Patents by Inventor William Severson

William Severson 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).

  • Video analytic rule detection system and method
    Patent number: 8564661
    Abstract: A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The extracted video primitives and event occurrences may be used to create and define additional video analytic rules. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, John I. W. Clark, Zhong Zhang, Peter L. Venetianer, Thomas Strat, Mark Allmen, William Severson, Niels Haering, Andrew Chosak, Matthew Frazier, James Sfekas, Tasuki Hirata
  • Video segmentation using statistical pixel modeling
    Publication number: 20080095435
    Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: ObjectVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Lipton, Mark Allman, Niels Haering, William Severson, Thomas Strat
  • Video surveillance system employing video primitives
    Publication number: 20050146605
    Abstract: A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Lipton, Thomas Strat, Peter Venetianer, Mark Allmen, William Severson, Niels Haering, Andrew Chosak, Zhong Zhang, Matthew Frazier, James Sfekas, Tasuki Hirata, John Clark
  • Scene model generation from video for use in video processing
    Patent number: 6738424
    Abstract: A method of generating and utilizing a scene model from a sequence of video frames produces a three-dimensional scene model, useful for video processing. The method separates foreground and background data. It uses an estimate of relative motion of an observer to project each frame onto a coordinate system of the three-dimensional scene model. It then merges the background data of a given frame into the scene model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allmen, Chris Debrunner, William Severson, Thomas M. Strat
  • Video segmentation using statistical pixel modeling
    Patent number: 6625310
    Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: DiamondBack Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Mark Allmen, Niels Haering, William Severson, Thomas M. Strat
  • Video segmentation using statistical pixel modeling
    Publication number: 20020159634
    Abstract: A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Alan J. Lipton, Mark Allmen, Niels Haering, William Severson, Thomas M. Strat