Patents by Inventor Natasha Gelfand

Natasha Gelfand 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: 9013592
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for presenting burst images are provided. The apparatus may include a processor that may be configured to receive a plurality of burst images. Each burst image may differ from the other burst images based on a variable parameter. The processor may also be configured to provide for a presentation of a sample burst image. In this regard, the sample burst image may be one of the plurality of burst images. The processor may be further configured to receive a selected location within the presentation of the sample burst image and provide for a presentation of a plurality of burst image fragments associated with each of the plurality of burst images. In this regard, the burst image fragments may be portions of each of the burst images, where the areas of each burst image may be determined based on the selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Levoy, Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Kari Antero Pulli
  • Patent number: 8818024
    Abstract: A method for object tracking is provided. The method may include identifying a first interest point, receiving a video frame, and detecting, via a processor, a second interest point in the video frame using a scale space image pyramid. The method may further include matching the second interest point with the first interest point, and determining a motion estimation based on the matched interest points. Similar apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chao Chen, Natasha Gelfand, Kari Antero Pulli, Duy-Nguyen Ta Huynh
  • Patent number: 8780134
    Abstract: An apparatus includes means for associating a first editing effect with a first editing direction; means for associating a second editing effect with a second editing direction; means for receiving an editing input indicating an input direction and an input length; means for determining an editing degree according to a corresponding length of said input length in an editing direction by extracting a component corresponding to the input in the editing direction; and means for applying said associated editing effect in a degree according to the editing degree to an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chao Chen, Natasha Gelfand, Chia-Kai Liang
  • Patent number: 8768070
    Abstract: A method for providing image modification may include searching an image gallery based on a characteristic of a captured image, determining a correlation between the captured image and a similar image from the image gallery, the similar image sharing the characteristic, and enabling modification of the captured image based on features associated with the similar image that are not visible in the captured image. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Kari Antero Pulli
  • Publication number: 20130300910
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for presenting burst images are provided. The apparatus may include a processor that may be configured to receive a plurality of burst images. Each burst image may differ from the other burst images based on a variable parameter. The processor may also be configured to provide for a presentation of a sample burst image. In this regard, the sample burst image may be one of the plurality of burst images. The processor may be further configured to receive a selected location within the presentation of the sample burst image and provide for a presentation of a plurality of burst image fragments associated with each of the plurality of burst images. In this regard, the burst image fragments may be portions of each of the burst images, where the areas of each burst image may be determined based on the selected location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Marc Levoy, Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Kari Antero Pulli
  • Patent number: 8497920
    Abstract: An apparatus for presenting burst images is provided. The apparatus may include a processor that may be configured to receive a plurality of burst images. Each burst image may differ from the other burst images based on a variable parameter, such as, but not limited to, exposure, focus, and/or time, or to the state of a target, such as the varying facial expression of a person. The processor may also be configured to provide for a presentation of a sample burst image. In this regard, the sample burst image may be one of the plurality of burst images. The processor may be further configured to receive a selected location within the presentation of the sample burst image and provide for a presentation of a plurality of burst image fragments associated with each of the plurality of burst images. In this regard, the burst image fragments may be portions of each of the burst images, where the areas of each burst image may be determined based on the selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Levoy, Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Kari Antero Pulli
  • Publication number: 20110074809
    Abstract: An apparatus includes means for associating a first editing effect with a first editing direction; means for associating a second editing effect with a second editing direction; means for receiving an editing input indicating an input direction and an input length; means for determining an editing degree according to a corresponding length of said input length in an editing direction by extracting a component corresponding to the input in the editing direction; and means for applying said associated editing effect in a degree according to the editing degree to an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chao Chen, Natasha Gelfand, Chia-Kai Liang
  • Publication number: 20110074804
    Abstract: An apparatus includes means for receiving input indicating a selection point; generating a set of paths originating from said selection point; determining an influence value for each point on a path to generate an influence map; and applying said influence map to an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chao Chen, Natasha Gelfand, Chia-Kai Liang
  • Publication number: 20100232643
    Abstract: A method for object tracking is provided. The method may include identifying a first interest point, receiving a video frame, and detecting, via a processor, a second interest point in the video frame using a scale space image pyramid. The method may further include matching the second interest point with the first interest point, and determining a motion estimation based on the matched interest points. Similar apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Wei-Chao Chen, Natasha Gelfand, Kari Antero Pulli, Duy-Nguyen Ta Huynh
  • Publication number: 20090324103
    Abstract: A method for providing image modification may include searching an image gallery based on a characteristic of a captured image, determining a correlation between the captured image and a similar image from the image gallery, the similar image sharing the characteristic, and enabling modification of the captured image based on features associated with the similar image that are not visible in the captured image. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Kari Antero Pulli
  • Publication number: 20090309990
    Abstract: An apparatus for presenting burst images is provided. The apparatus may include a processor that may be configured to receive a plurality of burst images. Each burst image may differ from the other burst images based on a variable parameter, such as, but not limited to, exposure, focus, and/or time, or to the state of a target, such as the varying facial expression of a person. The processor may also be configured to provide for a presentation of a sample burst image. In this regard, the sample burst image may be one of the plurality of burst images. The processor may be further configured to receive a selected location within the presentation of the sample burst image and provide for a presentation of a plurality of burst image fragments associated with each of the plurality of burst images. In this regard, the burst image fragments may be portions of each of the burst images, where the areas of each burst image may be determined based on the selected location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Marc Levoy, Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Kari Antero Pulli
  • Publication number: 20090083237
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a visual search interface may include a processing element configured to receive indications of an image including an object, receive location information indicative of a location associated with a user providing the indications of the image, and enable performance of a visual search based on the location information and features of the image to identify candidate search results by comparing the image to source images stored in association with a location within a predetermined distance from the location associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Natasha Gelfand, Wei-Chao Chen, Radek Grzeszczuk, Yingen Xiong
  • Publication number: 20090083275
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for visually searching feature sets that are organized in a grid-like manner. As such, a feature set associated with a location-based grid area may be received. The location-based grid area may also be associated with the location of a device. After receiving query image features, a visual search may be performed by comparing the query image features with the feature set. The search results are then returned. By conducting the visual search within a feature set that is selected based upon the location of the device, the efficiency of the search can be enhanced and the search may potentially be performed by the device, such as a mobile device, itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Matthias Jacob, Wei-Chao Chen, Jiang Gao, Natasha Gelfand, Radek Grzeszczuk, Kari Pulli, Philipp Schloter, Xianglin Wang, Yingen Xiong
  • Publication number: 20080268876
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer program products which relate to utilizing a camera of a mobile terminal as a user interface for search applications and online services to perform visual searching are provided. The system consists of an apparatus that includes a processor that is configured to capture an image of one or more objects and analyze data of the image to identify an object(s) of the image. The processor is further configured to receive information that is associated with at least one object of the images and display the information that is associated with the image. In this regard, the apparatus is able to simplify access to location based services and improve a user's experience. The processor of the apparatus is configured to combine results of robust visual searches with online information resources to enhance location based services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Natasha Gelfand, Ramakrishna Vedantham, C. Philipp Schloter, Radek Grzeszczuk, Wei-Chao Chen, Suresh Chitturi, Jiang Gao, Markus Kahari, David Murphy, Kari Pulli, Ramin Vatanparast, Yingen Xiong