Patents by Inventor Paul BLOORE

Paul BLOORE 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).

  • Wildcard color searching
    Patent number: 9262441
    Abstract: A method of extracting the dominant colors from a set of target images and storing those colors in a database is described. A method of comparing colors stored in a database with a set of colors extracted from a query image. Also, a method of comparing colors stored in the database with a set of colors defined by a user using a color picker. The user defined colors may or may not include a wildcard color. The list of matching database images may or may no be filtered using metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: IDÉE INC.
    Inventors: Paul Bloore, Adrian Domsa, Melina Stathopoulos, Michael Jamieson
  • WILDCARD COLOR SEARCHING
    Publication number: 20140334722
    Abstract: A method of extracting the dominant colors from a set of target images and storing those colors in a database is described. A method of comparing colors stored in a database with a set of colors extracted from a query image. Also, a method of comparing colors stored in the database with a set of colors defined by a user using a color picker. The user defined colors may or may not include a wildcard color. The list of matching database images may or may no be filtered using metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Paul BLOORE, Adrian DOMSA, Melina STATHOPOULOS, Michael JAMIESON