Patents by Inventor Chikai J Ohazama
Chikai J Ohazama 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).
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Publication number: 20150261858Abstract: A system and method is provided that infers a user's intent when the user searches for a particular address or other geographic location. In that regard, the system and method may select advertisements in response to a user searching for street addresses. The advertisements may be selected by searching for advertisements that match search terms associated with the street address, where the search terms were associated with the street address based on the businesses at the street address.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Xinyu Tang, Vibhor Nanavati, Charles Chapin, Chikai J. Ohazama, Andrew Eland, Amin P. Charaniya
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Patent number: 9069985Abstract: A flat file data organization technique is used for storing and retrieving geospatially organized data. The invention reduces transfer time by transferring a few large files in lieu of a large number of small files. It also moves the process of locating a given data file away from the file system to a proprietary code base. Additionally, the invention simplifies database management by having quadtree packets generated on demand.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Philip C. Keslin, Mark A. Aubin
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Patent number: 9069866Abstract: Location-specific content is automatically generated for a particular entity having a plurality of physical locations. Database entries that contain identifying data associated with the particular entity are searched for to obtain location information of each of the plurality of physical locations. The location information, in correlation with one or more keywords associated with the particular entity, is stored in a computer-readable electronic database such that a user-generated query that includes at least one of the keywords and a search location causes a processor to execute operations that initiates a search of the computer-readable electronic database for the location information of the physical locations that are in proximity to the search location. At least one result that is displayable to the user is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Joshua Sacks, Chia-Nee Michelle Chen, Sanjay Gajanan Mavinkurve, Amin P. Charaniya
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Patent number: 8745080Abstract: A flat file data organization technique is used for storing and retrieving geospatially organized data. The invention reduces transfer time by transferring a few large files in lieu of a large number of small files. It also moves the process of locating a given data file away from the file system to a proprietary code base. Additionally, the invention simplifies database management by having quadtree packets generated on demand.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Phillip C. Keslin, Mark A. Aubin
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Patent number: 8660386Abstract: Assets of raw geo-located imagery can be divided into tiles and coverage masks can be generated for each tile. For each tile, fragments of pixels from coverage masks of neighboring tiles can be extracted and tagged. The fragments can be sorted and stored in a data structure so that fragments having the same tag can be grouped together in the data structure. The fragments can be used to feather the coverage mask of the tile to produce a blend mask. Multi-resolution imagery and mask pyramids can be generated by extracting fragments from tiles and minified (e.g., down-sampled). The minified fragments can be tagged (e.g., by ancestor tile name), sorted and stored in a data structure, so that fragments having like tags can be stored together in the data structure. The fragments can be assembled into fully minified tiles for each level in the pyramid.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Stephen D. Zelinka, Emil C. Praun, Chikai J. Ohazama
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Publication number: 20140033329Abstract: A flat file data organization technique is used for storing and retrieving geospatially organized data. The invention reduces transfer time by transferring a few large files in lieu of a large number of small files. It also moves the process of locating a given data file away from the file system to a proprietary code base. Additionally, the invention simplifies database management by having quadtree packets generated on demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Philip C. Keslin, Mark A. Aubin
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Publication number: 20130132396Abstract: Location-specific content is automatically generated for a particular entity having a plurality of physical locations. Database entries that contain identifying data associated with the particular entity are searched for to obtain location information of each of the plurality of physical locations. The location information, in correlation with one or more keywords associated with the particular entity, is stored in a computer-readable electronic database such that a user-generated query that includes at least one of the keywords and a search location causes a processor to execute operations that initiates a search of the computer-readable electronic database for the location information of the physical locations that are in proximity to the search location. At least one result that is displayable to the user is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Joshua Sacks, Chia-Nee Michelle Chen, Sanjay Gajanan Mavinkurve, Amin P. Charaniya
