Patents by Inventor Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor 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).

  • Sending interim notifications for namespace operations for a distributed filesystem
    Patent number: 10291705
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for sending interim notifications to clients of a distributed filesystem. Two or more cloud controllers collectively manage distributed filesystem data that is stored in one or more cloud storage systems; the cloud controllers ensure data consistency for the stored data, and each cloud controller caches portions of the distributed filesystem. During operation, a cloud controller receives a client request to perform a namespace operation upon a filesystem object. The cloud controller determines that it will need to contact at least one of another peer cloud controller or a cloud storage system to service the request, and sends an interim notification to the client to notify the client that the request is pending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: PANZURA, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Hyuntae Jung, Shishir Mondal, John Richard Taylor, Yun Lin
  • Detection of an object in a distorted image
    Patent number: 10255507
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an object in a distorted image. The method comprises detecting a location of a first part of the object on the distorted image; determining a corresponding location of the first part of the object on an undistorted image plane corresponding to the distorted image based on a plurality of calibration parameters; predicting a location of a second part of the object on the undistorted image plane based on the determined location of the first part on the undistorted image plane; determining a corresponding location of the second part of the object on the distorted image based on the predicted location of the second part of the object on the undistorted image plane and the calibration parameters; and determining the object based on the detected location of the first part of the object and the determined location of the second part in the distorted image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Geoffrey Richard Taylor
  • Method, system and apparatus for processing an image
    Patent number: 10255512
    Abstract: A method of determining a vertical medial axis of an object in an input image, is disclosed. A measure of horizontal symmetry is determined for each pixel of the image. First and second vertical bounds within the image are determined. A continuous path between the first and second vertical bounds is determined based on the horizontal symmetry measure, the continuous path representing the vertical medial axis of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Quang Tuan Pham, Geoffrey Richard Taylor
  • FORMULA DELIVERY APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20190098975
    Abstract: A formula delivery appliance can be used for treatment of the hair and scalp, such as an appliance used to color hair. The appliance may include a consumable assembly incorporating various components of the hair and scalp treatment appliance, a portion of which may be consumed and then replaced by a user. In this regard, the consumable assembly may include one or more formulation delivery packets, nozzles, manifold chambers, distribution protrusions, and the like. The hair treatment appliance may also include a rotatable coupling having a driven gear and a drive gear, where the driven gear may selectively engage the drive gear. In another aspect, the hair treatment appliance may also include a fluid container to retain a volume of formulation for delivery to the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Joseph W. Grez, Carolina Canamaque, John Streeter, Richard Taylor, Mark E. Bartlett, Scott P. Mosby, Joseph Michael Recco, Francis George Tatu, Adam Paul Vallee, Mara Applebaum
  • FORMULA DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190098974
    Abstract: A formula delivery system can be used in conjunction with hair and scalp treatment appliances to supply a hair treatment formulation to the appliance. In one aspect, the formula delivery system delivers hair coloring formulation to the appliance. Formula delivery systems of the present disclosure generally include at least one fluid container configured to retain a volume of formulation for delivery of the formulation to a hair coloring appliance. In this regard, the formula delivery system may be configured to removably couple to an inlet member of the appliance that allows the appliance to draw the formulation from the fluid container for use within the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Joseph W. Grez, Carolina Canamaque, John Streeter, Richard Taylor, Mark E. Bartlett, Scott P. Mosby, Joseph Michael Recco, Francis George Tatu, Adam Paul Vallee
  • DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING
    Publication number: 20190101170
    Abstract: A drive shaft coupling is provided, such as a coupling used with a formula delivery appliance. The drive shaft coupling generally includes a drive gear and a driven gear, with one of the drive gear and driven gear having a biasing member to allow axial translation. The drive shaft coupling is generally configured to transfer rotation from the drive gear to the driven gear. In one aspect, the drive shaft coupling is capable of alignment and coupling of the drive gear and driven gear upon the radial sliding of the coupling from a non-engagement position to an engagement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Joseph W. Grez, Richard Taylor, Mark E. Bartlett, Scott P. Mosby, Joseph Michael Recco, Francis George Tatu, Adam Paul Vallee
