Patents by Inventor Douglas Cho Hwang
Douglas Cho Hwang 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: 20220107953Abstract: Features are disclosed for automatically facilitating knowledge sharing using information collected during meetings. Collected information may include both the content and context of a meeting. The meeting content may comprise text collected by automatic speech recognition or entered manually at a user device. The meeting context may comprise information such as the identities of meeting participants and subject matter from a meeting agenda. The content and context information may be used to identify relevant topics for which knowledge is available, and the available knowledge may be presented to one or more of the meeting participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Nathan Garret Brothers, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, JR.
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Publication number: 20180039634Abstract: Features are disclosed for automatically facilitating knowledge sharing using information collected during meetings. Collected information may include both the content and context of a meeting. The meeting content may comprise text collected by automatic speech recognition or entered manually at a user device. The meeting context may comprise information such as the identities of meeting participants and subject matter from a meeting agenda. The content and context information may be used to identify relevant topics for which knowledge is available, and the available knowledge may be presented to one or more of the meeting participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Nathan Garret Brothers, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, JR.
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Patent number: 9870128Abstract: Features are disclosed for presenting multiple content items based on one or more rules defining how the multiple content items are to be presented. One content item may be a primary content item, and any number of additional content items may be related to or supplement the primary content item in some way. Rules may define which related content items may be presented and, in the case of multimedia content (e.g., content with both audio and video elements), which elements of the primary content may be overridden by or mixed with related content, and which may not. References to related content may be embedded in the primary content item, or references may be accessed at a content management system or service.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Ajay Arora, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang
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Patent number: 9734208Abstract: Features are disclosed for automatically facilitating knowledge sharing using information collected during meetings. Collected information may include both the content and context of a meeting. The meeting content may comprise text collected by automatic speech recognition or entered manually at a user device. The meeting context may comprise information such as the identities of meeting participants and subject matter from a meeting agenda. The content and context information may be used to identify relevant topics for which knowledge is available, and the available knowledge may be presented to one or more of the meeting participants.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Nathan Garret Brothers, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, Jr.
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Patent number: 9678637Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for recommending a portion of one or more content items to be consumed in a given context. For example, a recommendation service may receive context information associated with a user's current context, where the context may be associated with a geographic location, an activity or other information. The recommendation service may then determine one or more recommended portions of one or more content items to be consumed in the given context, where the determination may be based in part on content characteristics of the one or more recommended portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Garret Brothers, Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Douglas Cho Hwang, Ajay Arora, Douglas Scott Goldstein
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Patent number: 9591071Abstract: Features are disclosed for managing presentation of content to improve the content consumption experience as a user moves around or when there are multiple users. Based on user positions within a content consumption location and optionally on the layout of the location, presentation of content can be adjusted. The volume of audio content may be raised or lowered based on a user's position. Audio or visual content can be paused or stopped if a user leaves the location or the user's view is obstructed. When multiple users are consuming a content item, one or more users may have priority and any adjustment may be made to first improve the experience of the priority user. In some cases, no user has priority, and adjustments may be made to improve the experience of many or all users.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Shirley C. Yang
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Patent number: 9472113Abstract: A computing device may provide a visual cue to items of content (for example, words in a book) synchronized with the playback of companion content (for example, audio content corresponding to the book). For example, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a content playback synchronization system for use with physical books (or other physical media). In an embodiment, the computing device may display a visual cue (for example, an underline, box, dot, cursor, or the like) to identify a current location in textual content of the physical book corresponding to a current output position of companion audio content. As the audio content is presented (i.e., as it “plays back”), the highlight and/or visual cue may be advanced to maintain synchronization between the output position within the audio content and a corresponding position in the physical textual content.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AUDIBLE, INC.Inventors: Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, Jr.
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Patent number: 9420319Abstract: Features are disclosed for providing notifications or recommendations to users based on user profile information and digital content the user is watching. In some implementations, a user can be watching a television program on a network enabled television. The systems and methods may determine characteristics of the television program and obtain user profile information. The systems and methods then may analyze the determined characteristics and user profile information to determine an association between the user and an item of interest in the television program. The systems and methods then may generate and provide a notification relating to the association to the user. Optionally, the systems and methods may also provide one or more recommendations to the user based at least in part on the determined association.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: AUDIBLE, INC.Inventors: Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Ajay Arora, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang, Shirley C. Yang
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Patent number: 9327189Abstract: An in-vehicle gaming system may be played by a driver alone, or simultaneously or individually by a driver and/or one or more other users. The in-vehicle gaming system may be activated or controlled by, for example, touch, voice, or gesture. Gameplay is dynamically adjusted based at least in part on environmental factors such that the driver is not distracted from driving the vehicle. Game content is generated based at least in part on environmental factors and user data.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Graham James Bavitz, Aaron Payne Goldsmid, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang, Pamela R. Spector, Guy Ashley Story, Jr.
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Patent number: 9285947Abstract: Features are disclosed for presenting multiple content items based on one or more rules defining how the multiple content items are to be presented. One content item may be a primary content item and any number of additional content items may be related to or supplement the primary content item in some way. Rules may define which related content items may be presented and, in the case of multimedia content (e.g., content with both audio and video elements), which elements of the primary content may be overridden by or mixed with related content, and which may not. References to related content may be embedded in the primary content item, or references may be accessed at a content management system or service.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Ajay Arora, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang
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Patent number: 9266018Abstract: An in-vehicle gaming system may be played by a driver alone, or simultaneously or individually by a driver and/or one or more other users. The in-vehicle gaming system may be activated or controlled by, for example, touch, voice, or gesture. Gameplay is dynamically adjusted based at least in part on environmental factors such that the driver is not distracted from driving the vehicle. Game content is generated based at least in part on environmental factors and user data.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Graham James Bavitz, Aaron Payne Goldsmid, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang, Pamela R. Spector
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Patent number: 9231845Abstract: A system is provided that identifies a device associated with a person who does not satisfy a threshold age. The system scans the digital media content of a content data store associated with the device and estimates an age threshold value of the files of the digital media content. Based on the estimated age threshold value of the files, the system determines that the device is used by a person who does not satisfy a threshold age and applies one or more content rules to a presentation of the digital media content. The content rules cause an alteration of the presentation of the digital media content.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, Jr.
