Patents by Inventor Sharon M. Perlmutter
Sharon M. Perlmutter 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: 8401337Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson, Massimiliano Gasparri
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Publication number: 20130028522Abstract: Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Mark Everingham, Alex Holub, Andrew Zisserman, Pietro Perona
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Publication number: 20120281910Abstract: Similar faces may be determined within images based on human perception of facial similarity. The user may provide an image including a query face to which the user wishes to find faces that are similar. Similar faces may be determined based on similarity information. Similarity information may be generated from information related to a human perception of facial similarity. Images that include faces determined to be similar, based on the similarity information, may be provided to the user as search result images. The user then may provide feedback to indicate the user's perception of similarity between the query face and the search result images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Sharon M. Perlmutter, Keren O. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Alex Holub, Mark Everingham, Pietro Perona, Andrew Zisserman
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Publication number: 20120201429Abstract: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: KEREN O. PERLMUTTER, SHARON M. PERLMUTTER
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Patent number: 8233679Abstract: Similar faces may be determined within images based on human perception of facial similarity. The user may provide an image including a query face to which the user wishes to find faces that are similar. Similar faces may be determined based on similarity information. Similarity information may be generated from information related to a human perception of facial similarity. Images that include faces determined to be similar, based on the similarity information, may be provided to the user as search result images. The user then may provide feedback to indicate the user's perception of similarity between the query face and the search result images.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Sharon M. Perlmutter, Keren O. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Alex Holub, Mark Everingham, Pietro Perona, Andrew Zisserman
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Patent number: 8194939Abstract: Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Mark Everingham, Alex Holub, Andrew Zisserman, Pietro Perona
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Publication number: 20120106870Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: AOL INC., WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson, Massimiliano Gasparri
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Patent number: 8160385Abstract: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter
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Patent number: 8094972Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson, Massimiliano Gasparri
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Publication number: 20110129145Abstract: Similar faces may be determined within images based on human perception of facial similarity. The user may provide an image including a query face to which the user wishes to find faces that are similar. Similar faces may be determined based on similarity information. Similarity information may be generated from information related to a human perception of facial similarity. Images that include faces determined to be similar, based on the similarity information, may be provided to the user as search result images. The user then may provide feedback to indicate the user's perception of similarity between the query face and the search result images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: AOL INCInventors: Sharon M. PERLMUTTER, Keren O. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Alex Holub, Mark Everingham, Pietro Perona, Andrew Zisserman
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Publication number: 20110085710Abstract: Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Keren Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Mark Everingham, Alex Holub, Andrew Zisserman, Pietro Perona
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Patent number: 7907755Abstract: Similar faces may be determined within images based on human perception of facial similarity. The user may provide an image including a query face to which the user wishes to find faces that are similar. Similar faces may be determined based on similarity information. Similarity information may be generated from information related to a human perception of facial similarity. Images that include faces determined to be similar, based on the similarity information, may be provided to the user as search result images. The user then may provide feedback to indicate the user's perception of similarity between the query face and the search result images.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Sharon M. Perlmutter, Keren O. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Alex Holub, Mark Everingham, Pietro Perona, Andrew Zisserman
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Patent number: 7835570Abstract: Certain disclosed implementations use digital image processing to reduce the differential resolution among separations or images in film frames, such as, for example, red flare. A location in the red image may be selected using information from another image. The selected location may be modified using information from that other image. The selection may include comparing features of an edge in the first image with features of a corresponding edge in the other image. The modification may include performing wavelet transformations of the two images and copying certain coefficients (or a function of these coefficients) produced by the application of the transformation to the second image to the coefficients produced by the application of the transformation to the first image. The copied coefficients may be correlated with the selected location. Other disclosed techniques vary from the above and may be applied to other fields.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer
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Publication number: 20100232689Abstract: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.Inventors: KEREN O. PERLMUTTER, SHARON M. PERLMUTTER
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Patent number: 7783085Abstract: Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Joshua Alspector, Mark Everingham, Alex Holub, Andrew Zisserman, Pietro Perona
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Publication number: 20100150469Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicants: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson, Massimiliano Gasparri
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Patent number: 7724946Abstract: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter
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Patent number: 7715655Abstract: Images may be registered using temporal (time-based) and spatial information. In a film implementation, because film is a sequence of frames, using information from neighboring frames may enable a temporally smoother visual experience. In addition, it may be beneficial to take advantage of the fact that consecutive frames are often shifted similarly during the photographic process. Distortion measures may be used that discount candidate transformations that are considered to be too far from one or more preferred transformations, such as, for example, an optimal transformation from another frame or block or a currently-optimal transformation from the same frame/block. Composite color images may be processed to provide registration of underlying components.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL LLCInventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Leng Chua, Christopher J. Cookson, Massimiliano Gasparri
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Patent number: 7689036Abstract: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL LLCInventors: Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter
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Patent number: 7672541Abstract: Separations or images relating to film or other fields may be registered using a variety of features, such as, for example: (1) correcting one or more film distortions; (2) automatically determining a transformation to reduce a film distortion; (3) applying multiple criteria of merit to a set of features to determine a set of features to use in determining a transformation; (4) determining transformations for areas in an image or a separation in, a radial order; (5) comparing areas in images or separations by weighting feature pixels differently than non-feature pixels; (6) determining, distortion values for transformations by applying a partial distortion measure and/or using a spiral search configuration; (7) determining transformations by using different sets of features to determine corresponding transformation parameters in an iterative manner; and (8) applying a feathering technique to neighboring areas within an image or separation.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignees: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., AOL LLCInventors: Massimiliano Gasparri, Keren O. Perlmutter, Sharon M. Perlmutter, Eric Wang, Paul R. Klamer, Christopher J. Cookson