Patents by Inventor Robert Watts

Robert Watts 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: 12462426
    Abstract: The disclosure provides techniques for registering a camera into a map via a robot. A method for registering a camera into a map may include: collecting an observation of a calibration marker from an image captured by the camera, the calibration maker being attached to a robot capable of moving in a view of the camera; calculating, for the observation of the calibration marker, a transform T (camera, marker) between a camera frame of the camera and a marker frame of the calibration marker; obtaining, for the observation of the calibration marker, a transform T (world, robot) between a world frame of the map and a robot frame of the robot; and performing, when more than a predetermined number of observations of the calibration marker are collected during movement of the robot, a calibration process to calculate a transform T (world, camera) between the world frame and the camera frame based on the transform T (camera, marker) and the transform T (world, robot) for each observation of the calibration marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xuesong Shi, Yujie Wang, Zhigang Wang, Peng Wang, Robert Watts
  • Publication number: 20250274500
    Abstract: While a stream device is streaming a media program from a multimedia device to a client device, the streaming device may be configured to send a first portion of the media program to the client device, where the first portion is transcoded from a first format into a second different format and adapted for a first playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to receive an indication of a user command from the client device specifying a second different playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to send a second different portion of the media program to the client device, where the second portion is transcoded from the first format to the second format and adapted for the second playing mode of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Michael Minakami, Bhavya Bambhania
  • Publication number: 20250216222
    Abstract: System and techniques to verify sensor data are described herein. When sensor data is received, the sensor data is recorded into a data store and a trust score is generated for at least a portion of the sensor data. The trust score is based on several factors including a measure of agreement between the sensor data and other sensor data of a scene. The trust score may then be used to measure the veracity of claims supported by the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Sarat Chandra Poluri, Stanley Mo, Rene J. Sanchez, Steven Krebs, Julia Scott
  • Patent number: 12323479
    Abstract: While a stream device is streaming a media program from a multimedia device to a client device, the streaming device may be configured to send a first portion of the media program to the client device, where the first portion is transcoded from a first format into a second different format and adapted for a first playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to receive an indication of a user command from the client device specifying a second different playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to send a second different portion of the media program to the client device, where the second portion is transcoded from the first format to the second format and adapted for the second playing mode of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Adeia Media Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Michael Minakami, Bhavya Bambhania
  • Publication number: 20240095957
    Abstract: The disclosure provides techniques for registering a camera into a map via a robot. A method for registering a camera into a map may include: collecting an observation of a calibration marker from an image captured by the camera, the calibration maker being attached to a robot capable of moving in a view of the camera; calculating, for the observation of the calibration marker, a transform T (camera, marker) between a camera frame of the camera and a marker frame of the calibration marker; obtaining, for the observation of the calibration marker, a transform T (world, robot) between a world frame of the map and a robot frame of the robot; and performing, when more than a predetermined number of observations of the calibration marker are collected during movement of the robot, a calibration process to calculate a transform T(world, camera) between the world frame and the camera frame based on the transform T (camera, marker) and the transform T(world, robot) for each observation of the calibration marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Xuesong SHI, Yujie WANG, Zhigang WANG, Peng WANG, Robert WATTS
  • Publication number: 20220124136
    Abstract: While a stream device is streaming a media program from a multimedia device to a client device, the streaming device may be configured to send a first portion of the media program to the client device, where the first portion is transcoded from a first format into a second different format and adapted for a first playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to receive an indication of a user command from the client device specifying a second different playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to send a second different portion of the media program to the client device, where the second portion is transcoded from the first format to the second format and adapted for the second playing mode of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Michael Minakami, Bhavya Bambhania
  • Publication number: 20190306218
    Abstract: While a stream device is streaming a media program from a multimedia device to a client device, the streaming device may be configured to send a first portion of the media program to the client device, where the first portion is transcoded from a first format into a second different format and adapted for a first playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to receive an indication of a user command from the client device specifying a second different playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to send a second different portion of the media program to the client device, where the second portion is transcoded from the first format to the second format and adapted for the second playing mode of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Michael Minakami, Bhavya Bambhania
  • Patent number: 10354676
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received and divided into input media data subsets. A first rate of audio utterance is determined for a first input media data subset in the media data subsets. A second different rate of audio utterance is determined for a second input media data subset in the media data subsets. Audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the audio output media data is played at a preferred rate of audio utterance. The audio output media data comprises (a) a first output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the first rate, and the first input media data subset and (b) a second output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the second rate, and the second input media data subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Patent number: 10239387
    Abstract: A sun visor retention system includes a vehicle that has at least one sun visor. The at least one sun visor has a support bar and a panel that is rotatably coupled to the support bar. A retainer is removably coupled to the at least one sun visor. The retainer selectively frictionally engages the support bar. The retainer engages the panel such that the retainer retains the panel at a selected angle of rotation about the support bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Eric Penn
  • Publication number: 20180218748
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received and divided into input media data subsets. A first rate of audio utterance is determined for a first input media data subset in the media data subsets. A second different rate of audio utterance is determined for a second input media data subset in the media data subsets. Audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the audio output media data is played at a preferred rate of audio utterance. The audio output media data comprises (a) a first output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the first rate, and the first input media data subset and (b) a second output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the second rate, and the second input media data subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Patent number: 9940947
