Patents by Inventor Padraig Michael Furlong

Padraig Michael Furlong 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).

  • Selecting a high valence representative image
    Patent number: 9715731
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a plurality of images is received. The plurality of images are frames of a video file. A user requests for a thumbnail picture representative of the plurality of images. The plurality of images are filtered to obtain a set of images. The filtering can be based on a blurriness of the image, whether an image is near a scene transition, an amount of text depicted in the image, or a color level of the image. Valence scores may be determined for one or more of the images in the set of images. Valence scores are based on determining values of characteristics of an image that can predict user responses to the image. A first image from the set of images is selected based at least in part on the valence score of the first image. The first image is sent for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Desnoyer, Sophie Lebrecht, Sunil Mallya, Deborah Johnson, Padraig Michael Furlong, Michael J. Tarr, Nicholas Paul Dufour, David Henry Lea
  • Selecting a High Valence Representative Image
    Publication number: 20160188997
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a plurality of images is received. The plurality of images are frames of a video file. A user requests for a thumbnail picture representative of the plurality of images. The plurality of images are filtered to obtain a set of images. The filtering can be based on a blurriness of the image, whether an image is near a scene transition, an amount of text depicted in the image, or a color level of the image. Valence scores may be determined for one or more of the images in the set of images. Valence scores are based on determining values of characteristics of an image that can predict user responses to the image. A first image from the set of images is selected based at least in part on the valence score of the first image. The first image is sent for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Desnoyer, Sophie Lebrecht, Sunil Mallya, Deborah Johnson, Padraig Michael Furlong, Michael J. Tarr, Nicholas Paul Dufour, David Henry Lea