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Patent number: 8381129Abstract: Icons can be combined to form toolbars such as those appearing on computer desktops and within application windows such as web browsers. Small icons are desired because desktop real estate is expensive. Small icons can be difficult to select or open because it can be hard to confirm which icon is indicated. An icon is indicated when the desktop cursor hovers over it. Altering the indicated icon provides good user feedback. Icons can be changed varying their size. Non-indicated icons can revert to a minimum size while an indicated one grows to a maximum size. Different images can be displayed for different sized icons, producing a more pleasing appearance. Alternatively, icons can be presented as display images produced by morphing two images together using morphing functions and icon weights. Morphing includes growing and shrinking as well as color changes, animating, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Darren Delaye
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Patent number: 8346016Abstract: Assets of raw geo-located imagery can be divided into tiles and coverage masks can be generated for each tile. For each tile, fragments of pixels from coverage masks of neighboring tiles can be extracted and tagged. The fragments can be sorted and stored in a data structure so that fragments having the same tag can be grouped together in the data structure. The fragments can be used to feather the coverage mask of the tile to produce a blend mask. Multi-resolution imagery and mask pyramids can be generated by extracting fragments from tiles and minified (e.g., down-sampled). The minified fragments can be tagged (e.g., by ancestor tile name), sorted and stored in a data structure, so that fragments having like tags can be stored together in the data structure. The fragments can be assembled into fully minified tiles for each level in the pyramid. Input tiles in a first projection are re-projected into a second projection using techniques that minimize distortion in the re-projected imagery.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Stephen D. Zelinka, Emil C. Praun, Chikai J. Ohazama
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Patent number: 8306973Abstract: Location-specific content is automatically generated for a particular entity having a plurality of physical locations. Database entries that contain identifying data associated with the particular entity are searched for to obtain location information of each of the plurality of physical locations. The location information, in correlation with one or more keywords associated with the particular entity, is stored in a computer-readable electronic database such that a user-generated query that includes at least one of the keywords and a search location causes a processor to execute operations that initiates a search of the computer-readable electronic database for the location information of the physical locations that are in proximity to the search location. At least one result that is displayable to the user is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Joshua Sacks, Chia-Nee Michelle Chen, Sanjay Gajanan Mavinkurve, Amin P. Charaniya
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Patent number: 8270741Abstract: Assets of raw geo-located imagery can be divided into tiles and coverage masks can be generated for each tile. For each tile, fragments of pixels from coverage masks of neighboring tiles can be extracted and tagged. The fragments can be sorted and stored in a data structure so that fragments having the same tag can be grouped together in the data structure. The fragments can be used to feather the coverage mask of the tile to produce a blend mask. Multi-resolution imagery and mask pyramids can be generated by extracting fragments from tiles and minified (e.g., down-sampled). The minified fragments can be tagged (e.g., by ancestor tile name), sorted and stored in a data structure, so that fragments having like tags can be stored together in the data structure. The fragments can be assembled into fully minified tiles for each level in the pyramid. Input tiles in a first projection are re-projected into a second projection using techniques that minimize distortion in the re-projected imagery.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Stephen D. Zelinka, Emil C. Praun, Chikai J. Ohazama
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Patent number: 7965902Abstract: Assets of raw geo-located imagery can be divided into tiles and coverage masks can be generated for each tile. For each tile, fragments of pixels from coverage masks of neighboring tiles can be extracted and tagged. The fragments can be sorted and stored in a data structure so that fragments having the same tag can be grouped together in the data structure. The fragments can be used to feather the coverage mask of the tile to produce a blend mask. Multi-resolution imagery and mask pyramids can be generated by extracting fragments from tiles and minified (e.g., down-sampled). The minified fragments can be tagged (e.g., by ancestor tile name), sorted and stored in a data structure, so that fragments having like tags can be stored together in the data structure. The fragments can be assembled into fully minified tiles for each level in the pyramid. Input tiles in a first projection are re-projected into a second projection using techniques that minimize distortion in the re-projected imagery.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Stephen D. Zelinka, Emil C. Praun, Chikai J. Ohazama
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Publication number: 20110131500Abstract: A system and method is provided that enhances local listings for entities associated with web-content. In one aspect, a server generates entity listings based on content associated with the entity. Content associated with the entity and not incorporated into a listing may be used to generate a enhancement content. Enhancement content may be used to promote the entity. For example, an entity or its representative may identify its listing and select an enhancement to be displayed with the listing. The system will associate the entity or listing with the enhancement. When a user requests listings, the system will identify listings are associated with enhancements and provide the listings and enhancements to the users. An enhancement may be displayed as a tag proximate to the associated entity's listing information as well as a tag proximate to the associated entity's location on a map.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Google Inc.Inventor: Chikai J. Ohazama
