Patents by Inventor Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee
Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee 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: 9014510Abstract: A method for presenting digital images having a high interest level to a particular person selected from a set of candidate digital images. The candidate digital image are analyzed to designate one or more image elements, and familiarity levels are determined of the designated image elements to the particular person. For each candidate digital image, an associated interest level to the particular person is determined responsive to the determined familiarity levels. One or more of the candidate digital images are selected based on the determined interest levels and are presented to the particular person.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Andrew F. Kurtz
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Patent number: 9014509Abstract: A method for increasing the interest level of a digital image to a particular person based on an interest level function that determines an interest level of a particular digital image to the particular person responsive to familiarity levels of image elements in the particular digital image. The initial digital image includes one or more image elements having associated initial familiarity levels, the initial digital image having an initial interest level as characterized by the interest level function responsive to the initial familiarity levels. The set of image elements are modified, thereby providing a modified digital image having an increased interest level to the particular person as characterized by the interest level function responsive to modified familiarity levels associated with the modified image elements. The modified digital image is then displayed to the particular person.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Andrew F. Kurtz, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Gail Shepter
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Patent number: 8897485Abstract: A method for determining an interest level of a digital image to a particular person. The digital image, or metadata associated with the digital image, is analyzed to designate one or more image elements in the digital image. Familiarity levels of the designated image elements to the particular person are determined. The interest level of the digital image to the particular person is then determined responsive to the determined familiarity levels. In some embodiments the image elements include persons and scene contexts, where digital images containing more familiar persons and less familiar scene contexts correspond to higher interest levels.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee
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Patent number: 8873851Abstract: A system comprising an image display; a digital camera positioned to capture images of persons viewing the image display; and a memory system storing instructions configured to cause a data processing system to implement a method for presenting digital images having a high interest level to a particular person selected from a set of candidate digital images. The method includes using the digital camera to capture an image including a particular person positioned to view the image display. The candidate digital images are analyzed to designate one or more image elements, and familiarity levels of the designated image elements to the particular person are determined. For each candidate digital image, an associated interest level to the particular person is determined responsive to the determined familiarity levels. One or more of the candidate digital images are selected based on the determined interest levels and are presented to the particular person.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLCInventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Andrew F. Kurtz
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Publication number: 20140002644Abstract: A system for implementing a method for displaying a modified digital image having an improved interest level to a particular person based on an interest level function that determines an interest level of a particular digital image to the particular person responsive to familiarity levels of image elements in the particular digital image. An initial digital image includes one or more image elements having associated initial familiarity levels, the initial digital image having an initial interest level as characterized by the interest level function responsive to the initial familiarity levels. The set of image elements are modified, thereby providing a modified digital image having an increased interest level to the particular person as characterized by the interest level function responsive to modified familiarity levels associated with the modified image elements. The modified digital image is then displayed to the particular person.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Andrew F. Kurtz, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Gail Shepter
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Publication number: 20140003648Abstract: A method for determining an interest level of a digital image to a particular person. The digital image, or metadata associated with the digital image, is analyzed to designate one or more image elements in the digital image. Familiarity levels of the designated image elements to the particular person are determined. The interest level of the digital image to the particular person is then determined responsive to the determined familiarity levels. In some embodiments the image elements include persons and scene contexts, where digital images containing more familiar persons and less familiar scene contexts correspond to higher interest levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee
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Publication number: 20140003716Abstract: A method for presenting digital images having a high interest level to a particular person selected from a set of candidate digital images. The candidate digital image are analyzed to designate one or more image elements, and familiarity levels are determined of the designated image elements to the particular person. For each candidate digital image, an associated interest level to the particular person is determined responsive to the determined familiarity levels. One or more of the candidate digital images are selected based on the determined interest levels and are presented to the particular person.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Andrew F. Kurtz
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Publication number: 20140003737Abstract: A method for increasing the interest level of a digital image to a particular person based on an interest level function that determines an interest level of a particular digital image to the particular person responsive to familiarity levels of image elements in the particular digital image. The initial digital image includes one or more image elements having associated initial familiarity levels, the initial digital image having an initial interest level as characterized by the interest level function responsive to the initial familiarity levels. The set of image elements are modified, thereby providing a modified digital image having an increased interest level to the particular person as characterized by the interest level function responsive to modified familiarity levels associated with the modified image elements. The modified digital image is then displayed to the particular person.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Andrew F. Kurtz, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Gail Shepter
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Publication number: 20140002342Abstract: A system comprising an image display; a digital camera positioned to capture images of persons viewing the image display; and a memory system storing instructions configured to cause a data processing system to implement a method for presenting digital images having a high interest level to a particular person selected from a set of candidate digital images. The method includes using the digital camera to capture an image including a particular person positioned to view the image display. The candidate digital images are analyzed to designate one or more image elements, and familiarity levels of the designated image elements to the particular person are determined. For each candidate digital image, an associated interest level to the particular person is determined responsive to the determined familiarity levels. One or more of the candidate digital images are selected based on the determined interest levels and are presented to the particular person.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Jeffrey Clarence Snyder, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew Yee, Andrew F. Kurtz