Patents by Inventor Shawn Spooner

Shawn Spooner 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: 11914065
    Abstract: Recent decades have brought tremendous advances in communication systems which have given rise to the global proliferation of smartphones and other mobile communication systems. A signal processing system implements technical solutions for determining building footprints from inputs including signal data associated with mobile communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20230297813
    Abstract: For machine-based prediction of visitation, a machine-learned network embeds the visitation and metadata information. Since the trace data used to show access may be sparse, another machine-learned network completes the route data. Another machine-learned network recommends effectiveness of content based on routes, the graph, metadata, and/or other information. The recommendation is based on training using counterfactual and/or other causal modeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Patent number: 11694063
    Abstract: For machine-based prediction of visitation, a graph of paired mobile devices is formed where the edges for each pair are based on similarities in visitation and/or metadata for the devices. A machine-learned network embeds the visitation and metadata information, which is used to indicate the similarity. Since the trace data used to show access may be sparse, another machine-learned network completes the route based on routes used by similar devices. Another machine-learned network recommends effectiveness of content based on routes, the graph, metadata, and/or other information. The recommendation is based on training using counterfactual and/or other causal modeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Billips, Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Publication number: 20230114647
    Abstract: A verification system implements technical solutions for verifying the delivery of messages transmitted by mobile communication systems and the processing of those messages. The message verification system includes a model database and verification processing circuitry configured to receive transmitter route data, receive receiver route data, determine a viewshed for a message, and compare the viewshed to the receiver route data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Publication number: 20230014407
    Abstract: Recent decades have brought tremendous advances in communication systems which have given rise to the global proliferation of smartphones and other mobile communication systems. A signal processing system implements technical solutions for determining building footprints from inputs including signal data associated with mobile communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 11552917
    Abstract: A verification system implements technical solutions for verifying the delivery of messages transmitted by mobile communication systems and the processing of those messages. The message verification system includes a model database and verification processing circuitry configured to receive transmitter route data, receive receiver route data, determine a viewshed for a message, and compare the viewshed to the receiver route data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: BILLUPS, INC
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Publication number: 20220405424
    Abstract: For privacy-preserving attribution, the exposure and/or attribution to physical media (e.g., a surface or object) is determined on-board the mobile device. The exposure and/or attribution may be communicated remotely from the mobile device without passing specific locations and/or identifiers of the operator. The attribution information may be used by others without having access to private information, which never leaves the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Patent number: 11486960
    Abstract: Recent decades have brought tremendous advances in communication systems which have given rise to the global proliferation of smartphones and other mobile communication systems. A signal processing system implements technical solutions for determining building footprints from inputs including signal data associated with mobile communication devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: BILLUPS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Chen Chen
  • Publication number: 20210344634
    Abstract: A verification system implements technical solutions for verifying the delivery of messages transmitted by mobile communication systems and the processing of those messages. The message verification system includes a model database and verification processing circuitry configured to receive transmitter route data, receive receiver route data, determine a viewshed for a message, and compare the viewshed to the receiver route data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Patent number: 11151382
    Abstract: Image processing of an image is used to determine the opportunity to view an object. Rather than relying on simple numbers passing an object, the opportunity to view the object is weighted based on attention, which is derived from other objects competing for attention. For the processor to more accurately determine opportunity to view as compared to using geometric information alone, a machine-learned network is used. To deal with changes in obstructions, another machine-learned network may extract obstructions from camera images. Trace data is used to allow for daily variation in base counts of viewers, allowing greater temporal resolution and determination based on information more recently acquired than counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BILLUPS, INC.
