Patents by Inventor Zach Elko

Zach Elko 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).

  • Forensic video exploitation and analysis tools
    Patent number: 11676389
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for locating an object detected in a video. The system detects a bounding box at least partially around an object in a first frame at a first time in the video and a second frame in the video corresponding to a second time. The system determines whether there is no motion within the bounding box of the second frame. The system compares edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels in the first frame, to edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels within the bounding box. The system generates a score based on the comparison. The system further determines based on the score if the object is present in the second frame. The system also determines an estimated timeframe window of a first appearance of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Marianne A. DeAngelus, Jason R. Thornton, Ronald Duarte, Aaron Z. Yahr, Christine M. Russ, Zach Elko
  • FORENSIC VIDEO EXPLOITATION AND ANALYSIS TOOLS
    Publication number: 20200374491
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for locating an object detected in a video. The system detects a bounding box at least partially around an object in a first frame at a first time in the video and a second frame in the video corresponding to a second time. The system determines whether there is no motion within the bounding box of the second frame. The system compares edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels in the first frame, to edge information, or color information, or intensity information associated with one or more pixels within the bounding box. The system generates a score based on the comparison. The system further determines based on the score if the object is present in the second frame. The system also determines an estimated timeframe window of a first appearance of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Marianne A. DeAngelus, Jason R. Thornton, Ronald Duarte, Aaron Z. Yahr, Christine M. Russ, Zach Elko