Patents by Inventor Eric Wood
Eric Wood 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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Patent number: 10986088Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for enabling a plurality of applications running on a user device or in communication therewith to share data. In one exemplary embodiment, a single user device is configured to run a plurality of heath-monitoring applications which collect data from a respective plurality of health-monitoring devices and/or via user entry. According to the present disclosure, once the applications are linked, the user accesses, views, and analyzes the plurality of health-related data from the plurality of applications at a single application. Moreover, once the applications are linked, the user may sign-in to one application and be automatically signed into the other applications. In this manner, the user's activity and updated information entered, sensed, or otherwise collected into or by one application may be accessible at the other applications for analysis and display therein as well.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MyFitnessPal, Inc.Inventors: Jim Hanifen, Louise Killeen-Ewing, Eric Wood, Thomas Ryon Day, Karlo Berket
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Patent number: 10963596Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, storing, and manipulating 3D objects in a software-supported virtual environment, and furthermore automatically generating the 3D objects in a CAD software application, are disclosed. The systems and methods allow for assemblies of the 3D objects to be saved and exported, where the saved assemblies are then imported by the CAD software application. The CAD software application includes a plug-in for generating part instances corresponding to each 3D object of the saved assembly. The plug-in includes master part models that define how the part instances are represented in the CAD software application, and how each part instance is to be connected for creating the saved assemblies in the CAD software application.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: ATLATL SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Eric Wood, John Cater
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Patent number: 10936824Abstract: Automatic semantic analysis for characterizing and correlating literary elements within a digital work of literature is accomplished by employing natural language processing and deep semantic analysis of text to create annotations for the literary elements found in a segment or in the entirety of the literature, a weight to each literary element and its associated annotations, wherein the weight indicates an importance or relevance of a literary element to at least the segment of the work of literature; correlating and matching the literary elements to each other to establish one or more interrelationships; and producing an overall weight for the correlated matches.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Corville O. Allen, Scott R. Carrier, Eric Woods
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Publication number: 20210026520Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a request to generate a media overlay corresponding to a home of a first user, and for generating the media overlay corresponding to the home of the first user using media content received in the request. The systems and methods further provide for associating, with the media overlay, a location of the home of the first user and a selection of users to grant permission to access the media overlay corresponding to the home of the first user. The systems and methods further provide for determining whether a second user and a location corresponding to the second computing device trigger access to the media overlay and providing the media overlay to the second computing device, based on determining that the second user and location corresponding to the second computing device trigger access to the media overlay.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Brent Michael Barkman, Michael Cumberbatch, Zachary Lupei, Ashley Michelle Wayne, Eric Wood
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Patent number: 10838918Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products and a computer system, implement and use techniques for preserving referential integrity. A first input receiving component receives a first input selecting a target file within a first directory. A second input receiving component receives a second input selecting all files referenced by the target file. A transfer component automatically performs a moving or copying operation of all referenced files from a first directory to a second directory when a moving or copying operation of the target file is performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zachary W. Abrams, Paula Besterman, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods
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Patent number: 10838599Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a request to generate a media overlay corresponding to a home of a first user, and for generating the media overlay corresponding to the home of the first user using media content received in the request. The systems and methods further provide for associating, with the media overlay, a location of the home of the first user and a selection of users to grant permission to access the media overlay corresponding to the home of the first user. The systems and methods further provide for determining whether a second user and a location corresponding to the second computing device trigger access to the media overlay and providing the media overlay to the second computing device, based on determining that the second user and location corresponding to the second computing device trigger access to the media overlay.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Brent Michael Barkman, Michael Cumberbatch, Zachary Lupei, Ashley Michelle Wayne, Eric Wood