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Patent number: 11095593
    Abstract: A verification system implements technical solutions for verifying the delivery of messages transmitted by mobile communication systems and the processing of those messages. The message verification system includes a model database and verification processing circuitry configured to receive transmitter route data, receive receiver route data, determine a viewshed for a message, and compare the viewshed to the receiver route data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: BILLUPS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Publication number: 20210181296
    Abstract: Recent decades have brought tremendous advances in communication systems which have given rise to the global proliferation of smartphones and other mobile communication systems. A signal processing system implements technical solutions for determining building footprints from inputs including signal data associated with mobile communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 10930011
    Abstract: Despite the impressive advances made in recent decades, past digital image processing system were faced with significant technical challenges to solving important technical problems. The digital image processing system described below helps to solve these technical challenges with regard to spatial location and orientation of arbitrary objects in real-world environments. The digital image processing system performs image segmentation to accurately identify objects in an image, then locates the objects and determines their orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BILLUPS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Publication number: 20210004982
    Abstract: Despite the impressive advances made in recent decades, past digital image processing system were faced with significant technical challenges to solving important technical problems. The digital image processing system described below helps to solve these technical challenges with regard to spatial location and orientation of arbitrary objects in real-world environments. The digital image processing system performs image segmentation to accurately identify objects in an image, then locates the objects and determines their orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Publication number: 20200396192
    Abstract: Recent decades have brought tremendous advances in communication systems which have given rise to the global proliferation of smartphones and other mobile communication systems. A verification system implements technical solutions for verifying the delivery of messages transmitted by mobile communication systems and the processing of those messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Shawn Spooner, Sicong Chen
  • Publication number: 20200234050
    Abstract: Image processing of an image is used to determine the opportunity to view an object. Rather than relying on simple numbers passing an object, the opportunity to view the object is weighted based on attention, which is derived from other objects competing for attention. For the processor to more accurately determine opportunity to view as compared to using geometric information alone, a machine-learned network is used. To deal with changes in obstructions, another machine-learned network may extract obstructions from camera images. Trace data is used to allow for daily variation in base counts of viewers, allowing greater temporal resolution and determination based on information more recently acquired than counts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Patent number: 10650238
    Abstract: Image processing of an image is used to determine the opportunity to view an object. Rather than relying on simple numbers passing an object, the opportunity to view the object is weighted based on attention, which is derived from other objects competing for attention. For the processor to more accurately determine opportunity to view as compared to using geometric information alone, a machine-learned network is used. To deal with changes in obstructions, another machine-learned network may extract obstructions from camera images. Trace data is used to allow for daily variation in base counts of viewers, allowing greater temporal resolution and determination based on information more recently acquired than counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BOOHMA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Publication number: 20200134420
    Abstract: For machine-based prediction of visitation, a graph of paired mobile devices is formed where the edges for each pair are based on similarities in visitation and/or metadata for the devices. A machine-learned network embeds the visitation and metadata information, which is used to indicate the similarity. Since the trace data used to show access may be sparse, another machine-learned network completes the route based on routes used by similar devices. Another machine-learned network recommends effectiveness of content based on routes, the graph, metadata, and/or other information. The recommendation is based on training using counterfactual and/or other causal modeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Publication number: 20200019365
    Abstract: A computing environment has a processor, a communication connection, and a memory. The memory contains instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing environment to determine a plurality of parameters corresponding to each respective device in a plurality of devices. The instructions can cause the computing environment to assess a measure of similarity between a parameter corresponding to one of the devices and a parameter corresponding to each of the other devices in the plurality of devices. The executed instructions cause the computing environment to assign each pair of devices having a measure of similarity exceeding or falling below a threshold measure to the cohort. The executed instructions cause the computing environment to predict a second parameter value of at least one device assigned to the cohort based on a known first parameter value of the respective device and one or more changes in parameter value of other devices in the cohort of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner
  • Publication number: 20190303669
    Abstract: Image processing of an image is used to determine the opportunity to view an object. Rather than relying on simple numbers passing an object, the opportunity to view the object is weighted based on attention, which is derived from other objects competing for attention. For the processor to more accurately determine opportunity to view as compared to using geometric information alone, a machine-learned network is used. To deal with changes in obstructions, another machine-learned network may extract obstructions from camera images. Trace data is used to allow for daily variation in base counts of viewers, allowing greater temporal resolution and determination based on information more recently acquired than counts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Shawn Spooner