Patents
US 8665333 B1: Method and system for optimizing the observation and annotation of complex human behavior from video sources
- Granted
- 2014-03-04
- Filed
- 2008-01-25 application 12011385
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for optimizing the observation and annotation of complex human behavior from video sources by automatically detecting predefined events based on the behavior of people in a first video stream from a first means for capturing images in a physical space, accessing a synchronized second video stream from a second means for capturing images that are positioned to observe the people more closely using the timestamps associated with the detected events from the first video stream, and enabling an annotator to annotate each of the events with more labels using a tool. The present invention captures a plurality of input images of the persons by a plurality of means for capturing images and processes the plurality of input images in order to detect the predefined events based on the behavior in an exemplary embodiment. The processes are based on a novel usage of a plurality of computer vision technologies to analyze the human behavior from the plurality of input images. The physical space may be a retail space, and the people may be customers in the retail space.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoMining Corporation 54 patents | US company or organization | State College, PA | Videomining Corporation State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state VIDEOMINING CORP Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajeev Sharma | State College, PA | 83 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Satish Mummareddy | Washington, DC | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Emilio Schapira | Washington, DC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Namsoon Jung | State College, PA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B13/19613 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V20/52 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-13 | Assignment Nunc pro tunc assignment | AVIGILON PATENT HOLDING 1 CORPORATION signed 2022-04-11 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. CHICAGO, IL | 62034/176 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | HSBC BANK CANADA signed 2018-08-13 | AVIGILON PATENT HOLDING 1 CORPORATION VANCOUVER | 46895/803 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-12-12 | Name change Change of name | 9051147 CANADA INC. signed 2015-11-20 | AVIGILON PATENT HOLDING 1 CORPORATION VANCOUVER | 40886/579 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CANADA INC. signed 2015-04-07 | HSBC BANK CANADA VANCOUVER | 35387/176 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-26 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | AGAMEMNON HOLDINGS signed 2015-01-16 BENTZ, RICHARD E. signed 2015-01-16 BRENNER A/K/A MICHAEL BRENNAN, MICHAEL A. signed 2015-01-16 MESSIAH COLLEGE signed 2015-01-16 PAPSON, MICHAEL G. signed 2015-01-16 PARMER, GEORGE A. signed 2015-01-16 PEARSON, CHARLES C., JR signed 2015-01-16 POOLE, ROBERT E. signed 2015-01-16 SCHIANO, ANTHONY J. signed 2015-01-16 SEIG TRUST #1 signed 2015-01-16 STRUTHERS, RICHARD K. signed 2015-01-16 WEIDNER, DEAN A. signed 2015-01-16 | VIDEO MINING CORPORATION STATE COLLEGE, PA | 35039/632 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-16 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | AGAMEMNON HOLDINGS signed 2015-01-16 BENTZ, RICHARD E. signed 2015-01-16 BRENNAN, MICHAEL signed 2015-01-16 MESSIAH COLLEGE signed 2015-01-16 PAPSON, MICHAEL G. signed 2015-01-16 PARMER, GEORGE A. signed 2015-01-16 PEARSON, CHARLES C., JR. signed 2015-01-16 POOLE, ROBERT E. signed 2015-01-16 SCHIANO, ANTHONY J. signed 2015-01-16 SEIG TRUST #1 (PHILIP H. SEIG, TRUSTEE) signed 2015-01-16 STRUTHERS, RICHARD K. signed 2015-01-16 WEIDNER, DEAN A. signed 2015-01-16 | VIDEOMINING CORPORATION STATE COLLEGE, PA | 34967/881 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VIDEOMINING CORPORATION signed 2015-01-16 | 9051147 CANADA INC. VANCOUVER | 34881/556 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | VIDEOMINING CORPORATION signed 2013-05-31 | AGAMEMNON HOLDINGS HARRISBURG, PA BRENNAN, MICHAEL HARRISBURG, PA MESSIAH COLLEGE HARRISBURG, PA PAPSON, MICHAEL G. HARRISBURG, PA PARMER, GEORGE A. HARRISBURG, PA PEARSON, CHARLES C., JR HARRISBURG, PA POOLE, ROBERT E. HARRISBURG, PA SCHIANO, ANTHONY J. HARRISBURG, PA SEIG TRUST #1 (PHILIP H. SEIG, TRUSTEE) HARRISBURG, PA STRUTHERS, RICHARD K. HARRISBURG, PA WEIDNER, DEAN A. HARRISBURG, PA BENTZ, RICHARD E. HARRISIBURG, PA | 33860/257 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-06-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JUNG, NAMSOON signed 2008-04-17 SHARMA, RAJEEV signed 2008-04-25 MUMMAREDDY, SATISH signed 2008-05-05 SCHAPIRA, EMILIO signed 2008-05-05 | VIDEOMINING CORPORATION STATE COLLEGE, PA | 21067/728 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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