Patents by Inventor Mark J. Abel

Mark J. Abel 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: 10275659
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for computer vision and sensor assisted contamination tracking are described herein. It may be identified that a food item has moved to a monitored area using computer vision. Sensor readings may be obtained from a sensor array. A contamination of the food item may be determined using the sensor readings. The contamination of the food item may be associated with a contamination area in the monitored area using the computer vision. A notification may be output for display in the contamination area indicating the contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Meng Shi, Carl S. Marshall, Glen J. Anderson, Selvakumar Paneer, Anthony G Lamarca, Mark J. Abel, Giuseppe Raffa
  • Publication number: 20180285649
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for computer vision and sensor assisted contamination tracking are described herein. It may be identified that a food item has moved to a monitored area using computer vision. Sensor readings may be obtained from a sensor array. A contamination of the food item may be determined using the sensor readings. The contamination of the food item may be associated with a contamination area in the monitored area using the computer vision. A notification may be output for display in the contamination area indicating the contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Meng Shi, Carl S. Marshall, Glen J. Anderson, Selvakumar Panneer, Anthony G. Lamarca, Mark J. Abel, Giuseppe Raffa
  • Patent number: 4987492
    Abstract: Switch connections in a communication network are represented and displayed to a user, enabling the user to provide switch request signals based on the state of the connections. The representation is presented on the display of a workstation, and the user provides a sequence of switch request signals with the workstation's keyboard and mouse. A control procedure executed by the workstation generates a sequence of switch control signals based on the switch request signals. The switch control signals are provided to a switching server that converts them into commands to a switch that, in turn, switches connections between communication devices, such as cameras, monitors and microphones. These devices are positioned in groups, each group with one of the workstations. The representation may include a separate display feature representing each group, each group's display feature being at a separate location. Connections may be represented by lines between the groups that are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventors: Robert A. Stults, Steven R. Harrison, Thomas E. Merrow, Jane J. Laursen, George O. Goodman, Jay Trow, Mark J. Abel
  • Patent number: 4633467
    Abstract: A method of identifying faulty units in a computer-controlled system. The system units generate error reports in response to the detection of error conditions. When an error report is received, an initial list is generated containing probable fault weights for each of the system units based on the type of the error report. The probable fault weights are prespecified based on a logical analysis of the fault modes and error propagation paths in the system. A history list of fault weights is first aged and then combined with the initial list to generate a resultant list. The resultant list becomes the new history list. The resultant list is then masked by the initial list to form a selection list from which a most probable fault unit is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Mark J. Abel, Chi L. Kwan, Philip V. Polli, Michael T. Veach