Patents by Inventor Samson Timoner
Samson Timoner 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: 11837018Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a method of face recognition that includes receiving plural frames of a video stream imaging a candidate individual, e.g., in the field of view of a camera, and generating for each of those frames a score of the image and/or of the candidate therein. This can include a score (or count) indicative of the number of individuals present in the frame, a pose of the candidate individual (e.g., face-on or otherwise), blur in the image, and so forth. The method further includes selecting, based on the respective scores of the frames, a subset of the frames for matching by a face recognizer against a set of one or more images of designated individuals. That set may be of individuals approved for access, individuals to be prevented for access, or otherwise. An output can be generated based on such matching by the face recognizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: WICKET, LLCInventors: Gennady Livitz, Patrick L. Quinlan, Yann Henon, Robert Banks, Kelly A. Bucey, Robert R. Seaner, Jr., Sanjay Manandhar, Samson Timoner
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Patent number: 11544965Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide, in some aspects, a method of face recognition that includes receiving plural frames of a video stream imaging a candidate individual, e.g., in the field of view of a camera, and generating for each of those frames a score of the image and/or of the candidate therein. This can include, for example, a score (or count) indicative of the number of individuals present in the frame, a pose of the candidate individual (e.g., face-on or otherwise), blur in the image, and so forth. The method further includes selecting, based on the respective scores of the frames, a subset of the frames for matching by a face recognizer against a set of one or more images of designated individuals. That set may be of individuals approved for access, individuals to be prevented for access, or otherwise. An output is generated, according to the method, based on such matching by the face recognizer.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Wicket, LLCInventors: Gennady Livitz, Patrick L. Quinlan, Yann Henon, Robert Banks, Kelly A. Bucey, Robert R. Seaner, Jr., Sanjay Manandhar, Samson Timoner
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Patent number: 11495052Abstract: A system uses facial recognition to exclude persons of interest (e.g., “undesirables”) from events and/or venues. Such a system can include a combination of cameras, edge processing devices, and servers that are in communications coupling (e.g., via a network) and that are on premise and/or in the cloud to recognize such persons of interest (POI) and interdict and prevent such POI from entering, traversing, and/or attending (collectively, “entering”) such venues or events.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Wicket, LLCInventors: Samson Timoner, Robert Banks, Kelly A. Bucey, Patrick L. Quinlan, Gennady Livitz, Sanjay Manandhar
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Patent number: 11151390Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a vision pipeline-based method of censusing a crowd that includes presenting content on an outdoor digital display or other content player (e.g., a loudspeaker) and capturing with a video camera or other image acquisition device frames or other time-wise succession of images of a scene in the field of view or otherwise in the vicinity of the display/player. First and second people detectors (both, for example, face detectors) are used to determine respective counts of persons in the scene. Estimated viewing statistics, generated with a detection pipeline that includes the first people detector and a tracker, include at least one of (i) a number of persons in the scene that viewed the content on the player, and (ii) for at least one of those persons, a duration during which he/she was in the scene and/or looking toward the player.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: ISM CONNECT, LLCInventors: Yann Henon, Gennady Livitz, Samson Timoner
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Patent number: 11132532Abstract: The invention provides, in some respects, a digital data processing method of identifying a person of interest in a video stream. The method, which executes on a digital data processing system including one or more digital data processing devices in communications coupling with one another, includes detecting using a detector and without using a facial recognizer one or more faces in a video stream. It further includes using a tracker to associate, without using a facial recognizer, one or more of the detected faces with a same apparent individual, and scoring, again, without using a facial recognizer, each of the detected faces that are associated with the same apparent individual. The method further includes applying selected ones of the scored detected faces of the same apparent individual to a facial recognizer to identify a person of interest, where selection is based on scores of the detected faces.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: ISM CONNECT, LLCInventors: Gennady Livitz, Patrick Quinlan, Samson Timoner
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Patent number: 11010597Abstract: A system uses facial recognition to exclude persons of interest (e.g., “undesirables”) from events and/or venues. Such a system can include a combination of cameras, edge processing devices, and servers that are in communications coupling (e.g., via a network) and that are on premise and/or in the cloud to recognize such persons of interest (POI) and interdict and prevent such POI from entering, traversing, and/or attending (collectively, “entering”) such venues or events.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: ISM CONNECT, LLCInventors: Samson Timoner, Robert Banks, Kelly A. Bucey, Patrick L. Quinlan, Gennady Livitz, Sanjay Manandhar
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Publication number: 20180232192Abstract: The invention includes a method and system to visually capture, enhance, broadcast, annotate, index and store information written or drawn on physical surfaces. A user points a camera at a whiteboard and broadcasts the video stream so that other users can easily receive and collaborate remotely in multi-user fashion. The system enhances the video by leveraging the nature of video as a multitude of related frames over time and by leveraging the nature of writing, and/or the nature of the written surface in the video stream. Annotation tools, and real-time data sharing such as mouse-location facilitate multi-user collaboration. Also facilitating collaboration are archival functionalities that make it possible to review previous work, and search through older writings and annotations. The system addresses many writing surfaces including whiteboards, blackboards, glass, paper and other tangible surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Samson Timoner, Wai Kit Lau
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Patent number: 8994757Abstract: A display system and method created by adjusting the properties of one or more displays to obtain coarse control over display behavior, by using sensors to optimize display parameters and meet a quality target. The display may construct a display map by selectively driving the display and sensing the optical image created. The system reports on its status, and is able to predict when the system will no longer meet a quality target. The system and method may optimize a display system and keep it optimized over time. Operators of the display who require a minimum level of quality for the display system can be ensured that the display meets those requirements. And, they can be warned in advance as to when system maintenance can be necessary, when quality falls below targeted goals system and method provides for sending out methods of the quality of the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Scalable Display Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rajeev J. Surati, Samson Timoner, Kevin Amaratunga, Thomas F. Knight
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Publication number: 20100321382Abstract: A method and system for improving display quality by injecting a portion of computer code into an existing compositor, using the portion of computer code to apply a mapping function to a first digital image, and forming a second digital image based upon the first digital image as adapted by applying the applied mapping function in the compositor. The second digital image may then be displayed to a viewer via one or more displays where each display forms a part of the displayed digital image. The result may be used for creation of blended or stereoscopic images. The mapping function may be also adapted for modification of geometry or correction of a characteristic (such as color, intensity, etc.) of the display system where such characteristic may be sensed using a detector. The portion of code may be injected into a graphics driver controlling hardware composition for a displayed digital image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: SCALABLE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kevin Amaratunga, Samson Timoner, Rajeev J. Surati
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Publication number: 20080246781Abstract: A display system and method created by adjusting the properties of one or more displays to obtain coarse control over display behavior, by using sensors to optimize display parameters and meet a quality target. The display may construct a display map by selectively driving the display and sensing the optical image created. The system reports on its status, and is able to predict when the system will no longer meet a quality target. The system and method may optimize a display system and keep it optimized over time. Operators of the display who require a minimum level of quality for the display system can be ensured that the display meets those requirements. And, they can be warned in advance as to when system maintenance can be necessary, when quality falls below targeted goals system and method provides for sending out methods of the quality of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: SCALABLE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Rajeev J. Surati, Samson Timoner, Kevin Amaratunga, Thomas F. Knight