Patents by Inventor Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair

Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair 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: 10685680
    Abstract: A method includes grouping media items associated with a user into segments based on a timestamp associated with each media item and a total number of media items. The method also includes selecting target media from the media items for each of the segments based on media attributes associated with the media item. The method also includes generating a video that includes the target media for each of the segments by generating a first animation that illustrates a first transition from a first item from the target media to a second item from the target media with movement of the first item from an onscreen location to an offscreen location, wherein the first item is adjacent to the second item in the first animation and determining whether the target media includes one or more additional items. The method also includes adding a song to the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shengyang Dai, Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair, Koji Ashida, Jingyu Cui, Jay Steele, Qi Gu, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ivan Neulander, Flavio Lerda, Eric Charles Henry, Shinko Yuanhsien Cheng, Aravind Krishnaswamy, David Cohen, Pardis Beikzadeh
  • Publication number: 20190252001
    Abstract: A method includes grouping media items associated with a user into segments based on a timestamp associated with each media item and a total number of media items. The method also includes selecting target media from the media items for each of the segments based on media attributes associated with the media item. The method also includes generating a video that includes the target media for each of the segments by generating a first animation that illustrates a first transition from a first item from the target media to a second item from the target media with movement of the first item from an onscreen location to an offscreen location, wherein the first item is adjacent to the second item in the first animation and determining whether the target media includes one or more additional items. The method also includes adding a song to the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shengyang DAI, Timothy Sepkoski ST. CLAIR, Koji ASHIDA, Jingyu CUI, Jay STEELE, Qi GU, Erik MURPHY-CHUTORIAN, Ivan NEULANDER, Flavio LERDA, Eric Charles HENRY, Shinko Yuanhsien CHENG, Aravind KRISHNASWAMY, David COHEN, Pardis BEIKZADEH
  • Patent number: 10242711
    Abstract: A method includes grouping media items associated with a user into segments based on a timestamp associated with each media item and a total number of media items. The method also includes selecting target media from the media items for each of the segments based on media attributes associated with the media item. The method also includes generating a video that includes the target media for each of the segments by generating a first animation that illustrates a first transition from a first item from the target media to a second item from the target media with movement of the first item from an onscreen location to an offscreen location, wherein the first item is adjacent to the second item in the first animation and determining whether the target media includes one or more additional items. The method also includes adding a song to the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shengyang Dai, Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair, Koji Ashida, Jingyu Cui, Jay Steele, Qi Gu, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ivan Neulander, Flavio Lerda, Eric Charles Henry, Shinko Yuanhsien Cheng, Aravind Krishnaswamy, David Cohen, Pardis Beikzadeh
  • Publication number: 20170309311
    Abstract: A method includes grouping media items associated with a user into segments based on a timestamp associated with each media item and a total number of media items. The method also includes selecting target media from the media items for each of the segments based on media attributes associated with the media item. The method also includes generating a video that includes the target media for each of the segments by generating a first animation that illustrates a first transition from a first item from the target media to a second item from the target media with movement of the first item from an onscreen location to an offscreen location, wherein the first item is adjacent to the second item in the first animation and determining whether the target media includes one or more additional items. The method also includes adding a song to the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Shengyang DAI, Timothy Sepkoski ST. CLAIR, Koji ASHIDA, Jingyu CUI, Jay STEELE, Qi GU, Erik MURPHY-CHUTORIAN, Ivan NEULANDER, Flavio LERDA, Eric Charles HENRY, Shinko Yuanhsien CHENG, Aravind KRISHNASWAMY, David COHEN, Pardis BEIKZADEH
  • Patent number: 9712800
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying one or more notable moments from video data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a video receiving module, an identification criteria module, a moment identification module and a presentation module. The video receiving module receives video data. The identification criteria module determines one or more criteria for identifying a notable moment. The one or more criteria are based at least in part on one or more of an audio indicator and a facial indicator. The moment identification module automatically identifies at least one notable moment in the video data based at least in part on the one or more criteria. The at least one notable moment is based on a subset of the video data. The presentation module sends the identified at least one notable moment for presentation to at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair
  • Patent number: 9691431
