Patents by Inventor Ronald Frank Wotzlaw

Ronald Frank Wotzlaw 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: 11921916
    Abstract: Image editing on a wearable device includes a system which obtains sensor data via the wearable device. The sensor data includes a representation of hand movement, head movement or voice command associated with a user. The system executes an application for editing an image based on the obtained sensor data. The system provides for display a list of image adjustment types associated with the application. The system selects an image adjustment type based on one or more of the hand movement, the head movement or the voice command. The system provides for display a prompt having options to adjust a property of the selected image adjustment type. The system selects one of the options included in the prompt. The system modifies an image based on the selected option. The system then provides the modified image for storage in a data structure of a memory unit in the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Publication number: 20210124414
    Abstract: Image editing on a wearable device includes a system which obtains sensor data via the wearable device. The sensor data includes a representation of hand movement, head movement or voice command associated with a user. The system executes an application for editing an image based on the obtained sensor data. The system provides for display a list of image adjustment types associated with the application. The system selects an image adjustment type based on one or more of the hand movement, the head movement or the voice command. The system provides for display a prompt having options to adjust a property of the selected image adjustment type. The system selects one of the options included in the prompt. The system modifies an image based on the selected option. The system then provides the modified image for storage in a data structure of a memory unit in the wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Patent number: 10895907
    Abstract: Image editing on a wearable device includes a system which obtains sensor data via the wearable device. The sensor data includes a representation of hand movement, head movement or voice command associated with a user. The system executes an application for editing an image based on the obtained sensor data. The system provides for display a list of image adjustment types associated with the application. The system selects an image adjustment type based on one or more of the hand movement, the head movement or the voice command. The system provides for display a prompt having options to adjust a property of the selected image adjustment type. The system selects one of the options included in the prompt. The system modifies an image based on the selected option. The system then provides the modified image for storage in a data structure of a memory unit in the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Publication number: 20190317593
    Abstract: Image editing on a wearable device includes a system which obtains sensor data via the wearable device. The sensor data includes a representation of hand movement, head movement or voice command associated with a user. The system executes an application for editing an image based on the obtained sensor data. The system provides for display a list of image adjustment types associated with the application. The system selects an image adjustment type based on one or more of the hand movement, the head movement or the voice command. The system provides for display a prompt having options to adjust a property of the selected image adjustment type. The system selects one of the options included in the prompt. The system modifies an image based on the selected option. The system then provides the modified image for storage in a data structure of a memory unit in the wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Patent number: 10282057
    Abstract: Image editing on a wearable device includes a system which obtains sensor data via the wearable device. The sensor data includes a representation of hand movement, head movement or voice command associated with a user. The system executes an application for editing an image based on the obtained sensor data. The system provides for display a list of image adjustment types associated with the application. The system selects an image adjustment type based on one or more of the hand movement, the head movement or the voice command. The system provides for display a prompt having options to adjust a property of the selected image adjustment type. The system selects one of the options included in the prompt. The system modifies an image based on the selected option. The system then provides the modified image for storage in a data structure of a memory unit in the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Patent number: 10049477
    Abstract: Implementations can relate to providing computer-assisted text and visual styling for images. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes determining a set of characteristics of an image, and applying one or more first visual modifications to the image based on one or more of the set of characteristics of the image. The method can include receiving user input defining user text, providing the user text in the image, and applying one or more second visual modifications to the image based on the user text and based on at least one of the set of characteristics of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nils Kokemohr, Aravind Krishnaswamy, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw, Daniel Frederik Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9934560
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modifying an image by applying an effect to an image are described. The effects include a pop effect, a light adjustment, or a color adjustment to an image. The methods and systems include providing a user slider for applying an effect to the image. The methods and systems further include determining a first portion of the image including a face and creating a protection mask to protect the face in the first portion during image modification. The protection mask may include an enhancement threshold for modifying the first portion of the image. The modification of the image may include modifying the second portion of the image differently than the first portion of the image. A method for enforcing different resolutions of a same input image to produce similar visual results is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Pettigrew, Jason Chang, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw, Sevket Derin Babacan, Aravind Krishnaswamy
  • Publication number: 20170316256
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying interesting moments from a video. The video is received and includes image frames. Continual motion of one or more objects in the video is identified based on identifying foreground motion in the image frames. Video segments from the video that include the continual motion are generated. A segment score for each of the video segments is generated based on animation criteria. Responsive to one or more of segment scores exceeding the threshold animation score, one or more corresponding video segments are selected. An animation is generated based on the one or more corresponding video segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Eunyoung KIM, Ronald Frank WOTZLAW
  • Patent number: 9667860
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus are presented for providing composition and position guidance for a camera. One method includes detecting an image received on a capturing device. The image is analyzed to identify objects and determine attributes of the objects. Suggestions are provided to adjust at least one of position or setting of the capturing device in accordance to rules, based on the analysis of the image. Adjustment of the capturing device based on the suggestions provided, are detected and used to receive an adjusted image. The adjusted image is captured by the capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kinan Hakim, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Patent number: 9547908
    Abstract: Implementations relate to feature mask determination for images. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method to determine a feature mask for an image includes estimating one or more prior regions in the image that define a feature in the image. The method determines superpixels based on multiple pixels of the image similar in color. The method constructs a graph, each node of the graph corresponding to a superpixel, and determines a superpixel score for each superpixel based on a number of pixels of the superpixel. The method determines one or more segmented regions in the image based on applying a graph cut technique to the graph based at least on the superpixel scores, and determines the feature mask based on the segmented regions. The feature mask indicates a degree to which pixels of the image depict the feature. The method modifies the image based on the feature mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Eunyoung Kim, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Publication number: 20160284070
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modifying an image by applying an effect to an image are described. The effects include a pop effect, a light adjustment, or a color adjustment to an image. The methods and systems include providing a user slider to for applying an effect to the image. The methods and systems further include determining a first portion of the image including a face and creating a protection mask to protect the face in the first portion during image modification. The protection mask may include an enhancement threshold for modifying the first portion of the image. The modification of the image may include modifying the second portion of the image differently than the first portion of the image. A method for enforcing different resolutions of a same input image to produce similar visual results is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Pettigrew, Jason Chang, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw, Sevket Derin Babacan, Aravind Krishnaswamy
  • Publication number: 20160055637
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to providing image parameters in a social network system. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of reference images associated with a target user in a social network system. The method also includes determining one or more image parameter values based on social activity of the target user. The method also includes modifying one or more target images based on the one or more determined image parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Patent number: 9230328
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to providing image parameters in a social network system. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of reference images associated with a target user in a social network system. The method also includes determining one or more image parameter values based on social activity of the target user. The method also includes modifying one or more target images based on the one or more determined image parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Frank Wotzlaw
  • Publication number: 20150229838
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus are presented for providing composition and position guidance for a camera. One method includes detecting an image received on a capturing device. The image is analyzed to identify objects and determine attributes of the objects. Suggestions are provided to adjust at least one of position or setting of the capturing device in accordance to rules, based on the analysis of the image. Adjustment of the capturing device based on the suggestions provided, are detected and used to receive an adjusted image. The adjusted image is captured by the capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Kinan Hakim, Ronald Frank Wotzlaw