Patents by Inventor Thomas Scheerbarth

Thomas Scheerbarth 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).

  • Method and apparatus for identifying speakers and emphasizing selected objects in picture and video messages
    Patent number: 8884982
    Abstract: A method for emphasizing selected objects in digital data of at least one of pictures and video that is stored in digital messages, the messages including sender addresses and being stored in a memory system of a digital messaging system for a plurality of users, includes the step of identifying picture regions including at least one of faces and persons in the digital data of the messages on the digital messaging system having the same sender address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Fred Runge, Thomas Scheerbarth
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING SPEAKERS AND EMPHASIZING SELECTED OBJECTS IN PICTURE AND VIDEO MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20110141106
    Abstract: A method for emphasizing selected objects in digital data of at least one of pictures and video that is stored in digital messages, the messages including sender addresses and being stored in a memory system of a digital messaging system for a plurality of users, includes the step of identifying picture regions including at least one of faces and persons in the digital data of the messages on the digital messaging system having the same sender address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Fred Runge, Thomas Scheerbarth