Patents by Inventor Simon Black
Simon Black 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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Publication number: 20240073478Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media that utilize deep learning to map query videos to known videos so as to identify a provenance of the query video or identify editorial manipulations of the query video relative to a known video. For example, the video comparison system includes a deep video comparator model that generates and compares visual and audio descriptors utilizing codewords and an inverse index. The deep video comparator model is robust and ignores discrepancies due to benign transformations that commonly occur during electronic video distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Alexander Black, Van Tu Bui, John Collomosse, Simon Jenni, Viswanathan Swaminathan
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Publication number: 20230301801Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing secure authentication and connection between an implant and a remote monitoring platform for tracking implant performance. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint, a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint, a first communication module, and a memory to store authentication information. The first communication module can be configured to wirelessly transfer the authentication information to a communication module of an external device when the external device is placed adjacent the joint implant. The first communication module can be an NFC communication module configured to transfer the authentication information to the communication module of the external device via NFC.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Carlos O. Alva, Matthias Verstraete, Simon Black
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Patent number: 10218684Abstract: A first device transmits data as encrypted portions that are communicated to one or more second devices as one or more of: a graphical animation rendered to a screen on a display of the first device and audio played out a speaker of the first device.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Jonathan Simon Black, Adam Nicholas Brown
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Patent number: 9472066Abstract: Systems and techniques for managing orders from one or more of a plurality of vendors. A self service terminal includes a display presenting order icons that may be moved to an open area for initiation of an order, and a plurality of vendor icons representing different vendors. Initiating an order opens a transaction record for the order, and moving a vendor icon to an order icon opens a selection menu allowing selections from the vendor represented by the icon. The transaction record is continuously updated as selections are made. Upon a user selection to complete the order, a payment interface is presented allowing for payment. Upon payment, an order identifier is created and displayed, together with instructions for collecting or receiving the order, and order information is transmitted to each vendor contributing to the order, in association with the order identifier.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: NCR CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Simon Black, Luis Eduardo Bravo, Michael Robertson McNamara
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Publication number: 20160226839Abstract: A first device transmits data as encrypted portions that are communicated to one or more second devices as one or more of: a graphical animation rendered to a screen on a display of the first device and audio played out a speaker of the first device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Jonathan Simon Black, Adam Nicholas Brown
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Patent number: 9246698Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for requesting a measurement to be performed at a communication station of a radio communication system, such as a WLAN. A measurement request message is generated at a requesting station. The measurement request message includes fields identifying a selected measurement type and a field identifying a duration period for which the measurement is requested to be made. The duration period is mandatory or non-mandatory. The request message is communicated to a communication station whereat the message is detected and the values contained therein are identified. Selection is made at the communication station to which the message is delivered whether to perform the requested measurement for the requested duration period. If the requested duration period is non-mandatory, the communication station is able to select a duration period of lesser length during which to perform the requested measurement.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Simon A. Black, Jonathan Edney
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Patent number: 9141956Abstract: A system that supports multi-stage transactions through the use of biometric tokens, such as fingerprint images or iris scans. A user pre-stages a transaction by providing transaction details that can be used a later time to complete the transaction, and the system stores the transaction details in a transaction record that is identified by a biometric token captured from the user. In some systems, the biometric token is captured as part of the pre-staging process. In other systems, the biometric token is retrieved from a data store after the user has provided authentication information, such as a bank card or user-identification code coupled with a secret PIN code. When the user is ready to complete the pre-staged transaction, the system captures a second biometric token from the user and matches the second token to the one identifying the user's transaction record. The transaction details contained in that transaction record are then used to complete the user's transaction.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Jonathan Simon Black, Steven James Birnie, Shaun McWhinnie
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Publication number: 20140156791Abstract: A microprocessor based system provides a media player with access to remotely-stored digital media content and/or its associated metadata. The system is capable of accessing the content, so that the media player is provided, by the system, with a suitable interface, accessible by that media player, for interacting with the content. The system may be packaged as a USB memory stick and can be inserted into, for example, a PC running a legacy media player with no intrinsic ability to access remotely stored content. The PC can in this way be enabled to access the remote content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: OMNIFONE LTD.Inventors: Philip Anthony Sant, Mark Stephen Knight, Simon Black
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Publication number: 20110010271Abstract: Systems and techniques for managing orders from one or more of a plurality of vendors. A self service terminal includes a display presenting order icons that may be moved to an open area for initiation of an order, and a plurality of vendor icons representing different vendors. Initiating an order opens a transaction record for the order, and moving a vendor icon to an order icon opens a selection menu allowing selections from the vendor represented by the icon. The transaction record is continuously updated as selections are made. Upon a user selection to complete the order, a payment interface is presented allowing for payment. Upon payment, an order identifier is created and displayed, together with instructions for collecting or receiving the order, and order information is transmitted to each vendor contributing to the order, in association with the order identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: NCR CorporationInventors: Jonathan Simon Black, Luis Eduardo Bravo, Michael Robertson McNamara
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Patent number: 7688772Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of a short-range wireless terminal capable of operating in a first beacon-based network and in a second beacon-based network, and having an active state and a power save state in the first beacon-based network. For seamless operation in the two networks, the terminal moves to a power save state with respect to the first beacon-based network if operation in the second beacon-based network is required. However, the first beacon-based network is only informed that the terminal moves to a power save state and instead of powering down, the terminal becomes active in the second beacon-based network.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Hasse Sinivaara, Simon Black, Jonathan P. Edney, Christopher Kelly
