Patents by Inventor Matthew Adam

Matthew Adam 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING USER HEART RATE USING LIVE CAMERA FEED
    Publication number: 20180085009
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a heart rate of a user using a portable electronic device is provided. The system includes a first camera mounted to the portable electronic device for taking a series of photographs of the user, a memory for storing the series of photographs including the RGB tone colour details of each pixel for each photograph, and a processor for removing the red and blue tones from each image and for measuring the variation in green tone between each image thereby detecting the heart rate of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Aiello, Matthew Adams
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING A HOLOGRAM ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180091672
    Abstract: A system for validating a hologram on a document is provided. The system includes a camera for taking plurality of images of the hologram, a memory for storing the plurality of images, a display for displaying at least one of the images and for instructing a user to rotate the document such that at least two of the images are taken from different hologram viewing angles, and a processor for analysing the characteristics of the hologram in each of the plurality of images and for determining whether any of the characteristics match a predetermined characteristic set for a predetermined hologram type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Aiello, Matthew Adams
  • COMPRESSION BONE SCREW
    Publication number: 20180055551
    Abstract: A compression bone screw and a method of use thereof including a shank having longitudinally opposing first and second shank portions. The first shank portion is externally threaded with a first shank thread. The compression bone screw also including a first element threadingly mounted on the first shank portion by way of a first element internal thread threadingly engaging the first shank thread. The first element is externally threaded with a first element external thread and a second element is integrally formed with and by an enlargement of the second shank portion. The second element is externally threaded with a second element external thread, and the second element external thread and the first element external thread are like-handed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew Adam Yalizis
  • Providing virtual items based on location-based actions
    Patent number: 9895608
    Abstract: A method of providing virtual items based on location-based actions is disclosed. An indication is received of a performance of a location-based action by a player of a computer-implemented game. A virtual item is added to an inventory of a player character of the player of the computer-implemented game based on the receiving of the indication of the performance of the location-based action by the player of the computer-implemented game. The virtual item is usable within the computer-implemented game by the player character of the player of the computer-implemented game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen Auterio, Deniz Ersever, Nathan Arthur Etter, Hardik Kheskani, Serena Lam, Amitt Mahajan, Christopher Joseph Makarsky, Jay Monahan, Donald C. Mosites, Benjamin Mullin, Matthew Adam Ocko, Brian Reynolds, Shantanu Talapatra, Justin Waldron, Ian Wang, Jackson Wang
  • PROVIDING VIRTUAL ITEMS BASED ON LOCATION-BASED ACTIONS
    Publication number: 20180043253
    Abstract: A method of providing virtual items based on location-based action is disclosed. An indication is received of a performance of a location-based action by a player of a computer-implemented game. A virtual item is provided based on the receiving of the indication of the performance of the location-based action by the player of the computer-implemented game. The virtual item may be usable within the computer-implemented game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kathleen Auterio, Deniz Ersever, Nathan Arthur Etter, Hardik Kheskani, Serena Lam, Amitt Mahajan, Christopher Joseph Makarsky, Jay Monahan, Donald C. Mosites, Benjamin Mullin, Matthew Adam Ocko, Brian Reynolds, Shantanu Talapatra, Justin Waldron, Ian Wang, Jackson Wang
  • TOOL FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180014708
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner flexible duct. The flexible duct includes a helical frame and a helical strip. The helical frame includes a plurality of loops arranged about a helical axis and is formed of a rigid material. The helical strip is provided on the helical frame to seal the flexible duct and is formed of pliable material and. At least one loop of the helical frame has one or more projections that extend towards an adjacent loop. The projections limit the flexing of the flexible duct in a direction normal to the helical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Adam TUCKER, Sean VENTRESS
  • TOOL FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180014707
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner flexible duct. The flexible duct includes a helical frame and a helical strip. The helical frame is formed of a rigid material and includes a plurality of loops spaced about a helical axis. The helical strip is formed of pliable material and is provided between the loops of the helical frame to seal the frame. Each loop of the frame includes a central band with at least one wing. The helical strip is secured to the at least one wing such that the exterior surface of the helical strip is flush with the exterior surface of the central band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Adam TUCKER, Sean VENTRESS