  • System and method for object re-identification
    Patent number: 10248860
    Abstract: A method of identifying, with a camera, an object in an image of a scene, by determining the distinctiveness of each of a number of attributes of an object of interest, independent of the camera viewpoint, determining the detectability of each of the attributes based on the relative orientation of a candidate object in the image of the scene, determining a camera setting for viewing the candidate object based on the distinctiveness of an attribute, so as to increase the detectability of the attribute, and capturing an image of the candidate object with the camera setting to determine the confidence that the candidate object is the object of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fei Mai, Geoffrey Richard Taylor
  • IMPROVED CHAIN STOPPER
    Publication number: 20190047664
    Abstract: A device for connecting a chain or line, such as a portion of a chain or line, to a structure, the device comprising a first portion comprising a first axis, the first portion being configured to connect or be connectable to a structure so as to be movable relative to the structure; a first guide element, the first guide element being arranged on or relative to the first portion to be movable around or about the first axis of the first portion; and a second guide element, the second guide element being configured to align at least a portion of a chain relative to the first guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Taylor, Andrew Clayson, David Smith
  • Short stroking and data tiering for a distributed filesystem
    Patent number: 10168912
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for optimizing caching performance for a distributed filesystem. Two or more cloud controllers collectively manage distributed filesystem data that is stored in one or more cloud storage systems; the cloud controllers ensure data consistency for the stored data, and cloud controllers cache portions of the distributed filesystem on hard drives with rotating disk platters. The outside portions of these disk platters have higher I/O bandwidth than the inside portions of the disk platters. During operation, a cloud controller determines that a hot subset of cached data is likely to be accessed frequently by clients, and stores this hot subset to an outside portion of a disk platter. The cloud controller further determines that a cold subset of cache data is less likely to be accessed by clients, and stores the cold subset on an inside portion of a disk platter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Panzura, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Davis, John Richard Taylor
  • Managing opportunistic locks in a distributed file system
    Patent number: 10169367
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for managing opportunistic locks in a distributed filesystem. Two or more cloud controllers collectively manage distributed filesystem data that is stored in the cloud storage systems; the cloud controllers ensure data consistency for the stored data, and each cloud controller caches portions of the distributed filesystem. During operation, a client sending a request to access a file from a cloud controller also requests an opportunistic lock for the file. If there are no other outstanding client accesses on the other cloud controllers that preclude the requested opportunistic lock, the cloud controller grants the client file access and the opportunistic lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Panzura, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Lin, John Richard Taylor
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A POSE FOR AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20180374237
    Abstract: A method of determining a pose for an object. A plurality of images capturing the object at different viewpoints are received. The viewpoints are related by an angular distance with respect to the object. A feature vector is extracted for the object from each of the received images. Each extracted feature vector is compared with feature vectors from a database to determine a plurality of candidate poses. A pose of the object is determined by comparing candidate poses associated with different ones of the viewpoints, using the angular distance between the viewpoints with respect to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: DAVID KARLOV, ANDREW PETER DOWNING, DIXON DE SHENG DENG, GEOFFREY RICHARD TAYLOR
  • System and method for updating an access point model
    Patent number: 10142959
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating or updating an access point model. The model may be generated based in part on access point model data, e.g., collected scan information from devices that travel through an indoor space. The wireless access point model may include an indoor map of a location or building. At some point, it may be determined that the access point model data may not meet a predetermined quality threshold. For example, the data may be outdated or inaccurate. A request is generated and transmitted to a client device within a predetermined distance of the access point associated with the access point model. In response to the request, the device travels to the indoor space associated with the access point to collect scan information. The scan information is used to update or otherwise modify the access point model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Isaac Richard Taylor, Mohammed Waleed Kadous
