Patents by Inventor Maris Jacob Ensing

Maris Jacob Ensing 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).

  • Publication number: 20250231984
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20250119610
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing media content to supplement an exhibit from an image of an audience for the exhibit include an image capture device proximate the exhibit that captures an image of the audience that includes the faces of audience members. A facial recognition process is used to identify each audience member, and certain audience characteristics are determined from the captured image. Stored information about the identified audience members and/or the audience characteristic information are used to determine the media content to provide to a playback device for playback while the exhibit is viewed by the audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 12271418
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 12273589
    Abstract: A system for providing customized content includes a recognition device. A media transmission device is in communication with a recognition device and a media delivery device. The media transmission device is in communication with a processor and a memory storing computer instructions configured to instruct the processor to receive a primary media presentation including primary media content for a point of interest of a venue. The media transmission device generates a secondary media presentation including secondary media content for the user based on identified user preferences for the user. The media transmission device generates a custom media presentation including custom media content for the user based on the identified user preferences. The media transmission device transmits the primary media presentation, the secondary media presentation, or the custom media presentation and presents the primary media content, the secondary media content, or the custom media content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 12170806
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing media content to supplement an exhibit from an image of an audience for the exhibit include an image capture device proximate the exhibit that captures an image of the audience that includes the faces of audience members. A facial recognition process is used to identify each audience member, and certain audience characteristics are determined from the captured image. Stored information about the identified audience members and/or the audience characteristic information are used to determine the media content to provide to a playback device for playback while the exhibit is viewed by the audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20240406501
    Abstract: A system for providing customized content includes a recognition device. A media transmission device is in communication with a recognition device and a media delivery device. The media transmission device is in communication with a processor and a memory storing computer instructions configured to instruct the processor to receive a primary media presentation including primary media content for a point of interest of a venue. The media transmission device generates a secondary media presentation including secondary media content for the user based on identified user preferences for the user. The media transmission device generates a custom media presentation including custom media content for the user based on the identified user preferences. The media transmission device transmits the primary media presentation, the secondary media presentation, or the custom media presentation and presents the primary media content, the secondary media content, or the custom media content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20240386667
    Abstract: A handheld personalized device for providing customized content includes a recognition device including a scanner configured to identify a user and the presence of the user at a venue. The venue includes at least one point of interest. The device includes a processor and at least one memory in communication with the processor. The device includes a virtual docent system in communication with the processor and the memory. The memory stores computer instructions configured to instruct the processor to instruct the virtual docent system to generate custom content for the point(s) of interest in the venue. The virtual docent system is configured to generate an avatar to present the custom content to the user. The device includes a transmitter in communication with the virtual docent system. The transmitter is configured to generate a visual representation of the virtual docent viewable by the user to display the custom content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20240386065
    Abstract: A system for providing customized content includes a device including a digital camera and a computer. An area layout for a venue is received including a number of points of interest and an image of the venue is captured. The image(s) of the venue includes at least one potential point of interest. A location of the user in the venue is identified based on the image(s) of the venue. A particular point of interest for the user is identified based on the location of the user in the venue. A body of knowledge for the particular point of interest is compiled. User preferences for the user are identified and custom content for the user is generated based on the compiled body of knowledge for the particular point of interest and the identified user preferences for the user. The custom content is presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20240330359
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 12032624
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 11838587
    Abstract: A system for providing customized content includes a recognition device. A media transmission device is in communication with a recognition device and a media delivery device. The media transmission device is in communication with a processor and a memory storing computer instructions configured to instruct the processor to receive a primary media presentation including primary media content for a point of interest of a venue. The media transmission device generates a secondary media presentation including secondary media content for the user based on identified user preferences for the user. The media transmission device generates a custom media presentation including custom media content for the user based on the identified user preferences. The media transmission device transmits the primary media presentation, the secondary media presentation, or the custom media presentation and presents the primary media content, the secondary media content, or the custom media content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20230367805
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 11748398
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20230214419
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 11615134
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20220345768
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing media content to supplement an exhibit from an image of an audience for the exhibit include an image capture device proximate the exhibit that captures an image of the audience that includes the faces of audience members. A facial recognition process is used to identify each audience member, and certain audience characteristics are determined from the captured image. Stored information about the identified audience members and/or the audience characteristic information are used to determine the media content to provide to a playback device for playback while the exhibit is viewed by the audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 11157548
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system can analyze the image to recognize an image fingerprint, such as a facial feature or a license plate. Some image fingerprints can be correlated with one another; for example, a person's face can be correlated with a car license plate. The system then correlates image fingerprints with attributes, which could be used to select media content that is specialized for those attributes. The system can also collect correlative information to enhance the attribute and image fingerprint capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20210294837
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system may analyze the image to recognize a visual identifier for each entity in the image, each of which may have one or more group identifiers. The system may aggregate the group identifiers to identify the number of each group in the audience area and select media content to display to the audience based on the aggregate numbers of each group identified in the audience area. The system may also derive time restrictions for groups identified in the audience area to help optimize how groups traverse through one or more areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Publication number: 20210042347
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system can analyze the image to recognize an image fingerprint, such as a facial feature or a license plate. Some image fingerprints can be correlated with one another; for example, a person's face can be correlated with a car license plate. The system then correlates image fingerprints with attributes, which could be used to select media content that is specialized for those attributes. The system can also collect correlative information to enhance the attribute and image fingerprint capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing
  • Patent number: 10831817
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating targeted media content capture an image from an image capture device. The system can analyze the image to recognize an image fingerprint, such as a facial feature or a license plate. Some image fingerprints can be correlated with one another, for example a person's face can be correlated with a car license plate. The system then correlates image fingerprints with attributes, which could be used to select media content that is specialized for those attributes. The system can also collect correlative information to enhance the attribute and image fingerprint capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Maris Jacob Ensing