  • TOOL FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20180014706
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner flexible duct. The flexible duct includes a helical frame and a helical strip. The helical frame includes a plurality of loops arranged about a helical axis and is formed of a rigid material. The helical strip is provided between the loops to seal the frame and is formed of pliable material. The helical strip has indents on an exterior surface of the duct. The helical strip is secured to the loops such that the interior surface of the helical strip is flush with the interior surface of the loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Adam TUCKER, Sean VENTRESS, Alexander Stuart KNOX
  • Image capture system for property damage assessment
    Patent number: 9846915
    Abstract: A system for capturing property damage images includes an imaging device and a knowledge base of property damage incident types. The knowledge base also includes, for each category, one or more image acquisition parameters that are associated with the category. A processor receives a property damage incident type for a property damage claim that is associated with a property that reportedly experienced an incident, retrieves from the knowledge base one or more image acquisition parameters that are associated with the received incident type, and uses the one or more applicable image acquisition parameters to automatically cause the imaging device to capture digital images of the property using the retrieved one or more image acquisition parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Howe, Valerie J. Raburn, Edgar A. Bernal, Matthew Adam Shreve, Peter Paul, Pramod Sankar Kompalli
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH GESTURE AND/OR AUDIO COMMANDS
    Publication number: 20170357481
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method controls aspects of a surveillance system using gestures and/or voice commands, and comprises: receiving one or both of an operator's skeleton input data and voice input data from a gesture detection camera and a microphone; using a processor, matching one or both of the received skeleton input data with a gesture stored in a database and the received voice input data with a text string stored in the database; matching one or both of the gesture and text string to a corresponding video management program command stored on the database; and transmitting the one or more video management program commands to a video management program of the surveillance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Avigilon Corporation
    Inventors: Uriel Lapidot, Elliot Rushton, Matthew Adam
  • IMAGE SEGMENTATION SYSTEM FOR VERIFICATION OF PROPERTY ROOF DAMAGE
    Publication number: 20170352100
    Abstract: A system segments a set of images of a property to identify a type of damage to the property. The system receives, from an image capturing device, a digital image of a roof or other feature of the property. The system processes the image to identify a set of segments, in which each segment corresponds to a piece of the feature, such as a tab or tooth of a shingle on the roof. The system saves a result of the processing to a data file as a segmented image of the property, and it uses the segmented image to identify a type of damage to the property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Adam Shreve, Edgar A. Bernal, Richard L. Howe
  • IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR VERIFICATION OF PROPERTY ROOF DAMAGE
    Publication number: 20170352099
    Abstract: A system processes a set of images to verify whether the images depict a type of property damage, such as hail damage from a hail storm. The system receives digital images of a roof or other facet of the property that were taken by an image capturing device after the storm event. The system also receives storm data relating to the storm event and claim data related to a property damage claim. The system uses the claim data to process the digital images to automatically identify damage to the roof or other facet. The system then analyzes the storm data to determine whether the damage is consistent with an actual, naturally-occurring storm event, and it generates a report depicting its findings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Richard L. Howe, Edgar A. Bernal, Valerie J. Raburn, Matthew Adam Shreve
  • VISUALIZATION ALIGNMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNING
    Publication number: 20170345209
    Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional virtual representation includes performing a first scan of the physical object while the physical object has a first position. A displayed visualization of the physical object is generated based on the first scan. Aligning input is received that causes increased correspondence between the displayed visualization and a second position of the physical object. A second scan of the physical object is performed while the object is in the second position. Based on the first scan and the second scan, a three-dimensional virtual representation of the physical object is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Adam Simari, Szyman Piotr Stachniak, Vijay Baiyya, Lin Liang
  • FINDING FRIENDS FOR MULTIUSER ONLINE GAMES
    Publication number: 20170319968
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to games and applications in general and in particular to computer-implemented online games, such as online role-playing games, playable by more than one person from more than one location. The game engine can search a player's social network to find friends to play with. These social networks can be constructed implicitly by analyzing a player's game play information and other information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Darren Ryan Craine, Justin Potter Driemeyer, Kevin Thomas Hagan, Jason Samuel McGuirk, Matthew Adam Ocko, Shane Ishmael Sareli, Nicholas John Tornow
