Edward G Ovando

US Patent:

8625841, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Jan 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/351749

Inventors:

Edward Ovando - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382101

Abstract:

A nontransitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations. The operations can include intercepting a request for manual processing of a mail piece image. The request can be transmitted by an originating MPE having failed to resolve the mail piece image. The request can be ignored and the mail piece scan image can be forwarded to an automated mail recognition system (AMRS). If the AMRS successfully resolved the image, a response, including a plurality of addressing data corresponding to the mail piece scan image, can be received from the AMRS. If the AMRS successfully resolved the image, at least a portion of the plurality of addressing data can be transmitted to the originating MPE. If the AMRS did not successfully resolve the image, the request can be forwarded to a manual mail recognition processing system.

US Patent:

8625842, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Jan 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/351810

Inventors:

Edward Ovando - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382101

Abstract:

A computerized method for retrofitting a legacy manual mail recognition processing system (MRPS) with an automated MRPS without substantial changes to the configuration of the legacy manual MRPS includes detecting a request by a keyer desk software component to display a mail piece scan image on a computer display connected to the keyer desk computer. The image can at least temporarily be prevented from being displayed on the computer display and the image can be read from memory. Automated recognition processing can be performed on the image to resolve the image and create an automated recognition processing results data. If said automated recognition processing was successful the automated recognition processing results data can be sent to the keyer desk software component and the image can be permanently prevented from being displayed on the computer display. Otherwise, the image can be displayed to the human user for manual processing.

US Patent:

20040146200, Jul 29, 2004

Filed:

Jan 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/353885

Inventors:

Richard Andel - Binghamton NY, US
Edward Ovando - Apalachin NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation

International Classification:

G06K009/34

US Classification:

382/177000

Abstract:

A method and computer program product are provided for classifying a character string. A plurality of candidate segmentations are determined for the character string, each ranked according to an associated score. At least two of the candidate segmentations are provided to a pattern recognition classifier. The character string is classified according to the highest-ranked candidate segmentation to obtain a first classified character string. An acceptor determines if the first classified character string is a valid character string. The classifier iteratively reclassifies the character string according to the ranked candidate segmentations until a valid character string is obtained if the first classified character string is not a valid character string.

US Patent:

20040146216, Jul 29, 2004

Filed:

Jan 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/353552

Inventors:

Richard Andel - Binghamton NY, US
Edward Ovando - Apalachin NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation

International Classification:

G06K009/36

US Classification:

382/277000

Abstract:

A method and computer program product are disclosed for refining character segmentation in an optical character recognition system receiving as input a plurality of candidate objects. Each candidate object below a threshold character width is merged with another candidate object at one or more merge lines to form a composite object. The plurality of candidate objects are preclassified to identify a plurality of composite objects and a plurality of character portions. Proposed split lines are determined for each of the composite objects. Regions are defined within each of the composite objects from the position of the merge and split lines. The defined regions are classified to obtain an associated score for each region. Complete region sets are defined for each composite object, each with an associated set ranking determined from the associated score of the regions comprising the set. The set having the highest ranking is selected.

US Patent:

20130182886, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Jan 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/351868

Inventors:

Chad Coleman - Binghamton NY, US
Keith Quinn - Endicott NY, US
Edward Ovando - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382101

Abstract:

A computerized method for intelligently distributing computer processing of mail piece scan images across a plurality of mail piece scan image processors. The method can include receiving a mail piece scan image from a mail piece scan image job requestor and selecting one of a plurality of scan mail piece scan image processors to process said mail piece scan image. The mail piece scan image can be transmitted to said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors and a mail piece scan image processing result can be received from said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors. Post-processing operations can be performed based on said mail piece scan image processing result. The mail piece scan image processing result can be transmitted to said mail piece scan image processing requestor.

US Patent:

20170286791, Oct 5, 2017

Filed:

Jun 15, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/623971

Inventors:

- Bethesda MD, US
Keith Quinn - Endicott NY, US
Edward Ovando - Endicott NY, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
B07C 3/14

Abstract:

A computerized method for intelligently distributing computer processing of mail piece scan images across a plurality of mail piece scan image processors. The method can include receiving a mail piece scan image from a mail piece scan image job requestor and selecting one of a plurality of scan mail piece scan image processors to process said mail piece scan image. The mail piece scan image can be transmitted to said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors and a mail piece scan image processing result can be received from said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors. Post-processing operations can be performed based on said mail piece scan image processing result. The mail piece scan image processing result can be transmitted to said mail piece scan image processing requestor.

US Patent:

20170099334, Apr 6, 2017

Filed:

Oct 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/287327

Inventors:

- Scarsdale NY, US
Edward Ovando - Endicott NY, US
Clay Himmelberger - Endicott NY, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06Q 50/34
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A multimedia contest system includes a server and a plurality of electronic devices configured to execute instructions stored in the server and/or the plurality of electronic devices to implement a multimedia contest between participants operating the plurality of electronic devices. Implementing the multimedia contest includes establishing network communication between the plurality of electronic devices, capturing media streams at each of the plurality of electronic devices, communicating the media streams of each of the plurality of electronic devices to others of the plurality of electronic devices, displaying the media streams of each of the plurality of electronic devices simultaneously on at least one display; and sequentially removing at least one of the media streams from the at least one display until only one of the media streams is displayed on the at least one display.

US Patent:

20160350612, Dec 1, 2016

Filed:

Aug 9, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/232368

Inventors:

- Bethesda MD, US
Edward OVANDO - Endicott NY, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06Q 50/10
G06K 9/78
B07C 3/10
G06K 9/03
G06K 9/20

Abstract:

A nontransitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations. The operations can include intercepting a request for manual processing of a mail piece image. The request can be transmitted by an originating MPE having failed to resolve the mail piece image. The request can be ignored and the mail piece scan image can be forwarded to an automated mail recognition system (AMRS). If the AMRS successfully resolved the image, a response, including a plurality of addressing data corresponding to the mail piece scan image, can be received from the AMRS. If the AMRS successfully resolved the image, at least a portion of the plurality of addressing data can be transmitted to the originating MPE. If the AMRS did not successfully resolve the image, the request can be forwarded to a manual mail recognition processing system.