Patents by Inventor Phillip Donegan

Phillip Donegan 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: 8798318
    Abstract: Systems and methods for video episode viewing and mining comprise: receiving video data comprising a plurality of frames representing images of one or more objects within a physical area; identifying a plurality of events within the video data, wherein an event represents a movement of an object of interest from a first location in a grid associated with the physical area to a second location in the grid; generating a plurality of event data records reflecting the plurality of events; and determining one or more frequent episodes from the plurality of event data records, wherein an episode comprises a series of events associated with a particular object of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Lavender, Phillip Donegan, Daniel T. Jarvis, Shanmuga-Nathan Gnanasambandam
  • Publication number: 20130182893
    Abstract: Systems and methods for video episode viewing and mining comprise: receiving video data comprising a plurality of frames representing images of one or more objects within a physical area; identifying a plurality of events within the video data, wherein an event represents a movement of an object of interest from a first location in a grid associated with the physical area to a second location in the grid; generating a plurality of event data records reflecting the plurality of events; and determining one or more frequent episodes from the plurality of event data records, wherein an episode comprises a series of events associated with a particular object of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott D. Lavender, Phillip Donegan, Daniel T. Jarvis, Shanmuga-Nathan Gnanasambandam