Inventor
GRAY DOUGLAS RYAN
US41 patents
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A9 COM INC
33 patentsUS9256795B1Feb 9, 2016
Text entity recognition
A9 COM INC52 citations98
US9043349B1May 26, 2015
Image-based character recognition
A9 COM INC46 citations98
US10043109B1Aug 7, 2018
Attribute similarity-based search
A9 COM INC88 citations97
US9965895B1May 8, 2018
Augmented reality Camera Lucida
A9 COM INC23 citations94
US9875258B1Jan 23, 2018
Generating search strings and refinements from an image
A9 COM INC46 citations94
US9582913B1Feb 28, 2017
Automated highlighting of identified text
A9 COM INC42 citations94
US9247129B1Jan 26, 2016
Self-portrait enhancement techniques
A9 COM INC30 citations94
US10540378B1Jan 21, 2020
Visual search suggestions
A9 COM INC40 citations93
US10466955B1Nov 5, 2019
Crowdsourced audio normalization for presenting media content
A9 COM INC22 citations93
US10157332B1Dec 18, 2018
Neural network-based image manipulation
A9 COM INC32 citations93
US9813784B1Nov 7, 2017
Expanded previously on segments
A9 COM INC21 citations93
US9292739B1Mar 22, 2016
Automated recognition of text utilizing multiple images
A9 COM INC51 citations92
US9098888B1Aug 4, 2015
Collaborative text detection and recognition
A9 COM INC27 citations92
US9569679B1Feb 14, 2017
Adaptive image sampling for text detection
A9 COM INC19 citations84
US9449216B1Sep 20, 2016
Detection of cast members in video content
A9 COM INC17 citations84
US9390340B2Jul 12, 2016
Image-based character recognition
A9 COM INC8 citations84
US9275682B1Mar 1, 2016
Video content alignment
A9 COM INC9 citations84
US9183583B2Nov 10, 2015
Augmented reality recommendations
A9 COM INC9 citations84
US9934526B1Apr 3, 2018
Text recognition for search results
A9 COM INC9 citations82
US10121229B2Nov 6, 2018
Self-portrait enhancement techniques
A9 COM INC3 citations73
US10013624B2Jul 3, 2018
Text entity recognition
A9 COM INC2 citations73
US9911237B1Mar 6, 2018
Image processing techniques for self-captured images
A9 COM INC6 citations73
US9870633B2Jan 16, 2018
Automated highlighting of identified text
A9 COM INC2 citations73
US9646335B2May 9, 2017
Augmented reality recommendations
A9 COM INC2 citations73
US10956784B2Mar 23, 2021
Neural network-based image manipulation
A9 COM INC3 citations72
US10469918B1Nov 5, 2019
Expanded previously on segments
A9 COM INC5 citations72
US11227326B2Jan 18, 2022
Augmented reality recommendations
A9 COM INC0 citations63
US12106333B2Oct 1, 2024
Media processing techniques for enhancing content
A9 COM INC0 citations60
US11699174B2Jul 11, 2023
Media processing techniques for enhancing content
A9 COM INC0 citations60
US10963924B1Mar 30, 2021
Media processing techniques for enhancing content
A9 COM INC0 citations60
US10506168B2Dec 10, 2019
Augmented reality recommendations
A9 COM INC0 citations52
US9984728B2May 29, 2018
Video content alignment
A9 COM INC1 citations52
US9436883B2Sep 6, 2016
Collaborative text detection and recognition
A9 COM INC0 citations52
AMAZON TECH INC
8 patentsUS9436876B1Sep 6, 2016
Video segmentation techniques
AMAZON TECH INC46 citations97
US9626084B2Apr 18, 2017
Object tracking in zoomed video
AMAZON TECH INC16 citations93
US9558784B1Jan 31, 2017
Intelligent video navigation techniques
AMAZON TECH INC19 citations91
US9564177B1Feb 7, 2017
Intelligent video navigation techniques
AMAZON TECH INC16 citations82
US10528821B2Jan 7, 2020
Video segmentation techniques
AMAZON TECH INC2 citations73
US9805270B2Oct 31, 2017
Video segmentation techniques
AMAZON TECH INC2 citations73
US12210516B1Jan 28, 2025
Multimodal search and refinement
AMAZON TECH INC5 citations69
US10664140B2May 26, 2020
Object tracking in zoomed video
AMAZON TECH INC0 citations52