Patents by Inventor Paul F. Hough

Paul F. Hough 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: 9990309
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for determining, at runtime, one or more deviations of a peripheral device from a common interface based on one or more configuration files and translating one or more communications between the peripheral device and an application in accordance with the one or more deviations. In one example, a level of quality of a product dispensed by a system containing the peripheral device may be determined based on the communications. Moreover, a failure of the system may be predicted based on the communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul F. Hough, Bradut Vrabete, Eric R. Auzas
  • Patent number: 9852324
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with infrared image based facial analysis are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more processors and facial analysis circuitry to be operated by the one or more processors. The facial analysis circuitry may receive an infrared image of a subject from an infrared capture device and may identify a plurality of analysis regions of the infrared image, wherein the plurality of analysis regions correspond to portions of a face of the subject. The facial analysis circuitry may further determine respective mean temperatures of the plurality of analysis regions and determine a skin tone of the subject based, at least in part, on the respective mean temperatures of the plurality of analysis regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Paul F. Hough
  • Publication number: 20170161548
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with infrared image based facial analysis are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more processors and facial analysis circuitry to be operated by the one or more processors. The facial analysis circuitry may receive an infrared image of a subject from an infrared capture device and may identify a plurality of analysis regions of the infrared image, wherein the plurality of analysis regions correspond to portions of a face of the subject. The facial analysis circuitry may further determine respective mean temperatures of the plurality of analysis regions and determine a skin tone of the subject based, at least in part, on the respective mean temperatures of the plurality of analysis regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Paul F. Hough
  • Publication number: 20170116137
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for determining, at runtime, one or more deviations of a peripheral device from a common interface based on one or more configuration files and translating one or more communications between the peripheral device and an application in accordance with the one or more deviations. In one example, a level of quality of a product dispensed by a system containing the peripheral device may be determined based on the communications. Moreover, a failure of the system may be predicted based on the communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Paul F. Hough, Bradut Vrabete, Eric R. Auzas