Patents by Inventor Daniel Otero

Daniel Otero 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).

  • Publication number: 20240086040
    Abstract: A mapping system allows a user to interact with any location on a digital map and present the user with location related information associated with the selected location. The location related information may be in the form or a card, pop-up, image, or other graphic and may be displayed on the map at or near the selected location, around the map, etc. The displayed location related information may include predetermined or pre-stored data about the location or may include location related information collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction with the digital map. The displayed location related information may be displayed in the same graphical format on the digital map regardless of whether location related information is predetermined information about the location that already exists or information that is collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kelvin Ho, Jonah Jones, Yatin Chawathe, Bernhard Seefeld, Paul Merrell, Alirez Ali, Jonathan Siegel, Daniel Otero, Su Chuin Leong
  • Patent number: 11816315
    Abstract: A mapping system allows a user to interact with any location on a digital map and present the user with location related information associated with the selected location. The location related information may be in the form or a card, pop-up, image, or other graphic and may be displayed on the map at or near the selected location, around the map, etc. The displayed location related information may include predetermined or pre-stored data about the location or may include location related information collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction with the digital map. The displayed location related information may be displayed in the same graphical format on the digital map regardless of whether location related information is predetermined information about the location that already exists or information that is collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Kelvin Ho, Jonah Jones, Yatin Chawathe, Bernhard Seefeld, Paul Merrell, Alirez Ali, Jonathan Siegel, Daniel Otero, Su Chuin Leong
  • Publication number: 20230004269
    Abstract: A mapping system allows a user to interact with any location on a digital map and present the user with location related information associated with the selected location. The location related information may be in the form or a card, pop-up, image, or other graphic and may be displayed on the map at or near the selected location, around the map, etc. The displayed location related information may include predetermined or pre-stored data about the location or may include location related information collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction with the digital map. The displayed location related information may be displayed in the same graphical format on the digital map regardless of whether location related information is predetermined information about the location that already exists or information that is collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kelvin So, Jonah Jones, Yatin Chawathe, Bernhard Seefeld, Paul Merrell, Alirez Ali, Jonathan Siegel, Daniel Otero, Su Chuin Leong
  • Patent number: 11481091
    Abstract: A mapping system allows a user to interact with any location on a digital map and present the user with location related information associated with the selected location. The location related information may be in the form or a card, pop-up, image, or other graphic and may be displayed on the map at or near the selected location, around the map, etc. The displayed location related information may include predetermined or pre-stored data about the location or may include location related information collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction with the digital map. The displayed location related information may be displayed in the same graphical format on the digital map regardless of whether location related information is predetermined information about the location that already exists or information that is collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Kelvin Ho, Jonah Jones, Yatin Chawathe, Bernhard Seefeld, Paul Merrell, Alirez Ali, Jonathan Siegel, Daniel Otero, Su Chuin Leong
  • Patent number: 11350267
    Abstract: A method of obtaining user subscription data pertaining to a subscriber in a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of receiving, by a coexistence function, a trigger from a Network Function, NF, said trigger indicating a need for user subscription data pertaining to said subscriber, determining, by said coexistence function, that said user subscription data is not available in a Unified Data Repository of said telecommunication network, obtaining, by said coexistence function, said user subscription data from a user data repository, upon said determining that said user subscription data is not available with said unified data repository, wherein said user data repository and said unified data repository are accessible by two separate communication interfaces, and transmitting, by said coexistence function, to said NF, said obtained user subscription data. A corresponding coexistence function and computer program product are also presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Maria Cruz Bartolomé Rodrigo, Antonio Alonso Alarcon, Daniel Otero Alfonso
  • Publication number: 20200178062
    Abstract: A method of obtaining user subscription data pertaining to a subscriber in a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of receiving, by a coexistence function, a trigger from a Network Function, NF, said trigger indicating a need for user subscription data pertaining to said subscriber, determining, by said coexistence function, that said user subscription data is not available in a Unified Data Repository of said telecommunication network, obtaining, by said coexistence function, said user subscription data from a user data repository, upon said determining that said user subscription data is not available with said unified data repository, wherein said user data repository and said unified data repository are accessible by two separate communication interfaces, and transmitting, by said coexistence function, to said NF, said obtained user subscription data. A corresponding coexistence function and computer program product are also presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Maria Cruz Bartolomé Rodrigo, Antonio Alonso Alarcon, Daniel Otero Alfonso