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Patent number: 10834336Abstract: A thermal imaging system is provided. The system can include one or more thermal imaging devices, and a turn event controller in operative communication with the one or more thermal imaging devices. The turn event controller can be configured to obtain one or more vehicle parameters associated with an aerial vehicle and obtain one or more thermal images associated with the aerial vehicle during at least one phase of a turn of the aerial vehicle at an airport. The turn event controller can also be configured to process the one or more thermal images based on the one or more vehicle parameters to detect anomalies associated with the turn of the aerial vehicle, and generate, in response to detecting one or more anomalies, one or more signals indicative of the one or more anomalies.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLCInventors: John C. Coppock, Douglass Eric Wood
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Publication number: 20200342341Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for analyzing messages generated by a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of users in a messaging system to generate training data to train a machine learning model to determine a probability that a media content item was generated inside an enclosed location or outside, receiving a media content item from a computing device, analyzing the media content item using the trained machine learning model to determine a probability that the media content item was generated inside an enclosed location or outside, determining, based on the probability generated by the trained machine learning model, that the media content item was generated inside an enclosed location, and determining an inside temperature associated with the venue based on messages generated by a plurality of computing devices in a messaging system comprising media content items and temperature information for the venue or a similar venue type.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Anup Prabhakar Dhalwani, Walton Lin, Andrew Lin, Amer Shahnawaz, Leonid Gorkin, Amber Taylor, Lillian Zheng, Eric Wood
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Patent number: 10769542Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for analyzing messages generated by a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of users in a messaging system to generate training data to train a machine learning model to determine a probability that a media content item was generated inside an enclosed location or outside, receiving a media content item from a computing device, analyzing the media content item using the trained machine learning model to determine a probability that the media content item was generated inside an enclosed location or outside, determining, based on the probability generated by the trained machine learning model, that the media content item was generated inside an enclosed location, and determining an inside temperature associated with the venue based on messages generated by a plurality of computing devices in a messaging system comprising media content items and temperature information for the venue or a similar venue type.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Anup Prabhakar Dhalwani, Walton Lin, Andrew Lin, Amer Shahnawaz, Leonid Gorkin, Amber Taylor, Lillian Zheng, Eric Wood
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Publication number: 20200272306Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a request to generate a media overlay corresponding to a home of a first user, and for generating the media overlay corresponding to the home of the first user using media content received in the request. The systems and methods further provide for associating, with the media overlay, a location of the home of the first user and a selection of users to grant permission to access the media overlay corresponding to the home of the first user. The systems and methods further provide for determining whether a second user and a location corresponding to the second computing device trigger access to the media overlay and providing the media overlay to the second computing device, based on determining that the second user and location corresponding to the second computing device trigger access to the media overlay.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Brent Michael Barkman, Michael Cumberbatch, Zachary Lupei, Ashley Michelle Wayne, Eric Wood
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Patent number: 10757062Abstract: Reducing a negative social interaction includes receiving a response to a post from a user, the response includes content to be posted on an activity stream of a social network, analyzing the content of the response to determine a negative response risk to the post, analyzing a profile of the user to determine a tendency of the user to respond negatively in responses, and executing, based on the negative response risk and the tendency, an action for the response to reduce negative responses directed towards the post.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Liam Harpur, Philip Mullins, Eric Woods
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Patent number: 10719519Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a search context with a control unit for identifying the search context where a search request is made; determining a result pattern including a word complete over an autosuggestion based on the search context; and generating a search result including a suggestive component based on the result pattern for displaying on a device.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Telenav, Inc.Inventor: Eric Wood
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Publication number: 20200217686Abstract: A navigation system includes: a control unit; a communication unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to determine a lane position on a current roadway for a free-drive mode; identify a restricted use lane based on a distance and the lane position ahead on the current roadways; and determine a roadway lane along with the restricted use lane and the lane position for displaying on a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Kok Wei Koh, Eric Wood
