IP Library Granted Patent US 9,514,368
Granted Patent B2
US 9,514,368 · App. 14/789,688 · Granted Dec 6, 2016

Contextual information of visual media

Inventors: Lance D. Pitt (Kent, WA); Gordon John Hines (Kirkland, WA)
Assignee: Telecommunications Systems, Inc.
G06K9/00744G06F17/30256G06F17/30864G06K9/00818G06T7/0085G06T2207/20164G06T2210/61
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Patent No.
US 9,514,368
App. No.
14/789,688
Granted
Dec 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An analysis master control can be configured to derive contextual information of visual media that includes extracted information and extrapolated information. The analysis master control can receive the extracted information characterizing visual media from a recognizer. An information finder can be configured to query a plurality of information sources for information based on the extracted information. The analysis master control can also be configured to match information received from the information sources with the extracted information to form the extrapolated information that characterizes the visual media.

Claims (27)

1. A non-transitory machine readable medium having machine executable instructions comprising:

an analysis master control configured to derive contextual information of visual media that includes extracted information and extrapolated information, wherein the analysis master control receives the extracted information characterizing visual media from a recognizer; and

an information finder configured to query a plurality of information sources for information based on the extracted information;

wherein the analysis master control is further configured to match information received from the information sources with the extracted information to form the extrapolated information that characterizes the visual media.

2. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the visual media is a still frame.

3. The medium of claim 2 , wherein the contextual document includes text and a hyperlink characterizing content of the visual media.

4. The medium of claim 1 , further comprising a presentation builder configured to generate a contextual document that includes the visual media and the contextual information.

5. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the recognizer is further configured to:

identify line segments in the visual media;

identify a shape in the visual media based on the line segments; and

identify text in the visual media base on at least one of the identified line segments and shape.

6. The medium of claim 5 , wherein the recognizer is further configured to identify a corner between line segments in the visual media.

7. The medium of claim 6 , wherein the recognizer is further configured to estimate a distance between objects in the visual media based on the identified street sign.

8. The medium of claim 6 , wherein the recognizer is further configured to estimate a perspective of the visual media based on the identified street sign.

9. The medium of claim 6 , wherein the recognizer is further configured to identify a street sign in the visual media based on the identified shape.

10. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the information finder is further configured to query a search engine based on the extracted information.

11. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the information finder is further configured to query a database based on the extracted information.

12. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the contextual information includes text that characterizes a location corresponding to the visual media.

13. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the contextual information includes text that characterizes a make of a vehicle in the visual media.

14. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the contextual information includes text that characterizes a business name included in the visual media.

15. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the contextual information includes text that characterizes a partial address included in the visual media.

16. A system comprising:

a media content information resolver (MCIR) configured to receive visual media from a media source;

an analysis master control configured to derive contextual information for the visual media that characterizes information extracted from the visual media and information extrapolated for the visual media based on the extracted information; and

a presentation builder configured to generate a contextual document for the MCIR based on the contextual information.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising an information finder configured to query a plurality of information sources for information based on the extracted information to facilitate determination of the extrapolated information.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the MCIR is further configured to output the contextual information for the visual media via a graphical user interface (GUI).

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2022
From: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC
To: ARTAX, LLC
Reel/Frame 059852/0141 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Reel/Frame 059820/0971 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2018
From: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.; COMTECH EF DATA CORP.; COMTECH XICOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.; COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.; COMTECH PST CORP.; COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM CORPORATION; ANGELS ACQUISITION CORP.; ARMER COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.; COMTECH AEROASTRO, INC.; COMTECH ANTENNA SYSTEMS, INC.; COMTECH COMMUNICATIONS CORP.; COMTECH COMSTREAM, INC.; COMTECH SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; COMTECH TOLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TIERNAN RADYNE COMSTREAM, INC.; COMTECH CPI ELECTRON DEVICES CORP.; COMTECH CPI MICROWAVE CORP.; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.; NETWORKS IN MOTION, INC.; SOLVERN INNOVATIONS, INC.; MICRODATA, LLC; MICRODATA GIS, INC.; MAPLE ACQUISITION LLC; NEXTGEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND; NEXTGEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA; OLIVE ACQUISITION LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048104/0080 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: PITT, LANCE D.; HINES, GORDON JOHN
To: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 035989/0403 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62079867 · Nov 14, 2014
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