  • Patent number: 9424673
    Abstract: A map server generates a set of base map tiles having vector descriptors, each indicating a geometry of a respective map element, in accordance with a non-raster format for rendering a first map image. The map server provides the base map tiles to the client device. Upon receiving an indication that a specific map image for the selected geographic region is to be rendered at the client device, the map server generates a set of difference map tiles that indicate changes to be made to the set of base map tiles and sends the difference map tiles to the client device for use, along with the set of base map tiles, in rendering the requested specific map image. The client device renders the new map view defined by the difference map tiles without needing to again pre-process all of the features or elements defined in the base map tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, Brian Cornell, Jennifer Maurer, James Darpinian
  • Patent number: 9396508
    Abstract: To provide map data for rendering map images corresponding to a selected geographic region at a client device, a map server generates a set of base map tiles having vector descriptors, each of which indicates a geometry of a respective map element, in accordance with a non-raster format for rendering a first map image. The map server, at some point, provides the base map tiles to the client device. Upon receiving an indication that a specific map image for the selected geographic region is to be rendered at the client device, the map server further generates a set of difference map tiles that indicate changes to be made to the set of base map tiles and sends the difference map tiles to the client device for use, along with the set of base map tiles, in rendering the requested specific map image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, Nicholas Lee, James Darpinian, Jennifer Maurer
  • Publication number: 20150185991
    Abstract: A mapping system allows a user to interact with any location on a digital map and present the user with location related information associated with the selected location. The location related information may be in the form or a card, pop-up, image, or other graphic and may be displayed on the map at or near the selected location, around the map, etc. The displayed location related information may include predetermined or pre-stored data about the location or may include location related information collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction with the digital map. The displayed location related information may be displayed in the same graphical format on the digital map regardless of whether location related information is predetermined information about the location that already exists or information that is collected and generated on the fly in response to the user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kelvin Ho, Jonah Jones, Yatin Chawathe, Bemhard Seefeld, Paul Merrell, Alirez Ali, Jonathan Siegel, Daniel Otero, Su Chuin Leong
  • Publication number: 20150130845
    Abstract: A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, renders an indicator of an out-of-view map feature that is generated based on a user context, including a selection of a map feature or a search for a set of map features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, Jonah Jones
  • Patent number: 8937627
    Abstract: Rendering map tiles with style data for zoom levels other than the style data intended for that tile at its nominal zoom level can be used to avoid abrupt changes between map tiles. Particularly when changing zoom levels, use of styles from more than one level may create an uneven look. To address this, either the new data may be displayed with the style for the previous zoom level or the old data may be presented with the style for the new zoom level style until all tiles for the new zoom level are received. At that time, all the map tiles may be displayed using the style for the new zoom level along with the map data intended for that zoom level. Displaying map tiles at a first zoom level using a progression of styles from other zoom levels may also be used when creating a perspective view map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, James Darpinian, Jennifer Maurer, Brian Cornell
  • Patent number: 8903900
    Abstract: Multiple individually renderable map elements, each representing a respective physical entity in a geographic area, are rendered to generate a digital map of the geographic area. A description of an aggregate map feature that includes several but not all of the multiple map elements is received. The several map elements represent physical entities that form a common administrative unit. A selection of one of the several map elements is received via the user interface. In response to receiving the selection, the several map elements included in the aggregate map feature are automatically selected, and an indication that the aggregate map feature has been selected is provided on the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Maurer, Brian Cornell, Daniel Otero
  • Publication number: 20140347383
    Abstract: A viewing window of a map surface is determined, at a certain zoom level corresponding to the magnification of the map surface. A first set of style parameters for applying to a feature of the map surface, where the feature is described in a vector format using several interconnected vertices, is determined. The first set of style parameters corresponds to a first zoom level of the viewing window, and the first zoom level corresponds to a first magnification. A second set of style parameters for the feature is also determined, where the second set of style parameters corresponds to a second zoom level of the viewing window, and where the second zoom level corresponds to a second magnification. A third set of style parameters for displaying the feature is determined by interpolating between the first set of style parameters and the second set of style parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Cornell, James Darpinian, Daniel Otero, Jennifer Maurer
