Patents by Inventor Erica Morse

Erica Morse 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).

  • Patent number: 11029801
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting messages are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining that a user interface is to be presented; determining at least one category of messages; determining, using a hardware processor, a plurality of individual messages within each of the at least one category of messages based at least in part on a user's expertise level; and causing the at least one category of messages and the plurality of individual messages within each of the at least one category of messages to be presented in response to the determination that the user interface is to be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Kosslyn, Erica Morse
  • Patent number: 10475254
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer program products, and electronic apparatuses for aligning components in virtual reality environments are provided. An example method includes detecting a first input from a handheld controller of a virtual reality system, responsive to detecting the first input, instructing a user to orient a handheld controller in a designated direction, detecting a second input from the handheld controller; and responsive to detecting the second input, storing alignment data representative of an alignment of the handheld controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Dearman, Chun Yat Frank Li, Erica Morse
  • Publication number: 20190139323
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer program products, and electronic apparatuses for aligning components in virtual reality environments are provided. An example method includes detecting a first input from a handheld controller of a virtual reality system, responsive to detecting the first input, instructing a user to orient a handheld controller in a designated direction, detecting a second input from the handheld controller; and responsive to detecting the second input, storing alignment data representative of an alignment of the handheld controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: David Dearman, Chun Yat Frank Li, Erica Morse
  • Patent number: 10198874
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer program products, and electronic apparatuses for aligning components in virtual reality environments are provided. An example method includes detecting a first input from a handheld controller of a virtual reality system, responsive to detecting the first input, instructing a user to orient a handheld controller in a designated direction, detecting a second input from the handheld controller; and responsive to detecting the second input, storing alignment data representative of an alignment of the handheld controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Dearman, Chun Yat Frank Li, Erica Morse
  • Publication number: 20180032223
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting messages are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining that a user interface is to be presented; determining at least one category of messages; determining, using a hardware processor, a plurality of individual messages within each of the at least one category of messages based at least in part on a user's expertise level; and causing the at least one category of messages and the plurality of individual messages within each of the at least one category of messages to be presented in response to the determination that the user interface is to be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: David Kosslyn, Erica Morse
  • Publication number: 20170330387
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, computer program products, and electronic apparatuses for aligning components in virtual reality environments are provided. An example method includes detecting a first input from a handheld controller of a virtual reality system, responsive to detecting the first input, instructing a user to orient a handheld controller in a designated direction, detecting a second input from the handheld controller; and responsive to detecting the second input, storing alignment data representative of an alignment of the handheld controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: David Dearman, Chun Yat Frank Li, Erica Morse
  • Patent number: 9785316
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting messages are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining that a user interface is to be presented; determining at least one category of messages; determining, using a hardware processor, a plurality of individual messages within each of the at least one category of messages based at least in part on a user's expertise level; and causing the at least one category of messages and the plurality of individual messages within each of the at least one category of messages to be presented in response to the determination that the user interface is to be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David Kosslyn, Erica Morse
  • Patent number: 9715541
    Abstract: A method to enhance collaboration by enabling users of a content-sharing platform to identify media items to credit the entities that contributed to the media item. Such a method includes receiving a request for a media item and obtaining credit data associated with the media item. The method further includes providing for presentation the media item and a list of entities contributing to the media item as defined by the credit data and when receiving the request pertaining to an entity from the list, providing for presentation a list of media items that the entity has contributed to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: David Kosslyn, Eric Brandon Mayers, Erica Morse, Cheng Wei Lee, Shrey Gupta, Jung Eun Kim
  • Patent number: D703684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Erica Morse, John Skidgel
  • Patent number: D710864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Erica Morse, Rebecca Bortman