Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Xirgo Technologies, LLC

Owl Cameras, Inc.

Facebook, Inc.

Nathan Ackerman

Andrew Bart Hodge

James Siminoff

Christopher Loew

Wen-Yo Lu

Rafal Piersiak

John Roos

Daniel James Alton

Jeffrey Neil Margolis

Jean-Paul Labrosse

Barry J Corlett

Andrew Clark Goris

Drew Edward Steedly

Philip A Frank

Quentin Simon Charles Miller

David Douglas Bohn

David Nister

Scott Charles McEldowney

Arthur Charles Tomlin

Ashraf A Michail

Mark James Finocchio

Michael Isard

Martin Thomas Shetter

Paul Ronald Barham

Jay F Hamlin

Steve Robbins

Xinye Lou

Georg Klein

Andrew Martin Pearson

Kevin Woo

Calvin Chan

Oliver Michael Christian Williams

Douglas Kevin Service

Tuan Wong

Alex Aben-Athar Kipman

Scott Lindsay Sullivan

Steven John Robbins

Andrew Bert Hodge

Alexandru Octavian Balan

Gerhard A Schneider

Asaf Pellman

Amir Nevet

Christopher Maurice Mei

Jonjo Twist

James Peele Terrell, Jr

David Mandelboum

Phillip Lucas Williams

Shane Michael DeSeranno

Lisa Jones

Andy Hodge

John Lawrence Connuck

Jason Matthew Alderman

Ashraf Ayman Michail

Philip Andrew Frank

Jay Hamlin

Scott C Mceldowney

Camera device

A method for automatically authenticating unknown video data based on known video data stored at a client server is provided, wherein, unknown and known video data each are made up of segments and include metadata, a hash message digest, and a serial code. The method involves selecting a first segment of the unknown video and locating the serial code within the first segment of the unknown video data. The serial code is used to locate a corresponding first segment in the known video data. The first segment may include a known hash message digest. A new hash message digest for the first segment of the unknown video data is generated and compared with the known hash message digest. If they match, the segment of unknown video data is authentic.

Systems and methods for authenticating and presenting video evidence

To allow secure communications between a video capturing device and mobile devices, an association process includes providing a unique pattern, such as a QR code, to the mobile device in proximity to the video capturing device. The unique pattern is used by the mobile device to request pairing with the client device, either directly or via a cloud-based system. The QR code includes an identifier or 'shared secret' that allows the client device to verify the pairing request originates from the mobile device in close proximity. The association process may also involve cryptographic keys to further secure communications and may also involve a process to retrieve a mobile app without additional user intervention. Once the devices are associated, they can communicate directly using wireless communications, such as cellular or WiFi, and transfer video data and other data automatically.

Secured pairing of video capture device and mobile device

Automobile connectivity device

Automobile connector device

An exemplary method and system is provided for wirelessly accessing video data files stored in the buffer of a client device for playback and scrubbing. When the client device detects a known or trusted mobile device in proximity, it enters a hotspot mode. The hotspot network parameters are provided to the mobile device. In one embodiment, the network parameters include a network ID and password. Using the network parameters, the mobile device joins the hotspot provided by the client device. Once wirelessly networked, the mobile device can request video data from the client device. The client device generates hierarchical playlists and provides them to the mobile device. The mobile device uses the playlists to access video files stored in the buffer of the client device continuously and without interruption. The video files or objects can be listed in a playlist as advertisements to allow continuous playback.

Scrub and playback of video buffer over wireless

In a system for video data capture and sharing client devices may include one or more video cameras and sensors to capture video data and to generate associated metadata. A cloud-based component may receive metadata from the client devices and requests for sharing video data captured by other client devices. Client devices with requested video data are identified by matching their provided metadata to the sharing request and by their response to an image search query for an object of interest specified in the request.

Video-based data collection, image capture and analysis configuration

In a system for video data capture and sharing client devices may include one or more video cameras and sensors to capture video data and to generate associated metadata. A cloud-based component may receive metadata from the client devices and requests for sharing video data captured by other client devices. The system can be used to implement a ridesharing method to connect a rider to a driver. Information about the driver and rider is accessed when a driver accepts a ridesharing request. Camera devices in the pickup area can detect the license plate of the driver's vehicle to confirm its arrival and a client device in the vehicle can facially recognize the driver at the wheel. Similarly, the location of the rider in the pickup area can be verified, for example through a face recognition scan. Once both driver and rider are verified, they are notified of their presence in the pickup area and linked, for example by identifying the rider in an augmented reality display in the driver's vehicle and by displaying an image of the rider on a side-facing display.

Camera enhanced ride sharing

Authenticating and presenting video evidence

A see-through dimming panel includes first and second transparent substrate layers and suspended-particle-device (SPD) layer therebetween. A first transparent conductor layer is between the first transparent substrate layer and the SPD layer, and a second transparent conductor layer is between the second transparent substrate layer and the SPD layer. A first electrode is electrically coupled to the first transparent conductor layer. Second and third electrodes are electrically coupled to opposite ends of the second transparent conductor layer. An electric potential difference applied between the first and second electrodes controls a transmittance level of the SPD layer. An electric potential difference applied between the second and third electrodes, which results in a transverse electric field, controls a speed at which the transmittance level of the SPD layer decreases when the electric potential difference applied between the first and second electrodes controls is decreased.

See-through dimming panel

A see-through, near-eye mixed reality head mounted display (HMD) device includes left and right see-through display regions within which virtual images are displayable. These left and right see-through display regions each having a transmittance that is less than one hundred percent. The see-through, near-eye mixed reality HMD device also includes a see-through transmittance compensation mask that includes a left window through which the left see-through display region is visible and a right window through which the right see-through display region is visible. In accordance with various embodiments, the see-through transmittance compensation mask is used to provide a substantially uniform transmittance across the field-of-view of a user wearing the HMD device.

Display devices with transmittance compensation mask

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Nathan Ackerman