Timothy M O'Connor

US Patent:

8396246, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Aug 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/199799

Inventors:

Karthik G. Anbalagan - Bellevue WA, US
Scott R. Ramsby - Kirkland WA, US
Chunkit J. Chan - Redmond WA, US
Michael H. Kim - Issaquah WA, US
John M. Thornton - Kirkland WA, US
Timothy R. O'Connor - Redmond WA, US
Alexander S. Brodie - Redmond WA, US
Samuel J. Pinson - Sultan WA, US
Bryan P. Ferguson - Redmond WA, US
Gyorgy K. Schadt - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382100, 382118, 382173, 382276

Abstract:

An image to be shared with other users based on input from a first user is received. A second user is identified from a tag of the image, and information is provided, based at least in part on the tag, to one or both of the first user and the second user. Additionally, after editing of an image a determination can be made as to whether a region of the image having an associated tag has been affected by the editing. The tag associated with the region is altered if the region has been affected by the editing, otherwise the tag associated with the region is left unaltered. Furthermore, the tag can include a first portion storing data identifying a region of the image to which the tag corresponds, and a second portion storing data identifying a person shown in the region.

US Patent:

8515137, Aug 20, 2013

Filed:

May 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/772772

Inventors:

Eric J. Richards - Redmond WA, US
Roger A. Bischoff - Bellevue WA, US
Timothy R. O'Connor - Kirkland WA, US
Tomasz S. M. Kasperkiewicz - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/36
G06K 9/20

US Classification:

382118, 382284

Abstract:

A determination is made for each of multiple regions in multiple images of how good that region is perceived as being. A base image is identified, and a combined image is generated from the multiple images by automatically replacing each region of the base image with a corresponding region of another image if the corresponding region has been determined as being better than the region of the base image. The generating of the combined image can include automatically selecting from one of the multiple images a region in which an object that is present in one or more corresponding regions of other images is absent. Additionally, for a particular region of the base image, corresponding regions of the other images can be displayed, and the particular region replaced with a user-selected one of the corresponding regions of the other images.

US Patent:

20100054601, Mar 4, 2010

Filed:

Aug 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/199800

Inventors:

Karthik G. Anbalagan - Bellevue WA, US
Scott R. Ramsby - Kirkland WA, US
Chunkit J. Chan - Redmond WA, US
Michael H. Kim - Issaquah WA, US
John M. Thornton - Kirkland WA, US
Timothy R. O'Connor - Redmond WA, US
Alexander S. Brodie - Redmond WA, US
Samuel J. Pinson - Sultan WA, US
Bryan P. Ferguson - Redmond WA, US
Ryan A. Kabir - Bellevue WA, US
Eric Richards - Redmond WA, US
Eric W. Doerr - Kirkland WA, US
William D. Sproule - Woodinville WA, US
Shawn L. Morrissey - Redmond WA, US
Mindy C. King - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/34
G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

382180, 7071041, 707E17019, 707E17026, 707E17044, 707E17032

Abstract:

A global tag for an image is received identifies one or more objects in the image, and a region-specific tag for the image identifies one or more objects in a region of the image. The global tag and the region-specific tag are stored with the image. Displayed, along with the image, is an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the global tag, and an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the region-specific tag. Different users are able to maintain different names for the same person, allowing the same tag of the image to be used as the basis for displaying the image with different names for the different users. Additionally, the tags can be used as a basis for generating a credits list of people that are included in a compilation of images.

US Patent:

20120141017, Jun 7, 2012

Filed:

Dec 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/959383

Inventors:

Eyal Krupka - Shimshit, IL
Igor Abramovski - Haifa, IL
Igor Kviatkovsky - Haifa, IL
Jason M. Cahill - Carnation WA, US
Timothy R. O'Connor - Kirkland WA, US
Cha Zhang - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/62
G06K 9/46

US Classification:

382159, 382190

Abstract:

A training set for a post-filter classifier is created from the output of a face detector. The face detector can be a Viola Jones face detector. Face detectors produce false positives and true positives. The regions in the training set are labeled so that false positives are labeled negative and true positives are labeled positive. The labeled training set is used to train a post-filter classifier. The post-filter classifier can be an SVM (Support Vector Machine). The trained face detection classifier is placed at the end of a face detection pipeline comprising a face detector, one or more feature extractors and the trained post-filter classifier. The post-filter reduces the number of false positives in the face detector output while keeping the number of true positives almost unchanged using features different from the Haar features used by the face detector.

