Ralph Gross

US Patent:

7660442, Feb 9, 2010

Filed:

Sep 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/515228

Inventors:

Latanya Arvette Sweeney - Pittsburgh PA, US
Victor Walter Weedn - Kitanning PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

Handshot, LLC - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/36
G06F 21/00

US Classification:

382115, 382190, 382284, 713186

Abstract:

A system and method for capturing biometric data from a hand includes a low resolution camera for recognizing the existence of a hand and determining when the hand is in an optimal position and orientation to capture the biometric data. A plurality of high resolution cameras photographs respective sections of the palm and fingers while several lights illuminate the sections from different directions in rapid sequence. A processor then tiles together the respective images, matches the friction ridges between adjacent images, adjusts the images to account for curvature, and selects individual pixels from the several images to obtain maximum contrast. Conversions of the resulting images into standard formats, such as grayscale, black and white, or simulated rolled ink fingerprint equivalents are also included.

US Patent:

8254625, Aug 28, 2012

Filed:

Nov 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/933655

Inventors:

Robert Craig Coulter - Apollo PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kerien W. Fitzpatrick - Sewickley PA, US

Assignee:

HyperActive Technologies, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/62
G05B 23/02
G08B 23/00
G08G 1/097
G08G 1/01
G08G 1/14
B60Q 1/48

US Classification:

382103, 382100, 382224, 382225, 340 31, 340 343, 3405731, 340931, 3409322, 340933

Abstract:

In a method and system of service management, a radiative sensor is positioned to observe an area of interest. At least one frame of data of the area of interest is electronically acquired from the radiative sensor. The acquired frame of data is electronically processing to determine the presence or absence of at least one object in the area of interest. Based on the presence or absence of the object in the area of interest, (1) an alert is electronically caused to be generated in response to also electronically detecting another object in another area of interest, and/or (2) a timer is electronically caused to initiate or terminate counting a period of time.

US Patent:

8358336, Jan 22, 2013

Filed:

Jul 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/509926

Inventors:

Latanya A. Sweeney - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US
Xiaoqian Jiang - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

Handshot, LLC - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

H04N 7/18

US Classification:

348 77

Abstract:

The present invention is a system and method that captures hand geometry, full-length fingerprints, and/or palm prints from a frontal view of a freely posed hand using contactless photography. A system and method for capturing biometric data of a hand includes the steps of and means for (a) digitally photographing a designated contactless capture area not having any predefined hand-positioning structures or platen for receiving a hand, to obtain a captured image of the capture area that includes a naturally-posed hand; (b) extracting a frontal hand image of the naturally-posed hand by applying an Active Appearance Model (AAM) to the captured image; (c) computing a plurality of hand geometry measurements of the frontal hand image; and (d) comparing the plurality of hand geometry measurements from the frontal hand image to corresponding existing hand geometry measurements, wherein the comparison results in a best match.

US Patent:

8209219, Jun 26, 2012

Filed:

Apr 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/402552

Inventors:

Kerien W. Fitzpatrick - Pittsburgh PA, US
R. Craig Coulter - Apollo PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

HyperActive Technologies, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G07G 1/00
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 50/00
G06Q 20/00
G06G 1/14

US Classification:

705 10, 705 15, 705 22

Abstract:

In a real time food production management system and method, real time data about consumers inside or in the vicinity of a food outlet and an amount of prepared food available to serve and/or an amount of food being prepared is electronically generated. Based on the real time data, a demand for an amount of food to be ordered by the consumers in a specified interval immediately succeeding the generation of the real time data is electronically predicted. In addition, at least one of the following is electronically determined based on the real time data: a predicted amount of additional food requiring preparation; the time at least one prepared food product has been available; a length of time that a cooked food component has been cooked; and an amount of a food component, a condiment and/or a topping resides in a food product assembly buffer.

US Patent:

20100305966, Dec 2, 2010

Filed:

Jun 1, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/791208

Inventors:

Robert Craig Coulter - Apollo PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US
Jean-Francois Lalonde - Pittsburgh PA, US
Barbara Anne-Marie Simard - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

DISRUPTIVE IP, INC. - Apollo PA

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

In a method and system of controlling patient care logistics, a computer determines for each of a number of user devices a unique priority sorted list of queue tasks on the basis of global criterion. Each user device is dispatched the unique priority sorted list of queue tasks determined for the user device. In response to receiving a change in at least one global criterion, the computer determines for each user device either an amendment to the unique priority sorted list of queue tasks for the user of the user device or a new unique priority sorted list of queue tasks for the user of the user device, and then dispatches the unique priority sorted list of queue to the user device.

US Patent:

20110054946, Mar 3, 2011

Filed:

Aug 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/872434

Inventors:

Robert Craig Coulter - Apollo PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US
Jean-Francois Lalonde - Pittsburgh PA, US
Barbara Anne-Marie Simard - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

DISRUPTIVE IP, INC. - Apollo PA

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 3, 705 2

Abstract:

In a system and method of patient flow and treatment management, information regarding a patient admitted to a first unit of a patient treatment facility that is received into a first one of a number of user devices is dispatched to a server computer. Upon receipt of this patient information the server computer runs (desirably in real-time) a prediction application/algorithm that predicts an estimate of (1) the patient needing a resource in the first unit or a second unit of the facility, (2) a length of time before the patient needs the resource, and/or (3) an identity of the unit that has the needed resource. The server computer then dispatches (again, desirably in real-time) one or more of the predictions to one or more of the user devices, each of which receives and displays the prediction on a display thereof.

US Patent:

20120173473, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Jul 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/177157

Inventors:

Alessandro Acquisti - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ioanis Alexander Biternas Wischnienski - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 52

Abstract:

Methods and systems for predicting statistically probable systematically assigned identifiers are disclosed, as are methods and systems for determining the likelihood that a systematically assigned identifier provided by a purported assignee of the identifier is legitimate. In one example, determining the likelihood of legitimacy includes determining the likelihood that the provided identifier is a valid identifier and determining the likelihood that the provided identifier was assigned to the purported assignee. To accomplish this validation, the present disclosure employs patterns of assignment discernable for systematically assigned identifiers in combination with statistical methods.

US Patent:

20120269395, Oct 25, 2012

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/538521

Inventors:

Robert Craig Coulter - Apollo PA, US
Ralph Gross - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kerien W. Fitzpatrick - Sewickley PA, US

Assignee:

HyperActive Technologies, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382103

Abstract:

In a method and system of service management, a radiative sensor is positioned to observe an area of interest. At least one frame of data of the area of interest is electronically acquired from the radiative sensor. The acquired frame of data is electronically processing to determine the presence or absence of at least one object in the area of interest. Based on the presence or absence of the object in the area of interest, (1) an alert is electronically caused to be generated in response to also electronically detecting another object in another area of interest, and/or (2) a timer is electronically caused to initiate or terminate counting a period of time.