Patents by Inventor Ajay B. CHEMBULA

Ajay B. CHEMBULA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Generating emoticons based on an image of a face
    Patent number: 9576175
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive an image of a person. The image may include an image of a face. The device may create an emoticon based on the image of the face. The emoticon may represent an emotion of the person. The device may detect a facial expression of the person at a time that a message is being generated. The device may determine the emotion of the person based on the detected facial expression. The device may identify the emoticon as corresponding to the emotion of the person. The device may add the emoticon to the message based on the emoticon corresponding to the emotion of the person. The device may output the message including the emoticon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Ajay B. Chembula
  • GENERATING EMOTICONS BASED ON AN IMAGE OF A FACE
    Publication number: 20150332088
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive an image of a person. The image may include an image of a face. The device may create an emoticon based on the image of the face. The emoticon may represent an emotion of the person. The device may detect a facial expression of the person at a time that a message is being generated. The device may determine the emotion of the person based on the detected facial expression. The device may identify the emoticon as corresponding to the emotion of the person. The device may add the emoticon to the message based on the emoticon corresponding to the emotion of the person. The device may output the message including the emoticon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Ajay B. CHEMBULA