Patents by Inventor Russell Hobson
Russell Hobson 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).
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Patent number: 10721519Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to automatically generate network pages from extracted media content. In one embodiment, it is determined that a first facial expression of a face appearing in a frame of a digitally encoded video matches a second facial expression specified in a media extraction rule. The frame of the digitally encoded video is selected in response to the determination that the first facial expression matches the second facial expression. A user interface is generated that includes an image extracted from the selected frame of the digitally encoded video.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, James William John Cumberbatch, Eric Michael Molitor, Joshua Ceri Russell-Hobson
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Publication number: 20190174174Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to automatically generate network pages from extracted media content. In one embodiment, it is determined that a first facial expression of a face appearing in a frame of a digitally encoded video matches a second facial expression specified in a media extraction rule. The frame of the digitally encoded video is selected in response to the determination that the first facial expression matches the second facial expression. A user interface is generated that includes an image extracted from the selected frame of the digitally encoded video.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: PIERS GEORGE COWBURN, JAMES WILLIAM JOHN CUMBERBATCH, ERIC MICHAEL MOLITOR, JOSHUA CERI RUSSELL-HOBSON
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Patent number: 10257563Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to extract portions of video or audio data from a media summary corresponding to a media content item available in a media content catalog according to one or more predefined rules. The extracted portions of video and audio data are used to generate one or more network pages detailing or describing the media content item.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, James William John Cumberbatch, Eric Michael Molitor, Joshua Ceri Russell-Hobson
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Publication number: 20170339450Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to extract portions of video or audio data from a media summary corresponding to a media content item available in a media content catalog according to one or more predefined rules. The extracted portions of video and audio data are used to generate one or more network pages detailing or describing the media content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: PIERS GEORGE COWBURN, JAMES WILLIAM JOHN CUMBERBATCH, ERIC MICHAEL MOLITOR, JOSHUA CERI RUSSELL-HOBSON
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Patent number: 9762950Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments to extract portions of video or audio data from a media summary corresponding to a media content item available in a media content catalog according to one or more predefined rules. The extracted portions of video and audio data are used to generate one or more network pages detailing or describing the media content item.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Piers George Cowburn, James William John Cumberbatch, Eric Michael Molitor, Joshua Ceri Russell-Hobson
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Patent number: 8181042Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for reducing power consumption in a device. One method includes identifying a plurality of addressable areas for storing data in a volatile memory element of a device and, responsive to a detection of a power condition in the device, enabling power to a first portion of the addressable areas and disabling power to a second portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: Russell Hobson
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Patent number: 8028015Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for large number multiplication. A multiplication circuit is provided to compute the product of two operands (A and B), at least one of which is wider than a width associated with the multiplication circuit. Each of the operands includes contiguous ordered word-wide operand segments (Aj and Bi) characterized by specific weights j (integer from 0 to k) and i (integer from 0 to m). The multiplication circuit executes a matrix of word-wide operand segment pair multiplication operations. Multiplication operations are performed on a pair of rows at one time. For each pair of rows, a pair of corresponding Bi word-wide operand segments are read from a memory and word-wide operand segment pair multiplication operations (Aj*Bi) are iteratively performed for each of k+2 columns. For each column a maximum of two additional memory read operations and one memory write operation is required.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Inside Contactless S.A.Inventors: Vincent Dupaquis, Russell Hobson
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Patent number: 7689762Abstract: A reference memory location can be designated in a memory device. A memory location can be designated in response to storing data in the memory device. If the identified memory location is associated with the reference memory location then an allocated memory location can be designated relative to the reference memory location, and the allocated memory location can be leveled.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: ATMEL CorporationInventor: Russell Hobson
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Publication number: 20090043836Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for large number multiplication. A multiplication circuit is provided to compute the product of two operands (A and B), at least one of which is wider than a width associated with the multiplication circuit. Each of the operands includes contiguous ordered word-wide operand segments (Aj and Bi) characterized by specific weights j (integer from 0 to k) and i (integer from 0 to m). The multiplication circuit executes a matrix of word-wide operand segment pair multiplication operations. Multiplication operations are performed on a pair of rows at one time. For each pair of rows, a pair of corresponding Bi word-wide operand segments are read from a memory and word-wide operand segment pair multiplication operations (Aj*Bi) are iteratively performed for each of k+2 columns. For each column a maximum of two additional memory read operations and one memory write operation is required.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: ATMEL CORPORATIONInventors: Vincent Dupaquis, Russell Hobson
