Patents by Inventor RUBERTH ANDRE AMARAL BARROS

RUBERTH ANDRE AMARAL BARROS 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: 10652454
    Abstract: A method of evaluating image quality includes capturing a first digital image of a target object using a first digital camera of a smart device. A second digital image of a user of the smart device is captured using a second digital camera of the smart device. The second digital image includes an image of the user's facial expression. A quality index is generated for the first digital image by analyzing one or more features of the second digital image. Analyzing the second digital image includes determining the user's sentiment. The quality index is then associated with the first digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruberth Andre Amaral Barros, Paul Borrel, Alvaro Bueno Buoro
  • Patent number: 10612940
    Abstract: A system, product, and method of automatic reading any flow metering device, including generating a first image of the device associated and secured with a mobile device with a camera, recognizing a type of device according to a database of metering's, generating a mask for any following image based on the mobile device and the first image, based on any following image, analyzing it to extract information based on the image recognition related to the type of device, and validating the extracted information with location, timestamp, and the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruberth Andre Amaral Barros, Paul Borrel, Alvaro Bueno Buoro
  • Publication number: 20190154463
    Abstract: A system, product, and method of automatic reading any flow metering device, including generating a first image of the device associated and secured with a mobile device with a camera, recognizing a type of device according to a database of metering's, generating a mask for any following image based on the mobile device and the first image, based on any following image, analyzing it to extract information based on the image recognition related to the type of device, and validating the extracted information with location, timestamp, and the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Ruberth Andre Amaral Barros, Paul Borrel, Alvaro Bueno Buoro
  • Publication number: 20190005315
    Abstract: A method of evaluating photographer satisfaction includes capturing a first digital image of a target object using a first digital camera of a smart device. A second digital image of a user of the smart device is captured using a second digital camera of the smart device. The second digital image includes an image of the user's facial expression. A satisfaction index is generated for the first digital image by analyzing the user's sentiment related to the first digital image. Analyzing the user's sentiment related to the first digital image includes evaluating the user's facial expression. The satisfaction index is then associated with the first digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: RUBERTH ANDRE AMARAL BARROS, PAUL BORREL, ALVARO BUENO BUORO