Patents by Inventor Jon Hoffman
Jon Hoffman 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: 20240046916Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for graphics translation. A subset of a plurality of natural language image descriptions for an image of a product is received. A set of shared natural language descriptors is identified in the subset of the plurality of natural language image descriptions. The set of shared natural language descriptors is aggregated, and a description for the first image is generated based on the aggregated set of shared natural language image descriptions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Manda MILLER, Kirk GOLDMAN, Jon A. HOFFMAN, John PISTONE, Dimple NANWANI, Theodore CLARK
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Patent number: 11810147Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for automatic attribution modeling and measurement. In aspects, a system may receive identification information associated with profiles and electronic devices that were exposed to a certain piece of targeted content. The demographic and device data associated with the individuals who were exposed to the targeted content are used to create a control group of individuals who were not exposed to that targeted content. The real-world visit rates of the exposed group and the control group to one or more locations may be monitored over a period of time (or campaign) and evaluated to assess the effectiveness of the targeted content.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Foursquare Labs, Inc.Inventors: Jon Hoffman, Adam Poswolsky, Robert Stewart
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Patent number: 11804210Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for graphics translation. A plurality of natural language image descriptions is collected for an image of a product. An overall description for the image is generated using one or more models, based on the plurality of natural language image descriptions, by: identifying a set of shared descriptors used in at least a subset of the plurality of natural language image descriptions, and aggregating the set of shared descriptors to form the overall description. A first request to provide a description of the first image is received, and the overall description is returned in response to the first request, where the overall description is output using one or more text-to-speech techniques.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings CorporationInventors: Manda Miller, Kirk Goldman, Jon A. Hoffman, John Pistone, Dimple Nanwani, Theodore Clark
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Publication number: 20230037100Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for graphics translation. A plurality of natural language image descriptions is collected for an image of a product. An overall description for the image is generated using one or more models, based on the plurality of natural language image descriptions, by: identifying a set of shared descriptors used in at least a subset of the plurality of natural language image descriptions, and aggregating the set of shared descriptors to form the overall description. A first request to provide a description of the first image is received, and the overall description is returned in response to the first request, where the overall description is output using one or more text-to-speech techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Manda MILLER, Kirk GOLDMAN, Jon A. HOFFMAN, John PISTONE, Dimple NANWANI, Theodore CLARK
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Publication number: 20190122251Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for automatic attribution modeling and measurement. In aspects, a system may receive identification information associated with profiles and electronic devices that were exposed to a certain piece of targeted content. The demographic and device data associated with the individuals who were exposed to the targeted content are used to create a control group of individuals who were not exposed to that targeted content. The real-world visit rates of the exposed group and the control group to one or more locations may be monitored over a period of time (or campaign) and evaluated to assess the effectiveness of the targeted content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Foursquare Labs, Inc.Inventors: Jon Hoffman, Adam Poswolsky, Robert Stewart
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Apparatus & Method for Autonomous Secure Accounting and Access to Payment for a Dispensing Operation
Publication number: 20170083988Abstract: A system and method for automating dispensing operations—such as vehicle fueling operations—using a portable electronic device such as a smart phone. The inventive system includes three major components: (1) A mobile application that resides on a portable electronic device; (2) Software that resides on a remote system server; and (3) Software that runs on a pump control module associated with a particular fuel dispenser. The system allows a user to automatically request and pay for fuel using the portable electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Mark Butsch, Jon Hoffman, Stephen Pollock -
Patent number: 7544093Abstract: A connector includes a connector body, a plurality of compression coaxial contacts disposed in the connector body, and a plurality of coaxial cables connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of compression coaxial contacts. The connector body includes a conductive elastomeric ground plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Emad Soubh, Robert Marine Santos, Jon Hoffman, Travis Ellis
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Publication number: 20090023333Abstract: A connector includes a connector body, a plurality of compression coaxial contacts disposed in the connector body, and a plurality of coaxial cables connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of compression coaxial contacts. The connector body includes a conductive elastomeric ground plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: SAMTEC INC.Inventors: Emad SOUBH, Robert Marine SANTOS, Jon HOFFMAN, Travis ELLIS
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Publication number: 20080101053Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying an image on a rotatable wheel. A computer processing system is mounted on an inward face of an overcap mountable on the rotatable wheel. Light emitters are mounted on an outward face of the overcap, the light emitters responsive to light emission signals from the computer central processing system. A slip ring assembly is axially mounted on an inward face of the rotatable wheel, the slip ring assembly adapted to provide electrical power to the computer processing system. A trolley assembly is fixedly mounted to a chassis such that the trolley assembly is axially aligned with the slip ring assembly, the trolley assembly adapted to couple the electrical power to the slip ring assembly. Displayable image signals are provided to the computer processing system, the computer processing system adapted to transmit the light emission signals corresponding to the image to the light emitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Jon Hoffman, Bryan Dangott
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Patent number: 7364474Abstract: A cable terminal or connector has several electrical probes. Each probe has a conductive sleeve defining a bore, with a probe pin received in the bore. The probe pin has a free end contact tip extending in a first direction beyond the periphery of a circuit board supporting the sleeves, with the probe pin being biased in the first direction. The probe pin includes an electrical component near the tip. The component may be a resistor and capacitor arranged in parallel, and providing the sole electrical communication between the first and second portions. The component may be mounted between flanges on each of the first and second components, and enclosed in a sleeve connected to the flanges. The second portion with the tip is relatively short compared to other components and dimensions of the probe and connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Precision Interconnect, Inc.Inventors: Dan DeLessert, Jon Hoffman
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Publication number: 20050079771Abstract: A cable terminal or connector has several electrical probes. Each probe has a conductive sleeve defining a bore, with a probe pin received in the bore. The probe pin has a free end contact tip extending in a first direction beyond the periphery of a circuit board supporting the sleeves, with the probe pin being biased in the first direction. The probe pin includes an electrical component near the tip. The component may be a resistor and capacitor arranged in parallel, and providing the sole electrical communication between the first and second portions. The component may be mounted between flanges on each of the first and second components, and enclosed in a sleeve connected to the flanges. The second portion with the tip is relatively short compared to other components and dimensions of the probe and connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Dan DeLessert, Jon Hoffman
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Patent number: 6575772Abstract: A cable assembly includes a printed circuit board having a pattern of conductive traces on a major surface of the board. The cable has a number of conductors electrically connected to the traces, and a number of elongated spring contact elements are connected to the board. Each contact element has a sleeve oriented parallel to the major surface and connected to a first pad portion of a selected trace. Each contact element has an spring pin slidably received in the sleeve and extending beyond a first peripheral edge portion of the board.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: The Ludlow Company LPInventors: Emad Soubh, Dan DeLessert, Jon Hoffman