Patents by Inventor Richard A. Berthiaume

Richard A. Berthiaume 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).

  • Text and imagery spatial correlator
    Patent number: 7117192
    Abstract: A text and imagery spatial correlator automatically relates the geographic locations where events referenced in text occur to those same geographic locations appearing in imagery. In the preferred embodiment, the system deploys adaptable, context-sensitive agents for the automatic interpretation of text, and the application of those agents to classify and geolocate textual references. The results are integrated with similar spatial references from imagery in a common data model, accessible by both spatial and non-spatial data correlation. The unique combination of elements enables the system to automatically develop spatial relationships between text and imagery. Although the invention finds utility in numerous applications, the system and method are particularly useful in correlating remote sensor imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Veridian ERIM International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Waltz, Richard A. Berthiaume
  • Text and imagery spatial correlator
    Publication number: 20020178134
    Abstract: A text and imagery spatial correlator automatically relates the geographic locations where events referenced in text occur to those same geographic locations appearing in imagery. In the preferred embodiment, the system deploys adaptable, context-sensitive agents for the automatic interpretation of text, and the application of those agents to classify and geolocate textual references. The results are integrated with similar spatial references from imagery in a common data model, accessible by both spatial and non-spatial data correlation. The unique combination of elements enables the system to automatically develop spatial relationships between text and imagery. Although the invention finds utility in numerous applications, the system and method are particularly useful in correlating remote sensor imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Edward Waltz, Richard A. Berthiaume