  • Distracted browsing modes
    Patent number: 10139898
    Abstract: Approaches to enable a computing device, such as a phone or tablet computer, to determine when a user viewing the content is being distracted or is generally viewing the content with a sufficient level of irregularity, and present an audible representation of the content during the times when the user is deemed distracted. The determination of when the user is distracted or is otherwise viewing the content with irregularity can be performed using sensor data captured by one or more sensors of the computing device. For example, the computing device may analyze the image data captured by one or more cameras, such as by tracking the movement/location of eye pupils of the user and/or tracking the head movement of the user to detect when the user is distracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Richard Taylor, Charley Ames, Matthew Lloyd Trahan, Dennis Pilarinos
  • Methods and systems for controlling a camera to perform a task
    Patent number: 10110801
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media are described for controlling a camera to perform a selected task from a set of tasks is provided. The method comprises determining a viewing condition of the camera to perform each task from the set of tasks, and determining a posterior probability of task success for each task from the set of tasks based on the determined viewing conditions and a prior probability of task success for each task. The method also includes determining a change in rate of information gain for task success for each task from the set of tasks based on the posterior probability, selecting the task to be performed based on the change in rate of information gain, and controlling the camera to perform the selected task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ka Ming Leung, Geoffrey Richard Taylor
  • Delivery and display of page previews during page retrieval events
    Patent number: 10095663
    Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Lynch Hayden
  • Telomerisation of cyclic polyorganosiloxanes
    Patent number: 10047198
    Abstract: A telomerization process is used to prepare a reaction product containing a noncyclic hydrocarbonoxy-functional polyorganosiloxane. The process includes heating a composition including (A) a cyclic polyorganosiloxane, (B) a silane, and (C) a Lewis Acid telomerization catalyst. The cyclic polyorganosiloxane has formula [(R12SiO)2/2]n, where subscript n is an integer of 4 or more, and each R1 is independently H, a hydrocarbyl group, or a halogenated hydrocarbyl group. The silane has formula R2(4-m)Si(OR3)m, where subscript m is an integer from 1 to 4, each R2 is independently H, a hydrocarbyl group, or a halogenated hydrocarbyl group, and each R3 is independently a hydrocarbyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Avril Surgenor, Richard Taylor, Marek Cypryk
  • Subsea connector
    Patent number: 10035568
    Abstract: There is disclosed a subsea connector (100), e.g. a mooring connector, and a method of mooring a subsea structure to a line, e.g. a mooring chain, with the subsea connector. The subsea connector comprises a first portion (105) and a second portion (110), means for connecting (120) the first portion and the second portion, and means for rotationally aligning the first portion and the second portion. The first and second portions are connectable to a respective line, such as a respective mooring chain. The means for rotationally aligning comprise a first alignment member at least partly spanning across a bore, such as an internal bore, of the first or second portion. The means for rotationally aligning comprise a second alignment member provided by the other of the first or second portion. The first and second alignment members co-act when the first and second portions are brought together or mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Flintstone Technology Limited
    Inventor: Richard Taylor
  • Chain stopper
    Patent number: 10029763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (60), such as a chain stopper, for connecting a chain 320 or at least one portion of a chain (320) to a structure (55), such as an offshore structure or vessel. The device comprising a first portion (70) pivotably or rotatably connected or connectable to a structure (55) so as to provide movement of the first portion (70) relative to a structure (55) about or around a first axis (310) of the first portion (70). The first portion comprises a chain or line guiding means (75) arranged for rotational movement about or around the first axis (310) of the first portion (70). In some examples, the device (70) may comprise a second portion (80) pivotably or rotatably connected or connectable to the first portion (70) so as to provide movement of the second portion (80) relative to the first portion (70) about or around a second axis (315) of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Flintstone Technology Limited
    Inventor: Richard Taylor
  • Delivery and display of page previews during page retrieval events
    Patent number: 10031891
    Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Hayden
  • Eyeglasses
    Patent number: D828439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Eyejusters Ltd
    Inventors: Gregor Storey, Owen Reading, Richard Taylor, David Crosby