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Publication number: 20200217670Abstract: A system and method of operation of a computing system comprising: receiving a current location; determining a travel path based on the current location; determining a directionality along the travel path while in a free drive navigation mode; predicting a connectivity area based on the directionality; generating map information for a connectivity segment in the connectivity area with a low connectivity; and communicating the map information for storing onto a device for displaying when the connectivity segment is at a surrounding geographic adjacent area relative to the current location and while in the free drive navigation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Giovanni Paoletti, Kok Wei Koh, Eric Wood
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Publication number: 20200208997Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system including generating an estimated arrival time for a navigation route including a destination; calculating a preparation time for an order; determining an ordering time to place the order to the destination such that the estimated arrival time at the destination is approximately at an end of the preparation time; communicating the order at the ordering time; and generating a guidance for the navigation route to arrive at the destination at approximately at an end of the preparation time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Kok Wei Koh, Sylvain Castet, Maher Lutfi Jilani, Eric Wood
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Publication number: 20200184152Abstract: Deep semantic analysis is performed on an electronic literary work in order to detect plot elements and optional other storyline elements such as characters within the work. Multiple levels of abstract are generated into a model representing the literary work, wherein each element in each abstraction level may be independently rated for preference by a user. Through comparison of multiple abstraction models and one or more user rating preferences, one or more alternative literary works may be automatically recommended to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Corville O. Allen, Scott R. Carrier, Eric Woods
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Patent number: 10650611Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, storing, and manipulating 3D objects in a software-supported virtual environment, without having to release new versions or renderings of the software-supported virtual environment, are disclosed. The system includes one or more graph files for defining particular 3D objects, where the one or more graph files define the object behavior in the software-supported virtual environment. A mobile application included in the system may receive the one or more graph files for displaying the 3D objects. A user of the mobile application may visually manipulate or configure the 3D objects, such as extending or rotating the 3D objects, which results in real-time adjustments to the one or more graph files, the display, and additional services such as price quoting.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ATLATL SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Andrew McClain Hanold, Benjamin Cowles, Philip Bailey, Eric Wood, Eric Benn, Jeremy Batts, Zach Hixson, Renald Jean-Charles, Lucas Stertz, Justin Williams, Jonathan Faulhaber, Brian Sweet
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Patent number: 10629188Abstract: Arrangements relate to automatically taking notes in a virtual meeting. The virtual meeting has meeting content that includes a plurality of meeting content streams. One or more of the meeting content streams is in a non-text format. The one or more meeting content streams in a non-text format can be converted into text. As a result, the plurality of meeting content streams is in text format. The text of the plurality of meeting content streams can be analyzed to identify a key element within the text. Consolidated system notes that include the key element can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Edwin W. Peters, Sherry L. Platek, Nitty T. Pulikan, Balaji Ranganathan, Liviu Rodean, Balasubramanian Sivasubramanian, Eric Woods
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Patent number: 10629189Abstract: Arrangements relate to automatically taking notes in a virtual meeting. The virtual meeting has meeting content that includes a plurality of meeting content streams. One or more of the meeting content streams is in a non-text format. The one or more meeting content streams in a non-text format can be converted into text. As a result, the plurality of meeting content streams is in text format. The text of the plurality of meeting content streams can be analyzed to identify a key element within the text. Consolidated system notes that include the key element can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Edwin W. Peters, Sherry L. Platek, Nitty T. Pulikan, Balaji Ranganathan, Liviu Rodean, Balasubramanian Sivasubramanian, Eric Woods
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Patent number: 10586155Abstract: Mechanisms for clarifying an input question are provided. A question is received for generation of an answer. A set of candidate answers is generated based on an analysis of a corpus of information. Each candidate answer has an evidence passage supporting the candidate answer. Based on the set of candidate answers, a determination is made as to whether clarification of the question is required. In response to a determination that clarification of the question is required, a request is sent for user input to clarify the question. User input is received from the computing device in response to the request and at least one candidate answer in the set of candidate answers is selected as an answer for the question based on the user input.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kelly L. Cook, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Michael M. Skeen, Eric Woods, Menlo Wuu