Inventor · Putnam Valley, NY, US

Damian M. Lyons

18Patents
14h-index
14Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1995 → Sep 30, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6181343A System and method for permitting three-dimensional navigation through a virtual reality environment using camera-based gesture inputs Human Necessities 638 Expired
US6283860A Method, system, and program for gesture based option selection Human Necessities 401 Expired
US6195104A System and method for permitting three-dimensional navigation through a virtual reality environment using camera-based gesture inputs Human Necessities 330 Expired
US6226830A Vacuum cleaner with obstacle avoidance Human Necessities 217 Expired
US5812422A Computer software for optimizing energy efficiency of a lighting system for a target energy consumption level Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 196 Expired
US6359647B1 Automated camera handoff system for figure tracking in a multiple camera system Electricity 176 Expired
US6734911B1 Tracking camera using a lens that generates both wide-angle and narrow-angle views Electricity 144 Expired
US6176782A Motion-based command generation technology Human Necessities 64 Expired
US6873710B1 Method and apparatus for tuning content of information presented to an audience Physics 53 Expired
US6700487B2 Method and apparatus to select the best video frame to transmit to a remote station for CCTV based residential security monitoring Electricity 39 Expired
US6411209B1 Method and apparatus to select the best video frame to transmit to a remote station for CCTV based residential security monitoring Electricity 37 Expired
US6731805B2 Method and apparatus to distinguish deposit and removal in surveillance video Physics 22 Expired
US6690414B2 Method and apparatus to reduce false alarms in exit/entrance situations for residential security monitoring Physics 21 Expired
US6771306B2 Method for selecting a target in an automated video tracking system Physics 17 Expired
US9876993B2 Video tracking system and method Electricity 13 Active
US7173650B2 Method for assisting an automated video tracking system in reaquiring a target Physics 10 Expired
US6744462B2 Apparatus and methods for resolution of entry/exit conflicts for security monitoring systems Electricity 5 Expired
US6985603B2 Method and apparatus for extending video content analysis to multiple channels Physics 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.