  • Method and system for vandalism and/or loitering detection using video
    Patent number: 9802571
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and system to detect a predefined activity, e.g., vandalism, loitering, trespass, etc., associated with a parked vehicle. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method includes capturing video of a parking area and processing the video to detect vandalism and/or loitering with respect to a region of interest associated with the parked vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Adam Shreve, Yao Rong Wang, Robert P. Loce, Michael R. Furst
  • Limiting Transfer of Virtual Currency in a Multiuser Online Game
    Publication number: 20170309129
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for limiting transfer of virtual currency in an online game. One method includes an operation for receiving, at a server, a purchase order for virtual currency from a first player. The purchase order is made with legal currency, and the virtual currency is usable within a computer-implemented gambling game. Further, the method includes operations for using a particular type of virtual currency available in an account of the first player to purchase a virtual item and a beneficiary is selected for crediting the virtual item. Account of the first player is adjusted to reflect the purchase of the virtual item and the account of the beneficiary is updated to credit the virtual item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Arieh Luxton, Matthew Adam Ocko, Mark Jonathan Pincus, Carl Eric Schiermeyer, Stephen Henry Schoettler
  • IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
    Publication number: 20170270612
    Abstract: A system for capturing property damage images includes an imaging device and a knowledge base of property damage incident types. The knowledge base also includes, for each category, one or more image acquisition parameters that are associated with the category. A processor receives a property damage incident type for a property damage claim that is associated with a property that reportedly experienced an incident, retrieves from the knowledge base one or more image acquisition parameters that are associated with the received incident type, and uses the one or more applicable image acquisition parameters to automatically cause the imaging device to capture digital images of the property using the retrieved one or more image acquisition parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Richard L. Howe, Valerie J. Raburn, Edgar A. Bernal, Matthew Adam Shreve, Peter Paul, Pramod Sankar Kompalli
  • INTERACTIVE DISPLAY FOR FACIAL SKIN MONITORING
    Publication number: 20170270348
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for generating an interactive image of facial skin of a user that is displayed via a mobile endpoint device of the user are disclosed. For example, the method includes displaying a guide to position a face of the user, capturing an image of the face of the user, transmitting the image to a facial skin analysis server for analyzing one or more parameters of the facial skin of the user, receiving the interactive image of the face of the user that includes metadata associated with the one or more parameters of the facial skin that were analyzed by the facial skin analysis server, and displaying the interactive image of the face of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen C. Morgana, Raja Bala, Matthew Adam Shreve, Luisa Fernanda Polania Cabrera, Paul Jonathan Matts, Ankur Purwar
  • IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20170270650
    Abstract: A system for assessing a property damage claim uses an imaging device to capture images of a property that has reportedly been damaged by an incident. The system receives a property damage incident type, along with image processing criteria for processing images that are associated with the incident type. The system automatically processes the images according to the image processing criteria to identify one or more characteristics in the images and, based on the identified characteristics, determines whether certain claim processing criteria are satisfied. The claim processing criteria may help the system determine whether the property actually was damaged by the reported incident. The system will generate a command to process the property damage claim only if the system determines that one or more images show that the claim processing criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Richard L. Howe, Valerie J. Raburn, Edgar A. Bernal, Matthew Adam Shreve, Peter Paul, Pramod Sankar Kompalli
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING FACIAL SKIN HEALTH FROM A MOBILE SELFIE IMAGE
    Publication number: 20170270350
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for transmitting an assessment of facial skin health of a customer are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving an image of a customer from a mobile endpoint device of the customer, analyzing one or more parameters of a facial skin of the customer in the image of the customer, determining the assessment of facial skin health of the customer based on the one or more parameters of the facial skin that are analyzed and transmitting the assessment of facial skin health to the mobile endpoint device of the customer to cause the mobile endpoint device to automatically display the assessment of facial skin health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: MARTIN S. MALTZ, Matthew Adam Shreve, Luisa Fernanda Polania Cabrera, Stephen C. Morgana, Raja Bala, Paul Jonathan Matts, Ankur Purwar