Patents by Inventor Phil Elwell

Phil Elwell 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).

  • Method And System For Determining How To Handle Processing Of An Image Based On Motion
    Publication number: 20130293461
    Abstract: A mobile multimedia device may be operable to initiate capture of a series of image samples of a scene, where the scene may comprise one or more objects that may be identifiable by the mobile multimedia device. An image for the scene may be determined by the mobile multimedia device utilizing the captured image samples based on motion associated with the identifiable objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Phil Elwell, Naushirwan Patuck, Benjamin Sewell, David Plowman
  • Method and system for determining how to handle processing of an image based on motion
    Patent number: 8503722
    Abstract: A mobile multimedia device may be operable to initiate capture of a series of image samples of a scene, where the scene may comprise one or more objects that may be identifiable by the mobile multimedia device. An image for the scene may be determined by the mobile multimedia device utilizing the captured image samples based on motion associated with the identifiable objects. As soon as the image for the scene has been determined, the capture of the series of image samples may be terminated. The image may be determined when the amount of motion associated with the identifiable objects is below a particular threshold value. The identifiable objects may comprise one or more faces. The motion may be due to a gesture such as a wink or a smile received from one or more of the faces. The image may be determined when the gesture is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Phil Elwell, Naushirwan Patuck, Benjamin Sewell, David Plowman
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HOW TO HANDLE PROCESSING OF AN IMAGE BASED ON MOTION
    Publication number: 20110242344
    Abstract: A mobile multimedia device may be operable to initiate capture of a series of image samples of a scene, where the scene may comprise one or more objects that may be identifiable by the mobile multimedia device. An image for the scene may be determined by the mobile multimedia device utilizing the captured image samples based on motion associated with the identifiable objects. As soon as the image for the scene has been determined, the capture of the series of image samples may be terminated. The image may be determined when the amount of motion associated with the identifiable objects is below a particular threshold value. The identifiable objects may comprise one or more faces. The motion may be due to a gesture such as a wink or a smile received from one or more of the faces. The image may be determined when the gesture is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Phil Elwell, Naushirwan Patuck, Benjamin Sewell, David Plowman