Patents by Inventor Michael L. Harville
Michael L. Harville 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).
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Publication number: 20160379366Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for aligning three-dimensional point clouds that each includes data representing at least a portion of an area-of-interest. The area-of-interest is divided into multiple regions, each region having a closed-loop structure defined by a plurality of border segments, each border segment including a plurality of fragments. Point clouds representing the fragments that make up each closed-loop region are aligned with one another in a parallelized manner, for instance, utilizing a Simultaneous Generalized Iterative Closest Point (SGICP) technique, to create aligned point cloud regions. Aligned point cloud regions sharing a common border segment portion are aligned with one another to create a single, consistent, aligned point cloud having data that accurately represents the area-of-interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: CHINTAN ANIL SHAH, JEROME FRANCOIS BERCLAZ, MICHAEL L. HARVILLE, YASUYUKI MATSUSHITA, TAKAAKI SHIRATORI, TAOYU LI, TAEHUN YOON, STEPHEN EDWARD SHILLER, TIMO P. PYLVAENAEINEN
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Publication number: 20160026707Abstract: A method for clustering a set of web search results is disclosed. A first signature is compared based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a first web search result with a second signature based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a second web search result. The first web search result is clustered with the second web search result based at least in part on the comparison of the first signature with the second signature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Edwin Seng Eng Ong, Aleksandra R. Vikati, Michael L. Harville, Kyle C. Maxwell, Andrew S. Cantino
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Patent number: 9098585Abstract: A method for clustering a set of web search results is disclosed. A first signature is compared based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a first web search result with a second signature based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a second web search result. The first web search result is clustered with the second web search result based at least in part on the comparison of the first signature with the second signature.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: CastTV Inc.Inventors: Edwin Seng Eng Ong, Aleksandra R. Vikati, Michael L. Harville, Kyle C. Maxwell, Andrew S. Cantino
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Patent number: 8995820Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville
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Patent number: 8724967Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville
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Publication number: 20140126887Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Interval Licensing LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville
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Patent number: 8630536Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville
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Publication number: 20130066856Abstract: A method for clustering a set of web search results is disclosed. A first signature is compared based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a first web search result with a second signature based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a second web search result. The first web search result is clustered with the second web search result based at least in part on the comparison of the first signature with the second signature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: CastTV Inc.Inventors: Edwin Seng Eng Ong, Aleksandra R. Vikati, Michael L. Harville, Kyle C. Maxwell, Andrew S. Cantino
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Publication number: 20130014157Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Interval Licensing LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville
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Patent number: 8285718Abstract: A method for clustering a set of web search results is disclosed. A first signature is compared based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a first web search result with a second signature based at least in part on an analysis of multimedia content associated with a second web search result. The first web search result is clustered with the second web search result based at least in part on the comparison of the first signature with the second signature.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: CastTV Inc.Inventors: Edwin Seng Eng Ong, Aleksandra R. Vikati, Michael L. Harville, Kyle C. Maxwell, Andrew S. Cantino
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Publication number: 20100281499Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventor: Michael L. Harville
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Patent number: 7778519Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville
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Publication number: 20080120592Abstract: A method is described herein for providing a middleware framework in a multiprocessing environment having multiple processing units for developing a desired application. The method includes: receiving a selection of a plurality of task modules for developing the desired application; receiving connections between the selected task modules to form the desired application; receiving an input of a plurality of execution threads for processing through the formed application; and providing automatic global scheduling over the entire middleware framework of the plurality of execution threads by at least a) providing a job list of at least one job for execution by at least one of the plurality of execution threads, each of the at least one job is a processing of one or more data objects by an associated one of the selected task modules, and b) automatically scheduling an execution of each job in the job list by one of the plurality of execution threads based on at least one predetermined policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Donald O. Tanguay, Daniel G. gelb, Michael L. Harville
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Patent number: 6993245Abstract: Identification of starting and ending times of commercial breaks and commercials within those commercial breaks found in audiovisual content is disclosed. A solution to a “batch optimization” problem is used in which commercial locations within a set of audiovisual content are detected as a group by choosing a set of commercial locations which optimizes a cost function which can include considerations of, for example, 1) one or more cues, 2) relative locations of commercials within the audiovisual content, and/or 3) probability models based on statistics obtained regarding characteristics of typical commercial and commercial breaks. Optimization can be done over the total set of commercial location decisions, rather than on a per-commercial basis. Additionally, the cost function can be iteratively evaluated and many more types of cues and combinations of cues can be used in detection of commercials.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2000Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Vulcan Patents LLCInventor: Michael L. Harville