Patents by Inventor Steve Chien
Steve Chien 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: 20240144299Abstract: Real-time busyness information is for a public place is computed in a privacy-sensitive way, and provided for display in relation to historical busyness information. An aggregate amount of real-time location information available for a particular public place is measured (410), and used to determine (420) whether the public place is privacy-qualified. If the public place is privacy-qualified, real-time busyness information is computed (440) for the public place based on the real-time location information. Further, it is determined (450) whether the computed real-time busyness information is accuracy-qualified, based on a comparison of the real-time busyness information to historical busyness information. If both qualifications are met, the real-time busyness information is output (470) for display or to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Frank Russo, Luuk Van Dijk, Paul Donnelly, Quang Duong, James Aspinall, Finnegan Southey, Steve Chien
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Publication number: 20240127136Abstract: The wait time prediction technology determines expected wait times for businesses or other public services using a model generated based on at least historical wait times for the business. In response to a request from a user, an expected wait time for service at the business for at least one particular time period on a particular day of a week is determined using the model and provided for display. User feedback regarding the expected wait time may be requested, and used to refresh the model as new wait times and other information are collected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Li-Sue Chen, Steve Chien, Quang Duong, Tong Wang, Xixi Wang, Ke Xu
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Publication number: 20240077324Abstract: Presented are techniques of identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters associated with map information in an efficient manner Methods and systems are disclosed which process map information to identify clusters of requested data points for display, based on iterative clustering and filtering of the data points. Methods and systems are also disclosed which generate polygons representing the clusters. The amount of data to be processed and/or displayed can be reduced, without loss of any associated information content in a displayed map.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Steve Chien, Mark Yinan Li, Marc Schaub, Benjamin Anderson, James Aspinall, Zhou Bailiang, Ruwen Hess
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Patent number: 11835352Abstract: Presented are techniques of identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters associated with map information in an efficient manner. Methods and systems are disclosed which process map information to identify clusters of requested data points for display, based on iterative clustering and filtering of the data points. Methods and systems are also disclosed which generate polygons representing the clusters. The amount of data to be processed and/or displayed can be reduced, without loss of any associated information content in a displayed map.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Steve Chien, Mark Yinan Li, Marc Andreas Schaub, Benjamin James Anderson, James Aspinall, Zhou Bailiang, Ruwen Hess
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Publication number: 20230335126Abstract: A method includes inserting a set of canary text samples into a corpus of training text samples and training an external language model on the corpus of training text samples and the set of canary text samples inserted into the corpus of training text samples. For each canary text sample, the method also includes generating a corresponding synthetic speech utterance and generating an initial transcription for the corresponding synthetic speech utterance. The method also includes rescoring the initial transcription generated for each corresponding synthetic speech utterance using the external language model. The method also includes determining a word error rate (WER) of the external language model based on the rescored initial transcriptions and the canary text samples and detecting memorization of the canary text samples by the external language model based on the WER of the external language model.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ronny Huang, Steve Chien, Om Thakkar, Rajiv Mathews
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Patent number: 11727419Abstract: Real-time busyness information is for a public place is computed in a privacy-sensitive way, and provided for display in relation to historical busyness information. An aggregate amount of real-time location information available for a particular public place is measured (410), and used to determine (420) whether the public place is privacy-qualified. If the public place is privacy-qualified, real-time busyness information is computed (440) for the public place based on the real-time location information. Further, it is determined (450) whether the computed real-time busyness information is accuracy-qualified, based on a comparison of the real-time busyness information to historical busyness information. If both qualifications are met, the real-time busyness information is output (470) for display or to another application.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Frank Russo, Luuk Van Dijk, Paul Donnelly, Quang Duong, James Aspinall, Finnegan Southey, Steve Chien
