Patents by Inventor Thomas Jonathan Stone

Thomas Jonathan Stone 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: 12561974
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for recognizing objects and providing content related to the recognized objects are described. In one aspect, a method includes detecting presence of one or more objects depicted in a viewfinder of a camera of the mobile device. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more objects, image data representing the one or more objects is sent to a content distribution system that selects content related to objects depicted in images. A location of each of the one or more objects in the viewfinder of the camera is tracked while waiting to receive content from the content distribution system. Content related to the one or more objects is received from the content distribution system. A current location of each object in the viewfinder is determined and the content related to the object is presented within the viewfinder at the current location of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Roland Peter Kehl, Kaan Yucer, Thomas Jonathan Stone, Gokhan H. Bakir, Adrian Zumbrunnen
  • Patent number: 12511499
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods that use generative models (e.g., generative adversarial networks) to enable photorealistic text inpainting in augmented reality. One example application of the proposed systems is to perform augmented reality translation. For example, a user can operate an image capture device (e.g., camera, smartphone, etc.) to capture imagery of a real-world scene that includes real-world text (e.g., signage, restaurant menus, etc.). The real-world text can be translated into a different language. Further, the captured imagery can be processed with a machine-learned generative model to produce an augmented image. The augmented image can depict the real-world scene with the real-world text removed. Specifically, because a machine-learned generative model is used, the augmented image can appear significantly more realistic, for example versus an image in which the real-world text has simply been blocked using a box with a single color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Jonathan Stone, Darkhan Zholmukhanov, Dawid Michal Wegner
  • Publication number: 20240404277
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for recognizing objects and providing content related to the recognized objects are described. In one aspect, a method includes detecting presence of one or more objects depicted in a viewfinder of a camera of the mobile device. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more objects, image data representing the one or more objects is sent to a content distribution system that selects content related to objects depicted in images. A location of each of the one or more objects in the viewfinder of the camera is tracked while waiting to receive content from the content distribution system. Content related to the one or more objects is received from the content distribution system. A current location of each object in the viewfinder is determined and the content related to the object is presented within the viewfinder at the current location of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Roland Peter Kehl, Kaan Yucer, Thomas Jonathan Stone, Gokhan H. Bakir, Adrian Zumbrunnen
  • Patent number: 12087055
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for recognizing objects and providing content related to the recognized objects are described. In one aspect, a method includes detecting presence of one or more objects depicted in a viewfinder of a camera of the mobile device. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more objects, image data representing the one or more objects is sent to a content distribution system that selects content related to objects depicted in images. A location of each of the one or more objects in the viewfinder of the camera is tracked while waiting to receive content from the content distribution system. Content related to the one or more objects is received from the content distribution system. A current location of each object in the viewfinder is determined and the content related to the object is presented within the viewfinder at the current location of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Roland Peter Kehl, Kaan Yucer, Thomas Jonathan Stone, Gokhan H. Bakir, Adrian Zumbrunnen
  • Publication number: 20240104312
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods that use generative models (e.g., generative adversarial networks) to enable photorealistic text inpainting in augmented reality. One example application of the proposed systems is to perform augmented reality translation. For example, a user can operate an image capture device (e.g., camera, smartphone, etc.) to capture imagery of a real-world scene that includes real-world text (e.g., signage, restaurant menus, etc.). The real-world text can be translated into a different language. Further, the captured imagery can be processed with a machine-learned generative model to produce an augmented image. The augmented image can depict the real-world scene with the real-world text removed. Specifically, because a machine-learned generative model is used, the augmented image can appear significantly more realistic, for example versus an image in which the real-world text has simply been blocked using a box with a single color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Jonathan Stone, Darkhan Zholmukhanov, Dawid Michal Wegner
  • Publication number: 20230222792
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for recognizing objects and providing content related to the recognized objects are described. In one aspect, a method includes detecting presence of one or more objects depicted in a viewfinder of a camera of the mobile device. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more objects, image data representing the one or more objects is sent to a content distribution system that selects content related to objects depicted in images. A location of each of the one or more objects in the viewfinder of the camera is tracked while waiting to receive content from the content distribution system. Content related to the one or more objects is received from the content distribution system. A current location of each object in the viewfinder is determined and the content related to the object is presented within the viewfinder at the current location of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Roland Peter Kehl, Kaan Yucer, Thomas Jonathan Stone, Gokhan H. Bakir, Adrian Zumbrunnen
  • Patent number: 11651589
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for recognizing objects and providing content related to the recognized objects are described. In one aspect, a method includes detecting presence of one or more objects depicted in a viewfinder of a camera of the mobile device. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more objects, image data representing the one or more objects is sent to a content distribution system that selects content related to objects depicted in images. A location of each of the one or more objects in the viewfinder of the camera is tracked while waiting to receive content from the content distribution system. Content related to the one or more objects is received from the content distribution system. A current location of each object in the viewfinder is determined and the content related to the object is presented within the viewfinder at the current location of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Roland Peter Kehl, Kaan Yucer, Thomas Jonathan Stone, Gokhan H. Bakir, Adrian Zumbrunnen
  • Publication number: 20200265229
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for recognizing objects and providing content related to the recognized objects are described. In one aspect, a method includes detecting presence of one or more objects depicted in a viewfinder of a camera of the mobile device. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more objects, image data representing the one or more objects is sent to a content distribution system that selects content related to objects depicted in images. A location of each of the one or more objects in the viewfinder of the camera is tracked while waiting to receive content from the content distribution system. Content related to the one or more objects is received from the content distribution system. A current location of each object in the viewfinder is determined and the content related to the object is presented within the viewfinder at the current location of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ibrahim Badr, Roland Peter Kehl, Kaan Yucer, Thomas Jonathan Stone, Gokhan H. Bakir, Adrian Zumbrunnenn