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Publication number: 20110093803Abstract: A flat file data organization technique is used for storing and retrieving geospatially organized data. The invention reduces transfer time by transferring a few large files in lieu of a large number of small files. It also moves the process of locating a given data file away from the file system to a proprietary code base. Additionally, the invention simplifies database management by having quadtree packets generated on demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: C/O GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Phillip C. Keslin, Mark A. Aubin
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Patent number: 7818325Abstract: A flat file data organization technique is used for storing and retrieving geospatially organized data. The invention reduces transfer time by transferring a few large files in lieu of a large number of small files. It also moves the process of locating a given data file away from the file system to a proprietary code base. Additionally, the invention simplifies database management by having quadtree packets generated on demand.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Phillip C. Keslin, Mark A. Aubin
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Publication number: 20100257163Abstract: Location-specific content is automatically generated for a particular entity having a plurality of physical locations. Database entries that contain identifying data associated with the particular entity are searched for to obtain location information of each of the plurality of physical locations. The location information, in correlation with one or more keywords associated with the particular entity, is stored in a computer-readable electronic database such that a user-generated query that includes at least one of the keywords and a search location causes a processor to execute operations that initiates a search of the computer-readable electronic database for the location information of the physical locations that are in proximity to the search location. At least one result that is displayable to the user is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: GoogIe Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Joshua Sacks, Chia-Nee Michelle Chen, Sanjay Gajanan Mavinkurve, Amin P. Charaniya
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Publication number: 20100050120Abstract: Icons can be combined to form toolbars such as those appearing on computer desktops and within application windows such as web browsers. Small icons are desired because desktop real estate is expensive. Small icons can be difficult to select or open because it can be hard to confirm which icon is indicated. An icon is indicated when the desktop cursor hovers over it. Altering the indicated icon provides good user feedback. Icons can be changed varying their size. Non-indicated icons can revert to a minimum size while an indicated one grows to a maximum size. Different images can be displayed for different sized icons, producing a more pleasing appearance. Alternatively, icons can be presented as display images produced by morphing two images together using morphing functions and icon weights. Morphing includes growing and shrinking as well as color changes, animating, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Darren Delaye
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Publication number: 20090327078Abstract: A system and method is provided whereby a user's interest is inferred from a user's interaction with a map. An ad is then displayed based on the inferred interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Charles Chapin, Vibhor Nanavati, Xinyu Tang
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Patent number: 7614018Abstract: Icons can be combined to form toolbars such as those appearing on computer desktops and within application windows such as web browsers. Small icons are desired because desktop real estate is expensive. Small icons can be difficult to select or open because it can be hard to confirm which icon is indicated. An icon is indicated when the desktop cursor hovers over it. Altering the indicated icon provides good user feedback. Icons inside browser windows can be changed varying their size. Non-indicated icons can revert to a minimum size while an indicated one grows to a maximum size. Different images can be displayed for different sized icons, producing a more pleasing appearance. Alternatively, icons can be presented as display images produced by morphing two images together using morphing functions and icon weights. Morphing includes growing and shrinking as well as color changes, animating, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J. Ohazama, Darren Delaye
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Patent number: 7225207Abstract: A flat file data organization technique is used for storing and retrieving geospatially organized data. The invention reduces transfer time by transferring a few large files in lieu of a large number of small files. It also moves the process of locating a given data file away from the file system to a proprietary code base. Additionally, the invention simplifies database management by having quadtree packets generated on demand.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Chikai J Ohazama, Phillip C Keslin, Mark A Aubin