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received and divided into input media data subsets. A first rate of audio utterance is determined for a first input media data subset in the media data subsets. A second different rate of audio utterance is determined for a second input media data subset in the media data subsets. Audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the audio output media data is played at a preferred rate of audio utterance. The audio output media data comprises (a) a first output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the first rate, and the first input media data subset and (b) a second output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the second rate, and the second input media data subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Publication number: 20170313163
    Abstract: A sun visor retention system includes a vehicle that has at least one sun visor. The at least one sun visor has a support bar and a panel that is rotatably coupled to the support bar. A retainer is removably coupled to the at least one sun visor. The retainer selectively frictionally engages the support bar. The retainer engages the panel such that the retainer retains the panel at a selected angle of rotation about the support bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Eric Penn
  • Patent number: 9767825
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received. One or more user identities are identified based at least in part on biometric data collected from one or more users who correspond to the one or more user identities and to whom audio utterance derived from the input media data is to be played. A preferred rate of audio utterance is determined based at least in part on the one or more user identities. A rate of audio utterance is determined for a portion of the input media data. Based at least in part on the preferred rate of audio utterance and the rate of audio utterance, a portion of audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the portion of audio output media data is rendered with the preferred rate of audio utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Publication number: 20170092292
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received. One or more user identities are identified based at least in part on biometric data collected from one or more users who correspond to the one or more user identities and to whom audio utterance derived from the input media data is to be played. A preferred rate of audio utterance is determined based at least in part on the one or more user identities. A rate of audio utterance is determined for a portion of the input media data. Based at least in part on the preferred rate of audio utterance and the rate of audio utterance, a portion of audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the portion of audio output media data is rendered with the preferred rate of audio utterance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Publication number: 20170092291
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received and divided into input media data subsets. A first rate of audio utterance is determined for a first input media data subset in the media data subsets. A second different rate of audio utterance is determined for a second input media data subset in the media data subsets. Audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the audio output media data is played at a preferred rate of audio utterance. The audio output media data comprises (a) a first output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the first rate, and the first input media data subset and (b) a second output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the second rate, and the second input media data subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Patent number: 9569167
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received and divided into input media data subsets. A first rate of audio utterance is determined for a first input media data subset in the media data subsets. A second different rate of audio utterance is determined for a second input media data subset in the media data subsets. Audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the audio output media data is played at a preferred rate of audio utterance. The audio output media data comprises (a) a first output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the first rate, and the first input media data subset and (b) a second output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the second rate, and the second input media data subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: TiVo Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Patent number: 9569168
    Abstract: Input media data with an input playing speed is received. One or more user identities are identified based at least in part on biometric data collected from one or more users who correspond to the one or more user identities and to whom audio utterance derived from the input media data is to be played. A preferred rate of audio utterance is determined based at least in part on the one or more user identities. A rate of audio utterance is determined for a portion of the input media data. Based at least in part on the preferred rate of audio utterance and the rate of audio utterance, a portion of audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the portion of audio output media data is rendered with the preferred rate of audio utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: TiVo Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Watts
  • Publication number: 20160344789
    Abstract: While a stream device is streaming a media program from a multimedia device to a client device, the streaming device may be configured to send a first portion of the media program to the client device, where the first portion is transcoded from a first format into a second different format and adapted for a first playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to receive an indication of a user command from the client device specifying a second different playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to send a second different portion of the media program to the client device, where the second portion is transcoded from the first format to the second format and adapted for the second playing mode of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Michael Minakami, Bhavya Bambhania
  • Patent number: 9414231
    Abstract: While a stream device is streaming a media program from a multimedia device to a client device, the streaming device may be configured to send a first portion of the media program to the client device, where the first portion is transcoded from a first format into a second different format and adapted for a first playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to receive an indication of a user command from the client device specifying a second different playing mode of the client device. The streaming device may be configured to send a second different portion of the media program to the client device, where the second portion is transcoded from the first format to the second format and adapted for the second playing mode of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TiVo Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Watts, Michael Minakami, Bhavya Bambhania
  • Patent number: 8849561
    Abstract: In a method for identifying a location of an incident, a computer receives data from a plurality of navigation devices. The computer determines a portion of a determined route between a first point and a second point of at least one navigation device of the plurality of navigation devices, wherein the at least one navigation devices deviated from the determined route. The computer determines that two or more portions contain a sub-portion. The computer identifies a location of an incident, wherein the location is a location of the sub-portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David R. Bell, Robert Watts, David P. Roe