    Abstract: A method includes grouping media items associated with a user into segments based on a timestamp associated with each media item and a total number of media items. The method also includes selecting target media from the media items for each of the segments based on media attributes associated with the media item. The method also includes generating a video that includes the target media for each of the segments by generating a first animation that illustrates a first transition from a first item from the target media to a second item from the target media with movement of the first item from an onscreen location to an offscreen location, wherein the first item is adjacent to the second item in the first animation and determining whether the target media includes one or more additional items. The method also includes adding a song to the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Shengyang Dai, Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair, Koji Ashida, Jingyu Cui, Jay Steele, Qi Gu, Erik Murphy-Chutorian, Ivan Neulander, Flavio Lerda, Eric Charles Henry, Shinko Yuanhsien Cheng, Aravind Krishnaswamy, David Cohen, Pardis Beikzadeh
  • Publication number: 20170110154
    Abstract: A method includes grouping media items associated with a user into segments based on a timestamp associated with each media item and a total number of media items. The method also includes selecting target media from the media items for each of the segments based on media attributes associated with the media item. The method also includes generating a video that includes the target media for each of the segments by generating a first animation that illustrates a first transition from a first item from the target media to a second item from the target media with movement of the first item from an onscreen location to an offscreen location, wherein the first item is adjacent to the second item in the first animation and determining whether the target media includes one or more additional items. The method also includes adding a song to the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Shengyang DAI, Timothy Sepkoski ST. CLAIR, Koji ASHIDA, Jingyu CUI, Jay STEELE, Qi GU, Erik MURPHY-CHUTORIAN, Ivan NEULANDER, Flavio LERDA, Eric Charles HENRY, Shinko Yuanhsien CHENG, Aravind KRISHNASWAMY, David COHEN, Pardis BEIKZADEH
  • Patent number: 9582860
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to enhancing a video. In some implementations, a method includes classifying one or more objects in one or more frames of the video. The method further includes determining one or more filter parameters of one or more filters based on the classifying of the one or more objects. The method further includes smoothing one or more of the determined filter parameters based on the classifying of the one or more objects. The method further includes applying one or more of the filters with corresponding smoothed filter parameters to one or more frames of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair, Tinglin Liu, Sevket Derin Babacan
  • Publication number: 20170024858
    Abstract: Implementations generally relate to enhancing a video. In some implementations, a method includes classifying one or more objects in one or more frames of the video. The method further includes determining one or more filter parameters of one or more filters based on the classifying of the one or more objects. The method further includes smoothing one or more of the determined filter parameters based on the classifying of the one or more objects. The method further includes applying one or more of the filters with corresponding smoothed filter parameters to one or more frames of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Sepkoski ST. CLAIR, Tinglin LIU, Sevket Derin BABACAN
  • Patent number: 9066009
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for interacting with images having similar content. In an embodiment, a method may include identifying one or more event attributes associated with an ongoing event. The method may also include determining one or more statistical characteristics associated with the one or more of the event attributes. The method may further include generating a prompt to an event participant to take a photograph during the ongoing event based on, at least in part, the one or more statistical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Cohen, Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair
  • Publication number: 20140178050
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying one or more notable moments from video data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a video receiving module, an identification criteria module, a moment identification module and a presentation module. The video receiving module receives video data. The identification criteria module determines one or more criteria for identifying a notable moment. The one or more criteria are based at least in part on one or more of an audio indicator and a facial indicator. The moment identification module automatically identifies at least one notable moment in the video data based at least in part on the one or more criteria. The at least one notable moment is based on a subset of the video data. The presentation module sends the identified at least one notable moment for presentation to at least one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair
  • Publication number: 20140176748
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for interacting with images having similar content. In an embodiment, a method may include identifying one or more event attributes associated with an ongoing event. The method may also include determining one or more statistical characteristics associated with the one or more of the event attributes. The method may further include generating a prompt to an event participant to take a photograph during the ongoing event based on, at least in part, the one or more statistical characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Cohen, Timothy Sepkoski St. Clair