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Patent number: 11429986Abstract: Real-time busyness information is for a public place is computed in a privacy-sensitive way, and provided for display in relation to historical busyness information. An aggregate amount of real-time location information available for a particular public place is measured (410), and used to determine (420) whether the public place is privacy-qualified. If the public place is privacy-qualified, real-time busyness information is computed (440) for the public place based on the real-time location information. Further, it is determined (450) whether the computed real-time busyness information is accuracy-qualified, based on a comparison of the real-time busyness information to historical busyness information. If both qualifications are met, the real-time busyness information is output (470) for display or to another application.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Frank Russo, Luuk Van Dijk, Paul Donnelly, Quang Duong, James Aspinall, Finnegan Southey, Steve Chien
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Publication number: 20220215408Abstract: Real-time busyness information is for a public place is computed in a privacy-sensitive way, and provided for display in relation to historical busyness information. An aggregate amount of real-time location information available for a particular public place is measured (410), and used to determine (420) whether the public place is privacy-qualified. If the public place is privacy-qualified, real-time busyness information is computed (440) for the public place based on the real-time location information. Further, it is determined (450) whether the computed real-time busyness information is accuracy-qualified, based on a comparison of the real-time busyness information to historical busyness information. If both qualifications are met, the real-time busyness information is output (470) for display or to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Frank Russo, Luuk Van Dijk, Paul Donnelly, Quang Duong, James Aspinall, Finnegan Southey, Steve Chien
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Publication number: 20200058039Abstract: Real-time busyness information is for a public place is computed in a privacy-sensitive way, and provided for display in relation to historical busyness information. An aggregate amount of real-time location information available for a particular public place is measured (410), and used to determine (420) whether the public place is privacy-qualified. If the public place is privacy-qualified, real-time busyness information is computed (440) for the public place based on the real-time location information. Further, it is determined (450) whether the computed real-time busyness information is accuracy-qualified, based on a comparison of the real-time busyness information to historical busyness information. If both qualifications are met, the real-time busyness information is output (470) for display or to another application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Frank Russo, Luuk Van Dijk, Paul Donnelly, Quang Duong, James Aspinall, Finnegan Southey, Steve Chien
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Publication number: 20190360830Abstract: Presented are techniques of identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters associated with map information in an efficient manner Methods and systems are disclosed which process map information to identify clusters of requested data points for display, based on iterative clustering and filtering of the data points. Methods and systems are also disclosed which generate polygons representing the clusters. The amount of data to be processed and/or displayed can be reduced, without loss of any associated information content in a displayed map.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Steve Chien, Mark Yinan Li, Marc Andreas Schaub, Benjamin James Anderson, James Aspinall, Zhou Bailiang, Ruwen Hess
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Patent number: 10415987Abstract: Presented are techniques of identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters (850, 851) associated with map information (200) in an efficient manner. Methods and systems are disclosed which process map information (200) to identify clusters (850, 851) of requested data points for display (1020), based on iterative clustering and filtering of the data points. Methods and systems are also disclosed which generate polygons (1860, 1861, 1901-05) representing the clusters. The amount of data to be processed and/or displayed can be reduced, without loss of any associated information content in a displayed map.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Steve Chien, Mark Yinan Li, Marc Schaub, Benjamin Anderson, James Aspinall, Zhou Bailiang, Ruwen Hess
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Publication number: 20190130322Abstract: The wait time prediction technology determines expected wait times for businesses or other public services using a model generated based on at least historical wait times for the business. In response to a request from a user, an expected wait time for service at the business for at least one particular time period on a particular day of a week is determined using the model and provided for display. User feedback regarding the expected wait time may be requested, and used to refresh the model as new wait times and other information are collected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Li-Sue Chen, Steve Chien, Quang Duong, Tong Wang, Xixi Wang, Ke Xu
