Patents by Inventor W. Andrew Scanlon

W. Andrew Scanlon 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: 11704936
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul C Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11594031
    Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest, displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Publication number: 20220375262
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: PAUL C. BREWER, DANA EUBANKS, HIMAANSHU GUPTA, W. ANDREW SCANLON, PETER L. VENETIANIER, WEIHONG YIN, LI YU, ZHONG ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11288495
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul C. Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L. Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210142070
    Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Patent number: 10929680
    Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest, displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Patent number: 10755259
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a point of sale (POS) transaction. Operations performed by the methods and systems include generating POS primitives by processing non-video data of a transaction recorded at POS terminal. The operations also include generating video primitives by processing video data of the transaction recorded at the POS terminal. The operations further include determining that the transaction comprises an exceptional transaction by comparing the non-video data and/or the video data to exceptional transaction rules. Additionally, the operations include determining that the exceptional transaction comprises a verified exceptional transaction by generating a video event based on the video primitives and a corresponding video rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Peter L. Venetianer, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, W. Andrew Scanlon, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin
  • Publication number: 20200210711
    Abstract: A system and method to automatically generate a secondary video stream based on an incoming primary video stream. The method including performing video analytics on the primary video stream to generate one or more analysis results, detecting the first target of interest using the analysis results, automatically extracting a first secondary video stream that captures at least a portion of a first target of interest and has a field of view smaller than that of the primary video stream, tracking the first target of interest, displaying the first secondary video stream, detecting a second target of interest using the analysis results, automatically adapting the first secondary video stream from the primary video stream to capture a portion of the first and second targets of interest, tracking the second target of interest, and displaying the first secondary stream including the portion of the first and second targets of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Publication number: 20200202113
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Paul C. Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L. Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10614311
    Abstract: The automatic generation of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams to concentrate on one or more targets, events and/or areas of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Patent number: 10546186
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul C. Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L. Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190251537
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a point of sale (POS) transaction. Operations performed by the methods and systems include generating POS primitives by processing non-video data of a transaction recorded at POS terminal. The operations also include generating video primitives by processing video data of the transaction recorded at the POS terminal. The operations further include determining that the transaction comprises an exceptional transaction by comparing the non-video data and/or the video data to exceptional transaction rules. Additionally, the operations include determining that the exceptional transaction comprises a verified exceptional transaction by generating a video event based on the video primitives and a corresponding video rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Peter L. Venetianer, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, W. Andrew Scanlon, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin
  • Publication number: 20190057250
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Paul C. Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L. Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180246887
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer applications and media for gathering, categorizing, sorting, managing, reviewing and organizing large quantities of multimedia items across space and time and using crowd-sourcing resources are described. Various implementations may enable either public or private (e.g., internal to an organization) crowdsourcing of multimedia item gathering and analysis, including the gathering, analysis, lead-searching, and classification of digital still images and digital videos. Various implementations may allow a user, such as a law enforcement investigator, to consolidate all of the available multimedia items into one system, and quickly gather, sort, organize, and display the multimedia items based on location, time, content, or other parameters. Moreover, an investigator may be able to create crowd source tasks as he works with the multimedia items and utilize crowd source resources when he needs help.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Minwoo Park, Tae Eun Choe, W. Andrew Scanlon, M. Allison Beach, Gary W. Myers
  • Patent number: 9858474
    Abstract: A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul C. Brewer, Dana Eubanks, Himaanshu Gupta, W. Andrew Scanlon, Peter L. Venetianer, Weihong Yin, Li Yu, Zhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170132471
    Abstract: The automatic generation of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams to concentrate on one or more targets, events and/or areas of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Patent number: 9524437
    Abstract: The automatic generation (702) of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream (701) may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams (703) to concentrate on one or more targets, events, and/or areas of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: AVIGILON FORTRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I. W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Publication number: 20160253648
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a point of sale (POS) transaction. Operations performed by the methods and systems include generating POS primitives by processing non-video data of a transaction recorded at the POS terminal. The operations also include generating video primitives by processing video data of the transaction recorded at the POS terminal. The operations further include determining that the transaction comprises and exceptional transaction by comparing the non-video data and/or the video data to exceptional transaction rules. Additionally, the operations include determining that that exceptional transaction comprises a verified exceptional transaction by generating a video event based on the vide primitives and a corresponding video rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Peter L. Venetianer, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, W. Andrew Scanlon, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin
  • Publication number: 20160086038
    Abstract: The automatic generation (702) of one or more secondary video streams based on an input primary video stream (701) may use analytics performed on the video to provide information on targets, events, and/or areas of interest to permit the one or more secondary video streams (703) to concentrate on one or more targets, events, and/or areas of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: W. Andrew Scanlon, Andrew J. Chosak, John I.W. Clark, Robert A. Cutting, Alan J. Lipton, Gary W. Myers
  • Patent number: 9277185
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a point of sale (POS) transaction including: receiving non video data regarding the POS transaction; defining exceptional transaction rules based at least on predetermined non video POS data events; inferring a potentially exceptional transaction based on a corresponding exceptional transaction rule and the received POS non video data; and verifying the inferred potentially exceptional transaction with video data regarding a corresponding POS transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Avigilon Fortress Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Péter L. Venetianer, Li Yu, Yongtong Hu, W. Andrew Scanlon, Zhong Zhang, Weihong Yin