Thomas M Strat from 3227 Foxvale Dr, Vienna, VA 22124, age 69, Phone: 7037161955

view source

Work:

Thomas Strat Architects
President

Skills:

Customer Service
Management

Video Tripwire
view source
US Patent:

6696945, Feb 24, 2004
Filed:

Oct 9, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/972039
Inventors:

Peter L. Venetianer - McLean VA
Mark C. Allmen - Morrison CO
Paul C. Brewer - Arlington VA
Andrew J. Chosak - McLean VA
John I. W. Clark - Leesburg VA
Matthew F. Frazier - Arlington VA
Niels Haering - Arlington VA
Tasuki Hirata - Silver Spring MD
Caspar Horne - Herndon VA
Alan J. Lipton - Falls Church VA
William E. Severson - Littleton CO
James S. Sfekas - Arlington VA
Thomas E. Slowe - Middleburg VA
Thomas M. Strat - Oakton VA
John F. Tilki - Reston VA
Zhong Zhang - Herndon VA
Assignee:

DiamondBack Vision, Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:

G08B 1300
US Classification:

340541, 348152, 702 85
Abstract:

A method for implementing a video tripwire includes steps of calibrating a sensing device to determine sensing device parameters for use by the system; initializing the system, including entering at least one virtual tripwire; obtaining data from the sensing device; analyzing the data obtained from the sensing device to determine if the at least one virtual tripwire has been crossed; and triggering a response to a virtual tripwire crossing.

Scene Model Generation From Video For Use In Video Processing
view source
US Patent:

6738424, May 18, 2004
Filed:

Jul 3, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/609919
Inventors:

Mark Allmen - Morrison CO
Chris Debrunner - Conifer CO
William Severson - Littleton CO
Thomas M. Strat - Oakton VA
Assignee:

ObjectVideo, Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:

H04N 712
US Classification:

37524008, 382154
Abstract:

A method of generating and utilizing a scene model from a sequence of video frames produces a three-dimensional scene model, useful for video processing. The method separates foreground and background data. It uses an estimate of relative motion of an observer to project each frame onto a coordinate system of the three-dimensional scene model. It then merges the background data of a given frame into the scene model.

Video Coloring Book
view source
US Patent:

7046732, May 16, 2006
Filed:

Oct 18, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/978592
Inventors:

Thomas E. Slowe - Middlleburg VA, US
Paul C. Brewer - Arlington VA, US
Robert J. Douglass - Oak Hill VA, US
Thomas M. Strat - McLean VA, US
Thomas J. Burns - McLean VA, US
Andrew J. Chosak - McLean VA, US
Assignee:

ObjectVideo, Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:

H04N 7/18
US Classification:

37524016, 347154, 347155, 37524017, 37524026
Abstract:

A decomposed original video sequence includes one or more original camera-motion layers and zero or more original fixed-frame layers decomposed from an original video sequence. The decomposed original video sequence is edited by editing at least one of the original camera-motion layers to obtain modified camera-motion layers such that each frame of a composite modified video sequence composed from the modified camera-motion layers and the original fixed-frame layers is obtained without editing each frame of said original video sequence. The editing comprises performing an edge operation to one of said original camera-motion layers.

Video Segmentation Using Statistical Pixel Modeling
view source
US Patent:

7224852, May 29, 2007
Filed:

Sep 22, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/667148
Inventors:

Alan J. Lipton - Herndon VA, US
Mark C. Allmen - Morrison CO, US
Niels Haering - Reston VA, US
William E. Severson - Littleton CO, US
Thomas M. Strat - Oakton VA, US
Assignee:

ObjectVideo, Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:

G06K 9/32
H04N 7/18
G06K 9/00
US Classification:

382294
Abstract:

A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons. The method for segmenting video data may be further incorporated into a method for implementing an intelligent video surveillance system.

Bit-Rate Allocation System For Object-Based Video Encoding
view source
US Patent:

7321624, Jan 22, 2008
Filed:

Mar 16, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/809036
Inventors:

Mark Allmen - Morrison CO, US
Zhong Zhang - Herndon VA, US
Thomas M. Strat - Oakton VA, US
Assignee:

Objectvideo, Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:

H04N 7/18
US Classification:

37524008, 382251
Abstract:

A video sequence is encoded, where the video sequence includes a background composite and foreground regions. The video sequence is encoded based on balancing bits per pixel for the background composite with bits per pixel for the foreground regions.

Video Analytic Rule Detection System And Method
view source
US Patent:

8564661, Oct 22, 2013
Filed:

Jul 26, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/828842
Inventors:

Alan J. Lipton - Austin TX, US
John I. W. Clark - Flamborough, CA
Zhong Zhang - Great Falls VA, US
Peter L. Venetianer - McLean VA, US
Thomas Strat - Oakton VA, US
Mark Allmen - Morrison CO, US
William Severson - Centennial CO, US
Niels Haering - Reston VA, US
Andrew Chosak - Arlington VA, US
Matthew Frazier - New York NY, US
James Sfekas - Seattle WA, US
Tasuki Hirata - Cambridge MA, US
Assignee:

ObjectVideo, Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:

H04N 9/47
US Classification:

348143, 382103, 382115
Abstract:

A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The extracted video primitives and event occurrences may be used to create and define additional video analytic rules. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.

Video Segmentation Using Statistical Pixel Modeling
view source
US Patent:

20020159634, Oct 31, 2002
Filed:

Mar 23, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/815385
Inventors:

Alan Lipton - Falls Church VA, US
Mark Allmen - Morrison CO, US
Niels Haering - Arlington VA, US
William Severson - Littleton CO, US
Thomas Strat - Oakton VA, US
International Classification:

G06K009/00
US Classification:

382/173000
Abstract:

A method for segmenting video data into foreground and background portions utilizes statistical modeling of the pixels. A statistical model of the background is built for each pixel, and each pixel in an incoming video frame is compared with the background statistical model for that pixel. Pixels are determined to be foreground or background based on the comparisons.

Extraction Of Textual And Graphic Overlays From Video
view source
US Patent:

20030043172, Mar 6, 2003
Filed:

Aug 24, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/935610
Inventors:

Huiping Li - Silver Spring MD, US
Thomas Strat - Oakton VA, US
International Classification:

G09G005/00
US Classification:

345/636000
Abstract:

A method for extracting textual and graphical overlays from video sequences involves steps of detecting a potential overlay in a video sequence and then verifying that the potential overlay is an actual overlay. Detection of textual overlays involves wavelet decomposition and neural network processing, while detection of graphical overlays involves template matching. Verification of textual and graphical overlays involves spatial and/or temporal verification.