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Publication number: 20080276035Abstract: A reference memory location can be designated in a memory device. A memory location can be designated in response to storing data in the memory device. If the identified memory location is associated with the reference memory location then an allocated memory location can be designated relative to the reference memory location, and the allocated memory location can be leveled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: ATMEL CORPORATIONInventor: Russell Hobson
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Publication number: 20080195875Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for reducing power consumption in a device. One method includes identifying a plurality of addressable areas for storing data in a volatile memory element of a device and, responsive to a detection of a power condition in the device, enabling power to a first portion of the addressable areas and disabling power to a second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventor: Russell Hobson
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Patent number: 6209016Abstract: A co-processor (FIG. 2) for performing modular multiplication comprising: means for receiving B and N binary data streams (bstr, nstr); means for receiving a data value A; adder means (Add1, Add2), subtractor means (Sub1, Sub2, Sub3) and multiplier means (Mul1, Mul2) coupled to sequentially process the B and N binary data streams and the data value A to produce a modulo-reduced multiplication value (A*B) mod N; and further including exponentiation means (FIG. 6) comprising: random access memory (E-RAM) for holding an exponent value; parallel-serial interface means for receiving in parallel from the random access memory the exponent value and for producing therefrom a binary data stream E; control means (CONTROL) for receiving the binary data stream E and for initiating a squaring or a multiply operation in dependence on the value of each bit thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Atmel ResearchInventors: Russell Hobson, Peter McGinn
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Patent number: 5407570Abstract: A recyclable, flexible filter element comprising a tubular, outer braided jacket supported by a helical spring. The bottom of the tube of the jacket is turned inside the helical spring and is sealed by a removable fastening device which is inserted into the bottom of the helical spring to engage the spring through the thickness of the braided jacket. The top of the outer braided jacket is fastened and sealed to a flange and washer assembly which also contains the top of the internal support spring.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1993Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Inventor: Russell Hobson, Jr.
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Patent number: 5230131Abstract: A recyclable, flexible filter element comprising a tubular, outer braided jacket supported by a helical spring. The bottom of the tube of the jacket is turned inside the helical spring and is sealed by a removable fastening device which is inserted into the bottom of the helical spring to engage the spring through the thickness of the braided jacket. The top of the outer braided jacket is fastened and sealed to a flange and washer assembly which also contains the top of the internal support spring.Additionally, a method of recycling a flexible filter element comprising the steps of disassembling the sealing element and removing the internal support components of the filter element from the external jacket by disengaging a fastening means at the bottom of the tube. The external jacket can then be refurbished and used with modified internal components. Alternatively, a new external jacket can be provided and used with other existing components of the filter element when the items are reassembled.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Inventor: Russell Hobson, Jr.
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Patent number: 4919801Abstract: A filter unit using a bump-type filter is disclosed. Briefly stated, a chamber has a fluid inlet conduit so that contaminated fluid, upon entering the chamber, is directed upwardly towards filter tubes and downwardly towards the bottom of the chamber. The fluid flow is diverted during startup so as to be directed only downward. A bump handle is disposed between two fluid outlet conduits such that one is opened and the other is closed and the reverse when the bump handle is in a first or second corresponding position. A plurality of microswitches are utilized so that the pump is not enabled during bumping or when a dump valve is open, but is enabled during system operation or startup.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1988Date of Patent: April 24, 1990Inventor: Russell Hobson, Jr.
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Patent number: 4872981Abstract: A filter unit using a bump-type filter is disclosed. Briefly stated, a chamber has a split fluid inlet conduit so that contaminated fluid, upon entering the chamber, is directed upwardly towards filter tubes and downwardly towards the bottom of the chamber. The fluid flow is diverted during startup so as to be directed only downward thereby enabling precoat of the filter element. Two tube sheets are utilized with incoming fluid in the vertically upward inlet conduit forcing incoming contaminated fluid to be deposited between the two tube sheets thereby. During operation contaminated fluid flows upwardly and downwardly towards the filter tubes so as to prevent disturbance of filter tubes as a result of turbulence in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1988Date of Patent: October 10, 1989Inventor: Russell Hobson, Jr.