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Patent number: 9165144Abstract: A system is provided that during a presentation of digital media content on a media presentation device automatically determines that a person within a predetermined area does not satisfy a threshold age. Based on the determination, the system applies one or more content rules to the presentation of the digital media content on the media presentation device. The content rules cause an alteration of the presentation of the digital media content. The system can also scan the digital media content of a content data store and estimate an age threshold value of the files of the digital media content. Based on the estimated age threshold value of the files, the system can determine that the device is used by a person who does not satisfy a threshold age and applies one or more content rules to a presentation of the digital media content.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150264131Abstract: Features are disclosed for managing presentation of content to improve the content consumption experience as a user moves around or when there are multiple users. Based on user positions within a content consumption location and optionally on the layout of the location, presentation of content can be adjusted. The volume of audio content may be raised or lowered based on a user's position. Audio or visual content can be paused or stopped if a user leaves the location or the user's view is obstructed. When multiple users are consuming a content item, one or more users may have priority and any adjustment may be made to first improve the experience of the priority user. In some cases, no user has priority, and adjustments may be made to improve the experience of many or all users.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, JR., Shirley C. Yang
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Publication number: 20150220479Abstract: Features are disclosed for facilitating content consumption among various formats or representations of a content item. An electronic device may be used to maintain a current content position when consuming a physical printed representation of a content item, either alone or in conjunction with an electronic representation of the content item. The electronic device may be used to retrieve, from a network-accessible server, a user's last position within the content item. The user may then turn to the location within the physical printed representation that corresponds to the last position within the electronic representation. Highlights, comments and other content interactions may be maintained by the electronic device and stored at the network accessible server. From there, content interaction data may be subsequently obtained by the user when resuming content consumption, either from the same device or a different device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventor: Douglas Cho Hwang
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Patent number: 9047054Abstract: Features are disclosed for managing presentation of content to improve the content consumption experience as a user moves around or when there are multiple users. Based on user positions within a content consumption location and optionally on the layout of the location, presentation of content can be adjusted. The volume of audio content may be raised or lowered based on a user's position. Audio or visual content can be paused or stopped if a user leaves the location or the user's view is obstructed. When multiple users are consuming a content item, one or more users may have priority and any adjustment may be made to first improve the experience of the priority user. In some cases, no user has priority, and adjustments may be made to improve the experience of many or all users.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: AUDIBLE, INC.Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, Jr., Shirley C. Yang
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Publication number: 20140377721Abstract: A computing device may provide an interface that enables a user to synchronously present an item of primary content and a corresponding braille translation. The item of primary content may be an audio book, an e-book, or other form of media. The item of primary content may include supplemental information which may correspond, for example, to character descriptions, place descriptions, image descriptions, endnotes, footnotes, glossaries, appendices, commentary from an author, editor, or other party, or to additional supplemental information, and which may also have a corresponding braille translation. During presentation of the item of primary content, a user may indicate that an item of supplemental information associated with a current presentation position of the item of primary content should be presented. In some embodiments, this indication may be in response to an indication to the user that supplemental information is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: David W. Reid, Guy Ashley Story, JR., Ajay Arora, Douglas Vincent O'Dell, III, Douglas Cho Hwang
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Publication number: 20140377722Abstract: A computing device may provide an interface that enables a user to synchronously present an item of primary content and a corresponding braille translation. The item of primary content may be an audio book, an e-book, or other form of media. The item of primary content may include supplemental information which may correspond, for example, to character descriptions, place descriptions, image descriptions, endnotes, footnotes, glossaries, appendices, commentary from an author, editor, or other party, or to additional supplemental information, and which may also have a corresponding braille translation. During presentation of the item of primary content, a user may indicate that an item of supplemental information associated with a current presentation position of the item of primary content should be presented. In some embodiments, this indication may be in response to an indication to the user that supplemental information is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: David W. Reid, Guy Ashley Story, Ajay Arora, Douglas Vincent O'Dell, Douglas Cho Hwang
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Publication number: 20140256426Abstract: An in-vehicle gaming system may be played by a driver alone, or simultaneously or individually by a driver and/or one or more other users. The in-vehicle gaming system may be activated or controlled by, for example, touch, voice, or gesture. Gameplay is dynamically adjusted based at least in part on environmental factors such that the driver is not distracted from driving the vehicle. Game content is generated based at least in part on environmental factors and user data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Graham James Bavitz, Aaron Payne Goldsmid, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang, Pamela R. Spector, Guy Ashley Story, JR.
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Patent number: 8758126Abstract: An in-vehicle gaming system may be played by a driver alone, or simultaneously or individually by a driver and/or one or more other users. The in-vehicle gaming system may be activated or controlled by, for example, touch, voice, or gesture. Gameplay is dynamically adjusted based at least in part on environmental factors such that the driver is not distracted from driving the vehicle. Game content is generated based at least in part on environmental factors and user data.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Audible, Inc.Inventors: Graham James Bavitz, Aaron Payne Goldsmid, Douglas Scott Goldstein, Douglas Cho Hwang, Pamela R. Spector, Guy Ashley Story, Jr.