle indicator may be represented by an icon illustrating the object of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, Robert James Hanson, Mark Eugene Pearson, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Patent number: 9721165
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a short video summary from video data. For example, the system may receive input video data including video clips and may select snippets from each video clip to include in the short video summary. To select a snippet, the system may calculate a priority metric for individual frames in a video clip, may generate a priority metric graph for the video clip and may select a portion of the video clip associated with a peak of the priority metric graph. Thus, the snippets may include a short duration of time (e.g., 1-4 seconds) corresponding to the peak of the priority metric graph. The system may reorder the snippets based on characteristics of content represented in the snippet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, Matthew Alan Townsend, Manlio Armando Lo Conte, Mark Eugene Pearson
  • Patent number: 8108795
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for visualizing information, e.g., information regarding a sporting event. The method may comprise identifying an event type and generating a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons arranged in a button hierarchy. A first level of the button hierarchy comprising one or more first level buttons is displayed with a lens further displayed on a given one of the one or more first level buttons, the lens operative to present first level data for the given first level button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Urrabazo, Kumiko T. Toft, Eric Lin, John La, Sushant Kumar, Eric Del Balso, Michael Mills, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Publication number: 20080066011
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for visualizing information, e.g., information regarding a sporting event. The method may comprise identifying an event type and generating a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons arranged in a button hierarchy. A first level of the button hierarchy comprising one or more first level buttons is displayed with a lens further displayed on a given one of the one or more first level buttons, the lens operative to present first level data for the given first level button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Roger Urrabazo, Kumiko T. Toft, Eric Lin, John La, Sushant Kumar, Eric Del Balso, Michael Mills, Manlio Armando Lo Conte