  • Publication number: 20140340419
    Abstract: To provide map data for rendering map images corresponding to a selected geographic region at a client device, a map server generates a set of base map tiles having vector descriptors, each of which indicates a geometry of a respective map element, in accordance with a non-raster format for rendering a first map image. The map server, at some point, provides the base map tiles to the client device. Upon receiving an indication that a specific map image for the selected geographic region is to be rendered at the client device, the map server further generates a set of difference map tiles that indicate changes to be made to the set of base map tiles and sends the difference map tiles to the client device for use, along with the set of base map tiles, in rendering the requested specific map image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, Nicholas Lee, James Darpinian, Jennifer Maurer
  • Publication number: 20140340421
    Abstract: To provide map data for rendering map images corresponding to a selected geographic region at a client device, a map server generates a set of base map tiles having vector descriptors, each of which indicates a geometry of a respective map element, in accordance with a non-raster format for rendering a first map image. The map server, at some point, provides the base map tiles to the client device. Upon receiving an indication that a specific map image for the selected geographic region is to be rendered at the client device, the map server further generates a set of difference map tiles that indicate changes to be made to the set of base map tiles and sends the difference map tiles to the client device for use, along with the set of base map tiles, in rendering the requested specific map image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, Brian Cornell, Jennifer Maurer, James Darpinian
  • Patent number: 8803901
    Abstract: A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, may receive map data associated with a set of zoom levels, where the map data includes style attribute data corresponding to various features of a map surface at corresponding zoom levels. The system may interpolate at least some of the style parameter values from the received map data to provide style parameter values over a range of zoom levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Cornell, James Darpinian, Daniel Otero, Jennifer Maurer
  • Publication number: 20140035948
    Abstract: Multiple individually renderable map elements, each representing a respective physical entity in a geographic area, are rendered to generate a digital map of the geographic area. A description of an aggregate map feature that includes several but not all of the multiple map elements is received. The several map elements represent physical entities that form a common administrative unit. A selection of one of the several map elements is received via the user interface. In response to receiving the selection, the several map elements included in the aggregate map feature are automatically selected, and an indication that the aggregate map feature has been selected is provided on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Maurer, Brian Cornell, Daniel Otero
  • Patent number: 8560600
    Abstract: To provide map data to a client device for rendering a raster map image including map elements corresponding to various physical entities, map data is generated in a non-raster format. A method includes generating a description of a map feature that includes two or more of the map elements and does not include at least one of the map elements, where the map elements included in the map feature correspond to related physical entities or portions of a same physical entity. Generating a description of the map feature includes providing an indication of a portion of the map data corresponding to the map feature providing a map feature identifier that uniquely identifies the map feature. The method further includes causing the map data and the description of the map feature to be transmitted to the client device via a communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Maurer, Brian Cornell, Daniel Otero
  • Publication number: 20130080504
    Abstract: To provide map data to a client device for rendering a raster map image including map elements corresponding to various physical entities, map data is generated in a non-raster format. A method includes generating a description of a map feature that includes two or more of the map elements and does not include at least one of the map elements, where the map elements included in the map feature correspond to related physical entities or portions of a same physical entity. Generating a description of the map feature includes providing an indication of a portion of the map data corresponding to the map feature providing a map feature identifier that uniquely identifies the map feature. The method further includes causing the map data and the description of the map feature to be transmitted to the client device via a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Maurer, Brian Cornell, Daniel Otero
  • Patent number: 8274524
    Abstract: A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, may receive map data associated with a set of zoom levels, where the map data includes style attribute data corresponding to various features of a map surface at corresponding zoom levels. The system may interpolate at least some of the style parameter values from the received map data to provide style parameter values over a range of zoom levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Cornell, James Darpinian, Daniel Otero, Jennifer Maurer