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Publication number: 20190101402Abstract: Presented are techniques of identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters (850, 851) associated with map information (200) in an efficient manner. Methods and systems are disclosed which process map information (200) to identify clusters (850, 851) of requested data points for display (1020), based on iterative clustering and filtering of the data points. Methods and systems are also disclosed which generate polygons (1860, 1861, 1901-05) representing the clusters. The amount of data to be processed and/or displayed can be reduced, without loss of any associated information content in a displayed map.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Steve Chien, Mark Yinan Li, Marc Schaub, Benjamin Anderson, James Aspinall, Zhou Bailiang, Ruwen Hess
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Patent number: 8346763Abstract: A method for static ranking of web documents is disclosed. Search engines are typically configured such that search results having a higher PageRank® score are listed first. A modified scoring technique is provided whereby the score includes a reset vector that is biased toward web pages linked to blogs. This requires identifying web pages as either blogs or non-blogs.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Chien, Dennis Fetterly
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Patent number: 7577646Abstract: A method for determining semantic correlation between an input query and stored queries based on their temporal correlation. Embodiments include a formal calculation of a correlation coefficient between an input query and stored queries. Alternate embodiments include methods for calculation of a correlation coefficient using a reduced data model and efficient data examination with little or no sacrifice in the accuracy of the correlation coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Chien, Nicole Immorlica
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Publication number: 20080260707Abstract: The present invention discloses and describes pluripotent homozygous stem (HS) cells, and methods and materials for making same. The present invention also provides methods for differentiation of HS cells into progenitor (multipotent) cells or other desired cells, groups of cells or tissues. Further, the applications of the HS cells disclosed herein, include (but are not limited to) the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases (for example, genetic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, endocrine-related disorders and cancer), traumatic injuries, cosmetic or therapeutic transplantation, gene therapy and cell replacement therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Stemron, Inc.Inventors: Wen Liang Yan, Steve Chien-Wen Huang, Minh-Thanh Nguyen, Hua Helen Lin, Jingqi Lei, Ruchi Khanna
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Publication number: 20080243812Abstract: A method for static ranking of web documents is disclosed. Search engines are typically configured such that search results having a higher PageRank® score are listed first. A modified scoring technique is provided whereby the score includes a reset vector that is biased toward web pages linked to blogs. This requires identifying web pages as either blogs or non-blogs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Steve Chien, Dennis Fetterly
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Publication number: 20060248068Abstract: A method for determining semantic correlation between an input query and stored queries based on their temporal correlation. Embodiments include a formal calculation of a correlation coefficient between an input query and stored queries. Alternate embodiments include methods for calculation of a correlation coefficient using a reduced data model and efficient data examination with little or no sacrifice in the accuracy of the correlation coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steve Chien, Nicole Immorlica
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Patent number: 7030292Abstract: A method of producing a homogenous population of homozygous stem (HS) cells pre-selected for immunotype and/or genotype from donor cells is described herein. The invention relates to methods of using immunohistocompatible HS cells for diagnosis, therapeutic and cosmetic transplantation, and the treatment of various genetic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic injuries and cancer. The invention further relates to methods for using histocompatible HS stem cells pre-selected for a non-disease genotype for prophylactic and therapeutic intervention including, but not limited to, therapeutic and cosmetic transplantation, and the treatment of various genetic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2002Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Stemron, Inc.Inventors: Wen Liang Yan, Steve Chien-Wen Huang, Minh-Thanh Nguyen, Huan (Helen) Lin, Jingqi Lei, Ruchi Khanna
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Publication number: 20030027331Abstract: The present invention discloses and describes pluripotent homozygous stem (HS) cells, and methods and materials for making same. The present invention also provides methods for differentiation of HS cells into progenitor (multipotent) cells or other desired cells, groups of cells or tissues. Further, the applications of the HS cells disclosed herein, include (but are not limited to) the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases (for example, genetic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, endocrine-related disorders and cancer), traumatic injuries, cosmetic or therapeutic transplantation, gene therapy and cell replacement therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Wen Liang Yan, Steve Chien-Wen Huang, Minh-Thanh Nguyen, Hua Lin, Lei Jingqi, Ruchi Khanna