James N Reitz

US Patent:

8539351, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Aug 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/861724

Inventors:

Jonathan Baciu - San Francisco CA, US
Tim Lawrence Martin - San Francisco CA, US
Jason Vigen Menayan - Oakland CA, US
James Norton Reitz - Oakland CA, US
Paul Edmondson - Burlingame CA, US

Assignee:

YieldBuild, Inc. - San Francsico CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

715275, 705 144, 705 1441

Abstract:

A method of modifying the color characteristics of advertising content and web page content to increase the click-through rate of the advertising content. The advertising content and web page content may include hyperlinks and text. The color characteristics may include saturation, hue, intensity, contrast, and RBG characteristics. The color characteristics may be modified to make the advertising content more visible to the user, which results in a higher click-through rate.

US Patent:

20050060264, Mar 17, 2005

Filed:

Nov 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/720651

Inventors:

Christian Schrock - New York NY, US
Brent Ingraham - Seattle WA, US
James Reitz - Seattle WA, US
Oliver Roup - Seattle WA, US
Vladimir Yangurskiy - Redmond WA, US
Eugene Zarakhovsky - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04K001/00
H04L009/00

US Classification:

705051000

Abstract:

A globally relevant playlist presented. A globally relevant playlist includes track references corresponding to a plurality of tracks. Each track reference includes a global track identifier that uniquely identifies the corresponding referenced track among any number of computers or computing devices. A method for playing tracks according to a globally relevant playlist is presented. A track referenced in the playlist is selected. It is determined whether the track is locally accessible according to the global track identifier. If the track is accessible, it is played. If the track is not locally accessible, the track is retrieved from a track source associated with the track and according to the global track identifier. A method for downloading tracks to a player device according to a globally relevant playlist is also presented.

US Patent:

20060036554, Feb 16, 2006

Filed:

Aug 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/916722

Inventors:

Christian Schrock - New York NY, US
Yevgeny Zarakhovsky - Seattle WA, US
James Reitz - Seattle WA, US
Oliver Roup - Seattle WA, US
Olivier Garamfalvi - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 9/00

US Classification:

705075000

Abstract:

Systems and methodologies are provided for a Digital Rights Management (DRM) that permits a service provider implementing DRM (the Service), to distribute and use digital contents to a plurality of devices designated by a user, via employing a registration component and a DRM component. The registration component can associate a user with a particular device among the plurality of devices, and also associate the device with its DRM challenge. The DRM component can issue licenses for content(s) used on the particular device. Such an arrangement facilitates users' ability to roam and use a digital content purchased across a number of devices designated by the user and approved by the Service.

US Patent:

20080262913, Oct 23, 2008

Filed:

Apr 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/738421

Inventors:

James Reitz - San Francisco CA, US
Paul Deeds - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

HUBPAGES, INC. - San Franscisco CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a selection process executing in an optimizing engine is invoked as users are presented with web pages that include ad content. The selection process provides an initial population of sets of characteristics that specify an initial generation of layouts of ads for the pages. The characteristics can include anything that affects an ads appearance on the display. For example, ad type, position within a web page, color, size, text font, animation, etc. can be specified. Statistics are obtained as to each ad or page layout's performance or impact on the user, such as revenue obtained from ads in the layout, how many user's click an ad, how long users view an ad, etc. Once a large enough sample of user impacts is obtained a second population of sets of characteristics is created to improve the overall performance of the initial population. In a preferred embodiment, genetic computational procedures are used to create each population and to create new characteristic sets and remove underperforming sets.

US Patent:

20230074279, Mar 9, 2023

Filed:

Aug 30, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/899513

Inventors:

- Scottsdale AZ, US
Thomas Crosley - Seattle WA, US
Choongyeun Cho - Bellevue WA, US
James Reitz - Bainbridge Island WA, US

Assignee:

Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

G10L 15/26
G10L 15/32
G10L 21/0208

Abstract:

Examples of systems and methods for audio transcription are described. Audio data may be obtained from multiple recording devices at or near a scene. Audio data from multiple recording devices may be used to generate a final transcription. For example, when transcribing audio data from one recording device, audio data from another recording device may be used to generate the final transcript. The data from the second recording device may be used when it is determined that the recording devices were in proximity at the time the relevant portions of audio data were recorded and/or when a portion of the audio from the second recording device is verified to correspond with a portion of the audio from the first recording device. In some examples, data from the second recording device may be used when data from the first recording device is determined to be of low quality.

US Patent:

20200293791, Sep 17, 2020

Filed:

May 28, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/886038

Inventors:

- Scottsdale AZ, US
James Norton REITZ - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Nache D. SHEKARRI - Cave Creek AZ, US
Daniel J. WAGNER - Scottsdale AZ, US
Mark A. HANCHETT - Mesa AZ, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/62
G06K 9/20
G06K 9/32
B43L 1/00
B43L 1/12
G03B 21/62

Abstract:

An evidence ecosystem that includes a capture system that detects physical properties in the environment around the capture system and captures data related to the physical properties. The capture system analyzes the captured data in accordance with patterns to detect characteristics and patterns in the captured data. Upon detecting a characteristic or a pattern, the capture system records the identified data and alignment data that identifies the location of the identified data in the captured data. The capture system sends the captured data, identified data, and alignment data to an evidence management system for use in generating reports and producing redacted copies of the captured data for distribution or presentation.

US Patent:

20200064956, Feb 27, 2020

Filed:

Nov 4, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/673465

Inventors:

- Scottsdale AZ, US
Abraham Alvarez ZAYAS - Seattle WA, US
Marcus W.L. WOMACK - Redmond WA, US
James N. REITZ - Bainbridge Island WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 16/00
G06F 21/62
G11B 27/031

Abstract:

Systems and methods for redacting information from data records are provided. Data records are recorded by recording devices, including, but not limited to, camera recording devices such as those associated with law-enforcement officers. The data records are stored in an evidence management system. In response to requests for records, including but not limited to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the evidence management system creates redacted versions of the data records. Public access may then be provided to the redacted data records. In some embodiments, automated bulk redaction may be applied to video data records by applying a video filter to the entire visual field of the video information. In some embodiments, access to the redacted data records may be provided via a cloud storage system or via a removable computer-readable storage medium.

US Patent:

20180348921, Dec 6, 2018

Filed:

Aug 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/101824

Inventors:

- Scottsdale AZ, US
Abraham Alvarez ZAYAS - Seattle WA, US
Marcus W.L. WOMACK - Redmond WA, US
James N. REITZ - Bainbridge Island WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 17/30
G06F 21/62
G11B 27/031

Abstract:

Systems and methods for redacting information from data records are provided. Data records are recorded by recording devices, including, but not limited to, camera recording devices such as those associated with law-enforcement officers. The data records are stored in an evidence management system. In response to requests for records, including but not limited to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the evidence management system creates redacted versions of the data records. Public access may then be provided to the redacted data records. In some embodiments, automated bulk redaction may be applied to video data records by applying a video filter to the entire visual field of the video information. In some embodiments, access to the redacted data records may be provided via a cloud storage system or via a removable computer-readable storage medium.