US Patent:

20130195375, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Mar 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/794443

Inventors:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA, US
Scott R. Ramsby - Kirkland WA, US
Chunkit J. Chan - Redmond WA, US
Michael H. Kim - Issaquah WA, US
John M. Thornton - Kirkland WA, US
Timothy R. O'Connor - Kirkland WA, US
Alexander S. Brodie - Redmond WA, US
Bryan P. Ferguson - Redmond WA, US
Gyorgy K. Schadt - Redmond WA, US
Aanand Narayanan Pulamanthole Pisharathu - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382282

Abstract:

An image to be shared with other users based on input from a first user is received. A second user is identified from a tag of the image, and information is provided, based at least in part on the tag, to one or both of the first user and the second user. Additionally, after editing of an image a determination can be made as to whether a region of the image having an associated tag has been affected by the editing. The tag associated with the region is altered if the region has been affected by the editing, otherwise the tag associated with the region is left unaltered. Furthermore, the tag can include a first portion storing data identifying a region of the image to which the tag corresponds, and a second portion storing data identifying a person shown in the region.

US Patent:

20170080024, Mar 23, 2017

Filed:

Dec 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/370632

Inventors:

Timothy P. O'Connor - Scottsdale AZ, US

International Classification:

A61K 33/14
A61K 35/644
A61K 36/886
A61K 31/355
A61K 36/28
A61K 31/375
A61K 33/10
A61K 33/30
A61K 9/46
A61K 36/82

Abstract:

An anhydrous composition is provided. The anhydrous composition may be a tablet configured to dissolve in water, the tablet including Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid), Vitamin E (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Magnesium (as magnesium sulfate and magnesium oxide), Zinc (as zinc sulfate), Chloride (as sodium chloride), Sodium (as sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and Sodium carbonate), Potassium (as potassium bicarbonate), Salt (as sodium chloride), , Chamomile (as ), Honey, and/or Stevia Leaf extract. The anhydrous composition may further comprise Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Natural flavor, Wheat Germ Oil, and/or Magnesium Oxide.

US Patent:

20170080025, Mar 23, 2017

Filed:

Dec 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/370650

Inventors:

Timothy P. O'Connor - Scottsdale AZ, US

International Classification:

A61K 33/14
A61K 9/46

Abstract:

An anhydrous composition is provided. The anhydrous composition may be a tablet configured to dissolve in water, the tablet including Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid), Vitamin E (as dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), Magnesium (as magnesium sulfate and magnesium oxide), Zinc (as zinc sulfate), Chloride (as sodium chloride), Sodium (as sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and Sodium carbonate), Potassium (as potassium bicarbonate), Salt (as sodium chloride), Aloe Vera, Chamomile (as matricaria recutita), Honey, and/or Stevia Leaf extract. The anhydrous composition may further comprise Citric Acid, Sorbitol, Natural flavor, Wheat Germ Oil, and/or Magnesium Oxide.

US Patent:

20150016691, Jan 15, 2015

Filed:

Sep 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/502511

Inventors:

Karthik G. Anbalagan - Bellevue WA, US
Scott R. Ramsby - Kirkland WA, US
Chunkit J. Chan - Redmond WA, US
Michael H. Kim - Issaquah WA, US
John M. Thornton - Kirkland WA, US
Timothy R. O'Connor - Redmond WA, US
Alexander S. Brodie - Redmond WA, US
Samuel J. Pinson - Sultan WA, US
Bryan P. Ferguson - Redmond WA, US
Aanand Narayanan Pisharathu - Redmond WA, US
Ryan A. Kabir - Bellevue WA, US
Eric Richards - Redmond WA, US
Eric W. Doerr - Kirkland WA, US
William D. Sproule - Woodinville WA, US
Shawn L. Morrissey - Redmond WA, US
Mindy C. King - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06T 7/00
G06K 9/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

382115

Abstract:

An image having a region tagged by a first user is obtained. The tag can include a first label of a person in the region, and the label can be used by the first user to identify the person in the region. Then, a second label of the person is determined. In implementations, the second label is used by a second user to identify the person in the region. The image is then displayed with the second label when displaying the image for the second user.