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Patent number: 7535868Abstract: An assembly, and an associated method, for an ad hoc network, such as an independent basic service set defined in an IEEE 802.11 protocol specification. A channel map is created and maintained at each mobile station of the ad hoc network. The channel map is populated with channel characteristic indicia of channel frequencies that might be available upon which to be used in the ad hoc network to effectuate communications between the mobile stations. Information related to the channel map created and maintained at each of the mobile stations is exchanged, and any of the mobile stations is selectable to form a DFS owner that defines the channel frequency to be used upon which to define a communication channel for communications in the network.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Simon A. Black, Steven Gray, Venkatesh Vadde
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Publication number: 20080194201Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of a short-range wireless terminal capable of operating in a first beacon-based network and in a second beacon-based network, and having an active state and a power save state in the first beacon-based network. For seamless operation in the two networks, the terminal moves to a power save state with respect to the first beacon-based network if operation in the second beacon-based network is required. However, the first beacon-based network is only informed that the terminal moves to a power save state and instead of powering down, the terminal becomes active in the second beacon-based network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2004Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hasse Sinivaara, Simon Black, Jonathan P. Edney, Christopher Kelly
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Publication number: 20080114697Abstract: A system that supports multi-stage transactions through the use of biometric tokens, such as fingerprint images or iris scans. A user pre-stages a transaction by providing transaction details that can be used a later time to complete the transaction, and the system stores the transaction details in a transaction record that is identified by a biometric token captured from the user. In some systems, the biometric token is captured as part of the pre-staging process. In other systems, the biometric token is retrieved from a data store after the user has provided authentication information, such as a bank card or user-identification code coupled with a secret PIN code. When the user is ready to complete the pre-staged transaction, the system captures a second biometric token from the user and matches the second token to the one identifying the user's transaction record. The transaction details contained in that transaction record are then used to complete the user's transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Jonathan Simon Black, Steven James Birnie, Shaun McWhinnie
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Publication number: 20070105882Abstract: Two new polymorphic forms of (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid tris(hydroxymethyl)methylammonium salt (1), processes for making them and their use in the production of a pharmaceutical useful in the treatment of, inter alia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia and atherosclerosis are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2004Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Simon Black, Lianne Frodsham, Nigel Taylor, Kenneth Warren
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Publication number: 20050250495Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for requesting a measurement to be performed at a communication station of a radio communication system, such as a WLAN. A measurement request message is generated at a requesting station. The measurement request message includes fields identifying a selected measurement type and a field identifying a duration period for which the measurement is requested to be made. The duration period is mandatory or non-mandatory. The request message is communicated to a communication station whereat the message is detected and the values contained therein are identified. Selection is made at the communication station to which the message is delivered whether to perform the requested measurement for the requested duration period. If the requested duration period is non-mandatory, the communication station is able to select a duration period of lesser length during which to perform the requested measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Simon Black, Jonathan Edney
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Publication number: 20050031126Abstract: The invention provides a method of providing secure data communication between a client device and a network device, wherein the method comprises arranging a periodically varying broadcast code (N) to be transmitted such that the network and client devices have knowledge of the broadcast code (N), providing the network and client devices each with the same secret key code (K) and encryption/decryption algorithm, wherein the algorithm is arranged to encrypt and decipher a encrypted transmission data code used for network authentic data transmissions between the client and network devices, and wherein the encrypted data code is generated from a combination of the data and a secret key (X) which is itself derived from a combination of the secret key code (K) and broadcast code (N). One embodiment provides that the broadcast code (N) is transmitted on request by a network/client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2002Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Jonathan Edney, Simon Black
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Publication number: 20050013275Abstract: An assembly, and an associated method, for an ad hoc network, such as an independent basic service set defined in an IEEE 802.11 protocol specification. A channel map is created and maintained at each mobile station of the ad hoc network. The channel map is populated with channel characteristic indicia of channel frequencies that might be available upon which to be used in the ad hoc network to effectuate communications between the mobile stations. Information related to the channel map created and maintained at each of the mobile stations is exchanged, and any of the mobile stations is selectable to form a DFS owner that defines the channel frequency to be used upon which to define a communication channel for communications in the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Simon Black, Steven Gray, Venkatesh Vadde
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Patent number: 6738599Abstract: An assembly, and an associated method, for an ad hoc network, such as an independent basic service set defined in an IEEE 802.11 protocol specification. A channel map is created and maintained at each mobile station of the ad hoc network. The channel map is populated with channel characteristic indicia of channel frequencies that might be available upon which to be used in the ad hoc network to effectuate communications between the mobile stations. Information related to the channel map created and maintained at each of the mobile stations is exchanged, and any of the mobile stations is selectable to form a DFS owner that defines the channel frequency to be used upon which to define a communication channel for communications in the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Simon A. Black, Steven Gray, Venkatesh Vadde
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Publication number: 20030050012Abstract: An assembly, and an associated method, for an ad hoc network, such as an independent basic service set defined in an IEEE 802.11 protocol specification. A channel map is created and maintained at each mobile station of the ad hoc network. The channel map is populated with channel characteristic indicia of channel frequencies that might be available upon which to be used in the ad hoc network to effectuate communications between the mobile stations. Information related to the channel map created and maintained at each of the mobile stations is exchanged, and any of the mobile stations is selectable to form a DFS owner that defines the channel frequency to be used upon which to define a communication channel for communications in the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Simon A. Black, Steven Gray, Venkatesh Vadde
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Patent number: D646178Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine LimitedInventors: Debbie Barber, David Benjamin, Simon Black, Sarah Bustin, Jo Polley, Graham Shearsby, Emma Warner, Peter Droy, Craig Goldhawk, Antonia Hayward